Making a Connection.

[followstheorders]

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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[rockandscotch]

"We'll see what's on there then." He flashed a smile across the table. This had been... a pretty successful date after all. Or at least, he'd like to think so... he'd definitely enjoyed every bit of it.

And as relaxed as Dean looked on his way out of the restroom? He'd dare say the feeling was mutual.

[followstheorders]

Definitely mutual. Dean couldn't help but feel pretty damn good about the whole thing. Not just tonight, even. They just seemed to... work together. It was awesome and a little bit scary. After the way things ended with Cassie he hadn't really wanted to get too close to anyone else like this, but now he was thinking maybe...