Eliza is sitting in the living room at night with her knees brought up to her chest and a cup of tea by her feet. Leo is walking to give Piper some of her midnight cravings when he sees her sitting there, she is like a little sister to her so he walks over to her.
"Hey what's wrong" he asks?
"You ever feel like your full potential isn't being used" she asks?
"What do you mean" he asks?
"I don't know maybe it's nothing but they never help me with my growing powers I mean the advanced ones, I know how to control my telekinesis" she says.
"Liza I don't think they know how you feel. But you can't always wait for them to help you, a good witch is one who knows how to defend herself alone and as a group" Leo says.
"But I don't want them feeling like I am betraying them" she says picking up her warm tea taking a drink of it.
"Paige went through the same thing you did when she became a witch. So if you need help ask her I am sure she would love to mentor you" Leo says.
"Thanks" she says.
"Anytime" he says and heads upstairs.
She finishes up the rest of her tea and goes in the kitchen setting the mug in the sink, then reaches in the cabinet grabbing some sugar cookies out the jar.
"That is going to go straight to your hips. Not that I would mind" Cole says appearing beside her.
"What do you want Cole? This is my house so you can't kick me out" she says taking a bite off her cookie.
"I want to apologize for my behavior" he says.
"Yeah right Cole. I am tired of you putting doubt in my mind just leave me alone" she says rubbing her temples as her head throbs.
"Are you alright" he asks?
"No I keep having these painful visions" she says.
"Phoebe had those" he says.
"Well she can have them back" she says going to grab a glass of milk when she brushes against him and she gasps her shoulders tensing up.
She sees Cole smiling holding a bear saying 'I'm gonna be a daddy' and then it goes to him being vanquished by the sisters in a condo and then again in the manor, she can feel his pain in his heart each time. The vision ends and she places her hand on her chest.
"What did you see" he asks?
"You being happy about being a daddy and then your death both times. I could feel everything my skin burning off and the pain in your heart of Phoebe's lost of trust in you" she says softly looking up at him.
"The only time I was truly happy after the Source took over was when she told me she was pregnant" he says.
"What do you mean when the Source took over" Eliza asks?
Cole sits down in a chair and she sits next to him with her plate of cookies offering him one but he shakes his head.
"Well Phoebe made a potion to strip me off my demon half Balthazar and it worked but I had a void in me due to it. The Seer tricked Phoebe into opening the Nexus and putting it into me so once they vanquished the Source and the Nexus left me the Source filled the void in me. I fought as long as I could but he was stronger since I was only a mortal" Cole says.
"Why didn't tell them" she asks?
"They wouldn't listen. They lost all trust me after that" he says.
Eliza reaches over hesitantly placing her hand on his giving it a little squeeze, he looks up at her confused.
"I believe you" she says.
"You know you have a piece of all of your cousins in you even Prue. You're strong and confident like Phoebe, sassy yet independent like Paige. Then you always put your family before your instincts like Piper" he says.
"Thanks but what makes me different from them" she asks?
Cole eyebrows scrunch up as he thinks about this and scans over her. He smiles when he finds the perfect way to describe her.
"You are persistent, annoying, sexy even in pajamas and you don't take shit from anyone" he says.
"Did you just call me sexy" she asks?
"Would you have preferred ugly" he asks?
"No you dick" she says pushing his shoulder and he laughs.
"Just joking. Have you decided on how you are going to tell your cousins" he asks?
"Not yet" she says biting her lip.
"Well I am starting my job tomorrow as a lawyer for the San Francisco Police Department" he says.
"But Darryl will see you" she says.
"I can take care of myself" he says.
"Just be careful" she says.
"Be careful I might think that you care" Cole says standing up.
Eliza does the same and looks at him with her arms crossed and her lips in a tight frown.
"I do care" she says.
Cole steps closer so they are an inch apart and she is looking up at him but she can feel his heat from his body. His arm wraps around her waist drawing her against him and she groans placing her hand on his chest.
"Prove it" he says.
"How" she asks?
"Tell them you brought me back" he says and shimmers out.
"I hate it when he does that" Eliza says and decides to head to bed.
After cleaning up, she goes upstairs lying in bed thinking about how her life is about to get so complicated. Cole just gave her an ultimatum to tell her cousins by tomorrow because Darryl is finding out tomorrow.
Cole walks into the police station and instantly get looks, his reputation precedes him he sees. As he is walking he sees Darryl coming out of the break room and he stops looking at Cole with shocked eyes.
"Hey Darryl long time no see" Cole says.
Darryl stalks over to Cole getting in his face.
"What are you doing here? They killed you" he say whispers harshly.
"You know I was never the one to stay dead but don't worry I had not made no contact with Phoebe" Cole says and walks to the chief's office.
After work Darryl rushed to the Manor and is knocking very fast, Piper comes to the door opening the door.
"Darryl what's wrong" Piper asks as he brushes past her into the house before turning to her and closing the door.
"Is your sister and cousin here" he asks?
"Yes Phoebe, Paige, Eliza" Piper says and everyone rushes out the kitchen or downstairs.
"Hey what's up" Phoebe asks?
"Cole is back" Darryl says.
"What" Phoebe asks thinking she heard him wrong?
"Cole us back. I saw him at the station today he is our new lawyer" Darryl says.
"But we killed him! I seen him die" Paige exclaims angrily.
"Calm down now. How long has he been back" Piper asks trying to keep her little sisters calm.
"I heard him tell the Chief two weeks" Darryl says.
"Was he human" Paige asks?
"Well he looked human, I can't really tell a demon from a human" Darryl says.
"What difference does it make he is evil" Phoebe snarls.
"Hey he hasn't attacked yet so that's a good sign" Eliza says.
"No it's not! You don't know Cole like we do he is not capable of being good" Phoebe says.
"Maybe you don't know him as good as you think" Eliza barks and everyone looks at her confused.
"Are you feeling alright" Piper asks?
"I need some air" Eliza says grabbing her coat off the rack and walking out the door but she hears them talking about vanquishing Cole. She closes the door behind her and walks down the steps into the shadows looking to make sure nobody is around.
"Cole I need you" she whispers.
Eliza looks around the bushes when she hears the door open and sees Darryl standing in the doorway talking to Phoebe. Turning around she screams as she humps into a hard chest before placing her hand over her mouth as she sees it's Cole.
"You called" he asks?
"Shh" she says placing her finger to her mouth.
"Hey did you hear that" Phoebe asks?
"Yeah let's check it out" Darryl says.
Eliza places her her on his arm in a fast moving her hand.
"Hurry up shimmer us out" she says. She feels her body move and feel tingly as he shimmers them out and they appear inside his apartment.
She let's go of his arm and looks around as the walls are a light and he has pictures of cats and a waterfall, it's very soothing.
"Can I get you something to drink" he asks?
"I will some water" she says.
"Right you are only twenty" he says walking around the corner. This is a very large apartment almost like a condo, walking over to the two balcony doors she steps out onto the patio seeing the sky is now almost purple as night gets closer.
She flinches when Cole places a hand on her lower back before turning around to face him.
"Sorry to scare you" he says holding out a bottle of Vitamin water to her.
"Really" she says taking it out his hand.
"It is never to late to start improving your health" he says.
He has taken his jacket off and rolled his sleeves up. The top three buttons on his shirt are undone as he sits down on a lounge chair and she sits beside him on.
"So why did you call" he asks?
"Darryl told them that you are alive again and I heard Phoebe talking about vanquishing you" she says.
"I can defend myself" he says taking a swallow of his beer.
"Cole, Piper is almost six months pregnant" Eliza says.
"I won't hurt Piper or the baby plus she has that shield thing" Cole says.
"And Paige and Phoebe" she says.
"I don't have an alliance to them so if they get hurt it's not my fault" Cole says.
"You are an jackass" Eliza says and stands up walking through the balcony doors heading towards his door when he grabs her hand turning her around to look at him. She stares into his green eyes and he actually looks sincere and sad.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you mad" he says.
"Look Cole they have a spell to vanquish you but if you get more power you can defend yourself and no spell will work" she says.
"Alright so I'll figure a way out then without killing them" he says.
"Thank you" she says.
"You're welcome now care for dinner, it's take out" he says.
Eliza laughs before nodding and looking down as he threads their hands together.
The sun beams down warming up her skin, her eyes open. She moves her arm to stretch when she feels something hard and firm under her hand, raising her head she she sees that she is lying on Cole with his arm around her waist. They are in his room and he is shirtless and she only has on her tank top and pants, at least they didn't sleep together. Gently shaking Cole to wake him up, he groans slowly opening his eyes.
"Cole did we sleep together" she asks?
Cole sits up removing his arm from around her and rubbing the sleep out his eyes.
"No we ate dinner, watched reruns of Angel and you fell asleep. I carried you in here because I couldn't just pop up at the manor with you in my arms" he says.
"That's all" she asks?
"Yeah that's it" he says getting out of bed.
"Well um I better get home" she says.
"Need me to give you some cab fare" he asks?
Eliza smiles as she sits at the edge of the bed and puts on her boots shaking her hand.
"No I can just cast a spell" she says standing up and he walks over to her.
His hand comes up gently resting on her cheek, she closes her eyes placing her fingers over his as she presses against it. She opens her eyes and his face is an inch from hers.
"Be safe" she whispers.
"I promise" he says placing a kiss to her cheek before stepping back.
"From place to place
Here and there
Transport me home
Through the air" she chants and disappears in smoke.
Eliza appears outside the Manor, she looks at her watch to see that it's seventy forty. She has class in an hour and a half, digging in her pocket for her key she looks up when the door opens and Phoebe almost bumps into her.
"Oh sorry. Wow late night" she asks?
"Yeah studying" Eliza says.
"Is he hot" she asks?
"We are just friends" she says.
"That's what they all say. You better go and get ready for school" Phoebe says.
"Alright see you later" Eliza says and heads in the house closing the door behind her.