Part 3 of
I'm Not There
I soon found that I was hungry even though I thought that I wasn't. I soon found that my sickness was really just my imagination playing with me. I also felt happy. Really happy! I can't remember feeling really happy for the longest time.
All those times that I had thought about the window were suddenly being questioned. Not that I hadn't every time that I had appeared there, but the man that sat in front of me seem to make me think twice about whatever I was thinking about. I suddenly just wanted to cry about whatever I wasn't saying or thinking. I suddenly felt a resistence to going to the window that was really high up.
"So.. That was fun.", he said.
I smiled.. Again. What was up with this? He made me smile just by being around me. "Yes, it was." Whatever that means.
"Maybe we should do it again?"
I was wondering what he was actually asking. Was he asking for a date or did he just think that I looked like someone to have fun with? Did he honestly think that I would make a good girlfriend? Did I always ask this mant questions with guys? And why the hell wasn't I saying anything to him?
Thankfully, my cell phone rang. I picked it up, faking annoyance.
"Hello?"
He smiled at me nervously as I talked.
"Phoebe? Where are you? Piper's home and we need to vanquish the demon. You need me to pick you up? Are you nearby?", Prue questioned.
"Ugh.. I'm sorta with someone. It would kinda be rude to just leave like that.", I tried to desuade her. "Can't we do it later?"
"No. It has to be now. I just cast the spell on Jessica."
"Fine. I'll be home in a few minutes." I hung up my phone and looked at Cole. I saw the dissapointment in his eyes. "That was my sister.. I have to go home."
"Why?", he asked desperatly. "I mean.. Something wrong?"
"Sorta kinda. It's kind of.. hard to explain. I have an obligation to my family, and they need me. So there isn't much that I can do. Sorry." I grabbed my jacket and purse and started searching for some money to pay for what I ate.
"I got it.", Cole said as he put down a twenty. I smiled, knowing that he was interested in a more then physical relationship. "Judging from the fact that you don't have care keys, I take it you walked here. Can I drive you home?"
I blinked a few times. "You're offering to drive me home?"
"Yeah. I guess I am."
"I would love for you to drive me home." I saw his face light up slightly. He gathered his belongings and we took off.
The drive to my house was anything but uncomfortable. We talked all the way to my house, just like we did during lunch.
We. That was weird to think. It was just usually me and my sisters. More often then not, just me. Yet somehow, me seemed to include Cole now.
That was such a nice name.
What was I thinking? I never thought about things like that. What was happening to me? I have one lunch with a guy- an amazing guy- and I'm a ditz just thinking about him. But somehow, I didn't care. Although, I did care when it was time to say goodbye.
"So.. Will we be doing this again?"
"Standing outside of my house saying goodbye?", I asked.
"No.. Well, yes but more then that. Like, a couple hours of whatever."
"A little odd for you?", I asked. He nodded sheepishly.
It kinda surprised me how he was nervous and how nervous he was. He striked me as the type to find something he liked and then go for it. Yet, with me.. He was shy, almost. Shy and confident... I hope he's not like that when we go out.
"Actually, I would love to go out with you. I had a lot of fun today. During lunch.. Whatever. I'm glad we did this."
He breathed a sigh or relief. "We were kinda forced to do it."
"No. You could have let the waitress kick me out."
He smiled at me. "Never." He looked as if he was going to say- or do- something else, but changed his mind. "So, um.. What she we do?"
I smiled. "Just stop by." I held his gaze for a couple more seconds, and then entered the manor.
I should have known that Prue would be waiting for me the second I walked in the door.
"So? Who was he?", she asked with a smile on her face.
"Can we concentrate on the demon and then talk about it later?", I asked.
"Yeah, sure..", she agreed.
I walked out of the room, looking for Piper so that we could vanquish the demon and I could go be happy about Cole.
I'm Not There
I soon found that I was hungry even though I thought that I wasn't. I soon found that my sickness was really just my imagination playing with me. I also felt happy. Really happy! I can't remember feeling really happy for the longest time.
All those times that I had thought about the window were suddenly being questioned. Not that I hadn't every time that I had appeared there, but the man that sat in front of me seem to make me think twice about whatever I was thinking about. I suddenly just wanted to cry about whatever I wasn't saying or thinking. I suddenly felt a resistence to going to the window that was really high up.
"So.. That was fun.", he said.
I smiled.. Again. What was up with this? He made me smile just by being around me. "Yes, it was." Whatever that means.
"Maybe we should do it again?"
I was wondering what he was actually asking. Was he asking for a date or did he just think that I looked like someone to have fun with? Did he honestly think that I would make a good girlfriend? Did I always ask this mant questions with guys? And why the hell wasn't I saying anything to him?
Thankfully, my cell phone rang. I picked it up, faking annoyance.
"Hello?"
He smiled at me nervously as I talked.
"Phoebe? Where are you? Piper's home and we need to vanquish the demon. You need me to pick you up? Are you nearby?", Prue questioned.
"Ugh.. I'm sorta with someone. It would kinda be rude to just leave like that.", I tried to desuade her. "Can't we do it later?"
"No. It has to be now. I just cast the spell on Jessica."
"Fine. I'll be home in a few minutes." I hung up my phone and looked at Cole. I saw the dissapointment in his eyes. "That was my sister.. I have to go home."
"Why?", he asked desperatly. "I mean.. Something wrong?"
"Sorta kinda. It's kind of.. hard to explain. I have an obligation to my family, and they need me. So there isn't much that I can do. Sorry." I grabbed my jacket and purse and started searching for some money to pay for what I ate.
"I got it.", Cole said as he put down a twenty. I smiled, knowing that he was interested in a more then physical relationship. "Judging from the fact that you don't have care keys, I take it you walked here. Can I drive you home?"
I blinked a few times. "You're offering to drive me home?"
"Yeah. I guess I am."
"I would love for you to drive me home." I saw his face light up slightly. He gathered his belongings and we took off.
The drive to my house was anything but uncomfortable. We talked all the way to my house, just like we did during lunch.
We. That was weird to think. It was just usually me and my sisters. More often then not, just me. Yet somehow, me seemed to include Cole now.
That was such a nice name.
What was I thinking? I never thought about things like that. What was happening to me? I have one lunch with a guy- an amazing guy- and I'm a ditz just thinking about him. But somehow, I didn't care. Although, I did care when it was time to say goodbye.
"So.. Will we be doing this again?"
"Standing outside of my house saying goodbye?", I asked.
"No.. Well, yes but more then that. Like, a couple hours of whatever."
"A little odd for you?", I asked. He nodded sheepishly.
It kinda surprised me how he was nervous and how nervous he was. He striked me as the type to find something he liked and then go for it. Yet, with me.. He was shy, almost. Shy and confident... I hope he's not like that when we go out.
"Actually, I would love to go out with you. I had a lot of fun today. During lunch.. Whatever. I'm glad we did this."
He breathed a sigh or relief. "We were kinda forced to do it."
"No. You could have let the waitress kick me out."
He smiled at me. "Never." He looked as if he was going to say- or do- something else, but changed his mind. "So, um.. What she we do?"
I smiled. "Just stop by." I held his gaze for a couple more seconds, and then entered the manor.
I should have known that Prue would be waiting for me the second I walked in the door.
"So? Who was he?", she asked with a smile on her face.
"Can we concentrate on the demon and then talk about it later?", I asked.
"Yeah, sure..", she agreed.
I walked out of the room, looking for Piper so that we could vanquish the demon and I could go be happy about Cole.