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So here is the next chapter, I must say, I had great fun writing this. I hope you like it as much as I do. Enjoy.
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Dean was sitting at his desk, trying really hard to concentrate on his work and not let his mind wander to a certain nurse with messy black hair and heavenly blue eyes. The same nurse he was completely and utterly head over kneels in love with. Yeah like that was going to happen. There was no way he was ever going to get Cas out of his mind. The last 24 hours had been his own personal hell, and he knew that it was all his own fault. He was the one who suggested the separation after all. But now he was starting to crawl up the walls wishing he hadn't been such a fool. How the hell did he actually think that he could do without Cas for three friggin' days? Was he completely insane? Seemed so. Cos while he had wanted the time to supress his true feelings for Cas, it seemed that the enforced isolation just made them ten times worse. He really needed to get a handle on himself, Jo, his partner, was already giving his strange looks at the amount of times he seemed to space out, hell he had even allowed her to drive, the police vehicle it was true, there was no way in hell she was driving his baby, but yeah he didn't usually let her behind the wheel, of anything. So he needed to get a grip on himself otherwise he just knew she would get every last secret out of him. She was like one of the narco dogs. Once she got a scent, she wouldn't stop till she got it all.
Suddenly there was a loud bang and his head shot up as his hand went automatically to his gun. What the freakin' hell?
Gabriel stood outside the police precinct to collect himself and try to rein in his temper as much as he could. He wanted to hear what Dean had to say before he killed him after all. Due process and all that, hear the defendants evidence before letting the axe fall, it seemed he had forgotten about the whole innocent until proved guilty part. But be that as it may. It was time. So straightening his shoulders and with a fire in his eyes he marched up the steps and pulled open both the double outer doors. Then with a power he very rarely ever showed he pushed open the double doors protecting the interior of the building. Such was the force of his push they banged loudly against the wall making all heads turn to him. And well, Gabriel couldn't let a chance like this pass him by. He was after all ever the dramatist. As such he made sure his cold sneer was firmly on his face as he spoke in a low growl that he projected throughout the room.
"Detective Dean Winchester you get your sorry ass out here right now, or so help me god, I will throw you into the deepest pits of hell."
His voice was rather terrifying, as such it made the officers nearest to him raise their guns and click the safety off, but before any of them could speak Dean was there with his hands out in a placating, stop position as he spoke to them.
"Whoa, weapons down gentleman." Dean said before turning to Gabriel with a glare and grabbing his arm so that Gabriel had his back to the rest of the officers, yet Dean could see every move everyone in the room made. As well as the man in front of him, who in all honesty, he wasn't the best pleased with right now.
"Gabriel, what the friggin' hell are you doing here?" He growled quietly. He didn't want everyone to hear this conversation. Though considering everyone in that room could probably hear a pin drop right now he guessed no matter how quiet he was they would hear. At that he turned to glare at those watching him, especially the ones who still had their guns drawn, even if they were pointing them at the ground rather than at Castiel's brother. Hmm, he should probably make sure Gabriel didn't get shot, Cas would probably not like it if he did.
"I'm hear to decide if I am going to beat you to death, and no doubt spend the rest of my life in jail, or if I should let you tell me why Cassie is walking round looking like a whipped puppy." Gabriel replied loudly. He didn't give a rat's ass who heard him. He was there for one thing and one thing alone. He wanted answers and he wanted them now.
"What the hell you talking about?" Dean asked confusion clouding his eyes as he returned them to Gabriel. Just what the hell was going on here? Was Gabriel crazy or something?
"What did you do to my brother Dean?" Gabriel growled at him narrowing his eyes when he saw the confusion.
"Nothing. We fine… awesome… I think?" Dean replied with a helpless look on his face. What had happened in the last 24 hours with Cas? Was he thinking of breaking up with Dean? Was that why Gabriel was here, cos Cas was saying he didn't want to be with him anymore? How would Dean cope if that was the case?
Gabriel on the other hand stood and watched these thoughts flitter through Dean's mind through the emotions that whizzed through his eyes and he let out an internal sigh. It seemed he may had got the wrong end of the stick here, which meant that Cassie probably had as well. Time to get answers.
"Well he doesn't seem so awesome to me. What happened? Tell me everything." He finally answered though less loudly this time and with less of a fire in his eyes. It was still there, Dean could see that, but it seemed that Gabriel was banking it, which was probably for the best.
"Well, um, I kinda needed some time to work through something." Dean replied trying to get away with not confessing his feelings to Cas brother. I mean surely he should say them to Cas first right?
"Oh god, did you tell Castiel that?" Gabriel asked suddenly going alarmed. I mean even he knew that was code for I'm trying to decide if I actually want to be with you or not. No wonder his brother was so distracted. Of course then he realised that Dean was talking about dumping his brother, why? He could feel his ire rising again but he grabbed hold of it. He needed answers, and however much he would love to punch Dean, this probably wasn't the best place to do it.
"I just suggested we didn't met until his day off, well the night before, but that's it. Just three days." Dean replied quickly hoping Gabriel didn't hit him. He had the look of guy who really wanted to after all.
"Three days?" Gabriel asked completely confused now. Cos surely if your planning on breaking up with someone you don't go round arranging another date, right?
"Yeah." Dean nodding seeing that Gabriel now looked less homicidal and more confused, confused was good, he could work with confused.
"What are you trying to work through Dean?" Gabriel asked with a sigh as he ran his hand through his hair. He may have let his guilt about what happened with Cassie and Michael cloud his judgement here. Just a little, tiny-winy bit.
"It's nothing." Dean mumbled in replied no longer looking Gabriel in the eyes. Instead he looked everywhere else, making him look decidedly guilty about something.
"If you wanted three days to work through it. It's not nothing, tell me or I will punch you, screw the consequences." Gabriel responded clenching his fists and narrowing his eyes. He was going to get answers, and he was going to get them right now.
"I realised I love him alright? I love Cas." Dean replied rather loudly making more than Gabriel turn to look at him with surprise. Which of course made him turn bright friggin' red as he realised.
Gabriel looked at Dean and blinked. Did he just say… he wanted time off from Cassie cos he loved him? Did he really think that had a hope in hell of working? Oh my god, he and Castiel were made for each other. They both friggin' ran. Then all that Gabriel had thought and done came to him and he found there was really only one response he could give to this piece of information. He laughed… and laughed… and then laughed some more. In fact he was laughing so hard he had to bend double to hold his sides as they started to hurt and he found it hard to breathe. All this was about Dean-o being in love with Cassie. It was without a doubt a classic, and he loved it. Especially when he remembered the slight fear in Dean-o's eyes at the start of this conversation. He found it very good that Dean-o was scared of him.
Dean stood there and crossed his arms and glared that the laughing man. He did not find this funny. He had just informed all his colleagues and his boyfriend's brother that he loved Cas, before he could even tell Cas that fact. Dean was not a happy person right then. And when it seemed Gabriel would continue laughing all day he decided that it was time to wrap this up.
"If you don't stop I'll shoot you myself." He said glaring down at the man bent double in front of him.
"Sorry, but this is all about how you are running away from the fact you're in love with my little bro. it's hilarious." Gabriel replied pulling air into his lungs and trying really hard not to burst out laughing again. I mean seriously, could you get a more ridiculous situation than the one they were all in right now?
"I'm not running away. I just didn't think he would appreciate me telling him after only a week of dating that I had completely fallen for him and wanted to spend the rest of my life at his side." Dean replied through gritted teeth. He thought if anyone would understand it would be Gabriel, but it seemed he had missed the point completely.
At his words Gabriel sobered. Yeah okay. That was a different take on this.
"Yeah okay, when you put it that way, maybe I get your point." He responded with a frown as he thought.
"Exactly, I just wanted some time so I could learn to stop myself from blurting out my feelings every time he looks at me." Dean said with a sigh. At least Gabriel didn't look like he was going to kill him now. That was a start he guessed.
"Okay. Umm, sorry for you know… this." Gabriel replied with a wave of his hand, though the apology didn't sound so sincere to Dean, but he let it slide. This time.
"That's okay. I get it… I would have done the same if anyone ever hurt Sam so, I get it." Dean replied with a nod and out of the corner of his eyes he saw that everyone had gone back to their work after his outburst, thank god. He really didn't like having an audience.
"Good. Now I'm going to give you some more advice." Gabriel responded in his usual chipper voice making Dean shake his head. Nothing could keep Gabriel down it seemed.
"Do I really want to hear this?" He asked with the raise of his eyebrows. He wasn't sure he wanted any advice from Cas' brother, though it was usually rather spot on.
"I don't know. But I'm going to say it anyway. Stop thinking so much. Yeah Cassie may freak if you tell him you love him, but he'll come round, eventually. He may not admit it, even to himself, but he likes you, a lot. Give him the chance to decide for himself how he's going to react. Don't just assume the worst." Gabriel suggested sagely. Now he knew the situation, he could fix it.
"I'll think about it." Dean mumbled, but he could already feel his heart beating faster with excitement and trepidation at the idea of telling Cas how he truly felt.
"Good, oh, and can you please see if you can get him to smile, give him a call or something." Gabriel suggested with a wave of his hand.
"Fine, now go before some decides to arrest you for disturbing the peace and threatening a police officer." Dean replied with a sigh. This guy really was crazy.
"Ah Dean-o, you would really let them arrest me?" Gabriel asked making his eyes go wide and trying to do his best impression of Cas' puppy dog eyes. He failed miserably making Dean smirk at him and a glint to appear in his eyes as he replied.
"Gabriel, I will be the one putting on the handcuffs, with glee."
"Oh, kinky Dean-o. Save that for Cassie yeah?" And with a wink and a smirk Gabriel sashayed out of the precinct making Dean shake his head and roll his eyes before taking a deep breath and turning to face the very intrigued face of his partner. The only one who hadn't gone back to work after his confession. One look told him there was no way in hell that Jo was going to let this go, like ever. Great, fan-bloody-tastic. That's just peachy. This was going to be such a freakin' awesome day. With a sigh he went over to join her. There was no point putting off the inevitable after all.