Neptune, CA; Phoebe and Cole's Place, Monday Afternoon and Beyond

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe was awake bright and early on Monday morning, working on class stuff in the living room.

She had finally gotten Cole calmed down last night and reassured that no, Anders was not staying in England to hook up with a Rugby team, that it had all been a joke.

She would never admit that after she had her own coffee she had been amused by Isabel and Parker's joke. He did sorta kinda deserve it after that whole harem thing. However, she would admit that she did miss Parker.

By afternoon, she was laying on the couch with a blanket over her and trying to read. She had a migraine and had given up on her homework for right now.



[[Open for the boyfriend or any phonecalls]]

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[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Now that Anders was back in Fandom, done with class for the day, and recovered from his adventurous portal trip home, he figured he owed certain people back in Neptune a phone call at a normal time and with about 300% more coherency than he'd had the last time.

So yes, Anders was lying on his bed and Phoebe's phone ought to be ringing.

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Phoebe reached for the phone and when she saw the caller ID, she had to smile. "So you decided to give up your sexy rugby player for little ole us?" She managed not to giggle as she asked that question.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders laughed. "There was no sexy rugby player," he said. "Well, okay, there were, but nobody worth staying there for, especially not since I've put in my admissions paperwork already. 'sides, sexy rugby players don't have anything on a sexy witch and demon in my book."

[sensethevisions]

"We would miss you too much if you left, Anders," she said softly.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"I'd miss you like crazy," Anders replied. "You know I'd never really do that . . . right?"

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe nodded. "I know... it was just a startling way to wake up."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"I was asleep when they decided to do that," Anders said apologetically. "But I bet it was really cute when Bel was flailing."

[sensethevisions]

"Next time you can be in bed with him when someone calls him to tell him I'm never coming back then," Phoebe said with a smile.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"No," Anders objected. "That would be upsetting."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

That? Would be the phone ringing with Lana on the other end.

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Phoebe smiled at the caller ID. "Hey, Sister-Friend."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Hey," Lana said quietly. "How are you doing?"

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"Better than you sound... what's going on?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"I'm just..." Lana sighed quietly. "I'm not doing too well readjusting to life here."

[sensethevisions]

"Talk to me, Lana. What's going on?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"I don't fit in here any more," she said quietly. "Everything's too expensive and too loud and so... different. And I miss him, Phoebe. I miss him so much and I can't stop thinking that maybe if I'd just given it a little more time that he and I could have worked things out and I could have had that happily ever after that I don't even really believe in anymore."

"I've even considered asking if you or one of the other magical people could send me back."

[sensethevisions]

"Lana... are you saying two years back then measures up to all of those years in your life until the angels happened?" She felt like someone had hit her when Lana said she considered asking her or someone to send her back.

[demonbelthazor]

Finished with classes for the day, Cole walked into the living room and saw Phoebe on the couch, looking unhappy. "Okay," he said. "Whose ass do I have to kick for making you sad?"

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Phoebe reached for Cole and pulled him down on the couch with her. "Lana's so miserable and it hurts that I don't know how to help her."

[demonbelthazor]

Cole hugged Phoebe tightly. "Has she considered Prozac?"

[sensethevisions]

"She said that the only people that she has in this time are me and Anders -- and that Anders is mine..." She lay her head against Cole's shoulder, just needing to be close to him. "I feel so guilty, love."

[demonbelthazor]

"Sweetheart, you don't have anything to feel guilty about," Cole said. "Lana's just . . . I'm not saying this to be mean, you know she's a friend to me, but she's just not well. Some people just can't be happy, no matter what you do. As long as I've known Lana, she's always depressed about one thing or another. I'm not sure she even wants to be happy. I think she thrives on being miserable, but I won't let her drag you down into it, too. She needs help. Serious therapy and probably anti-depressants, too."

Why, yes, Cole was taking Psychology 101 as an elective.

[sensethevisions]

"I have my true loves with me, she said," Phoebe murmured softly. "Every guy she's loved has gone and she feels so alone." Yes, there were tears in her eyes. "She's my best friend and I can't even help her be happy because my happiness hurts her because I haven't lost you. The angels sending her back in time and her being stuck there for two years really messed with her, Cole, and I don't know what to do!"

[demonbelthazor]

"Don't you dare feel guilty," Cole said, planting a kiss on the top of her head. "She's not being fair to you. It's like if she can't be happy, she doesn't want anyone else around her to be, either."

[sensethevisions]

"I've never seen her this unhappy and hurting Cole... and I can't fix it." She hated not being able to fix things for people she cared about.