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Angel woke up the next day, Gabriel was sound asleep beside her. She smiled and went to check on Joseph, asleep as well. She turned the light on in the living room, a girl with dyed blonde hair was sleeping on the sofabed. Angel figured that was Gabriel's sister. She walked into the bathroom and brushed her teeth, hopping into the shower. She put her robe on and went into the kitchen, taking out everything to make Gabriel's favorite. She went into her bedroom and got dressed, Gabriel waking up when she had just pulled on her shorts.

"Those are mine.."

"I know."

He smiled and opened his arms wide to her. She walked over to him, letting herself fall into his arms. He kissed her forehead and she pulled away.

"When your done, before you go to work check on Joseph. Maybe he'll wake up for you."

She went into the kitchen, starting up on the waffles. She chopped up strawberries and shook the can of whipped cream, topping the waffles with everything. She served the plate on the table, Gabriel, with Joseph in his arms, came at once. He sat down and smiled. Angel took Joseph and grabbed his bottle, sitting beside Gabriel. Gabriel prayed and then ate, a satisfied look on his face.

"So I take it we're not going to church today?"

"Nope, not today. I figure knowing Sophia she'll freak at first. She just needs someone to talk to you know? And besides, there is the whole week. I gotta go get her records from the school out there and out her back in school here."

Angel started to burp Joseph when Sophia woke up. She looked around and saw Gabriel. She smiled and then saw a girl about her age, her curly hair loose and long. She had brown eyes and a sweet smile. She was holding Joseph...that must be Angel...Sophia got up and awkwardly said goodmorning, finding her toothbrush in her bag. She grabbed some clothes and went into the bathroom.

"Well, I'm gonna go to work. I'll b back in a while."

He kissed Angel and then little Joseph on the forehead. He grabbed the key to the shop and walked out of the house singing. Angel smiled and put Joseph in his crib, letting him rest for a while. She cleaned the kitchen, eating breakfast after putting all of the blankets Sophia used into the closet. She sat on the counter, thinking. Sophia came out, her hair up and wearing a tank top and jeans. She smiled when Angel waved.

"Uh....Gabriel asked me to make you breakfast so don't be shy. Grab whatever you want."

"Thanks...."

"Your welcome...Make yourself at home. Gabriel tells me he's putting you into school here."

"Yea...I'm still in 11th grade."

"Me too."

"If you don't mind me asking, where is Joseph's dad?"

"He's at home, happy not to be in juve anymore."

"Juve? What did he do?"

"Well, attempt of rape and the fact that it was proven he raped me, his dad put him in there."

Sophia regretted asking her.

"Don't feel bad. It's all in the past. Besides, this little guy is too great to think about how he got here. All that matters is that he is here."

She kissed the baby and he smiled.

"You're really happy aren't you?"

"Yea...my whole life was just one kick in the rear end after the other. Once I got raped it was like, my world is over. But then Gabriel came along and showed me a better way of life. Nothing has been the same."

"Don't you ever think of the ones who hurt you and want to pay them back?"

"At first, but the one thing about your brother is, he is persistent and doesn't tire of repeating the same thing. He taught me this; revenge is of God. Since I learned that I don't think much of them. Anyone who hurts me gets what they deserve. Sooner or later."

"Does Gabriel ever talk about his childhood?"

"No...He just says it wasn't a childhood, much like mine. When we dated a few years back, when he lived with your uncle, he told me some of it. But now he just says it brought him to God so it doesn't matter anymore."

Sophia nodded, finishing her breakfast. She did her own dishes, sitting in the living room. Angel was singing Joseph to sleep in the room. When she came out she was holding a Bible. Sophia sat there and watched Angel read it at the table. Angel read the Bible until Gabriel came up for lunch, kissing Sophia on the fore head and then sitting on Angel's lap and planting a big kiss on her lips. He hugged her tight and took the Bible from her, reading the first thing that caught his eyes.

"Rahab the prostitute, one of King David's ancestors."