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A/N: Thank you for the reviews. I'm still not sure where this story is going, but I've got a general idea.
That night. . .
"Why are we back here?" Phoebe asked Cole. He had told her that they had to get out of the apartment, but never mentioned coming back to the manor. Phoebe watched as he got out of the car and walked around to the passenger door. He opened it and looked at her expectantly.
"Coming?" He asked. Phoebe thought for a moment.
"No." She said, as she folded her arms across her chest. Cole scowled.
"We are going to sort this out. I know how upset you are about this. We have to deal with it." He said. Phoebe frowned.
"Well, do we have to do it now? We talked to them just this afternoon." Phoebe said.
"And we never got anywhere." Cole replied.
"Let's come back tomorrow." Phoebe said standing her ground. Cole leant forward, undid her seat belt and practically carried her out of the car.
"Cole! What are you doing!?" Phoebe yelled hitting him lightly on the shoulder. Cole put her down on the sidewalk and closed the door behind her.
"We're doing this, now." He grabbed her hand and kissed it. Phoebe frowned at him. He smiled in return before pulling her up to the manors door. He reached up and knocked on the door. They waited, but no one answered.
"Oh, pity. No one's home." Phoebe said. She turned and quickly started walking down the steps, but Cole pulled her pack up.
"We'll wait." He said.
"But Cole, honey" Phoebe started, "it's cold out. You wouldn't want me to catch a cold, would you?" She mustered up her best puppy dog look. Cole smiled.
"Of course not." He said. Phoebe grinned, as she started walking down the steps again. But once again Cole stopped her. He held up a key. "But we're not going to be outside." He said smiling. Phoebe growled and followed him as he entered the manor. They entered the living room.
"Well, I'm tired. So I'm going to wait for them in my room." Upon seeing the look on Cole's face she said, "Relax. I'm not going to crawl out of the window or anything. Just wake me up when they come." Phoebe headed upstairs.
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Half an hour later Cole was still downstairs. He glanced at the clock. They probably wouldn't be back for another hour, if they were still like they were when he used to know them. He figured he would still hear them come back if he were upstairs, so he decided to go up to Phoebe's room. He knocked and entered. Phoebe wasn't inside. He grimaced.
"They're still not here, huh?" Cole spun around and saw Phoebe standing behind him.
"I thought you had-" Cole started.
"I know. But I didn't. I guess you're right about sorting this out as soon as possible." She interrupted as she walked past him into her room. She lay down on the bed. Cole sat down beside her.
"I know how hard this has been for you." He said.
"What are you talking about?" Phoebe asked.
"When I was the source, you were forced to choose between me and your sisters. Now you're losing them again because of me." Cole explained. "I know how much you love them, and I'm not going to stand by and watch your family get torn apart again because of me." Phoebe put her hand on his shoulder and pulled him down gently so he was lying next to her. She rested her head on his chest.
"This is not your fault. Cole, I love you. Nothing will ever change that. And yes, choosing between them and you was one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make, but I believe that everything worked out the way it did for a reason. We will get through this." She said. Cole took her hand in his, kissed the top of her head and closed his eyes.
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Cole woke up a while later. He manoeuvred himself out from under Phoebe, careful not to wake her. He was thirsty as hell, so he made his way down to the kitchen. He quietly grabbed a glass and opened the fridge, pulling out a box of orange juice. He started filling the glass up.
"Cole?" Cole jumped as he saw Paige standing in the doorway. "What are you doing here?" She asked.
"Phoebe-" He started to speak but Paige put up her hand. "Never mind. I don't think I want to know what you and Phoebe have been doing. Is there any left?" She said indicating towards the juice. Cole nodded and poured her a glass while she sat down at the counter. He handed it to her.
"For what it's worth Cole, I don't think you're evil anymore." She said, as she took a sip of her juice. Cole frowned.
"How come you never said anything earlier?" Cole asked.
"Because I had no idea you were back together with Phoebe." She explained. Cole nodded. She paused, "I know things were never, well, friendly between us." She said.
"Understandably. You had a hunch that I wasn't, well, trustworthy. I understand that." Cole said.
"Well, I want you and Phoebe to know that I'm okay with you two, you know, staying together." She said. She quickly downed the rest of the juice and stood up. She began to walk out of the room.
"Paige." Cole said. Paige turned around. "Thank you. It means a lot." He said smiling. Paige smiled back at him and exited the room.
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That's the third chapter done. Please review just to let me know you're there. Thanks.
A/N: Thank you for the reviews. I'm still not sure where this story is going, but I've got a general idea.
That night. . .
"Why are we back here?" Phoebe asked Cole. He had told her that they had to get out of the apartment, but never mentioned coming back to the manor. Phoebe watched as he got out of the car and walked around to the passenger door. He opened it and looked at her expectantly.
"Coming?" He asked. Phoebe thought for a moment.
"No." She said, as she folded her arms across her chest. Cole scowled.
"We are going to sort this out. I know how upset you are about this. We have to deal with it." He said. Phoebe frowned.
"Well, do we have to do it now? We talked to them just this afternoon." Phoebe said.
"And we never got anywhere." Cole replied.
"Let's come back tomorrow." Phoebe said standing her ground. Cole leant forward, undid her seat belt and practically carried her out of the car.
"Cole! What are you doing!?" Phoebe yelled hitting him lightly on the shoulder. Cole put her down on the sidewalk and closed the door behind her.
"We're doing this, now." He grabbed her hand and kissed it. Phoebe frowned at him. He smiled in return before pulling her up to the manors door. He reached up and knocked on the door. They waited, but no one answered.
"Oh, pity. No one's home." Phoebe said. She turned and quickly started walking down the steps, but Cole pulled her pack up.
"We'll wait." He said.
"But Cole, honey" Phoebe started, "it's cold out. You wouldn't want me to catch a cold, would you?" She mustered up her best puppy dog look. Cole smiled.
"Of course not." He said. Phoebe grinned, as she started walking down the steps again. But once again Cole stopped her. He held up a key. "But we're not going to be outside." He said smiling. Phoebe growled and followed him as he entered the manor. They entered the living room.
"Well, I'm tired. So I'm going to wait for them in my room." Upon seeing the look on Cole's face she said, "Relax. I'm not going to crawl out of the window or anything. Just wake me up when they come." Phoebe headed upstairs.
* * * * *
Half an hour later Cole was still downstairs. He glanced at the clock. They probably wouldn't be back for another hour, if they were still like they were when he used to know them. He figured he would still hear them come back if he were upstairs, so he decided to go up to Phoebe's room. He knocked and entered. Phoebe wasn't inside. He grimaced.
"They're still not here, huh?" Cole spun around and saw Phoebe standing behind him.
"I thought you had-" Cole started.
"I know. But I didn't. I guess you're right about sorting this out as soon as possible." She interrupted as she walked past him into her room. She lay down on the bed. Cole sat down beside her.
"I know how hard this has been for you." He said.
"What are you talking about?" Phoebe asked.
"When I was the source, you were forced to choose between me and your sisters. Now you're losing them again because of me." Cole explained. "I know how much you love them, and I'm not going to stand by and watch your family get torn apart again because of me." Phoebe put her hand on his shoulder and pulled him down gently so he was lying next to her. She rested her head on his chest.
"This is not your fault. Cole, I love you. Nothing will ever change that. And yes, choosing between them and you was one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make, but I believe that everything worked out the way it did for a reason. We will get through this." She said. Cole took her hand in his, kissed the top of her head and closed his eyes.
* * * * *
Cole woke up a while later. He manoeuvred himself out from under Phoebe, careful not to wake her. He was thirsty as hell, so he made his way down to the kitchen. He quietly grabbed a glass and opened the fridge, pulling out a box of orange juice. He started filling the glass up.
"Cole?" Cole jumped as he saw Paige standing in the doorway. "What are you doing here?" She asked.
"Phoebe-" He started to speak but Paige put up her hand. "Never mind. I don't think I want to know what you and Phoebe have been doing. Is there any left?" She said indicating towards the juice. Cole nodded and poured her a glass while she sat down at the counter. He handed it to her.
"For what it's worth Cole, I don't think you're evil anymore." She said, as she took a sip of her juice. Cole frowned.
"How come you never said anything earlier?" Cole asked.
"Because I had no idea you were back together with Phoebe." She explained. Cole nodded. She paused, "I know things were never, well, friendly between us." She said.
"Understandably. You had a hunch that I wasn't, well, trustworthy. I understand that." Cole said.
"Well, I want you and Phoebe to know that I'm okay with you two, you know, staying together." She said. She quickly downed the rest of the juice and stood up. She began to walk out of the room.
"Paige." Cole said. Paige turned around. "Thank you. It means a lot." He said smiling. Paige smiled back at him and exited the room.
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That's the third chapter done. Please review just to let me know you're there. Thanks.