Hello again. I'm on a roll tonight with this story. Anyway I hope you like this chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural.
Dean left Castiel soon after they reached their agreement. He needed to go get everything ready for the night to come and Castiel had to shower and dress in the tux he had brought with him for the occasion.
So it was a while later that Castiel met up with Sam, Jess and Gabriel, all dressed up to the nines, in the foyer of the hotel as they waited for yet another limo to come and take them to the party.
And while the other three exchanged pleasantries Castiel was both nervous and happy about what the evening would bring. Dean and he were now together, a couple. How would Dean announce that to the press? Would he give them a release before the party? Or would it happen tomorrow? How would they go on from here now they had made their decision? But that didn't matter. They were together. Dean was his. And tonight was about the other man rather than him. This was Dean's night, Dean's career. The idea of them could wait. He knew the truth and Dean did, and right now that was all that mattered to Castiel.
The limo carrying the party of four pulled up at the red carpet and the driver opened the door with all the fuss and reverence as if he was carrying the most important of celebrities. Which in fact he was, even if no one recognised them. As such Gabriel climbed out first, revelling in the flashes of cameras going off around him. He was followed by Castiel who smiled and held his head up high. He knew the power of the press, and he knew the need to show a good face to them. He was soon to have his name linked with Dean's, and he would not do anything that would show up the man he loved.
As he stepped aside Sam emerged smiling at all the cameras slightly unsure before reaching in to help Jess out who was wearing a dress they had found in their room. It seemed Dean had wanted his brother's girlfriend to look her best, and as such she was wearing a designer dress she knew was worth more than her car. Damn this was so surreal.
To start with the photographers were confused by this party, they were being given such reverence by the staff, but then it went through them that the tall guy was Dean's brother and girl his partner, as such everyone wanted to get a picture of Dean Winchesters elusive family. It was photography gold.
As the party made their way up to the entrance, Sam and Jess being asked to pose every other step Lisa emerged from the entrance. She had been waiting for this. Waiting for Castiel's arrival. She had a job to do right then. It was her role to make sure the press knew she held no ill will against the man who had captured Dean's heart. As such she moved with gusto, making sure everyone saw her take Castiel into her arms and hug him as genuinely as she could hug a man she had never met.
"Cas. It's so good to finally be able to put a face to the name. And what a face. I can see what Dean sees in you." she said with a friendly smile to the startled man in front of her. Luckily Castiel caught on quickly to what she was doing and smile back with equal warmth.
"And it good to meet you too Lisa." He murmured, loud enough so all the press could hear, yet said so it looked like they weren't meant to. At that Lisa nodded. Yes, he would do fine. She then turned to the press and holding Castiel at her side and announcing he was Castiel Novak, a name which alone got the press taking the picture which would tomorrow be plastered across the front of every tabloid going. After all the name Novak alone was worth a photograph. Even if they didn't know what was to come.
And Gabriel catching on just as quickly came to join them. The Novak brothers with the supermodel, it would sell. But the idea of Dean's boyfriend with his ex and his brother would sell so much more. If and when they learnt that fact.
Finally the party made their way inside where Bobby was waiting for them. He pulled Lisa to him and planted a kiss on her cheek, he had known her a long time after all.
"You did good." He huffed at her making her chuckle.
"did you really think I wouldn't?" She asked raising her eyebrows at him before moving on with a wave, networking to see who she could meet, who she could talk too, and what she could get from the evening.
With that Bobby turned to Castiel and looked him up and down before holding his hand out to him.
"Good to meet you Castiel. I'm Bobby, Dean's manager." He said noticing the start the shorter man with him gave at those words. So that was Gabriel, the one who had got his number, he still hadn't worked out how he had managed that.
"Good to meet you too." Castiel replied shaking his hand with an easy smile on his lips. There was no doubt he would be meeting a lot of people tonight, but he had feeling Bobby was the only one who truly mattered when it came to Dean.
"Right then. Let's get you all inside. Sam. this your girl? Dean said she was good people." Bobby said turning his attention to the younger Winchester who he knew almost as well as he knew his brother. When he had taken Dean under his wing he had found himself taking Sam in as well.
"Hey Bobby, yeah this Jess. Jess this Bobby." Sam replied smiling at them both with affection. Jess had heard stories of Dean's manager, she knew how important he was in the Winchester brothers lives.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Bobby." She said smiling up and him and rather than taking his hand she leaned over and gave his a kiss on the cheek. Making him chuckle.
"Right well, be off with the lot of you. Free booze and food inside." Bobby replied slightly less gruffly pushing them on their way. After all he had to deal with the press outside, sort out what he wanted them to know, and how. That was his job after all.
Castiel made his way inside wondering where Dean was, though he imagined he was backstage, getting ready to perform at his launch party. Castiel wished he could be with him. Helping him prepare, but not tonight, maybe for the next album. That thought made a smile cross his face. The idea that the next time there was one of these events for Dean they would be an undisrupted couple. He couldn't wait. He wanted the world to know as soon as possible. But he would let Dean and his staff decide the when. He didn't truly understand the world of the press, but he did know there was a way to do things, and he would let it happen when it did. He was just so glad that it would. That he was with Dean, he would be with Dean. It was everything he had wanted ever since he had met him.