Disclaimer: I don't own anyone, don't sue me.
A/N: Thanks to all who reviewed, they made my day. Only a few more chapters to come up, hope you like this one.
* * * * *
Phoebe opened her eyes to find Cole already awake. He was lying on his side, his eyes fixed on her. He gave her a half smile, which she returned sleepily.
"Hey." She said softly. "How long have you been awake?"
"Not long." He replied truthfully. "You look amazing."
"Yeah, my greasy hair and the sleep practically reproducing in my eyes." Phoebe said propping herself up on her elbow. "Gorgeous." Cole smiled slightly. "What are you thinking?" She asked him.
"I'm thinking about how much we've been through." Cole said softly, as he too propped himself up on his elbow.
"And how none of it matters anymore." Phoebe added truthfully.
"You're sure about this?" Cole asked.
"Yeah, I am." Phoebe said with a smile. "It feels right."
"It does, doesn't it?" Cole said returning her smile. He leaned forward to kiss her.
"Ack!" Phoebe exclaimed, pulling back and clasping her hand over her mouth. "Morning breath." She muttered. Cole tilted his head. He reached out and pulled her hands away from her mouth.
"I don't care." He muttered back, before pressing his lips against hers. The moment his lips met hers, any thoughts of pulling away immediately left Phoebe's mind.
* * * * *
A while later. . .
"Cole. . ." Phoebe warned, smiling inwardly.
"What?" Cole asked innocently.
"Hmm." Phoebe mumbled. She climbed off the bed.
"Where are you going?" Cole asked, reaching for her hand. Phoebe jumped out of his reach.
"Downstairs, I'm starving. And if you stop me again I'm never going to leave the room!" Phoebe exclaimed.
"I'm not complaining." Cole said, smirking. Phoebe stepped into her clothes.
"Come down when you're ready." She said, ignoring his comment. She leaned over and kissed him again, hastily pulling back as the moment once again became heated. Cole groaned. Phoebe hurriedly exited the room before she could change her mind. She leaned against the closed door and smiled. When was the last time she had felt this good?
"So I noticed Cole's car is still in the driveway." Piper said as Phoebe entered the kitchen. Leo and Paige glanced at her, amused.
"That's a wonder. . ." Phoebe said grabbing a mug of coffee.
"So?" Paige asked. "What happened?"
"Why do I get the feeling I don't want to be here?" Leo asked suddenly.
"What is it about men and their inability to talk about the sexual acts of others?" Paige joked. Leo grimaced.
"I'll go see how the kids are doing." He said, hastily exiting the room.
"SO?" Paige asked loudly.
"So what?" Phoebe asked, just to annoy her.
"Phoebe!" Piper exclaimed. Phoebe grinned.
"Alright. So it just happened. We were sitting there. . .and about ten minutes later. . .we were lying there." She indicated upstairs with her eyes.
"So you guys are back together again?" Paige asked.
"I think so." Phoebe said with a smile.
"Didn't you just break up with Bri--" Paige started.
"Paige." Piper warned.
"No, it's fine." Phoebe said quickly. "I did just break up with Brian. . ." Phoebe reiterated to Paige. "But this isn't a rebound fling. I know it isn't."
"And is it an evil-bound fling?" Paige questioned. Despite the seriousness of her tone, Phoebe smiled.
"No. And I can honestly say I believe it." Phoebe said.
"Hmmm." Paige muttered. "I guess we'll have to take your word for it."
"I guess you will." Phoebe said. A knock at the door interrupted them. "I'll get it." Phoebe said, when no one else made any movements. She made her way to the foyer and pulled open the front door. Brian stood on the other side, swaying slightly.
"I just came to get my stuff." He said immediately.
"Oh." Phoebe said. An uncomfortable silence overcame them. "Come in." Phoebe said hastily to break it. She closed the door behind him. "Look, Bri--"
"Don't, Phoebe." Brian slurred. "I just want to get my stuff and leave."
"I need to explain." Phoebe said, frowning. Brian didn't seem himself at all.
"No you don't." Brian said. "I don't want to hear your excuses. You were drunk. . .it was a mistake. . .whatever. I don't care."
"It was the exact opposite." Phoebe said softly. "You were right, I didn't realise it when he first arrived. . .but I do now. Cole and I--"
"Look, I don't want to know, okay?" Brian snapped. Realisation hit Phoebe.
"You've been drinking." She said. It was a statement more than a question.
"And what if I have? Don't I have reason?"
"I do--" Phoebe started, but stopped abruptly as Cole appeared at the top of the staircase. Brian noticed him too, and the look on his face turned sour.
"Didn't waste any time." He muttered, loud enough for Phoebe to hear him. She chose to ignore the comment. Cole reluctantly descended the rest of the stairs and stopped beside Phoebe.
"Brian." He greeted. Brian didn't say a word, instead just glared at Cole.
"He came to get his stuff." Phoebe explained. She gave Cole a warning look.
"Okay. I guess I'll just go find Piper and Paige." Cole said, turning and heading to the kitchen.
"Don't want to face up to me." Brian said, walking towards him. Cole turned around to face him.
"What?" He asked.
"Afraid to face up to the consequences?" Brian slurred. Cole raised his eyebrows at Phoebe over Brian's shoulder.
"Yeah, that's right." Cole said sarcastically.
"You don't deserve her." Brian growled.
"I know I don't." Cole said with a half smile. "I know she's too good for me, and that's why I feel so lucky."
"You ran and left her when she needed you. . .like hell you're going to stay now." Brian muttered.
"Brian, it wasn't like that." Phoebe said quickly. "Cole never knew I was pregnant before he left." Brian turned around, confused.
"But you said--"
"I know." Phoebe said quickly. "I lied."
"Why would you?" Brian asked.
"She had her reasons." Cole interrupted their conversation, noticing how uncomfortable Phoebe was becoming.
"Stay out of this!" Brian shouted. "This does concern you." He growled.
"Yeah, it does." Cole said, his annoyance mounting.
"Cole." Phoebe said his name and he glanced at her. Cole tried to calm himself.
"I can't believe you did this to me!" Brian shouted at Phoebe. "Lying. . .cheating. . .you--"
"Don't say anything you'll regret." Cole warned.
"Stay out of this!" Brian shouted. He turned around and swung out a fist, making contact with Cole's jaw and catching him off-guard, throwing him to the ground. Brian's fists were held out in front of him. Cole climbed up and eyed Brian. He clenched his jaw. Phoebe was already in front of him.
"Don't." She whispered. She turned around. "Stop it." She said to Brian.
"What? You're not going to fight back?" Brian questioned, ignoring Phoebe. Cole glared at Brian.
"You don't want me to fight back." Cole growled. Phoebe placed a hand on Cole's arm.
"Brian, get out of here." She said, a warning tone in her voice. "I'll bring your stuff to you when you're sober."
"Phoebe--" Brian began.
"Just go." She said, walking forward and opening the door expectantly. After a pause, Brian walked out, and Phoebe shut it firmly behind him. She glanced at Cole, who was massaging his jaw. "Are you okay?" She asked, walking up to him and placing a hand on his red and slightly swollen chin.
"Yeah." Cole said with a half smile.
"Thanks for not hitting back." Phoebe said, half jokingly.
"It took effort." Cole said with a smirk. Phoebe smiled. "You're sure you're ready for this, right?"
"Stop asking me that, I'd tell you if I wasn't sure." Phoebe said.
"I don't doubt that." Cole said smiling. He reached out and pulled her into him. "We're going to make this work, I know we are."
"You don't need to tell me that." Phoebe said pulling back to look at him. "I already know." She leaned in and kissed him, and she couldn't help feeling that even though they took their time in making it to this point, they still had a whole lifetime to be together - and there was no better feeling than that.
* * * * *
Those damn ending sequences! Only an epilogue to go!
A/N: Thanks to all who reviewed, they made my day. Only a few more chapters to come up, hope you like this one.
* * * * *
Phoebe opened her eyes to find Cole already awake. He was lying on his side, his eyes fixed on her. He gave her a half smile, which she returned sleepily.
"Hey." She said softly. "How long have you been awake?"
"Not long." He replied truthfully. "You look amazing."
"Yeah, my greasy hair and the sleep practically reproducing in my eyes." Phoebe said propping herself up on her elbow. "Gorgeous." Cole smiled slightly. "What are you thinking?" She asked him.
"I'm thinking about how much we've been through." Cole said softly, as he too propped himself up on his elbow.
"And how none of it matters anymore." Phoebe added truthfully.
"You're sure about this?" Cole asked.
"Yeah, I am." Phoebe said with a smile. "It feels right."
"It does, doesn't it?" Cole said returning her smile. He leaned forward to kiss her.
"Ack!" Phoebe exclaimed, pulling back and clasping her hand over her mouth. "Morning breath." She muttered. Cole tilted his head. He reached out and pulled her hands away from her mouth.
"I don't care." He muttered back, before pressing his lips against hers. The moment his lips met hers, any thoughts of pulling away immediately left Phoebe's mind.
* * * * *
A while later. . .
"Cole. . ." Phoebe warned, smiling inwardly.
"What?" Cole asked innocently.
"Hmm." Phoebe mumbled. She climbed off the bed.
"Where are you going?" Cole asked, reaching for her hand. Phoebe jumped out of his reach.
"Downstairs, I'm starving. And if you stop me again I'm never going to leave the room!" Phoebe exclaimed.
"I'm not complaining." Cole said, smirking. Phoebe stepped into her clothes.
"Come down when you're ready." She said, ignoring his comment. She leaned over and kissed him again, hastily pulling back as the moment once again became heated. Cole groaned. Phoebe hurriedly exited the room before she could change her mind. She leaned against the closed door and smiled. When was the last time she had felt this good?
"So I noticed Cole's car is still in the driveway." Piper said as Phoebe entered the kitchen. Leo and Paige glanced at her, amused.
"That's a wonder. . ." Phoebe said grabbing a mug of coffee.
"So?" Paige asked. "What happened?"
"Why do I get the feeling I don't want to be here?" Leo asked suddenly.
"What is it about men and their inability to talk about the sexual acts of others?" Paige joked. Leo grimaced.
"I'll go see how the kids are doing." He said, hastily exiting the room.
"SO?" Paige asked loudly.
"So what?" Phoebe asked, just to annoy her.
"Phoebe!" Piper exclaimed. Phoebe grinned.
"Alright. So it just happened. We were sitting there. . .and about ten minutes later. . .we were lying there." She indicated upstairs with her eyes.
"So you guys are back together again?" Paige asked.
"I think so." Phoebe said with a smile.
"Didn't you just break up with Bri--" Paige started.
"Paige." Piper warned.
"No, it's fine." Phoebe said quickly. "I did just break up with Brian. . ." Phoebe reiterated to Paige. "But this isn't a rebound fling. I know it isn't."
"And is it an evil-bound fling?" Paige questioned. Despite the seriousness of her tone, Phoebe smiled.
"No. And I can honestly say I believe it." Phoebe said.
"Hmmm." Paige muttered. "I guess we'll have to take your word for it."
"I guess you will." Phoebe said. A knock at the door interrupted them. "I'll get it." Phoebe said, when no one else made any movements. She made her way to the foyer and pulled open the front door. Brian stood on the other side, swaying slightly.
"I just came to get my stuff." He said immediately.
"Oh." Phoebe said. An uncomfortable silence overcame them. "Come in." Phoebe said hastily to break it. She closed the door behind him. "Look, Bri--"
"Don't, Phoebe." Brian slurred. "I just want to get my stuff and leave."
"I need to explain." Phoebe said, frowning. Brian didn't seem himself at all.
"No you don't." Brian said. "I don't want to hear your excuses. You were drunk. . .it was a mistake. . .whatever. I don't care."
"It was the exact opposite." Phoebe said softly. "You were right, I didn't realise it when he first arrived. . .but I do now. Cole and I--"
"Look, I don't want to know, okay?" Brian snapped. Realisation hit Phoebe.
"You've been drinking." She said. It was a statement more than a question.
"And what if I have? Don't I have reason?"
"I do--" Phoebe started, but stopped abruptly as Cole appeared at the top of the staircase. Brian noticed him too, and the look on his face turned sour.
"Didn't waste any time." He muttered, loud enough for Phoebe to hear him. She chose to ignore the comment. Cole reluctantly descended the rest of the stairs and stopped beside Phoebe.
"Brian." He greeted. Brian didn't say a word, instead just glared at Cole.
"He came to get his stuff." Phoebe explained. She gave Cole a warning look.
"Okay. I guess I'll just go find Piper and Paige." Cole said, turning and heading to the kitchen.
"Don't want to face up to me." Brian said, walking towards him. Cole turned around to face him.
"What?" He asked.
"Afraid to face up to the consequences?" Brian slurred. Cole raised his eyebrows at Phoebe over Brian's shoulder.
"Yeah, that's right." Cole said sarcastically.
"You don't deserve her." Brian growled.
"I know I don't." Cole said with a half smile. "I know she's too good for me, and that's why I feel so lucky."
"You ran and left her when she needed you. . .like hell you're going to stay now." Brian muttered.
"Brian, it wasn't like that." Phoebe said quickly. "Cole never knew I was pregnant before he left." Brian turned around, confused.
"But you said--"
"I know." Phoebe said quickly. "I lied."
"Why would you?" Brian asked.
"She had her reasons." Cole interrupted their conversation, noticing how uncomfortable Phoebe was becoming.
"Stay out of this!" Brian shouted. "This does concern you." He growled.
"Yeah, it does." Cole said, his annoyance mounting.
"Cole." Phoebe said his name and he glanced at her. Cole tried to calm himself.
"I can't believe you did this to me!" Brian shouted at Phoebe. "Lying. . .cheating. . .you--"
"Don't say anything you'll regret." Cole warned.
"Stay out of this!" Brian shouted. He turned around and swung out a fist, making contact with Cole's jaw and catching him off-guard, throwing him to the ground. Brian's fists were held out in front of him. Cole climbed up and eyed Brian. He clenched his jaw. Phoebe was already in front of him.
"Don't." She whispered. She turned around. "Stop it." She said to Brian.
"What? You're not going to fight back?" Brian questioned, ignoring Phoebe. Cole glared at Brian.
"You don't want me to fight back." Cole growled. Phoebe placed a hand on Cole's arm.
"Brian, get out of here." She said, a warning tone in her voice. "I'll bring your stuff to you when you're sober."
"Phoebe--" Brian began.
"Just go." She said, walking forward and opening the door expectantly. After a pause, Brian walked out, and Phoebe shut it firmly behind him. She glanced at Cole, who was massaging his jaw. "Are you okay?" She asked, walking up to him and placing a hand on his red and slightly swollen chin.
"Yeah." Cole said with a half smile.
"Thanks for not hitting back." Phoebe said, half jokingly.
"It took effort." Cole said with a smirk. Phoebe smiled. "You're sure you're ready for this, right?"
"Stop asking me that, I'd tell you if I wasn't sure." Phoebe said.
"I don't doubt that." Cole said smiling. He reached out and pulled her into him. "We're going to make this work, I know we are."
"You don't need to tell me that." Phoebe said pulling back to look at him. "I already know." She leaned in and kissed him, and she couldn't help feeling that even though they took their time in making it to this point, they still had a whole lifetime to be together - and there was no better feeling than that.
* * * * *
Those damn ending sequences! Only an epilogue to go!