Payback Is A Bitch
"How are you and Gabe doing anyway?"
Sam reached for his fruit salad that sat in the back of the fridge, shoving his shoulder up to keep the phone to his ear
Sam nodded "Yeah, we're..we're good"
"Uh oh, you paused, whats wrong?"
Sam sighed into the phone "..I just can't get the image of his hands on Gabriel out of my head- and I've never even met the guy"
"I know I wanted to kill him too"
Sam shoved a piece of fruit in his mouth "..what do you know about him?"
"Sam, no- don't go all Sherlock Holmes on me okay?- Gabe doesn't want to go to the cops-"
"I know- I know, just..Gabe said it happened in the janitors closet"
"Yeah it was near the parties dorm, why?" Sam frowned "Are there cameras in there?"
"I think so yeah, I don't know why I mean it's a closet"
Sam winced slightly "So there'd be a video of..." Dean sighed, realising what Sam was saying "There's a good chance.."
Sam sighed "..What if we find it?- Gabe won't even have to be involved okay?-if we find it that's all the proof we need"
Sam really cared about Gabriel, and Dean knew he was going to do something about James whether he helped or not "..are you sure?"
Sam nodded, "Yeah, I'm sure- I want him gone"
"How do we even get the video?- it's not like campus security is just gonna give it to us"
"..We don't need them to when we know the best hacker in the world"
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Charlie blinked again for the fifth time "..You want me to what?"
Sam sighed "Hack into the dorms security camera footage specifically the janitors closet" She nodded "..And you want me to do this why?"
Dean gave her a look "No questions asked- and we'll owe you..just please it's important" Charlie caved "Fine,"
She pulled out her laptop opening it, it took her a few minutes to get into the schools system- it really wasn't that hard, "Okay, is there a specific date you need me to hack into to?"
Dean cleared his throat "March 10th, this year" She sighed, and in just a matter of minutes she was done, and sent the file to Sam just like he'd asked
Sam quirked a brow "Is there audio?"
She nodded "Yeah, I made sure- why?, you want me to take it off?"
Sam shook his head "No- that's perfect thanks" He said "Just one more thing"
She frowned "What?"
"Delete it- from your laptop"
"What- why?- what is it?"
"Charles just please okay- like really delete it- don't even watch it" She looked to Dean and he had an equally serious face "Okay I'm finding it harder to trust you when you won't even tell me what I just helped you do!- and you won't even let me look at it!"
Sam's glare hardened but it was more cute then angry "No questions asked remember?"
"...Fine" She turned around in her seat, "Deleted" She said "-And you can't even hack back into it to check-"
She put her hands up defensively "I know I get it- promise"
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When Sam got home Gabriel was in the kitchen baking, he bent down to say hello to Dickie and the dog barked happily "I missed you too"
His boyfriend heard him and spun around on his heels "Hey," He accused "Where's my love?" He gave a loving smile pulling out his ear buds, Sam smiled back- desperately trying to ignore the guilt he felt for keeping this from Gabriel
He gave a quick kiss to Gabriel's cheek "What did you make?" Sam asked leaning on the counter, "One of your favourites- lemon bars, I thought we could have some quality relationship time or whatever disgustingly cute couples do"
"Shit Gabe, I have to go back to the library-" He stumbled over his words- god he hated lying to Gabe
Gabriel silenced him with a finger to the lips "Say no more Winchester, it's okay- I'll still be here when you get back" Gabe smiled, and Sam leaned over the counter top to kiss him, soft and passionate "Your lips taste like powered sugar"
Gabriel flushed "Temptation got to me" He muttered and Sam chuckled softly "How did I get so lucky?"
"Oh, stop you're making me blush" He sighed "Well, if you must go- I insist you take these" He pulled out a container filled of freshly made lemon bars
Sam looked down at the delicious baked goods biting his lip "I shouldn't.."
Gabriel bounced his brows "But you want to.."
Sam sighed "I do" He moaned excepting the lemon bars "I'm so sorry- I promise to make it up to you" He reached over to kiss Gabriel slow and deep making Gabe moan with surprise
Gabe pulled back eyes slightly wide "Well I'm not gonna let you go if you keep kissing me like that"
Sam smiled "Oh I'll kiss you plenty later tonight- if you're up for it?" Gabriel nodded "Definitely"
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The next week Gabriel was dreading his last day of school but Sam convinced him to go- promising him a lifetime of cuddles when he got back which Gabe was gonna hold him to
He was leaving his last class when he'd bumped into Meg and Lisa having a gossip like conversation "Oh- hey Gabe, did you hear?"
He frowned at Meg "Hear what?"
"Some senior got arrested yesterday, he's doing fifteen years"
Gabriel raised a brow "For what?"
Lisa shrugged "No one knows but it has to be bad like drugs or something" Gabriel rolled his eyes "And should I care?- we probably didn't even know him"
"Actually I met the guy once at that party we dragged you and Dean to, James Whittmore, I think?- the guy was a real douche when I talked to him, asked us for a threeway"
All the color drained from Gabriel's face and his heart stopped "I gotta go-" He ran off ignoring Meg and Lisa's confused looks and calls of his name
Thanking god that the apartment was close enough to the school he speed walked home, slamming the door behind him as he entered and locking it shut
"Oh you're back" Sam said coming down the stairs "Something happened"
Sam immediately concerned pulled Gabriel in my his waist "What?"
Gabriel managed to stutter out an explanation and Sam barley flinched "Gabe..I actually have to tell you about that-"
Gabriel eyes fluttered in realisation "You didn't have anything to do with it did you?" He pulled away from Sam's grasp
"Look I-"
"Oh please don't tell me you tried to kill him!"
Sam recoiled "What?- you don't want him dead?"
"No I want him to feel every waking moment of what I felt- no pleasure just pain and emptieness"
"Well we obviously didn't kill him"
"I'm sorry 'we' ?!"
Sam sighed "Sit down" Sam said and started to tell Gabriel everything and Gabriel listened intently and very quietly
"..People watched me get raped?" Gabe his voice barley above a whisper "..You watched me..." God he wanted to throw up
Sam shook his head "No- they didn't..I didn't" He sighed "Are you mad at me?"
"No Sam- I'm not mad"
"Are you okay?"
Gabriel parted his lips to answer the question it he honestly didn't know how, a part of him did feel happy that he didn't have to be scared to leave his house anymore thinking that James would be around ever corner he turned
"I..think..I think..I need to be alone" He managed, feeling his heart thump in his chest, Sam wanted to protest but he understood
Gabriel was in their room for hours doing god knows what since Sam swore to himself that he wouldn't check on him, trying so hard to respect his boundaries
Sam decided to occupy himself with the library, burying his nose in a book, it was dark when he got home about nine pm
Dickie was fast asleep in his little dog pillow by the couch and Gabriel was still nowhere to be seen so he headed upstairs to check their bedroom
"Gabe?"
The room was dark and all he could see was Gabriel under the covers, he slowly and quietly entered, shutting the door behind him
He switched on the dim light enough to see Gabriel's face, Sam smiled softly, his boyfriend looked so peaceful
With a yawn Sam realised he himself was tired, he undressed and took his clothes with him into the bathroom to change in there after his shower
When he got out Gabriel had sprawled himself out on the bed like a starfish, he chuckled but with no sound, crawling into bed he held the older boy"s head to his chest "I'm sorry Gabe..I guess I'm just a little too overprotective" He breathed a light laugh "I know you don't need it but, I can't help myself" He kissed the top of Gabriel head
Gabriel eyes blinked open at the sound, Sam was sure his boyfriend would pull away from him but Gabriel just wrapped his arms tighter around Sam's middle "I love you Sam"
He sighed into Sam's stomach "Thank you"
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