It was all so painless, falling in love with Dean.

“I ain’t seen my lady in thirteen months and I’m scared as hell! Wonder what she’s gonna look like…you ever worry you won’t recognize…

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“I’m poison,” he muttered. “It’ll get you.”

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“Need a ride?" he spoke loud enough to be heard over the engine, and Cas blinked, looking around him before looking back at Dean.…

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“Is he who you think about? When you’re scared? Cas?” “Don’t say his name here,” Dean whispered harshly, “Don’t do that. Not here.”

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“People like Cas say ‘see you then’,”

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“And it was sort of weird at first, because Castiel didn’t remember what he was supposed to be doing, but the way that he…

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“It would be better for all of us if you left. Rachel can’t grow up around that sort of thing. That sort of thing.…

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“We… grew up...” he sighed, shrugging weakly. It was an excusal for both of them. “We were…very young, Dean…and the world…asked a lot of…

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“Forget looking angry; Dean Winchester was positively predatory.”

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“You're serious, huh?" "Dead serious." "I want to spend the rest of my life with you, too.”

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“Cas held his drink high as he navigated the crowd.”

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“Well shake it up, baby, now," he began to sing, but before he could any further, he was interrupted by the roar of an…

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“I saw you, and I knew I would never really say goodnight to you,” he finished on a murmur. “Not really. It just didn’t…

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“But I can't help falling in love with you," he sang softly, almost a whisper, and Cas could feel his cheeks going red; he…

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“It was a mistake, spilled milk, clean it up, no use crying, right?”

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