OK yep. Totally going to do what he’s told. Sometimes there are things better than teh pretty blond commander. One of them just happens to be a dominant Reyes. 

“N-Nope. M’as innocent as an angel Sir’s~”

Th’fuck Reyes!? NO ONE SAID YOU COULDN’T JOIN IN. GAWD.

“ you never really did trust me or put much faith into my judgement, but you were a good coworker and, hey, maybe not everyone liked you but you never let that stop you from doing your best.  you did a lot of things for overwatch, some better than others, and, for those who you did like, you took care of them.  i may not have agreed with everything you did, but i tried to make things easily and as readily accessible to you as possible.  i… want to thank you for helping someone important to me.  i’m sorry it didn’t work out.  that you didn’t feel appreciated enough to stay, that you felt pushed out and excluded.  it was never my intention for that to happen. “

the explanation doesn’t quite register to him at first.  he simply gave gabriel a blank stare for a solid minute before it dawns on him.  slowly, painfully slowly, his expression changed to recognition and oceanic blues widen, “ oooooh... “  and another pause before he adds, “ anniversary of what? “

“Erm...what happened?”

“ ........ wait.  we’re dating??? “

“ ... gabe.  i’m 47. “