This chapter decided to take on a life of its own. Seriously. Where it went was not where I wanted to take it. I finally wrangled it back in by the end, but the damage was done. And I happened to like the damage, so I left it like that. Enjoy?

"The more he spoke, the straighter I was," Charlie said.

"That's weird, because I felt myself becoming gayer as the movie went on."

Dean was at work, and while service was slow, he and Charlie were discussing the new Star Trek movie.

Charlie rolled her eyes. "Dean, I don't think it's possible for you to be any gayer. You like boobs too much."

"That's true."

"And besides," she continued, "not even the likes of Benadryl Cabbagepatch could ever replace Cas in your heart."

Dean narrowed his eyes. "I hate that I know who you're talking about."

Charlie looked over his shoulder as the bell over the door rang. "Speak of the devil."

Dean turned around and saw Cas and Gabriel entering the shop. "Hey, Cas," he said when they came to the counter. "Gabriel."

Gabriel waved vaguely, distracted by whatever he was doing on his phone.

Hello Dean. How are you?

Dean leaned over the counter and, after looking around once, kissed him quickly. "I'm great. Now, what can I get you?"

Just a regular coffee please.

He wrote the order on a cup and passed it back to Charlie. "And for you, Gabe?"

Gabriel didn't even bother looking up. "Nothing for me. I hate the coffee here."

Dean furrowed his brow. "Wait, if you don't like the coffee, why do you come so often?"

He did look up at this. "He hasn't told you?"

"Hasn't told me what?"

"A whole month, you'd think it would come up. Oh but this is just too good." He slung an arm around Castiel's shoulders. "Why haven't you told him, Cassie?"

Cas shrugged his arm off. Stop it Gabriel.

"Cas, what is he talking about?"

Nothing. It's nothing.

Gabriel snorted. "Nothing, my left butt cheek. It's hilarious, why don't you just tell him?"

Please Gabriel not now.

He must have seen something in Castiel's face because he backed off. "Fine, but you need to tell him." He went to sit down.

Dean raised an eyebrow. "Something you want to share with the class?"

Cas took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. Gabriel wishes me to tell you that you are the third person in a row I've met in a coffee shop.

Dean's other eyebrow raised to join the first. "The third?" he said, fighting a smile.

Cas nodded.

"In a row?"

Yes that's right.

"The last two relationships you had were with people you met in coffee shops?"

Gabriel finds it amusing.

"Well it is!" Dean said, trying to smother his laughter.

"What's so funny?" Charlie asked, putting Castiel's drink on the counter.

Cas just shook his head and paid for his drink. I'm also to tell you that Gabriel is grateful we met. He said that before I was being creepy and he was tired of being an enabler.

"Wait, what? How were you being creepy?"

Some other time perhaps, Cas signed as he left the shop with Gabriel.

"I missed something," Charlie said.

"So did I. He told me he was creepy but he won't tell me how."

She shrugged. "Want to speculate tonight at my place? I've gotta plan for this weekend's battle against the elves. You can help."

"Sure, but I won't be able to make the battle," Dean said. "Cas wants to introduce me to his mother."

"His ex-druggie mother who is responsible for him being mute?"

He nodded. "The very same."

Charlie put a hand on his shoulder. "May the force be with you. You're gonna need it."

"Thanks."

She started to re-stack the cups. "Now, moving on to Thor 2..."

So next time we're gonna meet Cas and Gabe's mother who will probably end up being Naomi. And Anna too. Because I said so.