Making a Connection.

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The hunt seemed to last forever. Dean had tracked the water wraith through almost two entire states before he finally caught up with it. Even then, the damn thing almost drowned him before he put it down. Probably should have called in some help, Dad or Bobby, but he wanted to finish it on his own. That way he could slip off and take a few days for himself afterward.

Dean dragged into his motel room and made a beeline for the shower. The water that thing had lived in was freezing and he was still chilled to the bone even an hour later. Before he did anything else, he was going to use up all the hot water he could get a hold of. Which, of course, made him miss another shower he'd enjoyed. Man, he couldn't wait to get back.

After his shower, he pulled on a clean, dry pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt and ordered a pizza to be delivered. Then he flopped down on his bed, burrowing under the covers to thaw out and wait for his dinner.

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"Me too," Dean answered without hesitation, still panting. "Best thing that happened to me all day."

He wasn't going anywhere for a while. He might be sticky and a little sweaty, but he felt better than he had in hours. He was definitely not in any rush to end that pleasant, relaxed feeling. "Man, I can't wait until tomorrow."

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"Me either." he let out a breathless little chuckle and tipped his head back. His breathing was slower now, his heart beating at a normal pace again. Still didn't want to move though.

No reason to while he still had Dean on the phone. "Though our calls are always plenty interesting too, you have to admit that."

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"Not always this interesting, but yeah they are." Dean grinned and finally pulled his hands back, reaching for his discarded shirt to wipe them off and wipe off the sticky trails on his stomach before he settled back more comfortably in bed.

"I like them, though." He hesitated a second before he went on, not sure if saying the words would jinx him or something, but... "I like hearing from you. Talking to you. I've kinda missed you."

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Nathaniel sat up to shrug out of his own shirt and clean himself up a bit. Might be stupid, the way he softened up a little at those words, but he did. Good to know he was missed after all. "Yeah... me too, Dean. Those few days just weren't enough. Been too long since too."

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He had to smile a little. It was really good to hear that. There weren't a lot of people in his life who missed him when he wasn't around. "I thought, if you've got the time, I might stay another couple days. If you think you can put up with me that long and all..."

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"I'd like that a lot actually. Gives us even more time to mark things off the list... sure you got the time to spare?" Didn't want to hold Dean up, whatever he was doing right now.

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"Nah, I can afford it. I really want to be able to spend some time with you." It was the truth. Dean had gotten more of what he really wanted in those couple of days with Nathaniel than from years of other brief encounters. If they had a chance to make something more solid of it, he'd gladly take the time. "I was thinking maybe three days?"

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"Yeah... I'd like that." He enjoyed the company and if something more came out of all this? He was willing to give it a shot, that was for sure. He smiled a little.

"You getting tired or anything? Don't want to keep you up or anything." Not that he was eager to get off the phone. Tomorrow really couldn't come soon enough.

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"Man, I don't want to, but I probably should. I've gotta get some sleep if I'm going to get up early enough to find a suit before I get there." Dean's voice was light and teasing. He felt better now than he thought was possible an hour ago. "I'll see you tomorrow?"

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"Then, yeah, you need to get to sleep." A suit was going to be very important to their plans after all! He smiled a little. "Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow, Dean. Know where to find me."

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"I do. Night. See you then." Dean hung up, still smiling. Man, the next three days were going to be awesome. He set the alarm on the clock beside the bed and settled in to get some sleep.