~ 12 Days of Abbie-mas ~

Author's Note – Sorry for the hiatus, I'm hoping to have this series finished soon. 2 left after this one :) Hope you're enjoying. Thanks to oz-angel1 for mentioning the fight between Seth and Dean which led to their car crash. This is it...

Warnings - Strong language throughout and possible scenes of a sexual nature

Disclaimer - I own no-one but Abbie and Molly in this story. This is merely a work of fiction; it all came from my brain. At no point do I suggest this story reflects reality, it's entirely made-up. Any other songs, cars or brands mentioned also belong to their respective owners.

~ 12 Days of Abbie-mas ~

~ Day Ten: An excerpt from Chapter 105 – You're Looking Amazing ~

Dean tapped his fingers along the steering wheel as he waited for Seth to get his shit together.

"What took you so long?" he asked as Seth tossed his bags in the trunk and dropped into the passenger seat beside him.

"My hair was frizzy"

Dean groaned. "I swear you're not a dude sometimes"

Dean pulled away, flurries of snow landing on the windscreen before melting against the glass.

"This weather is awful" Seth commented.

"This is why I live in Vegas"

"You sure you're okay to drive? We can always ask Rome to pick us up in that SUV" Seth asked.

"We'll be fine. It's not the first time we've driven in these conditions. We're good drivers"

"You grew up in Cincy, I can imagine you're pretty used to it" Seth laughed.

"Unfortunately, yeah"

They listened to music and relaxed for a while before Seth broke the peace.

"Listen man...there's something I wanted to talk to you about" he started.

Dean sighed but remained silent, pulling onto a main road.

Seth threw his head back against the seat and released a breath. "It's just...me and Kelly are really struggling lately..."

Dean frowned, chancing a glance over at his friend. "What's up?"

"I don't want this to turn into a big deal okay? Just...all this shit with you and Abbie...it's destroying me and Kel..."

Dean opened his mouth to retort but bit it back, clenching his hands around the steering wheel. He knew blowing up right now was a bad idea. "You know I hate this shit as much as you right?"

"I know, but...fuck. Okay, I just think you need to stop messing the girl around. Do you want her? Yes or no? Because all I know is Kelly's fucking furious with you right now for walking out on Abbie and it's really putting a strain on our relationship"

Dean's knuckles were slowly turning white with the force he was using to grip the wheel now. "Seth, it's not my fucking fault Kelly feels the need to involve herself in everyone else's relationships. What happened with me and Abbie is nothing to do with her" he growled.

"I get that, but why do you treat Abbie like shit? Maybe if you didn't Kelly wouldn't be so defensive..."

"It's none of your god damn business!" Dean yelled, losing it. "My fucking relationship is no one's business but mine!"

"It is when I'm gonna lose the girl I love over it!" Seth snapped back.

"Well you wouldn't lose her if you just stopped defending me!" Dean argued, pulling off onto a side road. "I'm a fucking dirtbag right? Everyone knows it. Why don't you side with your girlfriend for once and let her wrap you around her little finger? I don't give a fuck!"

"I defend you because you're my brother! I know you Dean! I know deep down you're a nice guy and you do give a fuck! I just wish you'd stop making my life so hard..." Seth shook his head.

"What? You want me to buy her flowers and commit just to make your life easier? You don't have a clue man. You have no idea. If your relationship isn't strong enough to withstand some stupid fight over me and Abbie then you shouldn't be together anyway!"

"You know what Abbie's been through right? Just like I know what you've been through..." Seth tried a different approach. "Kelly defends Abbie to the death because of everything that's happened to her..." Seth explained.

"Don't give me that sob story shit"

"It's not a fucking sob story Dean! Will you take something seriously for one second? She never had a good relationship with her parents...you can relate to that surely..." he sighed. "...one of her best friends commits suicide...she finally finds happiness with someone and they lose a baby...that ended them Dean...of course she's afraid to love again, everyone she loves, she loses! She's probably more afraid than you! But she did...she took a chance on you and you ran..."

Seth's words hit far too close to home and Dean exploded.

"Fuck you! You know nothing! Stop interfering in..."

"Dean...!" Seth shouted.

It all happened too quickly. The car in front slammed the brakes on and even with Dean's lightning-fast response, the ice made it impossible to stop. Dean instinctively turned the wheel, swerving out of the way of the other car. Seth closed his eyes, bracing himself as the car spun out of control. He was thrown forwards and he felt his head collide with the dashboard.

Everything was silent.

He slowly opened his eyes. The front of the car was crushed against the trunk of a tree, snow surrounding them on either side.

He turned quickly, groaning at the strain on his neck from the sudden movement. But Dean's stillness scared him enough to forget the pain. Unbuckling his seat belt, he sat up on his knees and observed his friend.

"Dean...?" he whispered, placing a hand on his shoulder.

Much to his relief, Dean's eyes opened slowly. He was ghostly white and from the light contact with his shoulder, Seth could feel him shaking. Sure, Seth was shaken up himself, but he hadn't been driving. Seth couldn't help but worry his friend was going into shock.

"Dean...? Can you hear me?" he asked.

Dean's eyes followed his and he groaned. Seth breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are you hurt?" he asked.

"No...are you?"

Seth shook his head.

"I'm..." Dean began.

"I'm sorry" Seth cut him off. "You're right. It's not my business. I don't want to talk about it right now. Not after that. Just know I'm sorry"

Dean nodded. "I'm sorry too"

"I love you man...I thought we were dead for sure" Seth swallowed hard.

Dean went to give him a one-armed hug and Seth pulled him in properly.

"I could have killed us..." Dean said quietly.

"That wasn't your fault. Your quick-thinking is why we're both sat here right now unharmed"

The snow that covered the windows slowly cleared as people helped to dig their car out. Seth saw a few of their co-workers breathe a sigh of relief when they found the pair alive and well. Seth shivered against the biting wind as he was helped from the car and he trudged through the snow. The paramedics handed him a space blanket which he gratefully wrapped around himself as they helped him into the ambulance to get checked over. He watched as a very pale Dean joined him.

"You alright?" Seth asked him again as they sat side by side.

"Yeah, I'm fine. That was just a bit of a shock"

"I'm really sorry about earlier...seriously" Seth whispered.

"Don't worry about it. It's already forgotten" Dean assured him with a small smile. Seth laid his head on Dean's shoulder, already exhausted and they hadn't even wrestled the show yet. At least he could rest assured...the bromance was still going strong.

Aww, aren't they just too cute? What did you think of their argument? Is Seth right? Or is he interfering in something he shouldn't be?