Love token
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Part 6
…"You've awakened something in me, Phoebe. Something I thought had died a long time ago. My humanity, my ability to love."
…" I-I don't think now's the time."
"Actually, I think now's the perfect time. This way no matter what happens, you'll always know that I love you."
…"My love for you hasn't changed. It kept me alive in the wasteland, it led me back to you… I know you still love me, on some level deep inside… In time you will see we're meant to be together."
Phoebe woke up on her bed. This morning was so peaceful, perhaps some sweet memories had brought her the good feeling, she blinked her eyes, smiling with herself, remembering what Cole had said…
It'd been 2 weeks since she knew she had a daughter. Little Phoebe took any opportunities she had to see her, but there wasn't so many recently. After Sarah passing away, Cole didn't find a new nanny yet, he got home sooner, or took little Phoebe out with him whenever he could. The cell phone became useful, her daughter called her every night while Cole thought she had gone to bed. The girl spoke of everything, her classmates, her grades, her school, her favorite cartoons, especially her father. She talked endlessly about Cole, how they had won lots of games in a fair, how they had chosen new toys and clothes together, the times he had treated her big meals as rewards for her good grades, the times they had watched cartoons together, how he had managed to cook dinner as her wish, how he had played with her and her puppets…
Phoebe bursted into laughing from time to time, imagining how Cole had done those things. He was so good as a father. Little Phoebe had shown a new look of him. An insane and evil Cole faded away into her stories, and gradually revealing a caring, gentle, and loved father who Phoebe considered perfect for her children. That's why love memories of those old days had come back to her dream. Her daughter said there's no women in his life now, and Phoebe started having some crazy thought that they would be an ideal family if she got back to him…
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Late in the afternoon, Phoebe came home seeing her sisters, Piper and Paige, were sitting on the couch, watching tivi.
"Are you having someone new, Phoebe?" Piper asked.
"No. Of course not, what made you think that?"
"Jack hasn't seen you 2 weeks. He's pissing off" Paige informed.
"I'll call him tomorrow." Phoebe said.
"Today is Sunday." Piper suggested "You really need to talk to him."
"Yeah, but I have something to do now."
"Let me guess!" Paige interfered "You're waiting for your secret lover's phone."
Phoebe shook her head, walking upstairs. Her sisters thought she's hiding a new boyfriend, who called her every night. They often found her talking to someone merrily on the phone, and going out alone at weekends. Phoebe said that wasn't a man, she's indeed honest, that's her daughter. Cole allowed little Phoebe to go for a look at her mother, after she had promised she wouldn't talk to her. Phoebe smiled, wondering how it could be if he found they had just had great time together in the park.
Though they'd just met, her daughter might be going to call her, so she intended to deal with her problem with Jack tomorrow. They really needed a talk, but nothing was more important than being with her daughter, she's concentrating all her concern on little Phoebe only, and a little neglecting everything else.
She opened her room's door, and got quite surprised seeing the girl there sobbing.
"Baby! What's wrong?" she hastily shut the door and ran to sat next to her.
Little Phoebe shook her head, not saying anything, but lifting her hand to wide the tears. Phoebe found a tissue to dry her eyes. The girl snuggled to her.
Phoebe whispered "Tell me what happened."
The girl used her small hands clasping her. As mother instinct, Phoebe checked her daughter over, there's no wound. She just wanted to make sure.
"Where's daddy?" A worry rose in her heart.
"He's staying with a woman in his bedroom." Little Phoebe murmured.
Now Phoebe felt her heart frozen. She could guess what he's doing at the time, and she wouldn't think her heart got hurt, but it's just frozen, it's producing no feeling at all, she wanted to think it had no feeling at least. It's so silly to have thought something could endanger him, Phoebe reminded herself, stroking her daughter's hair.
"He said he only loves me. He lied me." The girl sobbed.
"What'd you see?"
"I only heard the woman grunting."
"They might be discussing something."
"If she isn't his girlfriend, why didn't they stay in the living room?" the girl argued.
"Shhh…" Phoebe tried to defend for Cole "That wasn't as you think. Maybe she's his colleague, and they're working on a case. You see, your daddy always works in his bedroom, they might think it's convenient to work and research the documents he keeps there."
Phoebe's glad that she had come back to visit the house once, and been persuaded that Cole had no girlfriend by the way he arranged his bedroom. So she felt being betrayed now, even though she had tried to deny it. Ironically, she's defending for him, for such a situation. But she couldn't defame Cole to little Phoebe. Nevertheless, Cole always kindly spoke of her to their daughter. Now the girl was a strong and permanent connection between them, she could leave him or end their affair, but she could never change the fact that he's the father of her daughter. Therefore, she wasn't going to worsen little Phoebe's life, understanding thoroughly how hard to be a child without motherly and fatherly love.
"I want you love each other." The girl said.
Phoebe sighed, what a typical divorced couple…
"You'll know better when you're grown up."
"You also love that man. You aren't going to go back to dad. Neither is he."
"It's complicated."
"He's already told the same." Little Phoebe pointed out.
Yeah, that's Cole's words. Phoebe didn't know how to comfort her daughter, while she herself needed to be comforted too. Cole had really moved on this time, he wanted nothing to do with her, and he's having a girlfriend. Why hadn't she understood it before? Why did he allow little Phoebe to go follow her now and then? Because he wanted some privacy, because he'd be staying with his new girlfriend at the same time. Yet, his declaration of their love still resounded from her dream last night… Wait. Was it her business now? And why on earth did she have to care for what he's doing? Phoebe decided to seal up her heart.
"I'm going to say good bye to my boyfriend. I'm sorry I lied you the other day. We don't match each other."
"Really?"
"Yes." Phoebe confirmed "You can trust me, baby!"
The girl looked a bit better, her cell phone rang, she shutted it off.
"Him." She explained.
Phoebe nodded, it seemed her daughter was still angry at Cole, she didn't use the word 'daddy'.
"Get home, baby!" Phoebe advised "Trust me, you're the most important person in my and your daddy's hearts. No one can ever replace your status."
The girl nodded and disappeared. Phoebe just stared at her spot in silence. Cole must have been done with his woman, and wanted to see little Phoebe now. Being ready to turn back into a good father now, Phoebe thought sarcastically. How come this kept bothering her mind over and over? Was she getting jealous?
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Monday morning…
Phoebe couldn't call to Jack's cell phone. At first she thought there's no hurry, she would try again later. But it seemed she'd never reach him by his cell phone. Finally, she called to his office.
"Miss Halliwell, haven't you known he's been rushed to hospital? He got a serious car accident this morning." The secretary said.
Phoebe was dumbfounded.
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Cole drove his car into a parking lot and slowly parked it at an empty place. He breathed out heavily, thinking about what he's going to do. He had asked for it, but it didn't mean he wanted it to happen. It's going to be the worst thing ever came to his life, but he knew it couldn't be postponed any longer.
Cole got out and walked towards the elevator. He wanted to turn around and get back to his car, but forced himself to keep going. Finally, he arrived the office, everyone was all there.
"Oh, Mr. Turner. We've been waiting for you." Peter, the owner of this office greeted him.
Cole just nodded, glancing at the couple sitting on the couch.
"Good morning, Mr. Turner!" the husband said.
"Morning!" Cole answered in a tiny voice, and joined them.
"I think we've known each other now." Peter started "This's Mr. Cole Turner, who's looking for adoptive parents for his daughter, Phoebe Turner. And these're Mr. and Mrs. David Lake, who want to adopt the girl."
