Chapter 7
Food For Thought Part 2 - Translating Dean

Once they were all seated, the waiter brought them over another bottle of wine before taking their orders and that was were the trouble started. Cas, Sam and Gabe had absolutely no trouble ordering their food but when it comes to Dean…

"Oh, do you have any of those" Dean clicked his fingers a few times searching for the word. "You know those little funny squishy things with the stuff inside…" Dean said to the confused waiter but before he had a chance to speak Cas had come to the rescue.

"Ravioli, Dean…" Cas said without looking up from his own menu, completely unfazed by the Hunters strange descriptions. Dean grinned and pointed towards Cas with a proud look…

"What he said, oh and how about some of the saucy stuff on it, you know with the red thingy and the sprinkly green stuff on top…" Dean continued and once again the Waiter looked up at him without comprehension. He opened his mouth to ask Dean again what he wanted but Cas was quick on the uptake.

"He means tomato puree with a little touch of basil…" Cas translated and the Waiter smiled, quickly writing down the order.

"A excellent choice…um…Would Sir care for a dessert?" The man asked, his eyes darting back and forth between Dean and Cas as if unsure from whom to take the order. Dean looked back down at the menu with a frown and Cas spoke again to the man.

"I think we will take some time choose, perhaps if you could return after our mains we will know better…" Cas said and the waiter gave a little bow to him, smiling at the couple with a knowing glint.

"Yes Sir, of course. You and your Husband please enjoy your meal…" He said and wandered off before they could correct him. From behind two menu's on the opposite side of the table came two sets of sniggers and snorted laughter, as Sam and Gabe tried to hide themselves from the blushing couple.

"Told you so…" Sam's voice spoke from the left menu and Dean pouted like a child much to Cas' amusement.

"Shut up, bitch!" Dean snapped and an ancient old woman at the table behind him gasped and turned on him with a glare.

"What did you say, young man?!" She raged at him and Castiel quickly spoke up.

"He said he had a bad itch, Miss." Castiel smiled sweetly at her and put a hand over Deans. "Dear you really should learn to speak up…Apologise to the Lady, for me?" He grinned at Dean who got the hint and played along.

"I am very sorry…pumpkin…" Dean said primly in a voice that did not suit the rough hunter. He turned to face the woman with a look of embarrassment. " My apologies, Miss.." The Hunter said with his most charming smile and she seemed to buy it, smiling at the pair and turning back to her own table. Dean and Cas shared a look and it was clear they were fighting laughter as the Waiter brought them their food. How on Earth they planned on surviving all the way through dinner, Dean didn't know but he didn't care either…As long as Cas kept a hold of his hand he didn't care what they did.

Dinner came and went without any further outbursts from Dean, the group exchanging their usual casual banter - Dean and Sam talking about the latest Case they were working on and using code words so as not to seem insane talking about investigating a werewolf pack on the outskirts of town. As it turned out they were just passing through on their way to a meeting and upon further checking the duo cleared them when it turned out there had been zero killings anywhere around them in the past few months. Seems, just like Garth and his new family, these guys were not out for causing trouble but just trying to survive like the rest of the world.

Cas and Gabe were talking Heavenly politics - some fresh trouble with Raphael who was not so happy about Gabriel's reappearance on the scene since that meant he was now no longer top dog, when the waiter showed up again to take their dessert order.

"I hardly see how you can be so flippant about him, Gabriel…He is ruthless to everyone who crosses him and I think calling him your lapdog and making him fetch your papers is crossing him, don't you?" Castiel argued with his Brother but without any real venom, he knew in his heart that Gabriel was more than a match for their Brother but it didn't stop him worrying. He couldn't bare to lose him again…

"Is this a bad time, Gentlemen, I could come back…" The waiter asked, hesitantly but the boys smiled at him and Castiel - who seemed to have become to groups spokesperson - addressed him.

"Not at all, this is fine…You've just saved my Brother her from a verbal beating…" Castiel joked and Gabriel huffed at him, turning to face the waiter.

"But you won't be able to save -my- brother from a real beating when I get him home…" Gabriel snapped and the whole group laughed, including the waiter who began handing out new menus - dessert menus.

"Would you like a few minutes to look them over?" He asked, eyes darting sideways towards Dean with a nervous look that everyone but Dean himself noticed. Gabe and Sam disappeared behind their menus again to snigger between themselves, which caused Castiel to roll his eyes before smiling at the waiter.

"These two…" He said gesturing towards the two men hidden behind their menus…"Will have a few minutes to decide. I will have the Tiramisu with cream and he…" Castiel jerked his thumb towards Dean who stared at him in shock, unable to believe what Cas was about to do…"Will have the Apple Pie with a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream and some crush pecan sprinkle." Castiel finished speaking and took Deans menu from his slack hands, handing both Deans and his own back to the stunned Waiter. The whole table was silent and all eyes were on Dean, who was sitting slack mouthed and shocked, staring at an unblinking Castiel.

"Well I wasn't about to subject the poor man to fifteen minutes of you describing Apple Pie to him, Dean…" Cas explained and instantly the whole group erupted with laughter, Dean punching Castiel in the arm and mock glaring at him as the waiter took the orders from Sam and Gabe before leaving again.

"So what, you just gonna order all my food for me now, bit controlling for you isn't it?" Dean said, linking his arm with Cas' who smiled and cupped the Hunters jaw. For a few minutes he stared into Deans eyes and Dean watched as something in his gaze darkened, his soft smile curving and becoming a little more playful.

"I think I will, actually…now that I know you 'like' it so much…" Cas said in a hushed voice as he placed a hand on Deans knee and began to slowly rub up his thigh, inch by torturous inch. Deans breathing hitched slightly and he bit his lip to stop the whimper that was threatening to escape and Cas just watched him squirm, keeping up the teasing rub as he moved further upwards…

"Hey ho, you two! You gonna start with that crap you can take your asses home!" Gabriel chimed in as he noticed the two had lost all interest in their surroundings and were fast approaching a full touch up session. Castiel didn't even look up as the waiters approached with their food, instead merely signalling for the man to come closer.

"I have changed our minds, we would like that to go…" Cas said in a commanding voice and Dean just stared open mouthed as the waiters rushed to obey, and he barely heard Cas' next words, only nodding and following without thought as Cas lead him out to the car.

"Are you coming, Dean…"

How could Dean say no…