"What has been going on tonight Julianna? Did you have someone over?" Castiel got right down to the business at hand.

"Yes, Steven. I wasn't expecting him, but I do know him. He has been here before. I tested him and then I let him in."

"Julianna, I don't think you should let anyone in the house when Bobby isn't here unless you speak with Bobby first, no matter who they are. Do you agree Bobby?" Castiel asked him out of respect since he basically enforces all these rules.

"I will agree with that." Bobby conceded.

"Ok. I understand." Julianna agreed hoping that would be the end of this conversation but no such luck.

"Now, Julianna, you and I have talked about this before. Have we not discussed your attire and what I approve of and what I do not approve of?"

"Yes brother." Julianna answered patiently. She could see Dean's smug face out of the corner of her eye. He was so pleased with himself. It was infuriating her and he knew it.

"And do I approve of anything that shows off your legs?"

"No"

Castiel just looked at her, waiting.

"No Sir" She corrected herself.

"Are pants not the standard attire I have assigned to you?

"Yes Sir."

"So, no dresses."

"Yes Brother." Julianna couldn't help but feel some disappointment. She kind of liked that little dress.

"So, what was your intention with this hunter tonight?"

Now Julianna was embarrassed and starting to feel angry again.

"What do you mean Castiel?"

"Just what I said, did you have intentions besides dancing tonight?"

"Who suggested that to you, your wife?" Julianna gestured towards Dean who looked flustered again at the comment. Sam bit the inside of his mouth to keep from laughing at Dean's expression.

Castiel was confused by the comment. "Julianna, you know I have no such relationship with Dean." He hesitated and glanced over to Dean. "Now answer my question please."

"No brother. I had no additional intentions besides dancing tonight." Julianna felt her cheeks flush with embarrassment.

"And, we have talked about this before as well. Haven't I told you that I do not approve of you having close contact with men?"

"Castiel..." Julianna was mortified by the turn this conversation had taken.

"Haven't I?" Cas was unaware of her embarrassment.

"Yes you have." Julianna was trying to be obedient to Castiel. She refused to look up at anyone else in the room.

"So, when I tell you no, do you understand that I mean, no?" Castiel asked her unsure of his little's sister's thoughts these days.

"Yes Brother"

"And what does no mean?"

Julianna took a deep breath. He used to use this tactic when she was a little child. He would ask a question. She would answer it. Then, he would ask her what her answer meant. He said he did it because he felt that it helped her to remember the rules. Julianna hated it. She especially hated it now because she knew that Dean was going to enjoy it.

"Is this necessary Brother? Do you have to make him so happy?" Julianna gestured to Dean again and sent him a glare.

Dean responded with the most sarcastic looking smile he could muster.

Castiel locked on to Julianna's eyes and made sure he had her attention.

"I wasn't aware that I was talking to Dean, sister. I am talking to you and I expect your focus to be on me and no one else. Whether you agree or not, Dean and Sam were protecting you tonight. Now, I want you to tell me what you think no means because lately I'm not sure that you understand its definition."

Julianna complied. "No means that whatever it is I want to do, I can not do if you say no."

"And who am I?"

"You are my big brother."

"And what does that mean, because I'm quite sure you have forgotten the meaning of that as well?" Castiel was attempting sarcasm.

Julianna sighed. She didn't want to upset her brother. "It means that you are in charge of me because that is what Father wanted."

"And"

"And, it means that if you say no, it's no and it is not up for negotiation."

"Thank you. Now, any questions?"

"No Brother"

"Good, I'm glad we had this little reminder talk. Let's go up to your room. I want to talk to you further."

Jules turned to go upstairs to her room for the second time that night and Cas followed her.

Once the door was closed to her room, Cas spoke up quickly.

"Julianna?"

"Yes Brother?"

"I'm not upset with you."

Julianna rushed back and hugged him tight and he returned the hug.

She pulled away then confused. "Wait a second. Then, what was all that about downstairs Castiel?"

"That was for Dean."

"For Dean? Are you kidding me?" Julianna's confusion was quickly turning to anger.

"Julianna, you know I do not "kid"."

"So why would you pretend to reprimand me for Dean? I don't understand."

Cas replied as if the answer was a simple one. " He needed reassurance that he protected you and did his job. I simply saw that giving him that reassurance was more important in this situation."

"Brother, Dean and Sam completely embarrassed me in front of Steven and Dean acted like he was my boss. Then, he was just so smug about it. He makes me so mad sometimes."

Cas gave his little sister an impatient look. "I don't like the way you are behaving with Dean."

She would never understand her brother's need to please Dean. Other than Father, Dean's opinion of him was one of the most important things to Castiel. She knew he was going to ask her to apologize so she changed the subject abruptly. "So you don't mind the dress or the dancing?"

"No, I mind very much! I am not angry with you but no dresses and no dancing with strange men. You never know where things like that can lead."

"What do you mean, brother? Where does dancing lead?" Julianna wondered.

Cas wasn't sure how to answer that.

"Well, sometimes dancing close with someone, well, I've been told that it could make a human feel, well,," Cas stuttered his words.

"Like it could make your stomach hurt? Cause my stomach felt funny when he was dancing with me. I thought I was getting sick or something."

"Yes!" Cas jumped at that explanation. "Dancing with men can make your stomach sick! It can make you vomit."

Cas was pleased with that answer and looked away quickly.

Julianna was confused but Castiel knew so much more about life than her. He must be right. She was really glad that she didn't throw up. Julianna tried to remember if any of her charges ever threw up because they were slow dancing.

Cas could see that she was processing that answer and spoke up again quickly.

"We will talk more about this later sister. I have to go now. I will be back later this week and I want you to apologize to Dean." Cas waited for the explosion.

"Brother? You can't be serious." She started shaking her head no, as if she couldn't fathom him expecting her to honor that request.

"Julianna, I'm always serious."

Cas took Jules by the hand and they both sat down on the bed facing each other.

"Ever since Dean was a child, he was trained to do one thing, protect his brother. Do you know of anything that is more important to Dean than Sam's safety and health?"

"No Brother. That is always first on his mind." Anyone that knew Dean, knew that, Julianna thought.

"Well, he approaches everything in his life from that standpoint, every friendship, every relationship. He is the big brother trying to keep everyone safe. You know that. I know you can sense that in him, am I right?"

"Yes, that is true." Julianna whispered.

"I know he embarrassed you and I'm sure it could have been handled differently. However, he did what he thought was best at the time to keep you safe. He protected you, for me. You are my little sister and I want to protect you. So, he will protect you too. It is instinctual for him. I don't wish to discourage that. Do you understand what I am saying to you?"

Julianna had never thought about it like that. Dean truly was a big brother to everyone. He always took charge, made sure everyone was safe. It really was such a burden. She wasn't sure how he carried it. Yet, there was more. Her brother's face when he talked of Dean shone with admiration. She knew they had what he called a "profound bond" but this was the first time she could really see it in her brother's eyes.

"I will apologize, Castiel." Julianna agreed.

"Thank you."

"I will never understand this relationship you have with Dean."

"Well, I will never understand what made you think we were married?" Castiel said honestly confused over the comment.

Julianna smiled but said nothing more.

Castiel left the room then and went back downstairs.

When he came down the stairs, he joined Bobby, Sam and Dean who were arguing over the nights events in the kitchen.

"Dean, I have a question about something that Julianna said." Cas said stopping the men from their argument.

Dean knew this was coming. "She was just being sarcastic Cas if you are referring to the marriage comment."

Sam chuckled. "Yeah, besides Cas, it was kind of complimentary to you."

Cas tilted his head at Sam. "How Sam?"

Dean was glaring at Sam sending him a secret message to watch what came out of his mouth next.

"Well, if Dean is your wife, that means that you are the man in the relationship."

Sam ducked quickly as Dean threw his shoe at him.

"What the hell man!"

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Later that night, Castiel was gone and everyone had gone to bed, except for Dean. He was on the computer checking for another possible job.

"Dean?"

Julianna's voice was soft but he still jumped a little at the sound of it. He hadn't heard her come down the stairs.

"Yeah?" Dean hadn't decided if he was still mad at her or not so he was going with the angry side of him just in case. He didn't even look up.

"Can I talk to you?" Julianna stayed quiet and tried to avoid looking at him directly. His look was so intimidating. It is no wonder that Steven ran out of there fearing for his life.

"Listen, I'm kind of busy and shouldn't you be sleeping or something?" Dean wasn't going to make this easy for her and he didn't feel like having another argument. He did what he had to do, end of story. There is no reason to talk about anything.

"Please Dean."

Dean looked at her then. She was staring intently at her bare feet and shifting a bit back and forth. She was nervous about something.

"Alright, come here." He gestured to the empty chair at the table.

Julianna sat down and did her best to look him in the eye.

"Dean, I, well, I just wanted to apologize to you about what happened tonight."

Dean was not expecting that.

"You do?"

"Yes, I'm sorry. I know now that you were trying to protect me. I shouldn't have argued with you in front of a stranger."

"You shouldn't have argued with me, period." He was not going to concede his authority one inch.

"I know. I'm sorry." Julianna said quietly.

"Did Cas put you up to this?" Dean kept his eyes on her.

"He suggested it but he didn't force me. I was just embarrassed about everything you were implying. I didn't understand where slow dancing can lead but Castiel explained it to me. I'm really glad you got here before I threw up."

Dean looked at her for a moment. What the hell did she just say?

"Before you threw up? Why would you throw up?"

"Castiel told me that the funny feeling in my stomach when I was dancing with Steve was because slow dancing makes you throw up. That is why I shouldn't do it." Julianna looked at him innocently.

Dean pressed his lips together. He bit the inside of his mouth so that he wouldn't laugh. What the hell was Cas telling this girl? He would definitely have to have a talk with him.

"So, Dean, are you still mad at me?"

"Nah, I'm not mad at you. But no more strangers in the house without Bobby, clear?"

"Clear"

"And no more slow dancing like that. Understood?"

"Yes Dean"

"And next time I tell you to do something and Cas and Bobby aren't here, you listen, with no arguments."

"No arguments? Let's not get carried away." Julianna tried to smile. Dean didn't acknowledge it. He still looked at her waiting for an answer as if he didn't hear her the first time.

"Ok, no arguments." She conceded.

"And when I say no, it's no."

Jules knew he was enjoying this now. She played along. "Yes, when you say no, it's no."

Dean got a sarcastic smile on his face. "And, what does no mean?"

Julianna had to smile then. He was really pushing it. "No means that whatever I want to do, I can not do if you say no."

Dean and Julianna were just looking at each other then, sizing each other up. Jules was waiting patiently for the next question that she knew was coming.

"Oh, and Jules, if Cas and Bobby aren't here, who am I?"

Now Julianna knew that he was expecting her to say something like, "you are in charge of me", but that was not going to happen.

"Well Dean, whether Castiel or Bobby are here or not, you are still my brother's wife and I respect you."

"Juliannaaaaaaaa!"

"My brother in-law? My brother's boyfriend?"

"Julessssss, you are asking for it!"

"How about brother's girlfriend? Angel stalker?"

Dean took a deep breath and pushed his chair back from the table slowly. "Did you take a crazy pill? You do know who you are talking to, right?"

"Ok, ok. I'm done. No more remarks like that." Jules enjoyed teasing him but wasn't willing to push him any further.

"For the record, it's your brother that stalks me. Now, I know that Bobby said something about you having to sleep tonight, am I right?"

"Yes, I will go now. I just wanted to talk to you first."

"Well, I want you to put some socks on those bare feet of yours. You shouldn't be running around this house barefoot when it's cold."

Julianna smiled at him. Castiel knew him well. He was the big brother to everyone.

"What are you gawking at?"

Julianna gave him a big hug and Dean pretended to resist.

"Go on, get out of here. Save the touchy feely stuff for Sam. He loves that junk."

"Nite Dean."

"Friggin Angels."

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Before Julianna went in her room, she was stopped by the soft sound of music. She had never heard it before but it was sweet and slow. It reminded her of the music that Steven played earlier that night. She moved closer to the origin of the sound and realized it was coming from Bobby's room. Julianna hesitated and that nervous feeling in her stomach came back again. She reached out and slowly pushed the door open.

Jules knew she should have announced herself or asked permission to go in but somehow it seemed like the music was meant for her. When the door opened part way, she saw Bobby standing in the middle of his bedroom floor with one hand out to her. He had set this up. He must have heard her coming down the hall way and started the music. He was still dressed in the clothes she had picked out for him. Julianna walked to him silently and took his hand and he slowly drew her in to his chest. His embrace was strong and confident as he put his hand around her waist. He held the other hand tightly to his chest and moved her slowly around the room to the music. His cheek was tight against hers and Julianna felt safe in his arms. Her eyes met his for a brief moment but neither said a word. Julianna rested her head on his shoulder and everything felt just right. She didn't even think once about throwing up.

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The End