Everyone was pleasantly surprised to see how responsible and caring Balthazar Milton was with his favorite cousin, Castiel for the next month. Dean's baseball schedule was extremely hectic and Lisa's health problems swung from one extreme to another like a pendulum. He was unable to join his boyfriend at NC. Joy had booked several art modeling gigs and the blonde spent her free time with Lisa. The two women had become really good friends. Gabriel actually got himself a permanent teaching job at NYU. So that only left party animal Balthazar to play Florence Nightingale.

The poor Brit had grown a fraudulent reputation of being a hardcore party animal. That was furthest from the truth and Castiel was elated to be the first person to truly see the real Balthazar. The half Brit was a womanizer and wouldn't turn down an invitation to a bar or club but he didn't frequent those establishments on a daily or weekly basis. While he stayed with his cousin, Balthazar performed all the chores and became Cas' favorite physical therapy partner. The blond was as patient as a saint and encouraged his cousin. Castiel's favorite facet of his cousin was his excellent culinary skills. Each night was a different food theme. Castiel was looking forward to having Thai that evening.

Just as Dr. Crowley predicted, Castiel successfully completed his two month physical therapy regime. His knee felt better than before the accident. He discovered he was more flexible now. Balthazar taunted him in a playful manner. "Dean is going to be so grateful for your new bendy ways, cuz."

Castiel threw a cushion at him. "You're lucky I love your culinary skills."

"Do I book us a flight back to the Big Apple?" Balthazar asked before heading to the kitchen.

"I'll do it. I can't wait to get back and start training."

"Finally I will be able to get free Chelsea tickets." Balthy smiled.

"Hold your horses. I'll be lucky if an MLS team wants me." Castiel seemed dejected.

"Darling, turn that frown upside down. No offense but the MLS sucks dirty/sweaty ass. You are so fucking talented on the soccer field and I am not saying that because you're my favorite cousin. I have faith in you and can see it clearly now; you running across the verdant field of Stamford Bridge right next to Frank Lampard." He ruffled his cousin's unruly dark hair.

Castiel grinned. "You make things sound so damn easy."

"You have to be positive, darling. Enough chit chat; book our flight please and I will go get my Julia Child freak on in the kitchen."

Dean was showering after a playoff game in which the Devils beat the Braves 7-5. He batted a double which resulted in an RBI. His batting average was increasing once more. He was getting his baseball mojo back. It was all due to his relationship with Cas and his upcoming fatherhood. Lisa was due to give birth in three months.

He dried himself and put on boxer briefs. Dean was in the middle of pulling up his jeans, when Uriel and Michael entered the locker room. "Hey Winchester; when are you going to make an honest woman of that girlfriend of yours. You guys went the opposite route and got pregnant first."

The two jocks laughed. Uriel added, "My wife will be happy to go engagement ring shopping with you. That would be a great surprise for Lisa."

Dean inwardly cringed. "Yeah, I'll think about it."

Michael fist bumped his team mates. "Don't wait until after the bambino is born."

Dean got home with painfully tense muscles. Lisa was asleep. He drank a cold glass of water before going to bed. Dean quickly noticed his bathroom light was on. He tensed. Who the hell could be in there? He sidled towards the door and received a shock to have Cas open it from inside. His boyfriend had a beaming smile. "Dean, you're home!"

Dean's eyes raked Cas from head to toe. He only wore black tighty whities. Due to the rigorous physical therapy his torso muscles were more visible now. Dean held Castiel's neck and pulled him closer. Their lips met. After parting for much needed breath, Dean chuckled. "Best welcome home ever"

Dean went into the bathroom to wash his teeth and remove his clothes. He remained in his underwear and soon joined Cas on the bed. He sat next to Castiel's lower extremities and ran his gently over the operated knee. "You're like Wolverine now." He bent down and kissed it tenderly. "Does it hurt at all?" He kissed it once more.

"I haven't felt this good in a long time." Castiel ruffled his hair.

The couple snuggled under the duvet. "Cas, there's something I've been meaning to ask you."

Castiel gazed up at him. "What is it?"

"The kiss we shared at Gabe's party wasn't our first was it?" Dean traced his thumb across Castiel's bottom lip.

"No"

"I vaguely remember kissing and groping you from before."

"It was the night we went out to celebrate your joining the Devils. You were pretty wasted and when I brought you here…you were doing a good imitation of an octopus."

"Did we go all the way?"

Castiel traced circles on Dean's chest. "No, I didn't want our first time to be with you drunk. I wanted you to remember it. Plus, at the time I thought you were straight and just being a horny drunk."

Dean pulled him into his arms and kissed the top of his head. "Babe, I'm so sorry for not remembering sooner. We could've prevented ourselves heartache if you would have told me."

"Would you have believed me?"

"Yes, because I've been falling for you for quite some time. I have a confession to make." Castiel's eyes widened. He licked his slightly chapped lips and nodded for Dean to continue. "I didn't find your jersey in your closet. The truth is I stole it from you a while back. Sometimes I wear it to sleep."

Dean's entire face was flushed. Castiel could see it in the semi dark room. "You are too fucking cute Dean Winchester." Cas raked his fingers through Dean's short cropped tawny hair and hungrily kissed him.

The following evening the Devils beat the Braves to advance to the National League Finals. Castiel invited Gabe, Kali, Sam, Balthy and Joy over to Dean's for a celebratory dinner. They nixed the idea of going out since Lisa was on mandatory bed rest for the last trimester. Balthazar volunteered to make Japanese food. Gabriel had been hesitant at first but Kali forced him to attend.

The dinner party was a smashing success. Lisa was feeling well and had seconds of Balthazar's chicken teriyaki and fried rice. Everyone drank sake except her. Joy made her friend chamomile tea. After dinner the small group watched the original Willy Wonka which happened to be Gabe's favorite movie of all time. He didn't know but Dean chose this precise film for a reason.

Once the movie was over, Dean turned off the TV and stood in front of it. "My brother Sammy came up with a brilliant idea earlier today." He looked specifically at Gabriel. "Cas has always told us one of your dreams was to visit Hershey's Chocolate World in Pennsylvania."

Gabe's honey eyes brightened in glee. "I booked us flight and hotel reservations for you, Cas and me."

The Trickster wasn't too thrilled that Deano did something so sweet for him but he had to give the man major points for making an effort. He stood up and surprised everyone by offering his hand to his brother's boyfriend. "Thanks, man. That was a really cool thing to do." Dean shook the shorter man's hand.

Gabriel turned to Lisa. "Who's going to take care of Lisa?"

Sam replied, "Joy and I will take turns. You guys will go during Columbus Day Weekend which is in two weeks."

Gabriel started hopping around like a crazed rabbit. Balthazar rolled his eyes. "And I'm in the immature one in the family."

Joy reminded Sam to make a toast. The tallest Winchester raised his glass and waited for the rest to do the same. "Here's to my big brother, the baseball hero. Congrats on making it to the National League Finals…And to Castiel, who will be a hot shot soccer player this time next year!"

Everyone cheered and wished the athletes luck. Castiel was set to start training with the New York Red Bulls. Dean's batting coach; Bobby Singer was a close friend of Rufus Turner, the soccer team's manager. Dean had asked Bobby for the favor and the man delivered. Now Castiel's dream might not be too far away.

For the next two weeks Castiel woke up at six in the morning and arrived at training camp at seven thirty. He would first jog four times around the entire soccer field and then would dribble, pass and shoot with several of the players. Turner immediately noticed the immense talent the young man was gifted with. During the first conversation the two men shared, Rufus discovered Castiel always dreamed of playing for Chelsea.

He decided to give the blue eyed man a couple of more weeks and then would record him in action. Then he would send the footage to Roman Abramovich, who owned the British team. Rufus knew it was an unorthodox thing to do but Castiel needed all the help he could get. He would also get video footage of Castiel's university days when he won the championship twice.

The weekend of the Hershey, Pennsylvania trip finally came. Castiel was being extra attentive to his boyfriend since the Devils did not make it to the World Series. Dean took it in stride; since his team did make it to the National League Championship during his first season.

The trio first rode the Skyrush Rollercoaster two times at Gabe's insistence. Then the trickster dragged Dean and Castiel to Hershey's Chocolate World where each of them was able to create their own chocolaty confection. Gabriel ate two huge chocolate creations of his own making in less than ten minutes. Dean and Castiel's stomach ached just by looking at him.

They arrived at their hotel close to midnight. Gabriel insisted in getting his own room since he didn't want to intrude on the lovebirds. His stomach was cramping so he drank Pepto Bismol and a bottle of water before hitting the hay. As he made himself comfortable on the king size bed, Gabriel closed his eyes and stretched his tired muscles out.

Gabe hated admitting to himself that Winchester was not as big a douche bag as he made him out to be. Gabriel knows exactly when he started disliking his brother's best friend. It was the day their mother passed away. Gabe remembers the somber day vividly.

John Winchester had forced fourteen year old Dean to attend the last day of summer school. The boy had to repeat pre-algebra during the summer. If he didn't pass then he would not be able to start high school in the fall. Dean had constantly been at Castiel's side during Mrs. Novak's stay at the hospice. When she succumbed to her battle with cancer, Castiel was hit the hardest. He refused to speak to anyone and rapidly locked himself in his bedroom.

Their father had dropped the boys off and left to make last minute arrangements for the funeral. Gabriel knocked on Cas' bedroom door incessantly and pleaded for his baby brother to open it. He heard sobs being emitted from the other side but Castiel remained unresponsive. Finally, Gabriel waited for school to be over and drove to the Winchesters. He gave them the sad news and Dean didn't hesitate to go over to see his best friend.

The tawny haired teen took two steps at a time up the stairs and pounded on Castiel's door. "Cas, man; open up! You shouldn't be alone." Gabriel stood outside his own bedroom. He shook his head thinking his baby brother was going to isolate himself from his loved ones. His red rimmed eyes widened in disbelief to see Cas' door slightly open. Dean went inside and the door was locked once again.

The young Winchester would come out of Castiel's room to fetch his friend something to drink. He prepared a couple of PB &J sandwiches and forced Cas to eat. The shorter boy placed his head against Dean's shoulder while the green eyed boy enveloped his arms around him. An emotionally drained Castiel fell asleep after eating half of his sandwich.

Dean asked Gabriel to call his parents so they would know he would be spending the night at the Novaks' house. When Gabriel opened the bedroom door to inform Dean he had already spoken to his father, he saw both young boys sleeping with their arms wrapped around each other. At that very moment Gabriel knew he had lost his baby brother forever. They were no longer best friends and Castiel's life revolved around Dean.

Gabe was finally starting art school in the fall up north and he would see less of his baby brother. Deep inside he knew that is why he disliked Winchester because he was jealous of the relationship he shared with Castiel during their adolescence.

Now back in the present, Gabriel swore to himself that he would cease acting like a major gonad towards Dean. Castiel was deeply in love with the man. So he better suck it up and accept him in his life because the dude was going nowhere and he made Castiel happy.

Meanwhile next door, Castiel emerged from the bathroom to the tempting sight of a nude Dean sprawled on the bed waving a piece of paper with one hand and a Hershey's syrup container with the other. He gave Cas a devilish smile. "I've got a surprise for you, babe. My test results are in and I am clean as a whistle."

Castiel hopped on the bed and practically ripped the paper from Dean's hold. His eyes brightened as they scanned the results. He threw the paper to the floor and eyed the Hershey's syrup. "This is the best vacation ever!" He yelled before throwing himself on Dean. They kissed hungrily as Dean lowered Castiel's underwear and slid it from his ankles.

Cas aligned himself to be chest to chest with Dean. He rubbed his cock against Dean's and in no time they both sported raging erections. He grabbed the chocolate syrup and squirted some around Dean's nipples. The tawny haired man's body shivered as Castiel laved circles around the sensitive nipples. Cas licked and sucked the sweet confection away leisurely. Dean's fingers raked through his disheveled dark hair.

Castiel sucked hard on Dean's neck leaving a bruise. Their erections continued their delicious friction. Dean spoke into Castiel's mouth as the shorter man devoured his mouth. "Dude, I don't want to come so fast. Let's get to the good part."

He hesitantly removed himself from Cas and retrieved lube and a condom from the bedside table. He was shocked to find Castiel already scissoring himself. Dean licked his lips upon witnessing the wanton sight. He tossed the lube to Cas, who covered his own fingers with it. As he resumed his previous activity, Castiel licked his lips and groaned. Dean almost lost it right there.

"You fucking little tease…I'm finally going to fuck you into the mattress."

He rolled the rubber on his boner and Castiel spread his legs for him. Dean kissed him hard as he positioned himself over him. Cas held on to Dean's lower back and urged him to get things moving. The two of them had never been intimate with other men before so they were trying to see which would be the most suitable position.

Castiel brought his ankles to hang a little below Dean's shoulders. The tawny haired man smirked as he finally was able to enter Cas. The blue eyed man hissed at the initial intrusion. Dean, who already perspired, stopped for a moment. "Am I hurting you, baby?"

Cas shook his head. His feet sunk into Dean's shoulders encouraging him to continue. It took all of Dean's willpower not to thrust as deep as possible already. He didn't want to cause Castiel any pain. His neck muscles became prominent as he tried to control himself. Castiel kissed him passionately and he started to lose control.

Dean inched deeper into Castiel's warmth. He was so tight and hot. He bit his lower lip. Dean couldn't believe he was finally one with Cas. He finally felt like he was home, where he always belonged. Castiel's hands hung tight to Dean's hipbones. "You're so fucking tight," Dean said as his thrusts intensified. Castiel now started to bring his hips upwards.

When Dean hit his prostate, Castiel's vision turned white and he knew he was close to blissfully passing out. It was all fucking worth it! Upon hearing his lover's screams Dean climaxed. Castiel soon followed. Dean bit Cas' chin. He retrieved a box of Kleenex from the bedside table and cleaned Castiel and then himself. He tossed the used condom on the waste basket before taking Cas in his arms.

"Shit Cas! If I would have known how damn flexible you are we would have done this much sooner." He kissed the other man's damp hair.

Castiel chuckled. "At least we are finally together and nothing is going to break us apart."

Dean smiled and said, "Amen"

Castiel fell asleep not being able to believe he was so happy. He was frightened something would appear out of the shadows and ruin their current happiness.