Hello again, again. So here we are, date night/morning part three. I hope you like it.

Disclaimer: yeah still not mine.

It felt to Kali that she had barely been asleep when a screeching noise awoke her. Turning she saw that it was an alarm clock and it read 4.30am. What the hell? Where was she? Then it came back to her. She was in Gabriel's bed, alone. Rolling over she hit the clock until it stopped and then just lay there trying to get back to sleep. But now she was awake she realised she was thirsty. Groaning she pulled herself out of the extremely comfortable bed and quietly made her way to the kitchen to get herself a glass of water. On her return trip to the bedroom she noticed that the door to the livingroom was open slightly. For a second she debated but in the end she couldn't help herself (I couldn't if it was me either). She gently pushed the door open further and creeped into the room. The light from the doorway fell across the man sleeping on his side on the couch. He looked so peaceful and gorgeous, all the lines smoothed out by sleep. Kali just stood there staring at him.

"If you're here to throw that water over me because I forgot to bring my alarm clock in here with me please don't." Gabriel mumbled with his eyes still closed pulling Kali out of her staring. "I would prefer not to have a wet couch." He continued opening his eyes and smiling up at her. he then sat up and she noticed that the t-shirt he was wearing had ridden up slightly to reveal a stretch of skin around his waist, not that she was looking of course. (Of course not.)

"Good morning." Gabriel spoke again, though this time humour was most definitely lacing his tone making her raise her eyes to his to see them twinkle.

"It is not morning Gabriel it is still the middle of the night." Kali grumbled, how in the hell could he be so damn cheerful at this time of day? (Practice?)

"The curse of being the town baker. For me this is morning. Go on get back to bed, I'll come and wake you once I have all the bread on the go and give you a lift home okay?" He said with gentle eyes. At that Kali just nodded and walked back to the bedroom. She really needed some more sleep.

She heard the shower start and she was just drifting off when it stopped again. Suddenly the door opened to reveal Gabriel with just a towel wrapped round his waist and wet hair. Kali just lay the squinting at him wondering if she was dreaming again. Damn he really did have a fine chest.

"Sorry forget to get clothes." Gabriel whispered at her when he saw her eyes were slightly open.

"Don't need clothes. Look perfect in towel." Was Kali's mumbled reply as she closed her eyes once again and fell back to sleep.

Gabriel just stared down at the woman he loved lying in his bed where she belonged and he seriously considered just wearing a towel forever more. (Hmm, that image…and I'm back.)

Kali woke for a second time at 7 and decided she should probably get up now. After all she had a store renovation and interviews to conduct that day. Stretching she pulled herself out of bed and looked down at her dress. There was no way she was going to wear that to go home. She would not do the walk of shame. So instead she turned to Gabriel's closest to see what she could borrow. (Let me guess, by borrow you actually mean steal right?)

Gabriel had just finished getting everything on when the door behind him opened and closed turning to smile at Kali he found her standing in front of him in his favourite maroon shirt, the tails tied round her waist and his black slacks with a belt through them. Shaking his head at her audacity (Oh come on you really don't mind now do you?) he instead went up to her and gave her a kiss. He then turned and grabbed the coffee cup and plate he had on the side and handed them to her.

Kali looked down at the coffee and took a bit sip, oh god that was good, just what she needed, she then turned to the plate to find a croissant shaped into a heart on it for her breakfast. Smiling she sat in on the stool to eat it before Gabriel drove her home from the best night of her life to date. If she hadn't before that evening would have made her fall in love with Gabriel, but as it was it just made her love him that much more. (Yeah!)

Over the next week Gabriel and Kali spent most evenings together. Oh a couple of times they went out for a drink and Gabriel would drive her home giving her a kiss goodnight in front of her building (she still wouldn't let him come up to her apartment) but most nights found them wrapped up together on Gabriel's couch, watching TV or listening to music while they talked, kissed and shared a bottle of wine. After these night Kali invariably stayed over at Gabriel's, sleeping in his bed alone while he took the couch before Gabriel drove her home the next morning. And so far no one else in the town was any the wiser. Kali guessed that was what you got for dating the guy who probably got up earlier than everyone else. But by the Saturday Kali was ready. She didn't want to sleep in Gabriel's bed alone anymore. She wanted to sleep in it with him, or not sleep as the case maybe.

So that Saturday night as Gabriel let go of her hand in his room to go back to the couch she refused to release her hold. Instead she turned to look at him and whispered "stay with me?" instead.

Gabriel looked down at the woman he loved as she asked him to stay and his heart was in his mouth. But finally he could speak.

"I thought you would never ask." He replied in a whisper of his own as he pulled her to him and crashed his lips onto hers. Suffice to say whenever Kali stayed over from that night on she never slept in the bed alone. Though there was also a lot less sleeping those nights.

Yeah they got it together. Now I will not be putting any explicit scenes in this story so if you wish for a love scene between Gabriel and Kali then give me a shout and I will see what I can come up with. Have a great day/night.