"Cassie, Sam and I popped over at oma's before coming over. Look what she got from Auntie Gemma." Gabriel said, when dinner time came around.
He produced a sealed paper bag, seemingly out of thin air.
Cas grinned at the picture on it. Poffertjes! Oh yes! Just what the docter ordered!
"Dean, Sam... that will be dinner!" he declared, clapping his hands together.
He bustled off to the kitchen and was surprised to see Dean followed him.
"Cas... is this something like pannenkoeken?" he asked in hushed tones.
Cas beamed at him, before checking the fridge for ingredients.
"It is the same batter, only for poffertjes, we will need the special skillet."
He turned his head and shouted towards the livingroom.
"Gabriel! We are low on both eggs and milk!"
"Gotcha Cassiebear!" his brother answered.
Not in the mood to bicker, Cas let the annoying nickname slide.
Not too long after, Gabriel walked in, pulling a struggling Sam along.
"Don't worry, brother. Sammoose and I will provide. Need butter and powdered sugar too?"
Cas hummed, mentally checking for said items.
"Better bring some, Gabriel. Thank you."
Gabe gave the two fingered salute and dragged Sam further to the scullery.
"But Gabe... I really..." Sam protested.
Gabe shit him up by kissing him on the lips.
Cheeks bright red, Sam followed Gabriel willingly.
"Huh... did you see that coming, Dean?" Cas asked, once their brothers had left.
Dean scratched behind his ear and chuckled awkwardly.
"Kinda... I saw they were interested in eachother... Had to talk Sam out of a 'oh-God-am-I-gay' freakout about it." he admitted.
Cas nodded, then smirked as a thought hit him.
"Do you think they know about us?"
Dean smiled too, then kissed him sweetly.
"Don't know, angel, but it will bring different family dynamics once we all get how serious we are with eachother."
Cas placed both his hands on Dean's hips and pulled him closer.
"Are you serious about us, Dean?" he asked softly, looking up at him.
Dean looked down into his eyes and sighed.
"Like a heartattack, Cas. I'm never letting this go."
He hugged Cas close and kissed him, slipping his tongue in when Cas sighed.
Halfway through the kiss, Cas noticed Dean wasn't really paying attention anymore.
"Dean... Dean? Are you ok?" Cas asked, after pulling back.
Dean smiled warmly and pulled him back in.
"Aces, Cas."
Cas smiled and booped his nose.
"Ok. Then let's get ready to make poffertjes. They are not as easy as pancakes, but we got time."
After kissing Cas on the temple, Dean let go.
"Allright, chef, what's the plan?" he said enthousiastically.
Cas showed him the poffertjespan, and explained that they would put a little bit of the batter in each dent, then flip them around with a fondue-fork when the edges were solid.
Dean was examining the skillet with apprehension, when their brothers came back.
"Hey, Dean-o! Don't tell me you will be making these nommy babies." Gabriel called, dropping two bags on the breakfast bar.
Cas rolled his eyes and barely held back a frustrated groan.
"Gabriel... I needed eggs and milk... Maybe sugar and butter. What in the Universe have you bought?" he demanded to know.
Gabe started unpacking with a grin, while Sam just sat down and shook his head.
"Lemme see... eggs, check. Milk, check. Butter, check. Powdered sugar..."
He pulled out three containers. "...check. Then... icecream... vanilla, check. Pecan, check. Chunky monkey, check. Rocky road... check. And for my Sammykins... Moosetracks!"
He pulled out the last carton with a flourish and plonked it in front of Sam.
Cas raised one eyebrow as he took in the food.
"I guess you wanted to be sure we had dessert, huh, brother?" he said sarcastically, picking up the Moosetracks.
"Pretty much, but the other bag is full of fruits and veggies." Gabe admitted.
He shuddered theatrically and pushed it away with one finger.
"Don't be such a baby, Gabe." Sam said, corners of his mouth curled up in a warm smile.
"I'm making a fruit salad. I will eat the icecream, but with a side of fruit." he said to Cas, who chuckled and pulled the second bag closer to peer in it.
"Ooh! Mango? And pears, and pineapple! Mmmm, Sam, mind if I ask you to make me some too?" he asked, hope rising.
"EW! Cassie! I'm ashamed to call you my brother!" Gabe yelped.
Sam smiled warmly.
"Sure thing, Cas. We'll be the responsible brothers and eat some vitamines."
Cas smiled and picked up the ingredients for the poffertjes.
After desserts, Cas made coffee as Sam and Gabriel did the dishes.
When they were done, and the coffee was gone, their brothers left, and Cas and Dean ended up snuggled together in bed.
Cas sighed happily
This had been a great last day of his vacation.