Redemption - Chapter Twenty-One
Redemption
Chapter Twenty-One
Sam motioned for Dean to follow him but John spoke up from behind them.
“Hey boys tell us what happened.”
“Just a sec, Dad,” Sam said as Dean looked questioningly at his brother.
“What is it?” he asked as Sam stood in front of him with Torie protectively against his chest.
Sam looked nervously around the living room, hoping his father had stayed with the girls in the kitchen, as he sensed something was very wrong.
Sam swallowed, “Dean, that guy who had Torie when we came in, was Rex.”
Sam looked up to see Dawn stood in the doorway as she shrugged at him. They were used to telling each other everything and this secrecy felt wrong to him. He had no desire to hurt his wife.
“You sure?” Dean asked not wanting to believe it but certain that Sam would never lie to him.
Sam nodded just as Dawn approached them.
Dean headed back to the kitchen with Alex, who was snuggled close to him, he did not envy Sam’s situation. He would hate to have to tell his wife that her brother was a psycho kidnapper who dealt with demons. It was bad enough he would have to tell Vangie that her cousin was the psycho. He just hoped the girls believe them without long explanations because they were still clueless as to why they were worth so much. Though it seemed obvious this thing wanted them alive since they had been unharmed. Dean had a bad feeling that Sam’s abilities were the key to the mystery. He hoped that the demon never found out Torie and Alex both were showing signs of the same types of gifts.
Just before Vangie reached to get Alex from Dean, they all heard Dawn’s exclamation of disbelief.
“Why are you saying that?” she asked her husband as he tried very hard to make her understand it was the last thing he would ever desire to tell her.
“Sweetie, I am not making this up. I don’t know Rex they way you do and this brings me no pleasure to tell you this but I know who I saw and what he told me.”
“Then why would he come here to make sure you were found safely?” Dawn asked before it dawned on her that Rex’ showing up out of now where was more than odd. He had been missing for years, she had thought he was dead until the day before when her mother told her he was in town.
Dawn bit her lip as she looked up at Sam who seemed sad for her. She trusted the man with her life. She loved her Sammy, though she would never dare to call him that. He held Torie close to him still as the baby nodded off now that her daddy was safe at home.
Vangie looked to Dean for an explanation after Dawn’s outburst. Dean stood by the counter while everyone else had a seat as he told them everything that had happened including what Sam had revealed beginning with his being dragged out of the garage the night before.
“Cousin Rex?” Vangie asked.
Dean only nodded as he finished his water and rinsed out the glass for something to do to keep his hands busy.
“We have to find a way to leave here without any one knowing. Otherwise we are sitting ducks,” John said.
“That’s for sure, Honey,” Missouri said as she frowned at John.
A few minutes later, Sam, Dawn and Torie arrived solemnly in the kitchen.
“Everything okay?” Vangie asked in their general direction.
Vangie hadn’t been that surprised to hear about her cousin Rex’ involvement in the kidnapping. He had never been a hard worker, always out for a quick buck. Originally when she had heard he was MIA overseas she had assumed someone had taken revenge on him the way her family had done Aaron. She felt sorry for Dawn as she watched her sit down at the table after she put Torie in the portable crib.
Sam stood behind Dawn’s chair, “I had a vision about Rex and the man who offered him the money for us.”
Dawn looked expectantly up at Sam who frowned at her.
He hesitated,” The man kills him, Dawn.”
Dawn’s mouth fell open, she knew her brother wasn’t the most honest or loving person in the world but he was her brother.
“We have to tell him,” she pleaded as she tried to get up before Sam stopped her,
“I tried to tell him, Dawn, he wouldn’t listen. He plans to use us to get that money one way or another.”
Vangie faced Sam with Alex firmly in her arms, “What exactly did Rex say?”
Rex drove about a mile down the road then pulled over to use his cell phone.
“How did they get free? Now they are back at the house and it’s someone’s head if they take it in their minds to run. I don’t want to have to chase them down if they take off, and I am getting pissed off though they are no good to us dead. Time is running out, the offer is only good until midnight, tomorrow,” Rex insisted into the phone as he saw the police car pull behind him.
Robert strutted up to his cousin’s car unsure of what he would find. Rex was the black sheep of the family Robert was in constant fear that Rex would end up murdered by someone he had wronged.
“Rex, what’s going on?” he asked as his cousin turn to smile at him after putting away his phone.
“Sorry, I needed to make a quick call and felt it was safer if I stopped.”
Robert didn’t believe it for a minute but he only nodded as he looked in his cousin’s eyes, something wasn’t quite right. He thought maybe Rex was on drugs he seemed nervous as beads of sweat formed on his brow. Robert wanted him to get out the car so he could make sure Rex was okay but the bad feeling in his gut prevented him from making the request.
“Well we will see you at dinner tomorrow, right?” Robert asked, as he got ready to return to the police car.
“I’ll be there,” Rex said to Robert’s retreating back.
Robert waited until Rex’s car was out of sight before he headed back to the Winchesters something told him that his sister might know what was going on.
The knock on the back door surprised them all but Sam looked out the window and saw the police car in the drive.
“It’s Robert,” he said as he opened the back door for his cousin in law.
They all looked at one another as Robert walked in the room, Dean decided for them all that they should lay it everything out on the line since they needed help and they needed it fast. Vangie was the spokesperson and Dean was proud of her as she put their future into her brother’s hands.
Robert knew his sister was telling the truth she had been through so much in her life and he had hoped this marriage would be something that brought about a true healing for her. Robert liked the Winchesters, especially his brother in law, Dean, despite the doubts he had when they told him about their supernatural past. Dean stood behind
Vangie as she sat in the chair facing Robert after she finished speaking.
“I wish I didn’t believe you; but I could tell Rex was up to something. Now is there anywhere that you all can go to get out of harm’s way. Somewhere none of our family knows about?”
Everyone looked at one another as they tried to think of someone they knew that they had not had contact in a few years.
“We can think of someone I am sure; maybe you can stall for us,” Dean said as he racked his mind for someone they could go visit while they worked on a plan to be rid of the demon not just hide from his influence.
“Okay, well I do not want to know where you are going until you are there. We can set up a way to contact one another over the internet, right Sam?”
“Oh absolutely, but what are you going to do?”
“Basically, I am going to set this place up to look like you all are still here, bring over the relatives create a diversion. But I need you all to get your things and leave as soon as possible,” he said to the group as they picked up the babies and headed toward the stairs.
Before she left the room, Vangie hugged and thanked her brother for his help.
“No problem Sis, we will find a way to beat this thing, together.”
Dean watched Vangie as she got the babies things together to put in the diaper bag. She was focused and in control of her emotions. He wanted to hug her and tell her it would all be okay but, he thought that might not be the best idea. He threw some things into a duffle bag, then watched Alex while Vangie grabbed some of her clothes and personal items. She smiled at Dean as he picked up their little one. He winked at her with a smirk as they headed back down the stairs.
They left Sam and John’s trucks at the house, but Vangie and Dean took off in the Impala first while Sam, John, Missouri, Dawn and the babies in Dawn’s new mini van pulled out a few minutes later. The idea was to make it seem that they would be right back. A few minutes later, Uncle Ned, and Beatrice showed up at the front door. Robert invited them in so he could explain the situation. Only the three of them would know what was going on outside of the Winchester family.
Rex’s stooge, Johnny, watched the house but wasn’t concerned to see the Winchester’s leave since there appeared to still people at the house. Fifteen minutes later John had driven off in the mini van seemingly alone but Johnny still saw no significance as he slid down in the seat to wait for what he assumed would be their speedy return. An hour passed before he realized that something might possibly be wrong. The lights were still on, the police car was in the yard as well as one other car, Sam’s truck, and Vangie’s Jeep. He hesitated to phone Rex, because he knew he would only yell and possibly beat him up.
The Winchester’s drove until they crossed the state line into Minnesota before they checked into a hotel. Dean’s adrenaline rushed, they had never been chased out of town before. It was strange to be on the run from something they generally faced head on. He hated the feeling but he had to consider his family. There would be a time for fighting their most hated enemy he knew that. He hoped when they finally battled the demon that he would recall the anger he felt at having to leave the home he had come to love so dearly. Robert phoned a couple of times to let them know all was quiet but he was certain someone was on watch outside the house. No one was surprised to hear about Rex’s stooge outside the house as they settled into their separate rooms.
They set up salt and wards on the windows and doors, the younger Winchester couples decided to split a room while Missouri and John took the connecting suite next door. Initially they had gotten together in John’s suite to hold a family meeting, The meeting was all about where they would go and how they planned to trap the demon. John believed that the demon had observed Rex’s plan and was without a doubt angry at the bumbling way things turned out. Mostly they were certain them leaving was just what they needed to draw the demon out into the open.
“Okay keep in mind this thing can change appearance, we do not know what it will look like next time he is around. Keep the amulets on the babies as well as the other charms all of us have worn.”
“If in doubt about someone, saying “Cristo”, should be a way to help,” Dean added.
“Exactly, even saying it under your breath is better than not testing someone,” Sam said as he nodded at Dean while he leaned back on the sofa while a now wide awake Torie gurgled up at him. Sam hated that his little girl was in the middle of the danger that their entire family was in. She smiled up at him with a toothless grin that melted his heart. He would do anything to keep her safe, he had determined that from the start.
Snuggled in bed, with Alex between them sound asleep, Vangie approached the subject that Dean had known would arise.
“I’m sorry,” she said into the quiet room while Dean watched the baby’s chest rise and fall.
“Please don’t tell me its because of what is happening, because Vangie if anyone should be apologizing its me. I am the one who brought my past into your life,” he said as he reached over to caress her arm.
“But if it weren’t for me and the baby, you would have trapped that thing and killed it. Instead we had to leave our home.”
“But its not your fault, we will get it, and like Dad said this may be our best option. He thinks we are running because we are frightened but we have plans for him. The guy we are going to see has helped us in the past. He knows his stuff. Trust me this will be the best plan of action.”
He was about to lean over the baby to kiss Vangie when he realized Alex watched them.
“Looks like his sleep pattern is off,” Dean said as he picked up his son to lay him on his chest.”
Vangie bit her lip as she watched in awe as Dean played with their son. Maybe Dean was right, everything that happened wasn’t her fault. She wanted to believe that as she felt her husband’s eye’s on her.
“Come on, you can play too,” Dean grinned at her.
Missouri watched John as he paced.
“I think Dean is right, Bobby should be able to help us get this thing,” he said as he headed back toward the bed.
“From what you have told me he has the experience and the resources that’s certain. The only thing is he is someone the demon knows about.”
“Yeah, but Sam has a coded way to contact him through the internet.. He has gotten into technology recently,” he laughed as he pulled the covers around them both.
John told her Bobby was a good old southern boy who saw no use in computers and such until Sam started to teach him all the things he could do online.
Missouri smiled as he brought his lips down on hers.
Dawn watched Torie as she lie in the portable crib sound asleep. How did things get so messed up? Of all the things she ever expected of her brother, this was one that never crossed her mind. To think that her own flesh and blood would plot to sell her husband and possibly her child for money was astounding. She did not realize she was crying until she saw a tear drop fall. She sniffled lightly with hopes of clearing up her face before Sam heard her but he was sensitive to her mood.
“You okay?” he asked as he stood behind her.
“Yeah, just hormones,” she tried to say with conviction.
Sam wasn’t fooled, he turned her to face him.
“It’s okay to be sad, but we can get this settled finally. This may turn out to be our best bet to get rid of that thing.”
“What about Rex?”
“Robert is going to wait until we settle this before he arress him for the kidnapping.”
“He would have sold you, Dean, and the babies for five hundred thousand? I hate to say it but I am glad he will be put away. Am I awful?”
“No, I think you want him to get help.”
She nodded, afraid to say anything else, tears were not her style and she did not want to resort to them. Sam pulled her to the bed, then close to his chest.
“It’s okay to cry, we’re all a bit frustrated. I love you Dawn, let me help you deal with this,” he said as he kissed her tear stained lips.
Robert was curious about where Rex’s hang out was so he called in a fellow policeman with a made up story so they could watch the Winchester house a bit while he followed his hunch. He didn’t have to drive far before he saw his cousin’s car. He drove by the first time but saw no one outside. About a mile later he sat and waited. What the hell is going on? Why all the cars? Where is everyone? The house is too small for all those people, maybe they left with some others. He wanted to phone Ronnie but he promised Vangie to keep the circle of people “in the know”, to a minimum. He bit his lip as he backed up to turn around. A second later a body fell out of a thee and landed on his hood, as a dark figure smiled from its hiding spot a few feet away.
TBC