Their second date was a lot less awkward. Dean and Cas had come along. Dean claimed that it was just because he didn't trust Cas with Gabriel and Sam, but Sam was pretty sure this was a double date. They went out bowling. Dean ordered pizza and they all took a break from bowling to eat. Sam went off to the bathroom and Dean took this time to finally have a well-deserved talk with Gabriel. Sam and Gabriel had been dating for a couple weeks now and Dean wasn't going to have Gabriel hurt Sam.
"So." He started.
"So." Gabriel replied sarcastically.
"You and Sam."
"Yes, we are indeed together."
"I swear to god if you hurt him."
"You'll kill me I assume?"
"You're gonna wish I killed you."
"I have no intentions of hurting him. I do like the kid."
"Good."
Sam returned sitting a bit closer to Gabriel than Dean would have liked. Dean gave Gabriel a quick glare before shoving as much of his slice of pizza as he could into his mouth. Gabriel looked at Sam. He was around the same height, but a couple years younger. He was Sam's first relationship. That explained Dean's overprotectiveness. He'd probably threaten Dean too if he felt like Cas was going to get hurt. Sam's hand rested on Gabriel's knee. Sam was now leaning on Gabriel, who put his arm around him. Dean made a fake coughing sound but Gabriel ignored him.
Gabriel eased the tension between him and Dean by rattling off joke after joke. Sam was dying laughing, which Gabriel found adorable.
After the date, Gabriel dropped off Dean and Sam, giving Sam a kiss a cheek. Sam blushed all the way back to the house.
"He really like you ya know." Dean said as he opened the door.
"Yea I know. I really like him too."
Dean got the door open and the brothers walked into the house. "If you need to talk…about anything…I'm here for you." Dean said, stopping Sam from walking back to his room.
"I know Dean. Goodnight." Sam smiled at Dean and went back into his room. He got ready for bed and laid down in his bed. He was about to turn over and go to sleep when his phone went off. He checked it immediately. The only people he ever really texted were Dean and Gabriel and Dean was right across the house, so it was most likely Gabriel.
'I miss you already.'
'I miss you too. I don't get to spend near enough time with you.'
Sam grinned to himself. He really didn't get to see Gabriel enough. They didn't have any classes together, and they didn't have the same lunch either. They only saw each other every now and then in the halls and occasionally before school. Sam had been begging Dean to start driving him to school earlier so he could spend more time with Gabriel in the morning, but Dean wasn't one to get up on time let alone early.
'I miss your smile and your hair.'
Gabriel did this a lot, he would tell Sam all the part of him that he missed or liked the most and Sam usually floundered to try to find similar things to send back.
'I miss your jokes and your eyes.'
'I miss your muscles and your laugher.'
'I miss your arms around me and your kisses.'
'You win this time Sammy.'
Sam didn't respond and turned over to go to sleep. He wasn't fond of being called Sammy, usually only Dean called him that, but when Gabriel he didn't feel like a little kid like when he usually did while being called Sammy, but he felt as though Gabriel really liked him. It felt like a term of endearment.
Sam texted Gabriel all day the next day. Normally he showed restraint, but today, he couldn't get enough of him. Dean got annoyed with him, making fun of the fact that his phone was going off nearly nonstop.
Gabriel came over later and watched some TV with Sam. Dean supervised from the kitchen. Sam wasn't too fond of this. Normally he wouldn't mind that much, but today, he just really wanted to kiss Gabriel. The moment Dean left to go the bathroom or something, Sam pounced, throwing himself against Gabriel and kissing him gently. Gabriel would put a hand on his mid back and another on his shoulder to keep them close, then they would jump apart as Dean came back to the kitchen. They held hands almost the whole time, never not touching in some way. It felt intimate, but not sexual. It was beautiful to Sam. He felt so close to Gabriel. It was all happening so fast, but Sam didn't want to stop or slow down. He felt like he was driving a car with no brakes, with no way to stop. Gabriel felt the same, but he was afraid.
He was a senior this year, and Sam was only a junior. He still had a year before he graduated, and Gabriel didn't want to leave Sam behind. He knew he shouldn't be doing this, being so close to Sam. He was going to hurt him, he could feel it. Gabriel also didn't know how to stop. Sam was a drug to him. It wasn't that serious yet, so he could get out if he needed to with minimal causalities, but he couldn't. He couldn't bring himself to leave Sam, Sam showed him a whole new world that Gabriel didn't want to leave. Gabriel decided just to bring it up, so Sam new exactly what he was getting into.
"I've applied to a couple colleges."
"What major are you thinking of?"
"I have no idea."
"I want to go to law school."
Gabriel looked at Sam surprised. "Really?"
Sam nodded.
"I just wanted to make sure you know that you know that I will be going to college, and we won't be able to do this. We'll barely see each other."
"It's too soon to think about it." Sam replied not looking at Gabriel. Gabriel nodded.
"You're right."
"You should live in the moment."
"You're right."
"It's not important yet."
"You're right."
"We might not even last that long."
"Ok, now that is crap. I'm never letting you go."
Sam smiled and kissed Gabriel. The kiss got a bit more intense than the last ones, and Dean promptly made it known that it was time for Gabriel to leave.
Gabriel left, waving a quick goodbye to Dean.
"God Dean, do you have to hoover like that!" Sam mocked. He wasn't really that upset, but Dean did need some boundaries.
"He was totally going to take advantage of you."
"I can totally take care of myself."
Dean chuckled. "I suppose so. Goodnight Sam."
Sam told Dean Goodnight back and stayed up a bit longer to watch some more TV and text Gabriel a little before bed. Sam went to bed praying away nagging thoughts about Gabriel and college.