Hey guys! I'm sure that you've been thinking that I haven't updated for a while, and I haven't. I'm sorry. I've been doing double shifts, summer classes, and people (*ahem* my Ex!) are being stupid. ANYWAY! I know where this story is going to end up, I'm just having a hard time getting there, so I'm sorry that I've been gone for so long (at least, to me it feels like I've been gone for a long time for me). A lot also happens in this chapter! So thanks for sticking with me! Love you guys! (PS-Bold=Text messages)

Dean leaned over and picked up the piece of paper that had fallen on the floor when he shut the refrigerator door. It was Sam's report card from the previous semester. Straight 'A's once again. Dean smiled.

"Dean? We're waiting over here." Castiel called from the couch. It was New Year's Eve, and Sam was spending some of the day with Dean and Castiel before heading over to Kevin's for a small get together, well, their usual group. Jessica, Channing, Jody, Kevin and Sam would all be there. Dean had gotten up to get drinks for the three as they watched the Kansas Jayhawks play in their bowl game (A/N: For those of you that don't know, playing in a bowl game for college football teams is kind of a big deal.)

"Sorry, just looking over Sammy's report card again." Sam smiled and took his can of pop from Dean. Dean handing a bottle of beer to Castiel and took his seat between the two with a beer of his own.

"That's a lot of 'A's, Sam." Castiel twisted the cap off his beer and took a drink. "Have you thought about what you're going to do?"

"Well, I was thinking somewhere on the west coast, like Dean, except you know, finish." Dean gave his brother a shove.

"Really? You would?" Dean grinned. "You would be a Bruin?"

"I never said UCLA, I just said the west coast." Sam smiled back.

"Well where else would you go?"

"Well, Stanford has a great law program."

"Law? You want to be a lawyer?" Sam nodded and took a sip from his pop can. Dean shook his head.

"No. Not Stanford. I won't allow it."

"What if they offered me a scholarship?" Sam raised an eyebrow. Dean put on his thoughtful face, and then locked eyes with his brother.

"Get the scholarship and we'll talk about it." Sam offered his hand and Dean took and shook it. Just then, Sam felt his new cell phone vibrate.

Kev: Pick u up in 20?

"What time were you thinking of going to Kevin's?" Castiel asked, as though he could tell who the text was from.

"Actually, Kevin is going to pick me up." Kevin had gotten his driver's license on his 16th birthday, which had taken place on the 3rd of December.

"Linda will let him out in this?" The snow was actually lightening up, but Castiel and Dean were very protective of Sam.

"Well, yeah? He took his test in weather kinda like this. It'll be fine, please?" Dean and Castiel locked eyes, and Sam witnessed their weird bond as they spoke without actually talking.

"Fine." The two said in unison. Sam smiled.

"Thanks. Kevin will probably be here soon, so I need to get clothes together."

"Wait, are you spending the night?" Dean inquired.

"Um…yeah?"

"Well we didn't agree to that."

"Cas…" Sam began.

"Come on, Cas. Let the kid have some fun. You can spend the night, Sammy."

"Thanks, Dean." Sam smiled and then ran upstairs to pack. He glanced at his alarm clock. 5:43 it read. Kevin was going to be there in about 15 minutes, but it would only take Sam about five to throw a pair of shorts, a different pair of jeans, a new t-shirt, and his phone charger in his backpack. He threw on one of Dean's old sweatshirts, which was actually almost too small for him, and ran back down the stairs, his backpack on his back.

"When will Kevin be here?"

"Should be soon, why?"

"Just wondering." Dean winked at Castiel and then got up from the couch and walked into the kitchen. He was looking around in the fridge when Sam heard a car honk outside.

"I'll see you guys tomorrow."

"Bye, Sammy."

"See you, Sam." Sam walked out of the house and to the Dodge Charger that Kevin had gotten as a Christmas present.

"Hey, Kevin." Sam smiled as he got in the car.

"Hey, Sam, what's up?"

"Oh ya know, planning some things."

"How to tell Jess?" Sam nodded. "It should be okay. I've got ice cream and chocolate at my house."

"Do you think she'll be that upset?"

"Well, I don't know, but I do know that Channing thought it was a good idea, so I picked some up from work." Kevin had recently gotten a job at the local grocery store to help pay for his car.

"Channing thought it was a good idea?"

"Well, yeah, I mean, she already knows and she knows Jessica, so…" Kevin trailed off. Sam was still a little upset that Kevin had let that secret slip to his girlfriend. Kevin was good at keeping secrets, except for when it came to Channing. Sam decided not to make him feel guilty again.

"What movies do we have for tonight?"

"Well, we've got Lady in White, The Exorcism of Emily Rose and an absolute classic, The Omen."

"Sounds good to me."

Gabriel lay down in bed and closed his eyes. He had just gotten out of the shower after a long, difficult practice. He had recently been called up to play on the varsity basketball team, which meant no Christmas break. The only day that had off was Christmas Day itself. There was knock, and then the creaking of the door opening.

"Gabriel?" His father's voice came from the other side of the room. Gabriel opened his eyes, sat up and looked at his father.

"Hey, dad."

"How did practice go?"

"It was alright, nothing too bad. Coach made us run extra laps because Michael couldn't make his free throws."

"Well, maybe you should practice with him more." Gabriel shrugged. "Anyway, there was something important that I wanted to tell you."

"Um…alright. What's that?"

"About tonight." Gabriel groaned. His dad had been giving the same lecture every time he went out since he had gotten his driver's license on September 29th. Tonight was New Year's Eve and Crowley was throwing a huge party.

"Dad, I've heard it, and I know. No drunk driving. If I am drunk you or mom will come pick me up, no consequences. You would rather me be home safe and know I drank than me possibly dying and finding out that way." What Gabriel didn't tell his father is that he had driven home drunk before. It was for Crowley's birthday in early October. It wasn't so bad.

"I know, I know, just be safe okay? And I don't just mean with the car." Gabriel rolled his eyes. The safe sex talk had also been given about the same amount of times, but that was just whenever Remiel thought it would fit, especially if they were watching TV.

"I know, Dad. I will be."

"I was sixteen once you, know too."

"Yeah, I know that, too. Do you mind though? I have to get ready."

"Sure," Remiel stood up and walked out of the room, shutting the door behind him. Gabriel was sure that Crowley would have more than enough alcohol and girls for him and the rest of the basketball team. Yeah, they were only sophomores, but everybody knew that Crowley threw better parties than most of the seniors. Gabriel stood up and walked over to his closet. He grabbed a pair of jeans from his bottom dresser drawer and then a black button up from a hanger. He slid the jeans on, and then the back button up. He heard his phone make the 'ding' sound that meant he got a text message.

Crowley: Girls R here…y rnt u?

Gabriel: Will b soon. My dad gave dd&ss lecture…AGAIN

Crowley: Well hurry. Abbys asking bout u

Gabriel sighed. Abaddon was a junior that was in his sophomore math class. She was a pretty redhead that had a bad girl reputation. She was always trying to flirt with him, but Gabriel wasn't interested. Gabriel knew that she would try and kiss him at midnight, and he would probably let her. The real person that he wanted to kiss at midnight wouldn't be there. Sam and Gabriel hadn't talked since that day that Crowley had interrupted. Gabriel wondered what Sam would be doing tonight. Probably hanging out with Kevin and Jessica. It was pretty obvious that Sam and Jessica were dating, and that drove Gabriel crazy. He hated the idea of Sam with anybody else.

Mikey: Dude. Hurry. Beer pong&Ur my guy.

Gabriel: On my way now. Save a shot for me.

Gabriel grabbed his car keys off the nightstand and then walked out. Maybe getting drunk and making out with random girls will take his mind off Sam, not that it had worked before.

"Hey, can I get a large half all meat half just peperoni?...okay…alright. Yeah, it's 7373 Michigan Avenue…okay, thank you." Kevin hung up the phone. "Should be here in about thirty minutes." Kevin took a seat on the couch next to Channing.

"Great. Which movie are we starting with?" Jessica asked. She was sitting a little too close to Sam.

"Well, I think we should start with Lady in White." Jody pipes on Jessica's other side, but on the floor.

"Alright." Sam quickly stood up, put the DVD in the DVD player, and then fidgeted with the TV remote. Once the previews started, Sam reluctantly sat back down next to Jessica, avoiding the looks from Channing and Kevin. They (well, Kevin) had wanted Sam to tell Jessica before they had started the movies. The menu came up and Sam pointed the remote at the TV, until Kevin snatched it away. Sam shot a bitch-face at Kevin.

"Sam has something he wants to say." Kevin said, not breaking eye contact with his best friend.

"No, Sam doesn't." Sam tried to grab the remote back from Kevin, but Channing took it and sat on it. Sam sighed. He really wasn't nearly as ready for this as he thought.

"Sam?" Jessica put her hand on his knee. Sam jumped slightly and turned towards her. "What's going on?" Her eyes were full of concern, and Sam knew that he couldn't lie to her. Leading her on like this was wrong. Sam took a deep breath.

"Jess, I…" Sam exhaled and gently pushed her hand off his knee. "I'm gay." Jody's jaw dropped and Jessica tilted her head slightly, kind of like Castiel did when he was confused.

"I'm sorry, you're what?"

"I'm gay. I like guys." Jessica sat in silence for a moment. Jody was babbling about how she could have missed it.

"How long have you known, Sam? I mean, really."

"Honestly? I think I've known since about seventh grade." Sam finally turned his gaze towards Jody. She didn't seem as surprised as her silent best friend.

"Seventh grade?!" Jessica finally shouted. "You've known since the fucking seventh grade that you've been attracted to guys and you haven't said a Goddamn word?!" Sam was taken aback at this response.

"I…I wasn't ready to yet, Jess. I was barely admitting it to myself, so how the hell would I tell other people?"

"Well you maybe could've mentioned in the past, oh I don't know, three years that I've practically been throwing myself at you!" Jessica got up and stormed into the bathroom. She slammed the door. Sam looked at Kevin and Channing.

"Are you two happy now?" Channing shrugged.

"Well, better she knows now." Jody stood up and gently knocked on the door.

"Jess? Jess, come on out."

"I feel like an idiot!"

"Sam, go talk to her." Kevin nodded at the door.

"She doesn't want to talk to me." Sam stood up though and walked over to the door.

"Jessica? Come on, I think we need to talk about this." There was a shuffle in the bathroom and Jessica unlocked the bathroom door. She poked her head out the door and locked eyes with Sam. They were hard and cold.

"Sam, you knew that I liked you, so why would you hide this from me?"

"I told you Jess, I wasn't ready to admit it to myself. Once I did, I figured that I needed to come to better terms with it before I actually told people. Jess, I'm sorry that I hurt you." Jessica sighed.

"You…" She sighed again. "I know it wasn't like a choice, but just, how do you know? Like for sure?"

"Because, I've been in love with Gabriel since the seventh grade, and nothing has changed that. Not the fact that we haven't talked in years, and not the fact that he's been terrible to me, nothing has changed my mind." Jessica's eyes softened.

"Gabriel?" Sam nodded. Jessica came out of the bathroom and looked at Sam. He lifted one corner of his mouth in a half smile. She smiled back.

"I'm sorry that I led you on like this, but at least you know now, right?"

"Yeah, I guess so. However, I do think that you owe me something for leading me on like this."

"What's that?"

"A kiss at midnight. Just one." Sam smiled fully and chuckled slightly.

"Deal."

Gabriel took another sip of his vodka soda, which was mostly vodka. He and Michael had ran the table in beer pong until two senior boys from the basketball team beat them. Abaddon finally pulled Gabriel away from some of his teammates and the two were now on the couch. Abaddon was sitting on Gabriel's lap, but Gabriel was talking to a guy from his…geography class? Haha no…he had taken that freshman year…whatever, some guy. The room was slowly spinning when Crowley yelled for the ball drop.

"5…4…3…2…1! Happy New Year!" Gabriel felt Abaddon grab his shirt, pull him closer and then he felt her crush her lips to his. She even slipped her tongue inside his mouth. Gabriel pulled away and took another drink, probably going to have to spend the night at Crowley's, and it was possible that Abaddon would try and stay with him.

Sam and Jessica broke apart.

"Well, guess I'm not missing much." She smiled. Sam gave her a friendly shove.

"Well good, you two got your sexual frustration out and…Channing!" Jody threw a pillow so that Channing and Kevin would break apart. They looked at Jody.

"What?!" They shouted.

"We have to leave soon; my parents will want me home." The girls stayed for another hour or so before getting up to leave. They all hugged and Channing and Kevin kissed.

"Bye, boys." The girls said and they left.

"Well, that went better than expected." Sam smiled.

"Yeah, actually it did."

"So still nothing when you kissed Jess?"

"Nope, not a thing."

"Well, maybe you'll get that feeling when you kiss somebody again soon."

"Yeah, hopefully." Sam fell asleep on Kevin's couch, dreaming of Gabriel.

Gabriel woke up the next morning with a horrible headache and his shirt missing, but he had a text message on his phone.

Abby: Thanks for nothing, jackass.

Gabriel wasn't sure what he did last night, but as long as it got Abaddon of his back he didn't care.

Gabe: Um…sorry?

Abby: Really? U don't remember?

Gabe: Uh…no? I got trashed.

Abby: U called me Sam when we were about 2 hve sex.

Gabriel read the text about four times before he finally understood it. He had called her Sam. When they were about to have sex. So, not only was he drunk, but he was about to have sex, and all he could think about was Sam?

Abby: Who is she?

Gabriel decided it would be better to lie to her.

Gabe: Sum grl that goes 2 anothr school. Used 2 date her. Sorry.

Abby: W/E. Ovr it. Ovr u.

Gabriel was happy that she was going to leave him alone, but he should probably figure out how to come to terms with the fact that he wanted to be with Sam Winchester.