Title: When It All Comes Out
Author: jazmine8448
Rating: T
Pairings: Dean/Castiel Sam/Jessica
Disclaimer: Eric Kripke owns all, I'm just playing with his toys.

Chapter Three: Encounters

It was mid afternoon the next day. Jess was at her dress fitting and Sam and Dean at their tux fitting, which the older Winchester definitely wasn't happy about. They had been there all afternoon, finding the right tux and then getting it tailored, and the guy kept poking Dean "accidentally" with the pins. It was probably due to the fact that after the guy did do it by accident the first time Dean had said something rather rude to him.

Dean was getting tired of standing there and complained several times to Sam, but Sam said Jess would kill them if they didn't get this finished today. So Dean just had to deal with it.

"Don't understand why we need to wear this anyway." Dean mumbled. Sam sighed again upon hearing him.

"Look at it this way, at least when you get married you can use the same suit." Sam replied, hoping to stop his brothers comments.

Dean snorted, like he was ever going to get married. There was only one person in the whole world that he would ever marry, but that wasn't going to happen. In his eyes Castiel was the only person for him, and that's just how it was. Dean had known this since he was seventeen and officially got it together with his feelings and realized that it wasn't just some teenage crush he had on his best friend, but rather he was in love with him.

When they had finally finished Dean couldn't get changed into his regular clothes fast enough. "Never again." He said as they both exited the store. "Now I know what acupuncture feels like." Sam laughed at him.

"Come on, it wasn't that bad."

"He pricked me every two seconds!" Dean exclaimed.

"Well maybe you shouldn't of called him a dick." The shorter man frowned, knowing that Sam was right, but wasn't going to admit it out loud.

They went back to Sam's and instantly the smell of lasagna hit them. They followed the smell to the kitchen where Jess was cooking.

"He guys, how was the fitting." She asked, turning away from the stove to face them.

"Painful." Dean grumbled and rubbed a a sore spot on his wrist where the needle had poked him. Jess shot Sam a questioning look.

"He insulted the tailor." He explained with a shrug and Jess nodded in understanding.

"Well hopefully desert will cheer you up. I'm just about ready to bake a cherry pie." Dean perked up instantly.

"Yup." Jes replied, popping the p. "With," She went over to the fridge and search for a minute before turning to them with a frown. "I could've sworn I bought whipped cream."

"Did you put it in one of the drawers?" Sam suggested. Jess searched them and shook her head as she shut the fridge.

"I'll have to go pick some up." She said, heading toward the door.

"I'll do it." Dean said.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, you stay here and tend to the food and I'll be back." Dean replied.

"Alright. Thank you, Dean." She smiled at him as he grabbed the keys to the Impala off the counter and headed out the door.

The drive to the local store was short, but Dean sped through the streets anyway, causing a few people to look at him, some he even recognized.

He found an empty parking space near the frond and locked his baby before entering the store. It might have been five years since he had been there but everything was still the same and he knew right where to find what he needed.

He made his way down the correct aisle and picked out a can of whipped cream.

"Dean Winchester?" A voice behind him said, one he would recognized anywhere. A large grim spread across his face as he turned around to see Bobby Singer and Ellen Harville. Bobby was John's best friend and a second father to both him and Sam. "I knew that was you. Sam said he was gonna try to get you back here for his wedding." He continued as Dean walked up to them and gave them each a brief hug.

"Yeah, made it here yesterday." He told them.

"Well how've ya been boy?" Bobby asked.

"Good, I've got a job as a mechanic at the local garage where I live." Dean had worked for Bobby at his garage before he left.

"Well at least you're taking care of yourself." Ellen said, Dean nodded.

"How's Jo?" Dean asked.

"She's fine. Lives up in Montana now. She calls every once in a while. But she's doing her own thing and she's happy." Ellen shrugged, but Dean could see the sadness in her eyes that said she missed her daughter.

"You gone and seen Cas yet?" Bobby asked Dean, changing the subject. He rubbed the back of his neck, feeling a little awkward now.

"No." He said after a minute. "He doesn't even know I'm here."

"Well why not, he's your best friend." Dean wasn't sure how to reply to that.

"It's a little complicated." Was the best he could come up with. "Please don't tell him I'm here." He added as an afterthought.

Bobby and Ellen looked a little confused but nodded anyway. Dean let out a sigh of relief.

"Thanks." He said.

They talked for a little while longer but eventually Dean had to get back before Sam and Jess wondered if he got lost. He hugged Bobby and Ellen again and promised that he would see them again before the wedding.

He made his purchase and walked out of the store and to his car.

What he didn't notice was, across the parking lot a man was about to get into his own car when he noticed Dean walk out of the store. The man froze in shock upon seeing him, like Dean was a ghost or something. And by the time Castiel found the strength to move Dean was already speeding out of the parking lot and down the road.

Thank you everyone for all the reviews/alerts, I actually can't believe how many I have so far. This chapter was a real pain to write. I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do but here's what I decided on. And also I have an idea, but I don't want to give it away. I think I'll try it and if I get negative responses to it I'll just take that part down and go in a different direction.