Gabriel woke up in his new apartment, slightly confused. He then remembered that he was in fact in Lawrence, not Manhattan. He heard somebody rustling around outside. He sat up, threw on a pair of sweatpants and walked out to see Castiel attempting to hang things up around the living room.
"Cassie, bro?" Castiel over at him.
"Yes?"
"What are you doing?"
"I could not sleep well with all this junk lying around." Castiel went back to hanging a picture on the wall.
"Stop, we're going to get some breakfast." The real reason Gabriel wanted to wait was so that he could get the hammer out of Castiel's hand. Castiel was about as far from a handyman as one could get. "Now." Castiel put the hammer on the floor and sighed.
"Fine, let's go meet your little crush of the moment."
Fifteen minutes later, Gabriel and Castiel were sitting in a booth, waiting for Sam to come over.
Sam was still debating on giving Gabriel a call when he woke up for work the next morning. He walked out to the kitchen dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, running his fingers through his hair. He grabbed a granola bar from the cupboard when his older brother walked in. Dean, at twenty-two, was the same height as Sam, and the specks of green that were spread out through Sam's eyes were the only color in Dean's. His short, spiked blonde hair was still slightly wet from the shower he had taken that morning.
Dean Winchester had been looking after Sam since he, Dean, was eighteen years old and Sam was fourteen. Sam and Dean had lived with their surrogate father, Bobby Singer, after their parents had died and until Dean was old enough to be on his own. Bobby still looked after the boys and had given Dean a full time job at his auto garage as soon as he could.
"Sammy, that's not all you're going to eat is it?" Dean practically shoved Sam down into a chair at their kitchen table.
"Dean, I have to leave soon. You know how Mrs. Tran gets if I'm late."
"You can have a proper breakfast and still be on time." Dean began cracking eggs into a bowl and turned on the stovetop. Sam sighed. This mother hen routine that Dean had was sometimes annoying, but Sam knew it was for his own good.
"So how was your date last night?" Sam laid the granola bar on the table.
"It was great. He's great. You'll meet him soon." Dean threw a smile over at Sam. Sam knew it was a big deal for Dean to introduce him to his boyfriends. Even when they were younger, Dean only introduced him to one.
"Sounds good." Sam replied as Dean set a plate of scrambled eggs in front of him. Sam scarfed them down so that he could get going. The wrath of Mrs. Tran was not something he wanted to encounter.
"I'll be home after work!" Dean waved at his brother before Sam was out the door.
He pulled up to the diner and parked his car in the employee parking around back. He walked through the door right on time and clocked in. The diner opened without a hitch and half an hour after opening, Kevin walked over to Sam as he bused one of his tables.
"New booth for you." Kevin jerked his head back and Sam peeked over his shoulder. Sitting there, was Gabriel, and somebody else with their back to Sam. He had dark hair sticking up every which way, but seeing Gabriel with somebody else made Sam's heart sink just the slightest. Maybe it had been a good thing not to call him. Sam straightened up and walked over.
Gabriel looked over and saw the small kid that had led them to their booth, Kevin?, talking to Sam. Sam looked over and Gabriel noticed his eyes narrow slightly at the back of Castiel's head. Gabriel bit his lip slightly and went back to the menu. Was Sam jealous that Gabriel had brought Castiel?
"Hey guys, how's it going?" Sam asked, a little too chipper for this early in the morning.
"Great, told you I'd be back Sammy boy." Gabriel smirked up at Sam and Sam rolled his eyes.
"And I told you I don't like being called Sammy." Sam gave Gabriel a half smile. The man opposite Gabriel cleared his throat. Sam looked at him. He had some of the bluest eyes Sam had ever seen. Wow, Sam could see why Gabriel would be with this guy.
"Could we get a couple cups of coffee?" Sam nodded and wrote that down on his pad. He quickly came back with the coffee pot and poured two glasses. Gabriel's eyes went from glaring at his brother to an apologetic stare for Sam.
"You'll have to excuse my brother, he didn't inherit the Novak charm like the rest of us did." Sam heard the implication on the word brother and almost broke into a face splitting smile.
"Nah, it's alright. Are you guys ready to order?"
"I'll have some of those heavenly pancakes again. Cassie will probably have something boring." Gabriel's companion, "Cassie", rolled his eyes and looked up at Sam.
"I'll just have scrambled eggs and wheat toast. Thanks." Sam nodded and walked back to the kitchen. Once he was out of sight, Castiel spoke up.
"No."
"No what?" Gabriel looked at him innocently.
"Gabriel, he is barely legal, if he is at all." Gabriel sighed.
"I never said I was going to sleep with him, I just, need a new friend since I'm new in town and my brother won't go out to clubs with me."
"Gabriel, the only way that kid is making it into clubs is if he has a fake ID. I suggest you stop this before it goes anywhere."
"I'm sorry, who is the older brother here?"
"Older does not mean wiser." Gabriel shook a finger at Castiel.
"Ah ah ah, I believe you're wrong in that regards." Gabriel tried to replicate Castiel's gravely tone. Castiel and Gabriel argued in hushed tones, unknowingly being talked about themselves in the kitchen.
Sam kept sneaking glances at Gabriel through the window while Garth went around the kitchen making their meals.
"So, he came back. Did you call him?" Kevin asked through the window.
"No." Sam hissed back. "And that's his brother. He brought his brother to see me. Who the hell does that?" Kevin shrugged. He didn't have much experience in the dating department. "You are great help in this situation, thank you."
"Sam, if you're going to stand there and worry about it, just ask the guy out. Stop being a idjit, and get out of my kitchen." Garth barked, placing the plates of food in Sam's hands. Sam rolled his eyes and made his way back out to the dining area. He noticed that their conversation died down as he approached, but he was used to that. He set the plates down in front of their respective owners.
"Is there anything else I can get you guys?" "Cassie" looked up at Sam.
"More coffee, when you get the chance." He smiled at Sam, and it looked a little forced. Sam nodded and looked at Gabriel.
"I would like a date with you, Samsquatch." Gabriel said, matter-of-factly, as if as asking for syrup. Sam tried to come up with a response, but all he could do was open and close his mouth. Finally, he thinks, he nodded.
"Okay." Sam responded before he ran to grab the coffee pot from Kevin. "He just asked me out."
"And?"
"I said okay, and his brother wants more coffee." Kevin rolled his eyes before handing the newly filled pot to Sam.
"But I'm the one with dating issues. How is that right?" Kevin mumbled under his breath before Sam walked back over. He poured Castiel some coffee and avoided eye contact with Gabriel and practically ran away, nervous he might say something stupid.
Gabriel watched curiously as Sam ran back into the kitchen.
"I think I scared him." Gabriel said as he began eating his breakfast (which were just as good as yesterday)
"Or he's going to ask his mommy if he can stay out past curfew for your date." Castiel murmured into his coffee cup. Gabriel rolled his eyes and the Novaks finished their meal in silence. Castiel looked at the watch on his wrist.
"Gabriel, I know you want to sit here all day and stare at the waiter," Gabriel tore his eyes away from Sam's broad back as he swept around the diner. "But I really have to be getting to work." Gabriel sighed and nodded. It wasn't Castiel's fault that he had a boring job as an accountant that didn't give him summers off. Well, actually…
"Alright, let's go." Sam had walked back over after he was done sweeping and looked at the men as Castiel stood.
"Thank you, Sam, but my brother and I will actually be leaving now. I forgot that I must get to work early this morning."
"Oh, okay." Sam looked over at Gabriel, who had stood up too and was looking rather irritated with his brother.
"I'll talk to you later, Sam. Text me so I can give you details about our date." Gabriel winked and the two walked out of the diner. Sam watching them get into a red Nissan Cherry and drive away. As soon as he could, he sent a text the Gabriel (yes, he had programmed his number in his phone, shut up). Well there went the three day rule.
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