Hello again. I would like to thank those of you who have followed and favoured since my last update. Love you all. And as such I thought you all deserved some story rather than background so it is. Hope you likey.

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Previously in To Relieve Boredom…

"Yeah. Now all we need to do is find Gabriel his perfect partner." Charlie said smiling widely to Dean and Castiel.

Gabriel was behind the counter of The Bakery when Dean walked in. He didn't even need to say anything for Gabriel to produce a piece of pie.

"Awesome." Dean said as his eyes lit up at the prospect of pie. Gabriel just shook his head. If he didn't know Dean was so completely in love with Castiel he might worry that Dean liked pie more than his little brother with the way he behaved when he saw it. And the sounds he made while eating it he thought as Dean made a strangely sexual moan at the first mouthful of pie.

Dean had been sent into the bakery with a mission. But he didn't see any reason why he couldn't have his pie first. (So true.) Once it was finished he mournfully returned the plate to Gabriel and leaned against the top of the counter.

"Yes Dean-o, you want some more?" Gabriel asked with a smirk which caused Dean to scowl. They were both aware that Castiel wouldn't allow him to have more than one piece of pie a day. It upset Dean greatly, but it was Cas' wish and therefore it was his command. And Dean would do anything Cas wished him too. Including only having one piece of pie a day.

"Your single right Gabe?" Dean asked already knowing the answer but not sure how else to broach the subject.

"Why?" Gabriel asked getting suspicious. Since when had Dean-o become interested in his love life? Or more to the point when had Castiel? (You do know them well don't you?)

"Well cos we, I was wondering if you would maybe want to go out with for a drink with Annie sometime." Dean replied casually not looking Gabriel in the eyes.

"Annie, as in the hard-ass detective Annie that you work with?" Gabriel asked incredulously. Really? That was who they were trying to set him up with? Come on talk about chalk and cheese why don't you? (Well I could but I think people might find it a bit boring.)

"Weeell yeah." Dean replied with shrug.

"Weeell no." Gabriel said mimicking Dean's tone and inflection.

"Why not? She's great." Dean defended, Annie had saved his ass loads of times. There was nothing wrong with her.

"As a friend yeah. But anything else? Yeah I don't think so Dean-o. Why you want me to go out with her anyway?" Gabriel asked curious. Though he knew Deans reason would be Castiel. What he wanted to know was Castiel's reason.

"Well Cas wants you find someone and settle down. Be happy you know? Like we are? And well we don't know that many women of a certain age, if you catch my drift." Dean replied with a smirk.

"Are you trying to say I'm old Dean-o?" Gabriel asked dangerously. 38 was not old god damn it.

"No just old-er." Dean replied his smirk becoming more noticeable. He did love having sparing matches with Gabe. Though he usually lost. But when he was winning it was good fun.

"Hmm, I'm only four years older that Cassie kiddo don't forget it." Gabriel said with narrowed eyes at his brother's boyfriend.

"Yeah and he's two years older than me." Dean replied smugly.

"Your point?" Gabriel asked.

"That it sucks having a little brother in a relationship while you're single?" Dean replied with a shrug. He knew all about that from having Sam all happily married.

"That I'll agree with." Gabriel nodded. It was strange to him that he and Dean got on so well sometimes, though other times they were likelier to come to blows. He guessed it was because they were in a way very alike. Not that either of them would admit as much under the pain of death. No outwardly they liked people to think that they despised each other. Only Cassie, Sam and Charlie saw through that farced.

"Look just go out for a drink with the woman. For Cas?" Dean begged. He didn't want to go back to Cas with a rejection. Though he was well aware that that was probably what would happen. He just didn't know what buttons to press with Gabriel. That seemed to be the whole problem with their let's find Gabriel a girl plan. No one knew what buttons to press.

"No. that argument might work on you but it won't on me." Gabriel replied with a smirk.

"Fine. Can I have another slice of pie instead then?" Dean asked hopefully. He had tried his best and failed. The least he deserved was a reward. (Yeah I don't really think that's going to happen do you? or at least not in pie form.)

"No. Go on out of here, go report your miserable failure back to my brother and leave me in peace." Gabriel replied making shooing motions with his hands.

It may not be what his brother wished but when it came to Dean he wasn't going to cross Gabriel. That would not end well.

"Okay I gone." And with that Dean sauntered out of The Bakery as if he had no care in the world, though Gabriel knew that he would be running back to his boyfriend to report their conversation. Gabriel just shook his head. Did Castiel and Dean really think that that would work? He could take them both easy when it came to words. No they wouldn't get him. He could run rings around the both of them.

When Dean walked through the door of Angel Books two sets of eyes rose to greet him, though he only saw one. Looking at the hopeful look in Cas' eyes he felt his heart squeeze at the fact that he was about to disappoint him. Best to get it over with quickly. With that thought Dean shook his head at his partner and watched his face fall. Seeing the disappointment there he was ready to go over and beat Gabe into submission. Though he knew Cas wouldn't approve of that either. He idly wondered is this was how Jess had felt whenever Sam had tried to set him up. With a shake of his head he brought himself back into the here and now.

"Sorry no dice." He said for Charlie's benefit, realising belatedly she couldn't read him as Cas could.

"I could try?" Castiel said somewhat uncertainly. It had always been Gabriel trying to pair him off. He had never really thought about it the other way round.

"Yeah that's never going to work." Dean replied resolutely getting Castiel's back up. Did Dean think he was not up to the task? (Oops.)

"Why?" he demanded. Dean looked over at him and his eyes widened as he realised he had inadvertently hurt Cas feelings. As such he rushed to make things right.

"It's just Gabe is never going to go with what you say. He's the older brother, his job is to look out for you" (a job Dean knew he took seriously ever since he had threatened to make Deans life hell for all eternity if he ever hurt his brother.) "If you suggest something he will go on the defensive straight away and run a mile." Dean rushed to say.

"Now do you know this?" Castiel demanded.

"Cos it's what I did for years when Sammy tried to set me up." Dean said defensively. As soon as the words left his mouth Castiel softened.

"Well then I glad." He replied leaning over to kiss his partner.

"You are?" Dean asked once there lips parted.

"Of course. It would be most inconvenient if you had been in a relationship when we met." Castiel replied with a smirk which made Dean laugh. Yes inconvenient was the word. It was bad enough that they had both been on separate dates.

"Well then good thing I'm all yours then isn't it?" He asked cheekily, leaning in for another kiss.

"Very." Castiel replied with a predatory growl. Dean was his. After all they had been through he wasn't letting him go. Ever. (Possessive much Cas?)

"Okay enough with the goo." Charlie interrupted with a roll of her eyes. God you'd think that these two would have cooled their jets after eight and a half months together. (She didn't count the two days they split up due to Dean being an idiot. She was pretty sure no one else did either.)

"You're just jealous cos your single." Dean replied with a smirk after he had given Cas one more kiss.

"I like my life as it is thank you very much. Now back to Gabriel." Charlie replied huffily. She was quite happy getting everyone else together thank you, she didn't need anything else. (Hmm, you sure about that Charlie? Shall we test that theory later do you think?)

"So what are we going to do?" Castiel asked not looking away from Dean.

"I think we need to pull out the big guns." Dean replied causing Castiel to give him a confused expression so he turned his eyes to Charlie. At that Castiel understood and also turned to look at her.

"Fine, I'll come up with a plan. It's not like it isn't my job or anything." Charlie said throwing her hands up in the air when she saw them both look at her. At least it gave her a chance to leave. Dean and Cas had the ability to make a single people sick on occasion.

"You chose your career your majesty." Dean replied with a bow causing Charlie to roll her eyes before she grabbed her stuff and left the store. If she was going to plan how to get Gabriel love she needed to be in her throne to do so. (Oh goody, Charlie is planning. Hmm, take that Gabriel. Oh this is going to be So. Much. Fun. Evil leviathan Castiel-like laugh is heard in the background. You know you love me really.)