A Heart's Cry
Chapter 1
Cole woke with a start. 'Wow! What a dream!' he thought. Him and Piper Halliwell. Cole laughed out loud. Like Piper would want to kiss him. His heart belonged to Phoebe. Or did it? he thought. Cole went back to bed. He didn't want to think about the Halliwells on this day, but why did he always remember them?
Across town, Piper Halliwell woke up from the same dream. Whoa! How could she dream about kissing Cole especially when a certain day was coming up that she didn't want to remember. Well, everyone deserves the chance to be happy, she thought. Piper had a plan forming in her mind as she went back to sleep.
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Cole came home after a hard day's work. If you could call it a home. It was messy and vodka and whiskey was still in the air.
"Welcome to another night, home alone," Cole spat out. He had just come home after talking to Phoebe. He needed her help to expose a big corporation of cheating of old people of their money. Phoebe had taken off saying she was busy woman and had other things to do.
"Isn't her job to protect the innocent," Cole snapped out again to nobody in particular. "Maybe we can at least try to be happy today, but bitchy people come to mind."
Cole dropped his keys off in a tray when something caught his eye on the table. Cole walked over to the table. There was a basket full of muffins and a card beside it. Cole picked up the card and read it.
Cole,
Have a Happy Birthday! You deserve it. Don't let Phoebe come to mind. Enjoy your day. Also, your are most welcome to come at P3 tonight for a drink, on the house.
Piper
"Can you not leave me alone?" Cole angrily cried out as he threw the card down. He was just going to bed early tonight. "Who cares if it is my birthday? It's not like nobody cared before!"
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At P3, Piper was desperately searching the crowd for signs of Cole.
"Come on, come on! Where are you? You should be here by now," Piper called out, but nobody was listening. I don't even know why I did that, she thought. Piper then remembered Leo saying she was a good person. It was when she had gotten a birthday card for Dad and her sisters refused to sign it. She was a good person. That's why she did that for Cole.
Piper searched the crowd again. Have you ever thought that maybe he doesn't want to see you? Piper thought. Piper gave up looking and went back to tending to customers.
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Cole came home after another tired day of work. He still saw the muffins on the table and the card on the floor near it. Cole tried one of the muffins. Even though they were cold, now, it was still delicious.
"Maybe I should go down to P3," Cole said aloud. Talking to himself was not fun. And Piper was at least trying, unless she was calling him over to vanquish him. But she wouldn't do that in public, would she?
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Piper wanted to search the crowd for Cole again, but she knew if he didn't come yesterday, he wouldn't come today.
"Piper, you look gorgeous," someone called behind Piper.
"Paige," Piper turned around. "Thank you."
"Yeah. Sure. Listen, I will be home late tonight. My date has
something planned and Phoebe said not to worry about her. Miles is
taking her somewhere," Paige said.
"OK. Have fun," Piper said. She saw Paige and some guy walk off
through the crowd and towards the exit. Piper turned back around and
saw Cole waiting at the bar.
"Cole? I didn't think you were going to come," Piper said.
"Yeah. I didn't think so either, but I came," Cole said. He had to
admit; Piper looked gorgeous tonight. Her long brown hair tucked
loosely behind her shoulders. She looked absolutely beautiful in that
black dress. She was a breathtaking view.
"So I take it you got my card," Piper said.
"And the muffins. Thanks Piper, but you didn't have to," Cole said. He
was starting to get nervous around her. She looked too beautiful.
"It was my pleasure. Listen, Cole. Do you want a drink?" Piper asked.
"No thanks."
"It's on the house," Piper said temptingly.
"No thanks. I really just stopped by to say thanks," Cole had to tear
his eyes away from those dark brown ones.
"Well, you're welcome to stick around. I'm sure there are several
gorgeous woman who'd like to meet you," Piper said smiling.
"Why? So they can hate my guts?" Cole asked a little too angrily. He was immediately sorry.
"No! So they can love you. Everyone deserves a chance to be happy," Piper said taken back my Cole's comment.
"I'm sorry Piper."
"It's okay. I understand," Piper smiled.
"I better go," Cole said.
"Take care," Piper called after him.
Cole walked across the dance floor. There were people all around him. This was definitely not the place for him. Cole started walking back to the bar towards Piper, when he saw Leo talking to her. He seemed to be saying something really fast, and Piper was not happy with it. She looked hurt. Leo gave her a quick kiss and walked away. Piper was left hurt and angry. She snapped at the next customer. Cole walked back to the bar and saw that Piper was on the verge of tears.
"Piper? What's wrong?" Cole asked concerned.
Piper looked up at those luscious blue eyes. "Nothing." She said quietly.
Cole didn't know what to say, but the next line came out too quickly, "Piper? Would you like to dance? Or get away from here? Take a walk? Maybe talk about it?"
Piper looked up at him, surprised.
"Everybody deserves the chance to be happy," Cole repeated Piper's line back to her. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he would like to know those brown eyes some more.
"Sure," Piper found herself say. "Just let me get someone to cover the bar."
Piper didn't know what she was thinking, going somewhere with Cole. What would her sisters and Leo think? She suddenly didn't care. She wanted to be with Cole right now.
Cole reached for Piper's hand. Piper took it and they both walked hand in hand out of the club.
Chapter 1
Cole woke with a start. 'Wow! What a dream!' he thought. Him and Piper Halliwell. Cole laughed out loud. Like Piper would want to kiss him. His heart belonged to Phoebe. Or did it? he thought. Cole went back to bed. He didn't want to think about the Halliwells on this day, but why did he always remember them?
Across town, Piper Halliwell woke up from the same dream. Whoa! How could she dream about kissing Cole especially when a certain day was coming up that she didn't want to remember. Well, everyone deserves the chance to be happy, she thought. Piper had a plan forming in her mind as she went back to sleep.
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Cole came home after a hard day's work. If you could call it a home. It was messy and vodka and whiskey was still in the air.
"Welcome to another night, home alone," Cole spat out. He had just come home after talking to Phoebe. He needed her help to expose a big corporation of cheating of old people of their money. Phoebe had taken off saying she was busy woman and had other things to do.
"Isn't her job to protect the innocent," Cole snapped out again to nobody in particular. "Maybe we can at least try to be happy today, but bitchy people come to mind."
Cole dropped his keys off in a tray when something caught his eye on the table. Cole walked over to the table. There was a basket full of muffins and a card beside it. Cole picked up the card and read it.
Cole,
Have a Happy Birthday! You deserve it. Don't let Phoebe come to mind. Enjoy your day. Also, your are most welcome to come at P3 tonight for a drink, on the house.
Piper
"Can you not leave me alone?" Cole angrily cried out as he threw the card down. He was just going to bed early tonight. "Who cares if it is my birthday? It's not like nobody cared before!"
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At P3, Piper was desperately searching the crowd for signs of Cole.
"Come on, come on! Where are you? You should be here by now," Piper called out, but nobody was listening. I don't even know why I did that, she thought. Piper then remembered Leo saying she was a good person. It was when she had gotten a birthday card for Dad and her sisters refused to sign it. She was a good person. That's why she did that for Cole.
Piper searched the crowd again. Have you ever thought that maybe he doesn't want to see you? Piper thought. Piper gave up looking and went back to tending to customers.
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Cole came home after another tired day of work. He still saw the muffins on the table and the card on the floor near it. Cole tried one of the muffins. Even though they were cold, now, it was still delicious.
"Maybe I should go down to P3," Cole said aloud. Talking to himself was not fun. And Piper was at least trying, unless she was calling him over to vanquish him. But she wouldn't do that in public, would she?
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Piper wanted to search the crowd for Cole again, but she knew if he didn't come yesterday, he wouldn't come today.
"Piper, you look gorgeous," someone called behind Piper.
"Paige," Piper turned around. "Thank you."
"Yeah. Sure. Listen, I will be home late tonight. My date has
something planned and Phoebe said not to worry about her. Miles is
taking her somewhere," Paige said.
"OK. Have fun," Piper said. She saw Paige and some guy walk off
through the crowd and towards the exit. Piper turned back around and
saw Cole waiting at the bar.
"Cole? I didn't think you were going to come," Piper said.
"Yeah. I didn't think so either, but I came," Cole said. He had to
admit; Piper looked gorgeous tonight. Her long brown hair tucked
loosely behind her shoulders. She looked absolutely beautiful in that
black dress. She was a breathtaking view.
"So I take it you got my card," Piper said.
"And the muffins. Thanks Piper, but you didn't have to," Cole said. He
was starting to get nervous around her. She looked too beautiful.
"It was my pleasure. Listen, Cole. Do you want a drink?" Piper asked.
"No thanks."
"It's on the house," Piper said temptingly.
"No thanks. I really just stopped by to say thanks," Cole had to tear
his eyes away from those dark brown ones.
"Well, you're welcome to stick around. I'm sure there are several
gorgeous woman who'd like to meet you," Piper said smiling.
"Why? So they can hate my guts?" Cole asked a little too angrily. He was immediately sorry.
"No! So they can love you. Everyone deserves a chance to be happy," Piper said taken back my Cole's comment.
"I'm sorry Piper."
"It's okay. I understand," Piper smiled.
"I better go," Cole said.
"Take care," Piper called after him.
Cole walked across the dance floor. There were people all around him. This was definitely not the place for him. Cole started walking back to the bar towards Piper, when he saw Leo talking to her. He seemed to be saying something really fast, and Piper was not happy with it. She looked hurt. Leo gave her a quick kiss and walked away. Piper was left hurt and angry. She snapped at the next customer. Cole walked back to the bar and saw that Piper was on the verge of tears.
"Piper? What's wrong?" Cole asked concerned.
Piper looked up at those luscious blue eyes. "Nothing." She said quietly.
Cole didn't know what to say, but the next line came out too quickly, "Piper? Would you like to dance? Or get away from here? Take a walk? Maybe talk about it?"
Piper looked up at him, surprised.
"Everybody deserves the chance to be happy," Cole repeated Piper's line back to her. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he would like to know those brown eyes some more.
"Sure," Piper found herself say. "Just let me get someone to cover the bar."
Piper didn't know what she was thinking, going somewhere with Cole. What would her sisters and Leo think? She suddenly didn't care. She wanted to be with Cole right now.
Cole reached for Piper's hand. Piper took it and they both walked hand in hand out of the club.