Epilogue
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone, don't sue me.
A/N: So we've reached the end. Sorry it took so long for me to update. School's getting me down. Highly unlikely that I'll write a sequel for this, I prefer Cole/Phoebe reunions, rather than the story starting off with them together. I guess that's why the Piper/Leo pairing doesn't interest me, seems too perfect. Anyway, thanks to everyone who reviewed, it kept me going!
6 months later. . .
Phoebe stood in a fighting stance, her fists held in front of her. She felt her face starting to go clammy with sweat. Cole stood opposite her in an identical stance. He tilted his head and smiled.
"Don't leave me hanging. . .let's go!" He shouted. He ducked as Phoebe swung at his face, missing his right cheek by inches. The second punch was too quick for him to avoid, and her fist made swift contact with his jaw sending his flying backwards, and landing in a heap on the floor. Phoebe's eyes grew wide.
"Oh my god!" She called out as she hurried to his side. "Are you okay?" She asked as she touched his face that was quickly swelling. He flinched in pain as her finger brushed his jaw. "Oh honey. . .I'm so sorry. . ." She said helping him into a sitting position. Cole smiled despite the pain that coursed through his jawbone.
"That was more like it." He said. "Where was that punch ten minutes ago?" Phoebe frowned at him.
"I think I broke your jaw! Can you leave trainer mode for just a second!" She said exasperatedly. This caused Cole's smile to grow wider, and Phoebe's frown to turn into a glare. She opened her mouth to shout something at him, but Cole knew better. In one swift movement he had his hand behind her neck and his lips on hers. Phoebe tried to pull back, but decided against it as his arm encircled her waist. She lifted her hand to his face and brushed his cheek. Cole groaned in pain and Phoebe pulled away. "Cole, your face is swelling up like nothing I've ever seen before. . ." She paused for a second. "Leo!" She shouted out, gazing at the ceiling. Seconds later Leo orbed into the basement. He opened his mouth to say something, but stopped abruptly when he saw Cole's face.
"Don't say a word." Cole mumbled through clenched teeth. Leo threw his hands in the air.
"I wasn't going to!" He said with a smile. "Honest." Cole glared at him. Leo tried his best to wipe the smile off his face as he held his hands over his face, causing the swelling to decrease, and eventually vanish. Cole raised a hand to his jaw and moved it around.
"Hey, nice job. Thanks." Cole said after he was satisfied his jaw was free of cracks. He pushed himself up and stood, his arms crossed over his sweaty chest.
"No problem." Leo said, an amused look on his face. He looked at Phoebe. "Oh, by the way, Piper wants your help with a potion." Phoebe frowned.
"Why me? Why not Paige?" She asked confused.
"Paige left for work a while ago. I'm not surprised you never noticed though, seems you were having enough fun thrashing Cole around down here." Leo said.
"We all love your witty sense of humour Leo." Cole said sarcastically, plastering a fake smile on his face. Phoebe ignored the pair and made her way upstairs. Leo waited until she was out of earshot before turning to Cole again.
"So when are you going to ask her?" He asked, his amused look replaced by one of anticipation. Cole looked at him as he slipped his shirt over his head.
"Tonight." He said simply. Leo frowned.
"You said that yesterday." Leo said doubtfully. Cole glared at him harmlessly.
"It's hard to find a right time." He explained. Leo shook his head.
"Cole, man to man," Leo started ignoring Cole's mock stare, "Phoebe won't care about a right time. It will automatically become the right time as soon as you ask the question." Cole thought about what Leo had said for a second, before replying.
"I want to do it differently this time. I want her to know that it'll work this time." He said softly. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the small, silver ring. A small stone sat on top of the band, making it look surprisingly exquisite for such a simple ring. He fingered it for a minute before looking up at Leo, waiting for his reply. Leo contemplated what to say.
"I think she already knows." He said truthfully. "We all do." Cole smiled gratefully before pocketing the ring.
"So, up for some training?" Cole said suddenly. Leo gave him a sideways glance.
"Are you kidding me? I think you've broken enough bones for today." Leo said before orbing out of the room.
"Wuss!" Cole shouted after the tiny blue orbs that eventually vanished.
Cole juggled the two wine glasses and the wine bottle in his hands as he walked out onto the terrace. He set them down on the table and sat down, his arm immediately going around Phoebe.
"What's that for?" She asked looking up at him. Cole pulled back and looked down at her. Leo's words floated through his head, and he was immediately filled with panic. Thoughts that she wouldn't say yes fluttered through his mind. He shook his head violently. Phoebe frowned. "Cole?" She asked. Cole leant forward and finally stood up. He began pacing in front of her. "What's going on?" Phoebe asked him as she also stood, placing her hand on his arm to stop his swift pacing. Cole inhaled deeply before looking into her eyes.
"Phoebe, I. . ." He paused.
"Cole. . ." Phoebe urged him on.
"I love you." Cole said softly. Phoebe smiled.
"I know you do. I love you too." She replied. This removed all of Cole's doubts, and he was filled with relief. He took her hand in his and lowered himself onto one knee. "You never got the perfect proposal last time, and I promised myself that I would make it perfect for you. But I never seem to get that. . .moment." Cole paused and took a deep breath before continuing. "So I decided perfection would still be possible, as long as you say yes." He took this moment to look up at her. She looked stunned, and fear of rejection once again took him over and he was speechless. "Damn it!" He exclaimed. "I had a whole speech lined up and I've forgo--" Cole was silenced by Phoebe's look as she knelt down in front of him.
"Forget the speech. . .I don't need it." She said softly. Cole looked into her eyes and reached into his pocket for the ring. Looking at her he took a deep breath.
"Marry me?" He asked her gently. "Again." He added on with a small smile. Phoebe nodded.
"Yes. . ." She replied softly. Cole let out a breath and smiled. He eased the ring onto her finger, then brought it up to his lips and kissed it gently. Phoebe felt tears forming in her eyes as he pulled her into an embrace. She wrapped her arms around his neck and leant into the warmth of his body.
"I promise you Phoebe, this time--" Cole was silenced as Phoebe pulled away and covered his mouth with her hand.
"You don't have to convince me that it's going to be different, Cole. I know it is, or we wouldn't be here." Phoebe said softly. Cole nodded and she removed her hand from his mouth, and quickly replaced it with her lips. She had never believed in happy endings, but she couldn't help feeling that right now was a close as you could possibly get.
End
Hope it was satisfactory. Review and tell me what you thought.
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone, don't sue me.
A/N: So we've reached the end. Sorry it took so long for me to update. School's getting me down. Highly unlikely that I'll write a sequel for this, I prefer Cole/Phoebe reunions, rather than the story starting off with them together. I guess that's why the Piper/Leo pairing doesn't interest me, seems too perfect. Anyway, thanks to everyone who reviewed, it kept me going!
6 months later. . .
Phoebe stood in a fighting stance, her fists held in front of her. She felt her face starting to go clammy with sweat. Cole stood opposite her in an identical stance. He tilted his head and smiled.
"Don't leave me hanging. . .let's go!" He shouted. He ducked as Phoebe swung at his face, missing his right cheek by inches. The second punch was too quick for him to avoid, and her fist made swift contact with his jaw sending his flying backwards, and landing in a heap on the floor. Phoebe's eyes grew wide.
"Oh my god!" She called out as she hurried to his side. "Are you okay?" She asked as she touched his face that was quickly swelling. He flinched in pain as her finger brushed his jaw. "Oh honey. . .I'm so sorry. . ." She said helping him into a sitting position. Cole smiled despite the pain that coursed through his jawbone.
"That was more like it." He said. "Where was that punch ten minutes ago?" Phoebe frowned at him.
"I think I broke your jaw! Can you leave trainer mode for just a second!" She said exasperatedly. This caused Cole's smile to grow wider, and Phoebe's frown to turn into a glare. She opened her mouth to shout something at him, but Cole knew better. In one swift movement he had his hand behind her neck and his lips on hers. Phoebe tried to pull back, but decided against it as his arm encircled her waist. She lifted her hand to his face and brushed his cheek. Cole groaned in pain and Phoebe pulled away. "Cole, your face is swelling up like nothing I've ever seen before. . ." She paused for a second. "Leo!" She shouted out, gazing at the ceiling. Seconds later Leo orbed into the basement. He opened his mouth to say something, but stopped abruptly when he saw Cole's face.
"Don't say a word." Cole mumbled through clenched teeth. Leo threw his hands in the air.
"I wasn't going to!" He said with a smile. "Honest." Cole glared at him. Leo tried his best to wipe the smile off his face as he held his hands over his face, causing the swelling to decrease, and eventually vanish. Cole raised a hand to his jaw and moved it around.
"Hey, nice job. Thanks." Cole said after he was satisfied his jaw was free of cracks. He pushed himself up and stood, his arms crossed over his sweaty chest.
"No problem." Leo said, an amused look on his face. He looked at Phoebe. "Oh, by the way, Piper wants your help with a potion." Phoebe frowned.
"Why me? Why not Paige?" She asked confused.
"Paige left for work a while ago. I'm not surprised you never noticed though, seems you were having enough fun thrashing Cole around down here." Leo said.
"We all love your witty sense of humour Leo." Cole said sarcastically, plastering a fake smile on his face. Phoebe ignored the pair and made her way upstairs. Leo waited until she was out of earshot before turning to Cole again.
"So when are you going to ask her?" He asked, his amused look replaced by one of anticipation. Cole looked at him as he slipped his shirt over his head.
"Tonight." He said simply. Leo frowned.
"You said that yesterday." Leo said doubtfully. Cole glared at him harmlessly.
"It's hard to find a right time." He explained. Leo shook his head.
"Cole, man to man," Leo started ignoring Cole's mock stare, "Phoebe won't care about a right time. It will automatically become the right time as soon as you ask the question." Cole thought about what Leo had said for a second, before replying.
"I want to do it differently this time. I want her to know that it'll work this time." He said softly. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the small, silver ring. A small stone sat on top of the band, making it look surprisingly exquisite for such a simple ring. He fingered it for a minute before looking up at Leo, waiting for his reply. Leo contemplated what to say.
"I think she already knows." He said truthfully. "We all do." Cole smiled gratefully before pocketing the ring.
"So, up for some training?" Cole said suddenly. Leo gave him a sideways glance.
"Are you kidding me? I think you've broken enough bones for today." Leo said before orbing out of the room.
"Wuss!" Cole shouted after the tiny blue orbs that eventually vanished.
Cole juggled the two wine glasses and the wine bottle in his hands as he walked out onto the terrace. He set them down on the table and sat down, his arm immediately going around Phoebe.
"What's that for?" She asked looking up at him. Cole pulled back and looked down at her. Leo's words floated through his head, and he was immediately filled with panic. Thoughts that she wouldn't say yes fluttered through his mind. He shook his head violently. Phoebe frowned. "Cole?" She asked. Cole leant forward and finally stood up. He began pacing in front of her. "What's going on?" Phoebe asked him as she also stood, placing her hand on his arm to stop his swift pacing. Cole inhaled deeply before looking into her eyes.
"Phoebe, I. . ." He paused.
"Cole. . ." Phoebe urged him on.
"I love you." Cole said softly. Phoebe smiled.
"I know you do. I love you too." She replied. This removed all of Cole's doubts, and he was filled with relief. He took her hand in his and lowered himself onto one knee. "You never got the perfect proposal last time, and I promised myself that I would make it perfect for you. But I never seem to get that. . .moment." Cole paused and took a deep breath before continuing. "So I decided perfection would still be possible, as long as you say yes." He took this moment to look up at her. She looked stunned, and fear of rejection once again took him over and he was speechless. "Damn it!" He exclaimed. "I had a whole speech lined up and I've forgo--" Cole was silenced by Phoebe's look as she knelt down in front of him.
"Forget the speech. . .I don't need it." She said softly. Cole looked into her eyes and reached into his pocket for the ring. Looking at her he took a deep breath.
"Marry me?" He asked her gently. "Again." He added on with a small smile. Phoebe nodded.
"Yes. . ." She replied softly. Cole let out a breath and smiled. He eased the ring onto her finger, then brought it up to his lips and kissed it gently. Phoebe felt tears forming in her eyes as he pulled her into an embrace. She wrapped her arms around his neck and leant into the warmth of his body.
"I promise you Phoebe, this time--" Cole was silenced as Phoebe pulled away and covered his mouth with her hand.
"You don't have to convince me that it's going to be different, Cole. I know it is, or we wouldn't be here." Phoebe said softly. Cole nodded and she removed her hand from his mouth, and quickly replaced it with her lips. She had never believed in happy endings, but she couldn't help feeling that right now was a close as you could possibly get.
End
Hope it was satisfactory. Review and tell me what you thought.