P.O.V. Of Jack

"Hello Jack, glad you could make it." My second in command, Captain Ana Amari greeting me as Bek and I approached her and a redhead woman.

"Hello Ana, of course." I then turned to Bek, "Soldier… go find Reinhardt Wilhelm or Torbjörn Lindholm and tell them that I want you to shadow them around the base to learn where everything is and get some training in."

"Yes, Strike Commander." Bek dipped her head and scampered off, leaving me with Ana and this new woman.

"Now, who is this?" I asked.

"Moira O'Deorain, chemist, genetics prominently. Pleased to meet you." Moira offered me an outstretched hand, so I shook it.

"As in the Doctor O'Deorain that published the controversial paper on altering DNA…?" I questioned, but before Moira could respond, Ana called out.

"Gabriel! Ah, since you're here, come meet our visitor!" She waved. I furrowed my brow and turned to see my partner striding over.

"Hello…" He greeted curtly, shaking her hand.

"This is Moira O'Deorain, Moira this is Commander Gabriel Reyes of Blackwatch." I added. Moira looked intrigued.

"Blackwatch?" She questioned.

"Oh, I'm here! My apologies, I'm here!" We all glanced over once again to see our doctor, Angela Ziegler, rushing over to us, looking a bit frazzled. I saw a look pass between her and Gabe before she fixed her hair. I rose an eyebrow at my partner and I could tell that he would talk to me about it later. Moira and Angela stared at each other for a moment.

"Moira…"

"Angela…"

"You two know each other?" I asked.

"I know of her work… I tried to recreate her claims from her paper and could not do so… I have come to tell you not to let her join Overwatch, Strike Commander Morrison…" Angela stated firmly.

"Yes, I understand… perhaps it would be a risky choice." I put my hand on my chin, deep in thought.

"Can't I give an argument?" Moira questioned, voice frustrated.

"You do genetics and DNA research correct…?" Gabe asked suddenly.

"Yes, and perhaps your doctor cannot recreate my work because she lacks the proper knowledge. I can be of assistance to you."

"I would really rather you didn't…" Angela replied, glaring at the older doctor.

"What do you think, Commander Reyes?" I looked to my partner. He had his own face of deep thought and I swore I could see the gears turning in his head.

"I want her to join Blackwatch."

"What?" Angela and I said in sync, me more so out of surprise, Angela out of what sounded like anger.

"I want to learn about genetics and whatever else her research is. I mean, come on Jack… that's basically what the SEP is. She could be onto something, so I think we should give her a chance." Gabe said.

"Alright, fine... We'll see how things go. But if we could keep her… employment on the down low for now. Oh, and Moira… we keep Blackwatch quiet as well."

"I can work with that…" Moira smiled and shook Gabe's hand. I sighed and looked at Angela.

"Would you mind showing her around?"

"Yes, I would mind." She sniffed and walked away. I put my face in my hands and groaned before looking back at Ana.

"Yes, I'll do it." She said without me even having to ask.

"Thank you, Ana." I replied gratefully. My Captain nodded and led Moira away. I watched them go for a moment before turning to face Gabe.

"Do I even want to know what that was all about?" I asked him. Gabe ran a hand through his hair, an exhausted look on his face.

"You may not even believe me if I told you." He groaned, sounding as tired as I felt. I gave him as look of empathy and massaged his shoulders.

"Did something happen?"

"When I went to go find Genji and Jesse, I went looking for Genji first. So, of course I started at Angela's office because obviously…"

"Obviously." I agreed with him, a bit of laughter in my tone.

"Well, Genji was being gently… pushed out of her office, but he forgot his katana. Poor kid just wanted to get his weapon back, so he went to go back inside, thinking nothing of it. But when he opened the door, there Angela was, making out with Fareeha." Gabe explained. I couldn't help but gasp and it probably sounded really gay…

"No way! Angela and Fareeha? I had no idea!"

"Me either! And obviously neither did Genji. We both were foored. I think I just stood there with my mouth open like an idiot."

"Oh man, poor Genji… do you think Ana knows?" I wondered aloud.

"I have no clue… but it's not our place to out Fareeha." Gabe grunted.

"I know, but honestly, Ana may already know… Mothers have some sort of sixth sense about that when it comes to their kids. My mom knew that I was gay before I gained the courage to tell her." I explained.

"Really?" Gabe paused, "Do you think... My mother knew about me?"

I shrugged before taking his hand and giving it a comforting squeeze.

"Maybe, but don't feel like that means she thought any different of you or that you should have told her. You honestly could go your whole life without telling anyone and just go about your daily life the way you want to. Let them figure it out like you do with most people we meet. You seem to be pretty good at the apathy thing so, yeah… just be you."

"Well said." Gabe stated simply before pulling me close. I pressed my forehead to his with a sigh.

"Thanks…"

"I love you." Gabe's voice was a bit gravelly, but still somehow soft and caring. I found myself thinking of my own mother now since I had mentioned her.

"Do you ever wonder what it's like to be a parent?" I asked. Gabe chuckled, kissing me gently.

"I think I'm a little too old for kids… besides, I want to be with you and I think we have a bit of a biological issue when it comes to making babies."

"I guess so… but you said you want to be with me, so would you want kids with me?" I poked at him teasingly.

"Why? Can you suddenly carry babies?" Gabe smiled, playfully prodded me in the abdomen.

"No, but you're the one who decided to hire the crazy genetics scientist. Maybe she can create a baby for us." I said, half joking.

"I think we should follow the stereotypical direction of life, so we'd have to get married first." Gabe stated plainly. I pulled away from him, looking at him with surprise.

"Was that your form of a proposal? Because fifteen years is a fucking long time to wait." I exclaimed. Gabe flashed me one of those sexy and mysterious grins of his.

"Maybe…" He wiggled his brows and kissed me once more. I laughed and rolled my eyes at him.

"Oh how romantic."

"I didn't think you really cared much about romance, Boy Scout." He teased.

"No, that's you, Gabe."

"Perhaps." He chuckled. "Do you want to dinner off the base instead?"

"Sounds like a plan, I just have some other stuff to do before then." I told him and Gabe nodded.

"Yeah, I wanted to shower. I'll text you the details on where to meet." He gave me one last peck before walking away coolly. I sighed as I watched him go. I loved Gabe and had known him for almost twenty years, so I knew that romance was not his strong suit. It had taken him forever to admit his feelings, so we had only been officially together for fifteen of those years, though we had had strong feelings for each other almost immediately. Our situation when we had met in the SEP was a bit complicated, so that didn't help either. We weren't really obsessed with the labels of course because we had a war to focus on. It was a tad disappointing though because I was in fact a romantic, but I cared about Gabe so much that I didn't mind. There were so many things that I loved about him and we were like each other's better half, we worked so well together. I knew I wanted to be with him for the rest of my life.

A little but of time later, I was fixing my tie before walking into the restaurant Gabe had sent me the address to. I was surprised to see how empty the place was, and even more surprised when the hostess greeted me by name.

"Jack…?" She asked.

"Yes?"

"Come this way, your party is waiting in the back." She led me to the back room and I smile broadly when I saw Gabe standing there. He looked extremely sexy in a clean black tuxedo, his hair slicked back nicely. I was about to speak, but a knowing smile spread across his face and suddenly a group of our co-workers and friends appeared from the hidden shadows around him. It started softly so I didn't realize what was happening until Reinhardt, Torbjörn, McCree, and Genji started singing an old song that I loved, even though it was before my time. Ana was also there, recording with a smile on her face as I reacted to this incredible acapella serenade from the four… well, five because Gabe started singing the vocals along with the four doing the music and the "whoa's."

(A.N.: Anyone who doesn't know the song and wants to hear it, it is Billy Joel's "For the Longest Time." :) )

"Whoa, oh, oh, oh, for the longest time. Whoa, oh, oh, for the longest time."

"If you said goodbye to me tonight, there would still be music left to write. What else could I do? I'm so inspired by you. That hasn't happened for the longest time."

I watched them and laughed with very surprised happiness as the five snapped as they sang to me. Gabe walked forward a bit in front of them, smiling largely at me as he continued.

"Once I thought my innocence was gone, now I know that happiness goes on. That's where you found me, when you would put your arms around me. I haven't been there for the longest time."

"Whoa, oh, oh, oh, for the longest time. Whoa, oh, oh, for the longest time." They all sang, beginning to circle around me choreographically. I laughed and smiled like crazy. Gabe continued on.

"I'm that voice you're hearing in the hall and the greatest miracle of all. It's how I need you and how you needed me too. That hasn't happened for the longest time. Maybe this won't last very long, but you feel so right and I could be wrong. Maybe I've been hoping too hard, but I've gone this far and it's more than I hoped for. Who knows how much further we'll go on, maybe I'll be sorry when you're gone. I'll take my chances, I forgot how nice romance is. I haven't been there for the longest time. I had second thoughts at the start. I said to myself, 'hold on to your own heart.' Now I know the man that you are, you're wonderful by far and it's more than I hoped for. I don't care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things. I want you so bad, I think you ought to know that I intend to hold you for the longest time." Gabe sang, his voice with that slight, sexy rasp. They all stood in front of me, the end of the song near.

"Whoa, oh, oh, oh, for the longest time. Whoa, oh, oh, for the longest time. Whoa, oh, oh, for the longest time… whoa, oh, oh, for the longest time…" the four sang around us as Gabe took my hand and went down on one knee, a ring in his other hand.

"So, what do you say, Jack? Will you marry me?" He asked. I smiled down at him, realizing just how much time and effort this must have taken him to plan… making me think he had just spontaneously thought of marriage so I had no idea that this was coming. And it was romantic as hell… and I loved it, and him.

"Yes," I nodded, "of course."

Gabe stood up and put the silver band on my finger. I smiled at the ring before embracing him tightly.

"I love you, Gabriel." I murmured into his shoulder. Gabe squeezed me lovingly.

"I love you too, Jack."

When we pulled apart, I saw Torb and Rein clapping and Genji and McCree even high-fived. Ana cheered and put the camera down before coming over to us.

"Yay! I am so happy for you two!"

"When is ze wedding?" Reinhardt asked.

"Whoa big guy, we just got engaged." Gabe laughed. And he was right… but I wanted to start the rest of our life together ASAP.