Hey Everyone, I am back! My DCBB is finished. If anyone is interested in Beta reading it, please let me know, I'd greatly appreciate it.
So two notes...One: We're coming up to the end of this story but I will be making a part two. Two: I'm also thinking of creating a series of one shots for Bendriel. So let me know if you'd be interested in that!
Benny hummed along to the song blaring through his radio and smiled at the little group of people they had milling around the house. The usuals were here along with a few faces that Benny somewhat recognized. A mousey quick witted blonde Jo, a quiet but extremely intelligent Kevin, and an even newer face Andy. The three of them fit in quite nice with their little group and Benny even enjoyed watching Jo get on Dean's ass.
He felt a hand on his shoulder and he turned to smile warmly at Eve, her face flushed with just coming from outside. Joshua had insisted on grilling for the boys and Benny gladly stepped out of the way. Especially when Samandriel's eyes widened with just the idea of it.
"How's it goin?" Benny asked taking a sip from his beer. Eve shrugged a little while looking around.
"I know nothing about grilling, I'm just out there to make sure he doesn't burn his eyebrows off. Where are the boys?" Eve asked.
"Um, last I saw Cas he was in the living room playing some game with Dean and Sam. Alfie...I think he went to go lay down," Benny answered. A flash of anger crossed Eve's face and Benny found himself swallowing a bit.
"Are his ribs still bothering him?" she asked with a sigh, the trace of anger quickly pushed away and forgotten.
"Yeah...I was about to check on him...did you wanna instead?" he asked. She smiled softly at him and shook her head, gently pushing him towards the bedroom while she took over getting the table ready. Benny bit his lip and walked down the hall, tapping his finger on the door before pushing it open. Samandriel wasn't in bed but instead leaning up against the window. It reminded him so much of their very first date he had to smile. Samandriel practically swam in his hoodie but Benny loved seeing him in it every time.
"Hey Angel," he said quietly, closing the distance between them to touch the side of his neck with a mere brush of fingers. Samandriel moaned softly and tilted his head to the side before turning to press into Benny's chest.
"Hi…" his voice came out all muffled against his shirt and Benny chuckled, leaning down to kiss the top of his head.
"You gonna come out at some point today?" Benny asked. Samandriel shrugged but stayed quiet. Something nagged at Benny's gut and he frowned, pulling away to sit down on the bed. Samandriel stared at him silently until Benny gently tugged on the bottom of his sweater.
"What's goin on?"
"Castiel wants me to apply to a college in Boston…" Samandriel answered and Benny swallowed hard, a lump twisting its way deep in his throat.
"Okay?" he asked, helping his boyfriend to crawl onto his lap. Samandriel wouldn't look at him, his fingers fluttering over Benny's shirt nervously.
"I...I want too...not just because he's going but...the university is a really good school and Cas is sure I'll get it in," Samandriel answered but his voice was strained, cracking on several of his words. Benny lifted up his face with a finger under his chin and felt his heart squeeze at the tears brimming up in his eyes.
"Cher..."
"I love you...I don't care what anyone else says or tries to convince me that I'm too young to know what I'm talking about. I love you and I'm scared…" he said and Benny sighed heavily, touching their foreheads together. He traced over Samandriel's soft skin, following the lines of his jaw and collarbone before resting his hand over his boyfriend's fiercely beating heart.
"Baby, I love you too. I honestly never thought I'd be able to fall for someone again after all the crap I went through. Then you showed up and threw that right out of the window. If this is something you truly want then go after it...I'll be there right along with ya," Benny said cupping the side of his face with his other hand. Samandriel sucked in a quick breath, a warmth of hope brightening up his eyes.
"You mean it? We...we won't have to break up?" he whispered and Benny couldn't help barking out a laugh.
"Break up? Sweetheart, I ain't letting you go for nothin. Dean and I have been talking about this ever since Castiel brought it up this past summer. Originally it was if Castiel and Sam got in we'd leave...but now it's all three of you. You definitely sweeten the idea for me," Benny chuckled which turned into a choking sound with how tightly Samandriel was now hugging him. He held on tightly and kissed at his boyfriend's temple.
"Was that why you were scared cher?" Benny asked, smiling when all he got in response was a jerky nod. He gently smoothed his hands down Samandriel's back, careful to avoid the sore spots and hugged him closer.
"You have nothin to be scared of sweetheart, I promise. Dean and I have been saving money along with my inheritance we can get a pretty nice place in Boston. Sam wants to live in the dorms for whatever reason but the four of us will be together in a house," Benny said. Samandriel pulled away with one of the biggest smiles Benny had ever seen and he felt his breath catch in his throat. He would do anything to keep that beautiful smile there. They leaned in together and kissed chastely, Samandriel's hands no longer fluttering around nervously but clung to his shoulders.
"Are you sure that's what you want to do with your money though?" Samandriel asked pulling away with a little frown. Benny tapped at his slightly kiss swollen lips and nodded slowly.
"Yes...if it means keeping my family together...then yes. And besides...it's not like Dean won't be pitching in," Benny answered. Samandriel just looked even more frustrated but it was too adorable for Benny to actually be worried.
"Bear...you...you wanted to go to school too! What happened to that?" he asked. Benny shook his head and kissed Samandriel on the forehead.
"I don't need to go to school for what I wanna do sweetheart...I mean yeah it would be nice but I don't really need it," Benny said with a grin. It had been a pipe dream at first but the more he and Dean talked about it...and the more Castiel put the idea into his head, it just seemed logical. Samandriel opened his mouth to argue but stopped, his eyes widening and a little knowing smile stretched his lips.
"You want to open a restaurant…" he stated.
"Mmhmm...have some friends out there who are wanting to sell. Offered me their place for a pretty damn good price. Now, they're just waiting for me to come claim it, even agreed to wait until we move over there officially," Benny explained all the while tracing his thumb over Samandriel's bottom lip that was now quirked up into a smile.
"You have it all figured it out then," he laughed. Benny shrugged kissing him briefly.
"We had an idea...that only got even more cemented when you came along. I uh...if you hadn't I was probably gonna go back to Louisiana...glad I don't have too now," he said almost too quietly. Samandriel swallowed hard and wiggled closer.
"Me too…" Samandriel gave him another one of those beautiful beaming smiles and Benny felt his chest flutter. They stayed sitting there for a while on the bed just holding each other, pressing barely there kisses to lips and cheeks. Benny hadn't realized how long they'd been in there until someone knocked on their door, a soft voice calling out that Benny barely recognized to be Castiel.
"Everything okay?" he asked poking his head in. Samandriel nodded at his brother and waved him away.
"Why don't we join the party now?" Benny asked rubbing his boyfriend's lower back.
"Sure...though it is really tempting to just snuggle with you in here," Samandriel laughed, carefully crawling off of Benny's lap. Benny just smiled brightly, helping to pull on a pair of loose fitting jeans. The ribs were still tender but were much better than earlier this morning. Samandriel opted out of wearing any shoes and Benny took his hand to lead him back out. Everyone was waiting for them, cheering loudly when they finally appeared.
"There you are! Come, come, time to open your presents!" Eve exclaimed urging them closer.
Samandriel sat back laughing at the almost harassed look on his brother's face after opening his gift from Sam. It was literally an entire box of honey bears. Their house was constantly on a honey shortage...and the main cause to that was Castiel's new taste for it. So now, sitting on Castiel's lap was about 15 bottles of honey. Samandriel tried to cover his face to stifle the laugh but it just wasn't working too well. Castiel groaned and covered his face as well but it was to hide out of embarrassment.
"Alright, alright. Now...time for the more...sappy important presents," Dean called out with a laugh, his cheeks already turning a bright red. Samandriel took in a deep breath to calm himself and bit his lip hard, knowing exactly what Dean was about to give his brother. Benny sat behind him and his fingers squeezed at his good side. Everyone got quiet and Dean was suddenly on his knee in front of Castiel.
"Dean...you...you already did this," Castiel stammered though there were tears in his eyes. Dean merely shrugged and pulled out a little velvet box.
"Maybe...but this one didn't come from Hot Topic…" Dean said softly. Castiel was holding his breath as his hands started to shake. It took a minute but he finally got the box open to reveal a silver ring inlaid with celtic swirls and small sapphire squares. Samandriel covered his mouth as Castiel continued to stare at it, his breath still caught somewhere in his chest. Castiel turned slowly to look at their dad and tears were spilling over his cheeks.
"This...wasn't this yours?" he asked thickly. Joshua smiled brightly at him and nodded, holding his hand that now only had a simple silver band on his ring finger.
"I told your dad how I wanted to get you a real ring but we had to save some money first...so he offered and we got it resized to fit you…" Dean explained in a rush, "Do...do you still want to marry me Cas?"
Castiel finally looked up at Dean and let out a sob as he flung forward, clutching tightly to Dean's shoulders as a choked "yes" was heard. Samandriel felt his own tears making their way down and he laughed softly, snuggling into his boyfriend's warmth.
"Of course I still want to marry you! You are everything to me…" Castiel said kissing all over Dean's face, just barely letting go enough to allow Dean to switch out the rings.
"Okay...one last present from the parents," Eve called out once Castiel had finally managed to breathe again and was tucked onto Dean's lap. Samandriel blushed a little but accepted one of the two little boxes his mother was handing to him and Castiel.
Samandriel chewed on his lip and opened it slowly, gasping loudly at the check resting inside. The amount was enough to cover at least the first two years of college. Castiel was gasping behind him and he turned to see how pale his brother was.
"This...didn't this…" Castiel stammered staring almost in horror at Samandriel. He could only laugh slightly at his brother, moving over to pull Castiel out of Dean's lap.
"It doesn't matter...I'd still split it with you," Samandriel said and watched the color return to Castiel's face. They hugged tightly and Samandriel sighed, feeling that long aching hole in his chest swell to fill up once more.
"Thank you!" Castiel cried rushing over to their parents, nearly tackling them to the ground. Samandriel laughed and joined in with them as everyone around them cheered and clapped.
Samandriel was once again wrapped up in Benny's sweater and the blankets on their bed as he watched his boyfriend scurry around the room to make sure their alarms were set. The second he saw him go for his phone Samandriel let out an exasperated sigh and sat up to playfully glare at him. Benny grinned sheepishly before putting it down and practically diving into the bed.
"About damn time Bear, I'm cold," Samandriel whined, gasping sharply when Benny's cold toes touched his own feet. They pulled the blankets as close as possible and finally Samandriel was able to melt into the warmth, his face pressed firmly in his favorite spot; Benny's neck.
"Happy Birthday baby," Benny whispered kissing his head and Samandriel hummed wiggling closer.
"Thank you," he sighed softly, content washing over him in waves. Today had been an emotional roller coaster but he wouldn't trade it for the world. He couldn't really care about the material presents he received...the ones that mattered was the look on Castiel's face when Dean reproposed and the pride he felt when their parents were able to give them both their tuition money.
"Mmm, you're welcome. Though...I couldn't really give you your present with everyone around," Benny mumbled. Samandriel frowned pulling away to look up at him. Benny had given him cute little things that only meant something to the two of them.
"What do you mean?" he asked as Benny rolled away to open the top drawer of his nightstand. Samandriel chewed on his lip as he came back with a box wrapped in a pretty white bow. He quirked up a brow in question but Benny just waggled his own suggestively. A blush burned his cheeks as he opened it, only to burn even deeper when he realized what it was.
"Oh my god…" he gasped pulling out the baby blue anal plug.
"You said you wanted to try it," Benny said, pressing their noses together. Samandriel nodded eagerly and pulled Benny closer to kiss him, his mouth opening easily to greet Benny's tongue half way. He kicked the box away and was none to gentle pulling Benny right on top of him. His boyfriend chuckled against his lips and hovered over him, careful to not put too much weight on him.
"I can't believe you actually got it…" Samandriel gasped when they pulled away for air. Benny grinned and licked up his neck slowly before sucking a mark on his skin.
"Careful what you wish for sweetheart," Benny chuckled. Samandriel grinned wide and pulled him back in.