"Honey, What's the matter?" Coop asked Phoebe asked as he knelt down in front of phoebe. Phoebe took comfort in the fact that her husband was there, that he was now by her side.
"Paige... maybe we should leave the two of them alone, to talk." Piper said to Paige, nodding torts the door. " Oh. OH, ok." Paige got Piper's subtle hint. They stood up and left the room heading into the kitchen.
Coop sat on the couch next to phoebe, and adjusted himself so that he could see into Phoebe's eyes. Phoebe looked into Coop's brown eyes and knew that he knew how she felt. She wasn't sure if she could talk about what was bother her yet, but she knew she had to. Her husband had a right to know to know that he was the father of the charmed ones.
Phoebe leaned into Coop's embrace. She nuzzled her head into in to his chest feeling the warmth of his body, listening to the sound of his heartbeat. Coop wrapped his arms around Phoebe and rested his head on hers. They sat there in each others arms for a few moments.
"Are you ready to talk about it?" Coop asked Phoebe. "I think so," Phoebe said as she sat up and made herself comfortable next to her husband. "Coop I don't know how to tell you this. I don't fully understand it myself, but..." Phoebe paused and took a deep breath.
"It's ok, Take your time," Coop said taking Phoebe's hands into his own. "I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere."
"Our daughters: Paulina, Phylicia, and Patricia... They are the Charmed ones." Coop looked into Phoebe's eyes and leaned his head to one side, a look of confusion crossed his face.
"I know ,I know." Phoebe said as she stood up and began pacing the length of the living room.
"But I though..." Coop started. "We were the Charmed ones." Phoebe finished for Coop "I did too."
"Your saying the girls, our three little girls are the Charmed ones." Coop asked his confused expression leaving as he spoke.
"It makes sense if you think about. They are more powerful then we ever were." Phoebe said as she stopped to lean on the mantle over the fire place.
Coop stood up and walked behind Phoebe and leaned in close behind her wrapping his arms around her shoulders. She spun around to face him. She looked up into Coop's eyes and knew that he now understood why she was feeling the way she was. Phoebe began crying again, but for the same reasons as before, not exactly. She began crying tears of relief; relief that she had someone to lean on, someone to support her. Phoebe laid her head on Coop's broad chest, the sound of his heartbeat seemed to calm her. "Everything is going to be ok." Coop said as he stroked Phoebe's hair.
"I'm here for you, you know that," Coop said as he pulled away from Phoebe looking into her eyes. "And we're here for the girls, everyone is. Nothing is going to happen. The girls have family, a powerful family at that." Coop said with a smile, and Phoebe chuckled. Coop continued... "There is no greater love, no greater bond, then that of family. Especially one such as this."
"I love you Coop ... You always know just what to say." Phoebe said as she reached up and kissed Coop.
"I try." Coop said with a smile. "We'll get through this toge..."
Coop was interrupted by the familiar bright light of a heart trail; Patricia appeared in front of them. "Hi Mommy, hi Daddy." Patricia burst out, louder than she intended. "Mommy, How are you?" Patricia said full of genuine concern.
"I'm ok sweetie." Phoebe said, wiping away tears. "Everything's fine." Coop told his daughter.
The bright light of heart trails became visible again. "Patricia! What are you doing?! I thought we said we weren't going to bother Mom right now!" Paulina said as her and her sister Phylicia appeared behind Patricia. Patricia spun around "WE didn't say anything, YOU said -"
"Girls, it's ok. I'm ok." Phoebe interrupted. "Are you sure?" Phylicia asked "We could leave."
"No, no." Phoebe said as she waved her hand in the air to dismiss the idea. "All I need is a good night's sleep, and I'll be perfectly O.K. We should go. I'll go say good bye to Piper and Paige, then we can go home." Phoebe patted Coop's chest and gave him a look of reassurance before going into the kitchen to say "Goodnight".
When Phoebe entered the kitchen she was met by all her nieces and nephews as well as her two sisters.
"Phoebe are you feeling better?" Piper asked
"Yes. Much better, thank you." Phoebe gave each of her sisters a hug in turn. "Thank you both, for everything. We're going to go home."
"I think a good night's sleep will everyone good." Piper said, looking around the room. "I agree" Paige said with a smile.
"Goodnight," Phoebe said to her nieces and nephews.
"It's ok. Aunty Phoebe." The Twins said as they hugged her around the waist. Henry Jr. joined in on the hug at Phoebe's hip. "I love you, Aunty Phoebe." he said. Chris and Wyatt joined in a Phoebe's back "We're here for you." Chris said, as Melinda joined in the hug at Phoebe's other hip.
Phoebe knew at that moment, what Coop said was true, all her nieces and nephews in a joined group hug she knew that she had nothing to worry about.
"Goodnight everyone." Phoebe said barley being able to move because of the extra weight.
"Goodnight Aunty Phoebe!" everyone said in unison.
Phoebe went into the living room, where Coop sat alone on the couch. "Are you ready?" Coop asked as he stood up from the couch. "Yeah I think so." Phoebe answered.
Coop then brought Phoebe into an embrace as they heart trailed home.
