A/N: Possibly the fastest written chapter that I like!

For Reaper'sCurse, because you wanted it. I did too :)

Jade blinked open her eyes as sunlight filtered through the blinds. She yawned, stretching her arms into the air and arching her back slightly. The stiff chair she was sitting in provided little room for movement.

"Hey," a voice croaked. "You're awake."

Jade jumped.

"Gabe? You woke up?"

"No, I'm unconscious," he retorted.

Jade smiled at the spark in Gabriel's eyes.

"You mind changing the channel?" The Archangel gestured to the television above, captions flitting across the screen. "It's been stuck on mute for hours, not that I could care less about the George Foreman grill," he griped.

Jade reached for the remote one the table next to her. Her vision was still blurry with sleep, so she fumbled with it for a moment.

"Crap." Jade stood as she knocked it to the ground. Gabriel turned when it hit the ground with a clatter. Bending over to pick it up, Jade suddenly paused. She could feel Gabriel's eyes trained on her, so she slowly picked up the remote and stood back up. Gabriel turned his head away quickly as she did.

Jade sat down awkwardly and pressed a few buttons.

"This friggin' thing," Gabriel muttered, trying to fill the silence as he adjusted his arm, while attempting to keep the IV needle in place. Jade scratched her shoulder absentmindedly, turning up the volume.

"You mind changing it again? I hate Law and-" Gabriel stopped as Jade rested her hand on the bed next to him.

What am I doing? her mind screamed. Sam hasn't even been . . . she didn't even want to think that he was dead. He hasn't even been gone for a week. Her eyes started to water. She was sailing blindly through her life, trying to grasp onto to anything to keep her stable. . .

Jade glanced at Gabriel. He was staring blankly at the TV. His arm moved slowly closer to her own. She grabbed his hand, almost cautiously, and laced their fingers together. Her face began to turn red as she blushed.

"Um. . ." she started, but trailed off. The Angel squeezed her hand, and smiled. Gabriel really wasn't into that romance stuff, but he saw that Jade needed it. Even if he kind of was the rebound guy.

At the same time, he saw it as an opening. . . He wondered briefly what was wrong with him. He was trying to take advantage of a woman who had just lost a loved one. Gabriel pushed that out of his mind. It's just the human emotions talking, he told himself.

Jade leaned on Gabriel's shoulder, sighing. For some reason, she was happy. Even though Sam was dead, Dean was off somewhere, and Gabriel was practically on the brink of death, she was happy. But there would always be something wrong.

Gabriel's other hand came up to the side of Jade's face, turning her head. He saw the tears shining in her eyes, and the pain reflected on her face. And he felt terrible about it.

Before Jade knew what was happening, Gabriel was kissing her, softly. She stood, not breaking the contact, and sat on the edge of the hospital bed. Gabriel parted his lips slightly, trying to slip his tongue into Jade's mouth.

She pulled away suddenly.

"What the hell just happened?" she yelled, backing up.

"Jade-"

"Don't even try, Gabriel," she spat.

He was taken aback. "I don't understand-"

"Don't tell me that!"

"Okay!" Gabriel didn't want to pursue it. Deep down, he knew he was wrong.

Jade stormed out, rushing down the hall and nearly crashing into a nurse.

"Sorry," she choked out through gritted teeth, and continued on her way. She didn't have patience for the elevator, so she ran down the stairs instead, angrily marching past a startled receptionist.

Jade threw open the main door and took a deep breath . . . collapsed against the wall, ignored the looks she gained from by passers, cried until she thought she couldn't make another sound. . .

"Why?" she whispered, hugging her knees close to her body. "I just- I don't even. . ."

Jade caught a glimpse of a sleek, black body pulling into the lot. She recognized Dean in the driver's seat, with Castiel next to him- but someone was in the backseat.

A/N: Sorry it's a bit short. Expect the next chapter between tonight and tomorrow!
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