A/N: Did you like the last chapter? Ah... love. Hehe. Anyway onto chapter eight! I'm going to give the basic request: Review, please!
Chapter 8: Understanding
Phoebe yawned, opening her eyes slowly. She looked at Cole, who's eyes were closed. She gave him a kiss and turned her back to him. He squeezed his arms tighter around her. She snuggled against his chest.
Sweet dreams? she asked, rubbing his hand with her thumb.
Better than usual, he remarked groggily.
He squeezed her again noting, with concern, that even after six months she was still quite thin.
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Phoebe, a few hours later, sat on the couch. A soap that Piper watched flicked across the screen, but Phoebe wasn't paying any attention to it. She was instead staring intently at the telephone. She rubbed her wedding band between her fingers and debated whether or not she should call her sisters.
Her marriage had really been her only comfort. Cole and Leo had destroyed the divorce papers so as far as anyone was concerned they were still together. They had just been
Phoebe was upset that her sisters could be more of a comfort. She didn't think that they understood. She wasn't sure that they had ever truly understood her at all. They didn't grasp her draw towards evil or her graying of the lines that they saw as clearly black and white. They could understand the inferiority complex that powers such as hers could give or why witchcraft was such a joy for her.
Phoebe had been compelled to be the best in her witchcraft. Part of the reason was because of her powers, but she mostly loved it because it gave her, for the first time, a purpose. However, when she came back, Paige was the top witch and she, Phoebe, wasn't even a witch at all.
When she came back Paige and Piper got along fine. There was no large schism that needed to be fixed with Phoebe's new place as middle sister.
Phoebe sighed and flipped the television off.
She had always been the screw-up of the family. For once in her life everything was perfect. She had a job, a marriage, and a new sister. Her witch life and her family life and her brand new work life were all in balance. Everything was perfect.
But that was all taken away in a second. Her marriage, child, powers, purpose, and place in life were all snatched away from her in a second. They only one give back to her was her marriage. It was no surprise that it was her biggest comfort.
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A/N: Thought I'd delve into Phoebe's mind, there. Like it?
Anyhow... the black haired man and the blond haired man are the same person. The black haired man was seen in the chapter Yeah. Everyone get that?
Black haired man + blond haired man = same person
Black haired man + blond haired man = Bradley
Now I know what you're thinking. Who's Bradley? You'll meet him in the next chapter. You won't find out why he had such a thing against one Miss Phoebe Halliwell until... well let's say until.
And about Phoebe's powers: Just to recap one evil-seductress- assistant
posed as Phoebe and took her powers and housed them in a necklace. (Think Phoebe's past life... Think Anton... A red necklace like that!) So that's why Julie didn't freeze and could use the powers and all. It'll be explained (I hope) in the near future. (I say I hope because I'm just writing as I go along... I got some major ideas, but that's about it)
So does everyone get that? If you don't I'll explain again. I know I can be kind of confusing! (Sorry about that)
Same simple request: Review!
Oh! One last question: Did everyone like the librarian Henry Whitfield (Chapter 7: Cole's Tale)??
