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Dean drove. It was all he ever needed to be happy. Him, Baby, and the open road. It was almost perfect.
He didn’t know how long he had been driving, but time didn’t matter, not here. He got lost in the road and his music, the hum of the engine.
He drove a little longer when there was a soft whoosh and the sense of someone next to him.
“Hello, Dean.”
Dean grinned to himself.
“I was wondering when you’d show up.”
“I’ve been busy,” Castiel explained. “Jack needs my help.”
“So I’ve been told. You full on angel again?”
“More so. Jack seemed to think I deserved an upgrade.”
Dean cast a curious glance at the angel. There was something different about him, something powerful.
“Arch angel?” He asked, eyes going wide.
“Yes. It’s...a lot.”
“I bet.”
The drove in silence for a little longer before Cas broke the silence.
“Dean, about what I said-“
“Me too.” Dean cut him off before he could finish.
“Excuse me?”
“I love you too.”
“Oh.”
A few more moments of silence. The comfortable, calming kind. Dean reached over and grabbed Cas’s hand where it sat out on the seat, giving a light squeeze.
“You know where to always find me.” He told the angel. Castiel gave him a smile and then he was gone.
Dean came across a bridge and decided to park the car. The scene here was beautiful, a wide open space with the bridge and a river.
Only one thing was missing.