A/N: I own Persephone.
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We walked into Caesar's Palace and I loved to look up at the changing sky. I didn't have a favorite casino/ hotel, but this was one I could stand. I felt Seth take my hand as we walked towards Nobu. Dean and Renee had gotten us reservations and in her text she said to dress nicely. I had settled on a simple long sleeve charcoal dress with black stilettos. Seth was in a black suit with a light grey shirt. He had insisted on wearing a black tie and had his hair pulled up in a bun. He looked really good.
"You look nice... sorry about the love bites." he said and I chuckled. I had to be careful about what dress to wear tonight because Seth had given me two nasty hickies from earlier.
"I don't mind them." I said as he gave my hand a squeeze. I knew that I was lucky to have him as a boyfriend since a lot of girls would love to be in my place. I honestly still felt like I was going to wake up from this dream and not have him.
"I am lucky to have you." he whispered and kissed my temple as we walked up to the restaurant. Dean and Renee were waiting on us. Renee hugged me as Dean and Seth greeted each other. I had gone back and watched when the Shield dissolved, so I knew that they had worked to get back to being this close of friends.
"I love your dress." Renee said as we walked in front of the guys.
"Thanks, I bought it at H & M." I said and she nodded. I knew that me buying a $40 dress was expensive for me, but was nothing to her.
We sat down at the table and Dean looked like he would rather be anywhere else. He glanced at me and winked as Renee ordered a drink. I was confused and quickly looked away. Dean and I had gotten along more in the last week than we had since I had started as her assistant, but he still came off as a creep most days. I knew that everyone saw him differently after the Stone Cold Podcast and even Renee had been upset with him over that one. I had learned a lot about him from listening to it, but it certainly didn't do him any favors. He seemed more aloof and asshole-ish.
"You alright?" Seth asked me as we sipped on our drinks and Renee was talking about something. I had zoned out. I knew that I wasn't getting paid to listen to her right now and was only really here for Seth. I nodded and gave a small smile.
"I need to smoke. Be back." Dean said after a few minutes and Renee rolled her eyes. She hated him smoking, but accepted it because she cared for him.
"I need to run to the ladies room." I said and looked at Renee.
"I'm good." she said. I gave Seth a quick kiss and walked to the bathroom. I really didn't need to pee, but I needed to get away for a second. I look some deep breaths and forced myself to go back. I think Renee and Seth were the only two really having fun tonight. I was about to walk out of the small hallway when someone grabbed my arm. I quickly looked up and was ready to shove them off when I saw Dean standing there.
"Um, yes?" I asked him as he looked at me.
"I'm sorry that she's being a bitch tonight." he said and I shrugged. I was used to it as her assistant.
"Seth is having fun and that's what counts... but, can you let me go." I said and he looked down like he just realized he was still touching me.
"You look nice tonight." he said and I nodded.
"Thank you?" I said and he chuckled.
"See... I can be nice." he said and I pursed my lips together. I had no idea why he cared if I thought he was nice.
"We need to get back." I said and turned to leave, but he stopped me again.
"What, Dean?" I asked him exasperated and fully turned to face him.
"Do I make you nervous or something?" he asked me like he had no plans on going back to the table any time soon.
"I'm going back." I said and he stopped me.
"Ok, I wanted to make sure that you are alright." he said and I raised an eyebrow at that statement. I had no idea what he was referring to right now. He reached down, pushed my sleeve up, and looked at my very bruised wrist. I hadn't even noticed that Seth had bruised my wrist from our session earlier.
"I don't want to have to kick his ass." he said and I chuckled.
"Um... I'm not hurt... it was from sex earlier." I admitted as I felt my cheeks brighten. He was looking at me like he was deciding if he was going to believe me or not. I watched in amazement as he brought my wrist to his lips and kissed it softly. I snatched it away and looked at him with confusion.
"If you want someone to dominate you I can do it better than him." he said in a low tone as he leaned closer to me. He carefully ran his cheek over mine and I stepped away. I watched him for a second before quickly walking back to the table.
"Everything ok?" Seth asked me as Dean appeared a second later. I refused to look at him.
"Lipstick incident." I said and Renee smirked at me.
We made it through dinner and Renee suggested to go dancing at Omnia since it was in the same casino. Dean tried to argue, but Renee won out when Seth agreed with her. I was staying quiet because I was still trying to figure what the hell had just happened with Dean.
"Come on, the guys can get the drinks." Renee said and pulled me with her onto the dance floor. I let her and hoped that dancing would make me have some fun. I was happy when Seth and Dean finally came over to us. Seth's hands immediately went to my hips as he pressed his hips to mine. I glanced over my shoulder at him as his eyes darkened and I felt him press against me.
I had been dancing for awhile now, Seth was still hard, and Renee was drinking heavily. I knew that tonight could go horribly wrong at any moment now. I excused myself to go get a drink. I was thirsty and wanted some fresher air. I walked up to the bar and ordered.
"What is a beautiful woman like you doing ordering your own drink?" a voice said and I turned to see a man in a nice suit smirking at me.
"It's something I just learned how to do and wanted to try it out." I shot back and rolled my eyes as I turned back around.
"Witts and a nice ass... I like it." he said and I chose to ignore him as I prayed the bartender would hurry.
"I'm talking to you." he said and I let out an annoyed sigh... and turned back to him. He had moved closer.
"And I'm ignoring you." I shot back. He pulled on my arm and I pushed him off.
"Feisty... I love it." he said and now I was getting uncomfortable because he was trying to pull me with me. I got ready to punch him when a hand slipped around my waist. I turned to see Dean glaring at the man.
"Go fuck off, this is mine." he growled at the man and pulled me flush to him. The man didn't even think twice as he quickly left he bar. I took a shaky breath and looked up at Dean. I had never actually be happy to see him until this moment.
"Thank you." I said and peeled myself away from him. He reluctantly let me go.
"Are you ready to go?" he asked me and I nodded.
"I will go with you... come on." he said and I looked for Seth. He was making his way towards us with a stumbling Renee behind him.
"They are coming... thanks." I said and he looked towards them. I saw his lips purse as he shook his head. He snatched Renee by her elbow and walked with her out of the club. Seth took my hand and we followed out. He hadn't seen what happened and I was alright with that.
"You can't even go one night without stumbling around drunk." Dean grumbled at her. She shook him off and stumbled. I quickly caught her before she fell and she wrapped her arm around my shoulders.
"I'm glad you're here, Percy... you like me." she slurred and I shared a look with Dean and Seth. I had seen Renee drunk many times, so this wasn't new to me.
"I got her." Dean said and picked her up. Renee tried to struggle, but Dean held her tightly.
"No, you are mean... you can't even let me have fun." she whined and he picked up his pace. She was getting some looks as we headed to the cars.
"You can't stop at just fun." he shot back and I could tell that he was pissed off.
"Let me go." she said as we waited on the car. People were beginning to stare at them. I quickly walked over as a police officer started towards them.
"Dean, let me just take her home. I apologize that she's had a little too much. She doesn't mean it." I said and Dean looked confused as the car pulled up. I quickly shoved Renee into it and started to walk around to the other side.
"Everything alright miss?" the police officer asked me.
"Fine, my out of town friend had little too much. My brother was helping me with her to the car." I said and he looked from me to Dean. We both had red hair and bluish eyes... so it wasn't a far stretch. I saw Seth's rental pull up behind mine and hoped that the cop would just go on.
"Drive carefully." he said after a few seconds. I quickly jumped into Dean's car and pulled away. I knew that they would follow me as I drove us to their house. Renee was already asleep by the time that I pulled up to the gate. I punched in the code and parked in the garage. Seth and Dean were right behind me as I got out of the car.
"She's already out." I said as Dean opened the door. Seth and I could tell that he was annoyed at the whole situation. He carried her inside and motioned for us to follow him inside. Seth took my hand and pulled me with him. I really just wanted to go back to my place.
"You can just stay here tonight." Seth said and I was too tired to argue. Dean put Renee in their bed and told us good night. I was grateful when Seth fell asleep while I was changing. I went down to the kitchen for some water. I shut the door and almost dropped my water when I found Dean looking at me from the kitchen doorway. I wasn't sure what was going to happen now.
AN: What will happen between Dean and Percy?