Chapter twenty-nine
The day after the party (mid-December, before Christmas)
Ellen, of course didn't believe the story, not one bit. She called the next morning and warned Dean that Asher better be back home by 12:00 O'clock sharp or else there would be serious consequences. No one dared to mess with Ellen, as everyone knew how serious she was about rules. So the result was that Dean helped Asher pack all of his things as quickly as possible and then they took turns using the bathroom to make themselves look as acceptable as possible after a long night of drinking and partying.
After Dean took a shower, he went to make breakfast. As he was finishing making the scrambled eggs, Asher wandered in and sat down at the kitchen table.
"Shit, I think I need to sleep for another decade." Ash said and rubbed his forehead and then ran his fingers through his hair.
Dean smirked at him, "Yeah a night of heavy drinking will do that for you." He placed the plates on the table and then sat down with Asher to eat.
"Oh shut the fuck up, it's not like you weren't drinking." Asher said as he started eating his eggs.
"Well, I wasn't the one who proclaimed his love for everyone and everything at yesterday's party."
At that, Asher dropped his fork and said, "Oh please don't tell me I told everyone I loved them."
"That's exactly what you did."
"Fuck."
Dean smiled slyly. "You especially told us your ever-growing love for Alfie, which I honestly I'm not surprised about, you guys did have that weird vibe going on."
Asher said, "There's nothing going on between us" and then frowned down at his plate.
Dean said nothing back as he knew there wasn't much he could say to comfort his friend. Instead, he changed the subject of conversation to something else and soon talk of Alfie was forgotten.
After breakfast, Dean drove Asher back to his house. While in the car, Asher turned to Dean and said, "Hey, you wont tell anyone about the um…"
Dean smiled gently and patted Asher's shoulder. "Ash, don't worry, I might be a doofus sometimes but I'm not a complete idiot, your secret's safe with me."
Ash punched Dean in the shoulder and said, "Yeah you are a doofus." Dean smiled as he knew that was Asher's way of saying thanks. Asher then scrambled out of the car and ran to the porch where Ellen was already waiting, her arms crossed.
Driving back, Dean's mind raced back to last night's party and his encounter with Cas. As he turned the corner onto his street, he decided he was going to call Cas later and he hoped that they would sort everything out.