Hello again my darlings. I would like to thank Mummabro for the lovely review.
So Charlie vs Gabriel take two anyone?
Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural.
The next morning Gabriel was happily baking up a storm in the back of the bakery when Castiel entered.
"Gabriel?" Castiel called as he made his way to the kitchen only to stop in the doorway and smirk at his brother. Really there was no other response when you see your older brother covered in flour wearing butterfly hair clips to keep his hair back. (Okay I'll give you that one Cassie.)
"Hey little bro. What's up?" Gabriel asked not looking up from what he was doing.
"Well I was wondering if you would come out for a drink with Dean, Sam and I after work." Castiel replied.
At that Gabriel stopped working to think. He wasn't stupid, he knew it was Friday and therefore Annie would no doubt be out as well. But just because they were drinking in the same place it wasn't a date. Not like Charlie, Dean and Cas could make it so they were alone. (You sure about that?) So with a shrug he answered Castiel while returning to his baking.
"Sure why not?"
"excellent, we'll pick you up." Castiel said turning to go, but turned back to say "and while I appreciate your sense of style, I would advise removing your hair accessories before coming out." with that and laugh Castiel left.
Gabriel scowled after his brother. Was it his thought the local drug store had run out of bobby pins? (of course not. Plus I love butterfly hair clips. They suit you.)
A few hours later and Gabriel was at the counter, minus his hair clips, and he was frowning. When he had agreed to the drinks he'd thought that it wouldn't be a problem cos there would be lots of people there. But he had been thinking about it and he wouldn't put it past Charlie to make sure everyone left him and Annie alone. He would need a plan to counter act that if it happened. Just as he was wondering what to do the door of The Bakery jangled announcing a customer. Looking up Gabriel saw his solution.
"You are my saviour." he said to the man who had just walked through the door.
"Excuse me? What have I done now?" Balthazar asked somewhat alarmed by Gabriel pronouncement.
"Your brothers single right?" Gabriel inquired casually.
"Well yes. But I don't think you are his type Gabriel. You are male for a start." Balthazar replied with a smirk wondering what on earth Gabriel wanted with Bartholomew.
"Yeah, he's not my type either. No I have the perfect woman for him." Gabriel replied innocently. Making Balthazar narrow his eyes at him. He didn't trust Gabriel as far as he could throw him.
"Really? What's the catch?" He said warily.
"I don't know what you mean." Gabriel replied with wide eyed innocence, which just made Balthazar even more suspicious of the man in front of him.
"I mean you always have an angle Gabriel so what is it?" He asked crossing his arms.
"Charlie, Cassie and Dean-o are trying to pair me off. I'm somewhat resistant to the idea." Gabriel replied with a shrug leaning against the counter. This sentence caused Balthazar to laugh. Really? Cas, Dean and Charlie where trying to pair of Gabe? Oh this was something he would love to watch. (It is quite entertaining.)
"So you want to throw my brother, Bartholomew at the poor woman?" He finally managed to ask.
"Oh I think she could handle him." Gabriel smirked. He had yet to met anyone that Annie couldn't handle.
"Fine, when and where?" Balthazar asked. If nothing else this could turn out to be highly amusing.
"Tonight, 6ish at the Roadhouse." Gabriel replied standing up straight.
"Okay. In return I need a my little pony cake for my niece's birthday." Balthazar said returning to the actual reason he had for coming into The Bakery that day.
"Sure when do you want it for?" Gabriel asked, all business now.
"Tomorrow." came Balthazar's reply causing Gabriel's eyebrows to raise before he replied.
"Nothing like organisation is there?"
"Yes well Anna will kill me if I don't have it. So I save your skin you save mine. Seems fair to me." Balthazar smirked back at Gabriel.
"It'll be ready tomorrow by 11, if your brother turns up tonight." came Gabriel's reply, putting just the right emphasis on the word if.
"Deal." with that Balthazar left a smirking Gabriel behind. Yes this plan would work very well indeed. (we will just have to see won't we?)
5.30 that evening found Gabriel standing by the door of The Bakery waiting for the sound of Dean's impala to come roaring up the street. It was time to see who's plan won out. Though he was very sure that it would be his. (Oh fun times.)
As soon as Dean arrived at the Roadhouse with Cas and Gabe in tow Charlie pounced. Grabbing Gabriel's arm she escorted (in the way of dragging) him over to Annie who was by the bar. Charlie practically bouncing up and down with excitement. Okay she may have misgivings about this plan and whether it would work but at least she had managed to get one over on Gabriel. (Not so sure about that. Sorry Charlie.) Which she had to confess was almost as much fun as finding people their perfect match. Not quite, but almost.
Gabriel smiled at Charlie when she grabbed him. This was going to be extremely amusing. He couldn't wait to see her face when his back-up arrived this time.
Once they got to Annie, Charlie dropped Gabriel arm. "Hey Annie." she said cheerfully, continuing before the other woman could reply. "oh look there's Rufus must go have a word. If you'll excuse me." she finished with walking away from the couple.
"Subtle isn't she?" Gabriel asked leaning against the bar next to Annie.
"In what way?" Annie asked turning to him. She wasn't sure what he was talking about.
"Oh the whole trying to get us together plan." He replied leaning on the bar next to her.
"The what now?" Annie asked with raised eyebrows. Why would anyone in there right mind try to get her and Gabriel together? They would kill each other within a day.
"You not heard it yet? Its very entertaining I'll grant you. But I feel it is doomed to failure." Gabriel replied with a quick raise of the eyebrows before he turned to look over the other people in the bar.
"Yes. I think in that I'll have to agree with you." Annie said raising her beer to him and taking swing.
"I know right!" Gabriel said with an exaggerated wave of his hands at her. Making her re-evaluate her thought they would kill each other within a day, she thought it would probably only be a few hours before she killed him.
"Stop being a smart ass Gabriel." she said with a shake of her head at the guy.
Gabriel gave her a shocked face and clutched his hands against his chest as he replied "But if I did that I would stop being me."
Annie just rolled her eyes at his dramatics. "True enough. So why is Charlie trying to get us together?" she asked to change the subject and hoping that she could have a serious conversation with Gabriel. If that was even possible. (it is. Just not very often.)
"Its Dean and Cassie's fault. They seem to think that I need someone to be happy." Gabriel replied, dropping the theoretics and going back to his normal self.
"Maybe you do." Annie said with a shrug.
"No, I'm fine just as I am." Gabriel replied with a sunny smile.
"Okay." Annie said. Not that she truly believed him, but they all had things they didn't want to talk about.
"Gabriel. Hows my cake going?" Came a Britishly accented voice from across the bar.
"Balthazar, Bartholomew. It's going very well." Gabriel replied smiling nicely up at Balthazar.
"Good." Balthazar replied with a roll of his eyes for the man in front of him.
"Annie this is Bartholomew and that one is his brother Balthazar." Gabriel introduced, not sure if they had met before or not.
"hello Annie, it's a pleasure to met you. Please call me Bart." Bart said taking the hand Annie held out to him and rather than shaking it bringing it up to his lips so he could kiss the back of it with a smirk, making Annie laugh out loud before she replied.
"Yeah you too. Bart."
And watching them Gabriel realised that his work here was done. With that he turned and grabbed Balthazar. Time to leave them to get to know each other.
Charlie was congratulating herself for her success, seeing how Gabriel and Annie were talking but then Balthazar and his brother turned up and ruined it all. Charlie just glared at Gabriel as he pulled Balthazar away, then turned back to the two people they had just left watching them.
A few minutes later Gabriel came up behind her and whispered in her ear "I really think I should have a job like yours don't you?" Before walking off cackling.
Charlie glared even more at Gabriel, she was not happy with him. But the main problem was she wasn't sure if she was cross with him because he had obviously got out of his time with Annie or because he managed to so successfully pair two people up. That was her job. Not his. (hmm, you sure about that Charlie? Cos I would watch out if I was you. Gabriel seems to be on a roll.)