Part 6 of

Phoebe and Cole- Another AU

"His name was Jake.... He took me in and took care of me and I thought we were great friends and all that. I was making all sorts of good friends then I was there for five months before all this happened. One of my friends, Clay, use to take me to see Kill It Before It Dies and buy me loads of candy when ever I had been dumped or lost a job. Well, I'll never forget Clay.... That's for sure. One day, I came home really late from partying with friends all night long. Jake came on to me. He started kissing me and..." She stopped as she choked out her last words. "He tore off my cloths."

Cole began to feel his anger swell up inside of him as he listened to his words. "You don't have to continue if you don't want to."

"No it's ok... It gets better. Clay had come back because I had forgotten my purse in his car. He must have heard me screaming because he came in shouting, 'Get off of her before I kill you!'. I began covering myself with the shreads of my clothing as Clay and Jake began beating each other up. I came back here after I stayed at Clay's for a month to heal the everything that Jake had done to me. Jake's in jail right now and I still keep in touch with Clay despite the relationship problems we had. We're still very good friends."

Cole began holding her hand to comfort her. He kissed it lightly so he didn't scare her. "I'm glad you are ok." He wasn't sure of what to say.

"You probably think that I told you as a 'Cry for me' type thing. It was a real scary time for me and Piper doesn't even know it. She would just think that I can't handle myself. Most people do. They also think I am really sleazy and slutty."

He kissed her hand again and said, "I never would think that. Especially after you me that. I know it must have been hard for you."

Phoebe nodded and collapsed into his arms as she began crying. She sobbed a few times and Cole could only make out, "I feel slutty..." He stroked her hair and tried to sush her.

"Shhhhh.... Phoebe, it's ok. No one thinks you are slutty."

"Sure they do! Why do you think I've only told a few people... Cole, please promise that you won't ever tell my sisters."

He thought only for a second before nodding and saying, "I promise...."

Phoebe breathed a sigh of relief and then fell asleep in his arms.

~*~*~*~

Phoebe woke up the next day and couldn't decide if she had told Cole or if it was a dream. She hoped that for her reputation it was a dream. She walked down the stairs and saw Cole's car out front and asked, "Is Cole here?" She walked a little more and saw him come from behind a chair. "Hey... What are you doing here, still? I would of thought that you would have gone home."

"I wanted to make sure that you had someone here during the night if you woke up with a nightmare."

"So I did tell you?", she half-asked, half-stated. "Perhaps you shouldn't watch me sleep anymore. You know way too much for your own good."

"Well at least it's for good." He smiled at her and knew that she was thinking of what he had just said. He had started wondering if he was hinting at him being a demon, but quickly dismissed the idea as he thought of what she would do if she knew. "So anyway... You gonna be ok?"

"Yeah. Wait, you were here all night and my sisters didn't kill you?"

"Yeah...", he replied nervously.

"That is so strange."

"Right. So I gotta go. You want me to call later?"

She smiled warmly at him and said, "Of course! I would be very disappointed if you didn't, Mr. Turner...." She wrapped her arms around his neck and brought her lips to his in a small kiss. "Very, very disappointed...."

He kissed her again and said, "Consider talking to your sisters. For me, please?"

"Fine..."

"That's my girl...." He unwrapped her arms and dodged out of the Halliwell Manor.

"I hate when he does that...." She smiled at the now-gone man and then took off to get ready for her day.