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188. Apologise
By the time the sun was setting, Castiel was feeling dreadful. He knew that while Dean had been wrong regarding how he treated Castiel, the ex-angel was also to blame for what he'd said. And now his stomach was churning horribly and he didn't know when Dean would be back! All he wanted to do was apologise and hold his human close to him and forget that this ever happened!
The sound of the motel door opening jolted Castiel into a sitting position. When he saw that it was Dean slowly shuffling inside, his heart rose but his stomach protested. What if Dean didn't want to forgive him? What if Dean wouldn't accept his apology?
"Cas…" Dean croaked.
"Dean." They looked at each other.
"I'm sorry!" they said at the same time. Dean blinked.
"What the hell've you got to be sorry for?" he said. "'S my fault. I treated you like a baby."
"You couldn't stand the thought of me getting hurt," Castiel said. "Much like I can't stand you getting hurt. I shouldn't have said those things to you."
"Pretty justified if you ask me," Dean said darkly. He sank down on the end of the bed, his face in his hands. "I've said some pretty crappy stuff to you before. And now I've gone and messed up again. All my damn fault."
Castiel wanted to wrap his arms around Dean and never let go but he wasn't sure if this would be appropriate in their current situation.
"We are both to blame," he said firmly. "And I have said some horrible things to you in the past as well. The blame can't rest solely on your shoulders."
Dean snorted again. Unable to stand it anymore, Castiel scrambled down to the end of the bed, grabbed Dean and pulled him into a tight hug. Dean sagged into him, his head resting against Castiel's shoulder.
"'M sorry," he mumbled. "Such a stuff-up."
"So am I," Castiel said. "How about we be 'stuff-ups' together?"
Dean chuckled weakly.
"Sounds good to me."