Dean quickly sat up grabbed the blanket and threw it over Sam, Dean grabbed his jeans and put them on. "Stay there Sam, don't say anything baby I can handle it." Sam rolled to face the wall and started to cry.

Dean is this what it looks like because I don't think it could be anything else from where I'm standing! How long has this been going on behind my back? You're both gay and worse brothers," John sat down on a chair stunned, "I don't….I can't even….oh fuck. "

"Look dad, we don't expect you to understand any of this at all, there isn't anything I can say that would make it sound ok but we really love each other."

"Yeah Dean love each other as brothers not this," John stood up and faced Dean, "You sick fuck, you are four years older than him you should know better. So you force him to wear makeup, dress up like a girl and have sex? God Dean, I thought you liked girls? Sam I didn't hold out much hope for you but Dean…..what is wrong with you?"

Sam got up and went in the bathroom with the blanket wrapped around him, he came out a few minutes later dressed. "Go wash that shit off your face Sam you're making me sick, then pack because you are not going to stay with a brother that forces you to do this."

Sam stood in front of his brother and took a stand, "Over my dead body because that is the only way I'm going to leave Dean. He didn't force me to do one single thing, I wanted all of it and he tried to push me away because he was afraid to hurt me. The makeup and clothes were something I wanted to try dad."

"Sam enough of your bullshit, pack now." Dean grabbed Sam's hand, "No dad, final answer and if you really push me you will not like it I promise you that much."

John took a step towards his eldest, "If that's the way you want it Dean, and don't you ever call me dad again, my son would never do this to his little brother. You ruined him, I told you to protect him. I'm ashamed of you."

Sam hit his dad and John never saw it coming, he fell hard and sat on the floor stunned. "Look old man, I have had it with Dean being your whipping boy. You were never a father to us, not really. Your love is always conditional and that's not love so don't act like I am a stupid little kid. Dean has been my mother, father, brother, protector and now my partner now get the fuck out of our motel room that's on our card and leave. Oh and Dean is keeping the Impala, if you think of trying to hurt him you have to go through me first."

Dean was blown away by this part of Sam, he stood behind him and put his arms around his waist. "I love you Sammy thank you." Sam could feel the wetness of Dean's tears on his neck, Sam answered a way Dean hadn't heard him speak before, "Its ok baby, I got your back and no one is ever going to hurt you again."

John got up, his lip was bleeding, "Sam if you stay here and keep doing this sick thing with your brother then that's it. You make that choice then I don't ever want to see either of you again, and Dean….someday you are going to burn in hell for this."

Sam pointed to the door, "get out of our room." John left, they watched the truck pull out of the parking lot. Dean broke down sobbing, "I fucked everything up, I knew I would." Sam knew this would be harder on his brother than him. Despite everything John said and did to him Dean secretly wanted his dad's approval and love.

Sam touched his forehead to Dean's, "Hey stop, its still Christmas so lets open gifts and then go out for something a little loftier than a burger ok?" Dean tried to smile, "Ok Sammy." Sam thought Dean sounded like a wounded child and in a way he really was.

Sam opened the big box first and it was a black pea coat, Sam put it on and modeled it for Dean, "I love it Dean, how do I look?" Dean admired his brother, "You look fantastic Sammy, very hot like a guy I would totally bend right over the car and lay a good hard fuck to."

Sam rolled his eyes, "Wow, really Dean? You are so romantic, its enough to make a guy swoon." Sam took the small box next and opened it, "Oh Dean this is so beautiful," Sam held the gold chain with the tiger eye cabochon set in gold up to the light and watched the stunning display of chatoyancy play across the surface. He grabbed Dean and hugged him, I love it!"

"Here baby let me put it on you." Dean placed it around Sam's neck, "It looks pretty on you, I knew it would. Tiger eye is supposed to protect and heal you, well in our line of work it couldn't hurt right?" Dean grinned, "Also the song "Eye of The Tiger" is pretty bitchin' so there is that." Sam kissed him, "There goes that romantic side of you again, now open yours."

Dean opened the first box and there were a pair of black leather driving gloves, "Good choice Sammy, blood isn't going to show up on these…awesome." Dean opened the little box and in it was the silver ring Sam had picked out. Sam took it out and slid it on Dean's finger, "Perfect fit Sam l love it." Dean held up his hand to admire it, "Its thick and sturdy looking so I don't have to worry about hurting it when I'm beating the crap out of something or someone, and again I say awesome." Dean's face looked happy again.

"I bought that so you remembered you were all mine Dean always. There will not be anyone to ever break us apart."

Dean laughed and waved his arms in the air, "yeah its not like some sexy winged magical being is going to appear out of the clear blue sky someday and steal me away from you or something! Wait….Sammy why did I just say that?"

Sam shrugged, "I don't know but it sounds kinky, well he better be magic because its not like I'm going to vanish or something!" Sam frowned, "Why did I say that? Oh well its been a stressful second part of the day. " Well we might as open these" Sam picked up the boxes John had dropped.

They sat at the table and opened the two boxes, in Dean's there was a framed photo of him as a toddler with their mom and in Sam's was a framed photo of him as a baby with their mom.

"Wow, Dean she was so pretty…I wish I knew her." Sam eyes were wet with tears. Dean held his hand across the table, "Hey Sammy don't cry, I don't remember a whole lot but I do remember how much she loved us."

Dean got up and grabbed his coat, "Come on baby put on your new coat and lets go someplace fancy."

…

That winter went quickly, the brothers got a small studio apartment in town. Sam still went to school and hunted with Dean on the weekends. Dean stilled hunted on his own and got back to Sam as quick as he could. They were going to move on as soon as May rolled around and live nearer to Uncle Bobby. Sam's sixteenth birthday was right around the corner and life was as normal as it could be for the Winchester brothers.

Dean got back from a hunt early and surprised Sam by picking him up from school, when he pulled in his brother was laughing and talking to Erik, he playfully pushed Sam's shoulder then draped his arm around him. They started to walk away when Dean honked the horn and yelled out the window, "Sammy get your ass over here."

Dean watched as Sam said something to Erik and waved him away, the kid followed him back to the car anyway." Come on Sam I never got to meet your brother," Erik walked over to Dean's side of the car and stopped dead in his tracks. Dean had his hand out the window touching the roof drumming his fingers. He had on tight jeans and a black t shirt and he was staring right at Erik.

Erik thought Sam was hot but his brother was over the top beautiful. Erik quickly looked at his incredible body and full soft lips but it was the man's eyes that made his pants tight. Dean was staring at him with thick lashed, heavy lidded eyes that looked like emeralds to Erik.

"Come on Sammy move that ass," Dean frowned and Erik, "Hey kid take a picture, you can stare at that instead." Erik was jolted out of his mini fantasy of Dean plowing him over the hood of the Impala, "Sorry I …..I really like your car," Erik stuck out his hand, Dean gave it a quick shake and then Erik saw it, the exact silver ring Sam bought at the jewelry store for his mystery boyfriend. "There have to be lots of silver rings out there, maybe Sam just liked that one and got one like it, Sam never told me the guy's name."

"Nice to meet you Dean, I gotta go Sam." Dean narrowed his eyes watching the boy walk away, "Yeah you do that, keep walking." They drove back to the apartment, Sam was quiet. "So Sam the Middle of May we are out of this crap town. I found a place near Bobby, if it falls through he said we can live at the house in our old bedroom there. Either way we are covered."

Dean stood behind Sam, pressed his crotch against his ass and slid his hand between Sam's legs. "Just think Sam, your birthday is almost here, you know what that means." Sam turned around grabbed his brother's face and started to tongue fuck his mouth, he was grinding himself against Dean.

"So aggressive baby boy, I like it," Dean bit Sam's bottom lip and sucked it, "but just to drive you crazy until then we are not going to fool around." Dean pulled away and looked at Sam wickedly.

"Come on Dean really, are you serious?"

"As a heart attack Sam, all good things are worth waiting for." He kissed the end of Sam's nose. "You can always jack off Sammy. Dean started to walk away then stopped, "So what is the deal with Erik."

Sam laughed, "You mean besides the boner he got when you eye fucked him?" Dean grinned, "Hey not my fault I'm so damn attractive, its my gift and my curse. Anyway he is a hot little ticket isn't he? Guess I can see why you messed around with him." Dean's face suddenly became serious, "But that's over right baby?" He was twisting the ring on his finger nervously.

"Yes Dean, we are just friends is all."

Dean relaxed, "ok, yeah that's great babe, hey Sam I love you."

Sam touched his brother's face, "Your pretty when your insecure, I love you too Dean."

TBC