"What!" Paige said, "He was in your vision?"
"Um . . . I'm a little in the dark here. I was just . . ." Cole stopped in mid-sentence as a result of Piper freezing him.
"Continue, Please," Piper said turning back to Phoebe, "I want to hear all about your vision."
"Phoebe!" Dex yelled
Phoebe sighed as she called back, "Honey, Stay up there with the baby"
"Is everything OK?"
"Just fine"
"I'm listening" Piper said impaciently
"Everything was the same only I saw more. I mean after the demon asked Dex about Claire, he said, 'You'll have to kill me first.' and then Cole stepped out of the shadows and said 'Why would we want to do that.'" Phoebe said mocking their voices as she relived the vision. She walked into and sat down in the living room.
"Uh, is it safe to leave Cole on the porch like this," Paige said eyeing him suspicisously.
"Just orb him Paige," Piper expressed plopping down on the couch with her head in her hands as if she could no longer bear the weight of her head. Piper was trying to take this all in but it was too much.
"What do you think we should do, Leo?" Piper said looking for advice somewhere.
"First, we need to see where he's been and what he wants," Leo said suspiciously, "Piper, unfreeze him and I mean unfreeze. Don't blow him up."
"Hey, its not my fault if I have an 'accident'."
"Piper," Leo said in a tone that made him sound like a father.
"Fine, I'll do it."
". . . stopping by . . . hey wait. . . god, Piper, did you freeze me again? And who's the new girl?" Cole said referring to Billie.
"Cole, why are you here?" Phoebe said.
"I was just dropping by,"
"No, Dont give me that crap, Cole" Piper exploded.
"Fine. I'll just leave if I'm not welcome," Cole said as he shimmered away.
"Will someone tell me what is going on?" Billie demanded.
"Paige," Piper said motioning towards Billie. She didn't feel like explaing this long story.
"Cole is a demon, well, Phoebe's ex-husband demon," Paige said.
"Hold on, wait. Phoebe married a . . . a demon?" Billie uttered in disbelief.
"Yeah, well he's very powerful and yatha yatha and we vanquished him . . . twice," Paige said.
"OK and why is he back now," Billie said sitting down.
"Thats what I'm trying to figure out," Piper said blandly.
"Phoebe?" Dex yelled.
"Ohh. I don't have time for this," Phoebe said as she ran up stairs.
"Does Dex know about this Cole guy?" Billie wondered.
"No, I mean, he probably will now but he doesn't know Phoebe's been married before." Paige said.
Meanwhile upstairs . . .
Phoebe helped Dex change the baby. She wondered why Cole was back and what he wanted with the baby. I swear if he touches one hair on this baby's head I'll vanquish him, bring him back and vanquish him again. Phoebe thought to herself. Phoebe frantically rushed around the room, pacing back and forth. Until Dex abruptly stopped her by pulling her into a seat.
"Phoebe! Calm down. What is the matter with you?"
"Nothing, I mean its something but its nothing."
"Phebe, What are you talking about?"
"Nothing. I need to talk to my sister before I tell you anything."
"Are you keeping secrets from me? If its anything magical, you know I can handle it."
"Look, I have a lot on my mind and now I have to take care of the baby so I dont need you hassling me, Cole"
Phoebe knew she said the wrong thing as soon as it came out of her mouth. With a look of shock and disbelief, Dex dropped the baby bottle he had been holding and walked out the door without a single word.
