A/N: Thanks so much for your reviews alboppy, ARCHANGEWOMAN, seeinstars, Phoebe Turner Halliwell, Tiger's Eye32, sehar!
I'm glad most of you liked how they came together again . To the ones who didn't, my only excuse is that I'm a hopeless Phoebe/Cole shipper.

But now to the last chapter, what awaits Phoebe back home?

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Another Chance?

Phoebe tried to sneak out of bed early the next morning but Cole was already awake. Or he hadn't slept at all.

After Phoebe had curled up in his embrace he had watched her all night. He didn't want to miss one single second when she was close to him. He feared she would change her mind as soon as she experienced resistance from her sisters. He couldn't really believe what Phoebe told him about Prue. But he was only a man hopelessly in love. She was so convinced that everything would turn out right. He wasn't at all.

He had listened to her quiet breathing and savored her warm soft body on his. It was a miracle for him that she was in his arms again. He had given up hope to experience this happiness ever again. Now the hard and merciless daylight ended his blissfulness. He watched her getting dressed silently.

"Already regretting last night?" he asked shakily, propping himself on one elbow. If she left him now, all his heartache would repeat itself. He wasn't sure he could start over another time.

"Not a chance." Phoebe came over and kissed him deeply to assure him of her feelings, "you're mine and I won't let you go again. Ever."

She looked deep into his blue eyes and brushed slightly over his bearded cheek. Then she whirled around like a little girl. "I'm dying to know how Prue did it. Do I see you in the evening?"

"I'll be here," Cole answered sending her a loving glance. He just hoped she would be here too.

"Good, I'll call you!" Phoebe floated out of the apartment, throwing him a kiss. She had her head in the clouds and was humming a happy tune.

Cole let himself fall back on the bed and stared at the ceiling. The uncertainty until he saw her again was torture – if he saw her again.

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Phoebe bounced into the manor. It looked like her family was still asleep. She looked at her watch. It was only 7 a.m. Still whistling the happy tune she entered the kitchen and found Piper there. Of course Piper was always the first up.

"You are up early," Piper established as she turned from the bottle she was preparing for Chris.

"Couldn't sleep any longer," Phoebe said winking at Piper. "Couldn't sleep at all." She beamed at Piper, inside dying to know what had happened between her sisters and if really everything was all right how Prue had promised.

"You look like you had a good night." Piper smiled back. Alone seeing Phoebe smiling radiantly like this, her eyes twinkling, being full of life, was worth the quarrel she had to endure with her sisters the last evening.

"A really good one," Phoebe agreed and went for the coffee machine. She and Cole had assured their love and passion for each other yesterday. She smiled at the memory. She poured herself some coffee and then stepped next to Piper.

"Come on Piper, you know I'm dying to know what happened here."

"I know." Piper smiled, still not giving anything away. For what she had to go through Phoebe could be in the dark for a little bit longer.

"So was Prue able to …convince you to support me?" Phoebe finally asked. She had to hold her coffee cup firmly to avoid it splashing over from her nervously shaking hand.

"You know after having seen you and Prue get off at each other I never thought I would see worse. But yesterday I did. I'm just glad I had some experience in keeping sisters from each other's throats."

"Uh oh," Phoebe sighed, "that bad?"

"I had to use a spell to muffle the shouting match between Prue and Paige," Piper revealed.

"Oh my God," Phoebe breathed and her face fell, "that doesn't sound well. Who was the last standing?"

"Who do you think?" Piper teased, lowering herself on a stool.

"Mm normally I'd go for Prue, but Paige can be very tenacious." Phoebe shrugged her shoulders. Maybe she had celebrated too early with Cole. She warily looked at Piper.

"We effected a compromise in the end," Piper said catching Phoebe's worried glance.

"You did!" Phoebe clapped her hands in delight. "Mind to tell me what? So that I can agree to it too?" Phoebe was more then eager to finally be let in on the details of the deal.

"Mind if I join in?" Paige asked sleepily from the door and Piper waved her in.

Phoebe's exalted voice had awoken her from her disturbed sleep. She had had all kinds of nightmares of Cole going evil on them again. She furrowed her brows.

"You look like one happy sister," Paige stated looking at Phoebe. In that moment she was glad she had agreed to Piper's suggestion in the end. It was the first time Paige recognized the girl in Phoebe again that she had met, when she first discovered she had sisters.

Love of life was literally emanating out of Phoebe. Still, Paige was pissed at Prue for the stunt she had played on them. She would need some time before she was on good terms with Prue again.

"It depends…" Phoebe said trailing off, "Piper wouldn't tell me yet what you three arranged amongst yourselves."

"I think now that Paige is here too," Piper said and grabbed Phoebe at her hand and dragged her to the hall and out on the front porch. Paige was on their heels.

"What do you see?" Piper asked Phoebe expectantly.

Phoebe looked around. There was the front garden of the Manor, Piper's car, Paige's beetle, her own bicycle. "Nothing special," she said confused.

Paige took Phoebe's shoulders and turned her a little to the right, smiling at her expectantly.

"I see Dan's old house," Phoebe voiced her observation, "Now Mrs. Myers house, I mean."

She shrugged her shoulders, "I don't get it? What can be here outside that would effect how you two think about Cole and me?"

Phoebe froze. She had said it the first time in front of her sisters. Cole and her. In one sentence, like they were a couple again. She waited for her sisters' reaction but nothing happened. Phoebe exhaled silently. It looked like Prue had done a good job.

"You see the sign in the gateway of Mrs. Myers?" Piper asked.

"Yeah I do," Phoebe confirmed impatiently, "And what has it to do with…"

"Haven't you been around for the last three months?" Paige interrupted her sister incredulously. "Mrs. Myers has been trying to sell the house for months. Seems nobody wants to live next to loonies like us," she smirked.

"So I called her yesterday and told her we would buy it," Piper revealed, smiling brightly at Phoebe. Paige nodded supporting.

"You bought the house?" Phoebe was confused, "but why? I agreed to hand over a part of my room when Wyatt and Chris grow up."

"I think it is true that being in love somehow beclouds logical thinking," Paige teased, "We bought it for you."

"For me?" Phoebe exclaimed, "but I don't want to move out! Paige, Piper – I don't want to choose between you and Cole again. I can't… I…" Phoebe got all worked up.

"Phoebe, we wanted to surprise you not make you afraid," Piper soothed, shooting a concerned look at Paige.

"The house is for you, Grace and …Cole." Piper had to get used to this triplet yet.

"You don't have to choose – we accept that you want to be with him and we want to have you near us too."

Phoebe was looking from Piper to Paige. She was moved deeply. "I ... I can't express how happy you make me," she whispered. She threw another look at Mrs. Myers house – her future home. It was only 10 meters from the Manor. She could see her sisters and nephews anytime she wanted.

"It was Piper's idea," Paige said, "We got stuck with our arguments last night because I wouldn't live under the same roof with Cole again."

"I wouldn't have dreamt of demanding that from you," Phoebe said squeezing Paige's hand, "I haven't thought that far in the future at all. I just thought about dating Cole again – not moving in with him. I want to take it slow – to give us all time to get used to it."

"Phoebe, we tried to be realistic," Piper said, "It's just a matter of time when you and Cole are living together again, even more so with Grace around. And the Manor is already too small for 1 couple, 2 kids and two sisters."

"We don't want you to move away– like the last time. It worked out badly," Paige continued, "and I want to keep an eye on Cole, just in case."

"You do that Paige. If I had listened to you earlier we could maybe have avoided all that came afterwards," Phoebe strengthened Paige's statement. It was a miracle to her how Prue had brought Paige around – she surely would ask her oldest sister about it sometime.

"So you are all right with it?" Paige asked.

"I'm more than all right." Phoebe was aglow with happiness. "I love you both so much." Phoebe hugged Paige and kissed her on each cheek, "you are the best sisters in the world," she continued when she hugged Piper just as firmly.

"I have to call Cole," Phoebe squeaked excitedly and ran into the house.

Piper and Paige looked after her and then at each other, smiling. Prue had been right. You felt it when you did the right thing - and it felt damn good.

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THE END

but there still comes the epilogue