"Phoebe, I really think we need to talk."

"Coop, can't it wait?" Phoebe was busily stirring an all purpose vanquishing potion while consulting the book on which demon could have stolen her daughter.

"No, I really don't think it can. Phoebe... I think it would be best, if, for a while at least, we... re-examine our marriage."

"I really think we should wait to talk- wait, what?" Phoebe stopped stirring.

"Look, Phoebe, I am kind of the deity of love and I can tell when a marriage needs some help."

"What, are you suggesting we get magical marriage counseling? Coop, our daughter has been kidnapped in case you've forgotten. And you're worried about our marriage?"

"Phoebe..."

"And besides that, what ever happened to not giving up on love huh?"

"I'm not saying we give up Phoebe, just the opposite. Look... I know that somehow, no idea why, but you still love him."

"What are you talking about?"

Coop nodded towards Cole, who was sitting in the other room trying his hardest not to listen.

"Cole?!?!" Phoebe exploded.

"Yes?"

"Not talking to you Cole! Just, you know, about you." Phoebe grabbed her husbands elbow and pulled him upstairs. "Now, first, I do not still love Cole!"

"Oh really? Because Phoebe I'm pretty good with the love stuff at this point, and I think I can tell. You still love him." Coop tried hard not to grimace, as if admitting this hurt him physically.

"So what, you think I should drop my family, my husband, just because I might have some left over feelings for Cole? Because okay, yes, I still feel something for him and probably always will. But that doesn't change the fact that you are my husband. I chose to marry you."

"Yes, but Phoebe, would you have made the same choice if he had been around when I showed up? No, their would always be some doubt, some hope that maybe this time when he changed, it would be for good. And that's what I'm saying. I hope, that when it comes down to it, you'll choose me over him. But you need to be sure, now that he's back. You need to make the choice. I can tell there's something there Phoebe, so I want you to make the choice soon, and not wait years and then decide you are going to go with him."

"I wouldn't do that! I'm not going to desert the family I've made Coop. Do you have any idea how hard I've had to work to keep this family together? I have to run off to vanquish demons still, and I have to look after all the kids all the time and you are never around! And I'm scared to death that something will happen to you or the kids, because I've made so many enemies, and now something has, and you think you should be the one asking for a divorce?"

"I'm not asking for a divorce. You know I love you."

"You aren't asking for a divorce? Well, maybe I should then. Because eventually, this is all going to get to be too much for me, and maybe then I'll leave. So maybe I should get it over with now. Because you know what? No matter how many times you tell me not to give up on love, it seems that love has given up on me. So yeah, maybe I should just ask for a divorce."

"Phoebe, please don't..."

"We'll talk about it later. In the meantime, my daughter has been kidnapped. I hope you don't mind that I postpone this pleasant talk to go do something about it!"