Love Triumphant
A Necessary Interruption
Chapter VI
Author's note: I created the part of Harry and I'm picturing Brian Gatskill (Rafe, Port Charles, in the role.)
Cole had been enjoying the greatest morning of his life so far. Waking up with Phoebe in his arms, knowing she was his wife, and that no one could take them away from each other filled him with almost indescribable emotions. Cole felt truly happy for the first time in his existence. He knew, however, he would always carry the burden of guilt for his demonic history.
Erasing the past wasn't possible, all he could do was devote all his future actions towards the goal of serving the Light and working for the good of the very same mankind he'd once tried to destroy. Maybe then Cole would be able to feel fully worthy of all the blessings and the second chance he'd been given.
Someone cleared their throat just outside the cave. It brought Cole out of his deep ponderings. He quickly donned his pants and made his way to the entrance. A young man with shaggy blonde hair, a scruffy beard, blue jeans, tied dyed T-shirt, and beat up sneakers with wings on them, stood next to a breakfast cart. It had a feast on it that looked fit for a king and queen.
"Hermes?" Cole guessed out loud. "No, I'm his son Harry. I'm just sort of following in his winged footsteps so to speak," the young man corrected him. "Hestia thought you and your bride might be hungry so she asked me to deliver this to you."
"I also have a message for you from Queen Morrigan. She says she sincerely apologizes for having to interrupt your honeymoon and all, but apparently circumstances beyond her control, have forced her to have to move your meeting up to today. She asks that you and your lovely wife be in Ere by what in the time your used to is about two hours from now. She also asked me to express regret to you once again and to tell you she will find away to make it up to both of you. I'm also adding my own I'm sorry too. It's a total bummer man. A dude should be able to enjoy his honeymoon in peace."
Cole thanked Harry, gratefully accepted the food, and then the messenger god was off no doubt to finish the rest of his rounds. Cole tried to accept the news as graciously as he could. He'd hoped to spend the day expressing his love to Phoebe in every way possible. Not to mention the fact that he still had a queasy feeling in his stomach about the meeting. His sense of security was growing stronger especially after last night but it still had a fragile edge to it. A part of him would always have trouble completely trusting good fortune.
"Hmm, something smells good," Phoebe said from their bed. He turned to face her. Her hair was mussed, her lips were slightly swollen, and her eyes were heavy lidded. She looked adorable and sexy as hell. Cole wished he could just crawl back into bed with her and stay that way forever but he knew it wasn't possible. They had taken vows not just to each other but the Light as well and he knew that they would honor them. He wanted to honor them. Trying to appear lighthearted so as not to spoil Phoebe's day too quickly he winked at her and pushed the cart closer to the bed.
"Is this another new power? Did you conjure up breakfast my love?" she teasingly asked. "No, it's a gift from Hestia, and it was delivered by Hermes' son Harry. You wouldn't believe how he was dressed, in sixties retro, and he actually used the word dude. It's certainly never the way I imagined the Greek gods would talk."
"Cole, honey, that's really interesting and all, but why don't you tell me what's bothering you instead?" "I should have known you'd see through me in an instant," he said on a half laugh. "Yes you should have. You're the one after all who told me that my gift of sight goes beyond premonition of events." "This is true!" he replied.
"Morrigan moved up the meeting to today. We have to be there in a couple of hours. She wants us to know that she regrets interrupting our honeymoon but that it can't be helped. Apparently some sort of situation has arisen." "What kind of situation?" Phoebe asked. "Harry didn't say."
"Well I can't say that I'm not upset about our honeymoon being disturbed but we've always known the roles duty and family have to play in our lives. It's the cost of being who we are. Piper and Leo faced the same sort of situation."
"And I told you earlier, if you're worried about what your great grandparents have to tell you, don't be. You heard what Aphrodite, Erin, Cupid, and Psyche said last night. Our love is destined to last an eternity. That's all that matters in the end. And as far as any external trouble goes we will just keep kicking it's sorry ass together like we've been doing."
"I love you!" Cole said as he leaned down to kiss her. It was very difficult for him to end it but luckily Phoebe was the one who broke it first even though he could tell she was reluctant to also. "I love you too, hubby, now feed me, and we will go to that meeting, deal with whatever it is we have to deal with, and then we can get back to the really important stuff. Like who will be the first to cry uncle in a tickling contest."
"You'll loose, like you always do," he assured here. "I'm the master tickler!" "No, you're simply cocky, in more ways than one!" she teased. "My, my, for a good goddess and a white witch you are awfully naughty sometimes," he replied. "Hey, a girl's got to have some fun, and we are going to share even more of it from this day forward." "Is that a promise?" Cole asked all teasing aside. She nodded. "It's a promise you can bank on," she assured him." The knot in his stomach eased a bit more.
A Necessary Interruption
Chapter VI
Author's note: I created the part of Harry and I'm picturing Brian Gatskill (Rafe, Port Charles, in the role.)
Cole had been enjoying the greatest morning of his life so far. Waking up with Phoebe in his arms, knowing she was his wife, and that no one could take them away from each other filled him with almost indescribable emotions. Cole felt truly happy for the first time in his existence. He knew, however, he would always carry the burden of guilt for his demonic history.
Erasing the past wasn't possible, all he could do was devote all his future actions towards the goal of serving the Light and working for the good of the very same mankind he'd once tried to destroy. Maybe then Cole would be able to feel fully worthy of all the blessings and the second chance he'd been given.
Someone cleared their throat just outside the cave. It brought Cole out of his deep ponderings. He quickly donned his pants and made his way to the entrance. A young man with shaggy blonde hair, a scruffy beard, blue jeans, tied dyed T-shirt, and beat up sneakers with wings on them, stood next to a breakfast cart. It had a feast on it that looked fit for a king and queen.
"Hermes?" Cole guessed out loud. "No, I'm his son Harry. I'm just sort of following in his winged footsteps so to speak," the young man corrected him. "Hestia thought you and your bride might be hungry so she asked me to deliver this to you."
"I also have a message for you from Queen Morrigan. She says she sincerely apologizes for having to interrupt your honeymoon and all, but apparently circumstances beyond her control, have forced her to have to move your meeting up to today. She asks that you and your lovely wife be in Ere by what in the time your used to is about two hours from now. She also asked me to express regret to you once again and to tell you she will find away to make it up to both of you. I'm also adding my own I'm sorry too. It's a total bummer man. A dude should be able to enjoy his honeymoon in peace."
Cole thanked Harry, gratefully accepted the food, and then the messenger god was off no doubt to finish the rest of his rounds. Cole tried to accept the news as graciously as he could. He'd hoped to spend the day expressing his love to Phoebe in every way possible. Not to mention the fact that he still had a queasy feeling in his stomach about the meeting. His sense of security was growing stronger especially after last night but it still had a fragile edge to it. A part of him would always have trouble completely trusting good fortune.
"Hmm, something smells good," Phoebe said from their bed. He turned to face her. Her hair was mussed, her lips were slightly swollen, and her eyes were heavy lidded. She looked adorable and sexy as hell. Cole wished he could just crawl back into bed with her and stay that way forever but he knew it wasn't possible. They had taken vows not just to each other but the Light as well and he knew that they would honor them. He wanted to honor them. Trying to appear lighthearted so as not to spoil Phoebe's day too quickly he winked at her and pushed the cart closer to the bed.
"Is this another new power? Did you conjure up breakfast my love?" she teasingly asked. "No, it's a gift from Hestia, and it was delivered by Hermes' son Harry. You wouldn't believe how he was dressed, in sixties retro, and he actually used the word dude. It's certainly never the way I imagined the Greek gods would talk."
"Cole, honey, that's really interesting and all, but why don't you tell me what's bothering you instead?" "I should have known you'd see through me in an instant," he said on a half laugh. "Yes you should have. You're the one after all who told me that my gift of sight goes beyond premonition of events." "This is true!" he replied.
"Morrigan moved up the meeting to today. We have to be there in a couple of hours. She wants us to know that she regrets interrupting our honeymoon but that it can't be helped. Apparently some sort of situation has arisen." "What kind of situation?" Phoebe asked. "Harry didn't say."
"Well I can't say that I'm not upset about our honeymoon being disturbed but we've always known the roles duty and family have to play in our lives. It's the cost of being who we are. Piper and Leo faced the same sort of situation."
"And I told you earlier, if you're worried about what your great grandparents have to tell you, don't be. You heard what Aphrodite, Erin, Cupid, and Psyche said last night. Our love is destined to last an eternity. That's all that matters in the end. And as far as any external trouble goes we will just keep kicking it's sorry ass together like we've been doing."
"I love you!" Cole said as he leaned down to kiss her. It was very difficult for him to end it but luckily Phoebe was the one who broke it first even though he could tell she was reluctant to also. "I love you too, hubby, now feed me, and we will go to that meeting, deal with whatever it is we have to deal with, and then we can get back to the really important stuff. Like who will be the first to cry uncle in a tickling contest."
"You'll loose, like you always do," he assured here. "I'm the master tickler!" "No, you're simply cocky, in more ways than one!" she teased. "My, my, for a good goddess and a white witch you are awfully naughty sometimes," he replied. "Hey, a girl's got to have some fun, and we are going to share even more of it from this day forward." "Is that a promise?" Cole asked all teasing aside. She nodded. "It's a promise you can bank on," she assured him." The knot in his stomach eased a bit more.