In the end

Chapter - 28 - Fake Plastic Trees

~ Bree POV ~

I couldn't believe my eyes. Jules was relaxed and calm. She was in a room surrounded by her favourite tv people and you'd think she hung out with them everyday. I had been expecting nervousness and stuttering but instead I got regular Jules. From the second we got there it was impossible not to notice Jensen's reaction to her. I mean I doubt there was a man alive that could be oblivious to her beauty but here was this gorgeous, famous could-have-anyone-he-wanted-guy falling all over himself around her. Jared notice too and we just kinda hung in the background watching and snickering. When we went outside Jensen beelined for the chair next to Jules and our grins just got bigger. You wouldn't believe the look he gave Jared. This was gonna be awesome.

A while later there was a knock at the door and then Jared returned with Misha in tow. That's when things got interesting to say the least. Misha's personality is like... fireworks mixed with dynamite wrapped in bow made of kittens. He's so crazy and so funny and so sweet you just automatically wanted to be friends with him. He hugged everyone fiercely including me and Jules and she was simply beaming. I was too actually. I felt happier than I have in a really long time.

Jared and Jensen started cooking (must be nice to be able to BBQ on your unnaturally large balcony with a gorgeous view) and the rest of us sat around chatting. These guys were so easy to get along with, they were nice and funny, especially Misha and Osric. Misha asked Jules and I an endless stream of questions and told us some insane stories from the set. I noticed that Jensen wasn't really talking much. Jared had mentioned in passing that he was a lot shyer in person than onscreen so his silence made sense. It probably didn't help that Jules was flirting with him every chance she got. Shameless that one.

At one point later in the evening I had an idea and pulled Jared inside to devise a plan. And the plan was to somehow get Jules and Jensen alone. So I got Jared to go out to the balcony and tell Rob and Rich he needed them for something. Then he texted Misha to excuse himself and as fate would have it Osric had to use the bathroom. We weren't sure how long we could keep up the ruse so I just hoped they made good use of the stolen time. I figured we had maybe 10 minutes before they wondered where everyone was so we just sat around the kitchen trying to look casual. I wandered over to his stereo and started flipping through his albums. "You mind?" I pointed to his stereo. I'll admit he had a pretty awesome collection of music, mostly because I had a lot of the same records. I picked one of my favourites  (The Bends by Radiohead) and put it on. Right away Jared smiled. "Good choice, one of my favourites." "Mine too." Whenever I looked at him I felt this pull like a rubber band stretched too tight. I started to selfishly wish that we were here alone.

I heard loud laughter drifting in through the open balcony doors and my thoughts turned back to my friend. I wished so much for her to be as happy as I was and I had a feeling that was starting to come true right now. I sneakily inched over to the door and tried to spy on what was happening outside. They were still sitting next to each other talking but I saw that they now had their bodies angled toward each other. Mission accomplished. It seemed safe enough to return so we all filed back outside to join them. They kept right on talking like they didn't notice that anyone had even left in the first place.

As it got later people started to take off until it was just Jules and I left with Jared and Jensen. I knew that Jules had a meeting with some potential client early tomorrow so we decided to leave too. On the way out Jared pulled me aside. "Will you stay the night?" I didn't even have to consider it. "I would love to." I told Jules that I was staying and after she rolled her eyes at me I gave her a hug and grinned as I watched Jensen hold the door open for her. She threw me the biggest smile I'd ever seen and then they were gone.

Alone with Jared. Alone with Jared. That's all I could think about. He was bringing in plates and empty bottles from outside so I went to help. We stood in the kitchen side by side doing the dishes in a comfortable silence. But I could feel this weird something I couldn't put my finger on. It felt like the air around us was charged with electricity. We finished and Jared dried his hands and went over to the stereo and pushed a few buttons. Fake plastic trees came on and he he held his hand out for me. I curled into his massive frame and let my body move with his.