They met in high school, they were lab partners to be exact. When Castiel and Dean met they got off to a rocky start, but they soon became the best of friends. The two of them did everything together, and were practically inseparable. It started with little touches at first, then they had their first kiss. Things just moved from there. That's what made it so hard when Dean enlisted in the army when he was graduating. His father had served in the marines, enlisted fresh out of high school to be exact. Dean idolized his father, so naturally he followed in the man's footsteps.
She was not going to stand in the way of his dream, as much as everything in her wanted to try and stop him from going. That's what lead her to where she is now. It had been two years since Dean had been sent overseas. Two nerve wracking, long years. He was supposed to be coming home soon now. Castiel would be counting down the days, but they kept moving the date forwards, every time she felt her heart get a little heavier, but the hope of seeing Dean again never fading. So here she sat on the couch, waiting for Dean's phone call giving her the update. He was supposed to call yesterday but the phone never rang.
Castiel sighed and laid her head down on the arm of the couch, her eyes fixed on the television half paying attention to the bad movie playing. It's hard to pay attention to a movie when your mind is focused on the phone. Soon she felt her eyes closing and the world fading away. Her dreams full of memories, times long ago when she was not lonely and worried all the time. It was not the sound of the phone that jarred her out of her happy memories, but a loud knocking at the door. Castiel yawned and sat up, her mind only half lucid as she headed to the door while the knocking started again.
"Geez hold on, what's the big…" Castiel started only to completely freeze when she saw who was on the other side of the door. It was Dean, in the flesh and blood, standing on the doorstep with that smirk on his face. "Dean…" She said, finding her voice, her still half asleep brain reeling to process what was happening. Suddenly Castiel lunged forward and wrapped her arms around Dean pulling him close. Emotions that had been pushed away came to the surface as tears stung at the back of her eyes.
She just watched Dean for a moment, admiring the smile on Dean's face. "Surprise." Dean said as he wrapped his arms tightly around Castiel and kissed her softly. Castiel had lived memories of this simple act over the years, but nothing compares to the feeling of the slightly chapped lips against hers. Even the safety of being in his arms after all this time was almost overwhelming. Castiel pulled him closer, her arms moving around his neck and gripping him like a man in the middle of a lake gripping a buoy. Dean pulled away and rested his forehead on Castiel's. "I missed you so much." He said softly, giving her another quick kiss, causing her to smile.
"You have no idea how much I missed you." Castiel said, closing her eyes as Dean moved his thumb across her cheek. Wiping away the tears, his callused hands feeling rough against her soft skin. They stood there for a while just watching each other before a gust of the winter air reminded Castiel that they were still standing on the porch. "Let's go inside." She said, taking a glance behind her and backing up, her arms still wrapped tightly around Dean as they made their way inside the house.
Dean moved a hand behind him to shut and lock the door, keeping his eyes on Castiel the entire time. Castiel was happier than she had been in two years, still holding Dean tightly. "I actually have a question for you." Dean said as he pulled away from the warm embrace. Castiel felt colder than she remember the house being without Dean's arms around her as he pulled away. She nodded her head as he reached behind him and pulled out a little box. "While I was gone I had time to think about the things that are important to me." He said as he knelt down. Castiel could barely believe her eyes, one minute Dean is on her door step and the next he is down on his knee. Was the really happening? "Castiel Novak, will you make a honest man out of me?" Dean asked.
Castiel pinched herself in the arm, flinching a little at the pain. Okay, it was real. It was real… She just stood there looking at the sparkling ring in the box, her words caught in her throat. Dean looked increasingly nervous as he watched her. She looked at him and finally found the words to answer him. "Yes, of course I will. Yes, yes, yes." Castiel said as the familiar stinging at the back of her eyes returning as Dean stood up and took her hand, slipping the ring on her finger. She squeaked a little as he picked her up and tightened his grip on her. "You sure know how to surprise a girl." Castiel said as she looked down at Dean and smiled at him.
"Well you sure know how to scare a guy with your silence." Dean said as he squeezed Castiel tightly. She felt a pang of guilt at his words. He must have gone through a lot standing there while she tried to find her voice among the mess of thoughts in her mind. A flush spread across Castiel's face as she pulled Dean's head close and kissed him softly. What started as an innocent kiss soon turned into a deep passionate kiss as Dean set her down and pulled her closer. She felt his hand move into her long black hair and pull her head closer. "You know, I think this calls for a celebration." He said against her lips his hand drifting up Castiel's shirt.
God, it had been a so long since Castiel had those hands on her skin, felt those long fingers fanning over her back. The thought of feeling Dean so close, his skin against hers… well it drove her crazy. She moved her hands to his and chuckled a little, leading him to the bedroom. "Celebrations are definitely in order." Castiel said as she pulled him into the bedroom looking around at the clothes that were resting on top of the dresser. "Sorry it's messy, I was going to clean before you came I just didn't know when you were coming because someone stopped calling me." She said, turning around and reaching for the zipper on his camouflage jacket and slowly unzipping it. "Don't think that all these surprises made me forget." Castiel said as she smiled and pushed the jacket over his shoulders. Dean chuckled, and his hands moved to the hem of his shirt and he quickly pulled it over his head as Castiel unbuttoned her shirt.
It didn't take long for both of them to strip down to nothing. Castiel just stood there for a moment, tracing the muscles on his chest. Touching what she had only seen in her dreams over the past two years. Suddenly Castiel felt Dean lift her up and her legs instinctively wrapped around his waist as their lips crashed together. They broke the kiss as Dean laid Castiel down on the bed and unwrapped her legs from around his waist. "I'll make it up to you." Dean said as his lips traveled down her neck, nipping and sucking while his hands moved up her stomach. She gasped when his hand lightly pinched her nipple, sending a jolt of pleasure through her. Her eyes closed as Dean lips moved down till he took one of her nipples in his mouth. She moaned loudly, every nerve in her body feeling like it was on overdrive. Her back arched as he moved to the other side, rolling the other nipple between his fingers.
"Dean." Castiel whimpered as he left her chest and moved down her stomach, placing little kisses in his path. She took a deep breath trying to calm her racing nerves as he moved them to the edge of the bed and knelt down on the floor. Next thing she knew his mouth was sucking and his tongue flicking, causing her back to arch again, a cry leaving her mouth. Castiel's head moved back on the pillows, eyes closed tightly. He moved his fingers plunged inside her filling her and hitting spots that had been neglected for far too long. When his fingers started moving with his tongue, hitting that spot. She came undone, her eyes flying open as a feeling of overwhelming pleasure came over her.
She laid there panting for air as Dean moved back up, hovering over her with a smile on his face. "Told you I would make it up to you." Dean said as his hand cupped her face, leaning down and grinding down into her causing both of them to groan. She needed to have him in her, feel that fullness again. Her legs hooked around his waist, urging him forward. Sure enough Dean slowly moved forward, carefully moving forward till he could move no more. It was uncomfortable for a moment, after all it had been two years. When he started moving she couldn't help but hold onto Dean tightly, her nails digging into his back. She cried out as he started thrusting into her faster his thumb now rubbing circles on her clit. A familiar feeling of overwhelming pleasure came over her and she cried out once again as for the second time that night pure pleasure touched every nerve in her body, down to her toes. It was not long till Dean was lying next to her, panting heavily.
Castiel smiled as she looked over at Dean for a moment before rolling over and curling up to him. His arm wrapping around her and pulling them closer together. She sighed as rested her head on his chest and started tracing patterns on his chest. "You know, even with the pictures and phone calls, nothing compares to actually having you here." Castiel said as she looked up at Dean and saw him looking down at her with a smile on his face. "You know that smile is the first and last thing that I thought about every day." She added, feeling those damn tears stinging at her eyes again as he ran a hand through her hair and kissed the top of her head.
He just watched her for a moment before he spoke again. "I'm not going anywhere again, this was the end of my four years." Dean said as those damn tears streaked down her face again. She could feel his hand rubbing circle on her back, her arms wrapped tightly around him. It was stupid to be crying, why is she crying, he is home she should be happy. Yet here she was, crying in his arms. "I have to keep my fiancée safe from her crazy family after all." He said, getting a chuckle from her as she sniffled and smacked his chest lightly.
"They love you, and will be very excited to hear our news." Castiel said as she sat up a little and leaned on her arms, wiping the tears away with the back of her hand. Her family was a bit dysfunctional, they tended to poke fun of people, fight and get into wrestling matches. Dean luckily managed to stay out of most of the chaos, but there was once where he was tackled to the ground by her older brother Michael. That was the first family dinner they had as a couple. Since then her brothers had turned to tormenting each other instead of Dean, mostly due to the scolding they got for pulling Dean into their fighting. There was always a fight at dinners too, every year without fail there would be a full on fists flying fight between them. Her family was rowdy but they loved each other, and in the end that is all that matters with family.
Dean chuckled and tucked some stray strands of hair behind her ear. "I'm sure, but I swear if they punch me I'm punching back." Dean said as he sighed and sat up, pulling her with him. She did not doubt that he would punch her brothers back should they get violent with him. He never really was one to put up with a lot of crap from others. She just hoped that they would be too shocked by their news that they would refrain from punching anyone this year. Castiel smiled as she moved her hand down Dean's chest, tracing his muscles with her fingers again, feeling happier than she had for a long time. This was where she belonged, laying here in their bed in her now fiancée's arms.