Dean woke up the next morning feeling bad about being an asshole to Charlie, so he decided to apologize. He walked to her room and knocked on the door. No one answered. He opened it and saw the room empty. He went back to his room to grab his toiletry bag and headed to the bathroom. He showered and thought of how he could apologize for prying in her business.
When he finished, he was heading for the stairs when he heard laughter coming from Tom's bedroom. He recognized that laugh anywhere. It was Charlie's. That same laugh had made him smile and laugh on countless occasions. He always thought of it as a warm, fuzzy blanket, but right now he was overcome with dread. He quietly crept down the hall and peered through the door. What he saw made his heart break a little. He walked away and headed downstairs to the kitchen for some coffee or something stronger.
Sam was in the kitchen preoccupied with his computer. He did notice Dean walk in and sit down at the table. He looked up and just stared at his brother confused. Dean didn't go for the coffee pot on the counter, the bacon within striking distance, or the pancakes right in front of him. He knew something was wrong.
"Dean, you okay?" asked Sam worried.
"Yeah, I'm fine," said Dean not even looking up. He stared down at the table.
"Obviously, you're not okay because you're not eating the food right in front of your face. Dude, what's wrong?" asked Sam again. Dean sighed and looked up at his brother.
"I felt about the fight with Charlie yesterday. I was gonna go apologize, but she wasn't in her room, so I went to get ready. When I was heading down the stairs I heard Charlie laughing, but it wasn't coming from her room. It was coming from Tom's room. I went to go see what she was doing there, so I peeked through the door," said Dean. Sam was giving him a look of disbelief. "Dude, let me finish. I was looking and saw Charlie laying on his bed."
"So," said Sam. "They're friends. She was probably just talking to him. It wasn't like she was naked or anything" He was trying to convince his brother than nothing more was going on between Charlie and Tom.
"She looked naked, and she was under the sheets," said Dean. When he noticed her naked under his sheets, he thought for sure that he would never get a chance with her.
"Have you seen what she sleeps in? Those spaghetti straps hidden under her hair makes it look like she's naked. I bet you anything they were just talking," said Sam reassuring his brother.
"I don't know what she ever saw in that guy. He looks like an Abercrombie and Fitch model," stated Dean. Sam chuckled.
"I'm surprised she can still walk right," said Sam. Dean gave him a skeptical look. "Did you see the size of that python in his pants?" joked Sam.
"Dude, I can't believe she's not in a wheelchair," said Dean. Both brothers were cracking up, and Charlie walked into the kitchen giving each brother a look.
"O-kay. Are you two all right?" asked Charlie clearly concerned.
"Yeah."
"Then what are you guys laughing at?" asked Charlie.
"Nothing," said Sam. Charlie just shrugged and poured herself a cup of coffee. Sam got his brother's attention when her back was turned and motioned to the spaghetti strapped shirt she was wearing. The straps were hidden underneath her hair and the shirt was skin-toned. Dean sighed in relief and inhaled the pancakes and bacon.
Author's Note: Originally, I was going to have Bobby as the mystery caller, because winchesterxgirl thought it was him. I decided to put a little conflict into the story by adding Tom and then having the boys talk about him and his pet snake. Ha. Any suggestions for later chapter?