And God if Phoebe didn't get that, too. So many things made her think of Cole, even now almost a year later, and on a weird island. She dropped down next to Kate, glad that she hadn't hauled off and really hit her for that comment and point of view.

"I'm sorry." And Phoebe meant that sincerely, not a platitude one says. "I know it really hurts to lose someone and in a way you have no control over, not to mention that you can't fight back against it." Her lips curved a little, "though you can find a good substitute for that."