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Angel laid down on her side, Gabriel's soft breathing against her neck gave her the chills. The thin sheet she had covering her wasn't keeping her warm. Winter was coming and she knew Gabriel was too embarassed to tell her his heater didn't work. She laid awake, thinking about the service earlier that night. She had cried the whole way home, in the shower and after Gabriel fell asleep trying to coerse her into talking to him about it. She moved her body closer to his, she didn't understand how he could stay warm in his shorts and thin sheet. ...I'm buying a quilt after school tomorrow....She smiled and dried her eyes. Gabriel pulled her even closer then she was and kissed her.

"Stop thinking and sleep babe...You have school tomorrow...."

She nodded and smiled when he placed his hands on her belly. She closed her eyes...Let me sleep God...at least listen to me this once. I won't ask you for anything, I'll forgive him...one day...just please. let me sleep.....

Gabriel kissed Angel's forehead, softly telling her to wake up for school. She didn't remember when she fell asleep, but she felt rested. She got ready in a good mood, putting on a blue dress and her white strappy sandals. She threw on the jean jacket, grabbing her school bag. Gabriel hugged her tight and held her hand as he guided her to the car.

"You're happy today.."

"I don't know, I slept real good last night."

Gabriel smiled as if he knew why. She laughed and kissed him goodbye when he dropped her off. She walked into the school, everyone looking at her. She was all smiles, walking into english like nothing ever happened. Alex stared at her and raised a brow. She handed in her homework, returning to her seat without the slightest feeling of hurt when she looked at Alex. Ms. Briggs handed them out the new vocabulary list, telling them to copy the words and write out the pronounciation and usage, like verbs and nouns. She wanted full sentences and it had to be done by the next day. Everyone sighed in frustration, Angel smiling and doing her work in complete silence. Alex kept turning around, wondering why she was so happy. When the bell rang Angel walked to her locker as always, Alex behind her. He stood next to her, waiting for her to acknowledge him.

"If you're gonna just stand there, help me put this text book away. Help a prego would ya?"

He caught the text books she handed him, looking at her confused. She closed her locker and took two.

"Now hand me the others would you? Thanks Alex..See you later."

She walked away, hearing him call her name.

"What is wrong with you?"

"Nothing...Why?"

"One minute you hate me and then Gabe kicks my ass and now you're talking to me."

"No, I'm asking you to help me. Being pregnant kind of ain't easy. Besides if I were you I'd help the girl who is having my baby."

She walked to class, Alex standing in shock. At lunch he confonted her again, sitting down next to her. She didn't look at him as she ate.

"Angel....You're not pressing charges right?"

She shook her head.

"Do you want me to?"

He shook his head and looked at her.

"You're serious?"

She nodded.

"Why...I mean, don't you ever want to see me in jail?"

"Yea, I guess but like Gabriel tells me, revenge is of God. And besides, I have to forgive you one day. So let me kow when you start feeling bad Alex..maybe I'll forgive you then. Now, if you excuse me, I have to pee."

She waved good bye and hurried to the nearest bathroom. She looked at herself in the mirror, What is wrong with me?... She smiled. She felt good...Brave....Emerie walked in the bathroom, not looking at Angel.

"You didn't sit with us Em...Is everything ok?"

Emerie nodded.

"That guy Alex is sitting there though. Luis is talking to him...Why do you care if I sat with you guys?"

Emerie touched up her make up as Angel looked at her.

"Cuz I saw you crying in church last night and I was worried."

"I'm sure...I saw you and Gabriel last night. Before church..He kissed you..."

Angel nodded.

"Is that why you were crying?"

"Angie..If you only knew how much I love that boy. To see him with someone like you, it breaks my heart."

Emerie walked out, Angel stood there like if Emerie had slapped her in the face. Someone like me.....Angel shook that thought away. She was going to be better, whether anyone liked it or not. She walked to class and held her head high, even though she felt like crap on the inside, she wouldn't let Emerie see she had hurt her.

Gabriel closed the door to the apartment, Angel sitting down on the couch. She opened her schoolbag, taking out her things to do her homework. Gabriel took her books from her.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm ok...I talked to Alex today...He is surprised I'm not pressing charges. Even though it's been months. Emerie didn't sit with us today...She loves you."

Gabriel held Angel close.

"Emerie doesn't know the first thing about love. She 15...Naive as it can get and foolish. She thinks she is in love with the first guy who is nice to her."

"Well she said it breaks her heart to see you with someone like me...She was crying because she saw you kiss me yesterday.."

"Look, I love you and I don't care who doesn't like it. Emerie will regret saying that to you. And as for Alex, I'm proud of you. You lettin' God work in your life."

He smiled and walked to the kitchen, leaving her to her work. She thought about Gabriel's comment....So you're workin in my life now, huh God? I guess that isn't bad is it?.....She smiled and quickly finished her homework. She hopped in the shower as Gabriel made dinner, hearing him sing softly to himself. She got dressed and walked out, Gabriel had served them both, her vitamins next to the drink he had poured for her. She smiled as he took her hand, leading her to the seat. She sat down, Gabriel pushing in the seat. He prayed holding her hands. She bowed her head and waited for him to say Amen out loud. They ate in silence, Angel surprised at how good it was. She smiled as he talked about his day, how Nelson bothers him about their realtionship.

"He swears up and down the baby is mine and I broke my "celibacy" as he says. The fool don't know. But it's ok, I don't mind.."

"But won't that mess up your...um..."

"Testimony?"

"Yea, if people think you fathered a baby out of marriage, with me.."

"Nope. Because I can tell them the truth. God don't let his righteous be moved ma....I'm gonna be aight. Now as for you, you can do the same. Share what's really true and how God been doing good things for you."

She nodded and continued to eat. He smiled and could tell he struck a cord inside her heart. Angel ate almost everything on her plate and Gabriel served her dessert.

"Your favorite right?"

She smiled,"You don't forget do you?"

She ate her choclate chip cookie dough ice cream with a smile on her face Gabriel taking all the plates and washing the dishes, taking her empty bowl and cleaning it. He dried his hands and took her hand and sat her down on the couch. He handed her his notebook. She looked at the picture. The same two angels he had drawn months before, but now the girl had less black in her wings. Her wings were a little less torn and She was holding onto the boy angel but looking up to the sky. She smiled.

"I love you Gabriel.."

"I know.", he smiled and laughed when she playfully hit him. He hugged her tight and kissed her.

"Give it time Angel, you'll be better day by day. Your pain will be less without you noticing and one day you're gonna wake up and it will feel like the past was just a bad dream."

"You think so?"

"I know so. I don't walk around like I been abused and heart broken right?"

She shook her head.

"Exactly, because now I know it all brought me to God and I'm better. And now I have you. Everything that happened in the past is nothing compared to the future I have."

Gabriel carried Angel to the bed, laying her down. He grabbed his Bible and set it down, walking to the closet. He told Angel to close her eyes. He covered her with the quilt, Angel opening her eyes and smiling.

"Baby, thankyou! How did you know?"

He shrugged and laid down next to her, sitting up and opening the Bible. She laid her head on his chest as he flipped through the pages.

"Here we go..", he said and Angel listened intentively.

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.- 2nd Corinthians 5:17...."

He closed the Bible and laid it down on the small night table next to the bed and held her close. He kissed her goodnight and she held onto him tight. ...Old things are passed away, all things become new...in Christ....