Return of love
Chapter 7 – A monster
"I…" Phoebe was just about to say 'I do' when Kimberly ran into the church and yelled "I OBJECT!!!"
Now everybody looked at Kimberly, including Phoebe, Mark and the priest, but she didn't care. "I wonder if Miss Halliwell here knows what she'll get herself into if she marries without love. That will be the biggest error she'll make in her life!" Kim yelled. "When she met my brother for the second time, I knew exactly what she felt; I saw it in her eyes." Now Kimberly looked at Phoebe "Even if you deny it, there's only one man you love, and that's COLE!"
Mark looked at Phoebe, shocked, and asked her "Who is this girl?"
"That's… Cole's sister. You know very well who Cole is, Mark, but I don't love him, because if I do, I wouldn't be here right now. I accepted your proposition to marry you, which, I believe, says enough."
"Yeah, but what means 'for the second time'?" Mark was really upset.
"Max picked Cole as our companion to sail with us to Rancune. But, I told Cole what I feel for you, and this girl knows it." Phoebe pointed at Kim.
"Phoebe, I'm not here to ruin your wedding, as you think I am. I'm here to stop you from making the worst mistake in your life. Now I know the reason for which I appeared in Max's life – I am destined to stop you from leading my life! Phoebe, I got married without love, and the guy was in fact my consolation, but it was too late when I found it out. He got possessive, and my life turned into hell. If Cole didn't stop him, who knows would I be alive right now. Phoebe, don't do what I did, please."
"I'm sorry, Miss Halliwell, but this wedding has to be cancelled until this lady stop objecting." The priest looked at Phoebe.
"But, this is just... not fair." Phoebe sadly whispered.
"Phoebe, please, talk to my brother one more time and than decide on your own, I won't stop you. Just please talk to Cole one more time." Kimberly came closer to her. No matter how said she looked at that moment, Phoebe had a hard time trying to repress the tense she felt for talking to Cole again. She slowly looked at Kimberly and than nodded. She turned around to face Mark. "I'm sorry, baby, but this is the only way for us to get married." she whispered in his ear, but that was not what she really meant. Her heart was actually so rushing to talk to Cole, but she was too busy trying to hide it, although she was pretty bad at hiding her emotions. She turned around and left the church, followed by Kimberly. They first went to Phoebe's apartment (A/N: I would say 'The Manor', but they are at Rancune), so Phoebe could re-dress.
"So, is the wedding cancelled or not?" Kimberly asked Phoebe.
"Yes, it is. Well, I'm not too disturbed…" Phoebe took her favorite jeans and put them on. "…because I know that we'll get married anyway." She now took a top and put it on, as well.
"May I recommend you something?" Kimberly looked at Phoebe, who was dressed very sexy. "Don't wear that, Cole will rape you, honestly." She laughed.
'If only' Phoebe thought, but she pretended like she's looking for her purse. She took a look in the mirror, and than she realized that her hair is still forming an elegant bun. She quickly 'destroyed' the bun, so her hair was now long and shiny. She put on a perfume and looked at the mirror for one last time. "Let's go." she said.
"Phoebe, may I ask you one question, but you have to tell me the truth?" Kim looked at Phoebe, who really looked like she's ready to sleep with Cole.
"Uh… Yes."
"Why are you dressing up like that?"
"Well, because I don't want people in the street to say 'There's that bitch who just left her boyfriend in the middle of their wedding to go and talk to her ex-boyfriend. Pleased?"
"I don't trust you, but fine." Kim smiled and said "Let's go". In 15 minutes, they were in Cole's apartment.
Cole was very surprised to see Phoebe, and his desire to kiss her was almost unbearable, but he resisted it by imagining Phoebe's reaction when he would do something like that. Instead, he listened to Kimberly who was explaining that she just stopped Phoebe's wedding, begging her to think twice. At the end of her long explanation, Kim mumbled something like "I'll leave you two alone, so you can talk." and she (finally) left.
"I… I think that after what I did to you and you to me, there's really not a lot to talk about…" Phoebe looked at Cole. He looked back at her and when their eyes met, he came closer to her and slowly pressed his lips against hers. Phoebe would give everything she had to resist that kiss, but she just couldn't, and the feelings she felt for Cole were slowly showing off their 'faces'. She kissed him back and hugged him. His hands were around her waist. He lifted her up and put her on his bed. Then he kissed her lips, neck, hands… everything. He slowly took off her top and kissed her all over…
Next morning…
Phoebe slowly opened her eyes. The sunrays were shining through the windows of Cole's bedroom. He looked so innocent under that light. Phoebe closed her eyes again and remembered what happened. She didn't regret it, though. She slowly kissed his lips and than his chest. She looked in his eyes and she saw him waking up.
"Please tell me that this isn't a dream." Cole looked at Phoebe.
"I was just about to tell you the same thing, but fine. Since I felt your lips when I kissed you, I guess that this is the reality." Phoebe looked at Cole.
"Oh, my God, Phoebe, I'm so sorry. You cancelled your wedding to talk to me and look what we've done. I hope you don't regret this, or…" Phoebe kissed him, so he stopped.
"Thank you." Phoebe whispered breathless when they stopped kissing each other. "You just made me realize something extremely important."
"Like what?" Cole looked at her. He couldn't believe that after all this time, he is finally holding Phoebe in his arms; he just couldn't believe that she was lying next to him, completely his.
"Like who is the man I really want to be with. My heart only has room for one, and I think that we both know who that is." She kissed his chest again and he hugged her tightly. "I love only you." By looking in Cole's eyes, Phoebe saw bright tears. Tears appeared in her eyes, too.
"I can't believe that you're finally here, with me. I can't believe it." Cole looked at her.
"Well, you better get use to it, because I'm not planning to leave your side. Never." Phoebe looked at Cole and than they heard a doorbell.
"I wonder who it is…" Phoebe looked suspiciously. "Kim?" Cole answered, reading her thoughts.
"I'll get it." Cole said. "You wait here and don't get down unless I call you, okay?"
"Wait a minute…" Phoebe looked at him with fear in her eyes "What's going on?"
"Oh, don't worry, I'm not in any kind of illegal job, but I have the bad feeling about this, don't you? Besides that, it could be your boyfriend or somebody like that." Cole dressed up, gently placed his lips over Phoebe's and kissed her, slowly touching her face. "Get dressed, okay?" he smiled and got out of the room.
Phoebe quickly got up, picked up her clothes and went to have a quick shower. After that, she dressed up and put on a little bit of perfume. She got out of the room and looked into the hall. She saw Mark talking to Cole. Cole was obviously convincing Mark that Phoebe is not there, but Mark didn't trust him, so they argued.
"Don't lie to me, because I'm not that stupid as you think I am! I know my wife is here and I know that you're lying!" Mark was almost yelling, but Cole was looking at him calmly.
"Now, let me get this straight: you can't tell me that I'm lying in my own house, you can't yell in my house, I don't think that you're stupid, Phoebe is not your wife, she is not here, and, I repeat, I-am-not-lying!"
"Y… You bastard! How dare you locking Phoebe here against her will, after you hurt her badly in the past, and she never forgave you that, and how dare you saying that SHE IS NOT MY WIFE?!?" Mark obviously had no clue about what happened between Phoebe and Cole.
Phoebe came down the stairs and, without any embarrassment, said: "Now let me get this straight:" she imitated Cole "Cole is not a bastard, I'm not here against my will, I forgave Cole for what he done to me, and I'm certainly not your wife!"
"AHA!" Mark looked at Cole victoriously, like he didn't hear one word that Phoebe said. "I knew it! I can sue you for this!!! Phoebe, honey, let's go home. You'll be fine, don't worry…" he tried to hug her, but she escaped his grasp and asked: "Haven't you heard what I just said?" she asked.
"Look, I know that this maniac kidnapped you, but I'm here to save you. You'll be fine, shhh…" Marc was deaf for her words.
"Mark, I've finally decided something." she chose to tell him the truth "I'm staying with Cole. I finally know who the man of my life is. I'm sorry, but this is my final decision. I truly hope that you'll find luck elsewhere…" Phoebe stepped back and hugged Cole.
Mark couldn't pretend like he doesn't hear what she's saying anymore. He was shocked when he heard what she said. He separated Phoebe and Cole, grasped Phoebe's hand, and leaded her to the other room. "Now, listen to me, bitch!" he whispered furiously. "I knew that something like this will happen when-sooner or later. So, to make sure I don't loose you, I hired a few workers to follow your dear Cole and to make sure that, if you stay by his side, he ends up dead."
"WHAT?!?" Phoebe yelled.
"Calm down, my dear wife. Yes, you heard me well. If you don't marry me, you will never see your dear Cole again. Tell him one word about this and…" he acted like he was shot. "Life is so strange, ha?" he smiled evilly. "I wasn't cheering you up all this time to get nothing in return. Well, the decision is up to you, but whatever you decide, you'll say it in font of Cole, like you really mean it. Or else…"
Phoebe was shocked, she couldn't believe what Mark transformed himself into… A monster! She imagined Cole dead and that image was something most horrible that her eyes ever saw, so she knew what she had to choose…
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Poor Pheebs… Poor Cole… Can their love help them in this kind of situation? Or will Mark take the victory? What do U think? I think that I gave the best from me, so it's your turn now… to R&R!!!