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So this is a really long chapter as I had no idea where to split it. So enjoy.

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Then…

"Kali." Gabriel breathed the name across his lips. He must be imagining cos there was no way… no way in hell she would be here. But then the image spoke with such distain he knew it was really her.

"Hello Gabriel."

Now…

Gabriel quickly recovered from his shock of seeing her here and quickly spoke.

"What are you doing here?" He asked her. He had forgotten that the others where there. In his mind there was only him and Kali in the whole world.

"I was invited." Kali replied and with that looked to the people round the table. "Hello Dean." She said pleasantly. At that Gabriel swung his gaze to Castiel's boyfriend, looking at him with such venom that Dean was taken aback.

"Umm, hi Kali." Dean replied turning away from Gabriel to introduce her round the table. "This is my partner Castiel, brother Sam and his wife Jess, our friends Charlie and Dorothy and Gabriel's-"

"Friend Pamela." Pam interrupted before Dean could say anything else. She at least was well aware of who the woman standing front of them was.

"Yeah and well it seems you already know Gabe so…" Dean continued when it seemed Pamela wasn't going to say more. Though when he got to Gabriel he was completely confused. I mean how in the hell did Kali from New York know the local baker? (Now that is a question is it not?)

"Yes we knew each other in New York, before he left." Kali supplied to the table causing Castiel to frown. His brother had never mentioned her. But then thinking about it, Gabriel had never mentioned anything about his time in New York. It was almost as if those four years had cessed to exist. Yet now, here standing in front of him was someone who knew him then. She could tell Castiel what Gabriel had not. (Oh Dear. Beware Gabriel. Cassie is on a mission.)

"Did you work with my brother?" He asked her, trying to figure out where she fitted into Gabriel's life then.

"He worked for my father." Kali replied smiling at him. She had no fight with Castiel.

"What did he do?" Castiel asked, he wanted answers. All he had ever known was that Gabriel had run of to New York to follow his dreams. What those dreams were Castiel realised was a mystery to him. He was fast coming to the realisation that there was a lot about his brother that he didn't know and he felt it was time he did. (I agree.)

Kali opened her mouth to reply when Gabriel beat her to it by standing as he spoke.

"Kali, why don't we go get you a drink?" He asked with a slight hint of desperation in his voice that made Kali smile. Good, she had upset his little world. She had not meant to come here to get revenge but it was rather sweet. (Oh yes it is.)

"I am quite happy here thank you Gabriel. But if you wish to buy me a drink I won't say no. its least you can do I feel." She replied sitting in the seat he had just vacated and looking up at him with a smirk on her lips and a challenge in her eyes.

"Kali." Gabriel said with pleading in his voice as he tried to convey all he wanted to say with just her name and the look of pleading in his eyes. Looking at him Kali knew that she couldn't do it. At that thought she relented with a slight nod and he sighed in response. Yes Gabriel knows it's all going to come out at some point now. He just doesn't want some point to be today. (Sorry, but I don't think that's going to work do you?)

"I'll go get you that drink." He continued, think he might just get himself a fortifying shot while he was at it. (Good plan.)

"Thank you. So Castiel I believe you own the store next to the one I just purchased. What is the clientele like in that area?" Kali asked efficiently changing the subject from her and Gabriel. With that Gabriel walked away to the bar to get the drinks trying to work out just how he felt about Kali being here, why she was here and what he was going to do now that she was here. He knew one thing without a doubt. That was that now she was here, with him, he never wanted to let her go again.

Upon his return Gabriel placed a large glass of white wine in front of Kali causing her to look at him with raised eyebrows.

"It's local but it's damn good. Try it." He said smiling at her. She always had a good palette, he thought she would appreciate the wine.

Kali took a sip and nodded at him. "Nice, crisp with notes of citrus and elderflower. You're right it is good." She replied with a smile to match his as Gabriel got himself a chair and sat it next to her, turning it so they could and did ignore everyone one else at the table.

"I'm always right." He replied smirking taking a sip of his beer.

"Hmm, that I believe is still very much up for debate." Kali responded with a raised eyebrow. She had forgotten how much fun this could be. Just sitting and talking to Gabriel. They had been such good friends at one point.

"Not by me." Gabriel replied with an exaggerated shake of his head.

"No it never was by you. It's good to see you haven't changed too much in 15 odd years Gabriel." Kali smirked at him drinking more of her wine.

"15 years, 4 weeks and 2 days. To be exact." Gabriel replied not even hesitating in his response causing Kali to look closer at him. He knew the exact amount of time they had been apart. Who did that? (Gabriel.) And what did that mean? (That he still looovvves you.)

"Is that a fact?" she asked, hoping it came out sarcastic but pretty sure it was more wistful.

"Yep." Gabriel replied softly not looking away from her eyes.

"Interesting." Kali responded not even sure what she was saying now. Only knowing that if she was not careful she would drown in the eyes of the man next to her. The man she had always loved. They hadn't changed. Not that much, they still held the mischievous twinkle as well as the caring. They still had the ability to make her feel safe and weak at the knees at the same time.

"Is it?" Gabriel whispered breathlessly as he stared at Kali. He couldn't believe she was here, with him. She was as beautiful now as she had been the first time he kissed her. The first time he had stared into her eyes. Now could he have ever let her go? (Good question.)

"Very." Kali whispered back, both subconsciously moving their heads closer together as if they were about to kiss.

"Oh my god, you to dated." Charlie suddenly squeaked from the side of the table pulling them both out of their own little world and reminding them of reality. (CHARLIE!) Gabriel crossed his arms and glared at the girl for all he was worth making her sort of shrug apologetically at him. She hadn't meant to say it out loud, it had just come out when she realised it. In fact the way Gabriel was with this Kali woman explained an awful lot to Charlie. His dislike at her matchmaking, his resistance to meet new women, his pretence with Pamela. It was all because he was still holding a candle for Kali. It was rather sweet in a Shakespearean tragedy kind of way. Hmm, she might just have to find out what happened here and sort it out. They were obviously both still in love with each other. Yes they were definitely perfect for each other. (You go girl. Get them sorted out would you?)

"Excuse me?" Kali said turning to Charlie blinking. She had completely forgotten they had an audience. She had even completely forgotten what Gabriel had done to her all those years ago. Just up and leaving her. How could she have forgotten the pain he put her through? How could she have been so stupid to fall for his tricks once again? With a shake of her head she made sure her walls were back up where they should be, silently thanking Charlie for her interruption. She was not here to get back with Gabriel. Ever. She just wanted answers.

"Sorry, but I just realised." Charlie replied not taking her eyes of Gabriel's glare. She really was sorry. He looked as if he would like nothing more than to smite her right now. With a sigh Gabriel looked away from Charlie and took a big swig of his drink before he spoke, choosing his words with care.

"As always very astute Charlie. Yes Kali and I where once in a relationship." He said, not looking at anyone around the table. He knew what was to come. There was no stopping it now. Soon they would all know the truth.

"So what happened between you to?" Charlie asked hoping it was an easy fix.

"He left." Kali replied simply, finishing her wine. She wasn't going to do Gabriel any favours. No not after the pain he put her through.

"Gabriel, what is she saying?" Castiel asked cautiously from across the table. Confused about what was going on, if Gabriel had been with Kali in New York but they had spilt up when they left why were they behaving as they were? Suddenly Gabriel's words to him when he wasn't sure if he should give Dean another chance came back to him.

"Because what you two have is a once in a lifetime thing. You need to grab it with both hands and never let go."

Even then Castiel had thought Gabriel was speaking from personal experience, was this the woman who Gabriel loved the way he loved Dean? (Yes.) What had his brother done? (You'll know soon enough I feel.)

"It's nothing Cassie. Don't worry about it." Gabriel replied flippantly with a wave of his hand, trying to put Castiel of the scent. He did not want his brother to know this. (You and I both know that ain't gonna work Gabe.)

"Too late, I already am. And it is not nothing." Castiel replied glaring at his brother and putting his arms on the table. He would make Gabriel speak the truth.

"Okay umm, what's going on?" Dean asked, he knew to be cautious of the look on Cas' face. Luckily it wasn't directed at him.

"My brother is an idiot." Castiel replied evenly not taking his eyes from Gabriel's.

"Yeah well I think we all knew that already but-" Dean started to say before Gabriel threw his arms in the air and interrupted him. In fact Dean felt it was like Gabriel wasn't even aware he was talking.

"I'm not an idiot Cassie. I did what I had to do." Gabriel said with anger in his voice putting his arms on the table so his position matched that of Castiel's.

At that Castiel knew he was right. His brother had given up on his love for him. He was definitely an idiot.

"No you did not." Castiel replied still with narrowed eyes.

"Yeah I really did." Gabriel returned with complete seriousness in his voice that Castiel recognised as his 'don't you argue with me you know I am right voice'. At that Castiel looked away with pout and crossed arms at his brother. He refused to concede that Gabriel may well have been right.

"Can someone please explain to the rest of us?" Dean asked completely confused by the family spat that had suddenly seemed to come up out of nowhere.

Gabriel took a deep breath and looked round the faces at the table. It was obvious that Castiel had told Dean nothing about their family and it really wasn't his place to educate him. But Dean was right, someone needed to clue them all in to what was going on.

"Cassie, do you want to or shall I?" He finally asked crossing his arms and looking at his brother.

"Well its seems I don't know the whole story Gabriel so maybe you should enlighten all of us." Castiel replied bitterly.

"Don't Cassie, just don't. I made my choice and I would make the same one again if I had to." Gabriel said with a tiredness in his voice that none had heard there before.

"Well you shouldn't-" Castiel started to say before Dean cut him off.

"Okay stop it Cas. Gabriel what the hell is going on?" He asked. He wanted answers and he wanted them now.

"Our parents died when I was 6 and Cassie was 2. So we were both pretty much raised by our much older brothers Michael, Lucifer and Raphael. Though Michael was the head of the family. He had plans for us all, plans I didn't particularly agree with so when I turned eighteen I left to go to New York to follow my dreams. All was fine for a while but then four years later Castiel turned up on my doorstep. Seemed he had had a falling out with the rest of the clan and as such needed somewhere to live. I decided to move us both here so he could go to college and I could run The Bakery. That's about it." Gabriel said with a shrug not looking anyone in the eye. He had left far too much unsaid with that explanation, but he wouldn't explain Cassie's falling out to Dean. That was his brother's job.

"That's bull Gabe. What the hell aren't you telling us?" Dean asked getting frustrated at the Novak's at the table while Sam was frowning in thought.

"He's missing out the fact that our brothers are extremely religious and didn't take kindly to their youngest sibling being gay. And as such decided that I should be 're-educated'. Something neither of us agreed with." Castiel answered Dean bitterly.

"What?" Dean asked his voice suddenly going dangerously low. If anyone had hurt Cas he would kill them.

"Your Novak's, as in The Novak's." Sam interjected, ignoring his brother's wrath.

"You got it Sammy boy. The two black sheep they've erased from the family tree." Gabriel replied with a wave of his hand and a bitter smirk on his face.

"I don't get it." Dean said. Who the hell were The Novak's?

"There family is one of the most prominent families in America Dean. There reach is legendary." Sam replied shaking his head at his brother. How could Dean not know that?

"Hence the leaving of New York. Do you know how hard it is to find a place where no one has heard our name?" Gabriel asked flippantly.

"So that's why you left." Kali said into the silence that had descended around the table as everyone digested all that Gabriel and Castiel had just divulged.

"Yeah." Gabriel replied quietly turning to look at her, hoping she would understand. Hoping she would give him a second chance.

"Well now I know. I need to go." Kali said to the table in general as she stood and not waiting for any response she left the bar.

"Oh crap." Gabriel said into the silence that had descended in the wake of Kali's departure. It seemed to sum it up pretty nicely in his mind. (Couldn't agree with you more. But at least she didn't try and kill you or anything. That's got to be a plus right?)