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with his Elizabeth. Kokabiel crawled into the car along with Jake, Sariel and Penemue. It made him chuckle, a car full of Fallen angels using such means to travel.
When they approached the driveway , Alice opened the door with a beaming smile before retreating back into the house. Briathos stood in the doorway waiting for his fellow Fallen, seeming a little less on edge than he had been.
“Briathos ,” Kokabiel said.
“Kokabiel ,” Briathos said.
“Dad ,” Cole said.
“Son ,” Kokabiel responded. “So what are we all here for?”
“Smells good ,” Jake said, pushing past his Fallen brothers.
“Cole’s been cooking all day. It’s more of a Thanksgiving meal but we’re celebrating so we thought, what the hell, why not?” Alice said, grinning. She pulled out a few beers and passed them along, after pouring a shot for her grandfather.
“Alcohol . Alright, what’s going on?” Paul asked nervously.
Briathos laughed loudly at the sudden change in his mood. As Alice handed Jake his beer, he saw the ring. “Holy shit! Right on, Cole. Nice!” he said before pounding knuckles with Cole.
“What is it?” Paul insisted shamelessly.
“Relax, Dad, this is a good day. Cole…”
“I asked her to marry me ,” Cole interrupted.
“And I said yes!” Alice beamed with a lightness about her that cooled all tempers and comforted all worries with a simple smile as she tilted her head to the side while showing off her new ring .
“Well done , Son.” Kokabiel said, feeling some relief wash over him.
“Thank you , Dad.” Cole was dancing on air; they all needed something to celebrate after all they had been through and all they were still going to go through.
“Dad?” Alice asked softly.
“Yes. I am very happy for you both. I’m not sure how you two manage to be so positive through all of this, but God himself should be impressed,” Paul said.
They all laughed at th at thought, but Kokabiel saw that Alice took it to heart. She wondered what if I could change His views? She glanced around at her family as they each gave their blessing, needed or not. She loved them all; he felt that and he knew that she planned on speaking to him before dinner began. He saw her nod, signaling to him to step outside, and so he did.
“So daughter -in-law, you wish to speak with me?” His calm demeanor was compromised and he knew she felt that.
“Sit down with me for a moment ,” she said, patting the porch steps. “I went to see Elizabeth and she showed me something that I think you need to see. I’m still not quite sure how this works so look into my eyes and focus in on her and I believe the memory will come to you if you let it.”
“Alright, seems easy enough.” Kokabiel stared deeply into her eyes for a few moments as his warm light welcomed hers. He saw a version of himself comforting the love of his life as they peered at his newborn son. He relived the moment when he left with his son, leaving her alone to be murdered. As she stepped to the window to shut it, she whispered her love to him and he knew that in that moment, she was at peace. She wasn’t terrified and clueless; she was knowing and determined and she forgave him, for, having that one moment, was everything to her. As her voice echoed in their minds, “I forgive you, my love,” Kokabiel’s eyes began to rain tears, betraying his calm and cool demeanor. His love was incredibly brave in her final hours and completely trusting in him to fulfill his promise. Over the last year he had been sharing everything he could with Cole, and soon enough he would share this, too.
When Alice closed her eyes , severing the connection, she felt a calmness resonating from Kokabiel. He looked into her eyes, tearful and thankful. “She was always such a brave woman.”
“She still is. After all that has happened , she still holds nothing but love for you. She’s the only one whose forgiveness mattered to you and now you have it.” Kokabiel collapsed
When they approached the driveway , Alice opened the door with a beaming smile before retreating back into the house. Briathos stood in the doorway waiting for his fellow Fallen, seeming a little less on edge than he had been.
“Briathos ,” Kokabiel said.
“Kokabiel ,” Briathos said.
“Dad ,” Cole said.
“Son ,” Kokabiel responded. “So what are we all here for?”
“Smells good ,” Jake said, pushing past his Fallen brothers.
“Cole’s been cooking all day. It’s more of a Thanksgiving meal but we’re celebrating so we thought, what the hell, why not?” Alice said, grinning. She pulled out a few beers and passed them along, after pouring a shot for her grandfather.
“Alcohol . Alright, what’s going on?” Paul asked nervously.
Briathos laughed loudly at the sudden change in his mood. As Alice handed Jake his beer, he saw the ring. “Holy shit! Right on, Cole. Nice!” he said before pounding knuckles with Cole.
“What is it?” Paul insisted shamelessly.
“Relax, Dad, this is a good day. Cole…”
“I asked her to marry me ,” Cole interrupted.
“And I said yes!” Alice beamed with a lightness about her that cooled all tempers and comforted all worries with a simple smile as she tilted her head to the side while showing off her new ring .
“Well done , Son.” Kokabiel said, feeling some relief wash over him.
“Thank you , Dad.” Cole was dancing on air; they all needed something to celebrate after all they had been through and all they were still going to go through.
“Dad?” Alice asked softly.
“Yes. I am very happy for you both. I’m not sure how you two manage to be so positive through all of this, but God himself should be impressed,” Paul said.
They all laughed at th at thought, but Kokabiel saw that Alice took it to heart. She wondered what if I could change His views? She glanced around at her family as they each gave their blessing, needed or not. She loved them all; he felt that and he knew that she planned on speaking to him before dinner began. He saw her nod, signaling to him to step outside, and so he did.
“So daughter -in-law, you wish to speak with me?” His calm demeanor was compromised and he knew she felt that.
“Sit down with me for a moment ,” she said, patting the porch steps. “I went to see Elizabeth and she showed me something that I think you need to see. I’m still not quite sure how this works so look into my eyes and focus in on her and I believe the memory will come to you if you let it.”
“Alright, seems easy enough.” Kokabiel stared deeply into her eyes for a few moments as his warm light welcomed hers. He saw a version of himself comforting the love of his life as they peered at his newborn son. He relived the moment when he left with his son, leaving her alone to be murdered. As she stepped to the window to shut it, she whispered her love to him and he knew that in that moment, she was at peace. She wasn’t terrified and clueless; she was knowing and determined and she forgave him, for, having that one moment, was everything to her. As her voice echoed in their minds, “I forgive you, my love,” Kokabiel’s eyes began to rain tears, betraying his calm and cool demeanor. His love was incredibly brave in her final hours and completely trusting in him to fulfill his promise. Over the last year he had been sharing everything he could with Cole, and soon enough he would share this, too.
When Alice closed her eyes , severing the connection, she felt a calmness resonating from Kokabiel. He looked into her eyes, tearful and thankful. “She was always such a brave woman.”
“She still is. After all that has happened , she still holds nothing but love for you. She’s the only one whose forgiveness mattered to you and now you have it.” Kokabiel collapsed
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