The manor door swung open and standing in front of Cole was piper. She rolled her eyes.
"No ulterior motive, huh? Coincidence you got out of your ungodly plane so soon." Piper was rolling her eyes.
"Can I please speak to Phoebe?"
"Not a good idea," Piper said. "Very bad idea. Now go away before someone else sees you and cries wolf and we're all making vanquishing potions."
"I have to take that chance," Cole told her. "I love your sister."
Piper nodded. "Though as I said earlier, she fell out of love with you fairly quickly. She no longer feels as she did."
"I don't believe it," Cole said.
"Your more stubborn then me. Heck, you're more stubborn then Prue, and that's saying something."
Cole smiled. Cole had fond memories of Prue. Piper and Prue were a lot alike.
"What is he doing here?" Cole heard Paige ask. He looked over Piper's shoulder to see Paige with her arms crossed over her chest. Cole had thought Piper would be more receptive and that he and Piper could try and convince Paige.. so far not happening. Now he had to go up against Paige by himself.
"He wants to see Phoebe."
"Piper!" Paige hissed, "Michael is going to be here soon. Get him out of here."
"Michael?" Piper asked. "Who's he?"
Cole felt like rolling his eyes. Hadn't even been there a couple of minutes and they already were ignoring him.
"Phoebe's lunch date!" Paige hissed.
Now that one perked up Cole's ears. She had a boyfriend already? Drake only died yesterday.
"Rebound," Cole chuckled. He forgot they were there for a second and said it a bit louder then he had hoped.
"Excuse me?" Paige asked. "Phoebe is totally over you."
Cole nodded. "Maybe. Is she over Drake?"
Paige glared at him. "If you know about Drake then that means you must have been stalking her. That's sick."
Cole rolled his eyes. "Ask Piper about that one."
Paige looked at Piper questionably. Cole did the same.
"Look," Piper said. "This is all happening too fast. Just leave."
"Michael's here," Paige hissed. "Shimmer your ass out of here before I orb you to hell!"
"Hmm?" Cole asked, confused. He turned to see a young man approach. He had sandy brown hair and was wearing a suit.
"Is he English, because he looks like a ponce."
Piper laughed. She didn't like the look of this guy either. Paige just gave a deathly stare.
"Okay, okay, I'm gone."
"You can't just shimmer!" Paige snapped.
"Isn't that what you wanted?" Cole asked, confused.
"He'll see you! You can't do that."
Cole gave a half smile. "Oh, so I have to stay here?"
"Hey," Michael said approaching. "Hi, Paige."
Paige smiled. "Hi, Mike."
He looked at Piper. "You must be Phoebe's other sister, Piper."
"Yup, that's me," she said. Without another word she left, flicking her long hair over her shoulder.
Michael raised his eyebrows at Cole. Michael held out his hand.
"I'm Michael."
"Cole," he said, shaking his hand. "Phoebe's husband."
As he expected, Paige erupted.
"Ex-husband!" she said loudly. "Don't listen to him, Mike, he's just bitter. Phoebe's upstairs, why don't you go get her."
"Uh, sure. Actually, I remember Phoebe mentioning she had been married once, but her husband had been killed..." he trailed off.
"Yup," Cole said cheerily. "They've tried to kill me many times. I just keep coming back."
He paused for a second and said loudly, looking at Paige "And I will continue to come back."
"Cole!" Paige snapped.
"Okay, okay, I'm gone."
Cole stepped backwards and turned away. Michael turned around to say something to Cole but he was gone.
Paige smiled. "I'll go get Phoebe."