Valentine's Date for startswinging

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Elle had been more than a little nervous getting ready for their Valentine's Day date. She had never planned something like this before. She had asked for advice from other girls and gotten some suggestions, but eventually, she decided on just trying to do something simple. They had both been a little awkward before going out, so she thought maybe it would be nicer if they just stayed in this time.

She had met with Claire earlier this week (not Sam's Claire, but the other one) and she had helped show Elle how to cook dinner for Dean. The first few tries hadn't gone very well, but she finally had gotten a batch okay. She had kept it simple, cheeseburgers and homemade french fries. She was pretty sure he'd prefer that over something fancy anyways. She hoped so.

She wanted them to have a nice time, things had been a little rocky for both of them lately, and she just...wanted to have a nice time. Besides, this was her first time celebrating with someone.

Even though they were staying in she had still dressed up, wearing a nice red dress. She had blow dried her hair, letting it frame her face with a small curl.

She was lighting the candles she had placed out on her table, occasionally glancing at the clock now, waiting for him to arrive.

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When Dean saw her, if his smile could stretch any wider, it just did. His eyes moved up and down her, appraising her, and he couldn't help licking his lips as his eye moved back up to hers. Then he took a step closer and put his arms around her waist, staying back enough to continue checking her out.

"Hey, yourself. You look... wow."

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Elle grinned at his appraising eyes. Definitely worth dressing up to get that reaction out of him. She raised her arms and wrapped them around his neck, pressing herself a little closer to him now.

"You like?" She asked in a faux innocent tone. "It's just something I had lying around."

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He had to laugh at the clarification. Then he leaned is and gave her a quick kiss. "I love it. You look beautiful." One more glance and he leaned in to kiss her again, moving forward and closing the door behind him as he did so.

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"You don't look half bad yourself," She teased playfully before leaning in to return the kiss, deepening it a little more as she heard the door close behind them. It was going to be nice to have him to herself for the evening.

Not that she didn't get that a lot already...but it was always nice.

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Dean definitely didn't mind her hogging his attention. As long as he could get jobs done in between, of course. That was what he was here for, after all. But the times with her like this? They were awesome. They made everything worth it. And the sex was the best he'd ever had.

After a while, he pulled back out of the kiss, licking his lips and give a sly grin, "So, what's the plan for tonight?"

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Elle wouldn't ever try to keep him from his job. She could understand, even appreciate, how a job could be more than anything else. But when he wasn't on jobs? She was more than happy to occupy his time then.

She bit her lip coyly as he pulled away. "Well..." She drawled out slowly. "I thought maybe we could just stay in for the night. I cooked us dinner."

Plus, there was that special lingerie she had bought for tonight. That was definitely getting put to good use at some point.

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Dean raised his eyebrows as he let that settle for a moment. "... You cooked?" She had been so worried about making apple pie, he was surprised that she had cooked a whole dinner. Not that it's really much different, but to Dean... dinner was a big task! Then he gave a big smile because really, he definitely approved her wanting to cook. "Awesome. What did ya cook?"

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She laughed a little sheepishly. "I made Claire help teach me again." She had definitely struggled with this more than the pie, but it had turned out...mostly okay. The burgers were a little overdone, but she was pretty sure it was still edible.

She couldn't really explain why she had wanted to make him dinner. Being domestic wasn't something she usually did or cared about but in TV and movies it always seemed like good girlfriends did things like cook dinner for their boyfriends.

"Nothing too fancy," She continued with a small smile of her own. "Just cheeseburgers and french fries."

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“I think I need to buy Claire a present or somethin’.” Dean was used to diner food. To a lot of people, their food definitely wasn’t edible. Well… some diners, anyway. Food was food to Dean. Even if it was overdone and wasn’t the best his ever had, it’s still a burger and that’s good enough for him.

And the way things are going with Claire teaching Elle how to cook certain things? That was awesome to him. He hoped it would continue.

When she said what it was she had cooked, he gave a big, happy grin. Elle definitely knew him well. “Sounds awesome to me.”

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"If you get anyone a present, it should be me," She joked playfully. "Besides, it was the other Claire that helped me this time."

She didn't mention that she had picked this particular meal because it was one of his favorites. She was pretty sure admitting it would be a little too chick flick for both of them

Still, she beamed at his approval. "I thought you'd like that choice."

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“I thought gettin’ you presents was part of the role.” He winked at her and gave her a little squeeze. Then just nodded at the confirmation of which Claire. He still wasn’t used to there being two of them, unlike others. It was a little strange to him.

It would definitely be too chick flick. Although if she did say that, Dean would just laugh it off and nudge her playfully or something equally dismissive. But his appreciation would be there, just hidden.

“Well, is it ready? I’m starvin’!” Pushy? Never…

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"It is part of the role," She confirmed with a smile, returning the squeeze. "Just making sure you know your place, that's all."

She pulled away, laughing at how eager he was for his food. "Everything is ready in the kitchen." She took his hand and tugged him to the other room. The table was set for two with a burger and fries on each plate. The room was dimly lit with candles on the table for atmosphere. In a bucket of ice was a bottle of champange.

Okay, so maybe Elle had watched one too many chick flicks while looking for ideas.

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"I know, believe me." He rolled his eyes with a playful smirk. "You make it hard to forget."

Dean was easily led into the kitchen. Wherever there was food, that's where Dean would want to be. When he saw the way the room was set up, he ducked his head a little to hide the smile. No one had ever done something like this before for him and it wasn't exactly his style, but he'd be lying if he said he didn't like it. Just as long as it wasn't like this, with the candles and all that, all the time. But with Elle, he knew it wouldn't be.

He pulled on her hand to bring her closer to him, giving her a quick soft kiss. "You're spoilin' me."

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Elle was glad for his approval. She had been worried that maybe she had gone a little overboard, but she couldn't help herself. She never really got the chance to celebrate Valentine's before, or any holiday really, so she had wanted to make the most of it. It wasn't like she was going to start doing it all the time or anything.

She returned the soft kiss with one of her own and a playful smile as she pulled away with a small zap. "Just as long as you don't get too used to it," She teased playfully.

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Dean had to snort at that. There was no way he would want to get used to something like this. He would much rather veg on the couch with her or something similar. But he could deal with doing it once every now and then. "I won't, don't worry."

With one more kiss on the cheek, he moved to the table to sit down.

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"Just making sure," She called back with a shrug of her shoulders. She filled with the bottle of champagne for a moment or two before finally managing to pop the bottle open. She poured them each a glass before sitting down at the other seat.

She brought the glass to her lips and took a sip, wrinkling her nose a little at the taste. "I think I prefer my girly drinks."

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Dean was so glad she had said that. As she was opening the bottle, he had been staring at it like it was about to grow limbs and attack them. Champagne was in the list of girly drinks that he didn't like. But she had put in effort to do this, so he picked up his glass, inspecting it like as if he was looking for a bug or something in the liquid, and then shot half of it back. He wrinkled his own nose at the taste. "I definitely prefer whiskey or beer."

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"I'll definitely keep that in mind for the future," She laughed a little sheepishly. "In movies and stuff this is what they usually drink for romantic dinners...but it's really kind of gross tasting." Definitely not something she was going to bother buying again.

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"Thank god we're not in a chick flick, then." He shot back the rest of the champagne, wanting to get rid of it before he dug into the food. Which is what he did straight away to get rid of that taste.

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"Good thing," She laughed, taking another sip of her own champange before setting the glass down and digging into her own food. At least that tasted pretty good, even if it was kind of overdone.

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The food was amazing in Dean's mind. Even more so because she cooked it for him. It might not have been the best, but the best had been diner food. So it wasn't the same and as far as he was concerned, it couldn't be compared to this. He would never say that thought process out loud. "This is freakin' amazin'."

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Elle beamed brightly at the praise. She was so glad he liked it. She'd never admit how nervous she had been that he wouldn't. But instead she just grinned up at him. "I'm glad you think so. You should see what I bought for after dinner."

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Dean stopped his bite of the burger midway at that. His eyebrows were raised, eager to know what it was. "What's for after dinner?!"

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"It's a surprise," She said with a smirk. She couldn't resist drawing it out a little longer. She was sure he would like it though, and that's what was important.