A/N: Just so this makes sense, Victor never came to peace with the whole..
Half demon thing.
Chapter 12
"I'll get it!" Lexi let the whole house know, even though Cole and Paige were the only family in it at the time. Cole got up, and followed his daughter to the door. Lexi reached up and unlocked the door. Her hair was in two French braids, and she had on dark blue denim flairs, and a hot pink three quarter sleeve length shirt. She opened the door to reveal Victor standing there. He looked at Lexi in surprise, and then looked straight to Cole. He hadn't heard from his own daughters in a while, and Cole was still on the enemies list, he had no clue who Lexi was.
"Where are my daughters?" Victor asked sternly, almost knocking Lexi down staring at Cole. Lexi looked up at "the man" very meanly and crossed her arms. Cole gulped, knowing this wasn't the area he wanted to screw up.
"Paige!" Cole called, picking up Lexi. Lexi's thin, light brown eyebrows bent down in an annoying grimace as she stared at Victor. Victor shifted his weight and waited for Paige to enter the room.
"Mr. Bennett? I didn't know you were coming." Paige said, trying to set things back down to the friendly level. Lexi leaned into Cole's shoulder and looked at Paige. Victor looked friendly at Paige and shook his head.
"Paige, you can call me Victor." Victor exclaimed. Cole looked at Lexi who looked confused.
"Uh, Lexi why don't you go finish painting me that picture you started earlier?" Cole asked. Lexi ignored him and looked at Victor.
"Who are you?" Lexi asked, now more confused than angry. Victor looked at Cole, and then glanced at Lexi.
"Who are you?" Victor asked back. Lexi shrugged.
"I asted you first!" Lexi said. Paige smiled. She could tell already that Lexi was starting to take after the three women of the house.
"Lexi, your dads right go finish painting him his picture. Could you paint me one two?" Paige asked. Lexi nodded, she was starting to feel the mood of the room now. Cole set her down and gave a kiss on the cheek. She kissed him back and ran up the stairs.
"Innocent?" Victor asked. Paige looked at Cole.
"Sorta." Cole replied for her. Victor put down his suitcase and gave the two a thoughtful look.
"Okay, what's going on around here?" Victor asked. Paige smiled.
"I think Phoebe and Piper should be here for this one. You can uh, sit down or I can get something for you if you want." Paige exclaimed. Victor chuckled and nodded.
"Care to join me Turner?" Victor asked. Cole looked almost intimated. But he nodded to Victor's request, and sat by his father-in-law in the living room. Cole looked back at Paige and mouthed 'call phoebe'. Paige giggled and nodded, going to the kitchen for the phone.
"So how have you been Mr. Bennett?" Cole asked, starting a conversation, half hoping for the 'You can call me Victor' reply, but it never came.
"Cut the crap Turner what's going on?" Victor asked. Cole looked down, and shook his head.
"Uh, not to be rude but you should really, really wait for Phoebe." Cole said. Victor shot him an intimating glare, and Cole nodded.
"Really? Because I don't." Victor said. Cole nodded.
"Well, the little girl, Lexi is Leo's charge." Cole began. Victor nodded.
"And she lost well, pretty much everything but Piper, Leo, Paige and especially Phoebe and I have been with her and helped her through that. She didn't want to leave the manor, and everyone here fell in love with her so.." Cole trailed off, hoping Victor would catch on. A smile grew on his face.
"So Piper and Leo adopted her? That's great! I bet Leo's a great father. To think I almost knocked her over when I first saw her." Victor replied. Cole shook his head, knowing he had to tell him.
"Uh, no sir. Phoebe and I adopted her." Cole said. Victor's smile faded. He really didn't like the sound of that.
"Your half demon." Victor said, almost thinking it was some kind of joke. Cole shrugged.
"Well, not really. I just have demonic powers now." Cole said. Victor rolled his eyes.
"What's her name?" Victor asked, knowing he couldn't win. Cole smiled at the thought of her.
"Lexi. Well, Alexis but everyone calls her Lexi." Cole said. Victor smiled. He knew he hadn't been much of a father himself, and didn't want to make the job harder on someone else, even if he didn't like him. Victor shrugged a shrug of acceptation, and Cole smiled.
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"I'm really glad you came, dad." Phoebe said happily. The group sat at the dining room table, and Lexi sat in between Cole and Piper, eyeing Victor curiously. Victor smiled and nodded.
"I hope I wasn't too unexpected. It was a last minute decision." Victor said, serving him some mashed potatoes. Lexi's extremely wavy hair was down, and very damp, it was obvious she had just taken a bath. A small wave of silence washed over the room. Victor sighed.
"So, I'm told I have a new granddaughter." Victor said, smiling at Lexi. Phoebe looked at her daughter from across the table. She didn't want to push the family thing. Although Lexi seemed to want to push it, but Phoebe didn't know how the grandpa thing would go over with the five year old. Lexi almost searched her brain for something to say. She smiled and started eating again.
Phoebe exchanged glances with Cole and smiled.
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Cole dropped his watch on the table, and pulled off his shirt, trying not to wake Phoebe who was sleeping peacefully in the bed. He started to put the shirt in the hammock, and noticed a small sheet of paper. He smiled, thinking it was from Phoebe and went into the bathroom and flipped on the light to read it. He closed the door as quietly as he could, and read the cursive, almost perfect hand righting in dark, rich red ink. It wasn't Phoebe's handwriting.
*****Letter******
With the Charmed Ones rest a child, Who can see the power of my past, And one day will have the power, To stop evil in it's tracks.
Give me the child, This letter doesn't lie, Or the child and the witch, Along with the "family" will die.
I'm giving you some time, To do what you have to do, Just remember Turner, Time is money too. ***Bathroom
Cole almost gasped, and read the poem over and over again. His throat tightened up, an opened the door to look at Phoebe. He wasn't going to try and handle things by himself, not again. He wasn't going to risk everything he'd gained.
A/N: Ok.. So tell me how it is. Thanks for the reviews. but there hasn't been as many lately.. LoL so please review!!!
Chapter 12
"I'll get it!" Lexi let the whole house know, even though Cole and Paige were the only family in it at the time. Cole got up, and followed his daughter to the door. Lexi reached up and unlocked the door. Her hair was in two French braids, and she had on dark blue denim flairs, and a hot pink three quarter sleeve length shirt. She opened the door to reveal Victor standing there. He looked at Lexi in surprise, and then looked straight to Cole. He hadn't heard from his own daughters in a while, and Cole was still on the enemies list, he had no clue who Lexi was.
"Where are my daughters?" Victor asked sternly, almost knocking Lexi down staring at Cole. Lexi looked up at "the man" very meanly and crossed her arms. Cole gulped, knowing this wasn't the area he wanted to screw up.
"Paige!" Cole called, picking up Lexi. Lexi's thin, light brown eyebrows bent down in an annoying grimace as she stared at Victor. Victor shifted his weight and waited for Paige to enter the room.
"Mr. Bennett? I didn't know you were coming." Paige said, trying to set things back down to the friendly level. Lexi leaned into Cole's shoulder and looked at Paige. Victor looked friendly at Paige and shook his head.
"Paige, you can call me Victor." Victor exclaimed. Cole looked at Lexi who looked confused.
"Uh, Lexi why don't you go finish painting me that picture you started earlier?" Cole asked. Lexi ignored him and looked at Victor.
"Who are you?" Lexi asked, now more confused than angry. Victor looked at Cole, and then glanced at Lexi.
"Who are you?" Victor asked back. Lexi shrugged.
"I asted you first!" Lexi said. Paige smiled. She could tell already that Lexi was starting to take after the three women of the house.
"Lexi, your dads right go finish painting him his picture. Could you paint me one two?" Paige asked. Lexi nodded, she was starting to feel the mood of the room now. Cole set her down and gave a kiss on the cheek. She kissed him back and ran up the stairs.
"Innocent?" Victor asked. Paige looked at Cole.
"Sorta." Cole replied for her. Victor put down his suitcase and gave the two a thoughtful look.
"Okay, what's going on around here?" Victor asked. Paige smiled.
"I think Phoebe and Piper should be here for this one. You can uh, sit down or I can get something for you if you want." Paige exclaimed. Victor chuckled and nodded.
"Care to join me Turner?" Victor asked. Cole looked almost intimated. But he nodded to Victor's request, and sat by his father-in-law in the living room. Cole looked back at Paige and mouthed 'call phoebe'. Paige giggled and nodded, going to the kitchen for the phone.
"So how have you been Mr. Bennett?" Cole asked, starting a conversation, half hoping for the 'You can call me Victor' reply, but it never came.
"Cut the crap Turner what's going on?" Victor asked. Cole looked down, and shook his head.
"Uh, not to be rude but you should really, really wait for Phoebe." Cole said. Victor shot him an intimating glare, and Cole nodded.
"Really? Because I don't." Victor said. Cole nodded.
"Well, the little girl, Lexi is Leo's charge." Cole began. Victor nodded.
"And she lost well, pretty much everything but Piper, Leo, Paige and especially Phoebe and I have been with her and helped her through that. She didn't want to leave the manor, and everyone here fell in love with her so.." Cole trailed off, hoping Victor would catch on. A smile grew on his face.
"So Piper and Leo adopted her? That's great! I bet Leo's a great father. To think I almost knocked her over when I first saw her." Victor replied. Cole shook his head, knowing he had to tell him.
"Uh, no sir. Phoebe and I adopted her." Cole said. Victor's smile faded. He really didn't like the sound of that.
"Your half demon." Victor said, almost thinking it was some kind of joke. Cole shrugged.
"Well, not really. I just have demonic powers now." Cole said. Victor rolled his eyes.
"What's her name?" Victor asked, knowing he couldn't win. Cole smiled at the thought of her.
"Lexi. Well, Alexis but everyone calls her Lexi." Cole said. Victor smiled. He knew he hadn't been much of a father himself, and didn't want to make the job harder on someone else, even if he didn't like him. Victor shrugged a shrug of acceptation, and Cole smiled.
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"I'm really glad you came, dad." Phoebe said happily. The group sat at the dining room table, and Lexi sat in between Cole and Piper, eyeing Victor curiously. Victor smiled and nodded.
"I hope I wasn't too unexpected. It was a last minute decision." Victor said, serving him some mashed potatoes. Lexi's extremely wavy hair was down, and very damp, it was obvious she had just taken a bath. A small wave of silence washed over the room. Victor sighed.
"So, I'm told I have a new granddaughter." Victor said, smiling at Lexi. Phoebe looked at her daughter from across the table. She didn't want to push the family thing. Although Lexi seemed to want to push it, but Phoebe didn't know how the grandpa thing would go over with the five year old. Lexi almost searched her brain for something to say. She smiled and started eating again.
Phoebe exchanged glances with Cole and smiled.
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Cole dropped his watch on the table, and pulled off his shirt, trying not to wake Phoebe who was sleeping peacefully in the bed. He started to put the shirt in the hammock, and noticed a small sheet of paper. He smiled, thinking it was from Phoebe and went into the bathroom and flipped on the light to read it. He closed the door as quietly as he could, and read the cursive, almost perfect hand righting in dark, rich red ink. It wasn't Phoebe's handwriting.
*****Letter******
With the Charmed Ones rest a child, Who can see the power of my past, And one day will have the power, To stop evil in it's tracks.
Give me the child, This letter doesn't lie, Or the child and the witch, Along with the "family" will die.
I'm giving you some time, To do what you have to do, Just remember Turner, Time is money too. ***Bathroom
Cole almost gasped, and read the poem over and over again. His throat tightened up, an opened the door to look at Phoebe. He wasn't going to try and handle things by himself, not again. He wasn't going to risk everything he'd gained.
A/N: Ok.. So tell me how it is. Thanks for the reviews. but there hasn't been as many lately.. LoL so please review!!!
