Forever
A/N: Yay, no more school! I have finals next week, but then I'm done until September! Obviously I'm very excited…
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Chapter Six: Friends or More?
Phoebe was walking home from school by herself on a Friday afternoon. She was excited, as she had a date tonight with Jason, the guy from the mall. She had seen him at school a couple days ago and they had started talking. He had asked her to a movie today, just as she was about to leave and she had accepted.
As she walked, she thought about what to wear. She had to call Chloe and Amanda and tell them about her date. Hopefully they could help her decide on an outfit. Then Phoebe realized Prue was coming home tonight and she was excited because she hadn't seen her big sister in a while.
Turning right at the corner, Phoebe looked up as she heard footsteps behind her. Then Cole stopped next to her. "Hey," he said.
"Hey, what's up?" Phoebe replied, smiling at him.
"Nothing really. What about you?"
"I'm good."
"So, uh, I was wondering- are you busy tonight? I was thinking we could hang out or something," Cole asked.
"Actually yeah, I am busy, I have a date. But if you want to hang out sometime we could do something tomorrow," she suggested.
Cole paused for a second, disappointed. Phoebe obviously wasn't getting the message that he wanted to be more than friends with her. But he figured he might as well take it, since she seemed to already have a boyfriend. "Yeah, that'd be cool."
"Great, call me," she said, giving him her number and heading into the manor.
Cole smiled and walked on towards his house, a few streets away. At least it was something. He figured that if he had nothing to do tonight, he might as well call Jason or Matt if they were free.
When he got home, Cole picked up the phone and dialed his friend's number. "Hello?" Jason's voice came over the phone.
"Hey, it's Cole," he said.
"Oh, hi, what's up?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to see a movie tonight. You free?"
"Sorry, I've got a date."
"Oh?" Cole asked, surprised.
"Yeah. You remember that girl we met at the mall last weekend, Phoebe?"
"You're going out with her?"
"I asked right after school today. We're going out for dinner and a movie. Anyway, I gotta go. I'll see you later."
Cole hung up the phone, furious. He couldn't believe his best friend had a date with the girl he liked. Cole was sure she liked him during lunch the other day.
He decided to call Matt, but he wasn't home either. Cole didn't want to be sitting home by himself, so he called a sophmore girl named Carly whom he had dated a few times in the past. She accepted him offer for dinner and a movie, and he decided to pick her up at 7:30.
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Phoebe was searching through her closet for something to wear and had the cordless phone between her shoulder and her ear. She was on a three-way call with Amanda and Chloe.
"Guess what?" Phoebe asked, excited.
"What?" Chloe asked.
"I have a date with Jason tonight!"
"Really? That's awesome," Amanda said.
"I knew you liked him."
"Yeah, Anyway, I'm trying to decide what to wear. Any ideas?"
"Where's he taking you?" Amanda asked.
"Dinner at that restaurant, Mandy's, and then a movie."
"Sounds fun."
"Ok, Mandy's is pretty casual, so I'd say just go with jeans and a nice top."
"I'm home!" a voice called from downstairs.
"I have to go, Prue's home," Phoebe said.
"Ok, call us later. We need details about your date," Chloe said.
"I will," she promised, hanging up and running down the stairs.
"Prue!" she shouted, hugging her sister.
"I missed you," Prue replied. The two hadn't seen each other since Prue's last vacation, about three months ago.
"How's college? How's Andy?" Phoebe asked.
"Great. Andy's fine. How've you been?"
"Fine. I have a date tonight!"
"First date?"
"Yeah, I met him last week at the mall. His name's Jason, and he's a sophmore."
"An older guy. Very you."
Phoebe grinned. "Come on, you have to help me decide what to wear," she said, pulling her sister upstairs.
Prue laughed as she surveyed the mess Phoebe has made of her room, clothes tossed everywhere.
"Ok, I was thinking about these jeans and this top," Phoebe announced, holding up the top and gesturing toward the jeans on the bed. The shirt was cream colored and long-sleeved, and showed a bit of her stomach, and the jeans were dark blue.
"Where is he taking you?"
"Mandy's and then a movie."
"Then the shirt's perfect but I say you go with those jeans," Prue said, pointing to a pair on the floor.
"Oh, that looks good. Thanks!"
Phoebe and Prue talked about everything that had been happening in their lives recently until Phoebe had to get ready for her date, and Prue helped her.
"Wow, you look amazing Phoebs," Prue said when they were done.
"Thanks."
Then the doorbell rang, and a few seconds later the girls heard Grams voice, "Phoebe, there's someone here for you!"
"That must be Jason," Phoebe said as the two rushed down the stairs.
He was standing in the doorway, dressed in black jeans and a blue shirt, smiling. "You look great Phoebe," he said,
"Thank you. You don't look so bad yourself."
"Shall we go?"
Phoebe nodded, and grabbing her purse, followed him outside and into his car. They arrived at Mandy's a few minutes later, and the place was bustling.
They headed inside and sat at a table in the back, where it was quieter. The restaurant was casual, so it was brightly lit, and there were tons of laughing, talking people. The best part about this place was the view, as it was a few levels up and there was a great view of the city.
The couple talked for a while, eating the food they had ordered, and enjoying each others company. A little while later, Phoebe looked up and saw a familiar face.
"Hey, look Jason, Cole's here too," she said, surprised to see him.
Jason looked up and saw his friend with a date and waved the two over to their table. "Hey guys. You two wanna join us?" he asked.
"Sure," the girl said, sitting down. "I'm Carly," she said to Phoebe, smiling at her.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Phoebe."
"So, I don't think we've met, do you go to SF High?"
"Yeah, but I'm a freshman there. I take it you're a sophmore as well?"
Carly nodded. "Yeah, that's probably why we don't know each other.
"So, what are you two doing after dinner?" Jason asked.
"I was going to take Carly to a movie later," Cole answered.
"Oh, we were too, we can go together," Phoebe said.
"That sounds great," Carly replied.
The two seemed to get along pretty well as the night went on, and Jason was having a good time as well. Only Cole seemed to be a little uncomfortable with the whole situation. He didn't say much, and he appeared to be looking at Phoebe the whole night.
After the movie, the two couples said goodnight to each other and Jason drove Phoebe home while Cole left with Carly.
"You and Carly seemed to be getting along really well," Jason said.
"Yeah, she seems really nice."
"She is. Cole was acting kind of strange though. He's never that quiet."
"I know, I remember from that day at the mall. He was talking non-stop."
"OK, here we are," Jason said when they stopped at the manor.
"Thanks for tonight. I had a great time," Phoebe said as they walked to the doorstep.
"So did I," he replied.
Jason leaned in and gave Phoebe a kiss goodnight. "So, I'll see you in school on Monday," Phoebe said when they parted.
"Yeah, see you Monday," he replied as she walked into the house.
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Cole walked quickly into his house after dropping off Carly. He couldn't believe Jason and Phoebe were dating. They seemed to be having such a great time together tonight, along with Carly.
Cole decided that no matter what, he was going to get Phoebe. He knew Jason pretty well, and he knew he had had many long term relationships, so he would have to get Phoebe soon.
Walking into his room, Cole remembered he had offered to hang out with Phoebe the next day. Maybe he would make a move then.