Selkie Cove, Friday afternoon

[demonbelthazor]

Okay, so his girlfriend was a mermaid. And it was all his fault because he was keeping things from her.

He'd done some research and found a demon who could transform Phoebe back. But the price she wanted was his soul, and after the "useless" human Lana freed Piper from the Sea Hag's trap, Piper blew up the demon.

He'd talked to Blair in Sex Ed the previous day. Blair had suggested talking to Phoebe and "opening his mind" to her, fulfilling the spell she intended to cast. Maybe that would fix the backfire. Seemed like now that was his only choice. But would she hate him for it? He'd gone to see her the previous night and couldn't bring himself to do it. Now he was running out of time. She'd already swum out to sea to escape him once. She might not come back next time.

He shimmered to Selkie Cove, closed his eyes, and used their soulbond to summon Phoebe to him.

[Locked to future_visions. Specific details of the conversation are NFB. That Phoebe and Bel were at Selkie Cove and something may or may not have happened is fine.]

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[sensethevisions]

"That you had feelings for someone other than me? No. I thought I did something to make you not trust me and you shut me out." She looked at him. "I thought you were already seeing someone else."

[demonbelthazor]

"I thought you meant how I feel about you," Cole said. He reached out and took her hands in his. "I didn't mean to shut you out. The last thing I wanted to do was hurt you."

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe didn't resist, in fact, her hands relaxed in his.

"Who will I be competing with to keep you?"

[demonbelthazor]

Cole swallowed. "Umm...do you really want to know that?"

[sensethevisions]

"I think I need to know and I deserve to know." She looked down at the water.

[demonbelthazor]

"Angel," Cole admitted quietly.

[sensethevisions]

"Oh." She looked down. "You have good taste."

[demonbelthazor]

Blink.

"I do?"

[sensethevisions]

"He's not as beautiful as you are, but I can see why the two of you would love each other."

Her voice had sadness in it, but she didn't sound angry or hurt.

[demonbelthazor]

"No, he doesn't," Cole said. "Feel the same about me, I mean. It's totally one-sided and I'm a fool because I have the most wonderful woman in the world right here with me."

[sensethevisions]

"Then he's a stupid idiot. How can he not want you..." She blinked, registering the rest of what he was saying. "You do?"

[demonbelthazor]

"I do," he said. "Right here."