Zoey was walking down the food department in the supermarket when she collided to someone.
“I’m sorry” the man apologized. He squeezed his eyes. “Zoey? Zoey Allen, is that you?”
Zoey rolled her eyes. “That has got to be the worst pick up line ever” she said disdainful.
“You don’t recognize me?” the man asked.
“Of course I recognize you” Zoey said contemptuously, while she threw some food cans in her cart. “I’d recognize your dumbass face even if it were covered in…well, I’m sure you can think of something” She pushed her cart forward, hoping this would be the end of the conversation. Unfortunately he followed her.
“Well, I was wondering…” he started, but Zoey cut him off.
“What do you want, Jack?” she snapped. She parked her cart in the line to the checkout.
“Well, I was hoping you’d join me for a coffee” Jack said.
“Promise you’ll leave me alone after that?” Zoey asked. Jack smirked. “Of course” he said, raising two fingers.
Ten minutes later they were both sitting in a coffee bar. Zoey sipped her coffee, shooting angry looks at her ex-boyfriend.
“How’s your sister?” Jack asked.
“Not interested in you, I can tell you that” Zoey said sarcastic. Jack didn’t laugh and thus Zoey coughed. “She’s doing fine”
“She’s accepted what happened?” Jack asked.
“It’s still hard for her sometimes, but she’s getting better” Zoey said. “I think she might have a new life purpose”
“Really? Do tell” Jack said with raised eyebrows.
“She met someone, a guy” Zoey explained. “He wasn’t exactly decent at first and the fact that he has no memory of who he is, doesn’t exactly make him trustworthy. But maybe I’m just being the overprotective big sister here”
Jack frowned. “This sounds interesting. You know, I could check him out. I can put his photo into our computer, see what the databank comes up with” he offered. “Where did your sister meet this guy?”
Zoey told him about the woods and how she had seen Cas walking out of the lake.
“Was he alone?” Jack asked.
“As far as I could tell” Zoey said.
“Interesting” Jack nodded. He glanced at his watch. “Oh, well, what do you know, time flies when you’re having fun. I have to go”
“Sure” Zoey said.
“We should do this more often” Jack smirked.
“Don’t forget your promise, Jack” Zoey said threatening.
“Wouldn’t dare” Jack said. He grabbed his coat, put some money on the table and walked out of the bar.
Zoey conjured her phone and noticed it was off. She put it on, inserted her pin code and read a tax Daphne had sent her about an hour and a half ago.
‘Ur ex-bf came over. Had questions about the man. Said he was robbed. If he comes to you, tell him the same. Xxx’
“Oh, crap” Zoey said.
“I’m sorry” the man apologized. He squeezed his eyes. “Zoey? Zoey Allen, is that you?”
Zoey rolled her eyes. “That has got to be the worst pick up line ever” she said disdainful.
“You don’t recognize me?” the man asked.
“Of course I recognize you” Zoey said contemptuously, while she threw some food cans in her cart. “I’d recognize your dumbass face even if it were covered in…well, I’m sure you can think of something” She pushed her cart forward, hoping this would be the end of the conversation. Unfortunately he followed her.
“Well, I was wondering…” he started, but Zoey cut him off.
“What do you want, Jack?” she snapped. She parked her cart in the line to the checkout.
“Well, I was hoping you’d join me for a coffee” Jack said.
“Promise you’ll leave me alone after that?” Zoey asked. Jack smirked. “Of course” he said, raising two fingers.
Ten minutes later they were both sitting in a coffee bar. Zoey sipped her coffee, shooting angry looks at her ex-boyfriend.
“How’s your sister?” Jack asked.
“Not interested in you, I can tell you that” Zoey said sarcastic. Jack didn’t laugh and thus Zoey coughed. “She’s doing fine”
“She’s accepted what happened?” Jack asked.
“It’s still hard for her sometimes, but she’s getting better” Zoey said. “I think she might have a new life purpose”
“Really? Do tell” Jack said with raised eyebrows.
“She met someone, a guy” Zoey explained. “He wasn’t exactly decent at first and the fact that he has no memory of who he is, doesn’t exactly make him trustworthy. But maybe I’m just being the overprotective big sister here”
Jack frowned. “This sounds interesting. You know, I could check him out. I can put his photo into our computer, see what the databank comes up with” he offered. “Where did your sister meet this guy?”
Zoey told him about the woods and how she had seen Cas walking out of the lake.
“Was he alone?” Jack asked.
“As far as I could tell” Zoey said.
“Interesting” Jack nodded. He glanced at his watch. “Oh, well, what do you know, time flies when you’re having fun. I have to go”
“Sure” Zoey said.
“We should do this more often” Jack smirked.
“Don’t forget your promise, Jack” Zoey said threatening.
“Wouldn’t dare” Jack said. He grabbed his coat, put some money on the table and walked out of the bar.
Zoey conjured her phone and noticed it was off. She put it on, inserted her pin code and read a tax Daphne had sent her about an hour and a half ago.
‘Ur ex-bf came over. Had questions about the man. Said he was robbed. If he comes to you, tell him the same. Xxx’
“Oh, crap” Zoey said.
Cas stroked his hair and tried to keep his breathing under control. Meg didn’t understand. He needed more. He had lied about the pain being back, but he hadn’t lied about needing another dose. He opened the upper buttons of his shirt, suddenly feeling feverish.
He hurried to the dresser and opened all drawers and cupboard doors. He searched through them, checking all boxes, finding nothing. He slammed everything shut and began to rub his fingers again.
“If I were a medicine cabinet, where would I be?” Cas mumbled trembling and out of breath. He ran to the stairs and sprinted upstairs. He went to the bathroom and opened the mirror cupboard.
“Got it” he said, sighing relieved and he grabbed all boxes that had medicines in it. He took out all the strips and swallowed the pills one by one.
He leaned against the cold, marble wall and sank down on the floor. He closed his eyes and fell asleep.
He hurried to the dresser and opened all drawers and cupboard doors. He searched through them, checking all boxes, finding nothing. He slammed everything shut and began to rub his fingers again.
“If I were a medicine cabinet, where would I be?” Cas mumbled trembling and out of breath. He ran to the stairs and sprinted upstairs. He went to the bathroom and opened the mirror cupboard.
“Got it” he said, sighing relieved and he grabbed all boxes that had medicines in it. He took out all the strips and swallowed the pills one by one.
He leaned against the cold, marble wall and sank down on the floor. He closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The next morning.
Cas was sitting in the court room. The judge had sat down and ordered everyone to follow his example.
“The defendant may stand up”
Craig poked Cas to let him know he had to stand up.
“Castiel, you’ve been accused of pedophilia of the four year old Alexia Moore” the judge said.
“I didn’t do it” Cas said desperate. He searched the room to find Sam and Dean. They were in the back. Jo wasn’t there. Cas didn’t blame her. They didn’t know each other that well.
“There’s enough damning material to believe the opposite” Daphne’s attorney said.
That comment caused mixed reactions. On one side there were those people who believed Cas was guilty as charged and who wanted him convicted. On the other side there were those who thought he was innocent and they were not pleased with the words of the attorney.
“Silence” the judge said and he knocked with his hammer.
“Your honor, if you allow me, I’d like to summon my first witness”
Cas was sitting in the court room. The judge had sat down and ordered everyone to follow his example.
“The defendant may stand up”
Craig poked Cas to let him know he had to stand up.
“Castiel, you’ve been accused of pedophilia of the four year old Alexia Moore” the judge said.
“I didn’t do it” Cas said desperate. He searched the room to find Sam and Dean. They were in the back. Jo wasn’t there. Cas didn’t blame her. They didn’t know each other that well.
“There’s enough damning material to believe the opposite” Daphne’s attorney said.
That comment caused mixed reactions. On one side there were those people who believed Cas was guilty as charged and who wanted him convicted. On the other side there were those who thought he was innocent and they were not pleased with the words of the attorney.
“Silence” the judge said and he knocked with his hammer.
“Your honor, if you allow me, I’d like to summon my first witness”
Dean was outside, leaning against the cabin, when Jo came standing next to him.
“You look happy” she said sarcastic.
“It sounds weird, but right now I wish Dick Roman was still alive” Dean said. “I have too much time to think”
“You want me to call mom? I think she knows a few ways to fix that” Jo commented.
“Where is she?” Dean asked.
“To the city, doing groceries” Jo answered. She looked up. “Did you hear from Cas? I mean, that’s why you’re so neurotic, right?”
Dean shook his head. “I don’t want to talk about it. He’s had his chance, he blew it. I’m done with him”
“Have you tried talking to him?” Jo asked.
Dean leaned forward and kissed her. “No talking about Cas” he said.
“Okay” Jo agreed. She threw her arms around Dean’s neck and kissed him back. Dean lifted her in his arms and carried her inside the cabin.
“You look happy” she said sarcastic.
“It sounds weird, but right now I wish Dick Roman was still alive” Dean said. “I have too much time to think”
“You want me to call mom? I think she knows a few ways to fix that” Jo commented.
“Where is she?” Dean asked.
“To the city, doing groceries” Jo answered. She looked up. “Did you hear from Cas? I mean, that’s why you’re so neurotic, right?”
Dean shook his head. “I don’t want to talk about it. He’s had his chance, he blew it. I’m done with him”
“Have you tried talking to him?” Jo asked.
Dean leaned forward and kissed her. “No talking about Cas” he said.
“Okay” Jo agreed. She threw her arms around Dean’s neck and kissed him back. Dean lifted her in his arms and carried her inside the cabin.