Road not Taken 2
Phoebe placed a plate of steak and eggs for Cole and she had found baby food so she poured the Gerber bananas into two small bowls and placed them on both the highchairs.
"Breakfast" called Phoebe as she waited. She couldn't wait to see her children.
She saw a little boy crawl in wearing a diaper and a white shirt.
"Ma" cried Ben clapping.
Phoebe was once again rooted in her spot. He was so adorable. This couldn't be her child so innocent. Unshed tears came to her eyes.
"Well Phoebe are you going to pick up your son or not?" asked Cole holding Madison who was clutching a purple bunny. He walked in wearing a suit.
Phoebe moved forward. Why was Cole acting distant and cold? She scooped up her son and held him tight.
"Oh Ben" whispered Phoebe. She kissed his forehead as he squirmed.
"Foo" cried Ben.
"Phoebe he's hungry put him down" said Cole putting a bib on Madison.
"Cole what's wrong?" asked Phoebe following suit.
"Nothing Phoebe" said Cole. "Anyway why would you care?"
"Why would I care?" asked Phoebe getting annoyed. "I don't know because I love you"
"Yeah right" said Cole sitting down.
"You always act like this!" cried Phoebe. "Always closing me out"
"Me closing you out!" cried Cole. He took a breath. "I don't want to fight in front of the kids alright"
The doorbell rang.
"That's Leo and Piper" said Cole getting up and answering the door.
"gods that man is already giving me a migraine" said Phoebe frustrated.
Piper walked in.
"Morning Pheebs" said Piper cheerfully. Piper looked a bit chubbier than usual and her hair was in a bun she looked radiant.
"Piper you still got pregnant" said Phoebe.
"I'm on my fifth month Phoebe" said Piper. "With my second child, hello"
"Right I knew that" said Phoebe. "I've just been having a migraine and Cole has been cold to me all morning"
"How do you expect him to act?" asked Piper as she walked over to feed the kids who were making a mess.
"Piper what do you mean?" asked Phoebe. "Happy marriage, two beautiful kids"
"Two affairs" added Piper.
"He cheated on me!" cried Phoebe.
"Shh" hushed Piper. "No Phoebe I don't know why you are denying it. He caught you in your own bedroom with some guy named Miles and your boss Jason"
"Miles and Jason" said Phoebe.
"Remember" said Piper. "Before we found out you were pregnant with the twins Cole caught you with Miles in your office and you didn't know who the father of the kids were until we found out you were two months into your pregnancy"
"Yeah now I remember" said Phoebe shaking her head. "This migraine is getting worse how could I have done that to him? Just to refresh my memory Jason came into the picture later in my bedroom about...?"
"Phoebe that happened two weeks ago" said Piper. "Maybe you should lie down?"
"No I'm just shocked at how I behaved" said Phoebe looking at her kids.
***An hour later***
Phoebe was working hard on her work. She had affairs that's why he was acting like that. She had to make it up to him. The kids were at the manor with Wyatt and they were spending the night. She had found out Paige was back at Social Services and Piper had opened a daycare a few blocks from the club. There was a knock on the door.
"Come in" said Phoebe.
Jason walked in with a bundle of red flowers.
"Hey babe" said Jason placing the roses on her desk.
"Babe?" asked Phoebe.
Jason was about to kiss her when Phoebe slapped his face.
"I'M MARRIED!" cried Phoebe.
"You weren't saying that in bed yesterday afternoon" said Jason.
"It's over" said Phoebe. "I have children this is not me"
"Aww come on Phoebe" said Jason. "You said that Cole was always working or into the kids that he never has time for you. I have plenty of it"
"It's wrong" said Phoebe. "And I'm sorry but our little arrangement is over"
"This is just great" said Jason. "Is it because Cole is onto you and what about our trip to New York this weekend?"
"Called off" said Phoebe shocked. The phone rang and Phoebe picked it up.
"Phoebe Halliwell" said Phoebe absentmindedly.
"Halliwell?" asked Cole. "I guess that ring on your finger really does mean nothing"
"Cole baby" said Phoebe. "What's going on?"
"Well I wanted to have lunch with you but you might be busy I guess" said Cole suspiciously.
"No I'm free" said Phoebe as Jason was massaging her neck. She put her hand on the phone. "Jason go away"
She took her hand off.
"Fine you want to meet me at the restaurant around the corner right now?"
"Yeah I'm on my way" said Phoebe. "Love you"
Cole cleared his throat and hung up. Phoebe slowly put the phone down and put her head in her hands.
"Jason it's over" said Phoebe looking up at him.
"Okay Phoebe" said Jason walking towards the door. "But my bed is always open to you. Even my heart"
He walked out. Phoebe wanted to throw up she wasn't feeling so good.
***REstaurant***
Phoebe sat at the table outside staring at her glass of water. Having marriage troubles was better than not having a marriage at all. She sighed heavily and saw Cole walking over. He sat down and ordered a scotch.
"Isn't it a little early?" asked Phoebe.
"Not for me" said Cole.
"Maybe we should talk" said Phoebe.
"We tried talking we tried shrinks but basically I'm not good enough for you" said Cole as the waiter placed his scotch down.
"What happened to us?" asked Phoebe. "You don't look at me the same anymore"
"I can't" said Cole. "and the reason I'm not slapping you with divorce papers is because of the kids and I'm not going for sole custody this time either"
"I need one more chance" said Phoebe looking into his eyes desperately. "Once upon a time you begged me for chances. Just let me be the old Phoebe. The one who loved you"
"I don't know Phoebe" said Cole shaking his head. "I know I betrayed you in the past before, but you...you just broke my heart"
He got up from the table and left. Phoebe put her head in her hands. This reality sucked too. They couldn't just be happy?
Phoebe placed a plate of steak and eggs for Cole and she had found baby food so she poured the Gerber bananas into two small bowls and placed them on both the highchairs.
"Breakfast" called Phoebe as she waited. She couldn't wait to see her children.
She saw a little boy crawl in wearing a diaper and a white shirt.
"Ma" cried Ben clapping.
Phoebe was once again rooted in her spot. He was so adorable. This couldn't be her child so innocent. Unshed tears came to her eyes.
"Well Phoebe are you going to pick up your son or not?" asked Cole holding Madison who was clutching a purple bunny. He walked in wearing a suit.
Phoebe moved forward. Why was Cole acting distant and cold? She scooped up her son and held him tight.
"Oh Ben" whispered Phoebe. She kissed his forehead as he squirmed.
"Foo" cried Ben.
"Phoebe he's hungry put him down" said Cole putting a bib on Madison.
"Cole what's wrong?" asked Phoebe following suit.
"Nothing Phoebe" said Cole. "Anyway why would you care?"
"Why would I care?" asked Phoebe getting annoyed. "I don't know because I love you"
"Yeah right" said Cole sitting down.
"You always act like this!" cried Phoebe. "Always closing me out"
"Me closing you out!" cried Cole. He took a breath. "I don't want to fight in front of the kids alright"
The doorbell rang.
"That's Leo and Piper" said Cole getting up and answering the door.
"gods that man is already giving me a migraine" said Phoebe frustrated.
Piper walked in.
"Morning Pheebs" said Piper cheerfully. Piper looked a bit chubbier than usual and her hair was in a bun she looked radiant.
"Piper you still got pregnant" said Phoebe.
"I'm on my fifth month Phoebe" said Piper. "With my second child, hello"
"Right I knew that" said Phoebe. "I've just been having a migraine and Cole has been cold to me all morning"
"How do you expect him to act?" asked Piper as she walked over to feed the kids who were making a mess.
"Piper what do you mean?" asked Phoebe. "Happy marriage, two beautiful kids"
"Two affairs" added Piper.
"He cheated on me!" cried Phoebe.
"Shh" hushed Piper. "No Phoebe I don't know why you are denying it. He caught you in your own bedroom with some guy named Miles and your boss Jason"
"Miles and Jason" said Phoebe.
"Remember" said Piper. "Before we found out you were pregnant with the twins Cole caught you with Miles in your office and you didn't know who the father of the kids were until we found out you were two months into your pregnancy"
"Yeah now I remember" said Phoebe shaking her head. "This migraine is getting worse how could I have done that to him? Just to refresh my memory Jason came into the picture later in my bedroom about...?"
"Phoebe that happened two weeks ago" said Piper. "Maybe you should lie down?"
"No I'm just shocked at how I behaved" said Phoebe looking at her kids.
***An hour later***
Phoebe was working hard on her work. She had affairs that's why he was acting like that. She had to make it up to him. The kids were at the manor with Wyatt and they were spending the night. She had found out Paige was back at Social Services and Piper had opened a daycare a few blocks from the club. There was a knock on the door.
"Come in" said Phoebe.
Jason walked in with a bundle of red flowers.
"Hey babe" said Jason placing the roses on her desk.
"Babe?" asked Phoebe.
Jason was about to kiss her when Phoebe slapped his face.
"I'M MARRIED!" cried Phoebe.
"You weren't saying that in bed yesterday afternoon" said Jason.
"It's over" said Phoebe. "I have children this is not me"
"Aww come on Phoebe" said Jason. "You said that Cole was always working or into the kids that he never has time for you. I have plenty of it"
"It's wrong" said Phoebe. "And I'm sorry but our little arrangement is over"
"This is just great" said Jason. "Is it because Cole is onto you and what about our trip to New York this weekend?"
"Called off" said Phoebe shocked. The phone rang and Phoebe picked it up.
"Phoebe Halliwell" said Phoebe absentmindedly.
"Halliwell?" asked Cole. "I guess that ring on your finger really does mean nothing"
"Cole baby" said Phoebe. "What's going on?"
"Well I wanted to have lunch with you but you might be busy I guess" said Cole suspiciously.
"No I'm free" said Phoebe as Jason was massaging her neck. She put her hand on the phone. "Jason go away"
She took her hand off.
"Fine you want to meet me at the restaurant around the corner right now?"
"Yeah I'm on my way" said Phoebe. "Love you"
Cole cleared his throat and hung up. Phoebe slowly put the phone down and put her head in her hands.
"Jason it's over" said Phoebe looking up at him.
"Okay Phoebe" said Jason walking towards the door. "But my bed is always open to you. Even my heart"
He walked out. Phoebe wanted to throw up she wasn't feeling so good.
***REstaurant***
Phoebe sat at the table outside staring at her glass of water. Having marriage troubles was better than not having a marriage at all. She sighed heavily and saw Cole walking over. He sat down and ordered a scotch.
"Isn't it a little early?" asked Phoebe.
"Not for me" said Cole.
"Maybe we should talk" said Phoebe.
"We tried talking we tried shrinks but basically I'm not good enough for you" said Cole as the waiter placed his scotch down.
"What happened to us?" asked Phoebe. "You don't look at me the same anymore"
"I can't" said Cole. "and the reason I'm not slapping you with divorce papers is because of the kids and I'm not going for sole custody this time either"
"I need one more chance" said Phoebe looking into his eyes desperately. "Once upon a time you begged me for chances. Just let me be the old Phoebe. The one who loved you"
"I don't know Phoebe" said Cole shaking his head. "I know I betrayed you in the past before, but you...you just broke my heart"
He got up from the table and left. Phoebe put her head in her hands. This reality sucked too. They couldn't just be happy?