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Starr Manning and Cole Thornhart are fictional characters from the American daytime drama One Life to Live.

Starr is portrayed by Kristen Alderson and Cole is portrayed by Brandon Buddy. They quickly became known as star-crossed lovers and the Romeo and Juliet couple of Llanview because of their forbidden relationship and feuding families. Similar to other couples on soap operas, they are referred to by a portmanteau, in this case "Sole" (for Starr and Cole).

The couple quickly drew a large fan base. Originating in 2006, they remain a prominent couple on the series today and were listed as one of fifteen top One Life to Live couples by SOAPnet. SOAPnet also named Starr and Cole as the best teen couple of the decade.

Starr, Cole and Britney
Cole first appeared on October 10, 2006 at a party when he defended Starr and her friend, Langston Wilde, from two fellow football players who were pressuring them into things they didn't want to do and again later on from Britney Jennings who taunted and teased them. Britney purposely spilled a drink on Starr and Cole then gave Starr some clothes to change into. A few days later, Starr works up the courage to ask Cole to the Halloween Dance. Britney had asked Cole before, but due to her getting detention for humiliating Starr in class earlier, he agreed to go with Starr. Starr's parents, Todd and Blair Manning chaperoned the dance, much to Starr's chagrin.

At the dance, Britney got back at Starr by presenting a humiliating slide show of Starr's family's past. Cole stood up for Starr and called out Britney on her behavior. After the dance, Starr and Cole shared their first kiss.

Starr and Cole continued to get closer and Britney continued to try to come between them to get Cole for herself. Cole began feeling the pressure from his coach and fellow football player Gabe to be the star of Llanview High's football team, so he turned to steroids. Cole tried to stop using them but Gabe insisted he needed to take them in order to win. Cole angrily rejected Britney's advances in the locker room before the game which Starr witnessed dressed as the schools mascot. Britney vowed to get back at Cole when she found a bag of steroids in Cole's locker.

There was a victory party following the game. At the party Cole, still feeling the effects of the steroids, got in a fight with Gabe after he insulted Starr. Cole then took Starr to one of the bedrooms so they could have some alone time. They shared a sweet kiss, which Cole tried to take farther. Starr told him she didn't want to sex and Cole yelled at her, calling her a tease. Cole then lost control and began throwing things around the room. When Starr tried to leave, Cole reached for her arm and ripped part of her shirt in the process. Britney figured out what happened and called the cops pretending to be Starr. Before Starr and Langston were able to leave the party, the cops arrived and arrested Cole. The next day, a detective came to the Manning's apartment and Starr was forced to reveal what had happened that night. At the police station, Starr and her parents were shocked to learn that Cole was the son of the Marty Saybrooke, the woman Todd raped in college. Blair and Todd accused Marty of having Cole purposely attack Starr to get back at Todd. Cole was confused on how they were connected and Marty was forced to admit to Cole that Todd had raped her back in college. Later, Cole went to apologize to Starr. Todd came home and found them alone together, threatening to kill Cole and forcing him to leave. Starr was torn about her feelings for Cole but forgave him. Starr's mother had been in a terrible accident in late December and Cole was her pillar of support during this time.

Britney continued to try get Starr away from Cole, this time using Starr's mothers accident. Britney made a get well card and as she was asking Cole to sign it, Starr pushed her out of the way and kissed Cole right in front of everyone in the hallway. On January 11, 2007 Starr and Cole decided to officially become a couple, despite what their parents thought. Starr was concerned about her mother, so Starr and Cole went to the hospital. Once they arrived, they witnessed Spencer Truman holding Marty hostage. Todd rescued her.

Starr and Cole continued to see each other in secret but always managed to get caught. Starr and Cole wanted to go to the Winter Festival at Llantano Mountain Lodge so they could finally spend time alone together but neither their parents would let them go. They managed to forge their parents signatures on the permission slip forms and went. Due to a storm, everyone at the Winter Festival were forced to stay the night. Starr and Cole managed to get to their room without getting caught by their parents, who were also at the festival. That night was the first time they said "I love you" to each other. Later, they considered making love for the first time as well but decided they wanted to wait. They woke up together the next morning, asking themselves if they made the right choice and decided they have their entire lives ahead of them. Just as they were about to get ready and leave to catch the bus, Marty caught them together. Britney had tipped her off that they were together. Todd and Blair were in the lobby when Marty was leading Cole out. Marty told Todd and Blair what happened. Infuriated at the thought of his daughter in bed with a boy, he tried to attack Cole but was restrained by Cristian Vega.

Fed up with her son's lies and sneaking around, Marty decided to send Cole to military school. Afraid of losing each other, Starr and Cole decided to run away. As they waited for their train to Cleveland, Todd arrived and nearly chocked Cole to death. At the police Station, Starr told Todd that she would end things with Cole if he agreed to leave him alone and if Marty did not send Cole away. Cole thought Starr was playing Todd at first but was heartbroken to learn that Starr was serious. They shared a tearful goodbye and kiss before they ended their relationship.

Langston played matchmaker by signing Starr up to audition for the school play when she saw Cole signed up to audition. Cole was actually forced by Marcie McBain to audition in order to get a letter of recommendation to play baseball.

After avoiding each other for nearly a month, Starr and Cole ran into one another at a friend's birthday party. They both agreed that they wanted to be together but Starr wouldn't budge on her decision to give Cole up in order to protect him. They shared a dance and almost kissed before the party ended. In May 2007, Starr, Cole, Britney and Henry were involved in a car accident. Britney was using Henry's attraction to her to get him to do her schoolwork, forcing him to stay awake all hours of the night. Henry started using drugs in order to stay awake. When confronting Henry about it, Starr and Cole got into the drivers ed car that Henry was trying to steal. Britney got in the car to sweet talk Henry in continuing to do her work. Henry drove off with all of them in a car and a result of the drugs, had a heart attack and crashed the car. As a result of the crash, Henry died. Starr and Cole comforted each other in the school gym. Later, Starr learned that her father was missing when he went to Chicago to search for the son he had with Margaret Cochran.

One day after class, Cole heard Starr practicing singing some of her lines for the upcoming musical in the gym near his locker. He approached her after everyone else left and commented that her signing was amazing, as was she. They started talking about Starr's dad and ended up in a passionate kiss after Starr said she felt all alone. They were almost caught when Marcie came back into the gym for some papers she had left behind. As prom neared, Cole and Britney were developing a friendship and Starr was getting jealous.

With Todd still missing, Starr and Blair were convinced that Miles Laurence was responsible for his disappearance. Cole arrived at his apartment one day to find Miles sitting in the living room. Marty informed Cole that she had married Miles, however Miles blackmailed Marty to marry him. Distraught, Cole left and went to the only person he felt he could to talk, Starr. When Cole told Starr that his mother married Miles, Starr asked Cole to see if he can find out if Miles knew about Todd's disappearance.

On prom night, Cole took Britney but really wanted to go with Starr. Starr was asked by Markko Rivera and agreed. While getting ready to go, both Starr and Cole dreamed of going to prom with each other. Starr was going to meet Marrko at dance but on the way there, the tire on her aunt Dorian's limo blew. When the driver left to go find help, Starr left too, thinking she could make it and fell in the mud. Meanwhile at the dance, Cole was wondering where Starr was and left to go find her, leaving an unhappy Britney. When looking for Starr, he found her cell phone by the limo and the driver told her she had been taken to the hospital. A panicked Cole raced to the hospital. At the hospital, Starr ran into her aunt Viki and the two had a heart to heart, where she realized she had to be with Cole. Viki decided she would take Starr to the dance before she missed the chance to be with Cole. Cole arrived at the hospital and found out that Starr left already. Back at prom, Starr asked Markko if he knew where Cole was only to be disappointed when he wasn't there. Finally, Starr and Cole found each other outside the school and ran into each other's arms sharing a romantic kiss in the rain. Inside, Langston and Marrko were crowned Prom King and Queen thanks to Marcie stuffing the ballot box in an attempt to get them together. Still outside, Starr and Cole decide to go in and share one dance together. As they walk in, Langston and Markko seize the opportunity and give Starr and Cole their crowns. Starr and Cole share one dance as Prom King and Queen. The next day, they inform their parents they decide to get back together. After some persuasion both Marty and Blair allow their kids to date.

Later in July 2007, Cole learned Miles was holding a drugged Todd in his apartment storage. Cole was about to go tell Starr but Miles blackmailed him with Marty's freedom. Eventually Starr found out that Cole knew and broke up with him. Cole didn't give up though. He begged and pleaded with Starr telling her that he only did it to protect his mother. Realizing she would've done the same thing, she took him back. Later, Cole visits Todd and they come to an agreement.

Cole is kidnapped
On Halloween, Cole and Marty were kidnapped and taken to Ireland because of Patrick Thornhart's past connection to Irish gangs. John McBain and Lee Ramsey arrive in Ireland and attempt to rescue them. Cole and Marty are being transported in a van when Ramsey shoots the tire out and the van plunges over a cliff. Cole was thrown out from the van while Marty remain trapped. John tries to free Marty but she insists that he check to make sure Cole is okay first. As John checks with Cole, the van explodes, killing Marty instantly. John and Cole travel home to Llanview where Cole is reunited with Starr. Starr tries her best to comfort Cole but he decides he needs to take a walk alone. While walking alone on the docks, Cole overhears John accuse Ramsey of being responsible for Marty's death. Distraught, Cole picks up Ramsey's gun and aims to shoot him but accidentally shoots Miles instead. Cole runs to Starr's house fearing he killed Miles. Ramsey arrives to search for Cole so he goes to Langston's old house to hide out. Cole wants to turn himself in, much to Starr's disliking. Just as Cole was about to turn himself, John stopped him and confessed to shooting Miles.

Cole moved in with Nora Buchanan and began grief counseling with Langston. They became closer friends through grief counseling, bonding over the loss of their parents. Realizing they had forgotten Starr's birthday, they planned a surprise sweet sixteen party for her. Starr thought Cole and Langston were seeing each other behind her back. Starr accused Langston and Cole of cheating outside of Ultra Violet where her party was being held. Starr was completely surprised and apologized to Cole and Langston.

In late February 2008, Todd announced that he was moving his family to Hawaii to keep his family safe from Ramsey. Starr and Cole feared they would never see each other again and went to Langston's old house to be alone for one last night. After talking about how much they've been through together and that they would wait for each other, they made love for the first time. They were caught in bed together by Todd. Todd then beat Cole up and accused him of raping Starr. Starr told Todd that he arrived before they could do anything. Todd believed her but he demanded she never see or speak to Cole again or he would have him arrested for the shooting of Miles Laurence. Todd took away Starr's cell phone and computer so she couldn't contact Cole and assigned her a body guard so he couldn't come near her.

Starr's pregnancy
On April 7, 2008, Starr learned she was pregnant and begged Langston not to tell anyone, especially Cole. Starr was eventually allowed back at school and Cole was able to tell that Starr was troubled by something. Scared for Cole's safety, Starr decided to go to Atlantic City to get an abortion. Langston was pretending to be Starr and was caught by Cole and Markko and reluctantly told Cole where Starr was. Not knowing what was going on, Cole raced to Starr. Once he arrived he realized it was an abortion clinic and started searching for Starr. Starr came out of the room she was being examined in and told Cole that it wasn't too late. Starr and Cole had a heart to heart about their baby and realized they needed time to figure out what to do. Later that week back at school, Cole came up with a plan and asked Starr to run away and marry him. She was initially shocked and says they're too young. After a talk with her aunt Viki at the coffee shop, Starr realizes she wants to keep the baby and be with Cole so she agrees and they run away on April 30, 2008.

The next morning, Todd and Blair realized Starr had run away with Cole. Todd was livid and started yelling at Langston and Markko, who knew about Starr and Cole's plan to run away but did not know where they went. Starr and Cole arrived at Virginia Beach and moved into a motel. Cole could tell Starr was nervous about raising the baby and missed her family so he tried his best to make the room comfortable for her. Later that night, Cole senses Starr is uneasy about becoming a wife and a mother without her parents help, Cole tells her that if she wants to have an abortion instead, he will take her and care for her afterward.

The next morning, Starr wakes up and notices Cole isn't sleeping beside her. After calling his name a couple times, Cole comes through the door with a bag and bouquet of flowers. Cole bought a shirt for the baby that had Todd's nickname for Starr "Oh Great One's Kid" written on it. Cole also informed Starr that he set up a doctor's appointment for her and he got them jobs at a local restaurant. Later while Starr and Cole were enjoying some alone time on the beach, Todd called Starr on the prepaid cell phone that Marrko had given Cole. Todd begged Starr to come back home but refused and told him that she can't be his little girl anymore. That night, Cole took Starr to the carnival to try and cheer her up. Blair, Todd and John arrive at Virginia Beach searching for Starr and Cole.

The morning after the carnival, Starr wakes up sick and admits to Cole that she misses her mom. Meanwhile, John and Blair search the motel for Starr and Cole. Hearing they are right outside their door, Star and Cole sneak out the window of their room. While trying to escape from John and Blair, Starr and Cole run into Todd. They run to the nearby docks but are cornered by Todd. Todd lunges at Cole and begins to attack him and knocks Starr down a flight of stairs in the process. Both Starr and Cole are taken to the hospital to be examined. Thinking Blair knew about Starr's pregnancy, the doctor announces to her that Starr and her baby are fine. Blair is shocked to learn that Starr is pregnant but decides to support Starr in whatever decision she makes. Todd is arrested and Starr and Cole share a moment while looking at their baby's sonogram picture for the first time.

Starr and Cole return to Llanview and everyone agrees that Todd should be kept in the dark about the pregnancy. In June 2008, Starr begins to believe that she might not be ready to be a mother and the baby would be better off with another family. On June 18, 2008 Starr tells Cole her decision to give the baby up for adoption and Cole is heartbroken. Later, Starr approaches Marcie and offers her the baby she is carrying. Marcie is reluctant at first but agrees. Starr and Cole meet at the diner where they to admit to missing each other. Cole is upset to learn that Starr still wants to give up their baby and decided on Marcie to adopt their baby. Starr begged Cole to realize that this is the best to decision, but to no avail.

In July 2008, Cole tells Todd that Starr is pregnant, in hopes to stop Starr from giving the baby to Marcie. Starr is devastated to learn that Cole told her father and this puts a further strain on their relationship. Cole contemplates fighting Starr and raising the baby himself but decides against it. After deciding he doesn't want to fight for custody, Cole signs his rights to the baby away and ends his relationship with Starr, leaving her heartbroken. In September, Starr stood up for herself during a school assembly when she was being teased about her pregnancy. The principal of the school suggested for Starr to be taken out of school for the remainder of the semester. Cole overhears their conversation and stands up for Starr, saying that they will have to kick him out of school too since he is the father of the baby. Starr and Cole begin to rebuild their friendship when they try to keep Langston's uncle Ray Montez from taking her back to Colombia.

On Halloween, Cole sends Starr his college admissions letter, a letter he wrote to his mother. In it he admits to loving Starr more than ever and how he wishes he could be a father to his baby. Starr goes to find Cole at his mother's grave and the two talk. Before they could leave the cemetery, Starr's water breaks and Cole rushes Starr to the hospital. On November 6, 2008 their daughter Hope Manning is born. Immediately after she's born, the Dr. Joplin tells Starr, Blair and Marcie that there's something wrong and takes the baby away. When the doctor returns, Starr, Blair and Marcie are devastated when she informs them that she died. Starr painfully tells Cole about their daughters death and the two say goodbye to their daughter in Dr. Joplin's office. Starr and Cole are unaware that their daughter is alive and was switched with Jessica Brennan's daughter who was stillborn, by Bess, Jessica's alter personality.

Later, Cole asks Starr and Blair if the baby could be buried next to his mother. Langston arrives and gives Starr a locket with a lock of the baby's hair inside. Meanwhile, Cole sees his mother, Marty step out of the elevator at the hospital. Marty had been held at Todd Manning's house for months and suffered from amnesia. Cole was saddened to learn that Marty had no memory of him but was still happy she was alive. Cole was angry to learn that she had been with Todd all this time. Cole confronted Todd in his hospital room and was sickened to hear that he had essentially raped his mother again and that Todd had a plan to steal his and Starr's baby to raise it with Marty. Cole tells Todd that the baby died.

Starr learns what her father did to Marty and was planning to do to their baby and confronted Todd about it. During her confrontation, Starr got Todd to admit what he was planning to do to her and Cole's baby. Starr tells Todd that she wants nothing to do with him and wants him to pay for what he did to Marty and what he was planning to do with her baby girl.

A few days later, Starr, Blair and Dorian meet with Dr. Joplin to go over the baby's autopsy report. Dr. Joplin tells them that Starr and Cole's blood were not compatible, so the baby died from RH Disease. They're all confused and angry how Dr. Joplin could let this happen, as regular pregnancy tests should've revealed this. Later, Starr sees her Viki with Jessica's baby girl, Chloe, who is actually Starr's baby girl Hope. Starr holds the baby, not knowing it is her daughter. Starr later tells Cole about Hope dying from RH Disease. In December 2008, Starr and Cole and their family and friends have a funeral service for Hope.

Starr and Cole attend Todd's trial. They are shocked when Téa Delgado, Todd's ex-wife, returns to represent him. After sitting through one of Todd's court dates, Cole runs to Angel Square and Starr follows. Cole admits to Starr that he wants to get a gun to kill Todd. Starr talks him out of it saying that she needs him and does not want the the only time to see him is during visiting hours in jail.

Cole's drug abuse
In January 2009, things begin to get rocky for Starr and Cole. Cole turns to drugs to numb the pain of not being with Starr, his mother abandoning him and the death of their baby. Starr is shocked to learn that her new science teacher, Schuyler Joplin, is the son of Dr. Joplin, who committed suicide because of supposed negligence with baby Hope. The two bond over their loses and shared a hug, which was witnessed by Cole. Cole attacks Schuyler and learns who he is. Cole tells Schuyler that it's his mother's fault that their baby died. Starr quickly noticed that something was off about Cole and realized that Cole was on drugs. Starr reaches into Cole's pocket and finds a bag of pills. The principal of the school catches them and Starr covers for Cole by saying that the pills were her anti-depressants.

Starr and Cole drift further and further apart. Starr begs Cole to get his act together but to no avail. Téa goes to Starr to manipulate her into not testifying against Todd. She tells Starr about Todd's suicide attempt on New Years Eve. Tea's plan works and Starr took back her original statement about Todd admitting what he was going to do to her baby on the stand. Just as Nora is about to have Starr arrested, Todd confesses. Starr taking back her statement drove a bigger wedge between her and Cole.

Starr refuses to give up on Cole getting off drugs and begins to confide in Schuyler. While talking to Cole, Schuyler figured out that Cole was on drugs and tries to get him to go to counseling. Starr runs into Cole and the two have a heated argument, Cole blames Starr for telling Schuyler that he's doing drugs. During this heated argument, Cole pulls Starr into a passionate kiss when he tells her doesn't want to feel things that hurt anymore. Starr kisses him back but eventually pulls away. Starr admits to Cole that she's afraid of him like this. When Cole asks Starr what she wants, she says "I want what I can't have." Starr also tells him that while he is on drugs, they can't talk about getting back together.

Marty finds a bag of pills in Cole's room and confronts him. Cole blames his mother for his situation and walks out on her. At the school dance, Starr and Schuyler talk and Starr kisses him. Cole walks by just as Schuyler is pushing Starr away. Cole grabs Schuyler and pushes him against the lockers. The principal comes by and Cole informs her of Starr and Schuyler kissing and Schuyler's past drug abuse problem. Cole insists that Starr leave with him but she refuses. Cole is disgusted when Starr tells him that she was the one who initiated the kiss, not Schuyler. After another argument, Cole leaves. Matthew Buchanan, who was teased at the dance, gets on the car with a high Cole. Meanwhile, Schuyler informs Starr that he has been relieved from his teaching duties. Starr tells Schuyler that she has feelings for him and wants to be with him. Schuyler tells Starr that they can't be together because it's Cole who she wants, not him. Starr calls Cole and leaves a message telling him that she doesn't care what happens to him anymore.

Cole is unable to get the image of Starr and Schuyler kissing out of his head and speeds away in his car with Matthew in the passenger seat. While driving, Cole dozes off and causes a car accident with Gigi Morasco and her son Shane. Meanwhile, Marty has gone to John, worried about Cole. They go looking for him and come across the scene of the accident. Seeing her son laying underneath the car, Marty's maternal instincts take over and lefts the car off of Cole. Marty realizes that Cole was high on drugs when he was driving. Cole is taken to the hospital and no ones realizes that Matthew was thrown from the car. Starr arrives at the hospital to visit Blair who was stabbed and learns of the accident. Starr rushes to Cole's side telling him she wouldn't know what she would have done if she had lost him. Cole asks how Matthew is doing. Thinking he is confused, everyone reassures Cole that he was the only one in the car but he insists Matthew was with him. Bo Buchanan rushes back to the scene to search for his son. He is found laying in the nearby bushes and when he is examined at the hospital, they find out he is paralyzed from the waist down. Enraged, Nora confronts Cole and has him arrested. Starr, Langston and Markko watch in horror as Cole is arrested. Before Cole is taken to jail, he apologizes to Matthew and is surprised that he doesn't blame him. After hearing that Cole was arrested, Matthew urges his mother not put Cole in jail. While visiting her husband, Michael McBain, at the hospital Marice sees Cole's medical chart and notices that Cole is RH negative and knowing that Starr is also RH negative, she realizes the baby couldn't have died from RH disease. Later, Marcie tells Starr about it.

Marty hires Téa to represent Cole in court. Prior to the court hearing, Cole runs into his drug dealer, Asher. Telling him he can't just quit drugs cold turkey, Asher offers Cole pill. Cole reluctantly takes the pill. At the hearing, Cole issues a statement and enters his plea. Nora begins to feel remorse for Cole's situation and decides to offer Cole a deal to go to a rehab facility instead of jail. Following the court hearing, Cole has to take a drug test before starting his drug rehab. Knowing drugs are in his system, he has Asher take the test for him. Starr, who is also at court for a custody hearing between her parents, runs into Cole. He tells Starr that he's going to a drug rehab facility and she tells she is happy he is getting the help he needs.

In April 2009, Starr is still hung up on Schuyler. Starr decides to sneak into his room while Schuyler is in the shower. Schuyler is shocked to see her in his room when he comes out of the bathroom and is even more shocked when Starr tries to seduce him. She takes off her shirt and begins to take off her pants when Schuyler stops her and tells her he doesn't want her. Cole knocks on the door and Starr hides. Cole tells Schuyler to stay away from Starr and he leaves. Starr comes out of hiding and Schuyler once again tells they can't be together and tells her to leave. Starr leaves humiliated and Cole watches her leave. Starr writes Schuyler a letter begging him to wait for her to be 18 so they can be together. Meanwhile, Cole, not knowing what else to do, goes to Todd to tell him about Starr and Schuyler. Todd is angry and goes to deal with Schuyler himself. Just as Cole is about to leave, Zach Rosen, one of his mother's other rapists arrives and Zach knocks Cole out. At La Boulie, Starr sees a letter from the school informing her mother of the situation with Schuyler and finds out that one will be sent to Todd as well. Starr rushes to Todd's to get the letter before Todd reads it.

Starr arrives at Todd's and finds Zach, who introduces himself as "Carl Swift". Starr feels uneasy about him and begins to leave when he comments on how beautiful and grown up she is. Starr grabs the letter and begins to walk out but Zach grabs a hold of her arm. Cole comes to and tells Starr to get away from him. Cole takes Starr and leads her out of the house when Zach pulls a gun on them. Starr and Cole manage to tip off John about the hostage situation with their cell phones. John, Marty and Todd arrive on the scene. They enter the house and find Cole tied up downstairs and Cole tells them that Zach took Starr upstairs. Cole begs Marty to untie him but he has to promise that he won't go upstairs to Starr. Cole promises but as soon as he reaches the stairs, he rushes toward them. Marty stops him and tells him to let John and Todd handle Zach. Cole tells her that she doesn't understand, he loves Starr. Cole tells Marty about Starr's obsession with Schuyler and that he doesn't think Starr will ever take him back. Marty reassures Cole not to give up. While waiting for news about Starr, Cole finds her locket on the floor. Upstairs, Todd gets inside the room. Zach insinuates the he will rape Starr and Todd manages to get Starr out by telling Zach that he can shoot him instead. Starr rushes downstairs and into Cole's arms. Cole tells Starr that he was so afraid something was going to happen to her and wouldn't know what he would have done if anything happened to her. As he is about to tell Starr he still loves her, Marty interrupts them by telling the police are on their way. Before Cole leaves, he mentions he has a headache from getting knocked out by Zach and goes to Todd's bathroom to steals some pills.

The next day, Cole visits Starr to return the locket. Starr and Cole talk and Cole admits that he told Todd about her and Schuyler. Starr is upset with Cole but decides to overlook it. They talk about moments in their baby's life that they will never get to see. Starr tells Cole that the baby couldn't have died from RH disease. Cole suggests finding out the what really happened, but Starr says she can't go there. Starr asks Cole to help her put the locket back on and the two share a close intimate moment. Starr, scared of the intimacy, breaks away from Cole and goes to Chloe's christening. Cole heads to the cemetery and vows to find out what happened to his daughter. Starr walks up and overhears Cole. Starr tells him she wants to know too, saying she just can't stop thinking about it. The two decide to find out why their baby died but agree to keep it a secret between them.

A few days later, Cole is surprised to learn that Rachel Gannon, Matthew's sister will be his new drug counselor. Rachel makes a breakthrough with Cole and he turns in the pills he stole from Todd's. Later, Starr and Cole go to the lab to have the lock of hair from the locket tested. Before they leave, Cole steals some pills from the hospital. They have dinner together at the Buenos Dias Cafe afterward and Starr notices Cole is shaking and stuttering through his words, not knowing he beginning to go through withdrawal. Starr finds the pills Cole stole from the hospital in his coat pocket and confronts him. Cole follows Starr to the docks and the two have an emotional talk. Cole is scared and feels like he has nobody to turn to so he begs Starr to help him. She agrees and asks him to gives her the bottle of pills and admit he has a problem, he does both. Before they leave, Cole takes the pills from Starr and dumps them in the river. Starr sneaks Cole up into her room at La Boulaie.

The next morning, Cole is violently sick and begins to get desperate, asking Starr to go to his mom's room at the Palace Hotel to get him pills. She refuses and insists he can do this but he continues, saying he only needs one pill to take the edge off. Starr blocks the door so he can't leave. He begins to yell pound on the door and he says he doesn't want to hurt her. She tells him that he's already hurting her by doing drugs. Later, Cole begins to blame himself for everything that has happened and says it's always in his head. To help him think about something else, Starr tells Cole the story of "The Geeky Girl and The Football Player", their love story. Todd arrives and Starr is forced to leave Cole because Todd won custody if her and her brothers, Jack and Sam. Starr tells Cole that she is being forced to leave and he begs her not to go but she promises him she'll be back. While Starr is gone, Cole suffers from hallucinations of Todd, Marty, Markko, Schuyler, Nora and Matthew taunting him about all his misdeeds. In Cole's hallucination, Matthew tells Cole to jump out the window in order to make up for putting Matthew in a wheelchair.

Meanwhile, Starr begs Todd to let her go home because Cole is in trouble. He reluctantly agrees. Starr returns just in time to stop Cole from jumping out the window. Cole tells Starr about his hallucinations and Starr reassures him they weren't real and that she is. Starr holds Cole as he drifts off to sleep. She's surprised to hear him say "I love you, Starr" in his sleep and she says "I love you too, Cole."

Hope is returned
The next day, Starr and Cole arrive at the drug treatment facility for Cole's scheduled drug test. Starr mentions him talking in his sleep the night before and just before she tells him that they exchanged I love you's, Rachel arrives. Starr leaves to go to the lab to learn the test results of the locket of hair. Cole passes his drug test and Rachel is overjoyed. She asks how he such a fast turnaround and Cole admits that it was all because Starr stood by his side. At the lab, Starr enters and shocked to see Schuyler. The two talk about how crazy things got between them and Starr apologized for her actions, feeling embarrassed. Just as Schuyler is about to leave, Cole arrives. Seeing them together brought back bad memories for Cole but Starr quickly assured him that they were just working things out and she realizes now that her feelings for him were bogus. Kyle Lewis arrives and reads the results of the tests to Starr and Cole. The tests reveal that the lock of hair from their baby doesn't match their DNA. Shocked, Starr demands answers and insists the test were wrong. Cole tells Starr there's nothing more Kyle can do and suggests they leave. At Rodi's, Cole tells Starr there's still something they can do and that's to have Hope's body exhumed. Initially mortified at the thought, Starr agrees, saying she can't go on without knowing. They decide to ask Marcie about it out of respect, who understands and okays the exhumation. Starr and Cole head over to the Buchanan mansion to ask Bo if he will oversee Hope's exhumation. Bo says he'll do it and as they leave, Cole sees Matthew for the first time in a wheelchair. Later that night, Starr and Cole are hanging out at La Boulaie and decide to go to prom to take their minds off of everything. While sharing a dance, Starr and Cole talk about what it would have been like for Hope to go to her prom. Starr sadly points out that if Hope had lived, it would have been Marice sharing Hope's prom night experience. After prom, Starr and Cole go to Hope's exhumed grave.

Starr and Cole return to Todd's house and find Kyle, who claims to have been babysitting Jack and Sam. Starr goes upstairs and finds Jack hiding in his closet. Starr and Cole realize that something is not right. John arrives and they find out about Todd, Blair, Marty and Tea being held hostage by Powell Lord and Rebecca Lewis. Starr and Cole stay the night at Todd's house with Jack and Sam. The next morning Michael and Marice arrive and tells Starr and Cole that the baby they buried was not Hope. Starr and Cole are shocked and Starr beings to wonder if Hope is alive. Cole is skeptical, he doesn't want to believe it only to have his heart broken all over again. Starr and Cole are reunited with their parents later that day. Marty tells Cole she remembers everything and the two share an emotional reunion.

Cole and Marty go to La Boulaie. While there, Marty, Blair and Todd inform Starr and Cole that their baby is alive. Starr and Cole are overwhelmed. Todd tells them Jessica, as Bess, switched the babies and that Chloe is really Hope. They inform Starr and Cole that Jessica remembered what happened and took off with Hope. Michael and Marice arrive at La Boulaie to await news about Hope. Cole, needing to be alone tells Starr he had a meeting at the drug rehab center. Cole talks to Rachel about how scared he is about having to say goodbye to Hope again. Cole goes back to Starr and learns Hope has been found.

The next day, Starr tells Blair about her doubts about giving Hope to Marcie. Blair tells Starr that if she is having doubts and wants to raise Hope, to tell Marcie and she will help her. Cole arrives and just as Starr begins to tell Cole about her doubts, Todd and Blair return with the baby. Starr and Cole are finally reunited with their baby. Marcie and Michael arrive soon after. Starr is unable to break her promise to Marice and decides to sign the adoption papers. Starr and Cole comfort each other after they say their goodbyes to Hope.

The next day, Starr tells Langston that she almost didn't sign the adoption papers and misses Cole. Starr explains that she couldn't bring herself to break her promise to Marcie and fears that Cole hates her all over again. At the Buenos Dias Cafe, Cole tells Markko he misses Starr and Hope. Markko convinces Cole to go talk to Starr. Cole goes to La Boulaie and has an emotional talk with Starr. The two admit how much they miss and need each other and share a passionate kiss. Dorian catches them and tells them not to return to old familiarities, no matter how comfortable they feel. Cole asks Starr to go to his graduation, even though he wont be getting his diploma until he finishes summer school. Starr and Cole go to graduation and learn from Rachel that Marty has been served with a subpoena in Todd's custody case of Starr and her brothers.

After graduation, Cole decides to go for a walk. Cole winds up at the Cafe and sees Michael with Hope. Overwhelmed, he goes to the docks, where he bumps into his old drug dealer, Asher. Asher tries to get Cole to buy some pills but he refuses. Asher puts drugs in Cole's pocket and before he can throw them away, he is caught by Officer Keaton and is arrested. Meanwhile, Marcie shows up at Starr's doorstep at with Hope. Marcie had overheard Langston telling Markko how close Starr was to not signing the adoption papers and realized what she had to do. Marcie's convinces Starr that she's ready to be a mother. Starr tearfully accepts and Marcie rips up the adoption papers.

At Cole's hearing the next day, he is devastated to learn he has to serve prison time for violating his probation. The judge sentences him to five years, but is reduced to two years. The judge gives Cole two days before he has to serve his prison time. Cole goes to La Boulaie to see Starr and break the news and is shocked to see Starr with Hope. Starr explains to Cole what happened between her and Marcie and tells him Hope is theirs. Cole is overwhelmed with emotion and has to to break the news about his arrest and prison sentence. Cole tells a devastated Starr that he is going to prison for two years. Starr assures Cole that she will be there for him and will always love him. Cole goes down on one knee and asks Starr to marry him. Before Starr answers, Todd walks in and demands to know what's going on. They explain to him that he is going to prison in two days and they want to get married. Todd surprises them when he gives them his permission. Later when Cole mentions they're getting married, Starr reminds him that she hasn't said yes yet. Starr smiles and places him back on one knee. Cole asks again and she says yes.

The next day, Cole, Hope and Marty are in the park. Cole tells Marty that he and Starr are getting married tomorrow. Taken by surprise, Marty tries to convince him that this isn't the right time to marry Starr. At La Boulaie, Blair and Starr share a similar conversation. Meanwhile at Todd's house, Todd tells Tea that there's no way Cole will marry Starr. Todd expects Blair to keep Starr from getting married. Tea records their conversation without Todd's knowledge.

Cole and Todd arrive at La Boulaie. They have a discussion about Starr and Cole's marriage. Tea walks in plays the recording of Todd stating he will kill Cole before he can marry Starr. Starr, upset with her father, claims that once she turns 18, she will leave with Hope if he doesn't allow her to marry Cole. Todd reluctantly agrees. Starr and Cole go to Rodi's with Hope to celebrate.

The next day is Starr and Cole's wedding day. Starr is getting ready with Blair, Langston and Addie, while Cole is with Marty. Marty gives Cole the ring Patrick gave her on their wedding day to give to Starr. Marty tells Cole she would be honored for Starr to wear the ring. Cole and Marty head to La Boulaie. Before the wedding starts, Starr and Cole talk in Hope's nursery. Starr expresses her concerns to Cole, fearing that they will end up like her parents. Cole assures Starr that they are nothing like her parents, they love each other and can make it through anything. Starr and Cole's wedding ceremony begins. They exchanges their vows and rings and just before the Justice of the Peace can pronounce them husband and wife, John walks in and announces that Cole doesn't have to jail, he will be doing community service instead. Everyone is overjoyed. The Justice of the Peace asks to continue but Starr tells Cole they need to talk. Starr tells Cole that she does want to marry him but feels that now is not the time. She explains she wants Hope to be old enough to see them getting married. Cole is heartbroken at first but agrees that they should wait.

Cole and Marty go to the police station with John, where they learn that Cole will be going undercover in a drug ring. Cole agrees and tells John he has to tell Starr. Cole meets Starr at La Boulaie and tells her about his undercover assignment. Starr is worried for him but Cole says he has a lot to live for and promises to stay safe. Just as Cole is about to leave, Jessica arrives and apologizes for the pain and suffering she caused them by switching the babies.

The last night before Cole goes undercover, Starr asks Cole to spend the night and make love. Starr assures Cole that it will be different this time, her father isn't taking her away. Cole realizes he doesn't have protection and Starr goes and gets a condom from Langston's room. The next morning, Starr and Cole wake up in each others arms, saying this is how their first time should've been. Starr and Cole hear Todd on the baby monitor, saying he is going to go and ask Starr if he can take Hope to see Téa. Starr and Cole rush to get dressed and put the room back together. Cole tries to climb out the window but Starr tells him it's too high so he decides to hide in the closet. They're relieved when they hear Dorian walk in and stop Todd. They're mortified when Dorian mentions illicit sex to Todd, thinking it was about them. Dorian then mentions she knows about Todd and Blair having sex in the cabana, grossing Starr and Cole out. Starr goes into the nursery and tells Todd he is not taking Hope anywhere. Starr tells Todd that his sex life is his business and her sex life is her business. Todd and Dorian ask Starr about what she meant about her sex life. Starr backtracks by saying that her daughter is not to a human shield and if he wants to look lovable to Téa, get a puppy. Starr returns to Cole with Hope. Starr asks if they can do picnic lunch in the backyard but Cole insists he has to start undercover work today. Cole explains that he won't be able to see Starr and Hope often because he wants them to stay far away from everything. Starr expresses her concerns once more and Cole tries to reassure her. Cole tells them goodbye and he loves them both.

Cole goes undercover
John sets up an apartment with hidden microphones for Cole move into during the undercover sting. Cole calls Asher asks to see him. Asher arrives and Cole tells him he's interested in selling, not using. After some convincing, Asher agrees to let him deal. The next day, Asher introduces Cole to his boss, Sergei. Sergei questions Cole's connection to John and plants a bug in the apartment. After Sergei leaves, Cole calls Starr and almost blows his cover. Meanwhile, John found out about Sergei's bug and stops Cole from mentioning that he's working undercover. John tells Cole that he needs to stay away from Starr and Hope to keep them safe.

Cole and Starr have a run in at the park. Cole is picking up trash at part of his "community service" and Starr is taking Hope for walk. Starr begins to question Cole about how things were going and Cole notices Sergei is watching them. He abruptly kisses her to keep her from saying anything. He tells Starr they are being being watched and to play along and kiss him again. Sergei purposely bumps into Starr. Sergei says he has his mind on work, a new guy he doesn't trust. After Starr and Hope leave, Cole approaches Sergei. He tells him he didn't appreciate him bumping into his girlfriend. Cole asks Sergei why he doesn't trust him, he's already passed his test. Brody Lovett, who is also working with John, shows up and pretends to be a buyer for Cole. Sergei is impressed with how Cole handles business with Brody.

Later, Cole is forced to sell drugs to Justin Lowell, the mayor's son. This exchange is witnessed by Todd and he thinks Cole is dealing drugs. He snaps a picture on his cell phone and leaves. Cole panics and calls to tell John he had to sell to a kid. Cole runs into Starr and she manages to calm him down. Later, Todd tells Starr he caught Cole selling drugs and she is forced to tell him that John has Cole working undercover. Todd is furious and goes to the mayor. Dorian overhears and tells the mayor before Todd can, seeing this as a chance to help the mayor's reelection campaign. The mayor calls his corrupt cop, Keaton, and tells him to kill Cole if he knows anything about him being involved in the drug ring. Mayor Lowell then calls Sergei to tell him Cole is working undercover. Todd arrives and demands Cole be taken off the undercover case to keep Starr and Hope safe. The mayor assures Todd that John and Cole will be taken care of. Meanwhile, John had to pretend to bust and arrest Cole for drug dealing in order to keep him safe. Keaton goes to Cole's jail cell and just as he's about to shoot him, John shoots Keaton. At La Boulaie, Todd and Starr are talking when Sergei arrives and pulls a gun on them. Sergei and his goons take Starr and Hope, beat up Todd and shoot Sean, their bodyguard. At the mayoral debate, John and Fish arrest the mayor.

Brody, Marty and Cole are waiting at the police station for information. Cole calls John because he is worried about not being able to get a hold of Starr. John tells Cole he will go to La Boulaie and see what's up. John and Fish arrive to find Sean bleeding to death on the floor and Todd stuffed in a closet. They also realize Starr and Hope are missing. Cole learns of the kidnapping and panics. When Cole hears the recording of Lowell tell Sergei to go after Starr and Hope, he lunges for him but Bo stops him. Sergei allows Starr to call Cole and tell him they are okay. Sergei takes the phone from her and Cole tells Sergei that if he wants a hostage, to take him. Bo takes the phone and begins dealing with Sergei. Sergei tells them he wants a private jet and money. Cole asks Marty if the can get money but John and Bo tell him as soon as Starr and Hope get on the plane, he won't see them again. Fish is able to track down their location to a warehouse because of the GPS on Starr's phone. Cole wants to go with John, Bo and Bordy but everyone convinces him that it's too dangerous. Brody manages to get Starr and Hope out of the warehouse but is severely injured in the process. John kills Sergei. Starr and Hope are reunited with Cole at the police station. The next morning at La Boulaie, Starr tells Cole that Bo called and he wants them to go down to the police station to give statements. Dorian apologizes to Cole and Starr for blowing the undercover operation, they both accept her apology. When Starr and Cole arrive at the police station, Cole is surprised to learn that they aren't there to give statements but instead, he, Brody and John are receiving awards from the Llanview Police Department.

Gaining independence
Later that month, Cole receives his GED and decides to enroll in Llanview University. Cole invites Markko, who needs a place to stay, to live with him. Cole finally shows Starr his apartment, he tells her he wishes Starr and Hope were moving in. Starr and Cole decide that once she turns 18, they will all live together. While watching Dorian's mayoral campaign press conference, Starr, Cole, Langston and Markko are shocked to find out Blair fell out a window at La Boulaie. Starr and Cole rush to the hospital and are relieved to find out Blair is stable. Later, Starr and Langston try to convince Cole and Marrko to go Dorian's big same sex marriage ceremony, even though they know it's a publicity stunt. Cole and Markko originally refuse to go but surprise the girls by showing up at the ceremony. At the ceremony, Starr, Cole, Langston and Markko pretend to be gay couples to prove a point to the protesters.

On election day, Starr bumps into Schuyler at Angel Square and wish each other well. Cole mentions he saw Starr talking to Schuyler. Starr reassures him it's always been him and it always will be. Cole tells Starr that he knows but doesn't mind hearing it and kisses her hand. Starr and Cole celebrate Hope's first birthday with their family and friends. Marcie makes a surprise visit during the birthday party. Starr, Cole and Hope celebrate their first Thanksgiving together as a family. Later, they go to Viki's to help celebrate the holiday. On New Years Eve, Starr and Cole celebrate together at Ultra Violet and are ecstatic to see Matthew walking again.

Blair, Addie, Starr, Langston, Jack and Sam move out of La Boulaie and into Todd's after they learn Dorian hired Stanly Lowell as the new Police Commissioner, not knowing that Mitch is forcing her to do this to keep her family safe. The next day, Cole stops by Todd's and decides to ask Starr to move in with him, since she will be 18 soon. Starr agrees, but Todd says no. Starr pleads with her father but refuse to let his daughter go. Blair convinces Todd if he wants Starr in his life, he has to let her go. Starr and Hope move in with Cole and learn that Langston is moving in too. On Starr's 18th birthday, Cole, Markko and Langston surprise Starr with breakfast and a day alone with Cole while Hope is with Addie. Todd and Blair stop by to wish Starr happy birthday and Todd gives her a check for her to buy whatever she wishes. Later, Starr and Cole go to Hallowed Grounds and have a run-in with Mitch Laurence. After Mitch speaks ill of both their parents, Cole pushes him to the ground. After shopping, Starr and Cole go home to put Hope's new playhouse together that they bought with Starr's birthday money. Just as they are about to get ready for Starr and Langston's joint birthday party at Capricorn, they are shocked when Matthew shows up with a girl named, Danielle Rayburn. He introduces her as Todd and Téa's daughter. Starr is shocked to have a sister but tries to help Dani deal with everything. Dani goes on about the horrible things Todd has done, including Marty's rape, making Cole uneasy. Starr explains that Cole is Marty's son and that they are a couple. Cole mentions they have a baby together and Dani is shocked. She asks Cole how he can even be around Todd. Cole explains that he will never forgive Todd but tries to get passed it because he loves Starr. Dani refuses to be around her mom as long as she's with Todd and asks to stay with Starr and Cole. Starr agrees, only if she calls to tell her mom first. Téa agrees to have Dani stay with Starr for the time being. The next day, Starr and Cole introduce Dani to Hope and Téa stops by to tell Dani that she's enrolling her in Llanview High with Starr.