I'm sure most of you guessed who it was who actually sent Coop to Phoebe! And unfortunately,I'm trying to follow some of the rules that Kern had to when writing the finale. That includeshisinabilityto talk Julian and Shannen into being part of it. So much as I wish that both Prue and Cole could've been part of the finale,talking about themwill be the only way they'll be part of this fic. But I hope I gave them their proper due a lot more than the show did! Only concentrating on the current characters (you notice they included past characters Grams, Patty, Chris and Wyatt!) a good series finale does not make!

CHAPTER SIX

Paige stared in shock. "Cole!"

Coop nodded. "Cole. I was so sure I'd made the right match there. And I did. But circumstances got in the way. But he loves her enough that he wants her to be happy, even if it meant with someone else. But can you imagine what her reaction would've been if I had told her that I was sent by Cole?"

Paige giggled. "I think I'm going to enjoy having you as a brother-in-law."

Coop smiled sadly. "If I get to be your brother-in-law. We still have to save her and Piper. And she still has to realize that she loves me as much as I now know that I love her."

Paige smiled. "I think she does. It's the idea of having a forbidden love that scares her. She's seen what Piper and Leo have had to go through and she knows what she and Cole went through. She's afraid to go through that again. But my bet's on you," and he smiled in gratitude.

"You must be a very powerful witch to be able to travel through time."

At this new voice, Paige and Coop looked up the steps to see Patty and Victor walking down the steps, both now fully-dressed, their wet hair telling Paige what took them so long. She heard Coop give out a disappointed sigh.

"What?" she asked out of the corner of her mouth.

He replied the same way. "Seeing them hold hands. Another couple I brought together that circumstances tore apart."

Paige didn't reply. After all, if circumstances known as Grams hadn't torn Victor and Patty apart, Patty would've never fallen in love with Sam her whitelighter, and they would've never had Paige. Instead she answered Patty. "Oh, I can't time travel. That was him," and she pointed at Coop. "who did that."

Victor smiled at Coop. "So are you my future son?"

Paige smiled back. :Sorry, you just had all girls."

Patty smiled at her. "So are you Prue or Piper?"

"I don't think we should say too much," Coop warned. "We don't want to change history."

"But we have to tell them something!" Paige protested. "Maybe they can help us."

Patty nodded. "Of course, if we can. Why don't we all go in the conservatory and sit down?"

As they walked into the sunny room, Paige heard a squeaky sound and looked down. Smiling, she bent down to pick up a soft bunny with bright white fur. "Whose is this?" she asked.

Patty's smile was tender. "It's Piper's. She won't go to sleep without her Floppy."

"So how old is she now?" Paige wanted to know.

Victor smiled. "She's three and you're five, Prue."