Title: Dreams
Summary: Two people fall in love with each other through their dreams, can they overcome their problems in real life & be together?
Warnings: All mistakes are my own. I don't own anything.
Note: During Season 5 when Cole hasn't been vanquished and Piper is pregnant.
Piper slowly relaxed into the armchair and rubbed her swollen belly. Leo had once again orbed out on her to take care of a new charge. She understood that it was his job, but damnit, she wanted her husband to be here feeling kicks and watching the contours of her belly as the baby moved.
But Leo insisted on taking on additional Whitelighter duties so that he could stay full time after the baby was born. And when he finally orbed himself to her, he paid more attention to anything but her before disappearing away again.
She took a deep breath wondering if she wanted to take a nap. These days she wasn't sure what she would dream. Recently she had been having dreams of the "normal life" with kids and husband who was around more often. Then a week ago, her husband in her dream turned out to be Cole!
To say Piper was confused was an understatement. They had spent so much time hating Cole and trying to vanquish him. And when he appeared in her dreams as a caring husband and doting father, she didn't know what to feel. Her hormones must really be crazy. She didn't how to talk about it either. Undoubtedly, she didn't want to approach Leo and definitely not Phoebe.
She and Phoebe used to be close, but now Phoebe was a working woman who came home at any hour in the night. When they did finally talk, it was mostly Phoebe trying to figure out a way to off Cole despite the lack of threats from him lately.
And Paige…between trying to hone her craft and finding love, was rarely home to talk.
But then there were times during the day like this when Piper craved sleep so that she could dream of the all the sweet nothings between her and Cole. She was really starting to feel something for the Cole of her dreams and she wondered if it was beginning to show in real life. After all, she had no heart to vanquish him and just wanted to have her family.
Piper relaxed in her chair when she was hit with an intense feeling. She closed her eyes and all of a sudden she realized it was a premonition. Piper focused on it and saw herself, very pregnant and standing beside Cole with a similar looking boy in his arms.
The premonition ended and once again, Piper was thrown into confusion. She had been receiving all sorts of premonitions about Phoebe lately. She suspected it was because of her pregnancy. She constantly saw Phoebe going out with an obscure man and Piper continued to warn Phoebe that something bad was coming when Phoebe was around, but she could only do so much.
On the other hand, Piper was starting to crave the life she was dreaming about with Cole, and this was the tip of the iceberg.
She didn't want to betray Leo, but then why was she happier in her dreams with Cole? Why was she with Cole in this premonition?
Across town, a lonely and desperately needing love, Cole woke up suddenly from his hangover. Having spent the better part of the year trying to convince Phoebe to be with him, Cole was giving up. He spent so much time not understanding love that when he was finally presented with it, he was addicted. And now, all he ever dreamed about was having a family of his own day seeing how he was only briefly part of the Halliwell family. Then one day, his dream wife turned around to be Piper!
So he picked up drinking again.
To stop thinking about Phoebe and dreaming about Piper.
However, the dreams were adamant and Cole was beginning to love the Piper in his dreams.
He wasn't far off about her. Piper in real life was always frustrated with her husband's job and complained of the lack of normalcy in the house. There was once a point where Cole thought that if it was another time, maybe he and Piper could have worked. After all, they desperately craved the love and comfort of a home.
But there was no use thinking about those things...was there?