Chapter 16 - Protective
"… you look amazing" Sebastian said smarmily
"Umm thanks" Sam said looking down at himself. He knew he was still healing from his attack, most of the bruises were hidden by his clothing but his neck and face still had some faded bruising visible, so he didn't look particularly good.
"Hey yeah, so have you gotten over everything now and want to go out with me?" Sebastian asked, not even noticing that Sam was eating his
"Um.. no thanks.. I can't believe you're asking me out right now" Sam said incredulously
"Why not?… I thought we could try again now…" Sebastian smiled at him
"What? Oh my god no… you were a total ass to me, and I know what you did" Sam said distrustfully
"What did I do?" Sebastian said elusively
"You attacked me.. someone gave you money to attack me…" Sam said accusingly
"No, I didn't… why would I do such a thing?" Sebastian said with a defensive tone, but he was smirking.
"Yes, you did… you didn't like that I said no to you" Sam said "so when my father… gave you money to hurt me, you took it like the selfish pig you are!"
"Well, you were acting like a bitch, so I had to do something drastic" Sebastian said as he took a step forward and grabbed Sam's wrist and moving around the table so he is right up in Sam's space. The students who were sitting around them having their breakfast, were watching with shocked faces. "And the money was just a bonus"
"Oh my god! Did you really think that was OK… and now you're trying to what date me… like I would forget what you did" Sam replied angrily and as Sebastian grabbed his wrist.
"No one says NO to me" Sebastian said with a snarl dragging Sam to his feet. A chorus of gasps came from around them as some students moved away from them.
"Let go of me!" Sam yelled as he tried to get his wrist free.
"He said NO, you ass, leave him alone" Dean growled from behind Sebastian
The colour drained form Sebastian's face and when Dean walked around him, so he was standing beside Sam, Sebastian let go of Sam's wrist and took a step back. "Hey mate… I was just talking to Sam here"
"No, you weren't... and I'm not your mate… why don't you turn around and go back to the little hole that you live in and leave Sam alone… he doesn't want anything to do with you!" Dean said angrily pushing Sam behind him.
Sebastian looked between Dean and Sam "Who are you anyway?" Sebastian asked angrily
"He's my boyfriend and as you can see, he is very protective… so if you don't leave right now, I won't stop him from doing whatever he wants to you" Sam says with pride
"I've been itching for a fight buddy… cause I know what you did to Sam… and if you don't leave him alone… I will find you and when I'm done with you, you'll be unrecognisable" Dean said threateningly.
Sebastian put his hands up defensively and took another step back "Ok mate… look, I'm going… I didn't… I don't want any trouble" He quickly turns as he tries to run away; he runs right into to campus security guards. The students around them clapped and cheered around them as Sebastian was escorted out of the cafeteria.
Sam lets out the breath that he didn't know he had been holding. "Shit… are you alright Sammy?" Dean says as he moves closer to Sam and grabs his wrist to gently caress the area that Sebastian had been squeezing.
Sam takes a moment to take stock of how he was feeling. He looks up at Dean "Yeah, I think I'm ok… He just pulled on my arm… it was more a shock than anything" Sam said with a small smile "Thank you for saving me".
"You don't need to thank me… you were doing pretty good on your own, but I needed to show him some muscle… that tool was getting too in your face" Dean replied with a kiss to Sam's wrist.
"Yeah, he was… I don't understand why he thought that would be OK… I mean, he treated me like he was doing me a favour and I'm pretty sure he was the one who attacked me" Sam said bewildered.
"Yeah, and if it weren't for cops sniffing around, I would literally hunt that dick down and give him some of his own medicine" Dean said his eyes flashing with anger for a second.
Sam smiled at that "As much as I appreciate you defending my honour, I also appreciate your restraint… I don't want to have to bail you out of jail" He leant forward and gave Dean a quick kiss.
The Security guards come over to them to take their statements and tell them that they would also be telling the police what happened. Knowing this gave Sam a small bit of relief as it meant that it would build their case against Sebastian and he would finally get justice, gave Dean a level of happiness that he didn't realise he had been missing.
After finally finishing their meal and clearing up their plate, Sam and Dean walked outside into the late morning sunshine, hand in hand. "What do you want to do with the rest of our day?" Dean asked
"Well, I actually wanted to go to the bookstore in town" Sam replied with an excited smile "It's one of my favourite places"
"Ah, such a dork Sammy" Dean teased fondly.
"Hey, I'm a student and I love reading" Sam said defensively
"And I love that about you… my little book worm" Dean replied bringing their entwined hands up and kisses the back of Sam's hand.
They walked back to Sam's dorm from the cafeteria and instead of going inside, they drove into town in Deans car with their hands linked together as they moved down the road. They walk into the bookstore and Dean is amazed at the size of the store. It was all dark and moody, with dark blue walls and wood panelling everywhere, there was a café on the right with wooden tables and chairs and plush booths in the back so customers could get a meal or a coffee and a cake after they bought their books and there were plush leather couches all over the place for people to sit and read books. The whole place was cosy and comfortable and really inviting and Dean understood why Sam enjoyed going there.
"Do you want me to get you a takeaway coffee?" Dean asks looking over at the cake display.
"Yes please, caramel latte please" Sam replied eyeing the books in the crime thrillers section.
"Alright Sammy, you go check out your books and I'll hunt you down when I have your coffee" Dean says leaning in and kissing Sam on the nose
Sam smiled back at him adoringly "I'll be over there" he says pointing to the crime section.
When Dean had both of their coffees, he walked over to find him "Hey Sam, where are you?" Dean asked when Sam wasn't in the Crime aisle
"I'm over here" Sam replies, his voice coming from further into the store.
Dean walks to where he thought Sam's voice came from "Sam!" he calls out again
"Here" Sam replies, and Dean walks over to the very back wall and when he turns the corner of the aisle, it's deserted except for Sam who is standing in the middle where a small nook is under the window.
"Sammy… there you are" Dean walks up to him with a smile "What are you doing here, next to the crochet and knitting books?" Dean asks with a teasing chuckle.
"Well… it's very secluded over here… and I thought, maybe we could… make out…" Sam says with a seductive edge to his voice
Dean placed the two coffees on the small table under the window "Oh… so is this another one of your little kinks Sammy? You like to make out with the smell of books?" Dean teased as he walked right into Sam's personal space and nuzzles his nose into the space between Sam's neck and his shoulder. "Such a nerd"
"Well… don't make fun… but yeah, I like the idea of making out... or making love in a library… against a bookcase and I thought this was the next best thing" Sam says with his arms about Deans neck and the older man kissed up his neck and made his way to up until he could capture Sam's lips in a passionate kiss.
They were leaning against the bookcase, their arms and legs entwined as they made out like teenagers, when they heard a noise at the end of the aisle. They pulled apart and saw a middle-aged woman holding back a smile "Ah young love" She said making them chuckle.
The two men grabbed their coffees and rushed past the customer with a giggle "Oh my god" Sam said with pink cheeks. "Don't make me laugh" he said rubbing his ribs
They went quickly through the aisles until they were far enough away so they could catch their breaths. "That was fun" Dean said as he took a sip of his coffee.
"It was… I wanna do that again" Sam said softly as he leaned in to give Dean a chaste kiss.
"You can bet on that happening again baby" Dean replied giving him a swap on his butt.
They smiled at each other, their eyes sparkling, they could both feel their growing connection, and the anticipation of what their relationship would eventually turn into was making them feel giddy. They drank their coffee as they walked up and down the aisles, Sam stopped a few times to look at books, he started collating a small pile of the ones he wanted to buy that Dean carried for him as he followed on behind him. When they had finished their coffees and they had been down all the aisles, they went to the cashier and walked out of the store with a bay in tow, holding hands, they walked back to the car.
"I'm really enjoyed spending time with you today Dean" Sam said as they drove back to the dorm, hands joined in the middle console.
"Me too baby" Dean said gently, stroking his thumb over the back of Sam's hand.
"And now that I've had a taste of being in a relationship with you… I'm really not looking forward to you leaving on Sunday" Sam said sadly.
Dean shook his head "Nope… don't go there yet Sammy, we still have the rest of today and tomorrow to just spend every minute together and enjoy each other's company…"
"Yeah, I know… it's just… how am I supposed to live my life without having you around? It's SO weird that I already feel this way… we've only been dating for a few days" Sam stated
"Yeah, but we've known each other for years… and honestly it feels like we've been together for a lot longer and you know I… I'm feeling things… that could amount to me saying a certain L word right now" Dean said hesitating on actually saying the word, but he knew that Sam would get it and that he was also feeling things.
Sam looked over at Dean and smiled at him adoringly "You're such a sap… but… I'm feeling things for you too that could only be mistaken for the L word"
"I love that for us" Dean says brings Sam's hand up so he can kiss the back of Sam's hand.
"Me too De… it's amazing and a little scary how fast this has happened, but… I feel like it's always been there... like it's always been you Dean" Sam said with a shy smile
"Gosh, how sappy are we and we haven't even been on a proper date yet" Dean laughed
"I know… are we going on our date tonight, De?" Sam asked with a chuckle
"Yep, I've already made a reservation Sammy… it's going to be you, me and some medium to well seared rump steak and potatoes at 6pm tonight"
"Wow, ordering for me already… so romantic De… you know you don't give off that vibe normally" Sam joked
"With the right person… a special person, I can be incredibly romantic… I just haven't really had the opportunity to really show that side of me" Dean replied softly as he pulled up in front of the dorm building.
Sam's heart swelled at Dean's words "Well…" Sam started
Dean put his pointer finger over Sam's lips to stop his flow "Just so we're clear.. you're that special someone Sammy… I want to be sappy, romantic, and sickly sweet with you every day… just so you know" Dean said softly.
Sam's eyes glistened, he totally couldn't believe what Dean was saying, it was what he had always wanted to hear from a partner, from someone who wanted to know him, wanted to be with him and love him, so to finally have that, it kind of hit him how lucky he was. "You're amazing De… I'm so… you make me feel so… that L word is really playing around inside my head" Sam said with emotion causing his bottom lip to quiver.
"Oh baby… I'm feeling that L word too" Dean gathered Sam in his arms over the centre console and hugged him to his chest. One hand was caressed Sam's back soothingly and the other crept up to the back of Sam's head and into the soft curls at his nape. Sam pulled back slightly, tears on his cheeks and leaned into give Dean a sensuous kiss.
When they pulled back, Sam wiped the tears from his face "How are we going to make it to our date tonight if we keep being so mushy?"
"I don't know Sammy, but I'm enjoying myself… I'm not worried at all about being too mushy… in fact this is just the beginning" Dean said with a twinkle in his eye.
"Oh god, really?, I sort of can't wait for that" Sam replied
They sat there looking at each other for a moment "Let's go inside together" Dean said, and they both got out of the car and practically ran to each other and linked arms as they walked inside.
They made themselves comfortable in the recliner and watched a movie and just enjoyed time together until their dinner reservation for their date.
TBC