A man walked down the street at sundown thinking to himself. He wondered what it would be like to see her again. His best friend, his soulmate, his lover. He had last seen her five years ago when she feigned to vanquished him.

He stood outside her house for what seemed like hours. "How would she react to seeing me here," he thought.

Finally, he decided that he wanted nothing more than to hold her, and he wouldn't be able to unless he did the first step, to see her.

As he walked up the stairs he thought of what she is like now, since he hadn't seen her in so long would he still love her? Then he decided that he would love her no matter what.

When he reached the front door, he heard childrens voices.

"Come on Prue, give it back," yelled a boy no older than 5.

"Yea Prue, give it back before I orb you to Italy again," said another boy, who sounded as though he just learned how to talk.

Cole decided that this would probably be a good as time as any to ring the doorbell. And as he put his finger on it he heard another voice, "Kids stop fighting, Prue give Wyatt back his book and Chris there will be no orbing Prue anywhere, last time it took forever to find her."

As soon as this voice talked Cole stopped. How could he face his love, Pheobe, after all these years? How could he tell her that he still loved her and that the only reason he is still alive is for the hope of her still loving him? What if she had a husband now and one of those kids were hers?

As the thoughts raced through his head he heard one of the kids ask her if they could play outside? Fearing they would find him, he ran into a nearby bush and watched through the window.

"Yea, but be careful, and Prue watch your cousins," Pheobe said.

"Okay mommy," he heard the little girl reply.

Cole was so hurt by these words he was about to shimmer away and then remembered that he was only human again, so he decided he would wait until the kids went back inside.

As the kids came out, he waited. He watched the them play. He was especially watching Prue, his soulmates daughter. He wondered who the father was. Right then Prue came by the bush and whispered to the sky.

"God, could you please bring my daddy home so my mommy wouldn't cry all the time, and so I wouldn't be so alone. Even though I didn't know him mommy says that he would have loved me so much and that I would have loved him."

Then Wyatt came over and asked Prue, "What are you doing here all alone?"

Then the other kids looked at Prue and Wyatt. Chris looked at Melinda (Cole thought that they both looked so much like Piper, and decided that they must be her twins) and then looked straight into the bushes at Cole.

"Wyatt, Prue," Chris whispered so that Prue and Wyatt could hear him, "look!"

Then Prue and Wyatt realized what Chris was talking about. "Freeze him"

Melinda, having inherited her mothers power, the power to slow things down, froze Cole before he had a chance to think.

"Who is he?" Wyatt wondered out loud.

"I don't know maybe we should get our mommies," Prue said.

With that they went inside, and got Paige, Phoebe, and Piper.

"OMG!" Pheobe said when she saw who was out there.

"Who is he mommy?" Prue asked her mommy.

"Unfreeze him," Piper said calmly. Obediently, Melinda unfroze him.

"Uh-oh," Cole said as he realized what happened.

"Kids, why don't you go and get ready for bed," Piper said.

"Do we have to? I'm not tired yet?" wined Prue.

"I'll go put them down," Paige offered.

As soon as she left with the kids, Piper realized that Pheobe was still standing there stunned. Knowing her sister very well asked Cole, "Do you want to come in to talk." Cole nodded.

When they were inside, Piper said, "Well I better go check on my kids." and left Pheobe and Cole alone.

After a few minutes of silence and just looking at each other, Cole noticed tears coming down Phoebes face.

"Whats the matter?" he asked.

"I've missed you so much, ive been longing for you to come back ever since you left, worring that your hurt or even worse, dead." When she said that she started bawling.

Cole went over and hugged her tightly and kissed her on the top of her head. "Its alright Im here now, don't cry."

"I've waited and wished for you to come home, longing for your touch, and when I just gave up you show up," at those words Cole started bawling as well for he knew that he longed for her touch and her kisses since he left too.

"Mommy, why are you crying?" Prue asked.

"Hunny," she said still tearing, "do you remember those stories I would tell you at night about the demon and the witch?" Prue nodded, "Well those stories are of me and your Daddy." At that last word, Cole, who was still holding Phoebe tightly, let go of her. "This is Cole, your daddy."