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Two wide brown eyes met Gabriel’s gaze steadily, desperate for approval. “Do not be afraid, Mary. I bring you tidings of great joy. You will have a baby and name him Jesus.”
Gabriel smiled warmly. “That was perfect Noah. You’re going to be the best Angel Gabriel there ever was. Go play honey, you did great.”
Noah toddled off as an amused Mohinder joined Gabriel on the couch. “So how is our future Oscar winner?”
“He’s wonderful, I can’t wait to see him on that stage. Did you speak to Peter about borrowing the video camera?”
“Well, actually, it was supposed to be a surprise but…” Mohinder jumped up and returned with a wrapped present. “Merry Christmas.”
Gabriel grinned, ripping off the paper to reveal a brand new DV camcorder. “Awesome! Oh Mohinder that’s perfect, thankyou.” He kissed Mohinder on the cheek, reading the back of the box.
“You film his every waking moment so it’s a good investment. It records straight onto DVD too, so no excuses about sitting on Windows Movie Maker all night.”
Gabriel set his new toy on the floor and pulled Mohinder into a hug. “I promise. Hey we could do your mom a copy too. Offset the ‘You haven’t brought my Grandson to see me yet’ guilt trip”.
Mohinder bit his lip. “Actually, I need to talk to you about that….My mother can see the play first hand, she’s going to be staying here over Christmas.”
“Staying here? With us?”
“Look on it as a babysitter, we’ll be able to actually go out this New Year!”
Gabriel raised his eyebrows. “New Year? How long is she staying exactly?”
“Erm…”
As if on cue, Noah came running in, jumping onto Mohinder’s knee. “Daddy, listen to me be the Angel Gabriel. Do not be afraid Mary, I bring you tidings of great joy. You will have a baby and name him Jesus.”
Mohinder kissed his head gently. “Well done sweetheart, that was lovely, you’re going to make me and Daddy and Grandma very proud.”
Noah grinned. “Grandma’s coming to my birthday party!”
Mohinder gave Gabriel a guilty look. “Oh, look, Noah it’s your bedtime, give Daddy a kiss.” Noah kissed him then climbed across to Gabriel for a cuddle.
“Night night Daddy.”
“Goodnight my angel, I’ll be in for your story in a minute.” He painted on a smile until Noah was out of the room and turned crossly to Mohinder. “Grandma’s coming to his birthday party? His birthday’s in February!”
“So we’ll have a babysitter for Valentine’s day!” Mohinder snaked an arm around his shoulders. “She’s very quiet. And she doesn’t meddle, I swear.”
Gabriel sighed and held Mohinder round the waist, nuzzling into his shoulder. “It’s a good job I love you, or I would kill you.”