On the way home from the funeral, Prue and Piper took turns describing to Leo and Victor what had happened. When they got back to the manor, Leo orbed up to the Elders, and Prue, Piper, and Victor milled around amoung the mourners, looking for the strange young woman. Piper didn't see the innocent anywhere. She did, however, run into someone else.
"Cole!" she exclaimed, surprised. "Uh.. hi."
"Hey, Piper. I'd ask how you were, but under the circumstances..." he began, his expression pained. "Well, anyway, is there something going on? Because I saw you with that woman at the funeral, and then when you got here, Leo orbed out... if there's anything I can do to help, please-"
"What the hell are you doing here?" Prue cut in icily.
"Cole was just offering to help us with the innocent." Piper told her.
"Come on, Prue, don't tell me you still don't trust me. I loved Phoebe, you know I did." he said imploringly.
"Phoebe's gone." Prue snapped. "I repeat: What are you doing here?"
"I can't believe that after all I've done to prove myself to you, you still don't-" Cole began angrily, but he was cut off again, this time by Piper.
"Hey!" She stepped forward and positioned herself directly between Prue and Cole. "Look, all three of us are going to go up to the attic and wait for Leo. The two of you are going to go ahead while I go find Daddy. On the way there, Prue. explain about the woman." Prue and Cole glared at each other, and simultaniously opened their mouths to protest. "Just go." Piper said firmly, rolling her eyes. "And be nice!"
"Cole!" she exclaimed, surprised. "Uh.. hi."
"Hey, Piper. I'd ask how you were, but under the circumstances..." he began, his expression pained. "Well, anyway, is there something going on? Because I saw you with that woman at the funeral, and then when you got here, Leo orbed out... if there's anything I can do to help, please-"
"What the hell are you doing here?" Prue cut in icily.
"Cole was just offering to help us with the innocent." Piper told her.
"Come on, Prue, don't tell me you still don't trust me. I loved Phoebe, you know I did." he said imploringly.
"Phoebe's gone." Prue snapped. "I repeat: What are you doing here?"
"I can't believe that after all I've done to prove myself to you, you still don't-" Cole began angrily, but he was cut off again, this time by Piper.
"Hey!" She stepped forward and positioned herself directly between Prue and Cole. "Look, all three of us are going to go up to the attic and wait for Leo. The two of you are going to go ahead while I go find Daddy. On the way there, Prue. explain about the woman." Prue and Cole glared at each other, and simultaniously opened their mouths to protest. "Just go." Piper said firmly, rolling her eyes. "And be nice!"