In a spacious home on the coast, a phone rings.
Finally it’s answered with a curt “ ‘lo?”
“Dad’s sleeping off his latest round of doctor-prescribed painkillers. Try again.”
“Ummm...Mr. Castiel Novak?”
“Cassie’s seeing to our brother’s estate. He’s gonna be gone a few more days.Wanna try Novak Number One behind Door Number Three?”
“Ding ding ding! Tell ‘er what she’s won, Johnny!”
“...Okay, Gabe. This is Doctor Mills from Memorial Hospital. I’m calling on behalf of your brother-in-law, Dean Novak.”
Gabriel’s suddenly deadly serious. The last they’d heard from the doctors, Dean was still unconscious. Gabe hadn’t seen him since he’d been admitted. “Is he okay? What happened?”
“Dean woke up an hour ago—”
“That’s great! When can he have visitors?”
“That’s actually why I’m calling, Gabe. We had to sedate him again. He was in hysterics when he awoke. His blood tests show an acute case of pining sickness. We had hoped that it would pass while he was under, but-”
“My brother, his husband, is...dead.” He will never, ever get used to the stabbing pain that comes with those words. He can’t imagine how Cassie must be feeling. “I imagine he would be sick.”
“I know, Gabriel, and I’m so very sorry. I’m calling because Dean’s son needs help.”
Gabe can feel his stomach drop. No. Nonononononono. Not Jimmy’s baby. Voice shaking, he asks “What’s wrong with the kiddo? Does he need a transfusion? A kidney? I’ll go get—”
“Touch, Gabe. He needs to be held. We don’t have enough staff right now to, well, cuddle an infant for an extended period. He needs to be close to Dean and his family so that he can form healthy familial bonds. In this case, as your brother’s twin, Castiel would be the ideal candidate, but—”
Gabriel is all but rubbing his hands together. “But as Cassie’s gonna be busy for the next few days, ya get me. What do you need me to do?” Gabriel opens the notepad app on his phone and makes a list of the items Dr. Mills tells him to bring to the hospital. He’ll have to stop in town for some of it, and then he can head to the hospital. He’s all but bursting to get his hands on his new nephew.
I present to you my second piece for the Supernatural Media Big Bang along with an excerpt from the story it's for! Isn't it bloody brilliant?! I seriously pulled the best card in the pack with @soloarcana T_T I can't wait for everyone to read it and be in AWE of it. It's a romance/drama story based on "Mrs. Winterbourne" - some of you might be acquainted with it ;)
On another note, I think baby has had enough of Gabe's shenanigans. xD
Stay tuned to SPN MBB tumblr at @spn-mediabigbang for final posting in Late April/Early May!