Phoebe laid in her warm bed not wanting to forget the night before and even into the morning hours. She could almost picture the wonderful events that had unfolded. His embrace was so loving, she thought as she wrapped her arms around herself.

"Why did he have to go so early? What was so important?" She relaxed again and realized that it had only been three hours since she had said good-bye to Cole, but to her every minute away from him seemed like an eternity.

The wonderful memories ran through her head. She hadn't planned on seeing him, but as she was getting into bed he gave her a wonderful surprise. It wasn't often that she had the chance to be with him, well, at least lately it seemed that way.

"Oh, I guess I should get up," Phoebe finally decided. "Time to hit the shower!"

She stumbled out of bed she tripped over the shirt that Cole had been wearing the night before. It puzzled her at first, but when she saw that his pants were lying over a chair she started to giggle. What is he doing? Going to see the world barely dressed! She thought as she picked up his shirt off the floor and laid it on top of his pants. Maybe he just materialized something else to wear, she finally decided.

As she left her room to head to the shower she could smell the most wonderful muffins. "Blueberry!" she said out loud in the excitement of knowing that her hunger pains were going to feed. I wonder why Piper got up so early this morning. I know she had to work late.

She walked toward the bathroom, but quickly decided that the shower could wait. After all, if she waited to take a shower the muffins would be cold. With that excuse she turned around and ran down the stairs.

When she rounded the bottom corner to the stairs she noticed that both Piper's and Prue's bags were gone. Strange. They must have taken them to their room, she thought a bit confused, but as she entered the kitchen she realized that she was mistaken.

In front of the stove stood Cole. In his hands he held a hot pan of muffins. The kitchen was almost spotless, except for a brown paper bag that sat on the counter and a plate and cup of coffee that were placed at the table.

As Phoebe looked at him she realized in shock what he was wearing, practically nothing! He was wearing only a pear of black, silk boxers. Oh, I wish I could take those off! She thought without thinking. Then she realized that her sisters were still in bed.

"Good morning, beautiful," Cole said at the site of Phoebe in her red slip nightgown. "I was hoping that I wouldn't have to wait too long."

"Is this why you left so early this morning? To cook me breakfast?" It wasn't something that Cole had ever done before, but it was sure sweet.

"Why shouldn't I?"

"I don't mean to sound ungrateful or rude, but what took you so long? You got up two hours ago, and all you made was a batch of blueberry muffins."

"I'm not as gifted as you sister. I can't just make something from scratch."

"So you went to the store and bought them already made and put them in the pan?"

"Give me some credit, Phoebe. I made them from a box. I know that they can't be as good a Piper's, but I made them especially for you." As he looked at her he could feel his body longing to hold her again . . . the way he had held her the night before.

"And what about the mess you made? Where is it?" She asked in a teasing tone.

"A minute ago you asked me what took so long. I did have time to clean up."

"I'm sorry…I didn't mean to sound the way that I did. Thank you. May I have one?" Cole handed her a muffin. The paper wrap that held it was extremely hot, and she dropped it to keep it from burning her hand. She looked at Cole. He was holding the pan that he had just taken from the oven. How can that not burn him, she thought, and then she remembered.

Cole was a demon. She had met him when she working with Daryl, a San Francisco cop. He was using the cover as an assistant defense attorney to enter his way into the community, more that he was using it to enter his way into the lives of the Charmed Ones.

he Charmed Ones were what Phoebe, Piper, and Prue were known as in their family, and among some other magical beings. They worked hard to end the torturous pain that evil inflicted upon the innocents of the world, and that was their job. Ever since the sister's great, great, great, great, great grandmother had moved to the New World their family had done their best to help those who were in need, and nothing had changed through the generations. They were determined to fight any evil force that came in the way of good, whether it be a warlock or a demon, but lately there was one exception to that rule: Cole.

Cole was only half demon. His father had been a mortal until his mother killed him. When Cole first met the Charmed Ones his assignment was to kill them, and he was determined to do just that. On his quest to find a way to accomplish his goal he realized that Phoebe would be perfect way to do just that, that is until he fell in love with her. At first it was just an act, or so he claimed, but as time went by his heart belonged only to her. He finally had realized the wrongness of his demonic side and was trying to change. Sadly, he was caught, but luckily he escaped and had been hiding out with the sisters and in other planes ever since.

Phoebe sat down at the table, and reached out for the muffin that she had dropped only seconds earlier. Again she felt the burning sensation on her skin, but this time she gently placed it on the table.

"What's wrong? Aren't you hungry? You need the energy after last night, so you better eat-up." Cole smiled at her in a seductive manner. It was an expression that she saw often in his face, but only toward her.

She held herself back as she had the erg to return to the activities of the night before, but she was in the kitchen and her sisters were home. She thought for a moment, if they weren't home would I'd--

At that moment Cole reached out and placed his hand on her neck. His eyes were filled with love, wanting only what she wanted: to love her soul mate.

Their lips met. He enveloped her mouth with his as he caressed her body. Her soft skin made his desire to be one with her so much stronger. As their embrace continued he reached up and touched her shoulder, slowly slipping the spaghetti strap to her nightgown down. "We can't," Phoebe said trying to prevent her sisters from walking in on the two. "What if Piper and Prue find us?"

"Don't worry about them. They have already left. Piper needed to get groceries and Prue wanted to go shopping for--"

Phoebe didn't give him time to finish talking. With the knowledge that her sisters were out of the house she returned his proposal. She slowly pushed him over against a wall as he again began to caress her body. They slid down onto the floor. It was something that Phoebe knew her sister's would kill her over, making out in the kitchen, but at this moment she didn't care.

His arms were so welcoming, his touch was so gentle, and his kiss was so affectionate. If she hadn't seen his demonic side herself, she would never believe that this entity was evil. But to her he was the answer to her dreams. As he took off her nightgown she held her arms around him. She knew that she could never let go.

It was in that moment that she heard it, a rustling sound in the front room. Don't worry about it. You're hearing things.

Just then the door swung open.

"What smells so good?" Prue asked as she walked into the kitchen. Just then she saw her sister and Cole. "My eyes, my eyes!"

* * *

"Nice to meet you Kevin. Would you like to come in?" Patty had a hard time not stumbling over the words as she invited the hansom stranger into her house.

"Thank you. I thought you'd never ask."

Patty could fill her heart start to pound. She suddenly realized that she was blushing. Calm down, before he thinks you're desperate. Wait a minute, I am. It had been a long time since she had had someone interested in her, and with the way that Kevin was smiling--he was interested.

"Patty, can I have a word with you?" Grams motioned for her daughter to join her in the kitchen.

"What is it this time, mother. I am getting tired of you thinking everyone of my friends is out to get me. What is your problem anyway?"

"Patty, there are things that you just don't understand."

"Then explain them to me, Mother."

"It is neither the time nor the place."

"Well, when you decide that it is the right time and right place I might decide to listen to you and hope that you have a sane reason to complain about the people I hang around with. Until then, I have to go back into the living room."

"But Patty--"

"Kill it Mom."

"What did you say, young lady."

"I said kill it Mom!"

* * *

"Phoebe! What do you think you are doing?" Prue yelled.

"What's all the--" Piper began. As she knocked Prue aside with the edge of the kitchen door and saw the scene on the kitchen floor, she covered up her eyes dropping the bags that she had been holding. The breaking of glass as it crashed against the floor distracted the two lovebirds. "Phoebe! Have you ever heard of a bed?"

"More importantly, a bedroom!"

Phoebe didn't care about her sisters' interruption and all she could manage to do was giggle, but luckily Cole could do a little more.

Phoebe felt her body alter. She felt almost as if she was changing shape, but then it was over. She looked up to see what had happened, and she was no longer in plane sight of her sisters in the kitchen.

As she laid in her bed, thankful that Cole still was able to shimmer, she began to hold him closer. He covered her mouth with his, and ran his arms down her naked body. She was so thankful that he still had his powers or she would still be downstairs trying to explain herself to her sisters, even though that was something she knew she wouldn't be able to avoid when she saw them again.

Cole had wanted to completely rid himself of the temptations of the dark side, but so far it hadn't been done.

There are good and bad sides to his powers Phoebe thought, and by shimmering Cole could attract those he was hiding from, and that was definitely a bad side. But right now, being in Cole's arms, against his warm body, she sure knew that there were good sides to his evil powers.

Often Cole would help the Charmed Ones in their efforts to attack those he once worked with, and because of this help, he had slowly earned the trust of Phoebe's sister. Unfortunately, the trust was not complete.

Phoebe looked at Cole as she held him in her arms and realized that last night's adventure was repeating itself. She gazed at Cole's bare body and smiled. If only she could have him every night!

"I love you, Phoebe."

"I love you--" Phoebe started. When she saw the familiar blue orbs appear in the corner of the room she grabbed her down comforter and covered Cole and herself up as quickly as possible.

As Leo appeared in the room, he realized the intimate intrusion he had just made. "Sorry," he said, "but this is important!"

"What is this place? Grand Central Station!" Phoebe yelled desperately disappointed that her second day in heaven would have to wait.

* * *


Prue turned to run upstairs after her sister, but Piper held her back.

"She just can't get away that easily!"

"Let her go. You know if we go barging in her room, we are just going to see what we saw a minute ago."

Shivers went threw her body. Seeing her on the kitchen floor doing the wild thing wasn't something that she wanted to see twice in the same morning.

"What did she think she was doing?" Prue asked Piper. "I will never think of this room in the same way! Ever!"

"Are you trying to tell me that you have already forgotten your make out session with Mitchell in here?" Piper looked around the kitchen at the clothes that were draped over the counter. "As I recall you about left me on Mt. Olympus, so you could enjoy yourself!"

Piper bent over and started to pickup the broken groceries that were all over the floor.

Prue blushed as she continued. "I was also under a spell at the time, by a servant of Hades himself."

"Excuses, excuses! And by the way, it wasn't Hades himself. It was Hates' son. Throw me the paper towels, will you?"

It had been a while since Prue had even thought of that horrible situation. She had met Mitchell when she had been offered the cover of the magazine that she worked at. When she was at the library doing research she met this man, who at the time, she fell deadly in love with. After a long ordeal and being sent to Hades when Phoebe's boyfriend, who ended up being the prince of Hades, brought a camera for her to use to shot an old fashion looking cover. It ended up that Phoebe's boyfriend wanted Phoebe as his wife so that his father would let him stay in Hades, and Mitchell, well he had made a deal with the Devil. In trade for a great job, Mitchell agreed to do the Prince's dirty work.

Piper decided to go to see Zeus to save Phoebe, and the Prince sent Mitchell to see Prue so he could distract her and keep her from bringing Piper back at sunset, the only time it was possible. Thanks to the spell that Mitchell had put on his kisses Prue failed, until she turned back time and was able to retrieve Piper. Luckily, Zeus granted Phoebe's safe return, as long as she hadn't eaten anything in Hades, which luckily she hadn't.

Prue was lucky that day. Thanks to Mitchell's pride, she wasn't only able to save her sister, but she was able to break the deal that was made. And in the end, Nickos, the prince of Hades, was sent to live a mortal life on earth.

"I see your point," Prue continued to Piper as she threw the roll of towels across the room. "But still, there are other places to--well you know."

"I know, and I agree, but let her have her fun. I mean who knows when she is going to have to say good-bye forever."

"Piper, Prue. We need to talk! We have a problem!" Phoebe yelled as she ran down the stairway in her sister's robe.

"We sure--" They started to say in unison until they realized that Leo was following her with Cole following close behind with Phoebe's comforter wrapped around him like a big heavy robe.

Piper's and Prue's eyes were wide. Piper looked as if she was trying to hold back from laughing, but Prue looked mad.

"New style in togas this year?" Piper asked Cole.

"What?" he responded.

Piper pointed to the outfit that Phoebe's usually properly dressed demon was wearing, or more accurately, was wearing him.

"Never mind that! Why are you wearing my robe?" Prue budded in. "What happened to yours?"

"I believe that you took mine last night. Remember? You walked in my room and didn't realized that Cole and I were in there and you grabbed it to hide your eyes."

"But how did you get my robe! If you went through the trouble of going to my room, why didn't you just get yours?" Prue snapped back, her temper getting shorter and shorter as the conversation went on.

Leo looked at Prue with guilty eyes. "That would be my fault. She said it was in your room and I grabbed the wrong one."

"We have a problem," Phoebe began again, hoping that this time they would stay on the subject. "But he won't tell me what it is!" She was pointing to Leo with a glair that her sisters easily saw. The sisters joined in.

"What is the problem?"

"I--I can't--tell you," he responded and orbed out in order to escape the girls inquires.

* * *

They'll never find me in here, Leo thought as he materialized in Phoebe's room. They probably went to Piper's room and saw that I wasn't there and gave up, for a while anyway.

Leo sat down on Phoebe's bed, laid back and closed his eyes. It lasted only a moment when he realized that there was still one diary to be found.

"I wonder where she keeps it?" he said out loud and then suddenly remembered that he was hiding. Any slight move in this old Victorian house, no matter how good of condition it is in, can cause loud creeks.

I wonder where Phoebe would keep a diary if she has one. Still lying on Phoebe's bed Leo thought back to his childhood and to the places that his little sister kept her diary.

"Under the mattress," he said but this time in a whisper. He stuck his hand underneath the mattress and sure enough on the first try he found it.

"That girl is too predictable."

September 29, 1998

Dear Diary,

I give up. I know that I have said it before, but this time I am serious! This was one of the biggest mistakes that I have ever made, and you know that I have made quite a few (whose joking--I have made a ton of them).

I just felt so unloved out there. Everyone that I have ever cared for lives in California, and for some reason I thought that they would love me too.

I went out there looking for Dad, and all I found was loneliness. I thought it would be so different here, but I was so wrong.

If I had the money I would turn around and go back, but I just don't. If I had the money I would just pay Prue off to get her my back! But like always I have to depend on my sisters to save my butt.

Phoebe