Chapter 4
He walked across the street and into the diner, spotting Castiel sitting in a booth in the back, a cup of coffee in front of him. Gabriel slid into the booth and raked his hand through his hair. He looked up at the waitress who had appeared and gave him an expectant look. "Black coffee." He said, staring her down until she hastily made her retreat. He could feel Castiel watching him, and finally met his brother's eyes. "How can I help you brother?" He asked with his gravelly voice.
"Fuck Cas, she just showed up. At my hotel room. And I have no idea how." Gabriel paused as the waitress sat the coffee in front of him and then scurried off. He leaned in closer to Castiel, and sighed. "I know I've had my grace on lockdown, like you asked, but how did she make it to the door, why didn't I sense her? I had to look through the peephole, and when I saw it was her, I just…" he groaned, trying to not think about her fingers caressing his body.
"Brother," Castiels voice brought him back to reality. "I thought you knew." Gabriel was suddenly focused on Cas. "Tell me what?!" His voice raised as he spoke. Castiel tilted his head. "I assure you it is nothing bad, I assumed you realized how special she was." He leaned forward, dropping his voice. "She is empathic Gabriel. I thought you knew, or of course I would have told you." Gabriel slumped back into his seat. Of course, it meant she could sense him and … "Fuck!" Castiel almost jumped as Gabriel swore and slammed his hand on the table. He gave Gabriel a puzzled look. "I didn't realize this would upset you." He watched as the look on Gabriel's face darkened.
"It means she knows, Castiel. She knows who and what we are. Conveniently she knows a whole hell of a lot about me and she must have sensed I was hiding also, and she said nothing." Gabriel slammed the cup of coffee, ignoring the burn of the hot liquid on his throat. Castiel cleared his throat. "Perhaps, or it is possible she was waiting for you to tell her? If she knew you were hiding, perhaps that the reason she said nothing." This gave Gabriel pause. His body was more than ready to agree with Castiel, but the Trickster part of him immediately was suspicious of her staying quiet. He leaned across the table and clapped his hand on Castiel's shoulder. "Thank you brother."
Castiel watched as Gabriel walked away, hoping for everyone's sake he wasn't about to do something crazy, the last thing they needed right now was an out-of-control archangel.