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[spacehopper]

Who: Alpha Jack, Omega Gabriel and the gang. 
When: A few months after Jack and Gabriel returned home from the Original Timeline
What: Torchwood isn't really baby proofed. 

Jack frowned up at the ceiling, exhausted. It was sort of amazing how he could literally be filled with so much of the universe's energy that he couldn't stay dead and yet could feel this way. Of course, no one could blame him for wanting to hide in his office and nap for a little while. 

Sasan was playing babysitter. Gabriel was off on a mission with Jim, soon to return home of course, and there were no pressing matters to concern him for once. 

Life was good. Tiring but good. 

 

And that was when the alarm went off. 

 

Of course it did. 

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Sasan didn't take long before he knew this city like the back of his hand, Gabriel noticed. He was always the one to go to, if one wanted to know what was the absolute best. The dinner was amazing, and Gabriel settled into comfortable conversation with Jack as their dinner went on.

But yes, he was still going to make that phone call. And it was just what he should've known. They were having a good time, and Natalie was wonderful, already. He assured her that they were having a lovely evening, and spent probably too much time 'reassuring Ginny'- she didn't need to be reassured at all, from the sound of it. She giggled and babbled back.

When he got back to the table, he felt a little embarrassed. But this was his little girl, okay? He was fiercely protective of his new, wonderful family. "Ginny and Natalie say hi," he told Jack. "Everything sounded fine. She was having fun."

And Gabriel had a 'volcanic brownie sundae' coming to him, so suffice it to say he was having fun, too. His mind drifted away from Ginny as the giant plate of sugar arrived. It looked like it was meant for five people, which meant Gabriel...well, he'd have to go slow with it. And maybe he'd share with Jack, some.

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Just happy to watch Gabriel tackle the mounds of sugary, chocolatey dessert, Jack couldn't keep the smile from his face. Gone was any shred of regret from what had happened on that mission last year. He might have broken up an engagement and gotten a family without really wanting another, but the result had been a contentment he hadn't known in a long time.

They had a little wine and since Gabriel was now completely filled with volcanic fudge, brownie and ice cream, they skipped the dancing and just walked hand in hand along a brightly lit street with lights curled around the branches of trees.

"Gabe, I have a question to ask," Jack said as they stood alone in a garden lit by fireflies at the rear entrance of the boutique hotel that Sasan had also recommended. With a flourish of his greatcoat, Jack took a knee and offered Gabriel a ring.

They were bond mates. They had a child. Marriage didn't mean as much to Alphas and Omegas as it did to Betas but... Call Jack a romantic.

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Oh. Oh. For some reason, Gabriel hadn't even thought about this being a possibility. He'd thought they might get married someday, maybe even several decades in the future. When Jack wanted. Gabriel had tried to rush things so quickly at first that he put on the brakes hard once they'd talked that out.

And here Jack was, on one knee with a ring.

Tears clouded his vision as he smiled wide at the man. This spot was beautiful. Everything was perfect. "You don't even have to ask it," Gabriel said, reaching out carefully to take the ring. "You know the answer already." And if not, everything in his eyes said yes.

Of course bonding was more important than marriage to non-Betas. But for two who had rather accidentally bonded, this was- well, it was furthering the commitment. It was thoughtful. And it was certainly romantic, a trait that Jack and Gabriel both shared. And they would share it until the end of time itself. Gabriel felt the weight of that settle in further, and it was possibly the most wonderful thing he'd ever felt.