Disclaimer: See previous chapters.
Countertiger_x, thanks for the help :)
A/N: Thank you all for the reviews! Also, has it been confirmed that Julian McMahon is leaving Charmed? If so, how's it going to happen? They're not going to kill him off, are they? They wouldn't. . .
Phoebe ran down the manor's steps and down the road. She didn't care where she was going, she just had to get away from Cole. She heard him calling after her, but ignoring him she ran faster. Eventually, not able to keep going, she leant against a brick wall of a nearby building. She had managed to lose Cole in the time she had sprinted away. She slid down the wall to the ground and covered her face with her hands. He was married. She wanted to scream as loud as she possibly could. She used to believe that everything happens for a reason, but this was unbelievable. It seemed that nothing had ever gone right for her and Cole. She guessed this is what the Elders were so worried about. She thought that whatever it was that they were worried about, her and Cole would surely be able to get through it together. She thought their love was too strong. Now she wasn't so sure.
"Phoebe?!" Cole shouted. He had been running up and down the streets around the manor looking for her, but to no avail. He ran his hand over his face and shouted her name again. Nothing. Although, it wasn't as if she would answer him. He had hurt her, again. His past had come up from under him, and there was almost nothing he could do to keep it from ruining his life. He grimaced. He had ruined everything. He turned his head and saw her. She was sitting on the ground, hugging her knees. He thought for a second, wondering if he should go up to her or let her be. Maybe she needed more time. After a few seconds he decided to go up to her.
"Phoebe. . ." He said softly, but loud enough for her to hear him. She looked up, and he took in the look in her eyes. Not so much anger, but hurt. He longed to take her in his arms and hold her, but knowing it would take more than that to mend this situation he just sat down opposite her. She didn't say anything. He brought his hand up to her face and gently rubbed his fingers against her cheek. For a second she closed her eyes, as if savouring his touch, but only for a slight moment before she pulled away.
"No. . ." She whispered. She stood up and walked away. Cole stood as well.
"Phoebe, we need to talk about this." Cole said following her.
"You're right Cole. Except you're a bit late. We should have talked about this a long time ago." Phoebe said stopping and facing him.
"Come on Phoebe, what was I supposed to say? 'I'm married and there's less than a 10% chance that I will be able to get out of it, want to get a drink'?" Cole said exasperated.
"You had no right to keep that from me Cole!" Phoebe said. Cole stepped forward.
"I know. I should have told you, and I'm not trying to excuse it. It's just. . .I wanted to keep my past exactly that. The past. I left it behind me so long ago, I never that it would come back into my life." He said.
"You can't have possibly thought that it would disappear. . .you know better than that Cole." Phoebe said.
"I. . .I think I wanted it to disappear so bad that I thought leaving it behind would make it. God, Phoebe, I never wanted it to be like this. I left them, my family, my. . .wife. I left them all because they wanted a life that I couldn't give them. 2 years later I was assigned to kill you and your sisters. . .and I couldn't bear to tell you about it after everything we've been through to get where we are now." Cole tried to explain.
"The Elders, they were so sure something big would destroy us. Destroy you." Phoebe said seconds later.
"They are my past. Nothing will take me back there, not as long as I have you by my side." Cole said.
"That's just the thing Cole. . .I don't know if I can still be with you after all of this." Phoebe said.
"Don't say that. . .Phoebe, you have to believe that I never meant for this to hurt you." Cole pleaded with her.
"I do believe you. It's just that I don't know if you have anything else hidden away in your past that could destroy us." Phoebe said. She stepped away from him. "I just need some time alone to think." She finished. After a few minutes, Cole nodded and watched her as she walked away. Away from him.
Well, that's the 7th chapter done! R&R!
Countertiger_x, thanks for the help :)
A/N: Thank you all for the reviews! Also, has it been confirmed that Julian McMahon is leaving Charmed? If so, how's it going to happen? They're not going to kill him off, are they? They wouldn't. . .
Phoebe ran down the manor's steps and down the road. She didn't care where she was going, she just had to get away from Cole. She heard him calling after her, but ignoring him she ran faster. Eventually, not able to keep going, she leant against a brick wall of a nearby building. She had managed to lose Cole in the time she had sprinted away. She slid down the wall to the ground and covered her face with her hands. He was married. She wanted to scream as loud as she possibly could. She used to believe that everything happens for a reason, but this was unbelievable. It seemed that nothing had ever gone right for her and Cole. She guessed this is what the Elders were so worried about. She thought that whatever it was that they were worried about, her and Cole would surely be able to get through it together. She thought their love was too strong. Now she wasn't so sure.
"Phoebe?!" Cole shouted. He had been running up and down the streets around the manor looking for her, but to no avail. He ran his hand over his face and shouted her name again. Nothing. Although, it wasn't as if she would answer him. He had hurt her, again. His past had come up from under him, and there was almost nothing he could do to keep it from ruining his life. He grimaced. He had ruined everything. He turned his head and saw her. She was sitting on the ground, hugging her knees. He thought for a second, wondering if he should go up to her or let her be. Maybe she needed more time. After a few seconds he decided to go up to her.
"Phoebe. . ." He said softly, but loud enough for her to hear him. She looked up, and he took in the look in her eyes. Not so much anger, but hurt. He longed to take her in his arms and hold her, but knowing it would take more than that to mend this situation he just sat down opposite her. She didn't say anything. He brought his hand up to her face and gently rubbed his fingers against her cheek. For a second she closed her eyes, as if savouring his touch, but only for a slight moment before she pulled away.
"No. . ." She whispered. She stood up and walked away. Cole stood as well.
"Phoebe, we need to talk about this." Cole said following her.
"You're right Cole. Except you're a bit late. We should have talked about this a long time ago." Phoebe said stopping and facing him.
"Come on Phoebe, what was I supposed to say? 'I'm married and there's less than a 10% chance that I will be able to get out of it, want to get a drink'?" Cole said exasperated.
"You had no right to keep that from me Cole!" Phoebe said. Cole stepped forward.
"I know. I should have told you, and I'm not trying to excuse it. It's just. . .I wanted to keep my past exactly that. The past. I left it behind me so long ago, I never that it would come back into my life." He said.
"You can't have possibly thought that it would disappear. . .you know better than that Cole." Phoebe said.
"I. . .I think I wanted it to disappear so bad that I thought leaving it behind would make it. God, Phoebe, I never wanted it to be like this. I left them, my family, my. . .wife. I left them all because they wanted a life that I couldn't give them. 2 years later I was assigned to kill you and your sisters. . .and I couldn't bear to tell you about it after everything we've been through to get where we are now." Cole tried to explain.
"The Elders, they were so sure something big would destroy us. Destroy you." Phoebe said seconds later.
"They are my past. Nothing will take me back there, not as long as I have you by my side." Cole said.
"That's just the thing Cole. . .I don't know if I can still be with you after all of this." Phoebe said.
"Don't say that. . .Phoebe, you have to believe that I never meant for this to hurt you." Cole pleaded with her.
"I do believe you. It's just that I don't know if you have anything else hidden away in your past that could destroy us." Phoebe said. She stepped away from him. "I just need some time alone to think." She finished. After a few minutes, Cole nodded and watched her as she walked away. Away from him.
Well, that's the 7th chapter done! R&R!