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Love Me Anyway -

Disclaimers - Meager SPOILERS ! Season 8 episode "Kill Billie vol.1" If you haven't read the sides or script for that , you may not want to read this. If you don't want to know , do not attempt it.

Notes - Not quite a songfic. The title comes from a song I wrote last night called "Love Me Anyway." the song was used for inspirational purposes , but if you want to hear the lyrics , review this and let me know and in the next chapter , I will let you know.

This takes place during the 6th episode of the 8th season , Kill Billie vol.1. It appears in the scripts that Dex Lawson (Jason Lewis) and Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) are married already. Phoebe is seemingly happy , but she hadn't told Dex she was a witch , she tells him and he doesn't take it so wonderfully. He's not mad , just shocked. So there ya go , there's the 411. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.

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"How are you ?" Phoebe quietly asked her husband , god , why did their secret have to be so lethal ? Why did it have to destroy everything ..and everyone.

Dex Lawson looked down at her. His blue eyes seemed terrified , yet his breathing was steady. Her , he was not scared of , what mingled in her heritage he was petrified of. "Alright , considering I just found out that my wife is a witch." He didn't yell at her , he was not angry. He understood that it was not her fault. He simply felt hurt , weary. How could she lie to him ?

"I know , your really upset with me. I get that , it's just ... I had to protect myself , you , I had to protect you." Phoebe looked into his eyes. He was a gorgeous man. Responsible , brave , caring , sweet , perfect. He was everything Phoebe had ever wanted. She really didn't want to lose him. She wasn't going to scare him away.

"Protect me from what ?" Dex hung a painting from his gallery onto a small wall space in the corner. Dex wasn't able to comprehend any of this. There was another world , another 'type' of human , another race of people. Too much for a simple painter with a limited salary and a nice sense of humor to know.

"Demons." Phoebe answered , following him as he seemed to pace back and fourth , hanging random paintings from one wall to another. Dex hid in his art , just like Phoebe had with her writing.

"Demons?" Dex practically laughed "Demons are for kids. Something you imagine when your five years old , not a grown adult Phoebe."

"Dex." Phoebe sighed , sounding irritated. "They're real. Okay. They hunt , they hurt and they kill. Okay ? They will kill you , Dex." She had to choke back a tear. Dex stopped nailing in a painting , he unsteadily sat the hammer down onto a table. His eyes didn't leave her face for one moment. She was being sincere. "They will kill you , if you are not careful."

Her pain was hot and showed upon her porcelain cheeks. She never wanted anything bad to happen to him. She didn't want him to end up like Cole , Miles , Drake or Tim. "Trust me." She begged him. All the answer she was getting from him was a stare , he looked close to tears too. "Please? Please ?" Phoebe clawed at his heart , her voice shaky and droplets of tears shown in her dark brown eyes.

Dex loved this women more than anything. No matter how bad it felt to believe in something so childish , something so phony. If it made her happy , he would just have to pull through. He would do anything for her. His sweet Phoebe , his new beautiful wife.

"Dex." Phoebe breathed , this was painful. "Please , believe in me. Believe in us."

Dex struggled. He was scared , scared of the life ahead of him. For the rest of his life he would be married to a witch. On the surface , he had every doubt , but deep inside he knew that this was real. That she was real. "I do believe in you , Phoebe. I believe in everything you are. Everything you will be. Everything we'll be." He quickly pulled her into his arms. She burst into tears. He kissed her cheeks and forehead. "It's just hard , you know. I'm worried I might wake up and.." he was crying too. Phoebe breathed softly , she was worried about how he would finish. She tensed.

" I was worried .." He had a hard time controlling his voice , more tears threatened with every word. "..Worried that I might wake up with worts or something. Or if you kiss me that I will turn into a frog or something to that effect." He laughed a bit. He knew it wasn't really that funny. He just had to try something. For both their sakes.

To his surprise Phoebe giggled anyway. "Do you still love me?" she asked , rubbing her palms against her blood red cheeks to wipe away her tears.

Dex pulled away from her , giving her that one in a million smile , " Of course." He leaned forward , then planted a tender kiss on her lips. "Why wouldn't I?" He whispered after their kiss ended. Stupid question , it was just he had to ask. He wanted her to always feel safe and know that he loved her.

Phoebe licked her lips unconsciously. She suddenly dropped her eyes to the floor. 'Should I , or Should I not ?' She debated this in her head. They had just gotten married , and their secret had just been revealed. Could she really drop this on him .. Now ?

"Baby , What's wrong ?" He asked wearily , had he upset her again ?

Phoebe slowly turned her chin up to him. So uncertain she was , she slowly said .. "I'm..Dex , I'm Pregnant." ...

Hehe. TBC...well , if you review.