Return of love
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Chapter 8 – Mark's killers, part 1
A month has passed. Phoebe had to choose Mark, and that hurt Cole badly. He knew that there was something wrong with her decision, but he just couldn't figure out what it was. Mark had Phoebe by his side, and that made him feel like he defeated Cole in some way. And Phoebe… She cried all the time. She dreamed about Cole every single night. It was so painful for her, the pain was killin' her in some way. But, the thing that hurt her the most was Cole's reaction. When she told him that she'll live with Mark, the tears appeared in his beautiful eyes. He kissed her again, whispered 'I don't understand you, but I'll let you to be happy' and left them alone.
"It's dinner time, honey!" Mark yelled.
"I don't care!" Phoebe yelled. "Leave me alone, you monster!"
Mark entered her room and said "That's no way to treat your future husband, you know. You'll have to get rid of those manners once you become my wife."
"I will never marry you. I will never say 'I do' when God knows that I don't love you. Besides that, I'm sailing off tonight. I'm going back to England and there's nothing you can do about it. I have a work to do." Phoebe yelled.
"With him?" Mark yelled "I won't allow that."
Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid, because I know what you'll do to Cole, if I do."
"Yes, you're right." Max agreed. "I'll send my men to follow you. Try to do anything and the guy's dead. Well, my love, you can start packing. We'll get married when you get back. I love you..." he added with the sarcastic tone.
That evening...
"Hey, Pheebs, is everything set for the sale?" Max yelled from the watchtower of his ship.
"Yes, it is, Max. We're off to good old England. Have you done everything that the governor told you to do?" Phoebe yelled back.
Max got off the watchtower and passed over to Phoebe's ship. He climbed at her watchtower and said "I can't yell as hard as you can, so I had to come here. I've done everything that the governor told me to do, and I also done everything that the governor told you to do, because you spent all the time on hurting Cole."
The tears appeared in Phoebe's eyes and she went down to the main deck. Max followed her. "What have you done, Phoebe?" he said sadly "Cole loves you more than his own life. You know that. After all, you love him, too. Why did you leave him, when you could have the most precious love on earth with him? I mean - look at you two: he's broken and you cry. Just go and tell him that you're sorry, okay?"
"I can't, Max. It's not that I don't want, but I can't. I'd rather cry than see him dying." Phoebe cried.
"What have you just said, Phoebe?" Max was stunned.
"Nothing" Phoebe quickly said and went back to the watchtower. She cried there for a couple of minutes, and then somebody touched her hand. She turned around to face Cole. "On, no..." she whispered. "C... Cole, please, leave."
"Not until you explain those tears to me. I gave up on you thinking that you were happy, but as much as I can see, you're not. What's wrong, Phoebe?" Cole looked at her.
"I wish I could tell you." Phoebe whispered "I wish I could tell you everything, but... I can't. Cole, please, leave. For the sake of both of us, leave."
"Why?" Cole hugged her "Are you afraid of what can happen?" he looked at her, realizing that her lips are only few inches away from his. "You know that you can't stop this" he said, kissing her. Phoebe knew that he was right, and she kissed him back. It was unstoppable. But yet, something stopped them. They heard a shot. Cole stopped kissing Phoebe and whispered "What the hell?"
"Mark..." Phoebe yelled desperately. "Come here." she said. Than she reached out for Cole's hand and ran towards her cabin. When they got inside, she closed the door and locked it. "Shit..." she whispered.
Cole sat on the bed and she sat next to him. "What was that all about?" he asked. "As much as I can see, somebody tried to shoot me... or you."
"I mustn't answer that, Cole. Don't ask, please. If you love me, don't ask me that question ever again. For the safety of us both." Phoebe looked at him. She was never so scared in her life. She knew that, as soon as Cole leaves the cabin, they'll shoot him. In that moment, she realized that the ship was moving. "Good" she thought "At least I left Mark".
Cole hugged her and she smiled. She felt so safe in his arms, so protected. She looked up at him and he kissed her. She kissed him back, feeling like her heart is about to explode. "You should get some sleep" he said. "And I'll stay with you, since I can't leave." He lay on the bed and she lay in his arms, placing her head on his chest. "Good night, Phoebe." he said.
"Good night, Cole." she replied.
Next morning...
Cole woke up and found Phoebe lying in his arms. "After Phoebe's decision, I never thought I'll wake up by her side." he thought. He took her hand in his and kissed it. He was happy. Than Phoebe woke up. When she realized that she's on her ship, that her head was on Cole's chest and that he's holding her hand, she almost fainted. It seemed like an impossible dream.
"Morning, sunshine." Cole smiled, hugging her gently.
"Morning to you, too." Phoebe smiled back. "Cole... I have to ask you something." she pretended like it's important. Cole raised his eyebrows, like he was trying to say "I'm listening". "Uh... May I kiss you?" Phoebe laughed when Cole made a puzzled face.
"You don't have to ask me that, Phoebe." he placed his lips over hers, kissing her gently. She placed her hands on his cheeks and he hugged her like he'll never let her go. In the middle of the kiss (neither of them wanted to stop!), they heard the knock on the door. Phoebe quickly stopped kissing Cole and looked at the door, terrified. "Who... Who is it?" she yelled.
"It's me, Max!" they heard from another side of the door. "I hope I'm not interrupting anything. May I come in?"
"Sure." Phoebe yelled. When Max opened the door, Phoebe jumped of the bed, pulled him inside, closed the door and then locked them."
Max looked at Phoebe, surprised. "Is it that bad?" he asked.
"Is what that bad?" Phoebe tried to pretend like she has no idea what Max is talking about, but in her head, she heard a voice screaming "Oh, my God, he knows!"
"I know what this is all about, Phoebe." Maxim approved Phoebe's fears. "You chose Cole, and then Max took you to another room, where he told you that if you don't choose him, his men will shoot Cole, so you had to convince Cole that you really want to be with Mark. Am I right?"
Cole looked at Phoebe like a lightning bolt hit him. "Is that true?" he whispered.
"Well..." Phoebe looked at him. "Yes. Mark is not stupid, you know. He knew that you're my weakness, so... Cole, do you remember that when I woke up by your side that morning, I told you that I'll never leave your side?" Cole nodded "Well, I meant it. It's just, I never expected that Mark will turn into a monster and that he'll threaten me with your death. When I told you I'll marry Mark, my heart was screaming and begging you to understand, to realize. And, when I left, I hoped that you'll remember of my words from that morning, that you'll realize I love only you."
"Phoebe..." Cole was shocked. "I don't know what to tell you, I... So, that shot yesterday was meant to kill me?"
"Yes. That's why you can't come out there, they'll kill you. Cole, I love you more than my own life and I would die if I lost you. You are the reason of my existence." Phoebe whispered and Cole kissed her, pulling her in bed again.
"Uh... I'll leave you two to... talk n' stuff." Max grinned and he quickly left the cabin.
Cole was still kissing Phoebe and she was kissing him back. "Phoebe" he whispered. "Shhhh..." Phoebe gave him a 'be quiet' sign and she kissed him, taking off his shirt. He took of her shirt, as well, kissing her all the time. "Loving you makes my life so much easier." Cole whispered. "Liar" Phoebe smiled, and then they both laughed. "Now, where were we...?" Cole said to her as he kissed her neck gently. "In heaven." Phoebe whispered.
That evening...
Phoebe woke up in Cole's arms, for the second time in one day. He was still asleep and she smiled, looking at his beautiful face. She slowly sneaked out of bed, trying not to wake him up. After placing a light kiss on his lips, Phoebe picked up her clothes and went to back of her cabin, to take a quick shower. After that, she went out of the cabin, truly hoping that Mark ordered to his men not to shoot her.
"Phoebe!" Max yelled. "What are you doing here? You're not safe outside of that cabin. Where's Cole?"
"Cole is still sleeping." Phoebe blushed when Max made a 'face'. "And I got up to get us something to eat."
"If you two continue like that, I won't be surprised if in a few years I found out that you have fifteen kids." Max laughed. "I'll get you two something to eat, get back there before he wakes up."
Phoebe got back to her cabin and saw Cole fully dressed, sitting on the bed, but he got up when he saw her. "Where were you?" he asked "You could get shot, Phoebe!"
"No, I couldn't. Mark would never shoot me, because then he has nothing to be obsessed with." Phoebe laughed. "It doesn't matter where I was, it matters that I'm here now." she kissed Cole, placing her arms on his shoulders.
"If you two don't slow down, you'll really have fifteen kids in few years." Max entered the room, carrying their breakfast. Phoebe blushed again, but Cole didn't.
"Oh, look who's talking!" Cole smiled evilly. "I haven't seen Kim or you for days on your ship, and when I ask someone where you are, they say that you're in your cabin... dad."
"So not funny." Max turned around. "Here's your breakfast. You know, I think it's time to start making plans about how we're gonna get rid of those killers that are on this ship." he said
"I agree." Cole and Phoebe said at the same time...
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So, what do you think about the new chapter? I'm planning for this story to end soon, but before that, there'll be plenty of problems... :) People, please, R&R!