Tempting Trouble

Chapter: 12

Rating: PG-13

Pair: Cole & Piper

Chapter 12

All important info is in the first 3 chapters.

Piper felt a little guilty that she left without talking to her
sisters. But she wasn't ready to tell them how she felt about Cole or
their kisses. She wanted to keep them to herself, for a little while
longer.

"Now I just need to find the perfect dress to knock Cole's socks off."

Cole had just gotten out of the shower when Dawn shimmered in.

"Hello Cole."

"Damn it, Dawn! Don't you know how to knock!" he exclaimed.

Why should I knock when you're my husband?"

"I'm not your husband. I left you three years ago and filed for a
divorce."

"Demon marriages are forever." She purred.

"Not anymore. Once demons, warlocks and other magical beings became
legal, all the human laws applied to us. So, we're divorced. Now
leave. I don't want to see you, ever again."

"Now, is that anyway to talk to your wife."

"Get out!" Cole shouted.

Dawn smiled as she shimmered away.

Cole couldn't believe her gall. Coming back here and claiming that
they were still married.

"She won't get away with it!"

"Wow Piper, you look hot. Anyone I know?" Leo asked.

Piper smiled back. "As if you didn't know. Is he upstairs?"

"Yep, go right on up."

Cole was sitting behind his desk, trying to concentrate on the bills,
when someone knocked on the door.

"Damn it! I told you to leave…" Cole started to say, when he opened
the door, to Piper.

Piper, I'm sorry, I thought you were Da…someone else."

"Who?"

Cole sighed as he ran his hand through his hair. He knew he should
tell Piper about Dawn, but he was afraid. What if she hated him,
forever? He couldn't deal if she turned away from him.

"Come here, we need to talk." He said, taking her hand.

"I don't like the sound of that."

Cole sat down and pulled Piper onto his lap.

"Please let me tell you everything, before you make up your mind,
about me; about us."

"Okay, I promise."

Piper listened as Cole told her about his mother, Dawn, their
marriage and her betrayal.

"Now she seems to think that we're still married. I even sent her a
copy of the divorce papers. But she told me that demons marry
forever. So, are you going to run away?"

Piper stood up, took his hand, and pulled him up.

"Cole, there's something I need to tell you. I'm a witch. I used to
vanquish demons, warlocks and such. Although, I wouldn't have had the
heart to vanquish you, I would have defiantly vanquished Dawn."

Cole smiled, pulling her close.

"I do advise you to be careful. She's not mean, but she's used to
getting her own way. Promise me you won't believe anything she says,"

"I promise. Now, what do you think of my dress? I spent over two
hours picking it out."

"Wow! It's great! I love it!"

"Now that's the reaction I was hoping for."

Piper put her arms around Cole and kissed him.

Little did they know that Dawn was watching them.