Title: Reason 50: Love 3

Spoilers: Vague season 4 spoilers Pairing: Dean/ Castiel Rating: PG-13 Warning: vague references to sex, references to hookers and drinking, nothing worse than you've seen in the show

Summary: It takes an outside party to make Dean and Castiel realize that they love each other. Smoopy.

AN: This was one of the hardest chapters to write. It took me more than a week to write and I'm still not completely happy. I hope you enjoy it anyway.

Castiel sits in the darkened confessional. He can sense the priest sitting on the other side of the screen. They sit in silence while the angel gathers his thoughts.

"Bless me father for I have been tempted," Castiel begins.

"A woman?" the priest questions.

"A man," Castiel corrects.

"I see," the priest says his voice carrying a hint of surprise but no judgment. "Can you describe your feeling for this man?"

"I have never felt this way about anyone before I met Dean. It is… difficult to describe."

"Are you are sexually attracted to him?" the priest asks trying to draw out an answer to his question.

"I have never had sex before," Castiel explains. "But I believe that I would like to with Dean. He is a righteous and caring man. I enjoy spending time with him. I enjoy his attempts at humor even if I rarely understand them. He is eager to teach me about life here. He introduced me to the bacon cheese burger and offered to teach me how to drive although not in his baby."

"This doesn't sound like a case of lust, my son," the priest states. "It sounds as though you love this Dean."

Castiel is quiet a moment as he takes in the priest's words. Angel's aren't supposed to have feelings at all let alone fall in love. Castiel hadn't even considered the possibility but now that the truth has been presented to him so bluntly the angel can't deny it. He loves Dean Winchester.

"Thank you father." There's a sound of fluttering wings and the priest finds himself alone inside the confessional.

LATER THAT EVENING…

"Dude, I think I'm going to hell," Dean declares as he reenters the motel room he's sharing with his brother.

"What makes you think that?" Sam asks without looking up from his laptop. "Does it have anything to do with the fact that you consider credit card fraud, hookers, grave desecration, and drinking until you pass out part of a normal Tuesday night?"

"It's nothing like that," Dean says dismissively. "It's Cas."

"Did you corrupt the only angel on our side?" Sam asks with a put upon sigh.

"No," Dean replies indignantly before sheepishly amending his answer. "Not yet."

"What does that mean, Dean?" Sam questions.

"Well you know how there's a sort of Chemistry between me and Cas. Ya know sparks. Even the demons comment on it. Cas calls it our profound bond…"

"Dean, you're babbling," Sam interrupts. "Get to the point."

"Cas just appeared in the car when I was driving back from the dinner," Dean explains. "When I asked him what he was doing there he kissed me. He's by no means a pro but what he's missing in experience he makes up for in enthusiasm. It seemed like it was going to develop into something more but I had to put a stop to it. I don't think I'm exactly on God's nice list as it is and I'm pretty sure he frowns on de-virginizing his angels."

"Dude, Santa's the one with the naughty and nice lists not God. But I agree with your general point; God generally frowns on you humping and dumping his angels."

"Dude, this is Cas not some girl I met in a bar," Deans points out heatedly. "I'm not going to hump him and dump him. I wouldn't want to risk losing him. He's important to me." The sincerity and emotion in Dean' voice lead Sam to a realization.

"You love him."

"I'm not a girl," Dean retorts. "I'm not going to sit here and talk about my feelings while you braid my hair."

"Dean, if he feels the same way you should go for it," Sam states. "We don't get a lot of chances at love in this line of work so you need to take it while you can."

"Alright, I'll do it.," Dean says after a few moments of contemplation. He heads out the motel room door, pausing momentarily at the threshold. "Don't bother waiting up, Sammy." With a wink he's gone leaving Sam to wonder if he's going to regret this.

AN: That's all folks. Thank you for all your support. Please leave me a review and tell me what you thought of this final chapter. I hope you enjoyed this series as a whole. I'm planning on exploding a few of the one-shots into a multi-chapter fic. If there's anything you'd like to see expanded tell me in the comments.

Thanks for reading!