Charmed Ever After
Wake Up Call Chapter Two
Cole had been sleeping soundly with Phoebe wrapped tightly in his arms when something woke him. He wasn't quite sure what it was. It was as if someone had been calling out to him. He looked down at his wife and noted that she was still fast asleep. Figuring he must have been dreaming, Cole closed his eyes and started to drift off again.
The sensation that he was being beckoned came again though this time even stronger. He couldn't ignore it. Trusting his instincts he closed his eyes and concentrated all of this thoughts and energies on determining where the call was coming from and willed himself to follow it wherever it lead.
Suddenly Cole found himself on an astral plane that he didn't recognize. He was standing in a park filled with trees, flowers, and all sorts of beautiful birds, deer, and rabbits. It almost seemed enchanted. He also found himself dressed in his blue sweater and blue jeans.
"Hello? Is anyone here?" "Who keeps calling out to me?" Cole asked aloud. He heard the sound of a little shoe tapping on the sidewalk. He turned around and saw a little girl whom he guessed was about four years old standing next to one of the trees. Both hands were on her hips and she was drumming her foot impatiently.
"That would be me," she informed him. "And who might you be?" Cole asked truly perplexed. The little girl shot him a very perturbed look. "Don't you recognize me? I'm Tory. Tory Turner. You're daughter. You know I love you a whole lot Daddy but you can be pretty silly sometimes."
Cole felt like he had just been bowled over by boulder. "My daug... he stammered, and then tried again. My daughter?" "You heard me," she said rather smartly. "Now you had better sit down daddy because you look awfully pale." She pointed to the bench.
Still stunned Cole did as told and took some deep breaths. The little munchkin in the meantime scrambled up on his lap. They took careful stock of one another. She put both her hands on his cheeks and then moved one of her hands to his nose and pulled on it gently and giggled.
He looked into sparkling blue eyes that matched the ones he saw in the mirror every day and then to a smile, which was just like the one, he kissed on Phoebe's face each morning. Carefully Cole raised his hands and gently lifted a lock of dark curly hair and inhaled its sweet smell. There could be no doubt this was he and Phoebe's daughter. The truly stunning results of their combination could not be denied. Cole and Tory just sat there for a few more minutes in silence taking in the wonder of this first meeting. It wasn't to last though.
"We need to have a serious talk Daddy," Tory informed him. "I'm tired of waiting." "Waiting for what?" Cole asked. Tory threw up her hands in frustration. "Great Granny Dite is right. Men are clueless," she said clearly exasperated. Then she slapped her hands over her mouth and went "oh, oh! I wasn't supposed to let anybody know that she told me I could call her Great Granny. It was supposed to be hers and my secret. You won't tell on me Daddy will you?" "No, I won't tell on you," Cole promised still somewhat dumbfounded.
"Good. Now let us get back to business," Tory said rather bossily. "I need you to get that special twinkle in your eye that Great Grandpa Zeus keeps talking about because I want to be hatched and I want to be hatched NOW!" she demanded.
Cole looked at his daughter and wondered how he could ever deny her anything but there was an obstacle standing in the way of him responding positively to her request. He had no idea of how to explain it to her though. "Tory you just don't understand," he started.
"I do understand," she interrupted. "I understand that I saw Mommy holding Patience in the future, and I saw you giving Dee piggy back rides. Now I don't mind sharing but it is my turn. You are my Daddy and those are my piggyback rides. I'm getting lonely up here without Dee and Patience and I want to be hatched soon," she said jumping off his lap and stomping both feet on the ground before bursting into tears.
Each drop and every sob threatened to rip Cole's heart to shreds. He bent down and scooped Tory back up, wrapping his arms tightly around his daughter. He was feeling hopelessly inadequate and as clueless as Aphrodite claimed. Tory took the matter out of his hands though; literally She pulled slightly away and grabbed his nose again. "I know you're still afraid of the monsters Daddy and that they are going to come and try to take you from us, just like they took you from Grandma Noreen but you don't have to be. Mommy promised she would help keep you safe from them always and Mommy is very good at keeping her promises."
Tory moved her hand down from Cole's nose and onto his heart. "I will show you." A large screen appeared in front of them from out of nowhere. Suddenly an image of Phoebe appeared on screen. She was dressed in a flowing white gown and there was an angelic golden aura surrounding her. Her hands delicately cradled what he knew was his heart. "See Daddy," Tory whispered. "Mommy is taking good care of it and I will help her too. We will all keep each other safe from the monsters." Tears flowing down his own face," Cole pulled his daughter back against his heart. "We will keep each other safe," he whispered returning her sweet promise.
Wake Up Call Chapter Two
Cole had been sleeping soundly with Phoebe wrapped tightly in his arms when something woke him. He wasn't quite sure what it was. It was as if someone had been calling out to him. He looked down at his wife and noted that she was still fast asleep. Figuring he must have been dreaming, Cole closed his eyes and started to drift off again.
The sensation that he was being beckoned came again though this time even stronger. He couldn't ignore it. Trusting his instincts he closed his eyes and concentrated all of this thoughts and energies on determining where the call was coming from and willed himself to follow it wherever it lead.
Suddenly Cole found himself on an astral plane that he didn't recognize. He was standing in a park filled with trees, flowers, and all sorts of beautiful birds, deer, and rabbits. It almost seemed enchanted. He also found himself dressed in his blue sweater and blue jeans.
"Hello? Is anyone here?" "Who keeps calling out to me?" Cole asked aloud. He heard the sound of a little shoe tapping on the sidewalk. He turned around and saw a little girl whom he guessed was about four years old standing next to one of the trees. Both hands were on her hips and she was drumming her foot impatiently.
"That would be me," she informed him. "And who might you be?" Cole asked truly perplexed. The little girl shot him a very perturbed look. "Don't you recognize me? I'm Tory. Tory Turner. You're daughter. You know I love you a whole lot Daddy but you can be pretty silly sometimes."
Cole felt like he had just been bowled over by boulder. "My daug... he stammered, and then tried again. My daughter?" "You heard me," she said rather smartly. "Now you had better sit down daddy because you look awfully pale." She pointed to the bench.
Still stunned Cole did as told and took some deep breaths. The little munchkin in the meantime scrambled up on his lap. They took careful stock of one another. She put both her hands on his cheeks and then moved one of her hands to his nose and pulled on it gently and giggled.
He looked into sparkling blue eyes that matched the ones he saw in the mirror every day and then to a smile, which was just like the one, he kissed on Phoebe's face each morning. Carefully Cole raised his hands and gently lifted a lock of dark curly hair and inhaled its sweet smell. There could be no doubt this was he and Phoebe's daughter. The truly stunning results of their combination could not be denied. Cole and Tory just sat there for a few more minutes in silence taking in the wonder of this first meeting. It wasn't to last though.
"We need to have a serious talk Daddy," Tory informed him. "I'm tired of waiting." "Waiting for what?" Cole asked. Tory threw up her hands in frustration. "Great Granny Dite is right. Men are clueless," she said clearly exasperated. Then she slapped her hands over her mouth and went "oh, oh! I wasn't supposed to let anybody know that she told me I could call her Great Granny. It was supposed to be hers and my secret. You won't tell on me Daddy will you?" "No, I won't tell on you," Cole promised still somewhat dumbfounded.
"Good. Now let us get back to business," Tory said rather bossily. "I need you to get that special twinkle in your eye that Great Grandpa Zeus keeps talking about because I want to be hatched and I want to be hatched NOW!" she demanded.
Cole looked at his daughter and wondered how he could ever deny her anything but there was an obstacle standing in the way of him responding positively to her request. He had no idea of how to explain it to her though. "Tory you just don't understand," he started.
"I do understand," she interrupted. "I understand that I saw Mommy holding Patience in the future, and I saw you giving Dee piggy back rides. Now I don't mind sharing but it is my turn. You are my Daddy and those are my piggyback rides. I'm getting lonely up here without Dee and Patience and I want to be hatched soon," she said jumping off his lap and stomping both feet on the ground before bursting into tears.
Each drop and every sob threatened to rip Cole's heart to shreds. He bent down and scooped Tory back up, wrapping his arms tightly around his daughter. He was feeling hopelessly inadequate and as clueless as Aphrodite claimed. Tory took the matter out of his hands though; literally She pulled slightly away and grabbed his nose again. "I know you're still afraid of the monsters Daddy and that they are going to come and try to take you from us, just like they took you from Grandma Noreen but you don't have to be. Mommy promised she would help keep you safe from them always and Mommy is very good at keeping her promises."
Tory moved her hand down from Cole's nose and onto his heart. "I will show you." A large screen appeared in front of them from out of nowhere. Suddenly an image of Phoebe appeared on screen. She was dressed in a flowing white gown and there was an angelic golden aura surrounding her. Her hands delicately cradled what he knew was his heart. "See Daddy," Tory whispered. "Mommy is taking good care of it and I will help her too. We will all keep each other safe from the monsters." Tears flowing down his own face," Cole pulled his daughter back against his heart. "We will keep each other safe," he whispered returning her sweet promise.