After all the boys had been through, the apocalypse, dying, closing the gates of heaven and hell; the boys were taking a much deserved break. Sam and Dean had quite literally been to hell and back. They lost friends, allies, and lovers and there was still much to be done.

Dean and Sam threw out their burner phones to avoid any calls from Garth, and locked themselves in the Men of Letters headquarters. A week was all they needed really, to just live their lives as normal as possible.

Benny would be there of course, and even thought he was a vampire he had a steady blood supply stocked in the Men of Letters kitchen. Cas was there too, now that Dean had admitted to the angel that he loved him the two had been pretty inseparable.

Sufficient to say Dean was very excited for the next week.

On the first official day of their vacation Dean woke up tangled in Cas's arms. He knew that Cas had trouble grasping the ideas of personal space but he didn't know how much until Cas was allowed to touch him freely.

Cas opened an eye at Dean's sudden movement. "Gnnn." He moaned burying his face into the crook of Dean's neck.

"Come on Cas, its time to wake up. Benny will be here soon, and I need a shower. I'm going to make waffles. Do you think that vampires can eat?" Dean asked untangling from Cas and getting out of bed.

"From what I have read of those twilight books I don't think they do." Castiel answered, a little grumpy from being woken up and being pulled away from his lover.

Dean shook his head. "Cas how many times do I have to tell you that those aren't real vampires. Now come on I think there is enough room in the shower for two."

Cas didn't have to be told twice. He was already under the hot water by the time Dean got into the bathroom.

Cas loved Dean's body. Every inch of it. He could tell Dean how many freckles he had, or which scars he had where. He remembered any ticklish spot, and every spot that made Dean shutter. Since they had admitted their feelings for each other Cas had spent hours worshiping Dean's body. A term Dean found amusing considering his lover was once an angel. Yes, Castiel knew every inch of Dean's body, but it didn't stop him from wanting to explore some more in the shower.

An hour later Dean and Cas were more or less Clean and Dean headed downstairs to start cooking.

Sam was already down there, face deep in a book, he barely grunted at Dean as he passed.

"You are supposed to be having fun." Dean called on his way to the kitchen.

"This is fun." Sam called after him.

Dean had started his 'overnight waffles' the night before. The batter was sitting at room temperature all night as the recipe had instructed.
He hummed an ACDC song as he stirred two egg yolks into the batter, then fluffed the whites and gently stirred them in as well. Twenty minutes later Dean set the fresh waffles on the table with a tub of whipped butter, fresh fruit and whipping cream.

It was when Dean brought out four plates that he heard a knock on the heavy steel of the men of letters door. Only a vampire could do that.
Dean hurried to the door and let Benny in.

(Sam was kind enough not to point out he was like a little boy having his first sleepover.)

"Do vampires eat?" Dean said ushering Benny in.

Benny nodded carefully, a little worried. He knew his friend could be a little bit spastic sometimes and he just went with it.

Dean lead Benny to where Sam and Cas were already seated. Cas looking a little more cheery than he had this morning, and Sam still deep in his book.

Benny sat his bag down on the end of the table before saying greeting the two.

"Castiel." Benny smiled. "Nice to see you out here in the real world."

Cas gave Benny a smile. Genuinely happy for Dean to have a friend, and of course always glad that the vampire helped him out of purgatory.
"Sam." Benny addressed, he knew how annoying it was to be interrupted while reading.

Sam set down his book and turned to look up at Benny. He still wasn't entirely sure about the vampire but he liked him well enough. "Hello Benny."

"What were you reading?" Benny asked.

Sam smirked "Oh it was fascinating. It was about the Eleusian Mysteries in ancient Greece..."

"I met Demeter." Cas told Sam.

Before Sam could ask Cas a million questions Dean cleared his throat. "Eat now, nerd later."

Nobody talked as they ate, even if Benny only ate one waffle, but Dean smiled as he sat at the table with the people he cared about.
When everyone was full Dean whisked off the dishes to the kitchen, but just left them in the sink. He would clean up later, or Sam would if he was annoyed enough.

"Come upstairs Benny, I want to show you something." Dean said when he came back. They went upstairs leaving Cas and Sam in the main room of the batcave.

Cas looked uncomfortable a second before launching into a conversation with Sam. "Did you know that there is a modern church that attempts a three day festival in which they try to reenact the mysteries? I can tell you it is very different than the original. A lot less ritual sex."

Sam chuckled, not sure if Cas was joking about the last part. "Did you see the mysteries?"

"I participated." Cas told him and then quickly added. "Not the ritual sex. But I was curious. God encouraged us to mingle with the humans back then. I was living as a Hierophant living under the name Agape."

Sam leaned in with a smirk. "The things you must have seen as an angel. The secrets you must have. And you gave it all up for my stubborn older brother."

"I love him." Cas answered.

"You must." Sam chuckled. "Tell me more about Demeter.."