It has been years since anyone has seen or heard from Cole, Sky has stopped looking for a way to bring him home three years ago. Camille is turning five in a few months, her hair is now shoulder length in loose curls. Clark is eighteen and leaves for UCLA in the fall, the day of his graduation party on his bed was a big box. Inside of it was a photo of Cole and him at a baseball game, there was also a pendant in the shape of a crescent moon. It's a magic charm to keep his powers at bay, just like Phoebe and his aunts they are linked to his emotions. The crescent moon also represents the first time he ever saw one, he and Cole were out back working on some project and he saw one and it has been their thing every since. No one knows about it but his dad, so he was happy to wear it proudly around his neck.
Camille has just been read Beauty and the Beast by Sky and is tucked into her princess themed bed, she is lying on her side with the teddy bear Cole bought her when they found out about her pregnancy.
"Mommy was you and daddy like that" Camille asks as Sky shuts the book and smiles at her daughter.
"Your daddy was the most magnificent, selfless, loving man I have ever met. In some ways he was just like the beast, but he was my beast and I loved him. I still love him" Sky says twisting her wedding band on her finger.
Camille has fallen asleep and Sky smiles and bends down pressing a kiss to her daughter's head before cracking the door slightly and making her way down the hall to her room. She changes into one of red night gowns before cracking the window a little to let some air in, she then crawls into bed and snuggles with Cole's pillow which still has his lingering scents.
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Cole shimmers into Camille's room and steps over to the bed, she has knocked down the teddy bear out of her hands on the floor. He bends down picking it before tucking it back in her arms, his daughter has grown up to be beautiful and smart for her age.
"Sleep tight my angel" he whispers before shimmering out of her room and into Clark's room, Clark is lying in bed asleep with his earphones in his ear and his phone in his hand. Cole chuckles as some things never change, he walks over and takes the earphones out of his ears before cutting off the music. He sees the pendent hanging around Clark's neck and smiles, his son has grown up to be quite handsome. His shaggy dark brown hair now cut low into a quiff along with a nicely trimmed beard on his face, he has also gotten taller to be about an inch taller than Chris and a few inches shorter than Wyatt.
He smiles at his son like a proud father, he then waves his hand at the bare wall and a crescent moon painting appears on it. He smiles before shimmering out of his room and into his wife's room, she has been the rock and glue that has held this family together. Slipping out of his boots, he sees she is snuggling his pillow; he moves it out of her arms and she stirs opening her eyes to look at him.
"Cole, what" she whispers confused.
"Shh it's alright Sky" he says reaching forward placing his hand on her cheek before slowly drawing her into a soft kiss.
"I miss you so did the kids" she whispers lying her head on his chest as he wraps his arms around her.
"I miss you all too, I watch you everyday and sometimes I sneak in at night and just check in on you all" he says back.
"When do you go back" she asks?
"This is just a dream Skylan, I am not real" he says; he doesn't want to get her hopes up to think he is coming back.
"But I can feel you, how is that a dream" she asks?
"You are dreaming about your subconscious and with your heart, you will always have me. In Clark and in our little girl, Camille. You have done an amazing job with them" he whispers as tears build in her eyes. Sky's hands comes up shaking as she feels the ache she had in her heart only tighten.
"Will I ever see you again" she whispers, Cole hand comes up to where hers rest on his cheek and pulls it down cupping hers in between his large ones. He then leans forward and presses a chaste kiss against her head, his lips cool against her warm skin.
"Will always be in your heart" Cole whispers before removing his lips, Sky's eyes close and when she opens them he is gone.
Sky wipes off her cheeks and reaches down to pick up his pillow off the floor, only in its replacement is one of his dark trench coats. It smells of his power and scent, she picks it up and holds it against his chest.
"Goodbye Cole" she whispers into the empty bedroom before closing her eyes and lying back down.