Chapter 9
Restless Heart Syndrome
"I'm a victim of my symptom
I am my own worst enemy
You're a victim of my symptom
You are your own worst enemy"
-Green Day
Gabriel stepped on to the porch, looking at the old swing set that was standing in the backyard. His mind flashed back to many years ago. Mindy and Danny were around six years old, swinging on the swing set while Carrie sat on the porch, watching them. Gabriel was watching them too, hidden by a few trees. At the time he couldn't believe that he had kids. He just stood there, watching as his kids playing and laughed. He had only found out about them a few hours ago when an Angel had accused him of being a traitor in more ways than one.
His mind was then pulled back to the situation he was in now. Another kid was on the way. His kid. Yeah, he was happy, but there was one thing that still plagued his thoughts.
He led Carrie over to the swing set, where they both took a seat on one of the swings. He watched through the sliding glass door as Daken and Megan vanished, leaving them alone.
Gabriel sighed and gripped the chains of the swing that suspended him.
"I can't believe we're having another kid." Gabriel said, breaking the silence.
Gabriel saw Carrie nod but she didn't say anything.
Gabriel listen to the wind rustle the leaves on the trees and chime the wind chimes as if the wind was a conductor and nature was its orchestra.
"Are you mad?" Carrie asked with tear filled eyes.
Gabriel looked at her, shocked that she would say something like that. "Mad? Are you kidding me? This is great! Another one of me around here, it's gonna be awesome."
Carrie didn't even let out a laugh when he said that. She just sat there, staring at the ground.
They sat there in silence again and what sucked was that the orchestra was taking an intermission.
Then that thought that plagued his mind returned. He sighed. Might as well stick the needle in and get it over with.
"Do you still love me?" he asked, his caramel eyes looking into her deep blue ones.
Carrie broke loose of his gaze and went back to staring at the ground. "I don't know…can I even have the chance to love you again before you run off?"
Gabriel felt his heart sink at those words. He only came to visit his twins and never stayed for too long. Could he live with them? They made him so happy but…what if something happens? He had been able to stay with his kid's every day for the past week, even if it was only for a few hours. Would he be able to commit?
But there was one thing he knew for sure. He loved Carrie and would do anything to be with her. His unborn child made him realize that.
Gabriel took her hand and lifted her head up so he could see her beautiful face. "Carrie…I love you. I want to stay with you and the kids forever. I will do anything to be with you." He said, tears filling his own eyes.
Carrie started crying, tears streaming down her face. "Gabe…I've loved you for a long, long time."
A smile grew on Gabriel's face when she said that. "Then why are you still crying?" he asked, wiping away some of the tears on her face.
"It's just… I'm scared. I mean, there are so many more dangers out there, I don't want our baby to get hurt, or the twins." Carrie squeezed his hand tighter.
Gabriel sighed. She was right. There was more danger out there, especially now that mini Michael was with them.
"Babe, I would never let anything happen to you or our kids. If anything tries to lay a hand on any of you I will zap them into next week." Gabriel said, meaning every word of it.
Carrie sniffed and started wiping away tears. "Thank you." She said, smiling at him with that contagious smile of hers.
Gabriel smiled back and kissed her, listening to the music of the winds starting to play again.
"So, how far along are ya?" he asked after their kiss.
"Not sure…maybe about a few days or a week." She said, stilling holding his hand. "You think Danny's gonna be okay? He seemed pretty upset…"
Gabriel sighed. His boy seemed pretty pissed at him when he heard the news. "I'll try and talk to him. If he doesn't listen to me, well, he'll listen to Mindy." He said, thinking about the bond the two had.
Carrie nodded and pulled him into another kiss.
"Aw, look at the lovebirds!"
They both looked up to see Daken and Megan standing in front of them, they both had grins on their faces.
"At least I have the nerve to kiss a girl!" Gabriel said with a grin.
Gabriel saw Megan and Daken turn bright red.
Carrie and Gabriel laughed at the two. But he couldn't help but think of the two as younger versions of him and Carrie. Megan was definitely like him, funny and carefree, while Daken was like Carrie, caring and helpful.
"If the kid is a girl, you guys better name it after me!" Megan said.
They all laughed, letting the wind fly around them.
Today was definitely one the Arch Angel was going to remember forever.
