Title: After the Sin
By: Bridget McKennitt
Pairing: Phoebe/Cole
Rating: PG
Word Count: 940
Summary: After Sin Francisco, Cole comes back to the Manor. He knows Phoebe is hiding something from him and it has something to do with the demon of the week.
Contains: No warnings in as far I know that can't be extrapolated from the header itself. Post-episode Sin Francisco.
Disclaimer: Charmed is owned by other companies. They are used here without permission, and for entertainment purposes only. No challenge or infringement upon the copyright is intended, nor should any be inferred.
"Tonight was fun, loved the band." Phoebe grinned and winked at
Piper as they entered their house. It was near midnight by the time the
sisters returned home from p3. It had been a long day for all of them
since they were each infected with one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Prue had
Pride (though Phoebe secretly thought there was no difference between the
regular Prue and the infected Prue), Piper had Gluttony, Leo had Sloth, and
Phoebe had Lust. Oh boy, Lust.
First she jumped her professor and then went on a rampage trying
to get into men's pants. Thank goodness Cole wasn't there. She suddenly
remembered about him. Phoebe turned around and put on her best begging
face. "Um, guys? I have a huge favor to ask of you."
Prue plopped down on the couch, raising her eyebrow at her sister.
"If it's borrowing my money, forget it. Paying for all of Piper's stuff is
gonna cost us a fortune already."
"That was so not my fault. I completely blame Lucas and the sin of
Gluttony." She looked around the living room and groaned. "I'm sure there
are a few things we can return that wasn't broken by that cop."
Phoebe waved her hand through the air, as if to change the subject.
"Not that. I want you guys not to tell Cole about what happened here."
"Oh, you mean the fact that we were nearly defeated by Lucas or the
fact that you bought a pack of condoms and were planning to use them on
every single guy you met?" Prue asked humorously.
Piper's mouth dropped open while she stared at the blushing Phoebe.
"Phoebe! Did you really do that?"
"Um, I'll plead the fifth. Seriously, please don't tell him. I don't
think he'll quite understand."
"He's a demon, Pheebs. I think he'll understand about lust. Besides, its
not like you really wanted to jump into the sack with all those guys."
"Still, I rather he'd not know." She heard a noise upstairs and placed
her finger over her lips. "That's him, remember. Mum's the word."
Prue snickered as Cole came walking down the stairs and into the living
room. He paused as he saw all the boxes and junk that cluttered the place.
"What the?"
"Oh, we had a little run in with--" Prue cut off when she saw Phoebe
raising her eyebrows. "Piper decided she wanted to splurge and all of this
is what she bought."
"But, why is most of it broken?" Cole was utterly confused and Piper
jumped in.
"Leo's fault. You know, whitelighters have no sense of direction when
they orb in. He just kept orbing into all of the boxes." She gave a nervous
laugh. "He's such a silly husband."
Phoebe smiled at Cole and grabbed his hand. "Let's go upstairs."
She pulled him away, just in case one of her sisters spilled the beans.
When they left, Piper groaned. "Now I hope Leo doesn't hear what I
said about him. Gee, why was Phoebe so jittery? It was Lucas' fault. I say
let him find out."
"That reminds me Piper, did Leo ever find out what Terra did at p3
in your body?" Piper paled and stood up abruptly.
"Uh, nope. And he better not find out either, Prue!"
"It wasn't your fault. It was Terra's. Why so jittery?" Prue grinned
as she teased her sister. Piper knew she was trapped.
"Fine, fine. I won't tell Cole. Damn you for making that comparison."
* * *
Phoebe slammed her door shut as soon as the two of them were in her
room. She smiled sexily at Cole and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Ah
ha, I have you now."
Cole leaned down and began kissing her, softly at first and then more
demanding. But as much fun kissing his love was, he was curious on what
happened downstairs. He pulled away and loosened his hold on her. "Phoebe, what
happened to you today?"
He knew he hit a nerve when she froze. She smiled and tried to change
the subject. "Nothing happened today, sweetheart. Just the same old, same old."
"But in this household, the same old means demon vanquishing. So, which
demon did you run into?" When she wouldn't look at him, he lifted her chin up
so he could see into her eyes. "What's wrong? You did vanquish the demon, didn't
you?"
"We did."
"So what's wrong?"
"Um, the demon did something to us while you were gone. All of
us, including Leo. He had these balls in this box..." When she trailed
off, he kissed her on the forehead.
"Go on."
"His name was Lucas and those balls were the Seven Deadly Sins. Each
of us got hit with them." She reluctantly revealed who got hit with what sin.
"You had Lust? Must have been a unique experience."
Since he was smiling, Phoebe decided to tell him what happened. By the
time she finished, he was laughing and holding his sides. "I just can't picture
Leo being so lazy!" She was giggling along with him too.
"I hope you can forgive me, though."
"For what? I understand when something has you under its spell and you
can't break free. At least you didn't give into your urges." When he saw her
smile, Cole gave her his sexy grin. "For being such a good girl, I think its
time to reward you for your patience."
"Hmm, and can you tell me what's my reward?"
He kissed her lips and lifted her off the ground, twirling her around.
"I won't tell you, I'll show you."
"Oh, Cole!"
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