I woke to lips being pressed to my temple. Deciding to see what happened next, I pretended to still be asleep. I was very aware of the sensation of wings around me, and I almost drifted off again in their comfy warmth, when I felt a hand softly stroke my cheek. "Ah, Gwenny... I wish your wings were still whole." Gabriel whispered. Another kiss to my temple, making my heart skip into heavy palpatations. "I think your wings and mine would make a lovely colourpalet." A deep sigh and I felt him snuggle down with me. His hand stroked my hair. "Gold and hot fudge... Very sweet. I love sweets." he murmered. I bit my cheek not to giggle at that last comment, but it also made me think. Apparently my wings were the same colour as my hair.
I could feel Gabriel getting heavy with sleep. This puzzled me. As far as I knew, angels didn't sleep, yet this Archangel was slowly but surely dozing off next to me. "Pretty Gwenny... I love watching you sleep." he murmered, drowsy. "You look so peaceful... I think I'll join you in dreamland." A soft kiss on my head, and Gabriel snuggled even closer. He yawned and I heard him smack his lips softly. His wings tightened around us both and their warmth, combined with the sleepy waves that Gabriel was emitting, made me doze off again.
When I woke next, Gabriel was snoring softly next to me. We were lying down on my bed, his arms and wings still wrapped around me protectively. My head was resting on his chest and I could hear the steady beat of his heart under my ear. I couldn't help myself. I turned my head a mite and kissed his chest. An appreciative grumble made it tremble under my cheek and I smiled, snuggling a bit. I could hear his heartbeat pick up slowly. He was waking up. I turned my head so I could see his face. I definitely wanted to see his eyes when he woke. His face twitched a bit and he wrinkled his nose adorably. Then he opened his eyes and I could feel my heart skip a beat. Two drowsy pools of molten gold stared at me. Gabriel smiled. "Hello, honeybuns." he said with a groggy voice. He really had been sleeping!