Skin to Skin

Chapter 3

Dean had been so nervous last night he didn't get Castiel's number, nor a time. He thought maybe 1 should be an alright time for lunch. He threw on a a dark grey button up, his silver necklace and a pair of loose fitting jeans. He checked his bangs in the mirror reflection and grabbed the keys off the small end table. ~*~
When he got to the college he figured he could ask someone else in the building where Castiel's dorm is, I mean he has friends right?
He walked up the small paved sidewalk Dean saw Castiel followand entered the dorm building. He knocked on the first door and a small Asian guy answered, he looked like he needed a shower or three. "Sup?" Anxiety crept into Dean's chest, what if Castiel thought he was a creep for doing this? "Umm, do you know which dorm is Castiel's?" The Asian guy laughed and pointed across the hall. "Castiel? You mean Cassy, right? Yea that's his dorm right there." The small man shut the door in his face and Dean turned to knock on Castiel's door. Butterflies settled into his stomach as he knocked on the door and listened for movement inside. Castiel answered and Dean's breath was taken from him. His sandy hair was a mess, day old scruff on his face and crystal blue eyes hazy with sleep. "Dean?" Dean backed away involuntarily, ready to run away. "I woke you, I'm sorry. " Castiel grabbed his hand and pulled him inside the room. "No, it's okay. What time is it?" Castiel looked at his alarm clock, "One? Yea its definitely okay that you woke me up." Dean looked around the small dorm room. Books, clothes, and he guessed essential papers were scattered everywhere. Castiel rubbed the back of his head with embarrassment when he caught Dean looking at it. "Sorry about the mess, just let me get dressed and we can go."
Dean took them to a small cafe by the water, he got an egg and bacon biscuit (extra grease) and Castiel got a coffee muffin and a small latte. They sat down in a patio outside so they could overlook the gulf. Dean smiled, it fit Castiel perfectly, this view. His sandy hair shining in the sun, his blue eyes the same color as the water below them. He wore a bright blue plaid overshirt over a plain black T-shirt and some tight jeans that Dean noticed hugged his ass very well. "If you want more than a muffin don't be afraid to ask." Castiel nodded with a mouthful of muffin and took a sip of his latte before speaking. "Nah, it's okay. I don't eat much when I first wake up." Dean noticed Castiel's fingernails are painted, how had he not noticed that before? They were painted either a really dark shade of blue or black, he couldn't tell in the sun. Maybe that's what the Asian guy meant by Cassy....maybe Castiel's flamboyant? Dean shrugged his shoulders, he didn't care either way, it was another thing he liked about the strange college student. "So what do you want to do today?" Castiel smiled brightly and exclaimed, "I want to go to the beach!" Dean chuckled, he will cherish every moment with this man before he has to leave. Dean's heart broke, for the first time in awhile he thought about quitting the Navy just so he could stay here and enjoy life with Castiel. He shook his head, Castiel doesn't like him enough to do that, they just met. Dean smiled his way out of the hole of depression he was digging himself into. "Well then I guess we'll need to get some supplies, don't we?" Castiel leaned over the table and kissed Dean before apologizing rapidly. "I'm sorry, it just felt like the right thing to do." Dean kissed the other man's hand, why did everything feel so natural with Castiel? Like they've been doing this for years?
Dean and Castiel walked along the boardwalk after getting their beach supplies. Castiel didn't ask where Dean was getting all this money from but he assumed it was from being in the Navy. Castiel had the greatest idea when he saw a lamp post. "Take my picture!" He ran over to the lamp post and wrapped an arm and leg around it, making a funny face. "My friend Kevin will think this is the greatest." Dean laughed and took a picture with Castiel's phone, the smaller man ran back over to him and shielded the screen from the sun so he could see the picture. "You're really good at taking pictures." He smiled up at Dean, this was the happiest he had been in a long time. Castiel kissed Dean, this time more than a peck and he felt like his body caught on fire. He pulled back, wondering if Dean felt the same, and it was more than obvious when he saw Dean's freckled cheeks flushed. ~*~
Dean's heart stopped at the deeper kiss, he felt like Castiel had electrocuted him. This man is going to be the death of him, he can already see it. "L-lets go find a spot in the sand." Dean could have sworn he heard the other man giggle at his reaction and he shook his head before following him to the path.
They found a relatively open spot and Dean laid out a towel and put down the small cooler he had been carrying. Castiel took off his shirt and yet again Dean's heart stopped. "Jesus.." He whispered as Castiel disrobed in front of him down to his swimming trunks. Castiel's body was better than he could have ever imagined. He had a smooth and defined abdomen, cut hips, his shoulders broad but not too broad, his thighs and calves thick with muscle. Dean broke his stare, looking in some other direction to lower his blood pressure. He heard Castiel laughing, maybe this was a response he often got. "Your turn." Castiel wiggled his eye brows at Dean. He shed his shirt and jeans, revealing his soft six pack and toned arms and legs. Castiel's blue eyes widened and Dean blushed, looking the other way. "I'm going to get in the water, I need to cool off." He walked down the beach, yet again hearing Castiel's laughter trailing behind him.