Title: The Road Not Taken

Chapter: 7

Sorry once again for the long wait but it is my Senior Year of high school and I'm really busy so once again please be patient with me but I love this story as much as you do and want to get it done. It's short but I hope to get another chapter done by Friday

Blissful Lyss Turner: I'm sorry if you're offended in any way. But as you can understand because of the horrible nightmare that was season 5 I myself is offended by the way Cole Turner was treated. I'm still in love with Phoebe and Cole though. As you can see most of my stories were started around the time Cole was vanquished. Usually I can't be mean to Phoebe for long because I adored her in the earlier season but not any longer. I'm disgusted with the spoilers with a certain Dex. Phoebe and Cole will always live on!

Plus remember Cole prevented a lot of the Charmed Ones' deaths also.

Don't worry everyone you will love the ending! The worse is almost over!

Phoebe turned around to face her furious husband.

"Cole let me explain" begged Phoebe.

"NO Phoebe!" he cried. "I want you out of here, out of my penthouse, and out of my life!"

Phoebe walked over to Cole. He turned away.

"Listen Jason came over last night and he forced the kiss" said Phoebe. "I told him to get out, that whatever he thought was going to happen wasn't"

"Right because it's just the one nighters for you, right Phoebe?"

"Thanks for calling me a slut" said Phoebe hurtfully.

"Don't even try to make this about you, I don't want to hear it" said Cole. "I gave you one chances too many. Me and the kids are moving out. I don't even want to sleep in that bed again"

"Listen…"

"No I'm done listening" said Cole coldly as he pressed the button to call the nurse.

"Cole please stop that" begged Phoebe. She sighed. She could see he didn't feel like talking or listening to her. "Okay I'll go, but I'll be back"

She turned and walked out. Things were a mess, he was threatening to take her children away. Those precious angels. She couldn't let that happen. Phoebe passed Piper who was walking down the hallway with a cup of coffee in her hand.

"How is he?" asked Piper.

"Unforgiving" said Phoebe nodding. "But I will make this up to him"

She watched as her sister walked down the hallway, her shoulders slumped. She seemed so defeated. Sighing Piper continued towards Cole's room and walked in.

Cole looked deep in thought. He turned to Piper as soon as he saw her.

"How are you feeling?" asked Piper taking a seat beside his bed.

"Completely stupid and embarrassed" he answered shaking his head. "Alcohol was never my friend"

"Are you going to divorce my sister Cole?" asked Piper staring at him.

Cole sighed and looked over at her. "Piper you know the answer. Do you really want me to voice it?"

"But there are other options, temporary separation, marriage counseling…"

"They won't work" said Cole. "We tried separation, therapy? Phoebe would never go, and frankly neither would I"

"If you two truly love each other you would do anything to stay together"

"I have done enough on my side" said Cole.

"Phoebe loves those children" said Piper. "You can't take them away from her"

"I won't go for sole custody" said Cole. "But I will obtain custody"

The Bay Mirror

Phoebe stepped off the elevator and ignored the last minute deadline chaos. People running all over. Elise shouting at people. Phoebe clutched the strap of her purse and went to the office of the person she needed to talk to. Phoebe stopped at Jason Dean's office door. Taking a breath and mustering her courage Phoebe knocked on the door.

"Come in" said Jason.

Phoebe opened up the door. Jason greeted her warmly with his blue eyes.

"Need to talk?" asked Jason. "Changed your mind about this weekend?"

"Uh no" said Phoebe moving to the chair in front of Jason's desk.

"You look so serious" commented Jason while tapping his pen.

"Cause I am serious" said Phoebe looking at him. "Jason I haven't been really myself or very truthful. Not to you, my husband or even myself"

"Phoebe…"

"No let me finish" said Phoebe playing with her purse strap. "Cole is a kind, generous man, the love of my life. He doesn't hit me, or cheat on me, and has the best intentions and desires for me. Having my affairs is not something I want to do and has broken up my family. I'm sorry Jason, if I led you to believe this was real and for the fact that I was basically cheating on you as well"

"There was another man"

"Yeah his name is Miles" said Phoebe sighing. "I'm breaking it off with him and I'm going to concentrate on getting my husband's trust back"

"Phoebe this is really a shock" said Jason placing his pen down. "I really felt a connection with you"

"I didn't" said Phoebe. "It was wrong and it wasn't fair to you or my husband"

"So we're supposed to go about our days like nothing?"

"No" said Phoebe. "I'm putting in my resignation. I'll do my final column with a goodbye and be cleared out of here in two weeks"

"That's a little extreme" said Jason standing up as Phoebe stood up to leave.

"No Jason it's quite necessary" said Phoebe. "I love my job don't get me wrong, but I love my marriage even more"

With that she left the office quickly and hoped that Jason wouldn't tell Elise about her decision so soon. Phoebe made her way quickly to her office avoiding Elise and locking her door so she could think of a way to get Cole back in one day.