Daddy's here

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Characters in this chapter: Gabriel, Baby Celeste, Tabitha

Gabriel dropped in on Tabitha and Johnathan while they were sleeping.

He quietly made his way into Celeste's nursery. He heard soft crying. He walked over to the cradle and picked Celeste up. "It's okay. I'm here. Daddy's got you", he whispered.

She slowly stopped crying and fell asleep in his arms.

He looked down at his sleeping daughter with dark blonde curls.

"Gabriel?" a soft voice asked.

He turned and saw Tabitha standing there.

"Tab…I…" he stuttered.

"You said you wouldn't come back", she said.

"I lied. I was scared. Every nephilim that has ever lived has been killed", he said, "Along with the mother. I didn't want that for you and her. God gave me orders to protect her".

"Gabriel", Tabitha sighed.

"I'll never tell her", he said, "I promise. She'll never know".

"Yes she will. She's very observant", Tabitha said stroking her baby's hair, "When she smiles, I think of you. When she gets to be a teenager then she'll really be like you".

"What are you talking about?" Gabriel asked smiling.

"Gabriel, you're basically a teenager stuck in an adult body", she said.

"That's not my fault. I couldn't find a teenage guy who would take me", he told her.

"Do you ever wish you'd stayed and…?" she asked.

"What? Gotten married to you?" Gabriel asked, "Angels and humans can't marry".

"You could rip out your grace, become human", she said.

"I honestly can't see myself being human", he said.

Celeste had woken up.

Gabriel looked down and noticed her eyes. "They're perfect", Gabriel said.

They were green and gold.

The perfect combination of Gabriel's gold eyes and Tabitha green ones.

To this day, not ripping out his grace was Gabriel's biggest regret.