The Arms Hotel Saturday Morning --- Cole and Phoebe's NYE Suite

[sensethevisions]

Seeing Cole's ring there in her box, made Phoebe think of happier, more loving times in their lives. Since Crowley was off on business, and Lana was still sleeping, Phoebe had decided to wander the hotel in thought. Somehow, she had come to find herself standing outside the door of the suite that she had Cole had spent New Year's Eve and most of New Year's day in. It had been a loving and peaceful time for them that day. All of the problems and worries and cares had been left outside for that period of time.

She lay her hand against the wood of the door as tears flooded into her eyes. Everything had gone to hell so very quickly, hadn't it? Her eyes focused on the ring that she now wore on her hand. The engagement ring from Crowley now took the place of Cole's promise ring that she had never once taken off since he had given it to her.

Phoebe touched the door knob and to her surprise, it opened easily. Well, Sue Ellen had said that the room wasn't occupied. She opened the door and went in to the suite. It was still just as beautiful as it had been the night they stayed here. So...untouched by everything.

She moved through the sitting room and stepped into the bedroom. She flipped on the light, and then gasped out loud at what she saw.

"Cole..." she said in a heartbroken whisper.

Cole was in bed...with one of Crowley's employees.

And he had had the nerve to get bitchy with her when he thought she and Crowley were having sex?

She grabbed the clock from the TV and threw it into the wall above their heads... hard.

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[demonbelthazor]

Bel hadn't heard the door, and barely noticed when the light came on, so intent was he on the woman in his arms. Then the clock crashed over their heads and glass and plastic rained down on them. He instinctively shielded "Phoebe" from the fragments, then rolled off her and sat up, facing the intruder. "What the hell are--." His voice broke off when he saw Phoebe. "Phoebe?"

[sensethevisions]

Seeing Cole there with that woman in his arms...all of the doubts she had had that it might not have been Cole in her room Saturday night vanished completely. Him coming here with this woman, where he knew she was staying...that was just as cruel as what he had done before, perhaps even more so.

"I believed you," she choked out. "Oh god, I believed you..."

The music swelled up again as tears started rolling down her face.

*Bursts Into Song*


It makes sense that it should happen this way
That the my heart should break, and the earth should shake
As if to say: Sure you mattered but in such an unimportant way
As if to say:

Fly away, you're now my prey
Fly fly away
Nothing can stand in my way

It makes sense that it should hurt in this way
That my heart should break, and my hands should shake
As you say: You didn't matter except in the most unimportant way...

Phoebe blinks as the music goes away again and she shook her head.

"James...was wrong..."

[demonbelthazor]

He looked down at the woman in the bed in confusion and searched his hazy memories. Marty shooting him up with drugs, finally taking effect, shimmering to the hotel for safety. Phoebe came to him...no, it was this woman, the one in the bed. He must've thought she was Phoebe. Oh, hell.

And why the hell was Phoebe singing? Where was that music coming from?

He started to say it wasn't what it looked like, but stopped himself. That was ridiculous, and there was no reason to hide it, anyway. Phoebe had already done the same with Crowley.

"Do you mind?" he snapped.

[sensethevisions]

"Actually, yes." She flicked a disgusted look at Fallon who quickly scurried out of the room. "I see you decided to resort to your old favorite. Let gullible Phoebe feel like shit for losing her cool on you and then set it up for me to walk in on you with another woman. How much did you pay Sue Ellen to set that little joke up?"

She was going to say something, but that damn music swelled up again.


*Bursts Into Song*



I just thought you should know, Thanks to you Darlin' I've been around
Yeah, I've been up and down your block In fact I have been all over town
Down by the lake And underneath the table in my living room
Outside by the blue blue moon

You can call me what you will
Call me a slut call me a jaded pill
But darlin I've got your number now

I'm not a virgin anymore
I've been taken
I've been hung up
I get down and start it over again
I've been open
And I've been closed like a book
And burned down like a written sin
I just thought you should know my darling
Before you begin
I'm not a virgin anymore

Just thought you should know
Before you let another lie
Get through your crooked little teeth
I don't think you wanna start that shit with me

Much better yet
Tell me something dangerous and true
Oh yeah that looks much sexier on you

Careful what it is you say
'Cause I can see right through you
On a cloudy day and darlin' I think you wanna play
I'm not a virgin anymore
I've been taken
I've been hung up
I get down and start it over again
I've been open
And I've been closed like a book
And burned down like a written sin
I just thought you should know my darling
So if you wanna play dirty darling I'm gonna win
I'm not a virgin anymore

Been there done that
(Say what?)
Get the hang of it
Get screwed
I screw you I had a whole lot of fun with it
I've had enough now so you better take a bow
It's gonna be a new experience if you wanna play with me

I've been taken
I've been hung up
I get down and start it over again
I've been open
And I've been closed like a book
And burned down like a written sin

Hell I've been divided
Out of my mind and reinvented again
My mind has been shredded and lays in pieces
I've been ignited and then uninvited
So honey, You break it up
I'm gonna put it back together again

I just thought you should know my darling
Before we begin...


"Okay, this singing bullshit, getting really annoying." She shook her head and then gave Cole a stony look. "The fucked up thing, Cole? I never had sex with Crowley. I told him no. Even James and Aziraphale know that."

She turned to go and looked back at him. "It looks like you got your revenge. I hope you fucking choke on it."

[demonbelthazor]

"Shit," Bel said as the door slammed. Was she lying? Had she never slept with Crowley? Even if she hadn't, she was with him, and that was bad enough. But he looked down at the rumpled sheets on the bed and wondered what he had been thinking.

Then to his shock and chagrin, he found himself singing:

She made a difference
I guess she had a way
Of making every night seem bright as day
Now I walk in shadows, never see the light
She must have lied 'cause she's with another demon guy

I don't believe in love
Thought I did, I never will
I don't believe in love
I'll just pretend she never was real
I don't believe in love
I need to forget her face, I see it still
I don't believe in love
It's never worth the pain that you feel

No chance for contact
There's no raison d'etre
My only hope is one day I'll forget
The pain of knowing what can never be
With or without love it's all the same to me

I don't believe in love
I never have, I never will
I don't believe in love
I'll just pretend she never was real
I don’t believe in love
I need to forget her face, I see it still
I don't believe in love
It's never worth the pain that you feel

He buried his face in his hands, trying to convince himself that they were better off this way, he didn't need her, he could go on without her. Somehow it didn't work.