FLASHES; ✔️

Chapter Seventeen;

Chapter Seventeen

Genevieve had her arms wrapped around you in a massive hug while you stood in her open doorway. "Please, don't let Jensen keep you away from us."

You heard his tongue click from behind you. "Hey."

She shot Jensen a look, one that told you she didn't trust him not to share you when you had some free time. Something told you that Jensen tended to be selfish with the women in his life. "Seriously though, Y/N, I know what it's like to sit around the place while the boys are filming. You might start to go a little insane."

Thinking back to the weeks before you went to Texas, you had been starting to get a little stir crazy, but with the buzz still around Jensen's super-secret relationship; you just didn't want to have to deal with being bombarded by vultures looking for their next scoop.

"You have my number now Gen," you answered with a chuckle, pulling away from her to get a good look in her brown eyes which were screaming with excitement. "Next time you're up for something, just text me."

Her smile was so wide it made your cheeks just hurt from looking at it. "Even if it's just taking the boys to get some new shoes?"

"Even that," you laughed.

Jared was quick to replace his wife in front of you, wrapping you up just as tight as the first day you stepped on set. "Seriously though, don't be a stranger."

Both Jensen and yourself said your goodbyes once last time as the happy couple closed the door behind you. One look down their driveway told you that Cliff was running a little behind, most likely stuck in a little bit of traffic since it was a Friday night after all.

"What about we take a little walk?" Jensen offered, putting his arm around your shoulders and steering you down the length of the Padalecki's driveway; reminding you a lot of your first official date. "I can see some Christmas lights from here."

"From here?" You asked, looking down and seeing what might as well be the Christmas parade on the street. "I'm pretty sure astronauts could see these houses from space."

You felt Jensen's body shake against you with his laughter. "They are pretty bright. I'm amazed those boys could get to sleep with all this going on outside their bedroom."

"I'm not knocking the idea that one of them slipped them some cold medicine to get to sleep."

He chuckled again before you both fell into step walking along the wonderfully lit street. Some houses went with something a little more modest, just little small colorful bulbs outlining the border of their houses. Others, seemed to be trying to get Santa's attention from the North Pole with giant inflatable snowman and reindeer decking out front lawns. Some neighbors even had Christmas carols on a loop from hidden speakers riddled about their bushes.

One house in particular caught your attention with massive spotlights pointing directly towards their chimney tower. "Man, I don't think I would want to see their electricity bill," you joked.

"No kidding."

That mutual and comfortable silence fell between the two of you as you walked, just taking in the sights. You wondered what Jensen was thinking about as he looked at all these white picket fenced houses running all along the street. The most unattainable bachelor was starting to look like a different man to you these days.

Compared to the random articles and photos you had seen in the beginning of all this, you came to the conclusion that pictures really could lie about the people in them.

"So, I have a question for you now," you started, kicking your heels out a bit with each of your steps. "And I want you to be completely honest."

"Isn't that the only way we play?"