West Coast

Chapter Twenty-three

Cas woke up alone the next morning, feeling unreal. He wandered out to the kitchen and found Dean leaning against the counter, his back to the window and a mug of coffee in his hands.

'Good morning,' Cas smiled, going over to him.

Dean looked up and put down his coffee, gazing at Cas.

Cas slid his arms around Dean's waist and kissed him softly, making him sigh contentedly. 'This feels right,' he murmured between kisses.

'That's good.'

Cas deepened the kiss, then mischievousness crept up on him, and he deftly undid the tie on Dean's robe.

'What are you doing?' Dean laughed.

'If you think about it, we have a lot of catching up to do,' Cas said, voice low.

'Hmm, well, you're not wrong.'

Cas chuckled and kissed him more, fiddling with the waistband of his pajama bottoms.

Just then, the kitchen door burst open.

'Oh my God, you guys!'

'Jody!' Dean exclaimed, hurriedly closing his robe, spinning Cas around, and holding him tightly from behind.

'I saw you through the window, I can't believe it!' She stopped and looked at their awkward expressions. 'What are you guys doing?'

'Nothing,' they both said.

She paused, then screwed up her face. 'Ew, you're in the kitchen, come on.'

'You walked into a house that isn't yours,' Dean protested, flushing bright red.

Jody shook it off, then beamed at them. 'Aw, I want to hug you both.'

'I wouldn't,' Dean said, stepping away slightly, pulling Cas with him.

'Yeah, maybe later,' Jody agreed.

'So, uh, why - why are you here, Jody?'

'I came to see Cas about the bees, but I can come back later.'

'Yeah, come back later, Jody, bye.'

She scooted back out of the door, and Dean turned Cas back around to kiss him.

'Is she gone?' Dean asked, and Cas watched Jody retreat up the driveway.

'She's gone.'

Dean let out a breath and laughed. 'You wanna go somewhere that's not in front of a window?'

'I don't know about that,' Cas said, undressing him again.

'Ooh, risky. I like it.' He pulled at Cas's pajamas. 'Oh, by the way, Sam and Jess are bringing the baby over later.'

'You're going to talk about your brother now?'

'Uh-huh, and I'm gonna tell you I've got some interviews for nurses lined up too.'

'I can't tell you how hot that is.'

Dean laughed, and Cas suddenly stopped.

'Hold on a minute, how long have you been awake?' Cas asked. 'How long have I been sleeping?'

'Let's just say I really wore you out,' Dean said with a wink.

'You're ridiculous.'

'Yeah, well you're hot, so stop talking.'

'Got it,' Cas murmured into Dean's mouth.

Dean sat in the dining room, looking through some files spread out on the table.