As Alley walked in the house that night, she saw Jake sitting on the couch
waiting on her.
"Jake, what are you doing?"
"I should ask you the same thing Alley. You are always hanging out with that boy. Every night you see him, you are starting to wake up early, I mean what is wrong with you, you're changing and it is freaking me out. What has that boy done to you?"
"Jake, you're just mad because I'm not here for you to pick on all day. I am fine and what is wrong with me waking up early?"
"I am just saying that you should be careful. I have no idea what that boy has wrong with him, but it is just something strange. Not a bad thing but a good thing. I just can't describe it."
"Jake, can I tell you something and you promise not to freak out or think that I am crazy and you can't tell mom?"
"Alley, I'm your brother as much as you think I'd like to rat things out to your mother, I know you wouldn't do the same in return. So come on sit down and talk."
"Jake, Gabe he's a. he's . an angel"
Alley squinted her eyes as like she was ready for Jake to explode. He just nodded, and said, "Ok Alley, I won't bother you about hanging out with him all the time, just don't get too attached to him. you never know when he may change, move, or just leave like everyone else we have ever had in our lives. I love you too much to see you get hurt again like that." He gave her a hug and a kiss then she walked up and went to bed.
That night she had the same dream that she had about the time that Gabrielle first moved in. She was chasing her dream guy and as she fell on her knees to weep she felt a bright light descend upon her. She couldn't look up because it was too overwhelming all she could hear was a voice and this voice said, "It was meant to be this way."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 7 months later~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Alley looked in the mirror as she was trying on prom dresses with her friends. She still didn't have a date, and she knew Gabe wouldn't want to go after all it was the same time as a youth mission trip and although she wanted to go there to this was her last year to go to prom and she was going. There would be other trips to go on. Saria called out from the dressing room next to her, "What about my cousin Sean?"
"I've never met your cousin Sean. you have a cousin?"
"Yeah, he goes to Cash College right near Zoe's."
"I don't know Saria, I'll think about it."
A few weeks later Alley was again in front of the mirror. This time she was ready to go to prom. Gabe appeared over her shoulder and gave her hug. "You look fantastic."
"Stop it Gabe, zip me up."
Alley had a beautiful burgundy dress that matched her hair. It draped in the front and flowed in the back into a small train. Her gloves matched and her hair in curls falling down to her elbows.
"I've got something for you Alley."
"Gabe, I know you didn't get me something when I told you not to."
"What can I say? I already had it before you told me not to get it." He smiled and told her to close her eyes. When she opened them she had a beautiful heart shaped ruby hanging from her neck. She gasped in awe.
"Gabe, this is. my gosh. thank you Gabe!" She threw her arms around him in tears of happiness. She never in her life felt as happy as she did that moment. Then as she was letting go she looked into his eyes as they stared back into hers. He had tears in his eyes also. She closed her eyes and kissed him. It seemed as if every fiber in her body was exploding with indescribable emotions.
"Alley, Alley dear, come down Sean is here."
"Jake, what are you doing?"
"I should ask you the same thing Alley. You are always hanging out with that boy. Every night you see him, you are starting to wake up early, I mean what is wrong with you, you're changing and it is freaking me out. What has that boy done to you?"
"Jake, you're just mad because I'm not here for you to pick on all day. I am fine and what is wrong with me waking up early?"
"I am just saying that you should be careful. I have no idea what that boy has wrong with him, but it is just something strange. Not a bad thing but a good thing. I just can't describe it."
"Jake, can I tell you something and you promise not to freak out or think that I am crazy and you can't tell mom?"
"Alley, I'm your brother as much as you think I'd like to rat things out to your mother, I know you wouldn't do the same in return. So come on sit down and talk."
"Jake, Gabe he's a. he's . an angel"
Alley squinted her eyes as like she was ready for Jake to explode. He just nodded, and said, "Ok Alley, I won't bother you about hanging out with him all the time, just don't get too attached to him. you never know when he may change, move, or just leave like everyone else we have ever had in our lives. I love you too much to see you get hurt again like that." He gave her a hug and a kiss then she walked up and went to bed.
That night she had the same dream that she had about the time that Gabrielle first moved in. She was chasing her dream guy and as she fell on her knees to weep she felt a bright light descend upon her. She couldn't look up because it was too overwhelming all she could hear was a voice and this voice said, "It was meant to be this way."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 7 months later~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Alley looked in the mirror as she was trying on prom dresses with her friends. She still didn't have a date, and she knew Gabe wouldn't want to go after all it was the same time as a youth mission trip and although she wanted to go there to this was her last year to go to prom and she was going. There would be other trips to go on. Saria called out from the dressing room next to her, "What about my cousin Sean?"
"I've never met your cousin Sean. you have a cousin?"
"Yeah, he goes to Cash College right near Zoe's."
"I don't know Saria, I'll think about it."
A few weeks later Alley was again in front of the mirror. This time she was ready to go to prom. Gabe appeared over her shoulder and gave her hug. "You look fantastic."
"Stop it Gabe, zip me up."
Alley had a beautiful burgundy dress that matched her hair. It draped in the front and flowed in the back into a small train. Her gloves matched and her hair in curls falling down to her elbows.
"I've got something for you Alley."
"Gabe, I know you didn't get me something when I told you not to."
"What can I say? I already had it before you told me not to get it." He smiled and told her to close her eyes. When she opened them she had a beautiful heart shaped ruby hanging from her neck. She gasped in awe.
"Gabe, this is. my gosh. thank you Gabe!" She threw her arms around him in tears of happiness. She never in her life felt as happy as she did that moment. Then as she was letting go she looked into his eyes as they stared back into hers. He had tears in his eyes also. She closed her eyes and kissed him. It seemed as if every fiber in her body was exploding with indescribable emotions.
"Alley, Alley dear, come down Sean is here."
