The colours splashed across the backyard just as Piper remembered years ago when she sat with her baby sister. Years ago when her baby sister was leaving for New York. They had spent hours in the backyard just talking. And now what Phoebe had said that early evening was all coming true. She was about to get married in the back yard of the Manor.

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Phoebe paced back and forth as her nerves ran rampant through her body. She couldn't believe that she was about to walk down the stairs of the Manor and out into the garden and marry Cole. He meant everything to her, and she couldn't believe that as of yet they had done nothing to stop them from getting married.

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"Piper?"

"Hi Prue."

"You ok? It's not like this is your wedding." Prue smiled as her younger sister paced

"I know. I was just hoping that they don't stop this. Phoebe deserves happiness. Especially after everything she has been through lately."

Prue draped her arm over Pipers shoulder, "I know honey. Not to mention that my baby sister is getting married before me. So how is that you both beat me to the altar?" Prue asked with a smirk on her face

"Sorry Prue, I can't help you with that one. But I know she will make a beautiful bride."

"Yeah she will. And speaking of, I think we better get in place."

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She turned at the quiet knock on the door.

"Hi baby. Are you ready?"

"As I'll ever be Daddy." She responded as she took his arm and they walked down the stairs in silence, meeting her sisters at the bottom.

"Well Phoebs. How you doing?" Prue asked with a smile

"Oh I don't know. Scared to death." She replied as she looked up at her sister, "Oh I don't think I can do this." Phoebe said as she turned back towards the stairs.

Piper looked up at their father, "Dad, can you give us a minute here?"

"Sure. I'll wait right over there." Victor pointed towards the grandfather clock, once again repaired, in time for the wedding. Leaving his two oldest daughters to convince the youngest that her wedding was a good thing.

"Leo is this right. I mean Phoebe is one of the Charmed Ones. The last time I checked I was still half demon. What's going to happen now?" Cole paced back and forth between the early roses and the late daffodils. Phoebe was his whole life and he couldn't imagine his life without her.

"Cole relax. Everything is fine. I have it on very good authority that nothing will go wrong and that no one will stop you and Phoebe from getting married." Leo placed his hand on his almost new brother-in-laws shoulder. "Don't worry Cole. Her sisters are probably in there now trying to calm Phoebes nerves as well."

"Phoebe." Prue reached out and grabbed her arm

"Prue I can't do this."

"Phoebs, yes you can." Prue assured her and she grasped her little sisters hands to her own

"I know how you feel honey." Piper explained to her sister as she locked eyes with her. "You're scared right now. More scared then you have ever been. Especially since Cole is half demon, but the love you feel towards each other is nothing like the feeling you will feel when you walk through that door and see him standing there. And the moment that you kiss him for the first time as his wife. Phoebe I can honestly tell you that the feelings that you are about to feel will over power you. Over power you with love that you never imagined excised, but it does in here." She placed her hand on Phoebes chest, "And Cole is feeling the same."

"Yeah Phoebs. I bet Leo is out there having this same conversation with Cole." Prue put in.

"Ok Phoebe let me ask you something." Piper said taking her baby sisters hand from Prue, to hers and sitting her on the step, "Do you love him?"

"What kind of a question is that?" Phoebe shot out

"Do you love him?" Piper asked again.

Phoebe looked from Piper and then up to her big sister. Prue never said a word, only Phoebe could read the question in her eyes as well.

"Phoebe you risked everything to be with him. Hell you even lied to us that you killed him. What does that tell you?" Piper spoke with words of wisdom and comfort

Phoebe looked down at her hands as she listened to Piper. She loved Cole with her whole heart and couldn't imagine life without him. "yes." She said quietly

"Excuse me what was that?" Prue crouched down in front of Phoebe, placing her hands on her sisters' knees.

"I love him. I love him so much it hurts. When I was first captured, all I could think about was you two and him. Nothing else mattered to me. To feel safe in his arms. To taste his kisses."

"Then what's the problem Phoebe? All you have is a case of wedding day jitters. Now come on, we have a wedding to put on." Piper said as she stood up and pulled Phoebe to her feet.

Cole fidgeted nervously. "What's taking so long Leo?"

"Relax Cole she'll be here." Leo told his friend, as they both stood at the altar waiting for any sign of the girls coming in. He thought back to his own wedding day and what a near disaster that had turned into. Three yrs ago if anyone had told him that he would standing in as best man for a demon who was about to marry a witch, and a Charmed One at that, he would have thought them completely insane.

Standing next to Leo was Andy who also gave his support to Cole. "And Cole, Phoebe has always been like a baby sister to me as well."

"I get it Andy. And relax. I love her as much as you love Prue."

They stood under the archway that was entwined with flowers of spring. The same flowers that covered the garden. They seemed to be an extension of the other, starting in the garden and making their way up and across the trellis.

Cole had his eyes locked on the back door to the Manor. Hoping against hope that Phoebe was not having second thoughts. Then he saw her sisters walking slowly down the aisle as the music started. He shared a smile with each one but his attention was soon drawn past them to the two figures walking along the walkway.

Holding his daughters' hand that was draped through his arm was Victor, looking every bit the gentleman in his black tux. Beside him was Phoebe, her hair hung loosely on her shoulders as she gripped her bouquet in her other hand. The sunlight was catching every cut angle of the stones embroidered into her long dress. She wore a sprig of flowers in her hair that to Cole only heighten her beauty more then he thought possible.

Phoebe looked down the walk and saw Cole standing next to Leo in their black tuxes. She couldn't believe how handsome he looked standing there. Not to mention nervous. She looked back on the previous months and all that they all had been through. She never thought that she would ever see this day. The day she married the man of her dreams.

In the crowd Liz and Gina smiled on as Mary and Charles stood just behind them, able to share this happy occasion with the Charmed Ones. After everything that had happened the Elders felt that would be there just reward.

Prue and Piper watched, tears escaping both of them, as Phoebe came and stood next to Cole.

Handing Prue her Bouquet, Phoebe took Coles hands in hers as they lost each other in the eyes of love.

Grams looked at her granddaughter with her own tears of joy. It seemed like yesterday that she was changing Phoebes diapers. And now her she was, about to marry the man she would spend the rest of her life with. Taking their hands in here,

"Who gives Phoebe to Cole?"

"We do." Victor and Patty both replied as the stood next to each other behind Phoebe and Cole.

"And we do." Prue and Piper added. Phoebe laughed as she turned to her sisters, 'I love you two.' She said so only those at the altar could hear her. Before she turned back and looked up at Cole.

They laughed, they cried. They ate, they danced.

"Ok why does this seem wrong to me?" Prue whined from her seat on the steps at the front of the manor.

"Oh Prue what's the matter?" Phoebe wrapped her arm over her big sisters neck and shoulders.

"Well let me see. The last time I checked I was the oldest. And now you two are both married before me."

"Well that's because you're picky." Piper said with a smile as she joined her sisters on the steps, on the other side of Phoebe, putting the youngest once again in the middle of her two older sisters. Protected and loved.

"I am not." Prue defended herself though knowing deep down that Piper was right.

"That's ok, we still wove you Prue." Phoebe said in her best baby voice pulling her sister into a hug.

"I love you too Phoebe. And I wish you all the happiness this world can give you." Prue said returning her sisters' hug.

"Me too Phoebs. I'm so happy for you." Piper added as she too added to the hug pulling all three of them together. Once again joined as one to protect each other and the world

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The sun shone down on the small gathering of friends and family. It was the perfect end to the past several months of survival, pain and anguish. But also to the loss and the love that everyone had gone through. The birds sang their sweet songs, as the bees went about collecting honey for their own families. It was the everyday that as a witch the Charmed Ones could never really enjoy. But in the end they had found each other. Once again securing their own love, and fighting against the evils of the other world.

"Leo have you seen Phoebe?" Cole asked his now brother-in -law

"I saw her and her sisters step outside about twenty minutes ago." Andy answered, secretly envying each man before him. He was unable to marry his love, as they had been able to

Cole started for the front door followed by Andy and Leo. Seeing the girls sitting on the steps they each sat down behind them taking their own in their arms.

"I love you Phoebe Halliwell." Cole whispered in her ear as she leaned against him looking up in to his eyes.

"And I love you Cole Turner." She reached up and pulled him towards her.

Prue and Piper watching their baby sister took her lead, drawing their men towards them all with kisses of passion.

They sat on the front steps away from the party that was brewing indoors. Soon the sun was cresting towards the sea as they sat and watched it sink. Sink into the end of another day. But they all knew that the rising of the sun would bring the start of a new one. One that they all knew would bring ways to new dangers. But one that they knew if they stayed together they would all live to see another sunset.

THE END

We both hope you enjoyed our "little camping" saga. lol We enjoyed writing it for all of you.. Below are a few small notes from both os us in what transpired in writing this story.. Thanx again for reading...

Authors Notes:

Ok so there it is. The end, the final, there will be no more. So this is where we, or I in this case, are suppose to say something thoughtful and meaningful. I look back on this and laugh, but in a good way. This idea started as something small back in April or May 2001. See it's been so long I can't even remember. Maineiac emailed me about a story idea. We talked on the phone and I was laughing because I had a similar idea. A camping trip, just the girls. So I said hey what do you think of co-writing? Well this is our idea of a camping trip. Heehee anyone want to go camping?

What started out small has grown into a 5-book effort. We used to joke in June that at this rate we'll be lucky to be done by Thanksgiving, Yours I would tell her, mines in October. Well it looks like I wasn't to far off, and I for one, enjoyed every minute of it. And in the process gained a wonderful friend.

I would like to thank my twin devil sister, as we have been called, other wise known as my new big Sis, Maineiac. I bug her about being older, 40days, but deep down I wish I had a sister like Maineiac. Older or younger it wouldn't matter. Whenever I was stuck she helped me out. You would never believe some of the brain storming sessions we had over the course of this. Thank you Maineiac for helping make this possible. I don't think I could have done it without you.

I would like to thank you the fans. Without you this story may not have gotten this long, ok wait I'm thanking you for that? Kidding. I loved all the feed back and I loved writing the story. Thank you my friends, for making this all worth while

Your Canadian Charmed Friend

Diane-Di-Eccles November 16, 2001

How Rare and Wonderful is that flash of a moment
When we've realized we have discovered
A Friend

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A long time ago, in a country and a city far, far away, A Crazy Canuck posted a story on the CFS board that I liked. Well, I got her e-mail addy and sent her a story idea I had, asking her, her opinion on it. Funny thing about that, she had the same idea, and she said, Why don't we co -write? So we did.

Well, here we are six months later, and our little camping trip took on a life of it's own. Taking the sisters through a gambit of emotions from love to hate, joy to fear, and in the process, making new friends.

But, for me, this story also had another bonus, I found a great friend, in my lil Sis, Di. It's funny, we live in two different country's, on opposite coasts, yet we think so much alike, it's scary. We would sit here, late at night, and brainstorm over story ideas, and more times then I can count, we would come up with the same exact ideas.

I'm not surprised we ended up with the nick name Twin Devil Sisters from Jas.

Now, as this story winds down to the inevitable conclusion, I have to say, it's been a joy working with her, laughing with her, and just talking. As she takes great joy in saying, I am older, but I must say, I now have a new little sister, and I couldn't be happier. Now if she would just listen to me j/k

I wanted to say, to you the reader, Thank You, for all your encouragement, your support, you actually putting up with the longevity of this series. You all made it a pleasure to write for you, with your replies, or your responses. You have made it worth all the effort we put into it, putting up with delays and the occasionally writer block.

In closing, I would like to add a few dedications:

First, to you, the reader, for you encouragement, Thank You.
Second, to Di, you are a great friend, and I'm glad I met you. My sister in all but blood.

And finally, to those we have watching over us, our own 'Whitelighters' My sister Marcy, I miss you still, and Troy, he's always with you Di.

Thank you

Maria-AdrI-Paradis, 11/16/2001
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