Cole carried Piper up to her bedroom. She sat up in her bed and pulled
Cole's jacket around her body tighter. He reached his hand up and stroked
her hair. Piper flinched at his touch and pulled away.
Cole's heart sank. "Piper, I'm not going to hurt you." He assured her. She shook her head, no. "You'll hurt me just like Leo did. I know you will." She said shaking. Tears were pouring down her face.
"No, I won't. I would never hurt you." He told her. He felt tears form in his eyes. He fought to not have them fall. Piper didn't believe that Cole wouldn't hurt her.
"I need my sisters." She got up and tried to get to the phone that was on the side table beside her bed. Cole pushed her shoulders so she sat back down on the bed.
"What are you doing?" She asked with fear was in her voice.
"I'll call your sisters. Why don't you change into some clothes?" He said reaching for the phone. Piper reluctantly agreed. She went to her dresser and pulled out a pair of jeans then went to her closet and pulled out a blue sweater. She went to the bathroom to change.
Cole sighed. 'We made love together and she can't stand to be in the same room with me.' He thought miserably. He then dialed the number to his office, hoping Paige would answer.
"Hello, Paige Matthews." She answered in a fake-sweet voice.
"Paige, this is Cole. I need you to come to the manor...now!" He said in a rushed voice.
"Why? What's wrong? It's Piper, isn't it? Is she ok? Tell me something!!" She said in a worried voice.
"Calm down, Paige! It is Piper. She isn't physically hurt....at least I don't think so....just emotionally. She really wants her sisters now." He explained to her.
"OK, I'll be there as soon as I can. I'll orb to Pheebs. Can you call Phoebe so she will expect me? She has this thing about people orbing to her." She said. She was gathering her things together as she was talking to Cole. She wanted to get to the manor as soon as she can. Piper needed them.
"Yeah, sure, I can call Phoebe." He said. They said their 'good-byes' then hung up. He quickly called Phoebe. He looked over at the bathroom door. It was still closed. He sighed.
In the Bathroom
Piper looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her face was red from crying. Her eyes were red and puffy. Her hair was messed up. It didn't look like herself. She ran the water from the sink and splashed some over her face. She brushed her teeth then fixed her hair. She let it hang down over her shoulders.
She didn't want to go out to the bedroom yet. She didn't know why but she was scared of Cole. He didn't do anything wrong. 'It's because all the guys I knew somehow hurt me. Dad left me, Jeremy tried to kill me, Andy died, Dan was always jealous and Leo hurts me. I'm scared to death he will hurt me, too. I love him more than I ever loved anyone. I couldn't stand it if he hurt me.' She thought miserably.
She sighed and decided to finally go out to the bedroom. She opened the door and just stood in the doorway. Cole just finished talking to Phoebe.
"Are my sisters coming? She asked timidly. Cole turned around and saw her standing by the door. 'She looks so beautiful.' He thought.
"Yes, they are. Paige is going to orb them here." He said. He turned back to the phone. He just continued to stare at it. Piper continued to stare at him.
Just then Paige and Phoebe orbed in behind Piper. "Hey Piper. How are you?" Paige asked worriedly. Piper jumped up and let out a small yell. "You scared me! Don't do that ever again!" She said.
"I'm sorry. Talk to us. What happened?" Paige asked. Piper sighed. She sat down on the bed with her sisters sitting on either side of her. Cole stood up and prepared to leave. "Don't go, Cole! Please, stay here?" She asked pleadingly.
"Why? You acted so scared when I just tried to touch you." He said with no emotion in his voice.
"I need you here with me. Please?" She said. Cole sighed and sat back down on the bed behind Piper. He wrapped his arms around her waist. He looked down at her to make sure that was alright. She nodded, reading his mind. She leaned back into his warm embrace.
"Ok, now that that is settled, tell what happened? Are you ok?" Phoebe asked. When Cole called he said it was really important and that Piper really needed them.
"I was leaving Cole's. I was at my car searching for my car keys when someone came up behind me and grabbed me. I must have passed out because when I woke up I was in some motel. I looked around and I saw Leo was laying beside me. That's when I realized what happened. Leo had raped me." She said with tears were running when she relived it. "Luckily Cole came and brought me home."
"Oh sweetie! I am SO so sorry that happened. Leo is an asshole! I will kill him for you. You never deserved to have that happen to you. I swear to god I will kill Leo!!!" Phoebe fumed. Her anger was boiling. How dare Leo hurt her sister like this! This went too far. Piper never once deserved to have any of this happen.
"I agree with Phoebe. We will protect you. I won't Leo within 100 feet of you if I can do anything about it." Paige said. Leo had done a lot of stupid things. Especially to Piper. This went way too far! She was pissed at Leo.
Paige then took a good look at Cole and Piper together. She smiled to herself. 'They look so good together! I may hate Cole but he obviously loves her and she loves him back!'
Phoebe was wondering what Paige was staring at. She turned her gaze at what Paige was staring at. She frowned when she saw them. 'That should be me! Not Piper!' She thought angrily. She never told her sisters that she had broken up with Jason. When Cole came back, she realized that the feelings she had for Cole never went away. She was still in love with him.
"I'm just glad you are safe now." Phoebe said before running out of the room. She entered her room and threw herself on her bed and cried.
"I'll leave you two alone." Paige said before leaving. Piper nodded and watched until Paige left.
Cole stood up from the bed. "What's going on with you?" He asked.
"What do you mean?" She asked. She had an idea what he was talking about.
"You act as though you hate me or something. You would let me anywhere near you. Then you want me to near you and holding you. I don't understand you." He explained. He didn't know what was going on with Piper but he was going to be there for her the whole way and help her anyway he could.
"I know. I'm scared Cole. And this time it has nothing to do with Leo." She admitted, casting her glance downwards.
"You're scared of me?"
"Yes. Cole, every guy in my life has hurt me. Leo was the only one who did it physically. I am scared to death that you will hurt me also. I love you more than I ever loved anyone and I don't know what I would do if I lost you." She confessed.
"I would never hurt you...physically or emotionally. I love you so much Piper." He said. He leaned down and kissed her.
She kissed him back before pulling away. "Cole, give me time. I am so shaken by what has happened today. I'm not ready to just jump back to where we were. I want to take it slow. Is that ok? I need to get over Leo did and that may take a while." She said.
Cole smiled. "That is perfectly fine with me. Just know that I'm always here for you." She nodded and smiled. Piper said she had to go to P3. She needed something to get her mind off Leo. Cole said he would see her later at the club. She put on her black heels then grabbed her purse and left for the club.
Cole went downstairs and saw Paige reading the newspaper and sitting on the kitchen counter. "Piper just left for the club. I didn't want to go to the penthouse now. Is it alright if I stay here for awhile?" He asked. "I won't be in anyone's way."
Paige sighed. "Actually, I wanted to talk to you." Cole nodded.
"You love Piper, right?"
"Yes, of course."
"Promise me that you will always be true to her. Never hurt her in anyway, never cheat on her, and never lie to her. If you do, I will kill you." She said.
"I would never do that." Cole said.
"Good. Cole, I never really liked you..."She started.
"Paige, I know you hate me. I'm used to it by now."
"Let me finish. I never really liked you. Then I hated you. Now I see how much you really did change. I also see how much you love and care about Piper. I try, but I can't hate you. You are a really good person."
Cole smiled. "Thanks Paige. I'm glad you feel that way."
Cole's heart sank. "Piper, I'm not going to hurt you." He assured her. She shook her head, no. "You'll hurt me just like Leo did. I know you will." She said shaking. Tears were pouring down her face.
"No, I won't. I would never hurt you." He told her. He felt tears form in his eyes. He fought to not have them fall. Piper didn't believe that Cole wouldn't hurt her.
"I need my sisters." She got up and tried to get to the phone that was on the side table beside her bed. Cole pushed her shoulders so she sat back down on the bed.
"What are you doing?" She asked with fear was in her voice.
"I'll call your sisters. Why don't you change into some clothes?" He said reaching for the phone. Piper reluctantly agreed. She went to her dresser and pulled out a pair of jeans then went to her closet and pulled out a blue sweater. She went to the bathroom to change.
Cole sighed. 'We made love together and she can't stand to be in the same room with me.' He thought miserably. He then dialed the number to his office, hoping Paige would answer.
"Hello, Paige Matthews." She answered in a fake-sweet voice.
"Paige, this is Cole. I need you to come to the manor...now!" He said in a rushed voice.
"Why? What's wrong? It's Piper, isn't it? Is she ok? Tell me something!!" She said in a worried voice.
"Calm down, Paige! It is Piper. She isn't physically hurt....at least I don't think so....just emotionally. She really wants her sisters now." He explained to her.
"OK, I'll be there as soon as I can. I'll orb to Pheebs. Can you call Phoebe so she will expect me? She has this thing about people orbing to her." She said. She was gathering her things together as she was talking to Cole. She wanted to get to the manor as soon as she can. Piper needed them.
"Yeah, sure, I can call Phoebe." He said. They said their 'good-byes' then hung up. He quickly called Phoebe. He looked over at the bathroom door. It was still closed. He sighed.
In the Bathroom
Piper looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her face was red from crying. Her eyes were red and puffy. Her hair was messed up. It didn't look like herself. She ran the water from the sink and splashed some over her face. She brushed her teeth then fixed her hair. She let it hang down over her shoulders.
She didn't want to go out to the bedroom yet. She didn't know why but she was scared of Cole. He didn't do anything wrong. 'It's because all the guys I knew somehow hurt me. Dad left me, Jeremy tried to kill me, Andy died, Dan was always jealous and Leo hurts me. I'm scared to death he will hurt me, too. I love him more than I ever loved anyone. I couldn't stand it if he hurt me.' She thought miserably.
She sighed and decided to finally go out to the bedroom. She opened the door and just stood in the doorway. Cole just finished talking to Phoebe.
"Are my sisters coming? She asked timidly. Cole turned around and saw her standing by the door. 'She looks so beautiful.' He thought.
"Yes, they are. Paige is going to orb them here." He said. He turned back to the phone. He just continued to stare at it. Piper continued to stare at him.
Just then Paige and Phoebe orbed in behind Piper. "Hey Piper. How are you?" Paige asked worriedly. Piper jumped up and let out a small yell. "You scared me! Don't do that ever again!" She said.
"I'm sorry. Talk to us. What happened?" Paige asked. Piper sighed. She sat down on the bed with her sisters sitting on either side of her. Cole stood up and prepared to leave. "Don't go, Cole! Please, stay here?" She asked pleadingly.
"Why? You acted so scared when I just tried to touch you." He said with no emotion in his voice.
"I need you here with me. Please?" She said. Cole sighed and sat back down on the bed behind Piper. He wrapped his arms around her waist. He looked down at her to make sure that was alright. She nodded, reading his mind. She leaned back into his warm embrace.
"Ok, now that that is settled, tell what happened? Are you ok?" Phoebe asked. When Cole called he said it was really important and that Piper really needed them.
"I was leaving Cole's. I was at my car searching for my car keys when someone came up behind me and grabbed me. I must have passed out because when I woke up I was in some motel. I looked around and I saw Leo was laying beside me. That's when I realized what happened. Leo had raped me." She said with tears were running when she relived it. "Luckily Cole came and brought me home."
"Oh sweetie! I am SO so sorry that happened. Leo is an asshole! I will kill him for you. You never deserved to have that happen to you. I swear to god I will kill Leo!!!" Phoebe fumed. Her anger was boiling. How dare Leo hurt her sister like this! This went too far. Piper never once deserved to have any of this happen.
"I agree with Phoebe. We will protect you. I won't Leo within 100 feet of you if I can do anything about it." Paige said. Leo had done a lot of stupid things. Especially to Piper. This went way too far! She was pissed at Leo.
Paige then took a good look at Cole and Piper together. She smiled to herself. 'They look so good together! I may hate Cole but he obviously loves her and she loves him back!'
Phoebe was wondering what Paige was staring at. She turned her gaze at what Paige was staring at. She frowned when she saw them. 'That should be me! Not Piper!' She thought angrily. She never told her sisters that she had broken up with Jason. When Cole came back, she realized that the feelings she had for Cole never went away. She was still in love with him.
"I'm just glad you are safe now." Phoebe said before running out of the room. She entered her room and threw herself on her bed and cried.
"I'll leave you two alone." Paige said before leaving. Piper nodded and watched until Paige left.
Cole stood up from the bed. "What's going on with you?" He asked.
"What do you mean?" She asked. She had an idea what he was talking about.
"You act as though you hate me or something. You would let me anywhere near you. Then you want me to near you and holding you. I don't understand you." He explained. He didn't know what was going on with Piper but he was going to be there for her the whole way and help her anyway he could.
"I know. I'm scared Cole. And this time it has nothing to do with Leo." She admitted, casting her glance downwards.
"You're scared of me?"
"Yes. Cole, every guy in my life has hurt me. Leo was the only one who did it physically. I am scared to death that you will hurt me also. I love you more than I ever loved anyone and I don't know what I would do if I lost you." She confessed.
"I would never hurt you...physically or emotionally. I love you so much Piper." He said. He leaned down and kissed her.
She kissed him back before pulling away. "Cole, give me time. I am so shaken by what has happened today. I'm not ready to just jump back to where we were. I want to take it slow. Is that ok? I need to get over Leo did and that may take a while." She said.
Cole smiled. "That is perfectly fine with me. Just know that I'm always here for you." She nodded and smiled. Piper said she had to go to P3. She needed something to get her mind off Leo. Cole said he would see her later at the club. She put on her black heels then grabbed her purse and left for the club.
Cole went downstairs and saw Paige reading the newspaper and sitting on the kitchen counter. "Piper just left for the club. I didn't want to go to the penthouse now. Is it alright if I stay here for awhile?" He asked. "I won't be in anyone's way."
Paige sighed. "Actually, I wanted to talk to you." Cole nodded.
"You love Piper, right?"
"Yes, of course."
"Promise me that you will always be true to her. Never hurt her in anyway, never cheat on her, and never lie to her. If you do, I will kill you." She said.
"I would never do that." Cole said.
"Good. Cole, I never really liked you..."She started.
"Paige, I know you hate me. I'm used to it by now."
"Let me finish. I never really liked you. Then I hated you. Now I see how much you really did change. I also see how much you love and care about Piper. I try, but I can't hate you. You are a really good person."
Cole smiled. "Thanks Paige. I'm glad you feel that way."