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Epilogue

"She's gorgeous, isn't she?" Phoebe looked up at Cole.

"Gets it from her mother," he commented, running a finger along their newborn baby's cheek.

Phoebe smiled as she leaned into her husband's embrace. The two were propped up on a hospital bed. Little Prue had been born just a short while before. After eating, she had proceeded to fall asleep in her mother's arms. Her parents were content to just watch her peaceful face.

"I'm glad she got your eyes," Phoebe whispered, remembering the curious clear blue gaze of her baby after a nurse had first handed her the child.

"She may not keep them," Piper spoke, shifting Melinda to sit on her lap instead of resting against her shoulder. "Sometimes baby's eyes change colors in the beginning."

"No," Phoebe said tiredly, the hours of labor catching up to her, "She's gonna be my pretty blue-eyed little girl." She giggled with the happiness only a new mother could have. "Prudence Elizabeth Halliwell-Turner, my precious little Ladybug."

"You never did say where you got the Elizabeth from," Paige reminded her sister.

"Cole's mother. She may be evil, but I can think of at least two good things she gave the world. And to thank her for Cole and Prue, I felt we ought to name her granddaughter after her."

"We didn't have to," Cole said.

"Yeah, we did. She gave me you two didn't she?" Phoebe said, reaching up to plant a soft kiss on her partner's lips.

"Don't get mushy," Paige said. She handed a restless Grace to Henry and secured Charlotte more firmly against her side. Standing beside the bed, she looked at her new niece. "She is awfully cute, you guys. But, boy are you gonna have your hands full when she realizes she has powers."

"But, we'll teach her, starting now, how to use them for good, even the demonic ones," Cole said, sparing Paige a look.

"How many times are you going to make me apologize?" Paige grumbled.

"I'm kidding, Paige," Cole told her. "I'm over it, okay? I know it's going to take longer for you to fully trust me than either of us first thought. I can be patient though, since I do want us to be friends, despite your anger management issues."

"My anger what? You jerk!" Paige slapped the back of his head.

"Yes, like that."

"Paige, don't hit in front of the kids, please," Leo asked, turning Wyatt and Chris away from their aunt.

"They're White-lighters, Leo. All about peace. And if witnessing demon attacks doesn't change that than neither will my slapping a jerk."

"Don't even talk about the D word. The past few months have been relatively quiet on that front and I'd like to keep it that way. Don't jinx it," Piper said.

"After how we took care of Keil-what's-his-face, all the demons are going to be too scared to attack for a long time," Paige assured.

"I hope so," Phoebe mumbled, falling asleep. "But, I wish Mom and Prue could've come down today. Grams, too."

"Yeah, it really wasn't fair of the Elders to not allow us to see them for a few months just because they actually cared if we lived or died," Piper said. "At least they can come for the Wiccaning next month, though."

"Uh-huh. Do you know when Dad's coming?"

"Not until this afternoon. You have time to rest."

"'Kay," Phoebe muttered, snuggling into Cole's chest. He took the baby from her.

Paige watched how comfortable Phoebe seemed, how happy, how in love. 'And Cole made her that way,' a voice in her head whispered. "Hey, Cole," she got the good demon's attention. She continued when he looked up at her. "About what you said before… just so you know, I want us to be friends, too."

"Good."

"Despite your annoying personality."

"Right," Cole chuckled.

"We'll leave you three alone," Piper said, ushering the rest of the group out the door and closing it behind her.

Cole looked down at Phoebe and his daughter, a grin spreading across his face. "I love you both," he said quietly.

"Love you, too," he heard Phoebe say in her sleep.

"At our wedding, when you said we were getting our happily ever after," he said into her ear, "you were right."

"I know," Phoebe's arm snaked around Cole's neck.

He drew Phoebe closer and kissed Prue's forehead, "And happily ever after is a whole lot better than I ever dared to dream."

The End