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Deal lay naked, wrapped in Cas' arms, happily exhausted from the make-up sex they had just had. It had been amazing, and he knew he would never get enough of the angel with him. But now he had released the tension inside him from finding himself separated from Cas, he found himself realising there were things he needed to say.

"Cas, I'm sorry."

"For what?" Castiel asked turning his eyes to the head resting on his chest, noticing that he could not see Dean's eyes.

"The way I behaved, before. I don't want us not to be together." Dean replied not looking up, instead staring at his fingers that seemed to be tapping out the rhythm of a Metallica song on his angel's chest.

"Neither do I, Dean." Castiel responded smiling. The pain he had felt the previously evening disappeared with those words from Dean. This was what he wanted, his hunter in his arms, for as long as he could have him there.

With that sentence silence once more fell on the couple as they returned to just being. Returned to enjoying each other's company, not wanting anything else to intrude. But thinking about earlier brought another to Dean's mind. "So, Gabriel, huh?"

"Yes." Castiel replied, not sure what else to say, or more to the point, what it was Dean was asking.

"Why was he here?" Dean asked realising he needed to say more to get the answers he sought. He was intrigued about why the archangel had been there, and what it meant for Cas being with them. He knew he had left heaven, so why was there another angel suddenly in the mix?

"My brother left heaven long ago. He could not stand the fighting among our siblings. As such he has been hiding out on earth as Loki, the pagan god of mischief. A highly apt disguise in my mind." Castiel responded, explaining to Dean some of Gabriel's history.

"Does that mean he's on our side in the war to come?" Dean asked wanting to know if they were gonna have another supernatural being in the fight. Because if so, that would be awesome. They were gonna need all the help they could get, he was sure.

"I don't know. I hope so." Castiel replied with a sigh. Who knew with his brother? He hoped he had said enough to convince him, hoped he would find something in the book their father had given him that would cause him to join them. But he didn't know, nor did he know how they were going to convince the archangel if he had failed.

"What was that book he said was yours?" Dean asked remembering the book Gabriel had tossed at Cas before he left. He hadn't seen it before, so was it something that Gabriel had just given him? Or was it something Cas had always had, but kept from him?

"It is something our father gave me before I found you in heaven." Castiel explained not wanting to go into details of how he had come by the book of prophecies. Mainly because he had obtained it in the future. He was not ready to tell Dean about his time travelling. No, the time was not yet right to share that information with the one he loved.

At that Dean frowned. So it was something he had had it all along and just not shared with him then. Why not? But rather than ask that question, it sounded far too much like a needy little girl in his mind he instead asked "god gave you a book? Why?"

"To help." Castiel answered without hesitation. He could only hope that it would do so. He hadn't had much use for it so far. Relying instead on Crowley's memory of the supernatural books to guide him and those under his charge. Hmm, maybe he should read through it again, see if there was anything in it that could be of use now.

"What's in it?" Dean asked. I mean now he knew it existed surely there was no reason for Cas to keep it a secret from him anymore.

"Nothing you need to worry about Dean, I assure you." Castiel replied in a reassuring tone. It would not go well if Dean read that book. There was too much in it that could lead him to work out the truth that Castiel was keeping from him.

At those words Dean felt anything but reassured. In fact he felt as if Cas was placating him with them. But why would he do that? And why would he show Gabriel, who by the sounds of it hadn't exactly been in Cas' life for a long time, and not him, the man he loved? Why wouldn't he tell him what was so important about it that god gave it to him? I mean surely if it was meant to help it would be better if he knew what it contained too, right? So why didn't Cas trust him with the information? But rather than ask any of those questions or the million others that appeared in his mind at this secret Cas was keeping from him, he found himself instead respond with a "right. Okay."

Son of a bitch. He sounded like a petulant child even to his own ears. Surely if Cas wanted to keep this private it was up to him, right? And well maybe it was some sort of angel book or something. That would explain why he showed it to Gabriel. And well, it was from his father. Okay, maybe Dean could see why he wasn't showing it too him, and maybe his reaction was more to do with the fact he was jealous that Gabriel knew something he didn't. But hey, Sam knew things Cas didn't, was it really any different?

"Now is not the time for you to see it, Dean. But I promise, when the time comes for you to know, I will tell you." Castiel replied hoping to convince Dean that he wouldn't keep it from him for ever. Because he did intend to tell Dean some time. But it had to be the right time. And Castiel was sure he would know exactly when that was.

"Okay." Dean agreed, deciding to can his jealously and instead trust the angel he loved. He didn't want something as stupid as a book to get in the way of them, not now they had just come back from his own behaviour.

And Castiel hearing the agreement in Dean's word was glad. Therefore turning to press a gentle kiss into the top of his head he spoke "now rest, Dean." before moving so he could hold his hunter tight as he watched over him as he slept.

The next morning Sam woke to find someone pounding on his door. Grumbling out that he was coming he pulled the door open, words already falling from his lips "what do you want jerk-" it was at that point he really opened his eyes to see who was the other side of the door. He had expected it to be Dean. But that was not the Winchester who was standing in front of him. Oh crap. "Hey, dad."

"Sammy, it's good to see you." John replied taking a good look at the son he had last seen going to get them dinner before he had been taken by that demon. If he had his way he would be hunting the bitch down and showing her exactly what happens when you mess with the Winchesters. But when he had told Bobby his plan, the other man had sensibly suggested he find his son's first. And now he saw Sam, he knew he would not be leaving for a while. He needed to make sure his family truly were okay after this recent demon encounter.

"Umm, yeah. You too. Dean and Cas are down the hall." Sam responded rambling a bit, not sure what else to say.

"Right. Why don't you get dressed then we'll go wake the lovebirds, okay?" John suggested moving into the room and handing Sam one of the two coffees he had with him.

"Okay." Sam agreed taking a drink of the coffee and closing his eyes in pleasure before grabbing his bag and heading towards the bathroom. Time to get ready for the day.

Dean woke with a smile on his face. He was wrapped up in Cas' warm arms. It was a position he had gotten used to being in while they had had their holiday, and it was one he knew he would never get bored of.

"Good morning, Dean." Castiel said, the gentle rumble of his voice reverberating through his chest so Dean felt the words as well as heard them.

"Mmm, morning Cas." Dean replied turning so he could reach up and plant a kiss upon his angel's lips. A kiss that was returned, and soon started to move from a gentle morning greeting into something deeper. Something filled with passion and the desire the two of the held for each other.

It didn't take Sam long to get ready, and as such it wasn't long before he and his dad were making their way to Dean's room, his dad asking about the case and him giving him a brief run down about meeting Gabriel, as in the archangel Gabriel. He still couldn't quite believe that one.

Once they got to his brothers room, Sam was about to knock, when he remembered he still had his key from when Dean had planned he stay there with him. He thought for half a second before pulling it out. He wasn't going to pass up the chance of embarrassing Dean. That was what little brothers did after all, right? Of course he also didn't want to see certain things and as such he made sure he made a lot of noise as he used his key to unlock the door. Therefore he entered the room just in time to see Dean jump away from Cas and pull the sheet up around his waist. He couldn't stop the smirk that appeared on his face. Served his brother right for all the times he embarrassed him.

"Dude, knock first!" Dean shouted when he saw who it was who had entered. He couldn't believe Sam had done that, though he was glad he had arrived when he had and not a few minutes later. Of course he was pretty sure Sam would have been the one feeling the worst if he had arrived then. Hmm, maybe it would have been better for his little brother to catch him and Cas in the middle of their morning exercise.

"Why? You don't normally care when I walk in on you having sex." Sam replied still smirking as he walked further into the room and therefore allowed space for the man following him to enter too.

"Is that true, Dean?" Castiel asked curiously his head tilting to side. Though thinking about all he knew of Dean he thought it probably was.

"That's different. What do you want Sammy?" Dean growled really not happy with this invasion into his room.

"Well it seems we have a visitor." Sam replied his smirk growing even bigger if that was possible as he watched his brother take note of the other man in the room with them. He couldn't help but enjoy how his brothers eyes widened and he pulled the sheet up higher when he realised who it was.

"Dean." John said with a twinkle in his eyes. After all he too had walked in on Dean in compromising situations before.

"Dad!" Dean exclaimed as he pulled further away from Cas at the sight of his father walking through the door behind him brother. Son of a bitch. He was gonna kill that little-

"Sorry if we're interrupting anything." John said to eldest son, smirking widely as he watched him turn bright red. It had been a while since him walking in on his son naked had that effect on him. He rather liked seeing it return.

"What are you doing here?" Dean asked trying to change the subject away from what he had been doing with Cas, or the fact he was sitting in the bed naked. I mean it was one thing for his dad to be okay while he and his angel boyfriend took a holiday, it was another for him to walk into his room while they were both naked in bed together. With that thought he turned back to the angel next to him to make sure he was properly covered, only to find he had somehow, at some point in the last few seconds, gotten dress already. Damn it. He really wished he could do that.

"I came to help with the case, by Sammy said it was done." John answered his eyes turning to the now dressed angel sitting behind his son. He had a few questions for him about this brother of his and what he was doing on earth, and what it meant for his boys. But that conversation could wait, he would prefer to have it in private if that was at all possible.

"It is." Castiel replied when he noticed John looking at him. He knew he had questions, but Castiel did not think he could answer them. Not yet at any rate.

"Good. Well why don't we leave you to make yourself more presentable? Sammy, let's go grab some breakfast then I'll tell you about the case I have found for us all." John suggested realising they had teased Dean enough. They could talk more when they all had clothes on.

"Great. You do that." Dean agreed quickly anything to get his family out of the room ASAP. But even as he agreed, his mind was already turning to what he could do to get revenge on his little brother.

And Sam well he couldn't help but laugh at his brother's uncomfortableness as he made his way on of the door. Oh he was gonna use this against Dean for years to come.