I followed Dean Winchester from the Impala to the small dinner on the corner. I look up the sign. It reads; The Sweetshop Dinner. I chuckle slightly. Trust AJ to find the weirdest named dinner around. But it probably reminded her of her father – Gabriel who loved candy. Dean holds the door open for me. I spot my angel straight away. Her straight brown hair is pulled back into a pony tail. She's wearing a white shirt which is tucked into a red skirt. On the table there's a tall class half filled with a chocolate coloured substance. In her hands is a leather bound journal. I sneak up behind her and wrap my arms around her.
"Hey Rick," She murmurs happily "I have something for out back,"
"New clothes?" I ask.
"Yes," She groans "But there's something better than clothes there,"
"Blood. Human Blood," I smile. AJ always knew what was the best thing for any of her friends or family.
"And who is this lovely fellow?" A female voice asks.
"Tessa, this is Rick Tobias, my fiancé," AJ introduces me to her workmate "Rick, this is Tessa. Her brother Thomas and Bob run the grills while Tessa and I run up front,"
"Wait a minute. You mean that's the guy who you said was dead and he's your fiancé?" Thomas asked.
"I may or may not have been telling the truth about being the archangel Gabriel's daughter who was born back in 2001 and lives off candies and sweet stuff," I tell them "I work here because I love the job but also because it's an excuse not to go hunting and I love the name of the dinner," AJ's workmates stare at her.
"Angels are real?" Tessa finally speaks up.
"Yep; Most are complete douche bags but others a less douchy and a bit more compassionate," I reply "You just got to know who to watch out for and who to protect,"
"So what are you then?" Thomas asks "Because all we've heard from AJ is that her one love died,"
"Oh I'm a vampire. That dude's grandfather and great uncle, AJ's cousins, decided to behead me when their hunting trip went a little south. I've been in Purgatory for a few years,"
"I got him out of there just a few hours ago," Dean said "Which reminds me; please let my cousin out of the cage. He's probably going crazy!" AJ shakes her head.
"I don't think he's going crazy, Cas gave him a book yesterday and if he is in fact Dean's grandson he'll be chewing through the story quite slowly. But I can let him go," She snaps her fingers "You'll find your cousin free,"
"So are you going to continue working here?" Bob asks.
"Sorry, but I think after Rick and I get married, we'll pick up hunting again," She replies. I see Ghost Sam and Dean standing in the corner of the dinner, nodding their heads.
"I told you that they'd go back to hunting," Ghost Sam whispers to Ghost Dean.
"Shut up Sammy," He grumbles. I lean forward to AJ to tell her what they said to me in the Impala. She smiles.
"I forgive you guys," She says. The others in the room look at her weirdly.
"Oh I was talking to my cousins; they obviously decided that staying behind on earth was better than moving on," She explains "And they also haven't discovered the fact that they can become visible to the human and half angel eye. Always knew they were pieces of steak," A shimmering sound is heard as two guys, one with long hair and the other with short, appear in the corner.
"Thanks AJ," They both say before completely disappearing from everyone's sight.
"Was… was that them?" Dean asks.
"Yeah." AJ and I both say. AJ's workmates stare at us dumb folded.
"Why don't you call Cas and get him to bring Sam with him to the Sweetshop Dinner?" AJ asks Dean "We can use the costumers on my last day,"
"You're going to work today?" Tessa asked. AJ nods
"Of course. It'll give you guys time to ask questions," So that's what we did. Cas and Sam arrived an hour after the shop opened. AJ and I maned the front counter with Tessa running the coffee and Bob and Thomas behind the grills. It was the perfect end to AJ's career as a waitress in the small town dinner known as the Sweetshop Dinner.
"Hey Tessa," AJ said as we were about to leave the shop.
"Yeah?" She replies.
"Would you like to be my bridesmaid?" Tessa squealed in excitement.
"I'll take that as a yes,"
"I am not very familiar with the human traditions of the marrying. Is there anything I can do?" Cas asks.
"Of course dummy, you're walking me down the aisle. Normally the father of the bride does that but since Gabriel is dead and you are his brother, the job falls to you,"
"My wife is a wedding planner, I could get you a discount," Bob calls from out back "You know how to contact us," AJ smiles.
"Thanks guys,"