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itmighthavebeenintentional · 3 years

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Crossword Clues & Coffee - Three Down

Summary: A chance encounter in Lebanon’s finest (read: only) diner leads Dean to find the one thing he never knew his life was missing.

Warnings: Tiny bit of language? Angst. LOTS of sass. Honestly, it’s a lot of fluff. No romance.

Author’s Note: Many thanks to @there-must-be-a-lock for always-masterful revision and editing advice, and to @thoughtslikeaminefield for encouragement and flails. I think we all need something a little more light-hearted these days, so here you go.

Word Count: 378

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Sam has been officially fired from grocery shopping, at least for anyone but himself (read: anyone who wants enough calories to survive). Every man for himself, as far as Dean is concerned. Cas doesn't disagree, but he won’t say so aloud, and the angel is still unreliable when it comes to consistently shopping, so it’s up to Dean to keep them (himself) from starving. He snags a cart and heads into the local supermarket, determined to find something red and bleeding that he can roast to his heart’s content.

“Young man, can you...oh, Dean. Well, it’s a small town. Shouldn’t be surprised.” Esther pulls up next to him in one of those motorized shopping carts, dragon head cane propped carefully next to her seat, carpet bag taking up most of the small basket.

“You gonna be able to fit any groceries in there?” he asks, grinning. He manages to hold his ground against her glare, only letting his shaking breath out when she turns the main force of her frown on the tiny basket attached to the front of her cart.

“Don’t need many groceries,” she grumbles. “Hand me that small pack of ground chuck, sir, and don’t sass.”

“Hamburgers?” he asks, curious, as he hands over the requested item.

“Meatloaf,” she shoots back. “Why? Are you hungry? I’ll bet you didn’t eat a proper breakfast again.”

His stomach growls loudly at the mention of one of his favorite dishes, and his cheeks redden.

“I wouldn’t want to impose,” is the politest response he can come up with. She’s got to be on a tight budget, and he feels a little weird going over to a little old lady’s house just to eat her food. And he barely knows Esther, so really-

“Nonsense. You’re a growing boy, and you’re obviously not eating right at home. What does your brother feed you, anyway? Leaves? No, dinner is at six, so come over at five to help me cook. Come earlier, if you’re bored. I have some chores you can help me with. 422 Clinton Way. No dessert if you’re late, I mean it.”

She considers the pack of ground beef in her hand, scrutinizes Dean, then hands the meat back.

“Hand me the three pound pack.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

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