Us (Destiel AU)

Mornings

Dean's POV

        I wake up with the sun shining down in my face. I turn over only to be greeted by my beautiful German shepherd. "Good morning Hassy, how are you this glorious day?" I say as I pat the top of his head. I hop out of bed and head to the kitchen. As I'm coming off the stairs I hear Mariah in the living room giggling at something on her phone. Mariah is my daughter, she's 15. I adopted her when she was 11, and when I was still married to Lisa. I was not much of a battle for custody. She knows that I am not her birth father, but I love her just the same.

        "Good morning sunshine, pancakes?" I asked while giving a smile to Mariah.  "Yes sir Mr. Winchester sir." She smiled right back. Oh my lord, why isn't she my biological child? I go to the kitchen and grab the ingredients for the pancakes. As I start opening the batter box I hear a hyper yelp from the living room. I look around the corner to see an excited Mariah.

        "Mariah, what are you doing on my laptop?" I dart to the living room to discover that she had found it. My secret. I had never told anyone, not even Lisa when we got divorced. I was embarrassed about it. I'm gay. I had always felt different around boys. The way most girls my age had felt about boys, I was feeling. Dad always told Sam and I "the lifestyle of a gay is not a lifestyle supported by the Winchester family." That's part of the reason Sam had a worse childhood than I did. Though Sam wasn't gay, he was bi. Dad didn't understand so he abused Sam to try to make him straight. I haven't heard from him in 8 years because of this.

        "Dad, what is this? Why are you on Match.com? And why does the 'interested in' tab say men?"  She asked with a dazed look on her face.  What was I supposed to say? I've never had to talk about this before. I didn't know what to do. "Mariah, didn't you even wonder why Lisa and I broke up? I'm not into that.. that type," I explain and a smile inches across her face. "Dad! Why didn't you tell me? We have had countless discussions about how supportive I am to LGBT people. I'm actually excited that you are gay. This means gay cuddles on thus couch at midnight with another guy in this house. Ah I'm fangirling already," she laughs. It was true, we did have many talks about the LGBT community, pretty much every night. "Oh Mariah, I knew there was a reason I loved you so much," I smiled and hugged her. 

        I started to get up and the laptop made a "pop". "Dad look, someone's interested, I'll go finish the pancakes," she winked and walked out. Why the wink? I let it slide and start reading the name on the screen. Castiel Novak, well, never heard of him before lets check out his profile. Capricorn, blue eyes, and dark brown hair. Cat lover, father, baker, and candlestick maker? Weird but acceptable. I sent a message. "My name is Dean Winchester. I'm an Aquarius. I enjoy sunsets, long walks on the beach and frisky men." I pressed enter and the conformation ding chimed through the speaker. A few moments later I got a response, "Hello Dean, how are you doing today?" He replied.

        Needless to say the entire day continued with us chatting back and forth. He was something out of a dream. I had never met someone I just clicked with so easily. I don't want to say the "L" word, but I'm feeling it for him. He's got those eyes that you just look at and want to swim in forever. The hair you can't help but touch all the time because it's just that beautifully styled and brushed through. I didn't even leave the house today, I was too occupied talking to this man who literally popped into my life. I don't even think I need to mention that mornings are my favorite time of the day.