Prue sighed and said "Look Justin, I'm really sorry, but…" She trailed off.
"Let me guess, you're not my type" Justin said.
"No, that not it, not exactly. I like you, I do, but it's just not gonna work. Right around the time you can back into my life, so did someone else. Someone who I actually had been involved with. And well, I really feel that I have to give that relationship a chance. When I accepted this date, I figured that since we hadn't said that we were exclusive it would be okay, but now I really don't think so. I'm really sorry, you're great and I wish that I could have you both, but I can't. And he and I have history; I owe it to him and to me, to give it a try. So I'm sorry, I just really can't see you again" Prue said.
"Oh, well I'd be lying if I said I was okay with it, or that I understand. But, you have to do what you feel is right, and that I do understand. So... still friends?" Justin asked.
"Of course" Prue said sounding relieved.
"Alright, well I guess that means no goodnight kiss, so I guess I'll see you around" Justin said and turned and walked back to his car.
Prue sighed and went into the manor and saw her sisters all gathered around the window.
"So how did it go?" Paige asked, somewhat hesitantly.
"Did you tell him?" Piper asked.
"Did you kiss him" Phoebe asked.
"Phoebe!" Prue said.
"What, I was just asking. So did you?" Phoebe asked.
Prue glared at her and said "No, that wouldn't be right. I told him that I couldn't see him."
"Well I still say that you should have told Bane to get lost, not Justin" Piper said.
"So you've told me, frequently" Prue said.
"Ya well, freedom of speech" Piper said.
"Har har har. I'm not asking you guys to date Bane" Prue said.
"I wish you would, he's yummy!" Phoebe said.
"Oh Phoebe, what are we gonna do with you!" Piper said.
"Love me!" Phoebe cried out dramatically.
"So speaking of guys, what's up with you and Cole?" Prue asked.
"There is a "you and Cole"?" Paige asked.
"No, there is not. Nothing is up, I haven't talked to him" Phoebe said.
"And why not?" Prue asked.
"You act like you want me to" Phoebe said.
"Who says I don't?" Prue asked.
"You did, many times while I was dating him" Phoebe replied.
"Yes well that was then and this is now" Prue told her.
"Still, I wouldn't know what to say, I don't even know what I want to say" Phoebe said.
"Well, maybe thank him for helping you with everything at the hospital and go from there" Prue said.
"I can't, not yet. I don't want to talk to him till I know what I want" Phoebe said.
"What do you mean, what you want?" Paige asked.
"Oh, ya, well. See Prue has this theory that Cole and I are soul mates, and that's why he can call him when I need him and how he knows to come when something's wrong with me" Phoebe said.
"Soul mates?" Paige said skeptically.
"Yes" Prue said shortly.
"And do you think so?" Piper asked.
"I…don't know. I mean I don't have a better explanation for how he feels my pain and so on, but I'm not sure I want to believe it, it just makes everything so much more complicated" Phoebe said.
"That's for sure" Piper said.
"Does Cole know?" Paige asked.
"Umm, ya, well I kinda told him" Phoebe said.
"Phoebe!" Paige chastised.
"What! He wanted to know how he kept being drawn to my pain, and it kinda slipped out. And he wanted to know what that meant for us, and I told him I needed time to think" Phoebe told them.
"And now that you've thought about it" Prue prompted.
"I still don't know. I mean, it's just complicated. I'm in the middle of getting a divorce and I have kids now, it's just not as simple as it was. And I'm not sure he realizes it, I'm not the same person, and my kids are my life. And he doesn't even know them, I don't think he gets that he has to take the whole package, and I'm not even sure I want to give it to him" Phoebe said.
"You're thinking too much" Prue told her.
"Well that's new, usually you say I'm not thinking at all" Phoebe joked.
"You need to stop seeing it as an all or nothing thing" Prue said.
"What do you mean?" Phoebe asked.
"Well, you say he doesn't realize it's not the same, but I'm not sure you realize it either. You talk about it as if you will pick up where you left off, but you said it yourself; you're different people, so stop thinking of it as picking up where you left off and think of it as starting over. Go on a date, talk, do all that normal stuff. Worry about the rest later, for now, don't over complicate it, just let it be simple for awhile" Prue told her.
"Actually, I think you're right, I guess I did see it as picking up where we had left off. But maybe you have the right idea. Maybe I'll just go over there and talk to him, thank him for his help and ask him to go to dinner, to just talk about things. To get to know him again or something" Phoebe said.
"Good" Prue said.
"But first, I have to know if you all will be alright with this? I mean with my maybe getting involved with Cole again" Phoebe said.
"Well obviously I will support it" Prue said.
"I will too, I just want you to be happy" Piper said.
"Thanks guys, and how about you Paige?" Phoebe asked.
"I guess I can deal with it, especially if you are taking it slow, that will give me time to get used to it. But if he hurts you again, I'll make sure he gets to hell this time" Paige said.
Phoebe smiled and her eyes teared up. She held out her armed and her sisters hugged her.
"Thanks you guys, it means so much to me that you will support me" Phoebe said.
"We just want you to be happy, you deserve to be happy" Paige said.
"Thanks" Phoebe said.
"Now go get your man" Prue said.
"Now?" Phoebe asked.
"No time like the present" Prue told her.
"You're right, how do I look?" Phoebe asked.
"Beautiful" Piper said.
"Wish me luck" Phoebe said.
"We wish you all the luck in the world" Paige said.
"Here goes nothing" Phoebe said and grabbed her purse and went out the door.