This chapter is a little shorter because I've had exams all week. But I'd rather upload something rather than nothing so please bear with me for this one. Next week my schedule will clear much more and I will have more time to write.
Egg white omelets and crispy bacon was for breakfast the next morning. The smell of coffee lingered in the air and The Beatles played out of the old record player in the corner of the room. It was a good start of the day. The boys were playing a card game while eating. When it came to Dean's turn, Dean sighed and laid his cards on the table. Cas looked up from his cards and set his down also.
"What is it, Dean?" His blue eyes watched Dean with interest. The green eyed mans face was flustered and he brought his head down into his hands. "We can play a differ-"
"No, Cas that's not what I'm worried about." Dean interrupted.
"What are you worried about?" Cas questioned.
"Sam called and said he won't be back until tonight." Dean replied.
"But isn't that a good thing?" Cas strode towards the other man. "We'll be able to fix me."
"Yeah yeah thats all great and stuff but what are we going to do all day?" Dean rubbed his brow. "This bunker is the most boring place ever. Aren't you bored Cas?" He finished. Cas shrugged.
"I'm not bored when I'm around you Dean." He admitted. Dean shot a questionable glance towards the angel.
"That sounds like something someone would say out of a romance novel." Dean laughed. But when Dean looked back at Cas he saw that he wasn't kidding.
"Cas," Dean cleared his throat. "I don't kn-"
"No Dean, let me say something first." Cas interrupted. "We've been friends for how many years? Seven? I've been watching over you and helping you for seven years. Healing your wounds, helping you with research and putting everything on the line for you. I may be small right now and wearing a piece of old cloth over my body, but just being in your presence and knowing you're alive and well is enough for me. I've been holding in all of these feelings I didn't know I had for a long time. Maybe it is just the side effect of the spell or me just pouring my feelings out to you but I love you Dean. Being the one who pulled you from perdition was a sign to me that you were my reason to rebel against my own brothers and sisters.I found free will and became who I am today because of you. I've seen you in your darkest times and some of your lightest and they all helped form the love I hold for you. Remember, in purgatory? You told me that you searched for me everywhere and wouldn't leave without me. Remember that time you told me you'd choose me cursed or not? I remember because those were the times I thought you were telling me that you loved me too. That's when I knew, Dean, that I had made the right choices." When Cas finished, Dean was staring in awe.
When Cas realized what he had just done, he turned and ran. He ran straight off of the table and landed on the floor with a crack.
"Agh!" Cas cried out as he lay on the floor. Dean quickly shoved his chair back and made his way to Cas who was now crying.
"Oh my god, why did you do that?!" Dean said as he lifted Cas carefully into his palm. The way his leg was twisted, he could tell it was definitely broken.
Cas let out a loud cry as Dean carefully splinted his leg. They hadn't talked about Cas' little speech since he fell which was probably a good thing. Cas regretted every word he said when he thought back to it. It must have made Dean uncomfortable.
"Don't be a baby, Cas. You're an angel of the lord." Dean finished wrapping and lifted the injured man. "How about you don't run off the table next time, you moron." He carried him out of the bathroom back to Dean's room. "You can lay in here. Best not to strain anything else. Do you need anything?" Cas shook his head and Dean turned to leave. The door clicked closed leaving Cas was alone. His leg throbbed and the day went from good to bad in nearly an hour. He could still hear the record player echoing through the empty halls of the bunker. Cas leaned his head back against Dean's pillow and closed his eyes.
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