Oh, so sad. Oh, so wonderful.

Just starting reading your story. The first 6 chapters were slow but I understand the need to put the history into the story. I am now at Chapter 10 and find it very well written and wanted to thank you for sharing.

Mandy,

sometimes I feel you're writing this one just for me and I was so very happy to see a new letter...

There is no way we could ever hate Cole, on the contrary, I know I'm feeing even more for him... I'm hurting when he is, torn when he is, bleeding and shattered inside.. He's so alone, hurting so very much and all he wanted was to protect the ones he loved. I know its not to be, Cole will never have in life what he so desperately craved... love, understanding, belonging, happiness.. but still I wish it for him.

anxiously awaiting his next letter.

what can I possibly say... I feel my heart shattered with Cole's, he's lost everything that he had dreamed of, that gave his life meaning...

He did kill and it was wrong, but it didn't make him "evil" although in the self-righteous eyes of the Charmed Ones it condemned him forever... Cole made a mistake, he should have shown them the letter he received instead of trying to take care of things on his own... all he was thinking of though was trying to protect the ones he loved. I think somehow he still really didn't understand what it meant to be part of a family and to belong and how to let someone else help him... instead he felt he had to go it all alone, and in doing so, lost all he ever had. I don't think he ever was really able to believe that he was and could be "good" even though he tried... he took all the guilt and blame upon himself.

The only thing that seems to have kept him going was that his daughter was still alive... he had no way to know what she knew about him or how she felt, only he loved her and she was safe.

please update again soon (don't understand no one else seems to be reading, unless they're just too emotional after to even begin to think about typing a review... I know it took me a few days after I read this one to come back to it).

Mandy,

hard to read when your eyes keep misting up... I can feel all of Cole's pain..

Having Piper be able to reach him and then both of them being able to share their sorrow with Cole finally falling asleep on her shoulder as he cried was so beautiful..

You're reaching into the very depths of Cole's soul, something TPTB never did or even attempted.

Can't wait for the next chapter...

I can feel Cole's heart breaking... no matter what anyone says, he is blaming himself and knowing he didn't tell Phoebe he loved her when they ended their conversation is too much for him to bear..

I have a feeling this may just send him over the edge.. Phoebe was his world, his whole reason for being and trying to be good. She was his anchor, his compass and without her, he is so lost..

can't wait to read your next chapter (and I plan to keep the tissues nearby).

I've been reading this since day one and have been enjoying it very much. I'm just not much of a reviewer. Still, after reading the first line of this chapter...just, wow! Cole reads Douglas Adams? I mean it was cool enough with the Stephen King and the Robert Frost references, but those I expected. I figured he probaly learned about Spider-Man from Phoebe or something. But this? Okay, I have a whole new level of respect for the man now.

Keep up the good work.

So beautiful and filled with so much love... I can't possibly imagine what it is that Cole could have done that would take him away from Phoebe and Amber and cause such a great rift that now separates them...

can't wait for your next chapter!

Mandy

just keeps getting better and better.. and Cole's proposal was absolutely beautiful...

can't wait to read more!

Interesting turn of events! I like it.

Mandy,

What can I possibly say... just read your last 2 chapters today and again... this is one of the most beautiful things I've read... Please, plase continue this... I know I'm guilty of not reviewing a lot of the stories I've read, but this one has really touched me... Cole is such a deep wonderful feeling character and you've portrayed him so very well... please dont' stop now.

Joanna

what and interesting way of telling a story and top class professional writing!

that was so emotional, beautifully written. thanks for sharin

Mandy, this is absolutely wonderful! (and, I'm not just being "kind")... you're really getting inside Cole's head, into his thoughts, emotions... again, this is wonderful... can't wait to read his next letter to Amber.

Is her name "mandy turner"? You should do a "Lake House" theme and have them comunicate through their letters maybe 15 years apart. What does Mandy(the character) look like?