The moment he closed the door, Damon’s phone rang.
“Caroline?” he said when answering.
“Damon, can I speak to Elena?” Caroline asked. “She won’t answer my calls”
“She’s a little distracted” Damon said. “Maybe I can help” he offered.
“You could, but I don’t think you will” Caroline sighed.
“Try me” Damon said a little tired.
“Would you come to the station and call Bonnie so we can find out where she is? I tried, but she won’t answer my phone calls. Maybe she will answer you” Caroline said not very hopeful.
“I won’t have to see her, right? Just call her?” Damon wanted to make sure.
“No, you just have to call her and stay in conversation with her long enough to find out where she is” Caroline assured him.
“Okay, just give me second” Damon said and he hung up. “Elena?” he said to the door. “I’m leaving, but I’m coming back. You don’t have to stay in that room”
No answer. Damon sighed and raced to the front door, getting outside.
Five minutes later he arrived at the police station where Sherrif Forbes, one of her deputies and Caroline were waiting for him.
“You have no idea how grateful I am you’re doing this” Caroline said breathless.
“Yeah, whatever” Damon said. “So, I just have to call her?”
“Wait, we need to connect your phone onto our machine” Liz said. Damon pulled out his phone and gave it to the sheriff, who attached it to the machine. “Okay, go for it”
Damon dialed Bonnie’s number, while a part, a big part, of him wished she wouldn’t answer. But as soon as he wanted to end the call he heard a click.
“Damon?” a female voice said.
“Katherine?” Damon exclaimed.
“Why would you call this number?” Katherine asked highly agitated.
“What are you doing with Bonnie’s phone?” Damon asked, more curious than anything else.
“Since when do we call the bitch by first name again?” Katherine asked.
“Did you hurt her?” Damon asked quickly. He signed at Caroline she had to go to the location the machine had marked.
“So what if I did? You wouldn’t care, now would you?” Katherine said now really nervous. “You wouldn’t, would you?” she repeated accenting, when Damon didn’t answer.
“No, of course not, but unfortunately there are people who still care about her and those people I care about” Damon said.
“Well, I don’t-” The conversation was over.
Damon looked at Liz. “Can I go now?”
Liz nodded and gave him back his phone. “You want to come with us?”
“No, and you shouldn’t go either. Katherine’s no match for you, Liz” Damon said. “I’m going home”
Once home he went straight to his bedroom, to find Elena being gone. That didn’t mean anything, she could be in another part of the house. “Elena?” Damon shouted. When he didn’t hear an answer he walked to her bedroom. The closet and drawers were open and though they weren’t empty he could see some of the clothes were missing. She had left.
“Caroline?” he said when answering.
“Damon, can I speak to Elena?” Caroline asked. “She won’t answer my calls”
“She’s a little distracted” Damon said. “Maybe I can help” he offered.
“You could, but I don’t think you will” Caroline sighed.
“Try me” Damon said a little tired.
“Would you come to the station and call Bonnie so we can find out where she is? I tried, but she won’t answer my phone calls. Maybe she will answer you” Caroline said not very hopeful.
“I won’t have to see her, right? Just call her?” Damon wanted to make sure.
“No, you just have to call her and stay in conversation with her long enough to find out where she is” Caroline assured him.
“Okay, just give me second” Damon said and he hung up. “Elena?” he said to the door. “I’m leaving, but I’m coming back. You don’t have to stay in that room”
No answer. Damon sighed and raced to the front door, getting outside.
Five minutes later he arrived at the police station where Sherrif Forbes, one of her deputies and Caroline were waiting for him.
“You have no idea how grateful I am you’re doing this” Caroline said breathless.
“Yeah, whatever” Damon said. “So, I just have to call her?”
“Wait, we need to connect your phone onto our machine” Liz said. Damon pulled out his phone and gave it to the sheriff, who attached it to the machine. “Okay, go for it”
Damon dialed Bonnie’s number, while a part, a big part, of him wished she wouldn’t answer. But as soon as he wanted to end the call he heard a click.
“Damon?” a female voice said.
“Katherine?” Damon exclaimed.
“Why would you call this number?” Katherine asked highly agitated.
“What are you doing with Bonnie’s phone?” Damon asked, more curious than anything else.
“Since when do we call the bitch by first name again?” Katherine asked.
“Did you hurt her?” Damon asked quickly. He signed at Caroline she had to go to the location the machine had marked.
“So what if I did? You wouldn’t care, now would you?” Katherine said now really nervous. “You wouldn’t, would you?” she repeated accenting, when Damon didn’t answer.
“No, of course not, but unfortunately there are people who still care about her and those people I care about” Damon said.
“Well, I don’t-” The conversation was over.
Damon looked at Liz. “Can I go now?”
Liz nodded and gave him back his phone. “You want to come with us?”
“No, and you shouldn’t go either. Katherine’s no match for you, Liz” Damon said. “I’m going home”
Once home he went straight to his bedroom, to find Elena being gone. That didn’t mean anything, she could be in another part of the house. “Elena?” Damon shouted. When he didn’t hear an answer he walked to her bedroom. The closet and drawers were open and though they weren’t empty he could see some of the clothes were missing. She had left.
The next morning.
Jo woke up, because someone was banging the door.
“Mr. Allen? Open the door!” a female voice said.
Jo stumbled out of bed and wiped her eyes. She walked to the door and opened it. There were two inspectors, a man and a woman.
“Good morning, miss. I’m inspector Roberts, this is my colleague inspector Williams” Isabel said, showing her badge. “We need to talk to Emmanuel Allen. We were told we could find him here”
Jo frowned and shook her head. “I don’t know anyone with that name. You have the wrong house”
Inspector Williams searched in his bag and conjured a picture. “Maybe this might help you?” he said. Jo’s eyes widened and she took the picture. “I know him” she admitted. “But his name’s not Emmanuel. It’s Castiel”
Jo woke up, because someone was banging the door.
“Mr. Allen? Open the door!” a female voice said.
Jo stumbled out of bed and wiped her eyes. She walked to the door and opened it. There were two inspectors, a man and a woman.
“Good morning, miss. I’m inspector Roberts, this is my colleague inspector Williams” Isabel said, showing her badge. “We need to talk to Emmanuel Allen. We were told we could find him here”
Jo frowned and shook her head. “I don’t know anyone with that name. You have the wrong house”
Inspector Williams searched in his bag and conjured a picture. “Maybe this might help you?” he said. Jo’s eyes widened and she took the picture. “I know him” she admitted. “But his name’s not Emmanuel. It’s Castiel”
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.
Cas beached on the street, far away from Rufus’ cabin. He wasn’t sure how to feel. He was angry, because Dean wouldn’t listen to him. Dean always thought he knew everything better. He was disappointed, because Dean had no faith in him at all.
He was so up in thought that he didn’t hear his name. But maybe that was because she didn’t use his real name.
“Emmanuel!”
Someone grabbed his arm and forced him to turn around. He looked at the woman. She looked familiar.
“Didn’t you hear me?” the woman asked. Cas stared at her. “Don’t you recognize me? It’s me, Daphne, your wife?”
Cas widened his eyes as he remembered her.
“Daphne” he said breathless. “How did you find me? What are you doing here?”
“Well, I hired a detective, I needed to find you” Daphne said. She searched in her pockets and conjured a big brown envelope. “I need you to sign these”
“What is it?” Cas frowned.
“A petition for annulment” Daphne answered.
He was so up in thought that he didn’t hear his name. But maybe that was because she didn’t use his real name.
“Emmanuel!”
Someone grabbed his arm and forced him to turn around. He looked at the woman. She looked familiar.
“Didn’t you hear me?” the woman asked. Cas stared at her. “Don’t you recognize me? It’s me, Daphne, your wife?”
Cas widened his eyes as he remembered her.
“Daphne” he said breathless. “How did you find me? What are you doing here?”
“Well, I hired a detective, I needed to find you” Daphne said. She searched in her pockets and conjured a big brown envelope. “I need you to sign these”
“What is it?” Cas frowned.
“A petition for annulment” Daphne answered.
Meg opened the door of a motel room and helped Cas inside. She guided him to the single bed and put him down. She gently pushed him down and he opened his eyes a little. She walked to the bathroom and dampened a towel.
She walked back into the room and sank down on the bed. Unlike Meg’s Cas’ clothes hadn’t been restored. Meg opened the ruined and bloodstained hospital shirt and dabbed his wounds with the towel.
Cas groaned from pain.
“You don’t have to do this” he said weak. “I will heal eventually”
“I know” Meg said absent-minded. She stared at Cas’ body. Even with all the cuts he still looked…jumpable.
“But thanks for the gesture” Cas said with a weak smile.
Meg continued nursing his injuries. “You know” she said. “If I was still human, I’d fall for you”
Cas gave her another weak smile, before he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
She walked back into the room and sank down on the bed. Unlike Meg’s Cas’ clothes hadn’t been restored. Meg opened the ruined and bloodstained hospital shirt and dabbed his wounds with the towel.
Cas groaned from pain.
“You don’t have to do this” he said weak. “I will heal eventually”
“I know” Meg said absent-minded. She stared at Cas’ body. Even with all the cuts he still looked…jumpable.
“But thanks for the gesture” Cas said with a weak smile.
Meg continued nursing his injuries. “You know” she said. “If I was still human, I’d fall for you”
Cas gave her another weak smile, before he closed his eyes and fell asleep.