Cole couldn't sleep; he lay awake in his bed

Cole couldn't sleep; he lay awake in his bed. He was a father. He had a baby with Phoebe. Phoebe had his child. They have a child. He couldn't even register any of it, how could she be so sure. It could be a mistake. Wishful thinking. He had been horrible to her in the park but she deserved it he thought. How could she keep something like that from him? He wouldn't of have run he would have come back, he would have been there. Jason didn't need to be there. He didn't need to raise his child. She had no right making that decision. Was she really that in love with that man to convince herself that he was the father? He spread his arms either side of the bed. If he never hated that man before he hated him now. Why was Jason trying to file for custody? Did she only want him to help him? Using him. He closed his eyes.


"She was supposed to love me" he spoke absent minded

"I'm sure she did , your both young maybe it was for the best" Elizabeth tried gently

"Yeah the best for her, now she can fuck around with that man all she wants"
"Baby there's no point being bitter, what she done was her choice, you have to accept it and move on sweetie, she's just a girl" she got up and left his room
"But she was my everything" he said sadly, on that he decided he wasn't going back to San Francisco or Phoebe. He never wanted to see her face again he never wanted to see either of them.

He had stayed in New York because he needed a fresh start and he wouldn't of got one with Phoebe all around him and knowing her she would bug him into submission and he didn't want that or maybe she wouldn't after all shes all loved up with the professor that thought made him sick. He couldn't stand to see her with that pervert. What did he have that he didn't? He sighed

"You're going back" he told himself, he was no longer 18 he was no longer her boyfriend. She was no longer anything to him. He sighed he couldn't lie to himself. Phoebe had helped him discover who he was as a person; he loved her for her caring, loving nature. He loved her for her sarcastic comments and fun ideas; he loved her letting him be the one for her. A heartbreaker he no longer was. It took the wildest girl in school to tame him and the same girl to break him. Did she really think he would have run away? He only left to clear his head but New York was his home, his mother had sent him San Francisco to stay with his dad to keep him from going out of complete control, she said that he needed to be taught how to be a man and she could not do that. His dad did that sometimes he hated his dad for the meaningless things he had made him do but now he was older he knew it was for the best. He really gave him a hard time as a kid; he would throw temper tantrums, wreck the house, and say anything and everything to break the man who was his father. A small smile came to his lips the man had withstood everything he threw at him and had been devastated when he told him he was staying in New York. He had failed to visit his father since arriving in San Francisco.

"We must talk about things in order to gain understanding, Cole you must understand before you lash out at people" Ben told him

He sighed and got up he would not get any sleep tonight. He picked up his phone and dialled

"Hello" a sleepy voice answered

"Phoebe its Cole"

"Oh…Cole do you know what time it is" she asked him sleep still evident

"I-We need to talk"
"Can it wait until morning" she asked annoyed, he didn't reply
"No" he heard her say something

"Cole what do you want" she asked him he didn't know whether or not it was the sleep or him that was annoying her

"I'm sorry for what I said in the Park today, I was just angry and"
"Its ok…really its ok" she told him, he could hear she was still sleepy
"Im surprised you haven't dropped the phone on me" he heard a sleepy laugh then he heard her shuffle

"Cole I need to ask you something and seeing as you've called I might as well"
"Ok"

"Now you know, do you even want to be part of Misha's life at all" she asked him seriously he understood this, he sighed he found himself remembering a painful memory from New York
"Yeah I do, but only if you & Jason are agreed on it the last thing I want is for her to be upset with everyone fighting"
"Jason has nothing to do with this decision, Cole you are her father and I was wrong for all the things I did to you and I would like for you to be part of her life , she likes you already" she added as a positive note, he found himself smile a little. He was taking on a huge responsibility

"Does she know"
"Not yet but ill tell her" she told him
"Oh Ok"
"Can I meet you somewhere…to talk" he asked her there was a silence

"Um yeah sure…infact come to my place" she told him he sensed a happy tone in her voice but didn't need to get his hopes up
"Oh ok when"
"Well I'm going to Chicago tomorrow for some cameo appearance in something so erm how about next day if your not busy and Misha will be here so you too can get to know each other" she asked unsure then he thought he didn't want to force anything on the little girl. He would just take it slow and at her pace after all it was not her fault her parents were too wrapped up in their own hurt and love to ever come to terms with what happened.

"That's fine" he told her
"I don't have your address" then his phone bleeped and he smiled looking at her address

"Ok well I will see you then"
"Oh and call me tomorrow" she then told him which shocked him slightly,

"Why" he asked her a familiar game started to come back to him, he could almost see her roll her eyes at his question
"Just call me 8 o clock so we can talk some more" she stated simply

"Hmmm" was all her offered

"Cole"

"I will ok 9 right" he joked, he heard let out a sigh and laughed

"Good night" he told her

"Don't forget" and the phone went dead. Still demanding, he lay back on the bed and thought about Phoebe and all the little things she used to do in order to make him do anything she wanted. Very persuasive. He drifted off to sleep with thoughts of what next few days would bring him.

Phoebe actually surprised herself as she sat waiting on Cole's phone call she knew from the moment she told him to call at a specific time he wouldn't do it. He never did. She sat in the car witch was driving back to San Francisco ,the day had been really long Jason had to take care of Misha today because she was out of town which she was strongly starting to hate. Ever since this whole custody talk she was starting to suspect him more and more, something wasn't right she had to tell Cole about the Paternity test that he wanted sometime this week, he wouldn't have a problem with it. Her phone started to ring she looked at her watch and answered

"Your late" she simply said, he sounded like he was walking from somewhere there was a lot of noise

"Sorry I just had to drop someone home" he then told her,

"The blonde" she asked trying to hide the jealous tone that crept into her voice

"Uh huh" he then replied, she couldn't help but feel jealous who, that woman wasn't anyone

"Oh ok how was your date" she asked not that she wanted to know
"She's not my type but she was nice" he simply told her, she looked out the window , thinking about something

"Oh Ok so"
"So I don't think ill be calling her" he then finished for her a part of her smiled and the other part tried hard to not smile at this announcement.
"That's a shame" Like hell it was a small voice called out,

"How was Chicago" he asked her, the noise diminishes and she heard silence

"Are you at your place now" she asked him
"Yeah"
"Chicago was fine, kind of boring"
"That's a shame" he repeated what she had earlier

"Funny, Cole you don't have a problem with getting a paternity test do you" she then asked him because the conversation had been flowing reasonably well
"Nope that's fine, when do you want one for"
"Not me Jason"
"Oh is there still a possibility"
"No he's just in denial" she told him because he was, he was making things hard for no reason. His persistence would only help him to loose Misha all together whether they go to court or not.
"Can't blame him though it must be a shock" Cole then said thoughtfully

"Since when did you think about other peoples feelings" she asked him noting how much he had actually changed. Wondering if she seemed different to him.
"Hey I'm just saying I would be upset too if you dropped something like that on me" he told her
"I do not like Jason Dean he is a bastard" Cole finished sounding quite happy with himself

"Well my daughter loves that bastard"
"That's not my fault" he told her, she sighed

"Isn't it" she asked him because things could have gone so differently if he had stayed

"No point dwelling on the past" she then added,
"How you been thought, how's life treating you" he asked her sweetly, she thought he would of tried to just cut her off again
"Its been quite good, love what I do 90 of the time" she told him he laughed she remembered how she used to love his laugh it was so cute.

"Cool, How far away from San Fransisco are you" he asked her

"Why"
"Has Jason Got Misha" he asked

"Yeah hes at my place"

"Wanna Go Out Somewhere"
"Where"
"Well how far away are you" she didn't actually know it couldn't be that long

"An Hour" she then guess
"Ok take a de tour to my place" he then told her and before she could ask her phone bleeped with his address
"That's for last night" he told her she found her self smiling

"Ok I will"
"Good, ill see you in an hour"

"Hmmm" she was transported back to a time when she was most happy just talking to him. She smiled and looked out the window

"See you in bit" he then said and the phone bleeped on his end. She told her driver to drop her off at his place really and truly she shouldn't. She wanted to though. As she reached the big hotel building she buzzed the number giving to her by him. Entering the lift she waited until she reached her floor. The penthouse suite she arrived in, made her raise her eyebrows, bachelor pad. Almost made her laugh out loud. She being jealous of women she didn't have any proof of except the blonde. He jumped up off the sofa; putting the games control
"Still playing stupid video games" she told him he nodded with a grin on his face

"Ready" he asked her, he looked at him shouldn't he be shouting at her some more..

"Cole what's this about" she had to ask him, he grabbed his jacket off the chair and looked at the time

"Come on" he told her walking towards the elevator. She entered after him. Once they entered the elevator it was silent he stood on one side and she on the other. She looked at everywhere but at him. it hadnt been this slow coming up.
"Im still wondering why I'm here" she then said in order to break the tension
"Sssh" he stretched his long arm across the lift and across her mouth not touching her though.
"Move it"
"Or what" he asked turning his head his arm still extending in front of her the lift opened. And she went to walk but he kept it there
"Huh what was you saying" he asked her, she smirked at him then walked the up to him so she was right by him his arm dropped to his side. He looked down at her there eyes met and she caught the intensity of his eyes.
"You don't win" he then told her as he walked out of the lift and she started to lift

"I always won" she told him, he turned and extended his arm for her at first she was caught off by his gesture but decided if he wanted to play a game she could play. She linked her arm with his walking next to him. They walked outside
"So where we going"
"Have you eaten cos I haven't"

"Yeah I have, what do you feel like" she asked him
"Im a city boy pizza will do me fine" he told her, she smiled at him.

"Let's go" he pulled her gently and they walked in silence for a bit

Cole didn't really know what to say to her, he felt like he was meeting her for the first time and under the circumstances he kind of was, he thought about a lot of things since she told him about Misha & Jason and there were things he wanted to most of all there was a question that was killing him not to ask. Only when the time was right he told him would he ask her. She must have thought he was really weird just asking her to meet him then not actually having a motive. He looked at her, despite everything he still saw her as perfect. He sighed what he was letting himself into. He never gave them a chance; she never gave him a chance. A right pair they were. He couldn't help but want to flirt with her in the lift he wanted to kiss her, she challenged him so easily and kissing her would of made them normal again at least for a minute forgetting all the pain and hurt that had come of their relationship and just be with each other.

"You know you could of just easily ordered" she told him as they sat down,

"True but we wouldn't of had the nice walk" he said as if it was the upside, she watched him order and charm the waitress. If that woman didn't move and go and get what he wanted she might just slip up and say something thankfully she left. Cole looked back to her

"What's wrong"
"Nothing" could he see her annoyance with his casual approach to other women right in front of her. Calm it's not actually that bad

"Ok so tell me about everything that happened"
"With what"
"Misha, Jason" he then explained, she thought about this

"Pregnancy" she asked just to clarify if he wanted to talk about their break up or not but he nodded so she guessed not.
"Umm I found out I was pregnant I told Jason he was shocked but happy, I wasn't really all that thrilled at the time about it but I grew used to it, I almost killed grams and Prue & piper were ready to kill Jason" she stopped as the waitress gave him his food, he smiled at her

"Im listening" he reassured her,
"A lot happened, me and Jason came to an agreement about visits and its been ok up until now"
"Has it" he asked a little more deeply not actually looking at her, she watched him eat some of his pizza finding herself getting lost in his motions

"Why would you say that?"

"Mr dean came to me after we talked in that party he seemed very I don't know jealous/protective like I was here because of you or something" he told her sounding confused by Jason's actions
"Why did you Call him Mr Dean were not in school" phoebe then asked he looked up with a mouth full then swallowed

"I don't know if I call him Jason it seems kinda fake hes not my friend, I never liked him" he told her simply,
"If you call him Mr Dean ill keep thinking were 17" she told him, he smiled
"That's ok with me 17 was a good age 18 was the killer" Cole then told her before eating some more of his pizza, she smiled and looked around the place seeing people in their own little conversations.

"Cole can you at least act mature about this" she asked him he looked to consider it

"Fine JASON, what's his problem anyway, why did you break up"
"We was never together" she told him almost as quickly as he said it, he stopped chewing and observed her had she said something that she wasn't supposed to. She looked at him"
"Wasn't he interested" he asked her, these questions were actually playing on her heart why was he asking her

"He lost interest" she replied

"Because you was pregnant" he asked

"I guess so"
"After you was pregnant"

"I was tired of being used I wasn't going back, he was married all that time" she told him, he nodded in understanding

"Im sorry" he told her honestly. She looked at him then he looked he continued eating. Then he stopped and looked at her. She looked away from him she couldn't handle his gaze, his mysterious look through his blue eyes.
"I'm still listening" he told her softly, she looked at him, she felt like he was looking straight into her.

"Cole who did you leave in New York" she asked him, if he had a girlfriend or a wife but she didn't see a ring but if there was anyone else in his life that meant as much to him as he meant to her she would die.
"China & Razor"

"Huh"
"My dogs, red nose Pitts" he smiled and she laughed in relief
"Just playing the field" she asked afterwards, he purposely ate some more so he wouldn't have to answer she knew it. He finally finished and he looked at his watch.

"I think I should be taking you home Jason will be worried sick" he meant all of the opposite to what he said and she knew it. She rolled her eyes at him "

"I'm a grown woman, he doesn't control me" Phoebe told him, he put his arms above his head in defence of her statement as they stood up.
"Oh you never told me anything about Misha" he then said, leaving her comment in the air

"You can find out everything and anything you want to know from the source herself…you is still coming tomorrow" she asked him sounding hopeful, she wanted to be around him again
"Yeah-Yeah of course" he paid and they left.

Cole couldn't deny that Phoebe still effected him in ways he didn't think she could anymore, just listening to her speak made him feel good. He walked with her and they reached back to his building, he insisted on dropping her home as they entered his SUV. They ride wasn't as silent as the walk; they talked more he felt her relaxing more in his company and he doing the same. They weren't stranger's anymore. When she told him about Jason's dismissal of her because of her pregnancy then his piggish acceptance afterwards it made him hate him even more, that bastard just hurt her. He looked at her when driving she was looking out the window

"What you thinking about" he said

"Truth" she asked him
"It's always best" he told her, she looked from the window and he turned down the road she didn't speak for the longest time. Until they reached a stop light.
"You" she replied, this brought so many different emotions in him. Why did she say that was she pulling his leg or something? Then again the look she gave him he knew she wasn't, he didn't want to show her how happy that had made him. Seeing as the last few weeks hes had nothing to think about but her and now with this recent revelation from their past even more reason to think of her and their daughter. He drove up her road and stopped outside the house she told him to.
"Thanks for dinner" he then told her knowingly that it wasn't even dinner. She smiled then she turned to get out of the car

"Phoebe"

"Yes" she turned and before he knew what he was doing he kissed her, he kissed her softly. His face was slightly under hers and he realised she was kissing him back. Her hands moved to his face and he felt like he was kissing her for the first time. He stopped kissing her slowly and looked at her
"I missed you" he told her truthfully, she licked her lips then stepped out the car door
"See you tomorrow" she told him, he smiled at her and she turned and walked towards the door to her house. He watched her get to the door she turned and waved at him and he noticed someone at the window, was that Jason. Probably he thought. He smiled to himself, strawberries. She still tasted like strawberries. It took him a minute before he started the car and drove. Tomorrow he would meet his daughter officially. Tomorrow will be more than promising.

Phoebe closed the door to her home and touched her lips, he kissed her, he kissed her his lips were so soft and gentle on hers. She sighed. He missed her. If she could have stayed in that time portal with him in his car she would of. She took a minute to catch her breath, she licked her lips. Cole missed her. the happy feeling that took over her for those few minutes they kissed just made her fall even more deep into what she had been denying since she first saw him at the party. I still love you. Do you love me?

Jason stood in the hallway Phoebe had not realised he was watching her she was in zoned out thinking of something or someone, who ever was in that car. He couldn't quite see. She had not called him nothing to say where she was after she was due back hours ago. Then to return home in a car with a stranger that looked like she was getting more than friendly with.
"Where have you been" he asked her, cursing himself for sounding like a father knowing she would only react negatively. She looked at him and smiled then she started to walk and walked straight past him turning down the hall, he followed her

"Phoebe where have you been you were meant to be back hours ago" he called out after her; she stopped as she went to walk up the stairs.
"Jason"
"Yeah"
"SHUT UP" she told him then walked up the stairs and he heard her room door close. He cursed under his breath. Why did she have to dismiss him like that? He was only looking out. How could Misha be ok if her mom was out gallivanting with god knows who.

First Kiss…Start of something new maybe??

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Jason Tries to Manipulate Misha

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