Yay! Chapter 1 is here for your viewing pleasure. lol, just kidding.
Really, tell me what you think of this one, will you? Thank you, thank you
thank you! Oh, and the first few chapters kinda tells you what's been
happening since the whole thing with Kara, and her dying, very sad, I know.
Well, on with the reading all ready! :-)
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Chapter-1 A Normal Day
Cole woke up the next day with a kink in his back.
"Ugh..." Cole muttered under his breath. The demon must have thrown him harder against the ground harder than he thought. He remembered that he had to go to work that day and he grumbled again. Then the memory of Phoebe accepting his invitation to the dinner severely brightened his morning. He got out of his bed and stretched, trying to take out the awful kink in his back. He went to the bathroom and took a bath and then shaved.
After he had cleaned up, he changed and left for work. He didn't really feel like driving that day, so he decided to just blur to the office. He sensed to check if anyone else was in his office and saw that there was no one and he proceeded to blur there. As he sat down in his desk, his assistant opened the door, clearly not expecting him to be there.
"Mr. Turner." Kathryn said in surprised. Usually, she was the one who came in first, and he would come in just at the nick of time. Today, it seemed he had just got there, and she didn't remember passing him in the hallway. She would easily remembered because he was quite handsome.
"Kathryn, how are you?" Cole replied in return, taking out a few documents so he could work.
"I'm fine, but how did you get here?" she asked looking him over. 'He really is quite handsome, and cute' she thought.
"What do you mean?" Cole asked, looking up. He hoped he hadn't made a mistake by blurring here today. He didn't want to get his assistant suspicious.
"Well, by the way you were just settling down, I'd say that you just got here, and I didn't see you in the hallway." Kathryn told him.
"Well, I just stood up to get something, and you came in when I was sitting back down," Cole said, looking up at her. Cole asked her if there was anything else with the look he sent her.
"Oh. Okay. Well, you have a meeting today at 11 and you have that trial to do at 3. In between, I was told that some papers would be faxed so you could file them out." she said, turning on her assistant face.
"Ugh...more paperwork." Cole said as he made a face. Kathryn let out a suppressed giggle. Cole smiled back at her. She had become a good friend, and she was a very efficient assistant. He sighed after smiling and looked to the picture of him and Phoebe that he kept on his desk. Kathryn saw him glance at that picture on his desk. She noticed that he looked at it constantly and one time she had asked who it was. She found out that it was the ex-wife that he had divorced recently. She saw that it had caused him pain, and she knew how that felt. Though she had agreed on her divorce, it seemed that his wife was the only one that had wanted the divorce. \
When she saw him look at that picture, she could see that he was still in love with her. What was it about that women that made him fall head over heels for her. She let out a sigh, because mainly, she found that she had a light crush on him. Cole had heard the sigh that Kathryn let out and he looked up from his picture to study her face. She seemed to be having trouble with something, and he wanted to know what was wrong.
"Kathryn, is there something wrong? You know you can tell me. You may be an employee, but you are my friend." Cole said. 'He really has no idea does he?' Kathryn thought.
"It's nothing." she replied, before promptly leaving his office. Now Cole was really concerned for his friend.
At the manor:
Phoebe had woken up early that morning like she did of late. She missed those days when she could wake up late and have Cole's arms around her. 'Whoa, where'd that thought come from' she wondered as she shook that thought. When she had taken a shower, she noticed a bruise on her arm that made a blue and black clawed imprint. 'Huh, I guess I got that when the demon grabbed me and tossed me into Cole' she remembered.
When Phoebe got out and dressed, she walked down the stairs and called for Leo. She found him and the rest of the family eating their breakfast. Piper already had her baby daughter, and now Paige and her were proud aunts of Melinda. Melinda was awake and smiling in her crib that was next to Piper.
"Hey you guys." Phoebe greeted them cheerily.
"Hey Phoebe." they replied. Piper went back to looking over some stuff for P3 and Paige was looking at a spell she newly acquired.
"And how's my little Melinda today." Phoebe said in a baby voice as she picked up her niece. The baby just gurgled in response and laughed as Phoebe softly threw her in the air less than an inch.
"She's fine today. How 'bout you Pheebs?" Paige asked.
"Oh, I'm just fine." Phoebe answered as she gently placed Melinda back in her crib. She suddenly remembered the bruise on her arm.
"Hey Leo, could you heal this bruise I got from the latest demon after the gate?" Phoebe asked, rolling up her sleeve so he could heal it.
"Oh, sure. Just exactly how did this happen?" Leo questioned as he took a second to look the bruise over. He then proceeded to heal it. A golden light came over the bruise and in a matter of seconds it was gone.
"Oh, well I kind of got in the way of the demon when he was going after Cole." Phoebe answered.
"Hmm, why didn't you just let him hurt Cole and then you destroy him?" Paige inquired. Everyone knew that Paige was the one who still totally distrusted Cole. She definitely did not like Phoebe's friendship with Cole.
"Hmm, let me think about that Paige." Phoebe shot back sarcastically. "Maybe because it's our duty to protect the gate and set aside all personal agendas!" Phoebe said angrily and then proceeded to stomp out of the kitchen, leaving her sisters and Leo opened-mouth. She decided to go and talk to Cole. He was her closest friend besides her sisters and Leo. She walked up to his secretary's desk and asked if she could meet with him.
"Who may I ask wants to have an audience with Mr. Turner?" Kathryn asks, not looking up. She was a little busy looking at her computer screen typing up a report for Cole.
"Umm...this is Phoebe Haliwell, I'd like to speak with Mr. Turner privately." Phoebe answered. At the name of Phoebe Haliwell, Kathryn's head shot up. She knew that Cole's ex-wife's name was Phoebe. When she took a closer look at the woman who was standing in front of her, she recognized her from his picture on his desk.
"Ah, yes, Ms. Phoebe Haliwell. Hold on one moment." Kathryn said, on the boarder of sneering her name out. Phoebe saw how this woman seemed to dislike her. She had no idea why because she had never seen this woman previously in her life. She continued to watch this Kathryn as she took the phone to her ear.
"Mr. Turner?" Kathryn asked, not wanting to disturb him.
"Yes Kathryn? What is it?" Cole asked a little wearily. For a while now, he'd been thinking about Phoebe and Kara. Whenever he did, he would usually breakdown. Kara, for the daughter he never got the chance to really know, and Phoebe, the love of his life, his soul mate who had rejected him. His heart always seemed to be made of lead at those times, and it would weigh him down all the way to the center ring of hell.
"I'm sorry, am I interrupting you?" Kathryn said with concern in her voice. She knew of times when he seemed to zone out, and breakdown. Somehow, she knew that it was because of this woman who was waiting in front of her.
"Why? Unless it's important, I would like to be left alone until my meeting at 11." Cole answered back. Phoebe could both hear and feel his sadness. Kathryn broke her train of thought though.
"I'm sorry miss, but as you heard, unless it's important, Mr. Turner would like to be left alone at the moment." Kathryn replied, rather happily.
"Cole? Are you there?" Phoebe called over the phone. She had noticed that Kathryn hadn't put the phone down and tried to reach out to him.
"Miss, you have to leave now. He has asked not to be..." Kathryn trailed because she heard a cracked voice over the intercom.
"Phoebe? Let her in Kathryn." Cole said. He flopped back in his chair, drying his tears. He didn't want Phoebe to see him like this. She'll probably ask what's wrong, and he just couldn't tell her. At least she's kept that part of her alive, that part that was compassionate towards everyone, that made her shine in this dark world. Kathryn on hearing this was quite mad. She covered it up though, and let her through. Why did he want to see this woman who made him hurt so much? Phoebe stepped into Cole's office and saw his back turned away from her.
"Cole? Are you alright? You didn't seem too well over the intercom." Phoebe said, trying to get him to turn towards her.
"Oh...I'm fine. Don't worry about me Phoebe." Cole said, trying to speak the bare minimum. If he spoke more, he'd probably break down more.
"Cole, if this is a bad time, I can..." Phoebe began, but he quickly swiveled around. He had thought that the redness in his eyes was gone, but there was still a little redness around his eyes. Phoebe's heart nearly broke in two right then and there. She saw all the sadness in his eyes and face. Her heart was telling her to rush to him and kiss the tears away. Her mind though told her to remain where she was.
"Don't worry about it Phoebe. Now, what's wrong? I could feel a little bit of distress from you on your way here." Cole said. He could feel her emotions tugging at his heart. He knew she had come to him to talk about it, so that meant that she had a small squabble with her sisters.
"Well, from what I can see Cole, you seem to be in more pain than me. Tell me what's wrong. This whole friendship deal is supposed to be both ways right?" Phoebe said, trying to get him to open up a little.
"Please Phoebe, let it be. It just hurts too much right now, I can't talk about it." Cole said. When she looked into his eyes, she could see him pleading through them. She was stunned, because he never begged, and when she looked over the emotions that were going through their connection, his heart was bleeding so badly, she nearly cried.
"Okay Cole." Phoebe said, taking a seat in front of his desk. "Phoebe?" Cole questioned after a few moments of silence, where Phoebe could of sworn that she could feel his sadness fill the room. "Yeah, Cole?" she asked back. "Do youâE¦do you mind if you take a seat by me? I just need someone to lean on right now. A friend." Cole asked, desperately needing someone to hold on. His world was breaking apart, just remembering things.
"Sure. Why don't we sit down on the couch?" Phoebe asked. Cole nodded in reply. They both stood up and sat down on the leather. When they both sat down, Cole rested his head on her lap and lied down on the couch. Phoebe didn't realize it at first, but she had instinctively begun stroking his hair gently. When she looked down a couple minutes later, she was surprised to see him asleep. Cole hadn't fallen asleep so quickly, and so easily. He supposed it was Phoebe's scent that he was inhaling. He always seemed to be calmed by her and he slept so quietly and peacefully like he hasn't in so long.
Around 9:30, Phoebe remembered that he was going to a meeting at 11, and she gently woke him up. He looked up at her and he actually smiled. Not one of those mask smiles he used to cover up things, but that real smile that showed his feelings.
"Hi." Cole said quietly.
"Hey. I didn't want to disturb you, but you were sleeping so peacefully." Phoebe said, unable to help herself smile back at him.
"Then why'd you wake me?" Cole asked, grinning.
"Well I remembered your secretary mentioning a meeting at 11?" Phoebe questioned, trying to see if she remembered right.
"Oh, crap! What time is it?!" Cole asked in a panic.
"Don't worry, it's 9:35 right now. I wanted to wake you up with plenty of time." Phoebe said, grinning at how Cole had panicked. Cole relaxed greatly and grinned back at her.
"Did you do that on purpose?" Cole said.
"Well, yeah, kind of. I just wanted to see how you'd react." Phoebe said, grinning mischievously.
"Oh, did you now?" Cole asked with a glint in his eye, as he approached Phoebe.
"Cole, what are you doing?" Phoebe asked, with a laugh.
"Oh, nothing." Cole answered, still approaching her, like a cat would stalk it's prey. His eyes still held that glint in them, and she was starting to get nervous. When she saw him tense up and flex his fingers, the realization struck her in the face.
"Cole, no, no..." Phoebe began to plead, but it was already too late. He came at her and started to tickle her in the sides. She burst out laughing, feeling that Cole was feeling better, and that made her feel better. After a few minutes of rolling around, and Phoebe desperately trying to get away from Cole, they finally collapsed back on the sofa, exhausted.
"Whew, that was fun." Phoebe said, wiping a few tears that had come from the immense joy that now filled her heart.
"Yeah, that was, wasn't it?" Cole said, still grinning like a cat. That smile always made Phoebe melt, and even now, he still had a hold over her.
"HmmâE¦I think you better get ready for that meeting." Phoebe stated, looking at the clock that now read 9:50.
"Heh, that was worth the time." Cole said. "I better be going now, I'll see you tomorrow okay Cole?" Phoebe said, getting up from her seat. "Oh, yeah sure, I'm picking you up at 7, right?" Cole asked, confirming the time. "Yeah, at 7." Phoebe answered.
"At 7 then." Cole said, repeating the time. They exchanged one last grin, before Phoebe exited his office. Cole sat back down into his chair. He felt a whole lot better now. He inhaled deeply, reveling in the scent. Phoebe's scent had invaded his office, and it was very relaxing for Cole. He looked back down to his document, and he didn't feel so bad anymore.
A small smile played across his lips as he went over his memories of what just happened. Phoebe was walking home, intending to take the bus. She could feel that a lot of the sadness Cole had been feeling was now lifted. She was walking with a skip in her step that hadn't been there for a long time.
She decided to walk home instead, and she proceeded to the manor, looking forward to spending time with Cole the next day. Suddenly, the thoughts crossed her mind. 'Restaurant? Dinner? Ah! What am I going to wear?!' she thought in a panic.
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Chapter-1 A Normal Day
Cole woke up the next day with a kink in his back.
"Ugh..." Cole muttered under his breath. The demon must have thrown him harder against the ground harder than he thought. He remembered that he had to go to work that day and he grumbled again. Then the memory of Phoebe accepting his invitation to the dinner severely brightened his morning. He got out of his bed and stretched, trying to take out the awful kink in his back. He went to the bathroom and took a bath and then shaved.
After he had cleaned up, he changed and left for work. He didn't really feel like driving that day, so he decided to just blur to the office. He sensed to check if anyone else was in his office and saw that there was no one and he proceeded to blur there. As he sat down in his desk, his assistant opened the door, clearly not expecting him to be there.
"Mr. Turner." Kathryn said in surprised. Usually, she was the one who came in first, and he would come in just at the nick of time. Today, it seemed he had just got there, and she didn't remember passing him in the hallway. She would easily remembered because he was quite handsome.
"Kathryn, how are you?" Cole replied in return, taking out a few documents so he could work.
"I'm fine, but how did you get here?" she asked looking him over. 'He really is quite handsome, and cute' she thought.
"What do you mean?" Cole asked, looking up. He hoped he hadn't made a mistake by blurring here today. He didn't want to get his assistant suspicious.
"Well, by the way you were just settling down, I'd say that you just got here, and I didn't see you in the hallway." Kathryn told him.
"Well, I just stood up to get something, and you came in when I was sitting back down," Cole said, looking up at her. Cole asked her if there was anything else with the look he sent her.
"Oh. Okay. Well, you have a meeting today at 11 and you have that trial to do at 3. In between, I was told that some papers would be faxed so you could file them out." she said, turning on her assistant face.
"Ugh...more paperwork." Cole said as he made a face. Kathryn let out a suppressed giggle. Cole smiled back at her. She had become a good friend, and she was a very efficient assistant. He sighed after smiling and looked to the picture of him and Phoebe that he kept on his desk. Kathryn saw him glance at that picture on his desk. She noticed that he looked at it constantly and one time she had asked who it was. She found out that it was the ex-wife that he had divorced recently. She saw that it had caused him pain, and she knew how that felt. Though she had agreed on her divorce, it seemed that his wife was the only one that had wanted the divorce. \
When she saw him look at that picture, she could see that he was still in love with her. What was it about that women that made him fall head over heels for her. She let out a sigh, because mainly, she found that she had a light crush on him. Cole had heard the sigh that Kathryn let out and he looked up from his picture to study her face. She seemed to be having trouble with something, and he wanted to know what was wrong.
"Kathryn, is there something wrong? You know you can tell me. You may be an employee, but you are my friend." Cole said. 'He really has no idea does he?' Kathryn thought.
"It's nothing." she replied, before promptly leaving his office. Now Cole was really concerned for his friend.
At the manor:
Phoebe had woken up early that morning like she did of late. She missed those days when she could wake up late and have Cole's arms around her. 'Whoa, where'd that thought come from' she wondered as she shook that thought. When she had taken a shower, she noticed a bruise on her arm that made a blue and black clawed imprint. 'Huh, I guess I got that when the demon grabbed me and tossed me into Cole' she remembered.
When Phoebe got out and dressed, she walked down the stairs and called for Leo. She found him and the rest of the family eating their breakfast. Piper already had her baby daughter, and now Paige and her were proud aunts of Melinda. Melinda was awake and smiling in her crib that was next to Piper.
"Hey you guys." Phoebe greeted them cheerily.
"Hey Phoebe." they replied. Piper went back to looking over some stuff for P3 and Paige was looking at a spell she newly acquired.
"And how's my little Melinda today." Phoebe said in a baby voice as she picked up her niece. The baby just gurgled in response and laughed as Phoebe softly threw her in the air less than an inch.
"She's fine today. How 'bout you Pheebs?" Paige asked.
"Oh, I'm just fine." Phoebe answered as she gently placed Melinda back in her crib. She suddenly remembered the bruise on her arm.
"Hey Leo, could you heal this bruise I got from the latest demon after the gate?" Phoebe asked, rolling up her sleeve so he could heal it.
"Oh, sure. Just exactly how did this happen?" Leo questioned as he took a second to look the bruise over. He then proceeded to heal it. A golden light came over the bruise and in a matter of seconds it was gone.
"Oh, well I kind of got in the way of the demon when he was going after Cole." Phoebe answered.
"Hmm, why didn't you just let him hurt Cole and then you destroy him?" Paige inquired. Everyone knew that Paige was the one who still totally distrusted Cole. She definitely did not like Phoebe's friendship with Cole.
"Hmm, let me think about that Paige." Phoebe shot back sarcastically. "Maybe because it's our duty to protect the gate and set aside all personal agendas!" Phoebe said angrily and then proceeded to stomp out of the kitchen, leaving her sisters and Leo opened-mouth. She decided to go and talk to Cole. He was her closest friend besides her sisters and Leo. She walked up to his secretary's desk and asked if she could meet with him.
"Who may I ask wants to have an audience with Mr. Turner?" Kathryn asks, not looking up. She was a little busy looking at her computer screen typing up a report for Cole.
"Umm...this is Phoebe Haliwell, I'd like to speak with Mr. Turner privately." Phoebe answered. At the name of Phoebe Haliwell, Kathryn's head shot up. She knew that Cole's ex-wife's name was Phoebe. When she took a closer look at the woman who was standing in front of her, she recognized her from his picture on his desk.
"Ah, yes, Ms. Phoebe Haliwell. Hold on one moment." Kathryn said, on the boarder of sneering her name out. Phoebe saw how this woman seemed to dislike her. She had no idea why because she had never seen this woman previously in her life. She continued to watch this Kathryn as she took the phone to her ear.
"Mr. Turner?" Kathryn asked, not wanting to disturb him.
"Yes Kathryn? What is it?" Cole asked a little wearily. For a while now, he'd been thinking about Phoebe and Kara. Whenever he did, he would usually breakdown. Kara, for the daughter he never got the chance to really know, and Phoebe, the love of his life, his soul mate who had rejected him. His heart always seemed to be made of lead at those times, and it would weigh him down all the way to the center ring of hell.
"I'm sorry, am I interrupting you?" Kathryn said with concern in her voice. She knew of times when he seemed to zone out, and breakdown. Somehow, she knew that it was because of this woman who was waiting in front of her.
"Why? Unless it's important, I would like to be left alone until my meeting at 11." Cole answered back. Phoebe could both hear and feel his sadness. Kathryn broke her train of thought though.
"I'm sorry miss, but as you heard, unless it's important, Mr. Turner would like to be left alone at the moment." Kathryn replied, rather happily.
"Cole? Are you there?" Phoebe called over the phone. She had noticed that Kathryn hadn't put the phone down and tried to reach out to him.
"Miss, you have to leave now. He has asked not to be..." Kathryn trailed because she heard a cracked voice over the intercom.
"Phoebe? Let her in Kathryn." Cole said. He flopped back in his chair, drying his tears. He didn't want Phoebe to see him like this. She'll probably ask what's wrong, and he just couldn't tell her. At least she's kept that part of her alive, that part that was compassionate towards everyone, that made her shine in this dark world. Kathryn on hearing this was quite mad. She covered it up though, and let her through. Why did he want to see this woman who made him hurt so much? Phoebe stepped into Cole's office and saw his back turned away from her.
"Cole? Are you alright? You didn't seem too well over the intercom." Phoebe said, trying to get him to turn towards her.
"Oh...I'm fine. Don't worry about me Phoebe." Cole said, trying to speak the bare minimum. If he spoke more, he'd probably break down more.
"Cole, if this is a bad time, I can..." Phoebe began, but he quickly swiveled around. He had thought that the redness in his eyes was gone, but there was still a little redness around his eyes. Phoebe's heart nearly broke in two right then and there. She saw all the sadness in his eyes and face. Her heart was telling her to rush to him and kiss the tears away. Her mind though told her to remain where she was.
"Don't worry about it Phoebe. Now, what's wrong? I could feel a little bit of distress from you on your way here." Cole said. He could feel her emotions tugging at his heart. He knew she had come to him to talk about it, so that meant that she had a small squabble with her sisters.
"Well, from what I can see Cole, you seem to be in more pain than me. Tell me what's wrong. This whole friendship deal is supposed to be both ways right?" Phoebe said, trying to get him to open up a little.
"Please Phoebe, let it be. It just hurts too much right now, I can't talk about it." Cole said. When she looked into his eyes, she could see him pleading through them. She was stunned, because he never begged, and when she looked over the emotions that were going through their connection, his heart was bleeding so badly, she nearly cried.
"Okay Cole." Phoebe said, taking a seat in front of his desk. "Phoebe?" Cole questioned after a few moments of silence, where Phoebe could of sworn that she could feel his sadness fill the room. "Yeah, Cole?" she asked back. "Do youâE¦do you mind if you take a seat by me? I just need someone to lean on right now. A friend." Cole asked, desperately needing someone to hold on. His world was breaking apart, just remembering things.
"Sure. Why don't we sit down on the couch?" Phoebe asked. Cole nodded in reply. They both stood up and sat down on the leather. When they both sat down, Cole rested his head on her lap and lied down on the couch. Phoebe didn't realize it at first, but she had instinctively begun stroking his hair gently. When she looked down a couple minutes later, she was surprised to see him asleep. Cole hadn't fallen asleep so quickly, and so easily. He supposed it was Phoebe's scent that he was inhaling. He always seemed to be calmed by her and he slept so quietly and peacefully like he hasn't in so long.
Around 9:30, Phoebe remembered that he was going to a meeting at 11, and she gently woke him up. He looked up at her and he actually smiled. Not one of those mask smiles he used to cover up things, but that real smile that showed his feelings.
"Hi." Cole said quietly.
"Hey. I didn't want to disturb you, but you were sleeping so peacefully." Phoebe said, unable to help herself smile back at him.
"Then why'd you wake me?" Cole asked, grinning.
"Well I remembered your secretary mentioning a meeting at 11?" Phoebe questioned, trying to see if she remembered right.
"Oh, crap! What time is it?!" Cole asked in a panic.
"Don't worry, it's 9:35 right now. I wanted to wake you up with plenty of time." Phoebe said, grinning at how Cole had panicked. Cole relaxed greatly and grinned back at her.
"Did you do that on purpose?" Cole said.
"Well, yeah, kind of. I just wanted to see how you'd react." Phoebe said, grinning mischievously.
"Oh, did you now?" Cole asked with a glint in his eye, as he approached Phoebe.
"Cole, what are you doing?" Phoebe asked, with a laugh.
"Oh, nothing." Cole answered, still approaching her, like a cat would stalk it's prey. His eyes still held that glint in them, and she was starting to get nervous. When she saw him tense up and flex his fingers, the realization struck her in the face.
"Cole, no, no..." Phoebe began to plead, but it was already too late. He came at her and started to tickle her in the sides. She burst out laughing, feeling that Cole was feeling better, and that made her feel better. After a few minutes of rolling around, and Phoebe desperately trying to get away from Cole, they finally collapsed back on the sofa, exhausted.
"Whew, that was fun." Phoebe said, wiping a few tears that had come from the immense joy that now filled her heart.
"Yeah, that was, wasn't it?" Cole said, still grinning like a cat. That smile always made Phoebe melt, and even now, he still had a hold over her.
"HmmâE¦I think you better get ready for that meeting." Phoebe stated, looking at the clock that now read 9:50.
"Heh, that was worth the time." Cole said. "I better be going now, I'll see you tomorrow okay Cole?" Phoebe said, getting up from her seat. "Oh, yeah sure, I'm picking you up at 7, right?" Cole asked, confirming the time. "Yeah, at 7." Phoebe answered.
"At 7 then." Cole said, repeating the time. They exchanged one last grin, before Phoebe exited his office. Cole sat back down into his chair. He felt a whole lot better now. He inhaled deeply, reveling in the scent. Phoebe's scent had invaded his office, and it was very relaxing for Cole. He looked back down to his document, and he didn't feel so bad anymore.
A small smile played across his lips as he went over his memories of what just happened. Phoebe was walking home, intending to take the bus. She could feel that a lot of the sadness Cole had been feeling was now lifted. She was walking with a skip in her step that hadn't been there for a long time.
She decided to walk home instead, and she proceeded to the manor, looking forward to spending time with Cole the next day. Suddenly, the thoughts crossed her mind. 'Restaurant? Dinner? Ah! What am I going to wear?!' she thought in a panic.
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So...how 'bout that one? Yay, or nay? Tell me what you thought of this chapter, please. My muse absolutely refuses to work unless I get some kind of feedback, so, if you don't mind, drop a review for me, thanks! :-)