10
Life moved on, David grew and eventually Gabriel felt he needed to do something to show the world how much he loved his Snow. When he was out shopping for groceries one day, because Snow insisted he at least pretend to be human and do things like shop, he passed a jewellery store and drew up short.
"Dad?" David asked as he looked back and saw Gabe staring in the store window. The boy was now 15 and his voice had dropped to a deep gravel like all of his father's. Some times Gabe was surprised he didn't spit out rocks when he talked.
"I want to marry your mother." Gabriel said looking at David with as serious of an expression as the boy had ever seen on his face.
"So marry her." David shrugged. Who cared if they were married or not? As a teenager he had so much more important things to worry about then his parents getting married. Like Alison Becker at school who suddenly seemed very pretty to him.
"I think I should ask her don't you?" Gabe smirked at his disinterest.
"I guess." David rolled his eyes.
"Come on kiddo, lets go pick out a ring." Gabe grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and pulled him into the store.
Gabriel paced the house that night until Snow came home from her shift at the hospital. She was tired, covered in mystery body fluids and had a far away look in her eyes. But that changed when she walked into the kitchen to see Gabriel on one knee with a ring held out to her.
"Gabriel?" she asked with her heart in her throat.
"Snow, I know our relationship hasn't exactly been normal. There isn't any one piece of our lives that screams normal. But you make me happy, you make me love and I'd like to think I do the same to you. So will you be my wife? Make this old archangel an honest man?" he asked her and she heard the fear in his voice.
"Oh Gabe!" Snow squeaked as she nodded her head and grabbed at him to kiss him soundly on the lips. "Of course I will."
"Good, because I didn't think my heart could take a no." he grinned at her but his eyes were swimming. She kissed him again before he slid the ring on her finger.
"But you're going to have to get a real name." she smiled at him.
"I already have one dear. You didn't think I'd been on earth this long without getting a fake identity did you? You my love will become Mrs. Gabriel Messenger." he announced. David came into the kitchen for some water, saw his parents both on their knees crying and rolled his eyes.
"Congrats Mom." he said kissing her cheek and going about his business.