Chapter 7: Round and Round

"So… you and Cas, uh?" Sam asked casually. He had waited two full hours before finally breaking. They had been driving all day and the road started to drag on. Same clear blue sky, yellow painted lines stretching out for miles on pavement and the hum of the classic rock music in the background. He was about to explode if he didn't ask Dean.

Sam needed to entertain himself somehow. And if it meant picking at Dean's sensitive wound, he decided to poke. Hey, what are little brothers for anyway?

Dean furrowed an eyebrow at him, "Yeah."

Sam had the sudden urge to burst out in laughter. Holly crap, he never would have thought in a million years that his big bro- macho man Dean Winchester would fall in love with a guy? Sam paused at this train of thought, because Dean just didn't fall in love with some random guy- he fell in love with an angel.

"What?" Dean asked gruffly, clearly waiting for a confrontation or an outpour of questions.

Sam shrugged, "Nothin. I think Cas suits you."

"You make him sound like an accessory." Dean glared across at Sam in the passenger seat of the Impala.

"Well," Sam felt unsure about how he wanted to say this to Dean. "I never figured you for the white picket fence, suburbs kinda guy, Dean."

Dean kept his eyes locked on the road. Sam continued, "I mean- you already tried that and it didn't work out. So being with Cas is actually kinda perfect for you."

That drew Dean's attention to him, "Really, Dr. Phil? How so?"

Sam bit back a smile. Dean wanted to know his opinion even with his snarky remarks. "You guys are both fighters- warriors. And neither of you will stop fighting until you're dead."

"Is that suppose to be comforting?" Dean shot him an annoyed look from across the cab.

"Yeah," Sam sighed, realizing he wasn't quiet conveying himself the way he wanted to. "OK- what I'm trying to say is that you both will benefit from a relationship that supports your lifestyles, instead of trying to obtain something that you'll never be truly happy with."

"Like suburbia?"

"Yeah… suburbia, or giving up what you love." Sam motioned to the open road, "hunting."

"You think I love hunting?" Dean sounded surprised.

"I know you do, why else would you do it every day?"

"Cause no one else will," Dean retorted hotly.

"Sure, but you would rather do this then live that humble-pie-apple life. And Cas fits into this life much better then he would in that one."

Dean said nothing, his gaze back on the road.

"I'm just glad you found someone- finally."

Dean snorted, "You sound like a chick. So stop- it's freaking me out."

"Hey, can I tell Bobby?" Sam asked.

"No." Dean replied sternly.

"Why not?" Sam smiled boyishly, "He's gonna figure it out eventually and Cas isn't very good at keeping secrets."

"Yeah, I've noticed," Dean muttered. "I'm gonna have to talk to him about that."

Sam finally let out a small laugh.

"What's so funny?"

"I dunno. I guess I just have to get used to the two of you from now on."

"Yeah, cause I kind of like that feathery butthead."

Sam titled his head, watching the expression on his brother's face. He could see the love there, even though he didn't verbalize it. Dean had never been very good at expressing his emotions. "I hope you like him more than that…" he poked.

Dean sighed, exasperated, "Okay- I love him."

Sam beamed, "I knew it!"

"Shut-up," Dean said in mock anger, biting back the smile forming on his lips.

"So can I tell Bobby?"

"You just don't give up, do you?"

Sam flipped out his cell-phone, Bobby's number already being dialed, "I'll tell him we're on our way." Sam chuckled, feeling surprisingly happy for Dean. It had been a long time since Dean found true happiness. Sure, Dean might have thought the apple-pie life with Lisa was all good and grand at the time, but Sam knew his brother. He could never switch off his hunter side. He loved what he did and was damn good at it. And that's why his life with Lisa was never quiet as perfect and ideal as he thought it would be. Now, he had Cas. Sam would be happy, as long as Dean was. And it was obvious that Cas could provide that for his brother.