CH2

Michael slipped Phoebe's white tank top off, and ran his hands along her sides. He leaned in and kissed her deeply as he gently laid her on the bed and crawled on top of her. She smiled at him, as he gazed into her eyes.

Phoebe stared at the ceiling and a stressed look came over her face as Michael kissed her neck.

She couldn't help but think about seeing Cole again.

His lips…his hair…his eyes…his body…

The next morning Phoebe woke up to the fresh smell of coffee. She slowly sat up in bed and looked around.

"Hey…she's alive" Michael said sarcastically as he walked in the bedroom with a breakfast tray.

"Honey, how sweet!" Phoebe said. He sat beside her

"It is a token of my appreciation for last night" he said as he leaned in and kissed her cheek.

Phoebe smiled and drank her glass of juice before Michael could see her guilty expression.

Phoebe remembered she was thinking about Cole last night.

"Daddy can we go with you?" Kate said as Cole poured milk on her cereal.

"No baby, stay here and help your mom…" Cole said looking around the messy house.

"I am going to the store and to mail some bills…can't they go with you?" Debbie said as she stormed into the kitchen.

"Yeah I wouldn't want you to be bothered with the kids…" Cole mumbled

"What?" Debbie snapped.

"What's up your butt this morning…oh wait…every morning!" Cole said sarcastically.

"I'm leaving…there is some spaghetti in the fridge…I'll see you later" She said and walked out.

"Ok girls, your with daddy today. Eat your breakfast and get your shoes on. We are going to help the new neighbors" Cole said looking out the window, watching Debbie get in the car and drive off.

Phoebe got out of the shower and put on her make-up. She fixed her hair and got dressed. Michael was outside unloading the truck.

Phoebe walked out on the porch and she saw a truck coming up the road. She put her hand over her forehead to block the sun.

The truck pulled into the drive way and Phoebe grabbed the chair on the porch to keep from falling down. Her stomach dropped as she saw Cole in the truck.

He got out and helped two little girls out. They walked around the U-haul truck to Michael.

"No way, this is crazy!" Cole said as he walked up to Michael.

"Hey, Cole right?" Michael said

"Hey, Michael?" Cole asked

"Yup…You live around here?" Michael said taking off his gloves

Cole laughed, "Yeah, just up the road, we're neighbors!"

"Well, it will be nice having someone we know around…Phoebe said you guys knew each other as kids"

Cole smiled. He didn't really know what to say.

"Yeah I guess you could…"

"Well, it's a small world" Phoebe said interrupting as she walked up.

"Yeah, I was just telling Michael we are neighbors…I didn't know you guys were the ones moving into this place" Cole said

"Oh, yeah…" Phoebe said

There was a moment of awkward silence.

"Who are these beautiful ladies?" Phoebe said finally.

"Oh, this is Katie and Anna…My girls" He said looking at Phoebe

Phoebe couldn't help feel sick inside, but she smiled at the girls. She couldn't look at Cole even though she could feel him looking at her.

Cole was admiring how beautiful Phoebe had become. She was just a girl last time he saw her. Now she was a beautiful woman.

"I came to give you a hand" Cole finally said

"Hey, thanks" Michael said

"Can I get you some coffee Cole?" Phoebe asked looking up at him finally.

"Yeah, that would be good…" he said smiling at her.

"Honey, do you want some?" She asked Michael trying to not be obviously uncomfortable.

"Please" Michael said as he walked into the truck.

"Ok, girls do you want to help me make some cookies?" Phoebe said kneeling down to them.

"Yeah!" Kate said

"How about you?" Phoebe asked Anna, who didn't say anything she just smiled and put her finger in her mouth.

'She does, she's just embarrassed" Kate said speaking for her younger sister.

"Ok, follow me" Phoebe said and walked to the house.

She could feel Cole looking at her and she didn't look. She acted as if she never saw him before, and they were meeting as neighbors.

Cole watched as they walked in the house. He had mixed feelings about seeing Phoebe again. She was so charming and beautiful. She always was, but she wasn't a little girl anymore. She had changed a lot. Her voice was different and her body…her hair…

"So who owns the canyon behind here?" Michael asked leaning around the truck , breaking Cole's thoughts

"I do" Cole said walking to the back of the truck.

"It's really neat down there. I walked it this morning" Michael said

"Yeah it's nice down there. We'll have to go swimming later" Cole said smiling at Phoebe as she walked in.