"Um, Clark, why the hell is my ex here?!" Phoebe asked, glaring at her brother in law.
"Because I need to take on this Sokid guy and with the wedding coming up in a couple of days, Oliver can't be that much help. You'll be gone on your honeymoon, Pipers pregnant, and Paige is pregnant and doesn't seem like she cares about it all. So, I called the best guy who can come help me." He explained.
Melissa gave her dad a hurt look. "Dad, you know I'm here to help too, right?"
Clark gave her a smile. "Of course I know that honey. But, you and I both know we'll need a-" "A set of brains?" Bruce smirked.
Phoebe rolled her eyes. "You know what, fine, but you sir are not coming anywhere near my fiancé or my wedding, understood?" She asked Bruce, finger raised.
"I wouldn't dare try to ruin it."
"None of this makes sense. We've met all of our future kids, three boys. No girls. Then Coles back and claims he's here to protect my son. I-I just don't understand." Paige vented to Sam.
Sam chuckled as the two sat at a local coffee shop. "It must be pretty bad if you called me to vent."
Paige rolled her eyes. "My sisters and my husband all believe this girl...and Cole. Even Phoebe does."
"Have you maybe stopped to think that if Cole wasn't here for good reasons, then he would've already attempted to vanquish Ethan? Even Melissa?"
Paige sighed and looked down. "You're probably right. But, that doesn't explain how he came back. My sisters and I vanquished him."
"Now, that's a question for Ethan."
Paige raised her brow. "What do you mean a question for Ethan?"
He only answered with a smile before orbing away
Ethan and Wyatt were in Wyatt's bedroom playing with action figures when Cole shimmered in beside them.
"Coley!" Ethan cheered, jumping up and hugging him.
"Hey sluggers. Ethan, can I ask you a question?" Cole asked, kneeling down in front of him.
"Wat is it?" He asked.
"Did you..um...did you bring me back?"
Ethan smiled and nodded. "I wanted a fwiend."
Cole smiled softly at the young boy. "But, why me?"
Ethan raised his hand up and the Book orbed on to the floor beside him. He sat down and opened the book, turning to the page Phoebe dedicated to Cole years ago.
He held up a photo of a smiling Cole. "You ook nice."
Cole looked at the book and saw opposite the page, was a page dedicated to his former demonic alter ego, Belthazor. He let out a shaky breath.
"W-What if I told you that I used to be him?" He asked, pointing to Belthazor.
Ethan shrugged. "You ook nice now. You help my daddy and aunties. You nice."
Cole teared up slightly before hugging Ethan tightly. He glanced at Wyatt and smiled.
"Oh you get over here too." He grinned.
Wyatt grinned, jumped up, and ran over, joining the hug.
Clark quietly walked out of the boys after getting Chris laid down for bed. Ethan was staying the night at Pipers house, so he only had to worry about getting Chris to sleep.
He had walked into the kitchen and just started doing dishes when Paige orbed in.
"A-Are the boys in bed?" She asked.
Clark remained silent. Paige rolled her eyes.
"Really Clark? The silent treatment?"
He turned around and looked at her.
"We have a demon going after our kids and the first thing you do is run. Our daughter is here trying to save not only her brother, but also herself." He said and pointed at Paige's stomach, "You ran."
"Clark, I am also a white lighter. I have charges to care f-"
"YOU HAVE A FAMILY PAIGE!" Clark yelled.
Paige's eyes widened as she took a step back. Clark took a breath and rubbed his face. "I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell."
"Clark, I'm sorry...it's just everything is going on all at once. Our son is going through all these power struggles, this demon going after him, Coles back and claiming to be here to protect him, and now I'm pregnant and our daughters here and apparently the real power he's going after. I-I'm scared. I'm scared and I-I don't know what to do to make this all go away..." she explained, tears falling freely now.
Clark rushed over to his wife, wrapping her up in his arms, and kissing her head repeatedly. "Oh sweetheart...there's no reason to be scared. You are the strongest woman I've ever met. Also, you are not facing this alone. You have me, your sisters, Melissa, Cole, Oliver, and Bruce."
She pulled away with a confused look. "Bruce?"
"I'll explain later."
She hesitated for a moment before nodding.