Gabriel walked out of his private bathroom shirtless. Cecily wasn't sure that was good or bad as she sat on his bed waiting for him. She shrieked and covered her eyes.
Gabriel, blushing, decided to use this as an advantage. "Hello sweetheart," he said.
"Gabriel Lightwood, wear a shirt!"
"You're over reacting. We are engaged after all. You're gonna eventually even see me naked," he said his voice smooth, but he just blushed more. He remembered how Gideon had stuttered when he proposed to Sophie. Maybe all Lightwoods felt awkward around the ladies they love.
Cecily blushed too. "I'd rather wait until after the wedding," she muttered.
"But you can see me shirtless."
"That can also wait for after the wedding," she told him, "please wear a shirt."
An idea popped into Gabriel's head. "Of course," he said, smirking. He went to his closet, opened it for a minute, then closed it.
"Did you wear a shirt yet?" Cecily called, still covering her eyes.
"Almost," Gabriel called back as he slowly walked over to Cecily. He slowly sat down next to her on the bed as he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her onto his lap. "You can open your eyes now," he whispered in her ear.
She opened her eyes and she turned to Gabriel before her face went red again. "Gabriel!" she gasped, her hands shooting up to cover her eyes. Gabriel caught her wrists and lowered them.
"Look," he said, letting her hands trail down his chest. That action made both of them shiver, but Gabriel continued slowly leading her hands down to his stomach. He stopped when Cecily began fingering old runes and let her wrists ago.
"Gabriel.." she muttered, "by the Angel, you're beautiful."
He blushed, but Cecily didn't notice. What she did notice were scars, as if Gabriel had been whipped and maybe he had. She looked up to his green eyes as understanding dawned into her beautiful blue eyes.
"Gideon has them too," he whispered as if that would comfort her. That just made her heart feel pain. The two Lightwoods had been abused by their own father. Did Sophie know..?
"What a bastard," she whispered.
"Gideon? Well, that is my brother and he can't help getting abused too."
"I meant your father."
"Oh him." Sadness filled his eyes at the thought of his father.
"Gabriel-" Cecily began, but Gabriel cut her off.
"I wanted to show you this because I had a horrible nightmare."
"About your father?"
"About you." Cecily was silent so Gabriel continued. "I was about to hit you and I woke up horrified. I wanted you to show you this to prove after what I've been through I would never hurt you."
"Are you sure it had nothing with you wanting to get laid early?" Cecily teased, but her eyes were said.
"That is a bonus factor I did not think about."
Cecily smiled, but her expression was serious. "Gabriel, even before you showed me your scars, I knew you were never gonna hurt me because I trust you too much to even consider that."
Gabriel looked up. "Really?"
"Really." The couple hugged despite the fact Gabriel was still shirtless.
"Cecily?"
"Yeah Lightworm?" she teased.
He rolled his eyes before asking, "Will I get laid tonight?"
"Nope."
OUCH, REJECTED. Sorry Will got a hold of my keyboard. Anyway, I really hoped you loved this one-shot. I have some news. I'm planning to write a story and I have the plot all worked out. The problem is I'm not sure which couple to use, Cecily and Gabriel or Sophie and Gideon. What do you think? What do you think of this story? Tell me in the reviews!
