Some wounds never heal, but mine did. I found the last piece of the puzzle that I was missing.

Cole completed me, and for some reason we needed each other. We found a light in the darkness.

Chapter 12

Sam was setting the table when Cole and Phoebe walked in the house.

Cole and Sam looked at each other, and Phoebe looked at both of them. Then a smile curled in the corned of Sam's mouth, and Cole Smiled back.

Phoebe walked over to Sam, putting her arm around him, and kissed him on the cheek.

"Sam, this is lovely" Phoebe said looking at the table in surprise.

Sam smiled at her and then looked at Cole. Phoebe walked back over to Cole, and slid her arms around his waist.

"I knew we were expecting a dinner guest" Sam said.

"You did? How?" Phoebe asked looking at him funny.

"I wanted you to be happy" Sam said

"Sam…I…Cole, you knew about this…what is going on?" Phoebe asked looking at them in shock.

"Yes, Sam called me" He said putting his arm around her and kissing her forehead.

"I had help from the Aunts" Sam said smiling at Phoebe.

"I should have known" Phoebe said smiling, and shook her head.

She walked over to Sam and hugged him.

"I can't believe you guys!" Phoebe said, still surprised.

Cole walked over to them and he stuck his hand out to Sam. Sam smiled, and shook his hand.

"I think we make a pretty good team" Cole said to Sam.

Sam nodded and smiled. "Now lets eat"

Phoebe leaned up and kissed Cole, and then they sat to the table.

Later that evening, they all sat by the fire on the beach, and caught up on the time they missed. They had lots to talk about.

"Well, I am beat, I think I'll go up to the house, I'm sure you guys won't miss me" Sam said, winking at Cole and Phoebe.

He stood up to walk away but Phoebe stopped him.

"Sam, wait" she said standing up and walking over to him.

She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him. Sam was taller than Phoebe now, and at twelve, he seemed all grown up.

"I am so proud of you Sam, thank you" She said and kissed his cheek.

"No problem, I owed you one" He said, then nodded at Cole.

"Night Sam" Cole said

"Night" He said, and walked up to the house.

Phoebe came to lay back down by Cole. He lifted his blanket for her to snuggle up to him.

"He has grown up, from the little thing I found in the ally." Phoebe said watching Sam walk to the house.

Cole laid behind her on his elbow, with his head in his hand, and his other arm around her waist.

They laid in silence for a moment, and listened to the fire crackling, and the waves rolling into shore. The waves hissed behind them, and spread over the sand.

Cole kissed her shoulder and said, "You should be proud of yourself, you did good by him"

Phoebe smiled and took a deep breath, "He is a good kid, and he deserved a chance for a good life" She said.

"So did you" Cole said, gently kissing the back of her head.

Phoebe rolled on her back and looked up at him. The fire reflected in his eyes and they looked warm and kind. She also saw pained and tired eyes.

"I'm sorry I was away for so long Cole" Phoebe said with a painful expression on her face.

"What happened Phoebe…Why did you hide from me?" Cole said brushing her hair from her face.

"I was scared Cole…I never loved anyone before, and everyone I knew, I hurt. I didn't want to hurt you anymore. I had to get my life together, and find myself again. I was so lost." She said turning her head towards the fire. His lips hung over her face.

"I longed for you, and my pain was being without you." he said kissing her neck, "How did you disappear from me on the bridge?" He asked, turning her face to his.

"The Aunts, they wrote a spell, that if someone fell in love with me, and was willing to give their life for me, then I would be saved. So it played out, and somehow they knew it would work. They knew you would save me."

Cole smiled at her.

"What?" Phoebe asked smiling back.

"Your Aunts were banking on my love for you. They could see right through me" Cole said.

Phoebe smiled up at him and touched his face.

"There were two parts of the spell…Someone had to fall in love with me…and I had to love fall in love with them."

Cole leaned in and kissed her softly.

"I do love you Cole" Phoebe whispered.

Cole smiled and sighed. "That was the last thing I said to you on the bridge"

"I know, then everything went dark, and I woke up at the Aunts house. They told me everything. I thought I needed a new start, and that I could forget my past. But…all I could remember from my past…was you." Phoebe said

"When Sam called, and told me you needed me, I almost didn't come." Cole said

"I'm glad he did…When I saw you in the book store, I realized I never wanted to be with out you again. I realized you were apart of me that I didn't want to forget." Phoebe said, softly brushing his lips with hers.

Cole parted his mouth and kissed her. He pulled her under him and kissed her deeper. Phoebe felt chills to her toes, and she longed for him.

His heart pounded in her chest, and his body heat warmed her. His mouth was warm and his hands moved over her. She remembered his touch, and her desire for him came rushing over her body. He made her tremble and she was at his mercy.

Cole couldn't help himself, he had waited so long to feel Phoebe next to him, he started to shake. He parted her legs and pressed himself against her.

"Phoebe, I need you to survive…to breathe…I am dead with out you" He whispered as he kissed her neck.

"I was dead when you found me…and now I am alive because you loved me." She whispered.

"Phoebe, marry me, I want to share my life with you" He said looking into her eyes.

Phoebe smiled and she swallowed hard. She stared at Cole for a moment. Then she smiled. "Yes, lets get married" She said with an ear to ear grin.

The beach wind blew through Phoebe's white veil, and the salty evening air wept across their faces. Cole's curly black hair blew and reflected the sun. Phoebe's dress was simple but elegant, and it rippled in the wind, with her small bouquet of lilies. Cole was in a white dress shirt and black suit pants. They both were barefoot, with the sand between their toes.

The sky was perfect shades of orange and purple. The sun was about to touch down on the sea, when Cole and Phoebe exchanged vows and their rings.

Jaime and Bob were there for Cole, along with Sam and the Aunts.

Cole and Phoebe smiled at one another and said I do.

Everyone cheered, as Cole took Phoebe in his arms, and twirled her, while they kissed passionately.

Then Cole scooped Phoebe up, and sat her on the tall white horse. He jumped up, and swung on behind her. He grabbed the reins, and they road off into the sunset. Phoebe threw her bouquet in the air, and the wind scattered the flowers into the sea.

Our love was a strong force that even I didn't understand. We needed each other to breath, and with every day, our love grew.

We had a beautiful sunset wedding on the beach that summer, and nine months later, Phoebe Matilda Isabelle Turner was born. She looked up at us with her sea blue eyes, and we knew she was special. Cole and I call her Baby Angel.

We were able to fight,

and together,

become Dark Survivors…..And that is how the story went.