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So here is the next chapter. I hope you like it.
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Dean was sitting in his office trying very hard to ignore the slight pounding he had in his head from all the alcohol he had drunk the last evening. He had no idea what had happened with Cas and Gabriel, all he knew was that Cas had walked away from him. And that hurt damn it, it hurt a lot. He really liked the guy. But he couldn't really blame Cas for walking away, if he had been in his position he would have done the same thing. What he and Gabe did was shitty, even if Gabe was the one that instigated it, Dean had gone along with the plans, so he was still to blame. He just wanted a chance to apologise to the guy, he would get down on his hands and knees and beg if that was what was needed for Cas to give his forgiveness.
His issue was he had no way of contacting Castiel. When he had woken this morning and decided he would phone him to say sorry he realised he didn't have the guys number, so he had realised he was going to have to wait until his lesson on Monday. Then he would do anything Cas wanted in apology, audience of Gabriel be damned.
Dean was sitting in his office planning all the ways he would apologise to Cas, hell he would even let the guy take on some fancy loop the loop flying if that was what he wanted, when he heard the roar of an engine coming down the street. Normally only an engine that sounded like it was going to break down caught his attention, but this was sweet sounding, not as sweet as his baby, but still…
Looking up and out of the window he saw a bright yellow Lamborghini pull into his parking lot. With frown he stood to go and greet this customer, though who would bring a car like that to him he was none the wiser. Well that was until he got outside to find Gabriel leaning against the door of it.
"Should have known you'd drive that monstrosity." He said in a not completely friendly tone. Okay he wasn't blaming Gabe, it was his own fault. But the other guy had come up with the freakin' crazy plan in the beginning.
"It's a Lamborghini Dean. You cannot call it a monstrosity." Gabriel replied with a shake of his head at Dean's uncultured attitude.
"I can call it whatever I like. And I was more referring to the colour. Yellow? Really?" Dean asked, cos right now just looking at thing was making his eyes hurt.
"No point having an expensive car and allowing to blend in with the other cars now is there?" Gabriel asked with a sunny smile on his lips making Dean just roll his eyes at the man. He should have known that Gabriel had the poser gene.
"What you doing here Gabe?" He asked with a sigh, turning from the light hearted conversation.
"Cassie came to see me last night." Gabriel said crossing his arms and staring at Dean.
"Yeah?" Dean replied as nonchalantly as he could. When Gabriel just kept staring at him without saying a word Dean found himself breaking. "Sorry, I was drunk and it kinda just slipped out."
"What exactly did you say Dean?" Gabriel asked in an even voice. He wanted to know exactly what had sent Cas on his voyage of discovery.
"That I wasn't in to you, that I had liked him from the beginning and you were as straight as an arrow with a hot girlfriend. Oh and if he wanted answers to google you." Dean replied trying to remember everything he had said in his drunken stupor the night before.
"Thanks for that." Gabriel said sarcasm lacing his tone.
"I'm guessing that bruise on your jaw isn't from walking into a door then." Dean answered with a wince and an apologetic look. He really didn't want to be the cause of Cas and Gabe fighting.
"Not unless my brother fist is actually a door Dean-o, no." Gabriel replied with humour. He didn't blame Dean, hell if anything he needed all the friends he could get right now.
"Sorry. I know I shouldn't have said anything, I made a right pigs-ear of this one didn't I?" Dean responded with a self-deprecating sigh making Gabriel roll his eyes at the man in front of him. Did he take the blame for everything?
"Not your fault Dean-o. Don't blame yourself." He said trying to make Dean feel a little better. Though he kind of doubted that was actually possible. He hadn't found it to be yet.
"Yeah well, I definitely need to share some of the blame. At least I can apologise when I see Cas on Monday." Dean replied with a shrug, though when he looked at Gabriel he saw that the other man was starting to act shifty and look extremely uncomfortable. Which led him to one conclusion. "Are you here to tell me Cas won't give me lessons anymore?" He asked fear in his voice though he tried hard to hide it.
"It's not just you Dean. He quit. Without Cas there's no business. I'll refund your money, no problem." Gabriel replied trying to be as sensitive as he could. He heard the fear in Dean's voice and he couldn't believe how badly this had got screwed up.
"Refund it to Sam, he was the one who paid. Shame though. Cas was actually a really good teacher, when you got beneath the hot, sassy exterior." Dean said putting on his mask of practicality to hide his pain at the idea of never seeing Cas again.
"Is there anything other than that?" Gabriel asked off-handily. He had always thought that that was a perfect description of Castiel.
"Yeah Gabe. There really is. That's just Cas front. A mask, come on we all wear one right?" Dean replied with astonishment. Surely Gabe could see the real man his brother was below the gruff exterior, couldn't he?
"Yeah we do. Look I have to go sort stuff. But I'll keep you up to date and all that." Gabriel said, an idea suddenly coming into his head as he thought of a way to support Castiel without him seeing it as charity. It made sense to Gabriel at least, and he needed to go sort out the plans so he could get it all arranged on Monday morning.
"Wait can I have Cas' number?" Dean asked quickly as Gabriel turned to get back into his car. Of course then Dean cursed his words, could he sound any more pathetic?
"He never gave it to you?" Gabriel asked confused by that. Surely Cassie had given Dean his number, he really liked the guy for god's sake.
"No." Dean responded shaking his head, but Gabriel could see the hope in his eyes that he would.
He thought about it briefly. He could give Dean Castiel's' number and maybe they could sort it out and get together. But then again, maybe it would just make Cassie even more pissed at him for interfering with his life again. No he needed to learn to stay out of Castiel's business.
"Sorry Dean-o. I can't." He finally replied as he evaluated the idea in his head.
"I understand, just if you see him, tell him I said hi?" Dean asked hoping that that would make Cas maybe want to get into contact with him. It was a long shot he knew, but he could hope.
"Not sure he would be too happy with me giving that message right now, but I will." Gabriel replied with a sincere voice. He wished he could do more to help Dean and Cas, that of course gave him another idea, another part of the plan he was going to put into place. But for it to succeed, he would need help.
"Thanks Gabe. Good luck." Dean said with a smile and wave for the guy. He wasn't bad after all, just misguided when it came to Cas.
"You to Dean-o, you to." Gabriel replied and got into his car and reversed out of the parking lot. He had planning and organising to do. He just hoped that it would make things a little better with him and his brother.
