'Cole!' Phoebe yelled and reached for his shirt. He fell on top of her on
the table and in order to safe both their lives, he rolled over and they
both landed on the floor. Phoebe let go of her husband's shirt and crawled
away from the table, Cole hot on her heels. 'Paige, hurry with the book! We
might not survive down here!' Phoebe screamed. For the last half hour she
and Cole had been under attack from a big, slimy demon. Not even Paige, who
had been coming home from work, had been able to distract the demon from
its target. Now she was looking through the Book of Shadows to find a spell
on how to vanquish this nasty demon. Cole grabbed Phoebe's foot and stopped
her. 'We have to find a way to get away from the table without dying.' he
hissed. 'I know!' she whispered back. She looked around. The dining room
didn't have many places to hide. The only good spot was under the table.
They were already there and he demon knew it. Phoebe tried to remember the
spots Vivien used to hide in when she was a little kid. 'Cole, behind the
couch. If we can get behind the couch without the demon noticing, we might
be able to run upstairs. I don't want to lure him to Paige, she has to find
a spell first, but we might be able to hide somewhere upstairs.' she said
silently. Cole nodded. He couldn't simmer them both behind the couch
because the demon would be able to sense it and follow them. 'Run.' he
yelled and pushed Phoebe out of their cover. Then he simmered out and as he
had imagined, the demon took no notice of Phoebe but followed him. Phoebe
had time enough to duck behind the couch before Cole simmered back under
the table. Luckily, he didn't have to figure out a way on how to get
himself behind the couch, Paige came running downstairs and recited the
spell she had found. The demon burst into flames before their eyes. 'You
guys were lucky I came home in time. This could have been a close one.'
Paige fell on the couch. Phoebe brushed dust off her pants and grabbed
Cole's hand. 'Yeah, thanks. Are you okay honey?' she asked Cole and hugged
him. 'I'm alright.' 'Well, I better get back to work now. I was on my lunch
break.' Paige smiled and got up. 'Hey, sis! Wait a second. Since when are
you so laid back about the whole 'constant attack' thing?' asked Phoebe
suspicious. 'Since I know that we'll get help shortly.' Paige turned around
and grabbed the door handle. 'Wait! What did you do? You better not did
what I think you did.' Paige closed the door and turned around. 'Phoebe, I
want to live. I know that there is someone who can help us. The only thing
that prevents that person from helping us out is you. You don't have the
right to let us all die. Yes, I called your precious daughter and she's
coming back in summer. She doesn't know that the reason we want her back is
demons. She thinks it's just holidays.' Paige blurted out. 'You did WHAT? I
can't believe you! Are you crazy? You can't just do that. She told us she
didn't want anything to do with us. She went away because she couldn't
stand the pressure of her powers. She had to move to Europe to be free. She
hates her powers and you call her back to take THEM back? To take her old
life back? A life with voices in the back of her head. Maybe even a life in
the underworld as the freaking QUEEN? Are you crazy?' Phoebe yelled. 'You
said that before. No I'm not crazy. All I want is my life back. I don't
even want to discuss this with you. She has a right to know what's going on
around here and she can make the decision if she wants to help us or not
freely. I'm not taking anything from her. If she wants to, she can go back
to Italy and let us die here.' Paige turned around and walked out the door,
slamming it behind her.
'I can't believe she did that.' Phoebe growled. Cole put an arm around her
daughter. 'Phoebe, she's right. We need help. We're going to die here.
Vivien can still make a free decision about what she really wants when
she's here. She has a right to know. Don't be mad at Paige, she might have
done the right thing.' he said calmly. 'It's just.I don't want her to be in
the middle of this. She never was happy with her powers.' 'Maybe she was
just afraid of them. Who knows what she'll be like in summer? She's been
gone for a year. She has a boyfriend. She lives in Tuscany and she does all
the things she always wanted to do. Maybe she'll think it over. Maybe she's
okay with her powers now.' 'I guess you're right. Well, we'll see when she
comes back.' Phoebe turned around and walked back into the living room.
Cole ordered Pizza for him and Phoebe and they sat in front of the fire and
talked for a long time. They hadn't done this since Vivien had left,
neither of them was so sure why but both felt a lot better after.
