Chapter 8: The Dates

(Annie's POV)

They had found me out. But they were going on a date, sure it was only to get me out of their hair but I am sure once they went out once that there would be more to follow.

Gabi had run upstairs and been all excited and asked me to help her get ready. I knew that they had planned this, but Gabi wasn't just acting excited, she really was, which made me think that if Sam broke her heart, he was a dead man.

"What about this?" She asked as she pulled a dark green beaded tan top out. It was cute, but it needed something else.

"Hmm, what about that with…" I dug through all her stuff and all mine and found an off white pullover sweater with a very low V drop neck. "With this over it and…" I went back for a second round with the clothes and found a brown knee length boho skirt. "This."

I said, she looked at it and nodded. "I'll try it on." She said. When she came out of the bathroom she was smiling.

"I like it." She said. I smiled back at her.

"Now what are we going to do with your hair?" I asked as she sat down at the mirror. She started to lightly apply make up. So I pulled her long semi dark hair up into a ponytail and started to spiral it. By the time we were done she looked simple, fun and pretty all at once.

"I think we did a good job." I told her as she stared in the mirror.

"I agree." She said smiling widely.

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(Dean's POV)

"Aww Sammy's getting ready for a date." I teased. He shot me the death glare.

"The name is Sam." He said.

Ok so Annie and I both heard that this was supposedly a scheme to make her stop trying to set them up before she really ever started, but he seemed like he was pretty excited about it.

"So after this is all over are you and Gabi just going to say that you don't like each other like that and just be friends?" I asked.

"What?" Sam replied.

"Annie and I kind of heard your plan, we were…" I got cut off.

"You were spying on us?" He asked. I looked stunned.

"Not spying, just watching out for you." I replied. He rolled his eyes.

"You want the truth?" He asked. I rolled my eyes.

"No I want the best lie you can think of… come on Sam of course I want the truth!" I exclaimed. He sighed.

"I wanted to ask her out even if it wasn't for Annie trying to set us up. But I panicked and used it as an excuse. But when she said yes, she looked kind of hurt that it was just an excuse so I have to do something great tonight to take that away and Dean I really don't know if I am ready for this." Sam told me.

"Ok so you got nervous, big deal it is your first date in over a year! But if what you think is true and she really wants to go out with you then you need to make it worth it, and let yourself have fun. Just forget about everything else." I told him. Yep, that was my sensitivity for the day.

"Yea you're right, thanks Dean. You know, sometimes you are an OK big brother." He told me.

"Hey if I can only be OK at one thing and be great at everything else, I'll take it." I replied sarcastically. He hit me upside the head. "Hey that's my job!" I told him. He laughed and went into the bathroom to get ready.

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(Annie's POV)

Sam and Gabi looked so good together when they left. I couldn't help but be proud.

"So now that there gone what are our plans for tonight?" Dean asked as he started kissing my neck. "I have some things in mind if you don't." I smirked.

"As tempting as that sounds, ever since we started doing what you have in mind we haven't stopped to do anything else and I think we need to." I told him as I gave him a smile and walked off.

"Hey now wait a minute…" He said chasing after me. I stopped and turned around as he trapped me in his arms. "Ok, you want to do something else, what do you want to do?"

I thought about it for a minute.

"We could, watch movies and order pizza, or just hang out, just something else, at least for a few hours." I said, trying to compromise.

"Pizza sounds fine, movies though? I can't think of any I want to see." He told me.

"Hmm, we could play a game." I suggested, just thinking of something off the top of my head. He laughed.

"Ok what kind of game?" He asked.

"Hmm, scrabble?" I joked; he must have thought it was pretty funny.

"What are for seventy?" He asked. I smiled.

"Well if we are, then we are pretty hot for our age." I told him. He pulled me closer to him.

"You are right about that." He whispered.

"Or I have an old Nintendo if you are into those kinds of games." I whispered back, losing myself in his eyes.

"Ok, that sounds good." He said. Our lips were inches apart and it was a matter of seconds before they met. It wasn't a long kiss because I knew where that could lead. So I pulled apart.

"K, I will go get it and bring it downstairs then." I said as I walked off. Dean just stood there dumbfounded.

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(Gabi's POV)

We decided we wanted spaghetti. It sounded like the best option. So we went to an Italian restaurant in town.

We just sat and talked for a long time. Not about anything in particular, but just about random things that we had in common.

"I wonder what Dean and Annie are up to right now…" I pondered out loud.

"If Dean gets what he wants, then it is probably something we don't want to know about." Sam said laughing some. I laughed a little to.

"Actually, Annie said something about actually making him just hang out with her. According to her they don't really do that." I said. He nodded.

"Yea, this is the first time the three of us have actually gotten to stay in one place for a while and just chill. I mean Dean and Annie are always together because we travel together, but we are on a job or passed out in the car, things like that." He told me.

"Must be nice to not be tied down, and just be able to go wherever. You get to travel over the continent, see tons of places. I wish I could do that." I told him honestly. He nodded.

"Yea but when you are traveling with those two it is entertaining, annoying or just humorous." He said.

"Oh really? How so?" I asked.

"Well, entertaining wise… both of them always have to be right all the time, and they argue until one of them gives up which is always funny to watch. Humorous wise, they argue like 5 year olds sometimes, the funny thing is Annie always wins and Dean can't stand it. Then annoying wise, they are so in love that it can be sickening." He told me. I laughed all the way through.

"Definitely sounds like Annie." I said.

"Yea, I am not looking forward to going back on the road though. Apparently we have a drive to Wisconsin or something. That isn't going to be much fun." He said that and it hit me.

"Oh right, you guys have to leave again…" I said sadly, not meaning it to sound that way but it did. I looked down for a minute and when I did I felt his hand grab mine.

"We may have to leave, but I don't think I could stay away that long." He said softly. I smiled and blushed a little. Then I realized that he wasn't letting go of my hand.

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(Sam's POV)

The minute that she pointed out that I had to leave, I got a little sad. And the look on her face told me she did to. Without even thinking I reached for her hand.

Something happened when I did that. Her hand fit perfectly in mine, and it was so soft. I didn't want to let go.

So when dinner was over we walked down this thing called the River Walk. It had little shops and Ice cream places and was right on the river. We got some ice cream and just walked as we held hands. The moon was bright and the sky was filled with stars and it all reflected off the water. There were fountains behind us that made a slight background noise.

It was all so peaceful.

"This has been my favorite place ever since they built it. It's a fun place to hang out, or just fun to come by yourself." She told me.

"I like it to. It's calm." I said. She nodded. Then I noticed her shivering. "Are you cold?" I asked. She nodded.

"Just a little, I mean we are practically in Canada, it gets chilly even in the summer." She said. Once again I didn't even think, I just draped my jacket around her shoulders and removed my hand from hers so I could put my arm around her waist. She looked up at me and smiled brightly.

"Definitely better." She told me. I smiled back at her.

"Good." I replied, still smiling. I took a bite of my ice cream. When I pulled the cone away I heard he giggle. "What?"

"Nothing…" She said, still giggling a little. I looked at her, I was very confused. "It's just you have ice cream…"

Then I saw the wheels in her mind turning. She smiled a little then tiptoed up and kissed the side of my mouth.

"Right there." She whispered. I just looked into her eyes for a minute. They were so green, and light green at that, almost a pale honey color with a little bit of green in them. They were beautiful.

Once again I wasn't thinking, and I leaned down and kissed her.