Shut-Up and Kiss Me (Sam and Dean Winchester) [1]: Slurpees and E-Mails

GRACIE:

TESS:

"Mommy!" Tess cried, running over and hugging Ellen tightly. "I've missed you!"

"I've missed you two, honey. It's so good to have you home!" Ellen said, kissing her daughter's head.

Bobby smiled as Gracie ran to him. "You've grown!"

"You talk like we haven't seen each other in years. Tess and I visit." Gracie told him, kissing his cheek and then hugging him tightly.

"You guys already know Sam and Dean, but what you might not know, is that Gracie and Dean are dating, and Sam and I are having sex." Tess announced, and Sam blushed while Dean clapped him on the back approvingly.

Ellen sighed. "Well, hello to you boys, but it's not as sweet and friendly as it would have been."

"Mom, Sammy and I are being safe--I promise." Tess said, holding up the girl scout sign.

Sam nodded. "And we don't even sleep together very often. It only happened once, I swear. I'll never touch her again, if you don't want me too, Ellen."

Ellen laughed a little. "Sam, I'm not in control of your romantic life with my daughter--she's made it clear that she makes her own decisions now, and I respect that. But thank you for trying to give me more power."

Tess smiled, knowing that she and Sam hadn't ever touched each other except for the kisses in the building, but she knew that if the charade was played well enough, Gracie would own up about her feelings.

"Gracie and I aren't having sex, Bobby." Dean told him, truthfully. "Weird, I know, that Sam is with Tess, and I'm not with Gracie that way."

Bobby nodded. "I'll show you all to your rooms. Hope you don't mind sharing."

"I get to share with Sam?" Tess asked as Gracie said, "I don't think it's appropriate for couples to share rooms."

Ellen smacked Tess in the butt, and she told her mother she was only kidding, and then winked at Sam. Bobby took them all upstairs, and the four began to unpack after Gracie explained that they could all be there for a little while, Sam and Dean not minding, and going into their room.

"So..." Gracie began as she unpacked.

Tess looked over at her. "So..."

"You and Sam?" Gracie asked.

Tess nodded. "I know I didn't wait for you to decide which one you wanted, but I just assumed you picked Dean since you were all over him after the 'Sam kiss'. Should I have asked you?"

Gracie laughed. "Of course not. You can go out with whomever you like. It's your choice."

Tess looked at her. "Do I detect, jealousy in your voice? Because I will stop with Sam if you want me too. He was yours before he was ever mine--considering he's not really mine now."

"Don't talk about Sam like that, Tess--he doesn't belong to anyone, but he's with you, so treat him with some respect, okay?!?" Gracie told her angrily, taking her frustration out on a sweater on her bed.

Tess nodded. "Yeah...okay."

There was the sound of knuckles rapping on the door, and Tess went to answer it, seeing Sam standing there. She winked at him and left the room, Sam walking into the bedroom and closing the door behind him after Tess whispered, "She's totally jealous," in his ear. Gracie looked up surprised it was Sam, Tess having left, and while Sam tried to think of the words to say, Tess went to Sam and Dean's shared room and opened the door. Dean was standing there in his jeans and no shirt, and she smiled a little, and Dean rolled his eyes.

"You trying to catch me naked?" Dean asked her.

Tess snapped her fingers. "Damn--you caught me."

Dean chuckled and sat on the bed, patting the spot next to him, and Tess sat down.

"So, I see things with Sam are going well." Dean began. "I'm really happy to see him so happy."

Tess smiled. "I love seeing Sam happy, too, but the truth is that we're just using each other."

Dean frowned. "What do you mean?"

Tess shrugged. "Well, with you and Gracie always together, and touching, and flirting, Sam and I realized that we were missing out on all the fun, physical stuff. So...we fixed that for now. We don't actually have feelings for each other though--we already talked about all of it. We're just trying to be happy while you and Gracie are happy. You and Gracie are happy, right?"

"Yeah...we're happy." Dean told her, only skipping a beat.

Tess nodded. "I'm glad. Gracie needs happiness in her life--she'll be better off with it, I think."

Tess nudged Dean's shoulder with her own, and Dean and her smiled at each other. Through all of the things they'd all been through since meeting up again, Dean and Tess knew they could tell each other everything, and they intended on always being the very best of friends. In fact, they both laid down on Dean's bed and started discussing things, while Gracie decided to speak first.

"That's odd that Tess left and you're here. Aren't you here to see her?" Gracie asked, and Sam could note the jealousy, and Gracie frowned because could hear it seep through too.

Sam shook his head. "I'm not here for Tess--I'm here for you."

Gracie looked up at him. "What are you talking about?"

"Tess and I threw this whole charade together because I love you, Gracie, and I hate seeing you with my brother. These past two years of talking, and then seeing you again, I just--I wanted to have my chance." Sam explained.

"What?" Gracie asked dumbly, but she had stepped closer to him.

Sam stroked her hair, and she ran her hands along his arms, Sam resting his forehead on hers.

"Why would you kiss Tess?" Gracie asked.

Sam smiled a little. "To make you jealous. You know, Tess is a lot smarter than you give her credit for, Gracie--she's the one that helped me put this all together. She's a lot better at reading people than I will ever be."

Gracie nodded. "She always did know me inside and out."

"She convinced me to take my chance." Sam said.

"I'm glad she did." Gracie replied, and took the initiative to kiss Sam.

Sam returned the kiss, and after a moment or two, he lifted his arms above his head so that Gracie could get his shirt off. He kissed her again once his torso was bare, and then helped Gracie to remove the rest of the obstacles between them. Gracie rested her hand on Sam's chest right above his heart, and smiled as it beat a little faster, them lying the bed, savoring the moment before moving past it to another beautiful one.

"It's yours." Sam whispered, Gracie looking him in the eye after he said it. "Cheesy...but true."

"You can have mine too." Gracie replied, and kissed Sam again. "All of it. I promise."