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ONE WEEK LATER

Piper was taking a stock of the beer at P3 when she heard the door open. She looked up to see Darryl walking towards the bar.

"Darryl hey" she said as she walked over and gave him a hug. "What brings you out? Did you find Todd?"

"Hey Piper. I just wanted to drop by on my way home." he said, as he sat down on a stool. "Look Piper, we are doing everything we can, but we haven't found him yet. We got guys at that club every night looking for anyone who matches the description you gave us. Nothing . How are you feeling?"

"I'm doing okay Darryl." She wasn't completely lying. Her eye was cleared up, and most of her scratches were almost gone. Emotionally she was till worn out, but definitely better than she had been. "Do you want a drink?" she asked him.

"No, I got to get home soon. It's dinner with the in-laws night." he made a face .

Piper started to laugh. "Then you better get home. Thanks for stopping by" Darryl gave her another hug before he left.

Piper sat down on the stool Darryl had just vacated. She reached up to rub her forehead. Everything was so confusing to her.

She missed Leo so much. She was mad at him for not being her with her. She was craving the feel of his arms around her. His scorching kisses soothing her and making her feel happy.

Paige was walking around treating her like a piece of glass that was ready to shatter. Trying to get her to sit down all the time, trying to talk her out of coming back to work so soon. Piper knew it was just concern, and that Paige meant well, but it was getting hard to deal with.

Phoebe was never home, she spent most nights with her new boyfriend Dale. When she was home she barely spoke to Piper.

And then there was the most confusing thing of all, Cole Turner. Cole has been her rock the past week. He hadn't asked to be dragged back into the Halliwell world, but he did it willingly for her. Cole was the one who went with her when she filed her report. He called her every night to check on her, and he had stopped into P3 a couple times this week.

Piper and her sisters had done so many awful things to Cole in the past. Yet he had let it all go and been by her side. Cole wasn't showing any of his demon side. He was being very kind and loving towards her.

The most confusing part of all is the things she has been feeling towards Cole. His touch was making her tingle. She found herself watching the phone waiting on him to call. His voice shot electric up her spine. She was married. She loved Leo with all her heart. The things she was feeling around Cole made no sense to her.

Piper was interpreted by the door opening again. This time it was Cole she saw walking in.

He was still wearing a suit he had on for work. His dark hair was combed back. He held flowers in his hand.

"For little ol' me?" she teased as he handed her the flowers.

"Shucks Miss, t'wasn't nothing" he teased back, scuffing the floor with his right foot.

Piper jumped up and gave him a hug. "How was your day?" she asked him.

"Nothing exciting going on. I saw Darryl out in the parking lot. He said no luck with finding Todd yet huh" Cole said.

"No, none. I don't understand what is so hard. This guy knew what he was doing. I must not be the only one he has targeted. I can't believe they can't find him. I just don't want him hurting another innocent." she said.

Cole knew how much Piper wanted Todd off the streets. He wanted the jerk off the streets too. The bastard deserved to die for what he had done to his sweet Piper.

Cole had given up fighting the crush he had on Piper. He spent all day every day thinking about her. He often wondered if it was more than just a crush he was feeling. He dreaded when Leo came back. Piper wouldn't need him anymore. She would have Leo again. And he knew Leo would never let him around Piper.

The look on her face as she talked about Todd still being free was hurting him. He stood up. "Piper, I got to go. I need to run a few errands."

"Okay. Call me later!" she hugged him again before he left.

Piper found that she missed him as soon as he left. She knew when Leo came back things with Cole would change, and that left her feelings sad. She wished she could get a grip on herself.

Cole went back to his penthouse. The look on Piper's face when she talked about Todd was haunting him. The anger he felt because Todd was still loose was boiling up in him. He wanted to rip the guys throat out. There was only one thing he could think of to do.

Cole had been sitting at the bar for three hours. Being in Cobra brought back the unpleasant memories of last week. He felt uncomfortable as he sat there, sipping on his fourth glass of ice water. He didn't want to be buzzed. He wanted to be alert. Cole had been watching every guy who walked to the bar. So far nothing.

Then he noticed a red haired man walk up to a nice looking blonde who was sitting across from Cole. The guy started talking to her, the girl was responding to him. The guy bought them both a drink. As the waiter handed him the glasses, Cole noticed the guy shook something out of his shirt sleeve. It landed in the girls drink.

Cole took a closer look at the guys face. It might be Todd. Maybe he changed his hair color after what happened with Piper. Even if it wasn't, this guy was going to drug another innocent girl.

Cole waited until the guy got up. He walked towards the restroom, smiling all the way. 'He's probably waiting for the drug to kick in' Cole thought.

Cole got up and went towards the restrooms. He walked in and heard someone in the second stall. Cole stood by the sinks and waiting for this guy to come out. When the red head came out and went to wash up, Cole got a good look at his face in the mirror. It was Todd, no doubt about it.

The rage boiled over in Cole immediately. As Todd turned towards the door, Cole spoke up. "Hey buddy"

Todd turned around to be met with Cole's fist. Todd went flying back into the stall door. Cole picked him up by his shirt collar and shimmered them out to the alley where he attacked Piper.

He threw Todd down on the ground. "What the hell. How did we get out here? What the hell are you?" Todd asked Cole.

Cole grabbed Todd by the neck and shoved him up against the privacy fencing, lifting him until Todd's face was eye level. "Your worst nightmare" he growled at Todd as he conjured up an energy ball.

The fear in Todd's eyes was evident. He started bawling. "Please let me go. You're the devil. Oh God Oh God Oh God" he was screaming.

His words stopped Cole for a moment. The devil? Cole wasn't evil anymore. He didn't want Piper to think he was evil. He didn't want to lose her trust. No matter how much he wanted to, if he killed Todd, it would reaffirm Phoebe's insistence that he would always be a demon.

Cole let the energy ball disappear. Still holding Todd by the neck, he got his cell phone out instead. He dialed Darryl's number.

"Darryl, it's Cole. I've got Piper's attacker. I need you to send someone down to Cobra now. We are in the alley behind the club. Oh, Darryl. You better come to, there's a little bit of a problem. Seems our old friend Todd here thinks I'm the devil."

"I'm on my way Turner. Thank god someone finally got him" Darryl responded, even as he turned his car around and called into the office.