I slowly sank back down on my bed. "I'm sitting... Start making sense, before I go nuts." Gabriel sucked on his sucker some more, apparently trying to set his thoughts in order before speaking. When he popped it out, he licked his lips again, mesmerising me. "You are developing more special skills than I had thought one person, even an Earthangel, could get. Besides your visions, you are now starting to become an Empath." Gabriel looked at me and smiled. My blank stare must have been obvious. "An Empath is someone who is so tuned in to the people around him or her, that they feel the other's emotions. If they are good, they can siphon the other's feelings off and help them work through their emotions. I'm guessing you got full blast of the Hardy boys' repressed emotions." I nodded. "I figured as much. I just knew those things I felt, weren't mine." Impressed, Gabriel cocked his head, pursing his lips. "I'm surprised you didn't pass out. They have seen it all, and then some." he wryly commented.

I thought on that. "I guess I didn't, because the pain, the grief... it all wasn't mine. Yeah, I felt it, and yeah, I cried the tears, but it wasn't my pain... Does that even make sense?" I asked, feeling utterly confused by now. Gabriel pushed me back down and sat next to me. "It does to me, sweetheart." he softly said. His understanding broke me, and all of a sudden I burst into tears, real ones this time. Mine this time. I felt exhausted, confused and all round messed up. Not to mention I missed my wings. Over time, whenever I felt emotional, I had started to wrap myself in them, and that comforted me. Now I couldn't anymore. I felt Gabriel's arms around me. He laid my head in the crook of his neck and stroked my hair gently. "It's ok, Gwenny. I'm here now. Let it go."

I cried until I could only hiccup. Gabriel never let go and didn't stop stroking my hair. It calmed me down and I let out a shaky sigh. "I... I... I'm sorry. I messed up your shirt." I stuttered, trying to break apart. Gabriel held me tighter and pushed my head back down. "Shshsh. Don't. Just shush and relax." My eyes felt heavy and I felt sleep lull me. "I never slept so much. Y'all must think I'm lazy." I slurred. Gabriel kissed my head, making my heart stutter. Then I felt something familiar: wings. For a fleeting moment I thought they were my own, but then I remembered. "Ga.. Gabr... Gabriel... I'm glad y're here." "That's nice, sweetheart. Now come, let's get a bit more comfy." he murmered, hoisting himself and me in a sitting position against the headboard. Once we were settled in, I felt his wings curl around me once again, and I snuggled down into their soft embrace, almost instantly drifting off.