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A/N: Thanks for the reviews.
Willow120, thanks for the review. BTW, Duncan's my fav too ;).
Barb, I wish it were that simple. . .but they have to have some obstacles, don't they?
Glamac, I would write more, but I feel that I tend to laze off a bit because I start getting bored. . .makes the story less interesting. That's my excuse anyway.
Mary Kate, I highly doubt I'm the best, but keep the compliments coming. . .true or untrue!
"uh... ok", thanks for the review? Leave a name next time : ).
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"A possible future!?" Piper shouted. "How did you manage to get to a possible future?" Cole glanced at Phoebe, who's eyes seemed to be glazed over, absolutely no emotions showing at all.
"The three of you vanquished the Source, and some guy granted her a wish." Cole stated, still staring at Phoebe. He didn't know what to feel, for the simple reason that he didn't know what she was feeling. As soon as they had figured out what was going on, they decided to tell the rest of the family. All of which were now sitting down in the lounge.
"Wait, granted a wish?" Piper asked suddenly. "Was he a tall guy surrounded by a bright light that had a pole up his--"
"Piper." Leo warned. He turned to Phoebe. "I remember that too, it was a long time ago, a couple of years in fact." Phoebe looked up.
"But that doesn't make sense, he said he was granting you your wish, but all that happened was you collapsing to the ground unconscious. The guy just smiled at us and left, and you woke up a couple of minutes later." Piper said, frowning. "We asked you what you saw, but you said it was nothing. We just figured something had gone wrong."
"Are you saying that you lied to us? This is what you saw?" Paige asked, stepping forward. Phoebe threw her hands in the air in defence.
"It wasn't me, I don't even remember that!" She said truthfully. "Wait, does that mean I will go back?" She asked, realisation hitting her.
"Must be. . ." Leo muttered. "But we don't know when or how." Silence filled the room. Cole inhaled deeply as he turned to Phoebe.
"So you don't trust me?" He asked her softly.
"Cole, can we talk about this later?" She said, running a hand over her face.
"We're. . .going." Piper said, uncomfortably, as she, Paige and Leo turned and walked out of the room.
"We have to talk about this. For all we know you could be stuck here for the next few years before you go back." He said. Phoebe looked up at him.
"What do you want me to tell you? That I trust you completely? I can't do that, Cole. . .It's not my fault that I came here." Phoebe let out in a breath.
"I know that. . .I know." He whispered. "I just can't help but feel scared that I might lose you again. You came from the time when we were furthest apart . . .and that was the time when I thought I might never be with you again."
"I'm sorry. . .I just, I can't pretend that. . ." She stopped as tears threatened to flow once again. Cole looked away and took a breath, not knowing whether he should attempt to console her.
"You wished for something Phoebe. Something that you wanted more than anything. If that was to see what it could be like, it's right here in front of you." He whispered, caressing her cheek gently. "Everything that happened back then, we got past it. And it brought us here." He lifted his other hand and placed it softly on her protruding stomach.
"I want to believe it--" Phoebe started.
"Believe it." He said, almost barely audible. Phoebe tilted head so that she was looking into his eyes. She felt his hand move to the small of her back, and she breathed in deeply. Why was she fighting it? This was what she wanted more than anything, so why was she pushing away the one man that had ever meant anything to her. She managed a small smile, and nodded slightly, before leaning in and kissing him gently on the lips. Any thoughts of the past left her mind. She knew only that this was where she wanted to be, and if it was only for a moment, she would make the best of it.
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Phoebe blinked once. Twice. Three times, before she remembered where she was. She tilted her head and saw Cole sleeping peacefully beside her. Despite all the warnings her mind was throwing at her, she went through with it. And surprisingly enough, she had absolutely no regrets. She stretched out her arms above her head before turning onto her side, her head resting on her hands. Her movements had forced Cole out of his slumber, and his eyes slowly opened and rested on her. She gave him a smile, which he returned willingly.
"Good morning." He said softly.
"Great, actually." She replied, causing his smile to grow wider.
"No regrets then?" He asked, suddenly becoming serious. Phoebe noticed this, and leant forward to kiss him gently on the lips.
"None." She said, before pulling away and sitting up and swinging her legs off the bed.
"Where are you off to?" He asked, propping himself up on his elbows.
"Hungry." She said simply, climbing off the bed and grabbing her clothes. "See you downstairs." She leant over the bed and kissed him again, smiling inwardly at how much she had missed this, before descending the stairs to the kitchen.
"Hey." She was greeted by Piper as she walked into the kitchen.
"Hi." She replied. No one else was downstairs yet, Phoebe noticed.
"Coffee?" Piper offered. Phoebe smiled.
"Please." She sat down at the table. Minutes later, Piper joined her, holding a cup of coffee which she handed to her sister.
"Good night?" Piper asked, amused. Phoebe cringed slightly, before smiling at her older sister.
"It was okay." She understated with a grin. She suddenly stopped smiling, which Piper instantly noticed.
"Oh, here it is." Piper said.
"What?" Phoebe asked.
"Oh come on. Pheebs from the past comes to the future and doesn't have a gazillion questions. Come on, hit me." Piper said with a smile. Phoebe returned the smile, glad that Piper was the same person she had left behind. "Wait, let me guess." Piper said before she had time to say anything. "Cole." She stated simply.
"How'd you guess?" Phoebe asked sarcastically.
"A little sisterly intuition." Piper said, with a mock grin.
"Well?" Phoebe asked slowly.
"It took a while, and it wasn't easy." Piper said, growing serious. "Don't get me wrong, I'm glad where it ended up. But there were times when things just got so hard for you that I almost hoped you hadn't decided to take him back."
"I took him back?" Phoebe asked surprised.
"Yeah, surprised me and Paige too. But I guess we know why you did it now. You knew where you'd end up." Piper said, standing and heading behind the counter to fill up her empty mug.
"Hmm." Phoebe agreed, deep in thought. She was brought back to the reality as she felt Cole kiss her on the cheek.
"Morning Piper." He greeted, sitting down next to Phoebe.
"Cole." She greeted back. "Good night?" She asked.
"The best." He said with a smile. "Speaking of which," He continued, turning to face Phoebe, "I just called in to work. I don't have any meetings scheduled today, and all the work I missed yesterday I'll be able to catch up on tomorrow. So I can stay home, we can talk a bit."
"What about me, don't I work?" Phoebe asked.
"Maternity leave, honey." Cole said smiling. "Don't want you over working when we've got under two months before this one's due." He said, gently running a hand over her stomach.
"Right." Phoebe stated, embarrassed. "I would like that." She said truthfully.
"Good." He said, giving her a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Piper, her milk's cold." Paige said waving a bottle in one hand, while holding onto Melinda with the other as she walked into the room.
"Where's Leo?" Piper asked, taking the bottle from Paige and unscrewing the lid.
"Summoned." Paige said simply. "And I have to get going too. Liz needs some advice with a vanquishing potion." She added, as she watched Piper fill up the bottle.
"I thought you were going tomorrow? You promised to stay and watch Melinda today while I get those forms filled out at P3." Piper said as Paige gently handed her Melinda.
"I know, and I'm sorry. But you know Liz. . .she's not very orga--"
"Liz?" Phoebe interrupted, confused.
"My charge." Paige explained. "One of three actually." She finished proudly.
"Wow, moving up in the world?" Phoebe asked with a smile.
"That's right. And I have to get going. . ." She said turning back to Piper.
"But--" Piper started.
"We can look after her." Phoebe interrupted, glancing at Cole. He gave her a nod.
"We'd be glad to." He said to Piper, who gave them a grateful smile.
"Thank you so much. . ." She said, handing Melinda to Phoebe and thrusting the Milk bottle into Cole's hand, before rushing out of the room. Paige gave them an amused look, before orbing out of the kitchen, a slice of toast clenched in her hand.
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There, that was longer than most of my chapters. Hope it was okay! Review, tell me what you thought.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews.
Willow120, thanks for the review. BTW, Duncan's my fav too ;).
Barb, I wish it were that simple. . .but they have to have some obstacles, don't they?
Glamac, I would write more, but I feel that I tend to laze off a bit because I start getting bored. . .makes the story less interesting. That's my excuse anyway.
Mary Kate, I highly doubt I'm the best, but keep the compliments coming. . .true or untrue!
"uh... ok", thanks for the review? Leave a name next time : ).
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"A possible future!?" Piper shouted. "How did you manage to get to a possible future?" Cole glanced at Phoebe, who's eyes seemed to be glazed over, absolutely no emotions showing at all.
"The three of you vanquished the Source, and some guy granted her a wish." Cole stated, still staring at Phoebe. He didn't know what to feel, for the simple reason that he didn't know what she was feeling. As soon as they had figured out what was going on, they decided to tell the rest of the family. All of which were now sitting down in the lounge.
"Wait, granted a wish?" Piper asked suddenly. "Was he a tall guy surrounded by a bright light that had a pole up his--"
"Piper." Leo warned. He turned to Phoebe. "I remember that too, it was a long time ago, a couple of years in fact." Phoebe looked up.
"But that doesn't make sense, he said he was granting you your wish, but all that happened was you collapsing to the ground unconscious. The guy just smiled at us and left, and you woke up a couple of minutes later." Piper said, frowning. "We asked you what you saw, but you said it was nothing. We just figured something had gone wrong."
"Are you saying that you lied to us? This is what you saw?" Paige asked, stepping forward. Phoebe threw her hands in the air in defence.
"It wasn't me, I don't even remember that!" She said truthfully. "Wait, does that mean I will go back?" She asked, realisation hitting her.
"Must be. . ." Leo muttered. "But we don't know when or how." Silence filled the room. Cole inhaled deeply as he turned to Phoebe.
"So you don't trust me?" He asked her softly.
"Cole, can we talk about this later?" She said, running a hand over her face.
"We're. . .going." Piper said, uncomfortably, as she, Paige and Leo turned and walked out of the room.
"We have to talk about this. For all we know you could be stuck here for the next few years before you go back." He said. Phoebe looked up at him.
"What do you want me to tell you? That I trust you completely? I can't do that, Cole. . .It's not my fault that I came here." Phoebe let out in a breath.
"I know that. . .I know." He whispered. "I just can't help but feel scared that I might lose you again. You came from the time when we were furthest apart . . .and that was the time when I thought I might never be with you again."
"I'm sorry. . .I just, I can't pretend that. . ." She stopped as tears threatened to flow once again. Cole looked away and took a breath, not knowing whether he should attempt to console her.
"You wished for something Phoebe. Something that you wanted more than anything. If that was to see what it could be like, it's right here in front of you." He whispered, caressing her cheek gently. "Everything that happened back then, we got past it. And it brought us here." He lifted his other hand and placed it softly on her protruding stomach.
"I want to believe it--" Phoebe started.
"Believe it." He said, almost barely audible. Phoebe tilted head so that she was looking into his eyes. She felt his hand move to the small of her back, and she breathed in deeply. Why was she fighting it? This was what she wanted more than anything, so why was she pushing away the one man that had ever meant anything to her. She managed a small smile, and nodded slightly, before leaning in and kissing him gently on the lips. Any thoughts of the past left her mind. She knew only that this was where she wanted to be, and if it was only for a moment, she would make the best of it.
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Phoebe blinked once. Twice. Three times, before she remembered where she was. She tilted her head and saw Cole sleeping peacefully beside her. Despite all the warnings her mind was throwing at her, she went through with it. And surprisingly enough, she had absolutely no regrets. She stretched out her arms above her head before turning onto her side, her head resting on her hands. Her movements had forced Cole out of his slumber, and his eyes slowly opened and rested on her. She gave him a smile, which he returned willingly.
"Good morning." He said softly.
"Great, actually." She replied, causing his smile to grow wider.
"No regrets then?" He asked, suddenly becoming serious. Phoebe noticed this, and leant forward to kiss him gently on the lips.
"None." She said, before pulling away and sitting up and swinging her legs off the bed.
"Where are you off to?" He asked, propping himself up on his elbows.
"Hungry." She said simply, climbing off the bed and grabbing her clothes. "See you downstairs." She leant over the bed and kissed him again, smiling inwardly at how much she had missed this, before descending the stairs to the kitchen.
"Hey." She was greeted by Piper as she walked into the kitchen.
"Hi." She replied. No one else was downstairs yet, Phoebe noticed.
"Coffee?" Piper offered. Phoebe smiled.
"Please." She sat down at the table. Minutes later, Piper joined her, holding a cup of coffee which she handed to her sister.
"Good night?" Piper asked, amused. Phoebe cringed slightly, before smiling at her older sister.
"It was okay." She understated with a grin. She suddenly stopped smiling, which Piper instantly noticed.
"Oh, here it is." Piper said.
"What?" Phoebe asked.
"Oh come on. Pheebs from the past comes to the future and doesn't have a gazillion questions. Come on, hit me." Piper said with a smile. Phoebe returned the smile, glad that Piper was the same person she had left behind. "Wait, let me guess." Piper said before she had time to say anything. "Cole." She stated simply.
"How'd you guess?" Phoebe asked sarcastically.
"A little sisterly intuition." Piper said, with a mock grin.
"Well?" Phoebe asked slowly.
"It took a while, and it wasn't easy." Piper said, growing serious. "Don't get me wrong, I'm glad where it ended up. But there were times when things just got so hard for you that I almost hoped you hadn't decided to take him back."
"I took him back?" Phoebe asked surprised.
"Yeah, surprised me and Paige too. But I guess we know why you did it now. You knew where you'd end up." Piper said, standing and heading behind the counter to fill up her empty mug.
"Hmm." Phoebe agreed, deep in thought. She was brought back to the reality as she felt Cole kiss her on the cheek.
"Morning Piper." He greeted, sitting down next to Phoebe.
"Cole." She greeted back. "Good night?" She asked.
"The best." He said with a smile. "Speaking of which," He continued, turning to face Phoebe, "I just called in to work. I don't have any meetings scheduled today, and all the work I missed yesterday I'll be able to catch up on tomorrow. So I can stay home, we can talk a bit."
"What about me, don't I work?" Phoebe asked.
"Maternity leave, honey." Cole said smiling. "Don't want you over working when we've got under two months before this one's due." He said, gently running a hand over her stomach.
"Right." Phoebe stated, embarrassed. "I would like that." She said truthfully.
"Good." He said, giving her a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Piper, her milk's cold." Paige said waving a bottle in one hand, while holding onto Melinda with the other as she walked into the room.
"Where's Leo?" Piper asked, taking the bottle from Paige and unscrewing the lid.
"Summoned." Paige said simply. "And I have to get going too. Liz needs some advice with a vanquishing potion." She added, as she watched Piper fill up the bottle.
"I thought you were going tomorrow? You promised to stay and watch Melinda today while I get those forms filled out at P3." Piper said as Paige gently handed her Melinda.
"I know, and I'm sorry. But you know Liz. . .she's not very orga--"
"Liz?" Phoebe interrupted, confused.
"My charge." Paige explained. "One of three actually." She finished proudly.
"Wow, moving up in the world?" Phoebe asked with a smile.
"That's right. And I have to get going. . ." She said turning back to Piper.
"But--" Piper started.
"We can look after her." Phoebe interrupted, glancing at Cole. He gave her a nod.
"We'd be glad to." He said to Piper, who gave them a grateful smile.
"Thank you so much. . ." She said, handing Melinda to Phoebe and thrusting the Milk bottle into Cole's hand, before rushing out of the room. Paige gave them an amused look, before orbing out of the kitchen, a slice of toast clenched in her hand.
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There, that was longer than most of my chapters. Hope it was okay! Review, tell me what you thought.