Phoebe tucked Misha in, she fell asleep and she left her room turning off the light and closing the door. She had agreed to let Jason reclaim his weekend stays because she didn't want to appear as unreasonable and difficult as he was making her out to be. She still didn't feel comfortable but she would have to give him the benefit of the doubt because she had dealt with desperate men before so she did understand where he was coming from but she also understood he was dirty. One thing that did make her happy was that Cole should be in town by now she had told him to call her when he was around. Prue& Piper had reminded her that apart from knowing he lived in New York and was a lawyer she knew next to nothing about him she had loved t he boy and knew him well but the man she was going to have great pleasure finding out. She undressed and slipped into her covers; reaching for a book she was reading which was on extremist people, after experience Jason's extreme actions she decided to do a segment on it for her show, she would get some couples maybe some families and see how they differ and connect with their extreme partners/relatives. She laughed to her self maybe she would ask Jason to appear just so that his side could be heard, set the record straight that he wasn't crazy just CRAZY.
Cole glanced at his watch, Troy had been lecturing him all before he left and was still sending him messages. He was so intent on meeting Phoebe it worried him, he knew his friend the way he worked so knowing that he was very interested in Phoebe didn't encourage him for their meeting. Besides he just wanted to enjoy getting to know her again and then some. He smiled to himself he felt really excited about them about her about being a dad. He talked to Misha on the phone a lot and he felt he was making good progress. Jason was a problem that was starting to annoy him. Phoebe had told him of how he was trying to use her past against her and even t o the point twisting her present into something irresponsible and dangerous. He knew men could be desperate but his motives were not at all genuine for Misha's well being. He had done some detailed research on Jason and his activities and found out some tarnishing facts about the college professor. He sat back in his seat and closed his eyes.
Jason sat at his desk with a glass of whisky, he was reading over some documents to do with his custody case. He knew that Misha would pick the fun loving parent over a sterner one. His wife was out of town visiting family he didn't wish to accompany her this time. He felt what was going on here was more important. For the most part Phoebe was going on as normal even more so she allowed him to have Misha on the weekends again and even though he would not tell her he was quite grateful for her co-operation. He had not heard much of Turners name apart from Misha mentioned him. He was still wondering exactly who she was talking to on the phone that day but seeing as she was not acting out of the ordinary he guessed it could have been no one important. Do you say I love you to no one important a curious voice asked him. He sipped his whisky letting it burn in his chest. Dismissed the thought and continued his analysis.
He was slightly more worried about what his friend was getting himself into, If there was a custody case going on with his child then this Jason character didn't seem to have any qualms in going dirty to achieve his results which didn't look good for Troy or Cole in that matter if he decided to press on their storm breaker success. Troy frowned to himself; he knew Cole was smart probably one of the smartest people he knew but this woman seemed to be distracting that. He had nothing against her after all he had been married twice already and was only 27. Cole had skeletons they had skeletons in the closet and for this to run smoothly he needed to ensure that nothing brought them out. Not a child not a woman nothing. He picked up his phone and dialled.
She walked up to the door and knocked, she waited patiently before the door opened. The other woman rolled her eyes
"Your back" she said dryly
"I missed you to sweetie" Mel replied giving Phoebe a big hug. Phoebe groaned
"Argh what are you doing here" she asked her trying not to smile. Mel smiled and walked in
"Well
seeing as I'm back from my holiday I thought why not pay my dearest
best friend a visit" she then told her, Phoebe rolled her eyes
again and walked through to the front room with her. They sat down
"So how was it" she asked her, she smiled
"Fine Francis is really a romantic" she told her, Phoebe laughed
"He should be romancing his wife" she told her, Mel smiled
"Yeah
well I'm so worth his romance"
"I cant believe your still
seeing him" Phoebe then said, she knew her friend didn't exactly
understand why she would want to have an affair with a married man
however she had done it herself so she had no argument.
"Phoebe
your not ethical so lets not try" she said sweetly, Phoebe smiled
and the girls engaged in some small talk
"Mel do you remember
Cole Turner" she asked her seriously, Mel thought about this the
name and then she smiled and evil little smile
"Yeah poor thing
got his heart broken by you and cried all the way to new york" she
told her
"He's
Misha's Dad"
"Real dad" Mel shot her look and looked at
her friend who was completely serious
"But
Jason"
"I know I kept it secret"
"But I don't
understand"
"We bumped into each other a few months ago and
well I guess I felt I needed to tell him and with everything with
Jason it was only right"
"Right babe what you did in the
first place was far from right exactly what possessed you to do that"
"Did he care" Mel asked quickly, she was shocked she
remembered Cole he was quite a ladies man if she remembered correctly
not that she would have minded. She did try her luck with him one
time. She did remember her best friend was madly in love with him to
say the least.
"Of
course he cared, he wants a relationship with her"
"Omg you
does Mimi know about him" Phoebe nodded
"Omg
why didn't you call he's like some high flying businessman lawyer
whatever you want to call it"
"How do you know" she then
asked with interest, she smiled knowingly
"Come on sweetie the
guy was major attraction, I would recognise his face let alone name
anywhere" Mel told her, Phoebe smiled a small smile then continued
"Well
yeah cats out the bag
"You're a bitch" she then said, Phoebe
rolled her eyes once again at her knowing that was just their loving
communication
"Why"
"You couldn't tell me"
"I
didn't tell anyone only Piper knew"
"Soo" she
moaned
"Well you know now" she said like it made it all
better. Mel thought about everything and couldn't really believe it
then again her friend didn't leave any room for suspicion.
"&
What else happened what about Jason how does he feel, probably like a
punk you played him" Mel then said with a slight admiration of her
friend manipulating ways
"I thought you lost it but no your
still bad" Mel then said to Phoebe who looked at her like she was
crazy
"Mel I didn't plan this" she defended and Mel
smirked
"Oh whatever you just forgot to tell your ex boyfriend
he's the father I mean come on Phoebe you know you could got hold
of him if you tried" Mel then told her and her comment proved
correct as Phoebe didn't respond then she sighed
"Anyway with all this 'you're a bad mother' bull from Jason I don't really know what's going to happen however I do just think I'm gonna win" she then said with a small smile
"Of
course your going to win that old fogy can't party like us" Mel
then said with a confident smile, Phoebe shot her a look
"Yeah
about that, try not to be too wild ok, I know Jason will just use it
to frame me with something" Mel then laughed,
"He so serious,
I don't know what possessed you to jump into bed with him"
"I'll
answer that when you tell me the same thing about the Francis"
"Stop being sensitive" Mel joked, Phoebe pulled an aggravated
face and threw and got up to strangle her playfully. The women
laughed and talked about everything that had been going on in their
lives recently.
After
a little drink up with Mel. Phoebe headed for bed; Misha wouldn't
be home until tomorrow, Cole should be here by now she thought. She
was half way getting dressed when she heard the front door, Mel. She
walked downstairs mumbling things about her best friend to herself.
She opened the door
"What did you forget" she asked quickly,
and then stopped when she saw who it was. He smiled
"Hey"
he then said. She smiled
"You didn't see a remotely drunk
woman leaving this house did you" she asked him, he looked at her
and shook his head no. she hugged him
"Hey" she replied back.
He hugged her back
"Why what was you up to" he asked with a
sly smile
"Nothing" she replied sweetly as she walked back
into her house.
"I thought you were going to call" she asked.
"Yeah, phone died" he pulled a sad face that made her smile. As he held out his dead phone. He then crossed the space between them and kissed her.
"I
missed you" he then said, she kissed him again
"I missed you
to" she told him, he smiled.
"What
was you doing" he then said as they finally parted,
"Umm I
was just going to go to bed" she then told her
"Misha asleep" he asked her
"Probably
but she isn't here Jason has her" she told him, she saw the
confused expression on his face. Remembering she forgot to tell him
of that small change
"How did that happen" he asked her
"I
just decided its better to understanding" she told him,
"Are
you sure" he asked her, she smiled and then took his hand and
walked up the stairs to her room
"Yeah he wouldn't hurt her,
he's harmless" she reassured him,
"Sure he is" he said
sarcastically. Then he observed her room, she moved between her
bathroom and her closet
"Nice room" he commented as he walked
about, she didn't say anything, he picked up some magazines and
then some books
"Extremists" he asked with a amused smile,
she smiled and walked to him
"Yeah I was thinking of doing a
show on them" she told him, opened the book to look inside the
closed it when she wrapped her arms around him.
"So how was
your flight" she asked him. Then a secret smile came to his face
and he wrapped his arms around her waist, and walked back towards her
bed
"Ill tell you in the morning" was all she heard him say before he merged their bodies between her sheets.
"When's
Catherine coming back" Misha asked her dad as he drove her
home
"Why did you miss her" he asked with a smile, Misha
pulled a face
"Noo" she said and Jason laughed
"She'll
be back next week ill tell her you was asking for her"
"No
don't" Misha eyes grew wide and that made him smile some more as
he drove up to the house.
"Anyway mom I think daddy is going to
back soon mom was telling me"
"Oh really" he responded un interested. He turned in the driveway not noticing the other car parked on the side of the road. Turner didn't scare him he thought as he unloaded Misha's stuff from the car, the little girl jumped out the car and walked towards the front door, he followed not far behind.
"Well
I kinda realised that I know next to nothing about your life"
Phoebe then said turning in his arms to face him, looking into his
eyes. He had a secret a wisp of mystery and it couldn't have made
her more interested.
"Hmmm" he replied as he looked at her
just as carefully.
"Hmmm" she repeated
"Ok
where do you want to start" he then asked her, she looked at him
carefully knowing that he wouldn't just tell her like that, or
would he.
"You start with New York & I'll start with
Misha" she told him, a cute smile curved the edge of his lips and
he kissed her. She rolled on top of him and looked down on him, then
she heard the door knock, she looked at the time. It was 9.30am.
"Might be post" she then said, he lifted his head up and
started to kiss her skin, and she smiled and ran her finger over a
tattoo she never saw or paid attention to.
"Hey where did you
get this" she asked him he glanced over his shoulder to look at the
hawk like spread wings spreading across the top of his shoulders, he
looked backed and then answered
"Tattoo parlour you" he said, she rolled her eyes then continued
"Any
more" she asked him, he sat up and extended his left arm, she saw
it,
"Where did you get that one" she asked him
"Same
place" he said, but she wasn't too sure, she had seen it before
on a ex con that appeared on her show talking about how it changed
his life. It may have been a minor detail to keep memory of but just
seeing it on his forearm just reminded her of it instantly. He looked
at her slightly differently; maybe he could tell that she wasn't
convinced
"If
that's your story" she said sweetly, but the tattoo was telling
her otherwise, he laughed slightly and she heard the door go again
and decided to go answer it.
"Meet me downstairs its probably
some fan mail or something that Elise is trying to punish me with"
he looked at her confused then she realised he didn't actually know
who her boss/manger was with this she got herself a robe as he made
his way to the bathroom.
The
front door opened and Misha burst through before he could do
anything, she hugged her mom and Phoebe looked at him slight
annoyance and something else that he couldn't place. She was
wearing probably next to nothing underneath the small robe. Misha
excitement faded and he stepped inside the house to put down her bags
as she stepped back just watching him with suspicion.
"Good
Morning Miss Halliwell" he said smartly, she frowned
"You're early" she said sounding almost disappointed, Misha excitement grew and she let go of her mom and went towards the stairs. He almost froze when he looked up at who the little girl had gone too. The man standing half dressed in his daughters' home. No her home. Looked down at Misha and smiled while she gave him a hug.
"What's
going on" he demanded tightly as he looked straight at Phoebe, she
bit her lip like a small child being caught red handed.
"Its
none of your business" she then said coolly and looked at him. He
felt the pang of jealousy seep into him, he looked at Cole who was
now looking slightly confused, Misha was oblivious to any of the
tension in the passage way. Phoebe turned and walked back towards
Cole and Misha she said something about getting some breakfast and
Misha took his hand and led him away. She turned back and then walked
and he followed closing the door behind him with a thud.
"So
did you miss me" Cole asked Misha, she smiled
"A little bit"
he pulled a shocked face which made her giggle
"Only a little bit" he asked pulling her into a hug, she squirmed and laughed
"Yeah maybe next time it will be more" she told him laughing, he smiled and let her go
"Ok
I'll try much harder next time, how was your weekend"
"Good"
she stopped when she heard her father shouting, she looked nervously
at Cole who picked up on her nervousness.
"Why are they
shouting" Misha asked him innocently, he took her hand holding it
reassuringly
"Don't worry o.k.'s going to go see what's going on, when I come back we can make some breakfast ok" he told her, she accepted this and smiled a little
"Your
not going to start shouting as well" she asked him he smiled
"No
its not good for my voice" he told her and winked. She smiled and
hugged him he got up.
"Oh what are they supposed to be" she
asked quickly pointing to the tattoo on back and forearm
"Ill
tell you later" he left the room and walked to the living room
where he could hear Jason ranting about something. He didn't
actually know that Phoebe had not told him about their starting
relationship but it was defiantly clear now, he had caught her off
guard. He lingered by the front room doorway.
"You
can't just jumpstart into a relationship" Jason told her he heard
jealousy of a man.
"I can do what I want I'm a grown woman"
Phoebe told him angrily
"No your desperate" Jason snapped and he heard something clap then realising Phoebe had slapped Jason. He stepped in deciding that they had been in here long enough and if he didn't get it then he wouldn't.
"Give it up Jason" Cole told him, Phoebe looked at him anger disappearing for a second before she looked back at Jason probably wanting to ring his neck.
"Shut
up, you, you come here on a whim and just decide to do things your
way. I'll let you know that for 8" Cole waved the mans comment
away cutting him off
"That's not what this is about and you
know it" Cole said daringly he knew what the guy was so mad about.
His eyes bored into him and he took a step towards Cole.
Jason
looked at Cole, who didn't know who he thought he was just standing
there like he was in control. He examined him looking at his
chiselled chest and dark eyes. Phoebe. He thought that's all he
could think. So if he was like that she would he was once.
"Don't
make assumptions Mr Turner" he said firmly.
"Don't cry like
a baby then" he replied, Jason wanted to knock his lights out,
Phoebe then stepped in between them, facing Cole asked him to back to
Misha. He looked at her in disbelief but conceded. She pecked him on
the lips and he took his steps back and left not without eyeing him
until he was out of sight. She turned and looked at her stare evident
"You
need to go, I appreciate your concern but I know what I'm doing ill
talk to you later" Phoebe told him calmly.
"Did you not
listen to any of what I said about him that day"
"Like I said
I appreciate your concern" she repeated in a definite tone letting
him know the conversation was over. He looked at. When did she become
like this. He then moved closer to her. she looked at him in
confusion.
"Phoebe" he spoke softly
"Jason
don't just don't…leave" she told him anticipating what he was
about to do but he decided he didn't care and for some reason he
just wanted to touch her lips again. He got swept in his moment and
he felt his lips touch hers but they didn't stay much longer before
another slap came to his face
"Your disgusting" she said
nastily.
"Umm I'm going to go to my place & I'll talk
to you later" Jason looked up smugly when he saw Cole looking
confused like history repeating itself. He said his words so slowly.
He went to speak again but Phoebe had already turned and went to his
side.
"Wait, he.this.its" she tried to think of something to
say he could see it. Cole shrugged but that arrogant attitude seemed
to be fainter. "
"Ill talk you later yeah" he told and
smiled slightly. Jason walked passed t hem quite happy with himself
but didn't miss the brutal glare he got from Phoebe.
"Bye
Misha" he called out
"Bye" she called back he walked out to his car and sat there for a second.
Phoebe
couldn't believe that just happened Cole was moving to the door as
well. She took his hand and looked at him
"He's"
"He's
in love with you" Cole told her. She looked at him in shock then
she moved into him
"I didn't kiss him" she told him
truthfully. He looked at her, then he nodded
"Ok" he said
simply she didn't like the way he said ok
"I'll see you
later" He told her then he turned but he turned back and kissed her
cheek she hugged him
"Ok bye" she said slightly sad she
didn't know whether or not he believed her or just said it for the
sake of saying it. History wasn't repeating it self it never would.
Jason would just have to deal with that. Was it possible that he
still loved her? She blinked as she thought about this. It would
explain his behaviour over the years. She walked to where Misha was
playing with some toys.
"Are they gone" Misha then asked her
looking up at her blue eyes curious and wide.
"Yeah" she said
slowly as she settled beside her daughter.
"Does that mean your
Cole's girlfriend now" Misha asked her, she smirked at her
daughter. Who always knew how to put her in a good mood without
trying?
"I guess so" she told her, Misha smiled and giggled.
So everything's out in the open now finally
I only realised that I had more chapters for this story than I had actually uploaded so that's why there's a few more.
More coming.