Last Chance Part 4
Phoebe awoke from a sound sleep feeling a little chilly. Turning over to reach for Cole she found he was not laying beside her. Thinking it a bit odd, she started to get up in order to see where he was, but heard someone in the bathroom and figured it was him and he would be back soon. She turned over with every intention of waiting for him, but soon she succumbed to sleep and stayed that way until the morning lights awoke her. Again she reached over for her fiancé, preparing to tell him how much she truly loved him. It was a habit they had started ever since Cole had told her he was the Source. She woke up in the mornings, often finding him staring down at her with love in his eyes, and she would tell him how much she loved him and what a good life they had in store for them and the baby. He would gaze into her eyes and honestly tell her he would never leave her, then they would cuddle until Piper or Paige knocked on their door and ordered them downstairs. Phoebe stretched expecting to roll over onto Cole, but instead found an empty space, barren of all except cruel space. The place beside her was firm, showing no one had lain there for hours. Was it really Cole in the bathroom that morning, or had he not been there at all? Had he ever come back to bed? Phoebe began to worry as she looked for the note she knew he had left. He always left her a memo on the dresser whenever he left like this, just so she would not have to worry about him. Phoebe became distressed when she could not find the note. Had he forgotten? Was he planning something? "Cole!" She called out, hoping, wishing he would answer. Searching in vain, Phoebe looked frantically throughout the entire upstairs for signs of Cole, but she found none. She even searched Paige's room, as well as Piper's, still finding nothing. It appeared as though everyone had already beaten her downstairs, so she decided to join them. Maybe Cole would be there. "Please let him be downstairs." she prayed as she began to descend the steps. She entered the kitchen silently as she saw Paige and Piper discussing some demonic vanquishing potion and Leo reading the paper. **He's not here.** she thought. **Oh God, where is he?** Leo informed the girls he was being summoned and left them as Phoebe entered the kitchen. She sat down with a defeated look upon her face and did not even mumble hello to her sisters. Piper was the first to mention something. "Hey honey, what's wrong?" she asked to her obviously tired baby sister. "Cole's not in bed, he is not in the bathroom, he is not upstairs or down here. Piper, I cannot find him." Phoebe exclaimed looking worriedly around the kitchen as if he might be lying unconscious on the floor. "He probably just needed to get out of the house, you know." Paige put in. "He is fighting inner demons, I mean the Source when I say that. And now that he knows he is not going anywhere and neither are you, he is just concerned the Source might hurt you or us. And God Pheebs, he is going to be a father, that is a lot on his shoulders, I think the man deserves a few minutes alone." "Thank you for defending him Paige, I actually am happy you are still getting along, but he did not leave a note. Anywhere. He never leaves unexpectedly without telling me where he is going, or at least leaving me a post it!" "Honey, he is probably planning a surprise and does not want you to have a clue about it, do not worry." Piper said, although this was concerning her, seeing as how Cole had not acted like this since before he told them he was the Source. "When Leo comes back I will have him do a radar search for him and ruin the surprise." With that she began to clean up breakfast and Phoebe got up to help her. As she reached for Cole's favorite mug in the dishwasher she was hit with a premonition. She was at the doctor's getting a check up on her and her baby with Piper, both her and her sister looking slightly upset. She was about to find out the sex of her baby, but then the premonition ended leaving her a little shocked. "Phoebe?" Paige asked. "What did you see?" "Me and you, Piper, at the doctor's. He was making sure my baby was okay, and it was only us, but Cole was not there. Piper, he never misses a doctor's appointment when I or the baby are involved. Where was he?" Phoebe said as anxiety rose in her voice. She was now most obviously distraught, something that was not good for her or her baby. "Come on. Go lie down, Leo will be home soon and we will figure out this whole mess, but you obviously need to sleep." Paige said as she helped her sister up the stairs. "Thanks Paige, I can take it from here, but call me if anything major comes up." "I will, do not worry any more." As Phoebe slowly climbed into bed she felt an irrepressible chill climb up her back and she feared nothing would ever be the same.
Across town Cole was resting against the headboard of his bed in the hotel room he had rented, drinking beer and watching television. He was still under the shock he had left her. It had only been eight hours and already his life seemed incomplete. He kept thinking about how it should have been. He should never have trusted the slimy Seer, he should have told Phoebe in the beginning. Then they would not have had to go through all the pain. He could have been there when his child was born, taught him how to play baseball and watched him fall asleep in his mother's arms, but no, he had to go and hurt her. Phoebe would never be the same he knew, and his family would never be complete. His heart began to burn at the mere thought that he would never know his son or daughter, he would never marry the woman he loved, and they both would aimlessly walk around their entire lives, always hoping to meet the other, never actually finding true love again. Weeks passed by and Phoebe somehow maintained a somewhat normal life. Leo had not been able to detect Cole because the Source was hiding his location. Without Phoebe there was no love, and the Source grew in size and power, but Cole always kept him under control, using him to save innocents, much to the Source's irritation. Cole grew more and more alone as he got a job and a new life, though these illusions were nothing to the gnawing agony in the base of his heart where his love for Phoebe withered and danced alone. One day Cole was wondering around the area where he used to live with Phoebe. Phoebe. The memories came flooding back nearly causing him to collapse when he saw her, his fiancé, with her sisters. Piper froze the area as a car was about to hit a child. Paige rushed in and grabbed the little boy, as Phoebe grabbed her stomach, noticeably enlarged. He got a premonition as she held her stomach, one of the Source killing Phoebe and grabbing a young baby from her arms. Piper, Leo, and Paige were in the corner slowly burning to death as he saw the Source kill him as well. He tried to shout to Phoebe in vain as they both exploded, while the Source flamed away with a crying child. The Source. He would kill the love of his life, his family, and take his baby. He held back the urge to run to her, knowing it would only bring death. She looked up and saw him with tears in her eyes and slowly whispered "Cole". She began to run to him as the other two noticed him, but he slowly turned and ran in the other direction sobbing as he ran from the one person who could help him. He had thought it would be the last time he would have seen her in their room, he did not want it to end like this. He had vowed never to hurt her, but as he ran from her like a victim from its hunter, he felt something stir inside him that kept him from turning around. The Source had awoken.
Phoebe awoke from a sound sleep feeling a little chilly. Turning over to reach for Cole she found he was not laying beside her. Thinking it a bit odd, she started to get up in order to see where he was, but heard someone in the bathroom and figured it was him and he would be back soon. She turned over with every intention of waiting for him, but soon she succumbed to sleep and stayed that way until the morning lights awoke her. Again she reached over for her fiancé, preparing to tell him how much she truly loved him. It was a habit they had started ever since Cole had told her he was the Source. She woke up in the mornings, often finding him staring down at her with love in his eyes, and she would tell him how much she loved him and what a good life they had in store for them and the baby. He would gaze into her eyes and honestly tell her he would never leave her, then they would cuddle until Piper or Paige knocked on their door and ordered them downstairs. Phoebe stretched expecting to roll over onto Cole, but instead found an empty space, barren of all except cruel space. The place beside her was firm, showing no one had lain there for hours. Was it really Cole in the bathroom that morning, or had he not been there at all? Had he ever come back to bed? Phoebe began to worry as she looked for the note she knew he had left. He always left her a memo on the dresser whenever he left like this, just so she would not have to worry about him. Phoebe became distressed when she could not find the note. Had he forgotten? Was he planning something? "Cole!" She called out, hoping, wishing he would answer. Searching in vain, Phoebe looked frantically throughout the entire upstairs for signs of Cole, but she found none. She even searched Paige's room, as well as Piper's, still finding nothing. It appeared as though everyone had already beaten her downstairs, so she decided to join them. Maybe Cole would be there. "Please let him be downstairs." she prayed as she began to descend the steps. She entered the kitchen silently as she saw Paige and Piper discussing some demonic vanquishing potion and Leo reading the paper. **He's not here.** she thought. **Oh God, where is he?** Leo informed the girls he was being summoned and left them as Phoebe entered the kitchen. She sat down with a defeated look upon her face and did not even mumble hello to her sisters. Piper was the first to mention something. "Hey honey, what's wrong?" she asked to her obviously tired baby sister. "Cole's not in bed, he is not in the bathroom, he is not upstairs or down here. Piper, I cannot find him." Phoebe exclaimed looking worriedly around the kitchen as if he might be lying unconscious on the floor. "He probably just needed to get out of the house, you know." Paige put in. "He is fighting inner demons, I mean the Source when I say that. And now that he knows he is not going anywhere and neither are you, he is just concerned the Source might hurt you or us. And God Pheebs, he is going to be a father, that is a lot on his shoulders, I think the man deserves a few minutes alone." "Thank you for defending him Paige, I actually am happy you are still getting along, but he did not leave a note. Anywhere. He never leaves unexpectedly without telling me where he is going, or at least leaving me a post it!" "Honey, he is probably planning a surprise and does not want you to have a clue about it, do not worry." Piper said, although this was concerning her, seeing as how Cole had not acted like this since before he told them he was the Source. "When Leo comes back I will have him do a radar search for him and ruin the surprise." With that she began to clean up breakfast and Phoebe got up to help her. As she reached for Cole's favorite mug in the dishwasher she was hit with a premonition. She was at the doctor's getting a check up on her and her baby with Piper, both her and her sister looking slightly upset. She was about to find out the sex of her baby, but then the premonition ended leaving her a little shocked. "Phoebe?" Paige asked. "What did you see?" "Me and you, Piper, at the doctor's. He was making sure my baby was okay, and it was only us, but Cole was not there. Piper, he never misses a doctor's appointment when I or the baby are involved. Where was he?" Phoebe said as anxiety rose in her voice. She was now most obviously distraught, something that was not good for her or her baby. "Come on. Go lie down, Leo will be home soon and we will figure out this whole mess, but you obviously need to sleep." Paige said as she helped her sister up the stairs. "Thanks Paige, I can take it from here, but call me if anything major comes up." "I will, do not worry any more." As Phoebe slowly climbed into bed she felt an irrepressible chill climb up her back and she feared nothing would ever be the same.
Across town Cole was resting against the headboard of his bed in the hotel room he had rented, drinking beer and watching television. He was still under the shock he had left her. It had only been eight hours and already his life seemed incomplete. He kept thinking about how it should have been. He should never have trusted the slimy Seer, he should have told Phoebe in the beginning. Then they would not have had to go through all the pain. He could have been there when his child was born, taught him how to play baseball and watched him fall asleep in his mother's arms, but no, he had to go and hurt her. Phoebe would never be the same he knew, and his family would never be complete. His heart began to burn at the mere thought that he would never know his son or daughter, he would never marry the woman he loved, and they both would aimlessly walk around their entire lives, always hoping to meet the other, never actually finding true love again. Weeks passed by and Phoebe somehow maintained a somewhat normal life. Leo had not been able to detect Cole because the Source was hiding his location. Without Phoebe there was no love, and the Source grew in size and power, but Cole always kept him under control, using him to save innocents, much to the Source's irritation. Cole grew more and more alone as he got a job and a new life, though these illusions were nothing to the gnawing agony in the base of his heart where his love for Phoebe withered and danced alone. One day Cole was wondering around the area where he used to live with Phoebe. Phoebe. The memories came flooding back nearly causing him to collapse when he saw her, his fiancé, with her sisters. Piper froze the area as a car was about to hit a child. Paige rushed in and grabbed the little boy, as Phoebe grabbed her stomach, noticeably enlarged. He got a premonition as she held her stomach, one of the Source killing Phoebe and grabbing a young baby from her arms. Piper, Leo, and Paige were in the corner slowly burning to death as he saw the Source kill him as well. He tried to shout to Phoebe in vain as they both exploded, while the Source flamed away with a crying child. The Source. He would kill the love of his life, his family, and take his baby. He held back the urge to run to her, knowing it would only bring death. She looked up and saw him with tears in her eyes and slowly whispered "Cole". She began to run to him as the other two noticed him, but he slowly turned and ran in the other direction sobbing as he ran from the one person who could help him. He had thought it would be the last time he would have seen her in their room, he did not want it to end like this. He had vowed never to hurt her, but as he ran from her like a victim from its hunter, he felt something stir inside him that kept him from turning around. The Source had awoken.