Gifts and Curses

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I was just in a Dean-bashing mood. Hahaha… Enjoy the chapter!

Chapter Two: Dean's Dysfunction

"Dean," Jessica whispered, "it's not a big deal."

"Yes, it is," he whispered back.

Sam and Alex had taken their family on vacation cruise. After deciding that spending time all together would be a nice idea, Jess and Dean decided to take Chris and join the family.

Chris was at the day camp with his cousins. Alex and Sam were meeting Jess and Dean for lunch in an hour.

And before they went for lunch, Jessica had wanted to spend some one-on-one time, literally, with Dean. But he was stubborn, citing that he just got on those medications for that certain problem of his and he wasn't going to do anything.

Too bad.

Dean had laid down on the bed, saying he was taking a nap.

Jess took that time to make her move. She had stripped her clothes and changed into something with a little less fabric. Then she hopped on Dean and it all went down hill from there.

"Dean," she sighed, wearing a t-shirt and underwear she had put back on. She was sitting on the edge of the bed, Dean next to her, "not getting aroused is one of the side effects."

"Crappy side effect," he muttered.

"It's not a big deal," she told him, putting the medication bottle back on the side table.

"Coming from the one who can-"

"Dean," she interrupted him. He stopped. "Listen, hon." She turned to him, running her hand down his jaw to make him look at her. "Tonight, you and I will get you up and working, okay?"

"Whatever," he muttered.

"Let's get changed," Jess changed the subject. "We're meeting them in five minutes."

She hopped off the bed, ready to start something else. Dean just followed.

Ten minutes later, after being seated at the restaurant, Alex and Jess excused themselves to the bathroom.

"What's biting Dean," Alex asked as her friend jumped up on the counter. Alex fixed her hair in the mirror.

"He's having trouble being a… man."

"Oh," was all Alex had to say before laughing. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry," she said between laughs.

Jess couldn't help but join in. "I know. You would never think Dean…"

The two laughed together before heading back to the boys.

After placing their orders, the conversation started.

"I heard you went to the doctor's the other day," Sam said to his brother. "Everything okay?"

Dean shrugged, acting as if it were no big deal. "Yeah. Some quack looked at me."

Jess hit Dean on the shoulder. "I just happen to be one of those quacks."

"Trust me," Dean replied, coolly, "if you were one of those quacks, I watch every male patient you had."

"Dean, they only take care of male patients."

That set Sam off. "Wait, you went to a male friendly doctor?"

"No," Dean answered at the same time Jessica answered, "Yes." They switched their answers before looking at each other, knowing they were caught.

"Yeah, he did, Sam," Jess answered, looking from her boyfriend to his brother.

Sam bit his lip in attempt not to laugh. His brother?

"It's not what you think though," Dean clarified.

"Yeah," Alex confirmed, "he's just having trouble staying away from that… excitement."

This was enough to send Sam into the laughter he had tried so hard to stifle. "I'm sorry," he said through laughs. "I'm sorry."

Jess couldn't help but join in. This situation was funny after all.

Sam and Jess were already lost causes, so Alex just had to. This was too funny. I mean, who would've thought: Dean?

"That's it," Dean announced, now that all three of them were laughing like hyenas. "I'm leaving."

He tried to get up, but Jess grabbed his leg. "Dean, we're sor-" That's when she noticed that Dean was in that state of excitement. This sent her into another round of laughter.

Dean just went back to the room to nurse his wounds, both emotional… and physical.