Well hello again my little cherubs. I would like to thank Red(Guest), Mummabro and Hllo-Beastie for the wonderful reviews. You guys are so great.
Now then, who wants to know how Kali really reacted to what happened this evening hmm? Enjoy.
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Kali had made it all the way back to her new apartment and onto her new couch with the open bottle of white wine and filled glass before she allowed the dam inside her to burst.
2 minutes, 2 freaking minutes and one glass of admittedly good wine was all it had taken for Gabriel to have her eating out of the palm of his hand. Again. She had fallen for his tricks and charm like an adolescent school girl. He had reeled her in with ease. Hell she bet his girlfriend made him work harder than she had this evening. And yes okay Pammmeeeela (really elongating words are we Kali?) had said they were only friends and maybe she had got the wrong end of the stick last time she had seen them together but that didn't change the fact that she had been so easily sucked in once again by Gabriel f'ing Novak.
It was at that thought the now empty wine glass took a trip across the room smashing with a reassuring sound against the opposite wall. Of course now she would have to get up to get another glass. Another thing she could lay at his door. With that thought she pulled the bottle to her and started drinking straight from it. There was no one around to see and no one to care what she did. And right now she needed alcohol.
Taking a glug from the bottle she continued her internal rant. Yes okay maybe Gabriel had a good excuse for leaving. The three elder Novak brothers where not the sort of people you trifle with, and she should know, she had met all three over the years. But, and this was a big but, that didn't excuse Gabriel disappearing with only three little words scrawled onto a piece of paper. No. he could have phoned her to explain. Hell back then she might even have been willing to come with him to this back water town and they could have had a life together. A family. But noooo, Mr I know what is best for everyone left her a flipping note. Not even explaining, just those three freaking words
I'm sorry Kali.
God how she hated them.
Taking another slug of wine she slowly calmed from her rant. At least Charlie had interrupted before she made an even bigger foul of herself over that man. And now it was over. It was done. She had the answers to her questions. She now had no reason to ever lay eyes on Gabriel Novak again. And laying eyes on him was the last thing she ever wanted to do. She was fine as she was. And she was not going back to that charming bastard. Nope not as long as she lived. Of course it was at this point there was a loud knock on her door.
"Oh crap." Gabriel said as he watched Kali leave. Well that hadn't gone very well had it? With that he put his head in his hands as he realised that that was probably the last time he would see her. He had screwed up his second chance. If only he could have made her stay. If only Charlie hadn't interrupted them everything would be fine now. They would be back to where they should be, or at least on the right track to it. Namely together. But no Charlie had to open her big mouth. (Really? Cos I don't think so somehow.)
"You." he said pointing at her and glaring for all he was worth.
"What did I do?" Charlie asked confused about why it seemed Gabriel was blaming her. To be honest she still wasn't exactly sure about what had happened between Gabriel Kali anyway.
"If you had kept you mouth shut none of this would have happened." He exclaimed making Pamela roll her eyes at him. Time to intervene.
"No Gabriel this is your fault. Had you explained 15 years ago you wouldn't be in this mess right now so leave Charlie alone." She said evenly making Gabriel's glare turn to her. She just raised her eyebrow at him as if to say well? I'm right aren't I?
"Fine. Sorry Charlie it's not your fault I was a dick." Gabriel said in a voice reminiscent of a petulant child.
"Very good. Now you have to work out what to do to make up for it." Pamela said trying move him on from his wallowing.
"Not much chance of that. Not like I'm going to see her again. I mean I don't even know where she lives." Gabriel grumbled. God he was such a god damn idiot at times. Maybe Castiel was right. No Castiel was never right. (He so is.)
"Umm, actually Gabe you do." Dean said cautiously from where he was next to Cas and suddenly he had two sets of Novak eyes on him, one hopeful the other asking him just what the hell he thought he was doing. (Oops Dean. Don't think Cassie thinks you tell him that fact.)
"What?!" Gabriel screeched practically jumping across the table at Dean to get answers to that statement.
"She's rented my old apartment but I really wouldn't-" the rest of Dean sentence was lost in Gabriel jumping up from his chair and running to the door.
"Does anyone else get the feeling that this isn't going to go well?" Sam asked those remaining at the table calmly and though no one said anything, they all agreed completely. (Oh yeah. I am with you completely on that one Sammy.)
Gabriel ran up to the door that used to be Deans, thankful one of his neighbours that knew him was just coming out the building so he let him in. Reaching the door he started banging on it for all he was worth.
"Kali I know you're in there." He shouted when he got no response from his 'knocking'.
"Go away Gabriel I do not want to talk to you." Kali shouted back from her place on the couch with her bottle of wine.
"Look Kali I'm sor-" Gabriel started to say in a sincere voice only to have Kali interrupt him.
"If you say that word Gabriel Novak I swear I will cut off your privates and feed them to the cats." Kali screeched at him. She had enough of him being bloody sorry.
"This building doesn't allow pets Kali." Gabriel replied with amusement lacing his tone. If he had her this fired up that meant there was still hope. If Kali got cross she cared.
"Arrgh. Go. A. Way." She shouted, the alcohol having dulled her mental faculties such that she really couldn't think of any other response to him right now.
"We need to talk." Gabriel said in a determined voiced. He was not going to let her go. Not this time. Not ever again.
"I have nothing to say to you." Kali spat at the closed door taking another swig of wine.
"You've got to understand why I left." Gabriel said in a pleading tone. She had to understand. He had no choice. He had to protect his brother.
"Oh I understand alright Gabriel. What I don't understand is why you couldn't have just told me." She shouted at him making him pause, why didn't he tell her? He remembered that 15 years ago he had his reasons for not doing so all planed out and they made perfect sense then. Now he couldn't remember a damn one of them.
"Well I umm-" He tried hoping they would come back to him.
"You don't even know yourself do you? Go away Gabriel. Leave me in peace." Kali said with such distain in her voice it broke his heart.
"Kali please." He begged leaning against the door knowing it was futile but he had to try.
"No. I am asking you. For everything we once had, for everything I once meant to you please Gabriel. Just leave me alone." Kali replied in such a resigned voice it rung out his heart. Oh he could have picked the lock on the door with ease and entered, but the feelings in her voice made him want to comply with her request. At least for now.
"This isn't over Kali. Not by a long shot." He finally said straightening up he waited in the hope that she would response but when he heard nothing he hung his head and left. He needed to figure out a plan to get her back.
"It was over 15 years ago when you walked out that door leaving only a note." Kali replied so quietly that she knew Gabriel couldn't hear. Once she heard him leave she took another slug of wine only to find the bottle empty. With that she turned to her side cabinet and pulled out the whiskey. Might as well get plastered was her last coherent thought. Her only hope that the alcohol would dull the pain from the wounds that had been reopened that evening. (You know alcohol isn't that answer my dear.)