Jolene (Dolly Parton)
Castiel was worried. He tried not to be, but with circumstances as they were he could hardly help it. He and Dean had recently entered a relationship of sorts, and Cas had never felt more insecure. He knew he was strange, knew he couldn't give Dean everything he wanted, wasn't even sure he could give him everything he needed. So when Sam and Dean invited him out to the bar with them he agreed, wanting to spend as much time with Dean as possible before he realized that almost anyone could give him more. The bartender had showed immediate interest in Dean, naturally. She was a busty red head with green eyes to rival Dean's own, who introduced herself as 'Jolene'. Cas tried not to notice how she ignored himself and Sam, instead chatting away quite happily with Dean, bending over to show off all of her 'assets' whenever possible. Cas knew all was lost when Dean gave her his lopsided grin, touching his hand to her arm whenever she was within reach. He winked at her a few times and threw Sam his 'I'm totally gonna get laid' face. Cas excused himself early, not wishing to witness the total crumbling of his world when Dean inevitably told Sam to find his own way back to the motel, or at least when Dean pulled the ivory skinned woman into a back room. Sam tried to shoot Cas a sympathetic glance as he walked quickly away, unwilling to fly in front of so many people, or maybe just unwilling to leave Dean. He strode to the door and turned back to throw a last look at Dean, only to find Jolene staring right at him as Dean attempted to recapture her attention. Cas didn't have time to hide the pain and heartbreak he could feel threatening to overflow before she looked away, clearly thinking hard. Cas, in a brief moment of weakness and hope, whispered to himself, to her.
"Please don't take him just because you can." Cas turned and fled the scene, not looking back again. Sam left the bar a little later, Dean a while afterwards at closing. Cas never asked if he left alone, and Dean never offered the information.
But the next night, and several after that, Cas couldn't help but hear Dean murmur in his sleep as Cas lay next to him, glad Dean still wanted him after his encounter-however it ended- with her. It didn't matter how much not knowing hurt. Knowing could hurt Cas so much more. He knew that if his... thing... didn't work out with Dean he would never love again. It terrified him to know that Dean was the only for him, the only one he'd ever be able to care for with such fierceness. He was especially scared when he realized someone like Jolene could steal him away without a thought, without ever knowing he had been taken, without caring that Castiel's happiness depended entirely upon their self-control when confronted with an attractive, willing male. So Cas endure the whispers in the night. The whispers that broke his hearts.
"Jolene..."
A/N Hey, guys. I know it's been forever, and I'm really sorry. I still don't have a new computer but I hope you guys like this chapter. I debated forever on how to end it, so I decided to leave it open.
What do you think? Did Dean sleep with Jolene?
