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Chapter 5
Over before it started?

Paige smiled as she woke up, the sunlight streamed through the net curtains onto her face making her blink several times before her eyes adjusted to the brightness. The soft sheets felt cold against her bare flesh as she turned over to look at the other side of the bed, slowly she shifted onto her side but stopped when she saw she was alone, she scrambled the sheets together and wrapped them around her and stood up, she padded along the carpet to the doorway and peered out, she shook her head moving her hair out of her face and saw the house was empty, she sighed heavily 'typical' she thought to herself as she made her way down the hallway to the kitchen there she noticed a note on the table with a pen next to it, she went towards it and picked it up Cole had left her a scruffy note she pulled she sheet up and scanned it,
Paige sorry I've left so early but as it was such a stupid time to wake you I left without saying anything. Last night was fun we really should talk. Speak soon.
Cole x
She re-read the note again 'fun?' she thought bitterly she had heard some comments after a one night stand but that was one of the cheesiest 'he wasn't that good anyway' she told herself forcing last night out of her mind she walked back to the bedroom she looked at the bed, it was in a mess yet she couldn't help but smile as she went and laid on it, a pillow moved as she put her weight on it. She looked up at the ceiling 'needs painting' she thought before smiling again, Cole had said that last night after…she shook her head trying not to think about it but it was hard, her skin still tingled, there wasn't a place on her body where he hadn't touched or kissed her. He was the first guy in a long time that actually made her feel wanted while they were intimate, she closed her eyes and tried to block it out best she could. She remembered everything though, from the second she had orbed into the bedroom right up until he had put his arms around her and she had fallen asleep, 'why did I let this happen' she thought to herself sadly 'Its obvious nothing will come from it, I've had a one night stand with my sisters ex husband and now I have to get over it' she opened her eyes and sat up, she got out of bed carefully and gathered her clothes together which were scattered throughout the room and went to the bathroom to change, she got into her clothes from the night before and looked at herself in the mirror, she looked at her hair it was a mess, loose curls came from the side of her head, her makeup which she obviously didn't have time to remove was starting to droop rapidly, how the hell she would explain this to her sisters if they saw her she didn't know. She turned the tap of and leant over splashing the cold water onto her face, she reached out for a towel and almost automatically one came to hand, she dabbed her face with it and stood up again looking into the mirror, she saw someone behind her and let out a sharp gasp before spinning around to face him
"Morning Paige" Cole said cautiously, he figured she had already seen his lame note in the kitchen by the look on her face he tried to look calm but it wasn't working, he had wanted to stay but some demons had shimmered in and he couldn't risk being caught in bed with her, she was a white-lighter at the end of the day, a guardian angel, and he wasn't meant to sleep with her. Her cold stare made him look away he could see anger and disappointment in her eyes and he didn't want to admit he was the one who caused that, he noticed the bed sheet on the floor and realized she must have just got up,
"Surprised you even had the guts to come back while I was still here" she said bluntly obviously trying to guilt Cole he didn't answer her and kept his gaze low "Must admit though its different most men who have one night stands leave and I never hear from them again, with you its not like that, you come back to rub it in my face" Cole snapped his head up and looked her in the eyes
"It wasn't a one night stand and I have my reasons" he pleaded with her, Paige raised an eyebrow and continued staring at him
"If you get up and leave after sleeping with someone it's a one night stand simple as" Paige explained waving her hands as some sort of emphasis Cole grabbed her hands gently but she pulled them out of his grasp
"Some demons shimmered in…" he started but Paige cut him off by raising her hand,
"How do you know that, you were in bed. Do demons shimmer into your room often then? Should I be worried?" a mock tone in her voice
"Paige for god sake" Cole began to lose his temper he hated being interrupted especially when he had an excuse, he saw Paige jump slightly at the tone of his voice "If those demons saw us in bed together do you realize what would happen? Everyone would find out, do you want that?" Paige shook her head slightly "I know it was wrong to leave like that and expect you to be fine with it, but it was better than being caught in bed with a white-lighter" his tone was lighter and he put his hand on her cheek, she moved her head into his cupped hand
"I'm sorry, its just last night was so…you know and then this morning I thought it meant nothing to you…I mean it did mean something right?" she looked at him expecting him to answer her question and he nodded. Course it meant something to him, he wouldn't go and sleep with her unless it didn't, there had been all that time - before he even knew he liked her - that he always thought of her as somewhat more passionate that Phoebe, and she was for definite. Last night proved that beyond doubt, everything about it was full of passion, she seemed to savor everything and so did he, the way her fingers traveled across his skin as she removed his shirt. He felt her move away from him and saw her leave the room as he came back from his daydream,
"Paige?" he followed her out of the bathroom and back into the bedroom, he watched as she picked up her coat "What are you doing?" she refused to look at him,
"I'm going, what you said before was right, I'm a white-lighter this isn't meant to happen, we should just call this a mistake" he moved towards her as she continued "Nobody except us can know about it and we should leave it at that" She lifted her head and gave him a gentle kiss on the cheek before orbing out, not giving Cole a chance to speak, she knew deep down she didn't want to but it was for the best. He sighed; the softness of her lips still left their mark on his cheek, he looked at the bed it was in a mess and some of the pillows were at weird angles he walked to it and started to neaten the bed out he glanced over to where Paige had slept, was it possible to feel so deeply for someone in such a short time, was it possible to even lose someone in such a short amount of time, Cole sat on the bed and rubbed his eyes he knew inside the answer to both was yes.

Paige orbed into the manor living room unaware of her present state, it was obvious to everyone she had spent the night out, she had way too many thoughts in her head to notice anything. When she finally came out of her daydream she saw Phoebe laid on the couch thankfully she had her eyes closed, quietly she tried to creep passed her and up the stairs but as she got to the bottom step she heard phoebe move,
"So little sis where have you been all night?" Paige looked over at Phoebe her eyes were still closed; she pulled a confused face and walked to the couch
"How did you know it was me?" She put her hand on the side of the couch and looked at her she saw Phoebe smile and open her eyes, she saw the shock in her eyes at first but she hid it
"Because you and Leo are the only two that orb and Leo took Piper out last night instead of going home for some quality-time or something" Paige shrugged she had a point "And I also know that you…" she smiled again and Paige blushed making her usually pale skin go redder and she nodded,
"Yeah I did, but actually I don't want to talk about it" she replied hiding the emotion in her voice Phoebe sat up and looked at her sister, automatically she knew something was wrong
"What do you mean? Are you okay?" Phoebe fired the questions at her not realizing it was hurting her more than she thought, Paige tried to hold back her tears she didn't even know why she wanted to cry, it was just the whole thing, everything was a mess she wasn't even sure where she stood anymore, Phoebe looked at her and saw the tears that were starting to glaze her eyes "Did he hurt you?" Paige was taken aback by the question, she wasn't sure who hurt who, she shook her head she wanted Phoebe to leave her alone so she could go and think things through, but Phoebe had gotten up and wrapped her in a hug.
"No…I don't know I just think I've made a huge mistake sleeping with him" Paige rested her head on Phoebes shoulder
"Slept with who?" Her question caught Paige off guard
"Col…Collin" Paige said the realized what she had done if Phoebe figured this out then it would be all over, she stopped 'it is all over isn't it? I mean if there wasn't anything to start with how can there be anything to finish' she thought to herself. Phoebe pulled back from the hug and looked at her,
"Who? Do you want to talk hunny?" Phoebe's voice was too much for Paige, she had just slept with her ex-husband and here she was lying about it blatantly, she shook her head
"He was a friend it shouldn't have happened and it wont ever again" she told Phoebe and tried to tell herself, Phoebe nodded "I'll be down soon" Paige walked slowly up the stairs under the watchful eye of Phoebe, before walking into her room and silently lying on her bed to cry quietly. A few hours later she was starting to fall asleep when Cole shimmered into the room. He looked at her sadly, he didn't understand why this was so hard only a few months ago they hated each other and now…to be honest he didn't know what he was feeling. Carefully he pulled the cover over her shoulders and let his hand run down the sheets, he pulled it back as he heard Paige mumble something and she opened her eyes,
"Shit" he cursed, not meaning for it to come out as loud as it did
"Cole? What are you doing here?" Paige sat up "Is there a demon?" she knew it was lame but she didn't want to make it obvious that she cared about what had happened
"Don't be like that, you know I came to see you I want to talk" Cole sat down but Paige kicked him gently with her feet
"Don't get comfy you've seen me now so go"
"No, Paige you said before you went it was a mistake I don't think it is, and I know you don't either…if we have to sneak around then I'm willing too" His outburst came as a shock to both Paige and himself, he wasn't sure why he just said all that, Paige looked at him
"You have just divorced from my sister Cole we cant" she had a point but deep down something about this made her want it more
"I don't care, I'm only going with my feelings and you should go with yours" he stared hard at her, he wasn't planning on saying all this but it came out and he decided it was better out than in, Paige knew it was all true and the butterflies in her stomach returned. Paige pulled herself out of the sheets and moved slowly towards him
"Then I'll do just that" she whispered, she knew what she was doing and this time she wanted it to happen, without thinking or wondering about others, not caring Phoebe was downstairs, she pulled him by his shirt closer and kissed him passionately, Cole wrapped his arms around her and kissed back pushing her gently onto the bed.

Downstairs the living room filled with the light of blue orbs and Piper and Leo appeared in front of Phoebe, Piper flashed a grin at her sister
"Hey sis" Piper held her smile
"I take it you had a good time then?" Phoebe looked at them, and Leo nodded
"The best, here you go" she threw a present at Phoebe "Is Paige upstairs" Phoebe nodded her hands made a beeline for the present that had landed on her knees
"But she isn't…" before Phoebe could finish Piper ran upstairs clutching the present she had for Paige, she looked at Leo "You and her so had sex" she laughed before ripping open her box of chocolates, Leo blushed and walked into the kitchen. Piper walked to Paige's room straightening her clothes she grabbed the handle and pushed open the door quickly
"Paige guess…what the hell?" Pipers face dropped as she saw Cole in bed with Paige, automatically Paige looked up and gasped she put her hands on Cole's shoulders and pushed him off her, he quickly got off the bed and started to button up his shirt again, Paige pulled her top back down from where Cole had began to take it off and noticed he had put his hand on her shoulder, she looked at her older sister "Explain and no orbing" she glared at Paige then turned her attention to Cole "Or shimmering" she shut the door behind her and folded her arms "And no lies"

((OMG long again I know but you know me I get carried away sometimes so sue me lol, please review ya'll xxxxxx chapter 6 soon))