Hey you guys! Thanks to all of you who reviewed before. I know I kind of
left you hanging there the last time. All will become clear...lol, sorry,
just had to say that. Well, enough with my babbling, just wanted to say
thanks for reviewing, and keep doing it. Now, on with the story!
Chapter 2- Open Wound
"Phoebe." Cole said in surprise. He hadn't expected to see her in the store. The only reason he had even come to San Francisco was because of his anniversary. It was really pathetic in his opinion. Coming to the place where he had made his biggest mistake of his life. Which was walking out, and never looking back, on the woman who was standing in front of him with a bag of fruits.
"Cole..." Phoebe breathed out again. She couldn't believe that he was back. Then the thought occurred to her, 'why was he back? What did he want?' Similar thoughts swirled around in her mind, until a small pull on her shirt brought her back into the painful reality.
"Mommy?" Kara asked. Her head was tilted to the side, wondering who the man was.
"Mommy?" Cole asked, looking from Phoebe to Kara.
"Kara, c'mon, we have to go." Phoebe said, not daring to make eye contact with Cole.
"Wait Phoebe..." Cole started.
"Yes? What is it?" Phoebe asked coldly. Her tone shocked him, not the first time though. It reminded him of the tone that he last heard from her before he left four years ago. Cole's worst fears were surfacing. 'She's moved on. Maybe she's married. Is the little girl really her kid?' When Cole didn't respond, she simply walked away from him, and left him standing there, drowning in his own fears.
"Mommy, mommy, who was that strange man?" Kara asked, looking up at her mommy. She didn't look too well, and she was worried on how she was acting.
"Do you remember that man in the picture?" Phoebe asked, looking into her daughter's eyes. She simply nodded in reply. "Well, that's the man that makes mommy cry."
"He is?" Kara asked innocently. She didn't really know how to hate, so she merely disliked him. "Then he bad man?" Kara asked in her childish voice.
"Yes. He's a bad man. If you see him, don't talk to him, unless I say so, okay?" Phoebe told Kara. When Kara nodded yes again, Phoebe got up and led Kara out of the store. She was so preoccupied with her thoughts about Cole, that she had left her groceries in the aisle.
As Phoebe backed out of the parking lot, she quickly drove to the manor, as Cole came running out of the store, trying to catch up to them, but he was too late. He looked down in disappointment, going back to his own groceries. Noticing that Phoebe had left her own groceries where she's left it, a plan began to form in his mind.
When Phoebe pulled into the driveway of the manor, she got out of the car, and helped Kara out as well. Her older sister, Piper was home at the time, as well as her husband Leo.
"Kara, can you go up to your room for me and play with your toys until I call you down for lunch?" Phoebe said, looking down at her daughter. Kara nodded slightly, and skipped up to her room. Piper saw her younger sister and was coming towards her happily. When she saw the look on Phoebe's face, her smile deftly faded away.
"Phoebe, what's wrong?" Piper asked concerned. She put an arm around her shoulders to try and comfort her. "Come here. Sit down on the couch." Piper directed Phoebe to sit down. "Hey, come on, you know you can tell me." Piper tried to coax Phoebe when she saw that Phoebe wouldn't be telling her what was bothering what was wrong quite so easily.
"I don't want to put my troubles on you Piper. I know how much you and Leo are trying to have a child, and I just don't want to burden you." Phoebe said quietly. Piper looked affectionately at her sister. Though however kind and considerate Phoebe might be, she bottled up her emotions too much.
"Phoebe, don't worry about it. Now, tell me what's the matter." Piper said sternly.
"I saw Cole." Phoebe whispered. Piper looked shocked. She had seen what happened to Phoebe when Cole had left, and the level of depression she was in was very dangerous for her health, especially since she had been pregnant at the time.
"What?" Piper asked, the shock, still apparent in her voice.
"I saw Cole today Piper." Phoebe said a little louder. She looked up at Piper, and her eyes welled up with tears again. She had shed so many tears for him, and she was just going to shed some more. She rested her head on Piper's lap, needing her big sister to comfort her. Piper stroked Phoebe's hair comfortingly, afraid of what might happen if Cole were to come back into their lives. They had adjusted to their lives without him, and now? She was afraid for her sister very much.
"What did he say?" Piper asked soothingly.
"He didn't say anything. I left before he could. I just can't be hurt by him anymore Piper, I had to leave." Phoebe said, looking up at her, needing her reassurance.
"It's all right, I understand, don't worry about it. You do know that if he's come back, you're going to need to confront him sooner or later." Piper warned Phoebe.
"I know. But it is a very large city, and he might not see me." Phoebe said, not really meaning it.
"Well, Cole's funny that way. He seems to have a way of finding you no matter what." Piper half-jokingly said. Phoebe just scoffed at her older sister, and continued to think about Cole.
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So, how 'bout that 1? Tell me in ur review as usual. Thaxs. 'Till next time, I suppose.
Chapter 2- Open Wound
"Phoebe." Cole said in surprise. He hadn't expected to see her in the store. The only reason he had even come to San Francisco was because of his anniversary. It was really pathetic in his opinion. Coming to the place where he had made his biggest mistake of his life. Which was walking out, and never looking back, on the woman who was standing in front of him with a bag of fruits.
"Cole..." Phoebe breathed out again. She couldn't believe that he was back. Then the thought occurred to her, 'why was he back? What did he want?' Similar thoughts swirled around in her mind, until a small pull on her shirt brought her back into the painful reality.
"Mommy?" Kara asked. Her head was tilted to the side, wondering who the man was.
"Mommy?" Cole asked, looking from Phoebe to Kara.
"Kara, c'mon, we have to go." Phoebe said, not daring to make eye contact with Cole.
"Wait Phoebe..." Cole started.
"Yes? What is it?" Phoebe asked coldly. Her tone shocked him, not the first time though. It reminded him of the tone that he last heard from her before he left four years ago. Cole's worst fears were surfacing. 'She's moved on. Maybe she's married. Is the little girl really her kid?' When Cole didn't respond, she simply walked away from him, and left him standing there, drowning in his own fears.
"Mommy, mommy, who was that strange man?" Kara asked, looking up at her mommy. She didn't look too well, and she was worried on how she was acting.
"Do you remember that man in the picture?" Phoebe asked, looking into her daughter's eyes. She simply nodded in reply. "Well, that's the man that makes mommy cry."
"He is?" Kara asked innocently. She didn't really know how to hate, so she merely disliked him. "Then he bad man?" Kara asked in her childish voice.
"Yes. He's a bad man. If you see him, don't talk to him, unless I say so, okay?" Phoebe told Kara. When Kara nodded yes again, Phoebe got up and led Kara out of the store. She was so preoccupied with her thoughts about Cole, that she had left her groceries in the aisle.
As Phoebe backed out of the parking lot, she quickly drove to the manor, as Cole came running out of the store, trying to catch up to them, but he was too late. He looked down in disappointment, going back to his own groceries. Noticing that Phoebe had left her own groceries where she's left it, a plan began to form in his mind.
When Phoebe pulled into the driveway of the manor, she got out of the car, and helped Kara out as well. Her older sister, Piper was home at the time, as well as her husband Leo.
"Kara, can you go up to your room for me and play with your toys until I call you down for lunch?" Phoebe said, looking down at her daughter. Kara nodded slightly, and skipped up to her room. Piper saw her younger sister and was coming towards her happily. When she saw the look on Phoebe's face, her smile deftly faded away.
"Phoebe, what's wrong?" Piper asked concerned. She put an arm around her shoulders to try and comfort her. "Come here. Sit down on the couch." Piper directed Phoebe to sit down. "Hey, come on, you know you can tell me." Piper tried to coax Phoebe when she saw that Phoebe wouldn't be telling her what was bothering what was wrong quite so easily.
"I don't want to put my troubles on you Piper. I know how much you and Leo are trying to have a child, and I just don't want to burden you." Phoebe said quietly. Piper looked affectionately at her sister. Though however kind and considerate Phoebe might be, she bottled up her emotions too much.
"Phoebe, don't worry about it. Now, tell me what's the matter." Piper said sternly.
"I saw Cole." Phoebe whispered. Piper looked shocked. She had seen what happened to Phoebe when Cole had left, and the level of depression she was in was very dangerous for her health, especially since she had been pregnant at the time.
"What?" Piper asked, the shock, still apparent in her voice.
"I saw Cole today Piper." Phoebe said a little louder. She looked up at Piper, and her eyes welled up with tears again. She had shed so many tears for him, and she was just going to shed some more. She rested her head on Piper's lap, needing her big sister to comfort her. Piper stroked Phoebe's hair comfortingly, afraid of what might happen if Cole were to come back into their lives. They had adjusted to their lives without him, and now? She was afraid for her sister very much.
"What did he say?" Piper asked soothingly.
"He didn't say anything. I left before he could. I just can't be hurt by him anymore Piper, I had to leave." Phoebe said, looking up at her, needing her reassurance.
"It's all right, I understand, don't worry about it. You do know that if he's come back, you're going to need to confront him sooner or later." Piper warned Phoebe.
"I know. But it is a very large city, and he might not see me." Phoebe said, not really meaning it.
"Well, Cole's funny that way. He seems to have a way of finding you no matter what." Piper half-jokingly said. Phoebe just scoffed at her older sister, and continued to think about Cole.
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So, how 'bout that 1? Tell me in ur review as usual. Thaxs. 'Till next time, I suppose.