*Disclaimers* I own none of the Charmed characters they belong to their rightful owners I'm just playing with them for a while esp. Cole (hehehe) I think he got the short end of the stick and I'm here to amend that.

*A/N* This started out as a little songfic, but thanks to reviews and an over active imagination I'm making it a story. This is my first real fanfic so please be kind with reviews (smile). This evolves around Phoebe and Cole and in my universe he was never really vanquished and instead of coming back from the wasteland immediately, he was gone for a year. Also a note to Paige fans I don't like Paige much I preferred Prue, so Paige isn't going to be put in the best light (evil laugh) but I will promise to try not to be to hard on her.

Thanks to those who reviewed the first part and for giving me the confidence to write more. (big smile)

Cole couldn't believe what he was hearing, after all this time she still loved him. He had just returned from the wasteland and was staying at the penthouse, since everyone thought he was dead, he knew no one would look for him here and she walked in, it was all he could do not to go to her and hold her in his arms. It had been a year since he had became the Source and the girls had vanquished him, and he had spent a year in the wasteland going thru Hell until he figured out how to get back, and he had. He beat the beast to the magic essences and had finally gained enough power to kill the beast and enter this realm again. His plan was to get his most important belongings and get the hell out of dodge, but now that she had come here and said she was still in love with him, maybe, just maybe there was a chance to win her back. As he picked up the phone to make arrangements the sight of her lingered in his mind.

The next day Phoebe was at work and still couldn't concentrate. After going to the penthouse last night and saying her good bye, she still didn't feel any relief, and in the back of her mind she could have sworn there had been someone else there. "I think that is just wishful thinking on my part" she said out loud, because that was impossible because only her and Cole had access to the penthouse and Cole was gone. She looked at her watch and decided she wasn't going to be getting anymore work down and left to go to P3 to see what her sisters were up to.

"Paige, have you noticed anything odd with Pheebs lately?" Piper asked her younger sister, hoping that she may have some insight as to why Phoebe had been acting strangely.

"Yeah, I have, but I think it could be because it's going to be a year to the day tomorrow that we vanquished Cole's sorry ass." Paige replied.

"Paige!"

"What?"

"I know you and Cole had your differences, but this is still hard on Phoebe." Piper said, knowing that Cole had tried to kill Paige on more than one occasion.

"I understand that Piper, I really do, but you can't expect me to be sorry for what we did." Paige said defensively.

"I'm not saying you have to be, just if Phoebe does come to you about it, please don't bash Cole in front of her, just listen and be sympathetic." Piper said then adding "Can you do that?"

"Yeah I guess so." Paige sighed in answer just as the topic of their conversation walked in.

"Hey guys!" Phoebe said walking over and sitting at the bar.

"Hey Pheebs!" They both said in unison.

"Shouldn't you be at work?" Piper asked smiling.

"I couldn't get anything done, so I figured I'd come and see what kind of trouble you two are making." Phoebe asked laughing.

"Hey, we don't make trouble, trouble has a way of finding us." Paige replied.

Just then the door opened and a figure came down the stairs.

"Sorry, but we're closed" Piper said casting an annoyed look at her sisters.

"Even For your brother in law." Cole asked

All three girls turned and looked at the man who was standing there, none of them could believe who it was, especially Phoebe, who couldn't decide to run up and hug him or slap him.