"Castiel?" Asked Michel, he was on Castiel's door step "What are you doing here?"
"This is my apartment" Said Castiel confused, what was his brother doing there?
"No, this is Dean's apartment"
"Cas, honey…" Shouted Dean from the bedroom "Where's my jacket?"
"The black one is in the second wardrobe close to the paintings, Dean" Shouted Castiel back, Michael realized what was going on
"You and… Dean?!" He said shocked
"Yes, we live together" Said Castiel trying to feign ignorance; he knew his brother would preach on him like he used to do
"Castiel?!" Said Michael resting his hand on Castiel's shoulder "Brother, you are with another man, you know that isn't right"
"Why?" Asked Castiel upset, he was tired of hiding who he was "Because I love him?"
"That's not love and you know it!" Said Michael trying to be gentle "This is a mental disease, you need to seek for a cure, Little brother"
"Don't call me little brother!" Said Castiel upset "Your little brother was the one you threw on the streets, remember?"
"I already said I'm sorry about that, Cas" Said Michael embracing him "I'm saying that you can be straight if you want, there's treatment for it"
"I'm not sick!" Said Castiel pulling Michael away
"Please, what would our father say, Cas?"
"Nothing, he forsake us" Said Castiel furious, what was his brother doing there? Did he come just to annoy him?
"I see you won't see reason" Said Michael handling a wallet to Castiel "Here, Dean forgot that in the garage"
Castiel took the wallet from Michael hands, Michael griped on Castiel' hand and gave him a commercial card
"Here… if you change your mind, I still love you, little brother" Said Michael turning his back and walking away, Castiel looked at his brother for afar and closed the door, he was furious and sad 'What do we have to fight like this?' Thought Castiel squeezing that commercial card slightly
"Cas?" Said Dean getting close to him "What happened?"
"Michael was here" Said Castiel handling Dean's wallet to him
"Dad, we need to talk" Said Dean walking into John's office
"Of course" Said John taking off his glasses
"You need to fire Michael!" Said Dean sitting on a chair in front of his father's desk
"What?! Are you crazy?!"
"Daddy, he is homophobic!" Said Dean trying to convince his father, John made a serious face
"I know that"
"You know… and you didn't even" Dean stopped the question and asked in an angry tone "What wrong with you?"
"Nothing" said John in a calm manner "Dean, he is one of our best mechanics"
"I know"
"Then why should I fire him Dean, only because he is homophobic?"
"Yes, doesn't that bother you?"
"It does, Dean" Said John sighing "But it's not an excuse to fire him"
"He told Cas he was sick and that he should've sought help, daddy" Said Dean upset "And you want me to stay calm about it?"
"Yes, Dean" Said John in a serious tone "Be professional about it"
Dean breathed deeply and swallowed his angry dry "So he stays?"
"Yes, he does, Dean" Said John sitting on his chair again "Try not to be so upset, Dean, one day maybe he will come to his senses"
"I get that daddy" Said Dean trying to contain his rage "If Cas, didn't make me promise, I would beat him, I would be kicking that homophobic ass right now"
"And Castiel is right, son" Said John embracing Dean "Sometimes we must learn just to accept"
"How does one accept a person like that?"
"You accepted me, Dean" Said John smiling "And I did the same for you"
"But you are different, dad"
"Am I? How is that so?"
"You are my father; no father can hate his son"
"And no brother can truly hate another brother, Dean" Said John padding Dean's back again "Could you hate Sammy?"
"I don't think I could, even if I wanted"
"So, give Michael some time to sort things out on his own, Dean"
Dean stood silent and pulled him father away slowly, John looked at Dean's eyes and smiled
"Give him time like Castiel is doing, Dean"
"I heard Michael went to your apartment" Said Rachel sitting on a chair close to Castiel, it was afternoon and the library was empty as yesterday "Did you guys fight?"
"A little" Said Castiel pilling some books, he knew Dean told Sam and Sam told Rachel, Castiel wanted to hide it from Rachel, but it was almost inevitable hide something from her "You know Michael, he is… stubborn"
"To put is lightly, yes" Said Rachel faking a smile, she loved Michael, but he had a wrong idea in her opinion about sexuality
"He said I am sick" Continued Castiel trying not to feel angry "And told me I should seek medical help"
"Don't listen to him" Said Rachel upset "He thinks everyone must be straight"
"Still, do you think this is a disease?" Asked Castiel cataloging the books
"Of course not, if it's a sickness why didn't I get infect?"
"I don't know, because you are a woman?"
"Cas, this is just religious bullshit…" Said Rachel caressing Castiel's hair "Don't let them tell you who you can love or can't, it isn't right to judge people based on their sexuality"
"I know, but sometimes I wonder…" Said Castiel breathing deeply "I wonder, if I wasn't gay… would I be married and with children?"
"Cas" Said Rachel sadly "You are fine the way you are, everybody has flaws and missing pieces… But that makes us humans, right?"
"Yes, I guess you are right" Said Castiel smiling, Rachel kissed his cheek and waved him goodbye, Castiel smiled and took the commercial card from his wallet and read it {We can save your eternal soul, Ex-gay clinical facility}
"What if they are right?" Asked Castiel to himself.
"Dean!" Said Lisa embracing him "You work here!"
"Yeah, my daddy owns the place" Said Dean pulling Lisa away, she smiles
"I came to know if my car is already fixed" Said Lisa playing with her hair, Dean's eyes looked at her breasts and the waist line for one second and he got lost in it "Dean, is my car ready?"
"Oh, yes" Said Dean giving the keys to Lisa "Your impala is good to go"
"Thank you" Said she opening the impala's door "You know, Dean… I'm selling it"
"Are you?" Asked Dean excited, he always wanted to have an impala "But this is a beauty!"
"I know, my ex husband loved it" Said she smiling "But now I got Ben to look after, can we trade it for another car?"
"Of course" Said Dean looking at the impala, one of his greatest dreams would come true "What do you have in mind?"
"I'm thinking about an economic type and more common" Said she leaving the car and handling her keys, Dean picked it up and smiled
"I think I got the car you want, Lisa" Said Dean smiling, was Dean attracted to her again? Dean went to his father's office and returned after some minutes, handling her other keys.
"That is just what I needed" Said Lisa taking the keys from Dean's hands "Thank you, Dean"
"Don't thank me; I knew you would need one of these" Said Dean trying not to look at her body
"So how much is it?" Asked Lisa smiling
"Nothing, just go to my father's office so we can sort the papers out"
"Thank you" Said Lisa kissing Dean's lips, it was so suddenly, but by reflex or nostalgia Dean kissed her back, holding her by the waist, he pulled her away gently "I'm sorry" Said she embarrassed "I thought something was going on between us"
"Lisa, I already have someone" Said Dean smiling, it was an awkward situation
"I'm so sorry; I confused everything up" Said she blushing "Because you've been so nice to me, Dean"
"No, it's ok…" Said Dean faking a smile, he was embarrassed too "It's no big deal"
"I'm sorry again" Said she walking towards John's office.