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When Sam woke, it was in a bed that wasn't his own and without his dad or brother in sight... needless to say, there was a lot of freaking out. He fumbled out of bed and went looking through the apartment he was in... only to find a dog and not much else. Nothing that would tell him where he was anyway or where Dad or Dean was, when they'd be back.

He even got desperate enough to grab the phone and try their numbers... only to find them no longer in use which was just... even weirder. Now he was even more worried.

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Work got out early for the day and Dean whistled to himself as he headed home. The walk was pleasant, sun warm and the breeze cool. He was looking forward to spending some time with Sam. Maybe they'd take Ozzy to the park or something. He pushed the door open and stepped inside, carrying a pizza box and a six pack.

"I'm home!" He was greeted by an excited furball at his feet. Dean was pretty sure the excitement was 50% love and 50% pizza.

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He watched the dog run off to greet whoever came in and Sam peered around the corner and into the living area before ducking back. Crap. He didn't have anything to protect himself with... he was still in his pajamas even. But a kitchen... a kitchen had something he could use. Knives at least... Yeah, just had to find which drawer they were in.

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He gave the pup a good ear scratching, holding the pizza high out of reach with the other hand. After a minute or two, he looked around. No sign of his brother. Huh. Maybe he went out?

"Sammy? You here?"

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Dean hated to disappoint Sam, but the people who worked with Sam in the bookstore knew him so well, he couldn't be sure someone wouldn't ask where his 'boyfriend' was and he didn't want to have to explain that to this Sam. "We'll go downtown first. See the carriages and the historic path and stuff. Then we can cut over to the river and walk up. There are a couple of paddle boats refitted as restaurants and casinos moored near my bar, they're pretty cool."

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That would have been a little awkward to explain... but Sam had perked up at the prospect of seeing downtown and getting close to where Dean worked. At least it sounded like he was going to get to see some cool stuff. "Alright."

He flashed up a grin, nudging into Dean lightly as they walked. "Thanks, Dean... for showing me around and everything."

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Dean slung an arm around Sam's shoulders (God, it'd been years since he could do that) and smiled. "No problem, Sammy. Oddly enough, I actually like spending time with my geekboy brother."

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"We can do that." He looked up and smiled at the waitress dropping off their fries. Then he turned back to his brother. Sam wasn't stupid. He was just hoping Sam didn't start thinking along complicated lines.

And it was nice hanging out with his little bro. He could appreciate Sam at this age better now that he was older. "We've got a couple of Bruce Lee flicks. All the Die Hard movies. Plenty of good movies."

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Sam grabbed a fry, nodding. "Sounds great, Dean."

He was enjoying this too... noting any little differences he'd seen in Dean so far, how he'd grown. It was interesting, really. And so far, Dean hadn't tried to ditch him for some chicks or been too annoying.

He gave a curious look. "Do I change a lot when I get older, Dean?"

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Dean looked over at him thoughtfully. "Besides shooting up like a damn redwood? You get more opinionated. Obnoxious."

He grinned and shook his head. "Nah, you weren't that bad. You just figured out what you wanted and you went for it. Didn't let anybody get in the way of it." He was proud of Sam for that, but it was also bad for him for a while... all those fights with Dad and leaving for Stanford. That was all over now. Well, for grown Sam. This Sam hadn't done it yet.

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"Okay. We'll do it. Oz'll have to stay behind this time. They don't take dogs on the tours." Maybe by the time they'd finished walking the historic paths of Savannah, Sam would be ready for dinner. Dean could show off his new cooking skills. Anything to prolong the conversation about the sleeping arrangements.

He got to his feet and stretched. "Let me grab the laptop and check to see when the next tour starts."

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"Okay." He nodded, going to take the movie out and put it up while Dean handled that. Sam really hadn't thought much about sleep anyway- he probably should. And it probably would be awkward when he realized there really was only one bed here.

Not that they had a huge place. It was easy to guess... Sam was just trying not to think about it too much or anything.

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The longer they could put off the sleeping conversation, the happier he'd be. He looked up a tour for them and found one starting in the next half hour. Plenty of time to walk down to the square where it started.

"Tour starts in thirty. You ready to go, dude?"

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Well, no such luck. Looked like he was going to be sleeping alone again tonight. Ah well. Sam looked comfortable all wrapped up in the sheets and stretched out beside Ozzy.

Dean smiled and shook his head, turning to head into the kitchen. He could get breakfast going. The smell of bacon frying would probably get Sam moving.

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Yeah, the smell of food helped definitely. There was a moment where Sam just froze and stared around the room before everything slowly came back to him, flooded back.

He gave Ozzy a scratch and smiled when he got a couple licks to the face in response before he slipped to his feet. "Dean?"

He went to peek in the kitchen, finding Dean there.

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"In here, Sammy." Dean called back. He had bacon frying and coffee going. Not that he was feeding Sam coffee. He popped some toast into the toaster and turned to look at Sam when he came into the kitchen. "Hungry?"

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"Jealous." Dean pulled into the parking lot of the arcade. He stopped the engine and looked over at his brother. "Ready?"

He climbed out of the car and headed for the door, making sure Sam was behind him. At least the place didn't look to be overrun by little kids. There were a few Sam's age and some parents milling around. Not bad at all.

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"Oh, totally. I wish I could come up with pick up lines as lame as yours so bad, Dean." At the question, he nodded and followed Dean inside. Thankfully, Dean hadn't chosen a kiddy place. At least there were some kids that looked around his age.

He grinned and reached up to idly tug at Dean's shirt. "You ready to lose, dude?"

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Dean shrugged as he pulled into the parking lot of the Savannah aquarium. No sense in denying it. He wouldn't have done it more than once if he hadn't. "Yeah, I liked it. Occasionally, there's a guy who's as attractive as a woman. Just couldn't say or do much about it when we were young. Dad would have flipped his lid."

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He snorted at that. "Yeah, you're right." Dad would have blown up probably. He'd probably really regret asking this,but... "Do you know if I do anything with guys when I'm older?"

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"I know, Sammy. Can't help myself. You know that." He nudged his brother under the table. Rotten little brother. "Be nice to me or I won't get you free pie tomorrow." Not that Sam cared about pie.

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"I think I'd like free ice cream more." He flashed a teasing look across the table, returning that nudge playfully.

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Dean knew he was acting weird. He was trying not to, but his mind was all over the place and he was having a hard time sorting everything out. At least Sam was calm. Dean could freak out on his own and put himself back together before his brother got home. Probably.

"Love you, too." He pulled away slowly. "Go to work. See you when you get home."

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Sam was trying to keep calm if only because he figured it might help... might do something. He was actually-- well, kind of worried, if he were being honest. Didn't want Dean to dwell on whatever had happened, didn't want him to feel... bad about what was between them.

He leaned in when Dean started to pull away, stealing another quick kiss to his cheek, not daring on going for a more proper one yet. "Yeah, okay."

He pulled away then, reluctantly headed out. There was a place not too far from his work to drop the film off and probably pick it up on his lunch or something. Kind of eager to see what was on it anyway, see if it jogged his memory a little.

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"Yeah. Could use a few thousand winks." He yawned and buried his face against Sam's shoulder. Definitely an improvement. This morning, he'd been wishing the demon had finished him off. He felt so much better now, it wasn't even funny. "You?"

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"Get some sleep then, Dean..." He smiled a little, watching his brother relax against him. "Yeah, I could definitely use some rest."