Chapter five…Summer Storms
Author's note: Ok yes this chapter really doesn't have anything to do with plot progression but what the hey right. I know you all want to read about Cole and Phoebe and Leo and Piper. You all crave those moments so here is just a bunch of gushy romance stuff that I know you all want. Plus it's a lot better then the whole poor Pheebs victim thing I've had going on. Do you get the feeling I just keep talking oh well too bad for you if you do. You can always skip reading this part and continue. Oh yeah I got the idea last night when we had this big storm. I love stormy summer nights don't you? Ok I'm done now. So go ahead and read this chapter already. Oh yeah one more thing…Please review and be brutally honest. PS THIS MEANS YOU
"Come on Phoebe." Cole urged softly as he placed his hands on Phoebe's shoulders from behind.
"One more minute." Phoebe pleaded. They were standing watching Ethan sleep. Phoebe's heart leapt as once more she realized that yes this was happening. Her son was sleeping peacefully here with her. True to Julie's words he hadn't gone to sleep until the sweater had been produced. Piper had joked about his taste and Julie had laughed with her but Phoebe felt as if her heart would burst with joy.
Happiness enveloped her and for the first time since this had all started she was able to put Charlie out of her mind.
They had spent the day talking about all the things Ethan had done and Phoebe had missed. At first it had been hard to accept that while Phoebe was away Ethan had still grown. The fact that he wasn't the little infant she remembered had been hard at first but Phoebe couldn't let it get her down for long not with Ethan sitting on her lap and playing with Cole.
She had wondered how Cole would get along with a child and at first she had worried but when Ethan had arrived Cole had taken him in like he was his own. The gentle, tender, caring way that Cole had looked at Ethan and the smart, loving, and doting way that he had played with the young boy took away any doubts left in her mind. Truthfully it had been almost as fun watching the two boys play as it had been playing herself.
Watching the two of them made her feel at home. More at home then she had been since Prue left anyway.
And now standing here she finally felt complete. After all her searching she finally felt the only things she really needed where right here with her. All the people she loved were finally with her. Prue, Grams, and her mother were watching from heaven. Piper, Leo and Julie were somewhere in the manor. Her father would be dropping by tomorrow to see his grandson and Cole…
Phoebe leaned back into Cole's arms. This felt so…He felt so…right. The way he knew how to hold her, the way he knew when to give her space, the way he could be so tender at times and so passionately wild at others, all of it had overwhelmed her at times. But looking back she knew she wouldn't have traded it for anything in the world.
Cole wrapped his arms around her tighter. She could feel the tension in his long body. She would make him wait a little longer. Phoebe's finger's danced along his forearm and she felt a shudder run through him. Yes, she knew what he wanted.
"Phoebe…" he whispered huskily. She wondered if he knew how incredibly sexy he sounded when he did that. She traced her fingers along the side of his neck and once again she felt him shudder. He grabbed her hand and lowered her arm back across her stomach letting his fingers dance lightly across the skin of her arm on the way. Yes, he knew what he was doing.
"Phoebe…" he pleaded again, his breath warm against her neck, his arms tightly woven around her waist, and his lips playing with her earlobe. She let out a little whimper. "…Bedroom?" he continued with his seduction. He kissed her neck and she giggled. She turned in his arms and Cole lowered his head to kissed her. When his mouth was fractions of a second away she turned her head and he ended up kissing her cheek. Undaunted Cole moved his kisses down her cheek, down her neck. His lips played on the hollow of her throat.
"Cole…" she said playfully pushing him away. "You're going to wake Ethan up." He grabbed her by the waist and pulled her to him again. He wasn't going to wait very much longer. "…Hurry." She whispered as she jumped into his arms and started to kiss him back.
Cole had her pinned under him on her bed fingers frantically flying at buttons. There was too much between them. They just needed…
There was a timid knock on the door.
"Mommy…" a small voice asked, "Mommy I'm scared." Cole rolled over and let her escape from his trap. Phoebe opened the door as she finished buttoning up her shirt.
"What is it Ethan?" Phoebe asked taking the boy in her arms. He pointed his chubby finger at the window and Phoebe noticed the storm for the first time. He'd always been afraid of thunder she remembered.
"Can…Can I stay wif you?" he asked giving her the sweetest puppy dog face she'd ever seen. Phoebe turned to Cole and repeated the look that Ethan had given her.
"Alright." He reluctantly agreed. "I know where he got that from." He said pointing to Phoebe. Phoebe beamed and Ethan flew into Cole's arms and gave him a kiss on his cheek. Pleasantly surprised Cole kissed the little boy's forehead. He was just as irresistible as his mother but they'd have to work on that fear of storms thing. Cole laid the boy on the bed and started to tuck him in.
"Are you my daddy?" Ethan asked. Cole looked into the little boy's face then turned to phoebe whose eyes were tearing up.
"Would you like that?" Cole asked his eyes still on Phoebe. She gave him an answer with her eyes and then he turned to Ethan who answered with a solemn head nod.
"Me too." Cole answered. "Me too."
Phoebe awoke in darkness. Ethan's warm body was cuddled up to her side and Cole's dark outline stood in front of the open window. A slight breeze stirred the curtains and a fine mist flew in. Phoebe slipped out of the warm little boy's grasp and made her way over to the window sliding into Cole's arms.
"What ya thinking?" phoebe asked staring out into the same black night as him.
"Nothing…I just wish that…"
"That there were more nights like this?" Phoebe questioned giving Cole an easy way out if he chose to take it. Cole shook his head no.
"Feel that?" he questioned as a blast of mist hit them. Phoebe nodded. "If Charlie finds out that Ethan is here Phoebe…"
"I know…"
"If I lost you or…or Ethan…"
"I know…"
"Have you ever wanted to just drop everything and go and dance in the rain at night?" he asked changing the subject.
"I thought you didn't dance." Phoebe answered, secretly she'd wanted to do that for a long time there had just never been anyone who would go along with her.
"I can make an exception." He said taking her hand.
"Well then lets go." She said tugging him out of the room.
"Piper what is it?" Leo questioned when he noticed his wife standing at the window.
"Look at this." She said pointing as he came up to her and held her. Leo looked at where she was pointing and saw Phoebe and Cole dancing around in the rain splashing in puddles and laughing. "She hasn't been this happy in a long time." Piper commented as the couple fell into a heap on the lawn laughing as rain fell all around them. Leo nodded his agreement.
"Nice isn't it?" Leo questioned looking at his wife. She nodded and gave him a quick kiss.
Cole wiped some mud from her cheek and smiled.
"Ever done it in the rain?" he asked.
"Oh no you don't." she said slipping from his grasp and picking up a handful of mud and slinging it at him.
"Oh so you want to play mean. Alright." He said slinging some back.
Piper turned her attention back on the couple in the yard that was now busy slinging mud at each other.
"Yum." Piper said sarcastically. Leo laughed.
"What you never had any fantasies that included mud?" he asked.
"I can't say that I have." Piper retorted.
Cole finally caught up with her and tackled her.
"Hello." She said quietly as he hovered over her. "Does the shower count?"
"I don't think so." He retorted, and then kissed her wildly.
"Lets find out." Phoebe suggested then gave herself up to his kisses.
"Ok show's over." Piper said pulling Leo away from the window as the couple started to make out on the lawn. "I hope none of the neighbors are enjoying it." Piper said as she slid back into bed next to her husband.
"Maybe you should have a talk with her about it tomorrow?" Leo suggested.
"Oh I can see how that one would go. Pheebs I don't have any problem with what you do in private but the neighbors are going to start talking if you sleep with your boyfriend on the front lawn again." Piper retorted.
"I think it's kinda sexy." Leo offered.
"Come here. I'll show you kinda sexy." Piper said pulling her husband to her.
Charlie watched in disgust. That whore. Well then she shouldn't have any problem with having him again. He felt decidedly envious of the man with her. Well soon her would be that man and he would be with the little boy he knew she was hiding somewhere. All he had to do was keep looking and soon he knew he'd have his answer. But right now the floorshow they were providing was good enough for him.
He sat back and continued to watch.