Suite 518/520, Wednesday morning

[demonbelthazor]

Bel woke up before Phoebe and slipped quietly from the bed so as not to disturb her. She'd been sleeping when he got back last night, so she had not been awake to see how wracked with guilt he was about what he had done. He knew he had to tell her, but he didn't want to confess to stealing the amulet for Raynor.

He headed out to the living area and sank down on the couch, his face in his hands. How the hell was he going to get out of this mess?


[ooc: specifics of Bel and Phoebe's conversation are NFB, please!]

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[sensethevisions]

Phoebe held onto him.

"But would you be happy?"

[demonbelthazor]

Cole shrugged. "I don't know. When I was a kid all I wanted was to be a normal boy."

[sensethevisions]

"I just want you safe and hapy," she said quietly.

And your foster father dead.

[demonbelthazor]

"I'm sorry to burden you with all this," he said, kissing the top of her head. "It would almost be easier if it was just an affair with Anders, wouldn't it?"

[sensethevisions]

"It's not a burden, Cole, I need to know these things. We're in this together, remember?" She shook her head. "No. Very emphatically, no. It would not be easier if it was an affair."

[demonbelthazor]

"You'd rather I was killing witches than sleeping with another guy?" Cole asked, just a little confused.

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe shook her head. "Niether choice is the best one, love. They suck all around." She sighed. "If I had to choose... then yeah, I almost would wish that we could have simple problems like infidelity. But that's not who we are."

[demonbelthazor]

"I know," he sighed. "But maybe if I was human we wouldn't have all these problems."