Hello angels. Wow would a response I have gotten from this story. I would like to thankMummabro, Hllo-Beastie, lovely21 and rainystv for the wonderful reviews for this story so far. I would also like to thank KnightAngel13 for the reviews for 'To Relieve Boredom'. As well as thank all you lovely, lovely people who have followed and favoured this since my last update. You all are without a doubt completely awesome.
Now this idea just popped into my head. Hope its not too crazy. So anyway enough for me. Let's go see Charlie, shall we?
Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural.
Charlie sat on her throne thinking. Hmm, what she needed to do was find a way to get Gabriel to play the game. They would never be able to find him the perfect partner if he didn't at least try to interact with the women they found. Hmm. It was tricky, trying to think of a way to get Gabriel to do what she wished, though she had more scope than she had had with Dean and Castiel, there was no reason to use subtlety with Gabriel. He was after Gabriel and he knew full well what they were up so… then she had the light bulb moment. If she could do it, it might just work at getting Gabriel to agree to go for a drink with Annie. With that thought and an evil grin on her face she pulled her computer to her. Pulling up her client list, past and present, and email all the woman over the age of 30 requesting there assistance with a reluctant man. Each and every one of them agreed, they owed the Queen of Moondoor and would be happy to assist her in finding another couple perfect happiness like she had found for them. (Oh plans are afoot.)
With the women's agreement Charlie sat back her evil smile turning into a smirk. Take that Gabriel Novak. This is one fight you will not win. She was the Queen and this was her playground. (Hell yeah.)
Two days later Gabriel opened The Bakery only to find Charlie waiting outside with her laptop in hand.
"Hey Charlie what's up?" He asked as she followed him inside and he went behind the counter to make her usual coffee.
"Nothing. Just thought I'd come here to do some work today." Charlie replied with a shrug, trying very hard to keep her smirk from forming on her face. The poor man in front of her had no idea what she had in store for today. She would've felt sorry for him. But this was Gabriel. He'd be fine. So taking her coffee and a slice of cake she went and sat at a table in the corner where she could see the door, the counter and watch Gabriel as he worked. And then she waited. But not for long.
Gabriel had been open for 15 minutes when three women came into The Bakery. Now he thought nothing of this. They were just customers right? (I don't think so.) But rather than looking at the products he had on display them all seemed intent on flirting with him. What the hell? (Charlie?) I mean he knew he was hot. But he didn't realise he was this hot. With that he flirted back, it was harmless and meaningless so he enjoyed it. Once they had gone he thought no more of it. That was until 10 minutes later 2 more women came in and the same thing happened. This caused him to frown. And to wonder. With that he discreetly looked over to where Charlie was sitting and saw her watching everything avidly. He knew it. This was her doing. Not that he minded, she was creating business for him and hey you never know he might even get some new regulars out of this. So he carried on smiling and flirting and serving the women as if he had not a care in the world.
By lunch time Gabriel's face was starting to ache from all the smiling he'd been doing. There had been so many bloody women through the door who all wanted him to serve them specially and asking stupid inane questions he was starting to get fed up. But he wasn't going to let Charlie win. Oh no. he was going to get even. (Oh dear.) With that thought he pulled out his phone. What it seemed that young Charlie had forgotten was the fact that he had a gay brother whom he had for the last 10 years been trying to set up. He had gone to a lot of gay bars, clubs and nights over his time. And when there he had made a lot of friends. With a smile evil enough to rival the one Charlie had worn the previous evening he sent of a succession of quick texts calling in reinforcements. With that done he went back out to the front of the store to serve some more with a renewed vigour in his step. Time to see how Charlie liked the tables being turned. (I don't think this is going to end well do you?)
Charlie had enjoyed watching the show all morning, and she definitely thought that she was well on the way to wearing Gabriel down. That was until about half an hour after Gabriel had returned from lunch. Suddenly the number of women coming into the bakery seemed to double, but rather than being there for Gabriel, the new lot seemed to have eyes only for her. They surrounded her table, flirted and laughed and talked to her and being the nice woman she was Charlie had to reciprocate. Though inside she was cursing Gabriel's names to the heavens. When the women round her thinned slightly she caught site of Gabriel smirking behind the counter. Right that was it. With that she called in all the women she knew to get Gabriel. This was war. (Of course it is.)
Gabriel knew that Charlie had figured out what was going on. She wasn't stupid, he also knew she had called in more women as they had been dropping off but suddenly there was a new surge of them. He just kept on smiling and laughing. He was actually starting to enjoy this game with Charlie. She was a decent opponent. Unlike Dean or Cassie.
At four o'clock Dean and Castiel made their way to The Bakery to see how Charlie's plan was working out only to find the placed filled with women. Though they seemed to be separated into two camps. One around Gabriel and one around Charlie. Dean took one look and burst out laughing. He couldn't help it, it was just so damn ridiculous. (So true.)
"Hmm, I don't think we will be getting any pie today Dean." Castiel said with an amused smirk on his face.
At that sentence Dean stopped laughing fast. "What? No pie?" he said desolately to Castiel.
"You know if I didn't know any better Dean Winchester I would swear you were only dating me for my brothers cooking skills." Castiel replied with a roll of his eyes.
"Good thing you do know better then isn't it?" Dean whispered into his ear as he curled his arms around Cas' waist from behind him and rested his chin on his shoulder. They both stood there like that, with Cas leaning back against Dean and watched the women swarming in front of them. It was like they were performing some intricate dance which they all inherently knew the steps to. It was definitely a sight to be seen.
They finally moved. Dean spotting a small table in the opposite corner to Charlie's to sit at and made his way there while Castiel slunk behind the counter and grabbed the remaining pie. He couldn't let his Dean go without pie. That would just be cruel. (It really, really would.)
Finally it was 5 o'clock and Gabriel could shut up shop. He sighed in relief as he locked the door behind the last of the women and turned back to the people who remained inside, crossing his arms as he stared at Castiel and Dean with narrowed eyes. Not that Castiel was effected, Dean though did seem to move his chair slightly closer to Castiel's, though he couldn't be sure. The man was practically sitting in Cassie's lap already. Ever since he had come out Dean Winchester did not understand the concept of personal space when it came to his brother. Though thinking about Cassie had never understood the concept so they were definitely well suited. As he was thinking these things Charlie had got up and walked in front of him holding out her hand. Gabriel just raised his eyebrow at it before raising his.
"Well played." She said as they shook hands.
"You too." Gabriel replied.
"I can't wait til the next round can you?" she smirked up at him making him smile at her and his eyes twinkle.
"Oh bring it on sister." He said with a quirk of his eyebrow before they were both grinning like fiends.
And Dean who had been watching just lowered his head into his hand (the one not currently attached to Cas) and groaned. Why did he have to be involved in this? Why? Castiel turned to look at his partner and smiled. He knew full well what Dean was thinking, but needs must and all that and he wanted Gabriel to be happy, just like them. (Ah so sweet. Gotta love sappy dappy Dean and his Castiel.)
