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After they left The Bakery Cas, Dean and Charlie all went back to Cas' apartment above the book store to discuss their next battle plan. Or at least that was Charlie's plan, Castiel was willing to listen to anything she had to say, but he didn't really have anything to include. Dean on the other hand just wanted to snuggle up on the sofa with Cas and a beer.

"Well that did not go as planned." Castiel said as he got three beers from the kitchen and handed them out.

"Understatement." Dean replied with a shake of his head and a smile at Cas as he took his beer.

"We will just need to find a new angle." Charlie said sitting up straight. At that Dean just raised his eyebrows. Really? She still wanted to do this? (Um, yeah. Course she does. She's Charlie!)

"Why don't we just get Gabe to come out for work drinks and throw him and Annie together. That would work." Dean replied. He was tired of this, and though he wanted Cas to be happy, and for that it seemed he should help Gabe be happy, he really didn't think they were going about this the right way. Gabe wasn't interested. And he knew full well that the more they pushed, the more Gabe would run.

"What like it did with you too?" Charlie muttered under her breath. Of at least she thought she had said it under her breath.

"What?" Dean and Cas said at the same time, both confused by Charlie's utterings. (Oops, not so quite then.)

"Oh nothing. Its nothing." Charlie replied quickly, her eyes going wide. She wasn't going to go into how involved she had been in getting them together. She didn't think they would approve, though she didn't see why not. They were happy weren't they? (Yeah, but its Dean. Need I say more?)

"Hmm, why do I have a feeling that I don't really want to know?" Dean said rolling his eyes. He wasn't going to touch that with a barge pole. Ignorance was indeed bliss on occasion. (So very true.)

"probably for the best. Now then Gabriel..." Charlie replied bringing the subject back to the real reason why they were there.

"so what's your next big idea?" Dean asked with a sigh.

"I don't know." Charlie replied with a puzzled frown. Gabriel was so difficult. He lived behind a mask, and he had far too much fun playing with people for her to really be able to get him with anyone. Not that that would stop her from trying. She really did love a challenge. (You go girl.)

"Well I say as it is Friday tomorrow we do as Dean suggested and if that does not work then we come up with a new plan over the weekend." Castiel said into the silence that had descended upon Charlie's previous words.

"Yeah okay. I'll go get my thinking cap on. And if he and Annie don't work we're going to need a new woman. It would help if you could tell me what he likes." Charlie agreed. Yeah Dean's plan probably wouldn't work. But then she wasn't sure if Annie was the right woman for Gabriel anyway.

"I truthfully don't know." Castiel replied with a frown as he realised this fact. He had no idea of anything in relation to Gabriel's love life.

"How can you not know?" Dean asked confused. How could Cas not know that about his brother? (I think you are conveniently forgetting that Sam didn't know about your preferences before Cas aren't you Dean-o?)

"Well when we were younger he was a bit of a 'player' I believe is the right word, but ever since we moved here he has shown no real interest in any particular woman." Castiel replied using his finger quotes around the slang term making Dean smile. He loved Cas' finger quotes. They were adorable. Just like Cas. But be that as it may he needed to concentrate on Cas words. (Yes Dean concentrate.)

"I doubt that." Dean replied taking a sip of beer, not taking his eyes from his boyfriend. God how he loved him.

"Its true Dean." Castiel said turning to him with an earnest expression on his face.

"Okay. Well maybe he just didn't tell you?" Dean replied with a shrug. Who knew what went through the mind of Gabriel Novak? Not him that was for sure.

"Hmm, maybe." Castiel replied not at all convinced by Dean's argument. Instead he found himself remembering the time when he and Gabriel had just moved here. It was not a time Castiel himself really liked to think about as it inevitably brought up what happened before, between himself and his other brothers. But thinking about the Gabriel whom he had grown up with and the one who had moved them to this town he realised that he had changed. Oh not much, not on the outside, he was still his fun-loving brother. The melodramatic Gabriel. But something was different between the two. Castiel just couldn't put his finger on what it was. (I'm sure you will eventually.)

"Okay. Well you think on that I'm gonna go. I have actual clients to fix up." With that Charlie stood and left with a "see ya bitches." as she went out the door. Leaving Dean and Castiel on the couch. With Castiel still frowning as he thought over the things that he hadn't really ever considered.

Gabriel was standing at the window of his apartment drinking a glass of whiskey. He knew that what Charlie had done today was just the beginning of the fun that she, Cassie and Dean-o had in store for him. Not that any of it would work. He wasn't interested in a relationship with anyone thank you very much. They were more hassle than they were worth. He was quite happy alone. He liked his life. It was just as he wanted it. Okay sure he had regrets, but who didn't? And yeah on occasion he did still dream, but he knew they were just that. Dreams. Reality was just fine. He had a roof over his head and he had his family. What more could he need? You couldn't live in the past after all. He stood by his decisions. He never had nor would he ever second guess himself. With that thought he turned his mind to coming up with ways to thwart Charlie's plans. He couldn't wait until there next little battle. (I did say he liked some excitement in his life right?)

Kali was standing at the window of her office drinking a glass of whiskey staring out at the night sky line though she didn't see it. She was thinking. Behind her on her desk was the piece of paper which had the name of the town in which Dean Winchester was a detective. Henrikisen had asked if she had wanted him to find more on the man but she had said no. there was no need. She had googled the town to find it was a strange place. It was unknown and unheard of. It wasn't the sort of place that she could ever envision him living. He wasn't one for the quite life.

But... the town had interested her. On a purely professional level. She would have to keep an eye on the place. With that thought she turned her mind back to work. She couldn't live in the past. And she didn't need anything but her business and her family.