I'M A HORRIBLE PERSON. Al and I BOTH forgot to upload a chapter last Friday. We feel really bad about it. We may or may not have spent the better part of an hour slapping each other in the face for forgetting... AnYwAy... This Friday will be the last chapter we upload before we take a short break. It'll probably be just a week or two, but a break none-the-less.

Hope you enjoy!

Chapter 10

Communication Skills

Sam made his way into the study where Dean was sitting with a beer, already open. He was nervous about facing his older brother, especially since it was about Cas, but it had to be done. So, naturally, Sam tiptoed around the subject before breaking his way into Dean's thoughts.

"Hey," Sam began.

"Good hunt…" Dean stated. Sam could tell that his brother didn't want to talk, but he kept pressing.

"Yeah," Sam continued, "Lexi did pretty good on her feet,"

"She was alright,"

"Alright? She saved both of our asses.

Dean, woozy from a long day and a hard battle conceded quickly, "Yeah, I guess she could have done worse, considering her injuries."

Sam saw an opportunity and went for it. "She's tough. I do wish I could heal her faster, though." Dean's head bowed, he could tell where this train was headed, and he didn't like the direction.

"I'm not calling him, Sam."

"Why not?" Sam was practically yelling.

"In case you haven't noticed," Dean gestured to the beer bottles he had been hoarding, "we didn't exactly end on good terms!"

"Just call him!"

"And then what? I wouldn't even know what to say!"

"Well, you might have to figure that out pretty soon." Sam was trying hard to make his point, but Dean wouldn't listen for long enough to hear him out.

"Shut your mouth, Sammy, I gotta do this on my own damn time."

"We haven't got the time, Dean! Cas just appea-"

"Stop." Dean interrupted Sam before he could explain what had happened. "Don't push me, don't make me call, and, for god's sake, DON'T SAY HIS NAME." A long moment of silence was broken by a single syllable from Dean's mouth.

"Go."

I know it was a pretty short chapter, but we'll make up for it this Friday. Al wrote the upcoming chapter and she did a GREAT job with it! We hope you liked it! Fav and Follow and don't forget to comment if you want to make our days! ~Ad&Al