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Jack glared at the holo-screen open over his desk. His computer screen showed him row after row of icons, each a neat photo of all the current active Overwatch agents. Over one of the photos was an x, red and big. Someone didn’t report in and had been listed as MIA. After a month they would be removed from this database and put into a different one. Some of his best agents weren’t coming home. Ana would tell him that space was hard and cruel, not everyone would come home. They vanished into space without a trace. Mistakes were fatal in outer space, only the best lived to retirement age. His right hand tapped against his desk. An emotion had his guts in a knot. He knew there was more to these agents not coming back then first appeared. What am I missing?
Ding!
His office door pinged softly and opened. Someone walked inside and gave him a long look. Jack felt his stomach fill with a different emotion at the sight of Gabriel Reyes. His heart beat faster and he felt a spark of happiness. He always loved to see his lover after a long day.
“You should go to bed Jack,” Gabriel retorted as he walked into Jack’s office. He sat down on the edge of Jack’s desk. His hand turned off the holo-screen. It dropped down leaving nothing between them but Jack’s mug of coffee. “It’s late.”
“I know Gabe,” Jack muttered and glared at his best friend. His hand reached for his mug of cold coffee. He had to figure this out! People needed him to connect the dots and bring them back. “I have to figure out why my best isn’t coming home. They need me.”
“Space might have just claimed their lives like it does so many,” Gabriel replies and held up a hand. His other hand moved the large white mug with the #1 Strike Commander drawn on the side out of Jack’s reach. Jack’s mouth opened then shut with a hard glare in his direction. His brown eyes stare deep into Jack’s blue eyes. There were dark bags under the blue that hadn’t been there last week. Gabriel held in a frown. “But you’re right. Something beyond the usual is going on.”
“Then you know why I’m doing this,” Jack shot back with a whine as he stood up. He needed to stay awake, he needed coffee. That mug was out of range and he would fix that! His fingers stretched past Gabriel to try and snag his coffee cup. Tracer had given it to him at the last company party. She had it custom made to hold more coffee then regulations allowed standard issue mugs to contain.
“I do,” Gabriel replies and slides the cup further out of reach. His hand grabbed Jack’s wrist. “You’re no good to the lost if you don’t take care of yourself. Get a good night's rest and go back to working on this tomorrow.”
“We might be lovers but you’re not in charge of my health, Gabe. If I refuse to go to bed that’s my choice,” Jack replied with another glare at Gabriel. He yawned wide. One hand covered his mouth and he blinked. His vision swam and there were for a brief moment two of Gabriel. Not an unwelcome sight, but not a good sign for his state of mind. Coffee! Now! He tried to yank his hand free. Gabriel refused to let go. His lover brought Jack’s wrist up to his face and lightly kissed the pale skin.
“What if I want to be,” Gabriel retorted and his turned a shade of red. “What if I want us to be more than lovers? What if I need you too?”
“Wait, what,” Jack exclaimed his voice dropping. His eyebrows marched to his hairline. Gabriel couldn’t be implying what his sleep-deprived brain thought he was. No way. He loved Gabe so much and he would love it if they got married. Neither of them had talked about anything long-term, Overwatch kept them both in too much danger. “Are you…”
“I had a romantic dinner planned before I did this but,” Gabriel spoke softly as he slides off the desk his hand still holding on to Jack’s wrist. He walked around the desk before he got down on one knee. One of his hands reached into a pocket and fished around for something. “A certain someone didn’t want to leave work and come to our apartment in time.”
“Gabriel, ugh… I… um…,” Jack sputtered out a few words and his brain refused to function. Words weren’t happening in any coherent manner. His heart pounded loud in his ears.
“Jack Morrison, will you marry me,” Gabriel asked his eyes wide and full of hope, glued to Jack’s face. His hand pulled out a small, black velvet box. His hand released Jack’s wrist and he popped open the box. Inside rested a simple gold band with a single black star sapphire set in the center. “Please?”
“Of course I will,” Jack yelled out and wrapped both arms around Gabriel’s neck. He plastered Gabriel’s face with kisses. Gabriel took the ring out of the box and carefully slipped it onto Jack’s left ring finger. It was a perfect fit.
“Let’s go home,” Gabriel said as he got back up to his feet. He waggled his eyebrows at Jack. “I plan on fucking your brains out so hard that you’ll sleep for a week.”
“Is that a promise or a threat,” Jack replied with a laugh and he planted another kiss on Gabriel.
“Both,” Gabriel answered back and returned the kisses. He started to walk towards the exit but Jack wasn’t following. He stopped and looked over his shoulder. His lover gave an apologetic smile.
“I need to shut down the A.I. before I leave my office. It always takes me several minutes. If I don’t the paperwork for breaking safety protocol will take me weeks,” Jack explained as his hands typed across the keyboard. “I’ll be home in less than half an hour, I promise.”
“Okay, I’ll see you soon,” Gabriel said with a sigh. His eyes glanced at the coffee mug and he walked back to Jack’s desk. He pushed the mug back into reach before he went to go. “Love you, Jackie.”
“Love you too Gabe,” Jack replied back his voice warm.
Jack focused on the computer, the A.I. always a pain to fully shut down before he left each day. It took him twenty minutes on average then he would run home. He was fast, he had made it to the residential quarters in less than ten minutes before. And that was without the motivation of getting a solid dicking! With a soft beep, his computer and the A.I. shut down. He left his office with all the lights turned off. In one hand rested his mug. A massive grin plastered across his face as he looked down the hallway that would lead him to Gabriel.
THUD!
Jack felt the blow to the base of his skull. He dropped to his knees and stars danced in his vision. He tried to twist his body and fight back. “Tough one, ain’t he? Perfect for the program,” A voice muttered to his left.
Another blow came from his other side.
THUD!
As the world went black he caught a glimpse of several people dressed in uniform he had seen not even an hour earlier on his computer! One of his agents before they vanished, had made a report about it! He tried to not lose his hold on consciousness but he failed. His coffee mug slipped from his hand. It fell to the ground and shattered. With it, his heart shattered with the knowledge he would break his promise to Gabriel. He would be late coming home…
Gabriel, I’m sorry…