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Goodbye?
"Where are Chris and Leo?" Piper said looking around the foyer after all demons were vanquished.
"Piper..." Cole hesitated, he was the only one who knew what happened to Leo "there's something you have to know"
"What's going on, Cole?" Piper felt Cole wasn't gonna say the good news."C'mon Cole, say it!" She looked in to his eyes.
"Leo..." Cole didn't know how to say it. Suddenly, blue and white orbs appeared and there were standing Chris and Leo in front of girls. Their eyes were red and their cheeks were wet, but they were smiling.
"How... Leo, you were... how?" Cole was totally confused. He knew Chris couldn't heal and Leo's wound was too bed for him to survive. And now they were standing there and smiling.
"Where were you two? Cole started to scare me, I thought something bed happened to you." Piper hugged them. Chris didn't want girls to know what happened, so he gave Cole the 'don't say a word about it' look and Cole nodded.
"We just took some dad-son bonding time." Leo put his hand on Chris's shoulder and looked at him with pride in his eyes.
"Yeah, dad is right, just dad-son bonding time." Chris smiled.
"You told him dad? Wow, it had to be devilish bonding time. Is there something I should know about, because Cole was.."
"Nothing" they said unified and too innocently so Piper knew they were lying, but instead of pushing them she hugged them again.
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"Wyatt is finally sleeping" Leo said as he orbed to living room . Everybody except for Phoebe was there.
"It's late, maybe I should go." Cole said "This... this was really great day, guys. You don't know how much it mean to me that I could be with you today." He couldn't say anything else, he felt the tears filling his eyes.
"Yeah it was great" Piper broke the awkward silence "I'm sorry for the demon haunting, maybe without it this day would be better..."
"No, no, no... you have to be joking Piper. This was how I remembered you. Family, sticking together and kicking every demon ass that cross your way. This day was almost perfect." Cole smiled at Piper, she hugged him.
"I will miss you uncle Cole" Chris hugged him.
"I know Chris, I will miss you too. I'm glad I could met you, because you're really special guy. Just take care of yourself, your mom, your dad and your little big brother."
"And uncle..."
"Yeah, Chris?"
"Could you call me Chrispie, please?"
"Chrispie? But I thought you hated it."
"I still do" Chris smiled at Cole and hugged him again.
"It was nice to see you, Cole. And thank you for everything you did for Chris in his time line. But if something similar will happen here just come to me, kick my stupid ass and open my eyes, OK?"
"I won't have to, Leo. I know, you will be great father for both of your sons."
"You think I will?" Cole nodded and Leo hugged him.
"Hey, what about you" Cole turned to Paige "Will you hugged me or not?"
"I don't know if I should. For everything I did to you, you know..."
"Oh, you mean that distrust and vanquishing me? And the fact that I went to reality where you shouldn't be but you were there, you reinstated the Power of Three and vanquished me... again. Because that wasn't fair and I was really pissed off."
"Maybe?"
"C'mon Paige, I'm over it. I know you had to do it. Just come here and give me a hug, OK?" Cole smiled at her, she hesitated a little while but then she hugged him.
"I'm sorry that Phoebe isn't here, Cole."
"No, it's OK, I... I understand why she doesn't want to see me. Just say her I... I love her" Everyone heard the sadness and the love in his voice. They liked that guy and wanted him to stay, but they couldn't say it. There was only one person that had the right to tell him to stay, but she wasn't there. Cole took deep breath.
"Well, I think it's time to go. Take care of yourself, guys. I will miss you..." he looked at Paige "you all." He closed his eyes and wanted to shimmer out...
"Cole..." When he heard his name he almost froze, he turn and she was standing there.
"Phoebe?"
"Hey guys, did I tell you I have a date tonight and I'm already late, so bye." Paige orbed out.
"Yeah, and we have to talk about something." Piper looked at Chris and Leo, took their hands and went upstairs.
They were standing there all alone, in the silence of the night.
"I knew it was you." Phoebe said, looking everywhere but his eyes.
"I'm not sure I understand."
"Why were you in my dream, Cole? Why did you do that? You had no right." She promised herself not to cry, not to look in his eyes, but she had to. When she looked at him, she felt lost... lost in his never-ending blue eyes that used to take her breath every time she saw them.
"I had to do it, Phoebe. I didn't know if I could handle this day, to be near you and not to say anything. And the whole day I thought I could handle, I thought I was strong enough. But now I know I was wrong. I've never gotten over you. With one look in your eyes I knew I... I can't stop loving you, I always loved you and I always will. And you should know it, you should have always known it." The tears were running down his cheeks, but he didn't wipe them and rub his eyes. Everything he could do was staring at the women he loved, staring in her eyes.
"I know I should have seen it, Cole. I'm sorry I didn't. But I was..." She couldn't finish the sentence. Although she promised herself not to cry, she had to. She was standing in front of man who opened her eyes, in front of man she loved, how could she not to cry?
"You was what, Phoebe? Stubborn, arrogant, self-centred, under influence of your younger sister,..."
"Hey, do you want to stay or not?" In that moment Cole didn't know if he was breathing, if his heart was beating. The time froze for him and he could hear only one question repeating in his head 'do you want to stay?'.
"You think that I... that I could?"
"If you want" She said silently almost whispering "I love you, Cole" Cole was confused.
"I love you, Phoebe"
He came closer to her and when there was no space left between them, she felt the taste of his lips... again. This wasn't only a dream. This kiss was real and they didn't want to break it. They knew that kiss would last forever.
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I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know
I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you
I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
That's why I need you to hear
I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you
And the reason is you
And the reason is you
And the reason is you
I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know
I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you
I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you
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I think this was the last chapter. Do you like it? Review, please! The song at the end is 'The Reason' from 'Hoobastank'... I had to put it there, because every time I hear it I have to think about Cole and Phoebe.