"An investigative service? Now that sounds interesting," Helen smiled at Sam. "Won't you come into the kitchen and have some coffee?"
Sam would have liked nothing better, but he needed to get back to his apartment. He'd made up his mind to call Dean, or at least Bobby, just to let them know he was alive and well. "Could I have a rain check on that, Helen? I need to get home, have to work tomorrow." To Gabriel he said, "When you get some more tires, let me know and I'll put them on for you."
"Okay, Sam...I wish you could stay awhile," Gabriel looked at his beautiful brown eyes, and noticed how he kept pushing his hands through his hair. "Thanks again for bringing me home." She walked out onto the porch with Sam, thanked him again, and watched him as he got into the car and drove away.
What neither of them knew was that two pair of eyes were watching every move they made.
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Castiel looked at the angel Gabriel standing beside him. One of heaven's best angels, Gabriel had a frown on his finely sculpted face. "What's the matter with you?" Cas wanted to know.
Gabriel slowly turned his head to look at Cas, and Cas involuntarily backed up a little. Gabriel could be intimidating sometimes. "Nothing good can come of this, Castiel. You know as well as I that Ms. Whitelaw is clairvoyant. You know that she was born with a special power, and with that power, she will be able to understand and know Sam better than anyone. They already feel an attraction for one another."
"So? What's so bad about that?" Cas wanted to know. "Sam needs some good in his life, and Gabe is perfect for him. Besides, they can help each other."
Gabriel stared intently at Castiel, unsmiling. "She will distract him from his purpose. You do remember Sam's purpose, don't you Castiel? The one where he saves the world from Satan?"
Cas turned and walked away from Gabriel. "Yes, Gabriel. I remember his purpose. I just think it won't hurt to let him have some help. Gabe's power can heal Sam, she can help him reunite with Dean. The evil is coming, Gabriel. We just have to get the Winchester boys to realize they have to be together in order to defeat Lucifer, or Satan, or Beelzebub, or whatever the hell name he's going by these days."
"Then let the consequences be on your head," Gabriel said, disappearing before Cas' eyes.
"Show-off," Cas muttered as he, too, took his leave.
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The phone was ringing! Sam almost hung up, but changed his mind.
"Hello." Bobby's voice sounded as if he was in the room with Sam. Emotion clouded Sam's voice as he spoke.
"Bobby? Bobby, this is Sam." The words were met with silence. For a moment Sam thought Bobby had hung up on him.
"Sam? Sammy, where in the hell are you? Are you okay? Why haven't you called us before now? When I get hold of you, I'll..." Bobby spluttered, not finding the right words. "You idjit!"
Sam shifted the phone to his other ear as he sat down on the couch. "Bobby, please...don't do that, just listen to me please?" The silence continued and Sam took it as a good sign and plunged ahead. "I had to get away from Dean for awhile, Bobby. After what happened, when he killed my friend...Dean lied to me, Bobby, to me! It was just too much and I had to put distance between us. I just called to tell you I'm fine, I have a place to live and a job, and I'm not fighting demons. Just tell Dean for me, will you?"
"Wait a minute, Sammy, where are you?" Bobby was practically shouting into the phone.
"I'm in Kentucky, Bobby. I'll call back again soon."
"Well, where at in Kentucky...that's a big place...Sam? Are you there?"
But Sam was already gone.
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Gabriel brushed her teeth and climbed into bed, plumping up the pillows. She could not stop thinking about Sam Winchester. She kept seeing his brown eyes, the way his dimples showed up when he was smiling...the way he looked at her when he thought she wasn't looking. He was so handsome; and so nice to her. Every time she looked at him, her heart melted...but she couldn't let him know that...not yet, anyway.