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wasn’t exactly true. He used to hold a certain animosity towards humans, but that had faded as he’d watch ed over them . H e still found most of them to be petty, vindictive , and childish.
He’d seen humans do the most horrible things to each other, but he’d seen kindness and compassion, as well. He still didn’t particularly love humans, but he had respect for the fact that his Father did. And he could sometimes see why He loved them.
Gabriel knew he would never have the same love for humans that His father did, but Dani was…different. Gabriel didn’t want her to get hurt, and he would defend her at all cost; even if it meant his own destruction.
4.
Dani had already gone upstairs to take a shower and get dressed when a petite blonde woman came through the door. She didn’t even knock; she just strolled in like she owned the house.
“Where’s Dani?” she asked, shifting a large bag from one arm to the other.
“She’s upstairs,” Gabriel said.
“Thanks,” the woman said, and ran up the stairs.
He of course knew the woman to be Dani’s friend, Donna. She hadn’t bothered to ask who he was, though; as if she was used to seeing random, unknown men in Dani’s house. Gabriel found the idea to be rather disturbing. He knew it wasn’t his business or concern; Dani was a grown woman, but he found the idea of a man bei ng in here with her distasteful and a bit unsettling.
Gabriel was st r uck momentarily speechless when Dani came down the stairs an hour later. She was wearing a very tight, very short, very low cut black dress, and back high heel shoes that made her at least four inches taller than she actually was.
Her make up was perfectly done and her hair was pulled back, except for two tendrils that were curled and hanging down either side of her face. She was stunningly beautiful, and Gabriel didn’t like it at all .
“No,” Gabriel said.
“No, what?” Dani asked.
“You can’t go out looking like that,” Gabriel said.
“What’s wrong with how I look?” Dani asked, looking at herself in an antique mirror that was hanging on the living room wall.
He didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t tell her she looked too beautiful.
“You look like a Jezebel. People will get the wrong idea about you,” he said, and Donna laughed.
“Thanks, that’s the look I was going for when I bought her the dress. With any luck, it might even get her laid,” Donna said, then turned to Dani. “You said he was your cousin; he sounds more like your father.”
“It’s not his fault. He was raised in a very religious community,” Dani said, glaring at Gabriel. “ He’s going to try to loosen up a little tonight, though. ”
“Are you going to introduce us or not?” Donna asked.
“Sure; Donna, this is my cousin Gabriel. He came into town for my mom’s funeral,” Dani lied. “ Gabriel, this is my best friend Donna Stanton. We went to Cosmet ology school together. ”
“Nice to meet ya’,” Donna said, and shook Gabriel’s hand. “Do you have a last name, Gabriel?”
“Angel,” Gabriel said, and glared back at Dani.
“Well Mr. Angel, shall we be on our way?” Donna asked, and slipped her arm through his. “Do you want to just take my car or do you want to follow me there?”
“We’ll just take yours,” Dani said. “ There’s no sense in wasting gas in t wo cars to go to the same place. ”
“We’re driving to the bar?” Gabriel asked.
“You didn’t think we were gonna walk eight miles in these heels, did you?” Donna asked, and looked down at the strappy red heels she was wearing.
They were a perfect match to her red dress.
“It’ll be fine,” Dani said, and walked out the front door.
Chapter Seven
1.
Gabriel rode to the bar in the back seat and Dani rode in the front passenger seat beside Donna. She kept up a chatty conv ersation with Donna, but inside she was seething with anger. He’d called her a Jezebel! And he’d done it in front of her best
He’d seen humans do the most horrible things to each other, but he’d seen kindness and compassion, as well. He still didn’t particularly love humans, but he had respect for the fact that his Father did. And he could sometimes see why He loved them.
Gabriel knew he would never have the same love for humans that His father did, but Dani was…different. Gabriel didn’t want her to get hurt, and he would defend her at all cost; even if it meant his own destruction.
4.
Dani had already gone upstairs to take a shower and get dressed when a petite blonde woman came through the door. She didn’t even knock; she just strolled in like she owned the house.
“Where’s Dani?” she asked, shifting a large bag from one arm to the other.
“She’s upstairs,” Gabriel said.
“Thanks,” the woman said, and ran up the stairs.
He of course knew the woman to be Dani’s friend, Donna. She hadn’t bothered to ask who he was, though; as if she was used to seeing random, unknown men in Dani’s house. Gabriel found the idea to be rather disturbing. He knew it wasn’t his business or concern; Dani was a grown woman, but he found the idea of a man bei ng in here with her distasteful and a bit unsettling.
Gabriel was st r uck momentarily speechless when Dani came down the stairs an hour later. She was wearing a very tight, very short, very low cut black dress, and back high heel shoes that made her at least four inches taller than she actually was.
Her make up was perfectly done and her hair was pulled back, except for two tendrils that were curled and hanging down either side of her face. She was stunningly beautiful, and Gabriel didn’t like it at all .
“No,” Gabriel said.
“No, what?” Dani asked.
“You can’t go out looking like that,” Gabriel said.
“What’s wrong with how I look?” Dani asked, looking at herself in an antique mirror that was hanging on the living room wall.
He didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t tell her she looked too beautiful.
“You look like a Jezebel. People will get the wrong idea about you,” he said, and Donna laughed.
“Thanks, that’s the look I was going for when I bought her the dress. With any luck, it might even get her laid,” Donna said, then turned to Dani. “You said he was your cousin; he sounds more like your father.”
“It’s not his fault. He was raised in a very religious community,” Dani said, glaring at Gabriel. “ He’s going to try to loosen up a little tonight, though. ”
“Are you going to introduce us or not?” Donna asked.
“Sure; Donna, this is my cousin Gabriel. He came into town for my mom’s funeral,” Dani lied. “ Gabriel, this is my best friend Donna Stanton. We went to Cosmet ology school together. ”
“Nice to meet ya’,” Donna said, and shook Gabriel’s hand. “Do you have a last name, Gabriel?”
“Angel,” Gabriel said, and glared back at Dani.
“Well Mr. Angel, shall we be on our way?” Donna asked, and slipped her arm through his. “Do you want to just take my car or do you want to follow me there?”
“We’ll just take yours,” Dani said. “ There’s no sense in wasting gas in t wo cars to go to the same place. ”
“We’re driving to the bar?” Gabriel asked.
“You didn’t think we were gonna walk eight miles in these heels, did you?” Donna asked, and looked down at the strappy red heels she was wearing.
They were a perfect match to her red dress.
“It’ll be fine,” Dani said, and walked out the front door.
Chapter Seven
1.
Gabriel rode to the bar in the back seat and Dani rode in the front passenger seat beside Donna. She kept up a chatty conv ersation with Donna, but inside she was seething with anger. He’d called her a Jezebel! And he’d done it in front of her best
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