~ SPN 12x13 coda ~
The hinges on Dean’s bedroom door creaked as he pushed it shut. He paused mid-stride to toe off his boots, wincing as the action twisted his ankle this way and that. He should have undone the laces more. He should have done a lot of things…
Deep breath in; quick breath out.
She was his mother – there was no way he could fucking demand her to stay in the bunker. Mo…Mary was so much different from what he expected – the picture John painted for him on long, quiet car rides were all in rosy hues. He remembered the good things about her.
That was not to say – ugh…
Dean let out a whine of groan as he flopped into bed. He loved her; he loved Mom. How could he not? But this? Working with the Brits…willingly? After what they did to Sam, Dean could not even fathom her reasoning behind her decisions.
And so, the rose-colored paint began to chip away. If he was being honest, it had started a while ago.
Dean closed his eyes. Deep breath in – his phone vibrated twice in his back pocket – quick breath out. Twisting around, he slid his phone out to check his new messages, both from Cas.
Cas
12:31am // I might have a new lead on Kelly
12:31am // Sorry if I woke you
Dean’s thumbs hovered over his screen as he stared at the keyboard. He caught a glimpse of himself in the screen and sighed at his deepening frown lines. Sighing, he tapped on the phone icon in his texting app and held his phone up to his ear.
The dial tone rang twice before he heard some muffled fumbling on the other end of the line. “You didn’t wake me up,” Dean said before Cas could greet him
“That’s good.”
The tension in Dean’s chest unfurled at the sound of those two simple words. He tipped his head back to rest it on one of his two pillows as he stretched his jean-clad legs across the bed. Dean wiggled his toes, the tip of his big toe peeking out his sock. Was it already time to go clothes shopping again? The last time he and Sam went was at that Salvation Army in Muncie. Maybe the time had come aga –
“Something wrong?”
“No.” Dean blinked at the concern in Cas’ voice. “Well, yes,” he added after a second of thought.
“Anything I can do to help?”
“No.” Dean cracked a smile when Cas huffed on the other end. “Sorry to bother you, buddy. I – “ his speech halted and he adjusted his grip on his phone. “I guess I just would rather talk than text right now.”
“You’re never a bother, Dean.” He could almost hear it, the tiny hint of a smile that Cas adopted whenever something amused him, however slightly. It was gone a second later when he asked, “What’s the matter?”
So, Dean told him. He told him everything. About the day they had had tracking down the ghost of Crowley’s son’s fiance to Mary’s revelation mere hours ago. Cas simply listened as Dean vented, offering advice whenever he asked for it. When prompted, Cas went into detail about his day, including the fact that he was almost positive that Kelly and Lucifer’s nephilim were now in the hands of a powerful demon.
Silence crackled over the speakers as Cas’ retelling of his day came to a close. “It’s getting late,” he said quietly. The declaration was punctuated with a yawn. Dean pulled his phone away from his ear to check the time. 3:25am. Well, shit. “I should let you get some rest.”
“Yeah, I guess.” He sighed, pulling his blankets over his jean-clad legs. It definitely was not the first time Dean had gone to sleep in his close, and it certainly would not be the last. “Thanks for listening, Cas.”
“Of course. You know I always appreciate our talks. I – “ his voice cut off with another yawn. This time, Dean joined in. “I’ll see you soon, Dean.”
“Yeah. G’night, Cas,” he said as his phone fell from his ear.
“Good night,” Dean heard as he hung up his phone. His face burrowed into his pillow as his arms curled into his sleeping position. For a split-second, he thought about getting out of bed to switch off the lamp on his desk. In the end, he thought better of it, instead deciding to sleep.
Dean’s hand tightened around his phone as he closed his eyes. It was still a little bit warm by the time he drifted off to sleep.