"What took you so long?" asked Renee. She was getting frustrated waiting for Dean. Not only that she wasn't too happy about him wanting her to come back with him to the arena because he forgot his jacket in there, when they arrived, he demanded that she stay in the entrance hall. She didn't ask why, neither did she ask how he managed to get inside in the first place. The show was long over, and there was nobody in the building, except the security guard. She obediently waited, but he really didn't seem to hurry, even though, as he stated, he knew exactly where he left it.

This certainly wasn't her idea of an enjoyable evening; at least not so far. But there was more to come, Dean promised. He explained that this wasn't part of the plan, that he certainly didn't leave his jacket here on purpose. She didn't argue. It was a great opportunity for them to be alone, after all. Going on a "jacket search" wasn't very adventurous or romantic, but it was a welcoming escape from the four walls of the hotel room. Although that could get adventurous sometimes.

Last night they were almost caught. They could have seen that coming, though. Since Dean insisted that she come to his room, there was a danger of Seth interrupting them in something important. Once more time, Seth failed to fulfil his warnings not to share room with Dean again. He kept giving him last notices, but he couldn't just say "Ok, that's it." On the other hand, Dean and Renee's policy was not to officially stay in the same room until their dating is a known fact. It would be hard to explain, they believed. So instead they sneaked into Dean and Seth's room, well aware of Seth's absence. The problem arose with the fact that Renee was staying at a different hotel, not so close to Dean's. He offered her his bed and his presence for the night. But by accepting that, they needed to make a choice about how to deal with Seth. Either they told him and hoped he wouldn't mind her staying with them, or, as Dean suggested, they simply wouldn't let him get in. That was how Dean formulated his plan. It sounded too cruel to Renee, and even Dean soon realized that kind of treatment would be unfair to Seth. But he didn't like asking for Seth's permission either because that would mean coming out of the closet and admit their relationship. Dean didn't want to tell him yet. Seth's birthday was coming up soon so Dean thought that he could tell him as a birthday present. Long story short, Dean and Renee didn't come with a solution to their problem. They decided to deal with it later but they got distracted. So eventually they ended with no plan and Seth coming into the door at almost the worst time possible.

Renee hoped this evening would end better. But until now it kind of sucked. Fortunately, Dean came back but she noticed something odd. "Where's your jacket?" she asked. "I thought you knew where you left it."

"I do. It's in my room," he said as if it was no big deal. He seemed to have totally ignored Renee's confused look. She was unable to grasp what was going on, why they had to return to the arena if Dean's jacket had been back in the hotel all along. "Come with me," Dean told her instead of explaining which he, as always, did not consider necessary.

"I am not going to even ask," Renee gave in and willingly let him lead her.

Dean smiled. He was glad Renee understood his dealing with her and that "no questions asked" was the most suitable policy for their relationship. Having Dean as a boyfriend meant accepting his strange, even eccentric ways of showing that he cared. Maybe sometimes what Dean considered romantic wouldn't be generally seen as romantic, but Renee learned to appreciate little things. She didn't have high expectations of him, but that turned out be underestimating his powers. Just because he didn't have long history of serious relationships didn't mean he would suck at being a boyfriend. He could be romantic, he could be caring, he could be thoughtful.

"We're not going to wrestle, are we?" Renee joked when they walked down the stairs toward the ring, as The Shield does. Now Roman and Seth where not there. Dean wasn't in his ring gear. He wasn't even in his gimmick. And there was no audience. The whole space was dark, some light was coming from the sides but that was all.

Suddenly Dean changed direction. He turned left and then they walked between the chairs until they finally stopped and Dean showed Renee to her seat. She was starting to understand. As they sat down, all of the lights went off, but it didn't stay dark for long. The big screen lit up and the sound seemed to be coming from everywhere.

"Cinema is too mainstream," Dean whispered to Renee and handed her a bag of popcorn.

Renee didn't want to show how happy she was at the moment. She wondered if Dean was trying to make it up to her for the last night's having to hide under the sheets so that Seth wouldn't see her. No matter if that that was the reason or Dean was doing it just because "why not", she liked it. They had the whole arena for themselves, and this time they were the ones watching the show. Or, more precisely, the movie.

"What is it? Godzilla?" she guessed.

"No. I gave it more thought."

"Hmm, so am I actually going to like it?" Renee joked, asserting Dean's usual choices were not were not meeting the criteria of what she considered a good movie.

"I don't see why you shouldn't. It's a great movie."

"Have I seen it?"

Dean didn't want to give Renee too much information; he wanted to see her reaction when the movie starts. He believed that she had seen it before. It was an old movie, after all. He hasn't seen it in a long time, but he was more curious about her reaction. He anticipated her appreciation of his choice. So as she was looking at the screen trying to figure out what were they going to see, Dean was looking at her, maybe a little too obviously.

"I know this," Renee said after a while, but she was hesitant because she hadn't figured out yet what movie it was. She looked at Dean to tell her.

Dean finally stopped watching her and tried to act casually, as if he was watching the screen the whole time. He decided to tell her the name of the movie, though. "It's Rebel Without a Cause."

Of course Renee knew that movie. And she was glad it was what Dean had chosen for them to see tonight. She smiled but wouldn't allow Dean to see her smile. She rested her head on Dean's shoulder and he put his arm around her. Then he kissed her on the top of her head.

The movie was getting started, but Renee was unable to fully focus on James Dean. "How did you manage to do this?" she wanted to know.

"You don't need to worry about that," Dean tried to get her back to watching, but she wouldn't let it go.

"I don't worry; I'm curious. You had to get permission. And somebody had to put it on the screen."

Dean smiled confidently. "If I want something, I get it. It's really that simple."

It wasn't. But Renee didn't need to know the process of setting everything up. For her it was to enjoy. And when she realized Dean wasn't going to explain what he had to do to prepare their movie night, she did not ask more questions. She watched the movie and she enjoyed Dean's presence. Once again, he showed her his romantic side and that the person he was in the ring wasn't the same person she was dating. She fell in love with somebody who she didn't consider a boyfriend material; yet he proved he would pass the test for a good boyfriend if there was one. He was better at being in a relationship that she could ever imagine. It was surprising how maturely he acted when he was with her, at least most of the time. Of course that "lunatic fringe" was a part of his persona, but it was almost invisible to Renee. When Dean was with her, he was gentle and he didn't make spontaneous decisions that could get him in trouble. As a boyfriend, he did just fine. So far.