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It wasn’t any real surprise to Gabriel when Sam woke up in the morning and was very clearly Sam and not Sammy. The archangel had sort of expected it after the dream that he’d had. Honestly, he was surprised Sam had lasted as long as he had in his little mindset. It was the longest that he’d ever been like that since they’d started this whole thing.
Sam was still curled tight up against Gabriel when he woke. He didn’t bother moving, either. His head just tilted enough that he could peek up through his bangs at Gabriel’s face. There was love there, the same love that was always there and that never failed to warm Gabriel straight through his grace, and there was shyness as well. Gabriel had been prepared for that, too.
He made sure that his smile was gentle and easy as he looked down at the man that he loved with every fiber of his being. Some of that must’ve showed through because he felt Sam’s shyness fade away and his body relaxed a little more until he was just about melted into Gabriel. It was absolutely wonderful. The trust and affection showed in that simple gesture never failed to floor Gabriel. He knew how big it was for Sam to trust someone. Especially something supernatural. That he did it here and with so much ease was always a boost to Gabriel’s ego and it made his grace hum happily.
He felt a soft huff of breath from Sam that he knew was a low, sleepy laugh. “I can feel that.”
“Can you?” Gabriel was absurdly pleased by the idea that Sam could feel his grace; feel the emotion in it coming out against him.
The hunter nodded and snuggled back into Gabriel’s chest. “Mm. It’s warm an... soft.”
“Like warm fuzzies?”
The teasing words made Sam chuckle. Gabriel could feel it against him more than he could hear it. “You know? Yeah. Pretty much exactly like that.”
Gabriel couldn’t help his own grin. “Nerd.”
“You like it.” Sam said confidently.
Teasing washed away under a warm wave of affection. Gabriel pulled Sam in a little, lifting his own head so that he could press a kiss against the crown of Sam’s. “Yeah.” He murmured, settling back in. “Yeah, I do.”
For a while the two of them just lay there together and enjoyed being able to wrap up in one another without any pressing obligations, no one interrupting them, nothing getting in their way. It was a perfect start to their last day together and a great way for Sam to sort of relax and feel out where he was going to be today. Gabriel had a feeling he knew; today was most likely going to be about getting Sam back into his hunter mindset. After going so deep for the first time, it was probably going to take him a little bit to get his equilibrium back.
If Gabriel subtly used his grace to make sure no messy human needs would require them to have to get up, well, no need to let Sam know about that.
“Can we just stay in bed today?” Sam murmured some time later. He twisted himself a little, lying just a bit more on Gabriel. It allowed him to pillow his head on his hands and look up at his partner’s face. “I think I just want a lazy day today.”
The way that Sam looked right then - his eyes heavy, his face soft still from sleep and not marred by the usual tension or worries - there was no way that Gabriel was going to be able to deny him anything. Especially not something that he himself wanted as well. A day in bed with his partner sounded fantastic. “Absolutely, sweetheart.”
“Maybe watch some movies?” Sam suggested.
Gabriel grinned and reached up, fingers trailing lazily through Sam’s hair. “So long as I get to pick some.” Any movies they’d watched lately had been for Sammy and a bit more on the childish side. Not that Gabriel minded! But he was looking forward to a bit more adult movies.
However, Sam seemed to have taken that as a bit more ‘adult’ than Gabriel had intended. “We’re not laying in bed watching porn all day.”
The low, musical sound of Gabriel’s laughter echoed in the room around them. “Sammy! I’m shocked!” His grin turned a bit mischievous and he gave a light tug to Sam’s hair. “Why on earth would I watch porn when we could make our own?”
“I am not making porn with you!”
Even as Gabriel laughed, he noticed the small spark of something in Sam’s eyes and logged away that little fact for later. Right now wasn’t about sex and the both of them knew it.
Sam folded his hands over Gabriel’s chest and laid his head down to rest on them. For a moment he just watched the archangel, who continued to lightly comb his fingers through Sam’s hair. Gabriel could see that Sam was thinking and he knew his boy would speak up soon enough once he found the words. Sometimes, when things were really important, Sam just had the words there, and other times he had to find them. This time proved to be one of the latter. It took a few minutes before Sam seemed to figure out what he wanted to say. When he spoke, though, he kept his words simple. “Thank you, Gabriel. You... gave me what I didn’t even realize I needed. I had a good time this weekend.”
“It was my pleasure, Sammy.”
“No one...” Pausing, Sam drew in a breath and very clearly gathered courage for his next words. “No one but Dean’s ever taken care of me like that. Even with Jess, it wasn’t as... complete as this. You give me everything I want or need even when I don’t know what it is that I need. I just, I needed you to know how much I appreciate it. How absolutely amazing you are.”
Smiling, Gabriel slid his hand just enough to be able to cup Sam’s cheeks. “I told you, I love giving this to you just as much as you love taking it. Big or little, I love you, and I’ll always do everything in my power to be able to take care of you.” Tilting up, he met Sam’s lips for a short and rather chaste kiss that felt absolutely perfect.
When they pulled back apart, Gabriel was still smiling at him. He slid his hand back up into Sam’s hair and used that to give his head a little tug and shake. “Now, no more needless thanks, got it, Samshine?”
“Got it.”
“Good.” Grinning, Gabriel let go of him and patted his cheek. Then he started to nudge him to the side. “Why don’t we get comfortable, then? I think I’ve got the perfect first movie to start with.”
Sam mock grumbled even as he moved to the side. “I was comfortable.”
“There was no way you could’ve seen the movie like that and, trust me, this isn’t one you want to miss. It’s one of my favorites.”
The two men ended up propped up against the headboard with a mound of pillows that Gabriel snapped into existence. They sat side by side, the perfect height for Gabriel to lean in and rest his head against Sam’s shoulder – and most likely for Sam to end up resting his head against the top of Gabriel’s at some point. It was a position they’d sat in plenty of times before. After they got comfortable, Gabriel snapped his fingers and conjured up a giant TV and DVD player down near the foot of the bed. Another snap brought them breakfast on a tray over their laps.
Sam snickered at the casual display of power that would’ve once made him at least a little jumpy. He relaxed down into the bed and plucked up a fruit off the plate in front of him while Gabriel grabbed the remote and turned everything on.
As Gabriel turned on ‘Arthur’, he felt Sam’s hand slip under the blankets and seek his out, fingers twisting together in the small space between them.