4: Text Messages

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Sam stared down at his phone as the messages rolled in.

Gabe: So me Dean and Cas are coming to find you

Gabe: First we thought you were at Bobby's house

Gabe: But Bobby told us that you went to Stanford

Gabe: Why didn't you tell me?

Gabe: And you didn't tell Dean either

Gabe: What's going on Sam?

Gabe: Why won't you answer?

His fingers hovered over the keys, but couldn't will themselves to type anything.

Gabe: Look, I read through your box of letters. Idk if you wanted me to, but I did

Gabe: I'm sorry for what I did to you. How I made you feel and all that. I'm sorry for hurting you

Gabe: But I'm going to make it better

Sam blinked twice, rereading Gabriel's texts. He read through the box. Those letters were like his diary!

And now Gabe knew everything.

Which was probably how it was supposed to be, considering the letters were addressed to him.

Sam: I accept your apology

Sam had to force his fingers to go on. This was it.

He was breaking the dam down.

Sam: I guess I don't really care that you read those letters. I mean, they were yours

Gabe: Oh. Good. I wouldn't want you to be mad at me.

Sam: Well I'm not

All the memories of the great times he had spent with Gabe came back to Sam in swaths of bittersweet joy. Playing poker for gummy bears. Teasing Dean and Cas after seeing them kiss for the first time. Carving their names in a tree in the Novak's yard.

He missed it.

Sam: So where are you guys now?

He missed it, but he needed to move on. Remembering childhood memories was one thing, but actually yearning for your childhood sweetheart after 3 years?

That couldn't be healthy.

Gabe: About 5 hours away

Gabe: This car is actual hell

Gabe: The two dorks have been flirting for the past 2 hours

Sam: lol

Sam: So you're really coming?

Gabe: Why wouldn't we?

Gabe: I haven't seen you in so long.

Sam: Well

Sam: You see

Gabe: What?

Sam: I let you go a while ago, Gabe.

Gabe: Oh don't say that

Sam: I just... don't want you to be disappointed.

...nothing from Gabe.

Sam: I mean, we can still be friends

Sam: It's just... its been so long

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