Disclaimer: See previous chapters.
A/N: Thank you all for the reviews. I'm sorry this took so long to be updated, but I'm juggling two other stories at the same time. All from different shows, so bear with me!
Once again, I know nothing about the law. . .which is not good, but when someone says something that isn't actually a real law, pretend it is.
"I'm your brother in law." He said. Phoebe's mouth dropped open. She looked at Cole who met her eyes. It was the truth. "I'm shocked he never told you about me." He said feigning hurt. "Or about the rest of his family. But then, he never did enjoy being around his family." Phoebe tried not to let her surprise show. She looked up at Athex who was searching her for any kind of emotion.
"What are you doing here?" Cole repeated, more firmly this time. Athex tilted his head.
"You know, big brother, if I didn't know better I'd think that you're disappointed to see me." Athex said, stepping forward. Cole stood his ground.
"You have no right to be here." Cole said raising his voice. Phoebe held onto his arm.
"I have no right to be here? And your wife has no right to know what is going on in her own husbands life?" Athex said, raising his voice as well. Phoebe frowned.
"What are you talking about?" Phoebe asked.
"Ah, not so good now, are we brother?" He said to Cole. Cole glanced at Phoebe who was now looking at his expectantly. "Reyles sent me, she said that things have gone far enough. You're to go home. She wants her husband back." He finished. Phoebe gasped. Cole closed his eyes.
"Phoebe. . ." Cole started, but remained silent. Phoebe stepped away from him.
"That's right. Seems your glorious husband has been lying to you for quite a while. Seems, by the law, he isn't even your husband. After all, you can't marry someone while you are currently married to someone to someone else." Athex said. He turned to Cole, and with one last smirk shimmered out of the room. Phoebe opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came out.
"You had - have a wife?" Phoebe asked. Cole nodded slowly.
"Phoebe, things don't work down there like they work up here. You can't just get a divorce." Cole said after a few seconds.
"You lied to me." Phoebe said quietly. "You married me knowing that it didn't mean anything!"
"It meant everything to me." Cole replied. "I love you, Phoebe."
Phoebe shook her head. "It means nothing. Those vows meant nothing. You were married to someone else all along." Cole started to say something, but Phoebe stopped him. "We were never married. Never husband and wife." She fought back the tears that were threatening to flow. "I have to go." Cole stepped forward but Phoebe put up her hand, and with one last look exited the room.
"Phoebe? What's wrong?" Piper asked her distraught sister as she descended the stairs. Phoebe looked at her and shook her head, before opening the manor door and walking out of the manor. Piper looked at Paige who shrugged.
"They probably had a fight. They'll get over it." Paige said.
"Phoebe!?" Cole shouted minutes later. Piper once again looked up. "Where did she go?" He asked running into the lounge.
"She left, Cole, what's going on?" Piper asked. Cole said nothing, and quickly exited the manor. "What is going on!?" Piper yelled. Paige smirked. The recognizable blue beads of light formed in front of them. Leo appeared, a weird look on his face. Piper frowned. "What is it?"
"They're not suspicious anymore. They're going crazy." Leo said. "Cole has. . .family."
"Family. . .other than us?" Paige asked.
"Blood relatives, and in laws." Leo said slowly.
"He was married before?" Piper asked surprised. Leo grimaced.
"He still is." He said.
Well, that was it. Sorry that Cole and Phoebe keep constantly having problems, but I feel that's the best storyline. Problem, solution. Problem, solution. You get the jist. R&R!
A/N: Thank you all for the reviews. I'm sorry this took so long to be updated, but I'm juggling two other stories at the same time. All from different shows, so bear with me!
Once again, I know nothing about the law. . .which is not good, but when someone says something that isn't actually a real law, pretend it is.
"I'm your brother in law." He said. Phoebe's mouth dropped open. She looked at Cole who met her eyes. It was the truth. "I'm shocked he never told you about me." He said feigning hurt. "Or about the rest of his family. But then, he never did enjoy being around his family." Phoebe tried not to let her surprise show. She looked up at Athex who was searching her for any kind of emotion.
"What are you doing here?" Cole repeated, more firmly this time. Athex tilted his head.
"You know, big brother, if I didn't know better I'd think that you're disappointed to see me." Athex said, stepping forward. Cole stood his ground.
"You have no right to be here." Cole said raising his voice. Phoebe held onto his arm.
"I have no right to be here? And your wife has no right to know what is going on in her own husbands life?" Athex said, raising his voice as well. Phoebe frowned.
"What are you talking about?" Phoebe asked.
"Ah, not so good now, are we brother?" He said to Cole. Cole glanced at Phoebe who was now looking at his expectantly. "Reyles sent me, she said that things have gone far enough. You're to go home. She wants her husband back." He finished. Phoebe gasped. Cole closed his eyes.
"Phoebe. . ." Cole started, but remained silent. Phoebe stepped away from him.
"That's right. Seems your glorious husband has been lying to you for quite a while. Seems, by the law, he isn't even your husband. After all, you can't marry someone while you are currently married to someone to someone else." Athex said. He turned to Cole, and with one last smirk shimmered out of the room. Phoebe opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came out.
"You had - have a wife?" Phoebe asked. Cole nodded slowly.
"Phoebe, things don't work down there like they work up here. You can't just get a divorce." Cole said after a few seconds.
"You lied to me." Phoebe said quietly. "You married me knowing that it didn't mean anything!"
"It meant everything to me." Cole replied. "I love you, Phoebe."
Phoebe shook her head. "It means nothing. Those vows meant nothing. You were married to someone else all along." Cole started to say something, but Phoebe stopped him. "We were never married. Never husband and wife." She fought back the tears that were threatening to flow. "I have to go." Cole stepped forward but Phoebe put up her hand, and with one last look exited the room.
"Phoebe? What's wrong?" Piper asked her distraught sister as she descended the stairs. Phoebe looked at her and shook her head, before opening the manor door and walking out of the manor. Piper looked at Paige who shrugged.
"They probably had a fight. They'll get over it." Paige said.
"Phoebe!?" Cole shouted minutes later. Piper once again looked up. "Where did she go?" He asked running into the lounge.
"She left, Cole, what's going on?" Piper asked. Cole said nothing, and quickly exited the manor. "What is going on!?" Piper yelled. Paige smirked. The recognizable blue beads of light formed in front of them. Leo appeared, a weird look on his face. Piper frowned. "What is it?"
"They're not suspicious anymore. They're going crazy." Leo said. "Cole has. . .family."
"Family. . .other than us?" Paige asked.
"Blood relatives, and in laws." Leo said slowly.
"He was married before?" Piper asked surprised. Leo grimaced.
"He still is." He said.
Well, that was it. Sorry that Cole and Phoebe keep constantly having problems, but I feel that's the best storyline. Problem, solution. Problem, solution. You get the jist. R&R!