Hey everybody! I've had this last part written for a while. I'm hoping (key word again) to have this done by this time next month. I've got the ending planned, but just have to get there. Anyway, as always, thank you for your reviews (MikaSayo, Tari4078, and Guest), favs, and follows! Love you guys!
Gabriel woke up Monday morning and thought about his weekend. He was going to come clean to Sam. Tell him that he loved him and pray to whatever god was listening that Sam would decide that some things were worth waiting for. He hadn't thought that before, but hopefully Sam would change his mind.
Meanwhile, Sam was trying to figure out how he could make sure that he and Ruby shared something in front of Gabriel. His office was too far out of the way to make it seem genuine, but Sam was pretty sure that Ruby's seventh period class was in the same classroom that Gabriel's eighth period class was in. Sam's seventh period was actually usually over with some time to spare, so maybe he could get let go early and meet her there. Maybe give her a kiss or two in front of Gabriel. That should work. It had to.
Gabriel stood up from his office chair and walked into his classroom. There were already a few students in there, but not Sam. Gabriel sighed and placed his bag on his desk. He hadn't gotten any grading done over the weekend, but he also told his students that he probably wouldn't. Gabriel looked around and saw a blonde head pouring over a notebook. He thought about asking her if she knew anything, and before he could stop himself, he called out.
"Miss Moore?" Jessica looked up and at him. Gabriel gave her a kind smile. "Could I speak to you for a moment?" She stood up and walked over to his desk.
"Yes, sir?" She looked nervous, and Gabriel didn't blame her. The two had only spoken during classes.
"You're close with Sam Winchester right?" Jessica hesitated before responding.
"Well, we were." Jessica shot a look over at the desk that was normally occupied by Lucifer and then back to Gabriel. "Something happened and he and I haven't spoken for a little over a week now." Gabriel bit the inside of his cheek. He had done this.
"Okay, well, do you happen to know how he's doing? I know his brother and I heard that there have been some problems as of late." 'As of late? You sound like Cas.'
"Well, I know that Kevin picked up his shifts this weekend at Sage's, but I don't know if that has anything to do with that." Gabriel sighed and then gave Jessica a small grin.
"Thank you, Miss Moore. I appreciate that. I'm just looking out for him." Jessica nodded again.
"I know, sir. He really likes you. If you could help him, that would be great." Jessica gave him a hopeful smile before going back to her desk. Gabriel knew he needed to talk about Sam. He needed to at least tell him that this whole thing with Ruby and Lucifer was going to lead him down the wrong path and that was NOT why he'd broken up with him. Gabriel had done it so that Sam could make something of his life. Just before the bell rang, the class filled up, including Sam and Lucifer. Gabriel nodded at both of them, but Sam didn't look at him. The morning announcements began and Gabriel made his way to the front of the room.
"….and finally, tickets for the Homecoming Dance will be on sale all this week and next in the cafeteria. So if you haven't asked that special person, get to it! Thank you all, have a great day." The clicking noise ended the announcements and Gabriel knew that after something like that, it might take a minute to get his students to pay attention. Sure enough, whispers broke out over who had been asked and who hadn't. Who knew that they were going and who had decided not to. He even heard Lucifer whisper something that sounded like 'no way in Hell I'm going.'
"Alright guys, settle down. We need to get started."
"Did you get any grading done this weekend, Professor Novak?" Naomi asked. Gabriel tried not to roll his eyes. Kiss asses and grade grubbers were part of the job.
"No, unfortunately I didn't. I spent my weekend in Manhattan with some friends from college." With that, Gabriel sprang into the lesson.
Sam, however, wasn't focusing on what his teacher was talking about. He was focusing on what he had just said. If he had been in Manhattan, had he seen his ex-boyfriend? If he had seen him, did he…? Sam shook that idea from his head. Gabriel wasn't like that. There was no…but now that Sam looked at Gabriel, he looked tired and worn out. 'It was just a long drive' Sam told himself. However, Sam couldn't get the image out of his head. Gabriel with some faceless guy. Sleeping with him. Making him feel the way he had made Sam feel. Sam set his jaw and glared down at his notebook as if it were all its fault that things were the way they were. He couldn't wait for the end of seventh period.
The bell rang and the students packed up their things. Gabriel opened his mouth to say something to Sam, but he just shoved through and barged out of the classroom. Gabriel sighed, getting ready for a long day.
The rest of the day seemed to be dragging at some points, and going way too fast in others. Gabriel arrived for his eighth period class before the bell rang and walked in as soon as it did. He wanted to get home, so hopefully this class would go quickly. As he walked in, he recognized a small brunette girl as Ruby. Sam's girlfriend. Great. Just what he needed. Then, to top it off, Gabriel saw Sam enter as he saw the other teacher leave.
"Hey, baby! What are you doing here?" Ruby smiled and pulled Sam into a deep kiss. Gabriel saw red immediately.
Sam figured this was perfect. Ruby kissing him like that right in front of Gabriel was exactly what he needed. They broke apart and shared a smile and then Sam heard his name.
"Mister Winchester? Could I see you for a moment?" Gabriel called. He watched as Sam gave Ruby a kiss to the forehead just before she walked out.
"Yes, Mister Novak?" Sam asked when he was in front of Gabriel's desk. Yeah, maybe he was taunting him with Ruby, but the guy had told Sam to find somebody his own age, so he was.
"You look like quite the couple." Gabriel tried to keep the malice out of his voice, but Sam had noticed.
"Well, we are, sir." Sam sweetly replied, with a smile that was meant to piss Gabriel off. Instead, the teacher just smiled back, but it seemed more genuine than Sam's.
"Well, good for the two of you. I'm glad you found somebody better for you." And Gabriel meant it. He knew that he was no good for Sam. Sam deserved somebody that was more his age. Better suited for him. Someone that he could bring home to his brother and actually be proud of. Somebody that Sam could show off at football games and dances. That wasn't Gabriel. Sam opened his mouth to reply when another student walked in.
"Sir, do you mind if we finish this conversation after next period?" That sentence. The way he made it sound like Ruby was better for him is what caused Sam to change his mind. To drop his whole act. They needed to talk about this. Gabriel nodded once and sat down at his desk, ready to help the student that had just walked in.
After the next period, it was the end of the day, and Gabriel waited in his classroom for Sam.
"Mister Novak?" Sam questioned as he walked in, looking around making sure the room was empty. Gabriel picked his head up and smiled. It was crazy, but just seeing Sam on his own made Gabriel feel better. That maybe Lucifer and Ruby didn't have the hold on him like Gabriel thought they did.
"Yes, Sam?"
"Are you busy?"
"No, I've been waiting for you." Gabriel placed the pen down as Sam walked more into the room. He stood up and walked over and shut the door. There was no lock on it, but if Gabriel had to take a guess, this was a closed door kind of conversation.
"You had something else to say, Mister Winchester?" Sam hesitated for a moment, then walked right up to his teacher and pinned him against the door with his hips. Sam, at seventeen, was already taller and stronger than Gabriel, so holding him in place wasn't hard. He put his lips right next to Gabriel's ear and whispered, in his huskiest voice
"You may think that she's better for me because she's closer to my age, but don't think for one second that she holds a candle to you." Gabriel shuddered at Sam's words, and his voice. There was no reason on God's green Earth that a seventeen-year-old should be able to make his knees tremble like that. But this wasn't just any seventeen-year-old. This was Sam Winchester, the boy that had stolen his heart in less than a month and…was pinning him against the wall with his lips so dangerously close to his skin.
"Sam," Gabriel's voice wobbled horribly and he knew that Sam heard it because Sam brought Gabriel's earlobe into his mouth and gently bit it, drawing a groan from the older man. Sam moved his lips to Gabriel's jaw and eventually hovered above his lips.
"I miss you. I've missed you like fucking crazy." Sam's voice was still husky and it was driving Gabriel wild.
"My place. Ten minutes. You better fucking be there." Gabriel whispered before he could change his mind. Before his rational mind could tell him this was one hundred percent wrong. Sam smiled against Gabriel's lips before placing a gentle kiss to them. Gabriel kissed him back for a moment before pulling away, slightly banging his head against the wall. "Save it for later. See you soon, Samsquatch."
