Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Chapter 27
Title: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
Characters: Dean/OFC, Sam/OFC, Alec, Ben, Dark Angel Crossover
Spoilers: None
Summary: It's 2009 and The Pulse has hit forcing Dean and Sam Winchester out of their home base and back on the road. While Dean and Sam are on a hunt outside of Seattle they come across two young boys who look remarkably like Dean. They soon find out the boys are anything but ordinary.
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Chapter 27
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Dark Angel or Supernatural characters. The characters of Lexi, Jake and Jackie are from a Supernatural AU Verse that I write. I hope you like it. Thanks to everyone that has been reading this story and thanks for the reviews. Reviews would be great!
May 11th
Dean rolled over looking at the alarm clock and groaned. The God damn thing was mocking him. It was 4:30, only a half hour before he was supposed to get up. He closed his eyes and sighed. He barely got three hours of sleep. He was all pumped up after hustling at the bar and had tossed and turned all night. His brain wouldn't shut off then on top of that, Lexi was pissed at him. He didn't get a chance to talk to her again last night, she was already asleep by the time he returned from the bar.
He didn't blame her for being a little pissed off. After all, his plan to draw Lydecker out was, as she said, reckless but it was the only game in town at the moment. He'd smooth things over with her on the drive to the safe house and maybe they could come up with a better way to get Lydecker out of hiding. Dean looked at the clock one last time and groaned before getting out of bed to take a hot shower.
He stood under the hot water letting it ease the ache in his muscles. Dean had forgotten how horrible motel mattress were. He looked down letting the hot water run over his neck, God how he missed his memory foam mattress. For a moment he thought about getting out to wake Lexi so he could ask her if she could work the knots out of his neck and back. He smiled thinking about it, she always gave good massages but he didn't think it would be such a gang banger idea to wake her when she was pissed at him. So to say Dean was more than a little surprised to find Lexi in front of the bathroom mirror washing her face when he stepped out of the shower was an understatement. "Hey, Lex."
"Hey." She whispered, her tongue darting out to lick her lips while her eyes roamed over her husband's naked wet body.
"See something you like?" Dean smirked at her as he grabbed a towel off the rack and deliberately took his time to knot it low on his hips.
"I..." she stammered while meeting his eyes, her cheeks now red from embarrassment. Dean laughed then stepped behind her wrapping his arms around her waist. "Dean you're getting me all wet."
"Oh am I?" Dean snickered letting his hands wander down past her stomach toying with the waist band of her shorts."Hmm hearing you say that makes me all kinds of hot."
"You...oh my god you know what I mean."
"I'm just messing with you. Listen Lex, you're right about the plan. I'm sorry if I, ya know, upset you. We'll figure something else out."
"Ok."
"We good?"
Lexi shifted in his arms so that she was now facing him. She draped her arms around his neck and stood on tip toe kissing him gently. "Yeah, we're good."
Dean smiled down at her, hands moving to cup and grope her ass. Before she could protest, he hoisted her up onto the tiled counter. He stepped closer to the counter licking his lips while pulling Lexi to the edge of it. His hands slid off her ass, he moves one to rest on her hip, the other on her thigh. Dean leaned in his mouth hovering over her ear, "You have any idea how bad I want you?" His tongue then danced along the shell of Lexi's ear while he massaged her inner thigh.
"Yeah, ok Dean, because I just look SO sexy right now. I've only lost five pounds of the baby weight."
"Doesn't matter to me. It's just more cushion for the pushin', sweetheart." He drawled letting his hands roam over her body as he smiled down at her, "I like you like this, all curvy and soft, it's sexy. If I knew I wouldn't hurt you..."
She stared at Dean and licked her lips trying not to let her eyes leave his face. Lexi knew exactly how bad he wanted her. She was trying to keep his thoughts out of her head, which was difficult when he was this close to her in addition to his teasing touches. She shut her eyes trying to clear her mind but all she could think about was ripping that towel off his hips and letting him take her right there on the counter. "Dean, you know we can't have sex yet."
"Oh Lex, you never said nothing about me not being able to kiss..." Dean whispered leaning down to kiss the spot behind her ear that drove her crazy,"or touch you." he continued while his hands slid under her tank top. Dean let his hands continue to roam as his mouth did it's own exploration. He began by brushing his lips gently against hers, then down to her jawline placing feather light kisses as he made his way to her ear. He hovers around her ear taking his time to lick and nibble the sensitive flesh. He stops for a moment before he drags his lips back down to her neck kissing and biting his way to the top of Lexi's chest. Dean stepped back pulling her tank top off to disregard it on the floor.
"Dean." His name comes out as a high whine full of need and want. "We can't..."
"Shhhh..." Lowering his head, he leaned forward to flick his tongue over each nipple. Lexi's eyes flutter closed as a low moan escapes her throat. She arches her back to give him better access then bites her bottom lip to stifle her moans. Dean smirked up at her, then took her breast into his mouth. He loved the softness of her skin, loved the way she tasted of coconut. He moaned around her breast, the sensation sending shivers up her spine. He knew he was treading in dangerous territory but he didn't care. He wanted Lexi, bad. If he was going by the sounds she was making and the fingers tugging at his hair, he'd say she wanted him just as bad. Which of course only made Dean want her that much more. Lexi's fingers tightened in his hair, guiding him over to her other breast. His mouth hovered over her nipple making her squirm as she moaned his name. Dean flicked and swirled his tongue around her nipple teasing her before he wrapped his lips around her. He sucked her nipple in to his mouth letting his teeth scrap the sensitive flesh while he began to slowly shimmy her shorts and panties down. Lexi suddenly pulled away from Dean breathing heavily, "Okay, stop. We have to stop. You're evil Dean Winchester. Pure. Evil .Thirty three days. That's all, just thirty three more days till we can have sex."
"Thirty three, uh? You counting down?"
"Yup, thirty three days..." Lexi whispered as she wrapped her legs around his waist and pulled him closer to her, "Thirty three days Dean and you can have me. Any. Way. You. Want."
"Any way I want?"
"Hmm hmm any way. Any position. Whatever that filthy mind of yours cooks up. As long as you get me off."
"Oh, I'll get you off. You can count on that but I'm gonna hold you to it, baby girl."
Two Hours Later
They were running late. Dean had wanted to be on the road an hour ago. However, having to get four kids up and ready was taking far longer than Dean thought it would. Alec and Ben had already ate breakfast, got dressed and now were sitting on the couch in front of the television ready to go. Lexi was chasing Jake around the motel room in an attempt to get him dressed which left Dean to deal with Stella. He thought he picked the easier child when he told his wife he'd take care of the baby. He was so wrong. Barely over a week old and she was just as feisty as her mother. Once he got her out of her pajamas and her diaper changed she wouldn't stay still for him to dress her. She kept kicking her little legs and squirming around. "C'mon cutie pie be a good girl for me. Daddy's tired and he has a long drive to our new home today. Please Stella, just stay still for daddy and I'll buy you something." Stella stopped squirming and stared up at Dean. He quirked his eyebrow at her shaking his head as he finished dressing her. "Figures that would get you to stay still. You're just like your mother ya know that?"
Dean put Stella in her carrier then turned to see Jake dart around the couch to get away from his mother. "JACOB DEAN WINCHESTER!" Dean growled causing his young son to freeze on the spot, "You get over here right now and let your mom dress you."
"I sorry, Daddy."
"Don't tell me that, tell your mom."
"I sorry, Mommy."
Dean was about to say more to Jake when the knocking on the motel room door began. He sighed running a hand through his hair. He made his way to the door stepping over the toys Jake had dumped on the floor moments before. Dean opened the door to find Sam, hand frozen in mid knock with his bitch face firmly in place. "I thought we were leaving an hour ago. We've been waiting on you guys."
"Yeah well, we're running a little late..."
"Ah. So Dean, you're having problems with your child army then?"
"Shut up, Sammy."
Sam walked in still chuckling to himself with Jackie right behind him. He looked around his eyebrow raised. The room looked like a hurricane hit it. Hurricane Jake if Sam was going by what the rambling toddler was saying to his mother. He estimated Dean and Lexi wouldn't be ready to hit the road for at least a half hour by the state of things. Sam sighed turning towards his older brother, "Hey, the twins look like they're ready to hit the road. How about me and Jackie take them now and we can all meet up for lunch at a Denny's or Waffle House?"
Dean nodding looking over at the twins, "You boys packed?"
"Yes, Sir." Ben and Alec answered simultaneously.
"Ok, grab your stuff and go with Sammy and Jackie." Dean then turned to Sam and Jackie handing them half of the money he had won last night, "You guys hit the road. Call us when you stop for lunch and we'll meet you there."
Winchester, CT
Dean drove up the long dirt driveway slowly as he took in the lay of the land. The safe house was set back about a mile and a half from the road and appeared to have an iron face around the entire property. As far as safe houses go, this was not at all what he expected. He had expected to pull up to some run down shack not a nice house that appeared to be well kept. He put the car in park then turned to look at his wife, "Lex, are you sure this is the right place?"
"Yeah. These are the coordinates my uncle gave me and when I spoke to him last night he said the name of the farm was Evergreen Farm."
"So, this is like a real working farm?"
"Seem so."
"Uh, okay..." Dean got out of the car then helped Jake out of his car seat while Lexi got Stella. He leaned against the car holding Jake with one arm as he waited for Sam and Jackie to park their vehicles. Dean's eyes darted around the property so he could get a feel for the place. He counted six buildings in all, three houses, two barns and what appeared to be a tool or wood shed. He also noticed a couple of cows out back, some chickens, pigs, a small orchard and some crops on the far side of the property. "Hey, your Uncle isn't going to expect us to run this place is he?"
"I don't think so. I mean he didn't say anything to that affect."
"That's good cuz I know nothing about this sorta stuff." Lexi came around the car to stand next to Dean with Stella still in her carrier. Dean slipped his free arm around his wife's waist giving her a little squeeze. "Ya know Lex, after we deal with Manticore this could be a nice place for us to stay. There's a lot of room for the kids...Ben and Alec can run around without worrying bout people seeing them..."
She smiled up at Dean before pressing a quick kiss to his cheek, "I think that sounds like a good plan."
Jackie and Alec were already out of their car as Sam maneuvered the moving truck up the dirt drive way. Alec was bouncing on the balls of his feet just itching to go exploring but his dad told him he had to wait for Ben. Alec's eyes kept darting around the farm, there was so much space and so many trees to climb he could barely hold his excitement. The moment Ben's feet hit the ground, Alec blurred over to him taking his hand to drag him off to explore. The kids weren't the only ones that were excited about their new digs. Both Sam and Jackie looked around with wide eyes as they took in their surroundings. Jackie grabbed Sam's arm pointing to one of the smaller houses in the distance, "Look Sam, another house. We can have our own place! I'm gonna go check it out!"
Before Sam or Dean could remind her they had the truck to unload she was gone. Sam shrugged smiling sheepishly at his older brother, "It'll be nice to have our own space again."
"Yeah." Dean nodded while gesturing to the truck, "Guess we better start unloading."
Lexi took Jake's hand to take him and Stella inside. She was about half way up the walk when her uncle came around the back of the house. She changed directions walking over to him and smiling. She shifted the carrier in her hand so he could get a better look inside, "Hey Uncle Gavin, this is Stella."
He peered down into the carrier then back up to Lexi with a sneer on his face, "I see you're just like your mother, legs just fall wide open for douche bags. You think your mother died so you could be with someone like him? A hunter. No less the douchiest of all hunters."
"UNCLE GAVIN!"
Dean turned towards the direction of the house as soon as the shouting began. He could feel his blood pressure rising at the words he was hearing. He never did like Gavin Connors but he tolerated him for Lexi's sake. But this? There was no way in hell he was going to let this sonofabitch talk to his wife like that. Dean shoved the box he was holding into Sam's arms before stalking across the driveway. He heard Sam call his name but kept walking towards his wife and children. He could feel his blood boiling, he was seething. "Gavin! YOU APOLOGIZE TO MY WIFE RIGHT NOW!"
"This has nothing to do with you Campbell."
"CAMPBELL?" Dean pulled a face and then looked down at his hands. He counted to ten trying to control himself but all he wanted to do was beat this fucker to a bloody pulp. "You think that's funny do you? Calling me Campbell. My name's Winchester. I know damn well you know that since you went digging for information on me a few years back so cut the Campbell shit out. And ya know what else? I don't give a rat's ass what you think of me and my brother but my wife, your niece, different story. You don't speak to her like that cuz if I hear you say shit like that to her again, me and you are gonna have a problem. See I don't give a fuck about your PTSD ass like Lexi does. Disrespect her like that again and us Winchesters are gonna be having a Hunter's funeral out there in the back forty. Do I make myself clear? You apologize to Lexi NOW."
"Dean, stop. It's fine."
"Yeah, Dean listen to your wife, you little pussy whipped..."
Dean lunged at Gavin only to be pulled back by Sam. Dean struggled to get free but Sam only tightened his grip as he pulled him further away from Lexi's uncle. "Dean, calm down and I'll let you go."
"I AM CALM, SAMMY!"
Truth was, Dean was anything but calm. Gavin kept taunting him while Sam held him back. His anger and hatred for the man was red hot. The only thing Dean could think about was getting free and throttling the crazy sonofabitch. Lexi looked from her uncle to her husband and had enough. She could tell by the look on her husband's face that this was not going to end well. She had to put a stop to it now. She turned to her uncle stating harshly, "Uncle Gavin SHUT UP."
There was no denying by the tone and echo of her voice what she had done. Her uncle opened and then closed his mouth suddenly. Dean smirked in delight at Gavin Connors. He knew he shouldn't be enjoying Lexi using her powers but this was fucking awesome. He jerked out of Sam's grasp and closed the distance between him and Gavin. He leaned in smirking down at him, "Mind control is awesome isn't it, you little bitch."
May 15th
Alec and Ben woke up extra early in anticipation of their first birthday party. Alec wanted to run right into their parents' bedroom and wake them up but Ben reminded his brother what had happened last time. Alec huffed but followed his older twin downstairs and plopped himself in front of the television. Lexi was already buzzing around in the kitchen getting breakfast started while Dean sat at the kitchen table giving Stella a bottle. Ben stood in the doorway for a beat taking it all in. "Mom," he called shifting slightly, "what are you doing?"
"I'm making your birthday breakfast...chocolate chip pancakes. And later you and your brothers are going to help me make your cake."
"Can we have grilled cheese for dinner?"
"You and Alec can have whatever you want. It's not every day you turn ten."
"Yeah Ben," Dean smirked as he shifted Stella in his arms to burp her, "double digits. It's a big deal."
Later that day
Jake sat at the kitchen table holding a beater with both hands that was dripping chocolate cake batter. He licked it slowly as he made a mess of himself and the table. Alec and Ben were also sitting at the table taking turns to slide their fingers across the mixing bowl then licking their fingers clean savoring the chocolate goodness. Not to be left out, Dean had the other beater and the spatula Lexi had used. All four Winchesters were now covered in varying degrees of chocolate making happy noises as they ate the cake batter. Lexi leaned against the kitchen counter and smiled as she watched the four of them, "I wish I had a camera."
"Why's that, babe?" Dean asked as he licked his fingers clean.
"You boys all have that same goofy look on your faces and because it's so damn cute."
Dean got up from the table picking up Jake and went over to the sink. He sat Jake on the counter grabbed a paper towel and wet it, then started wiping the chocolate off of Jake's face, "That's cuz your cake batter is awesome."
She smiled up at Dean bumping him with her hip, "Wait till you taste the cake."
After dinner that night of grilled cheese and french fries, Ben and Alec had their first birthday party. Dean, Lexi, Jake, Sam and Jackie sang 'Happy Birthday' to them before both boys leaned forward to blow out the eleven candles on their chocolate birthday cake. Both Ben and Alec had huge slices of cake with vanilla ice cream and whip cream in front of them. Dean had managed to find the can of whip cream earlier that day at the market when Lexi had sent him to find some birthday candles. The boys beamed at each other before digging in. Once every one had finished their cake and ice cream, the boys watched with wide eyes as Dean and Sam walked in with a pile of brightly wrapped presents.
"Are those for us?" Ben asked quietly.
"Well, yeah." Dean smiled ruffling his hair, "It's your birthday Benny."
They ripped into Sam and Jackie's gifts first. The boys looked at each other their faces all lit up as they tore the super soakers out of their packaging. Alec held it up testing the weight of the water gun in his hands before turning to his brother and discussing how they were going to ambush their Great Uncle Gavin. Dean laughed in delight offering suggestions on how and where to ambush him until Lexi smacked his arm. Not wanting to get into an argument with his wife, Dean pushed their presents over to the boys telling them to open the boxes. Alec looked down into the box then up at his parents confused, "Why'd you give us helmets?"
"Well," Lexi smiled at him, "you're just going to have to go outside to see."
Ben and Alec stood on the back porch staring down into the yard in shock. There in the middle of the yard, were two shiny new bikes, one black, one blue, with red bows on them. Dean looked down at his sons then back at Lexi. He thought they would love the bikes but now he wasn't so sure. They were being so quiet, this wasn't the reaction he had expected. Ben turned and looked up at him with wide green eyes, "You got us bikes..."
"Yeah Benny, um if you boys don't like 'em..."
"We LOVE them! Which one is mine?"
"Any one you want Benny."
Ben tore down the porch steps to the blue bike his whole face lit up with excitement. Alec watched his older twin for a beat then smirked at his dad, "That's cool. I wanted the black one." Before he went down to join his brother, Alec hugged his dad tight and whispered, "Dad, the bikes are awesome. This is the best birthday ever."
Characters: Dean/OFC, Sam/OFC, Alec, Ben, Dark Angel Crossover
Spoilers: None
Summary: It's 2009 and The Pulse has hit forcing Dean and Sam Winchester out of their home base and back on the road. While Dean and Sam are on a hunt outside of Seattle they come across two young boys who look remarkably like Dean. They soon find out the boys are anything but ordinary.
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Chapter 27
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Dark Angel or Supernatural characters. The characters of Lexi, Jake and Jackie are from a Supernatural AU Verse that I write. I hope you like it. Thanks to everyone that has been reading this story and thanks for the reviews. Reviews would be great!
May 11th
Dean rolled over looking at the alarm clock and groaned. The God damn thing was mocking him. It was 4:30, only a half hour before he was supposed to get up. He closed his eyes and sighed. He barely got three hours of sleep. He was all pumped up after hustling at the bar and had tossed and turned all night. His brain wouldn't shut off then on top of that, Lexi was pissed at him. He didn't get a chance to talk to her again last night, she was already asleep by the time he returned from the bar.
He didn't blame her for being a little pissed off. After all, his plan to draw Lydecker out was, as she said, reckless but it was the only game in town at the moment. He'd smooth things over with her on the drive to the safe house and maybe they could come up with a better way to get Lydecker out of hiding. Dean looked at the clock one last time and groaned before getting out of bed to take a hot shower.
He stood under the hot water letting it ease the ache in his muscles. Dean had forgotten how horrible motel mattress were. He looked down letting the hot water run over his neck, God how he missed his memory foam mattress. For a moment he thought about getting out to wake Lexi so he could ask her if she could work the knots out of his neck and back. He smiled thinking about it, she always gave good massages but he didn't think it would be such a gang banger idea to wake her when she was pissed at him. So to say Dean was more than a little surprised to find Lexi in front of the bathroom mirror washing her face when he stepped out of the shower was an understatement. "Hey, Lex."
"Hey." She whispered, her tongue darting out to lick her lips while her eyes roamed over her husband's naked wet body.
"See something you like?" Dean smirked at her as he grabbed a towel off the rack and deliberately took his time to knot it low on his hips.
"I..." she stammered while meeting his eyes, her cheeks now red from embarrassment. Dean laughed then stepped behind her wrapping his arms around her waist. "Dean you're getting me all wet."
"Oh am I?" Dean snickered letting his hands wander down past her stomach toying with the waist band of her shorts."Hmm hearing you say that makes me all kinds of hot."
"You...oh my god you know what I mean."
"I'm just messing with you. Listen Lex, you're right about the plan. I'm sorry if I, ya know, upset you. We'll figure something else out."
"Ok."
"We good?"
Lexi shifted in his arms so that she was now facing him. She draped her arms around his neck and stood on tip toe kissing him gently. "Yeah, we're good."
Dean smiled down at her, hands moving to cup and grope her ass. Before she could protest, he hoisted her up onto the tiled counter. He stepped closer to the counter licking his lips while pulling Lexi to the edge of it. His hands slid off her ass, he moves one to rest on her hip, the other on her thigh. Dean leaned in his mouth hovering over her ear, "You have any idea how bad I want you?" His tongue then danced along the shell of Lexi's ear while he massaged her inner thigh.
"Yeah, ok Dean, because I just look SO sexy right now. I've only lost five pounds of the baby weight."
"Doesn't matter to me. It's just more cushion for the pushin', sweetheart." He drawled letting his hands roam over her body as he smiled down at her, "I like you like this, all curvy and soft, it's sexy. If I knew I wouldn't hurt you..."
She stared at Dean and licked her lips trying not to let her eyes leave his face. Lexi knew exactly how bad he wanted her. She was trying to keep his thoughts out of her head, which was difficult when he was this close to her in addition to his teasing touches. She shut her eyes trying to clear her mind but all she could think about was ripping that towel off his hips and letting him take her right there on the counter. "Dean, you know we can't have sex yet."
"Oh Lex, you never said nothing about me not being able to kiss..." Dean whispered leaning down to kiss the spot behind her ear that drove her crazy,"or touch you." he continued while his hands slid under her tank top. Dean let his hands continue to roam as his mouth did it's own exploration. He began by brushing his lips gently against hers, then down to her jawline placing feather light kisses as he made his way to her ear. He hovers around her ear taking his time to lick and nibble the sensitive flesh. He stops for a moment before he drags his lips back down to her neck kissing and biting his way to the top of Lexi's chest. Dean stepped back pulling her tank top off to disregard it on the floor.
"Dean." His name comes out as a high whine full of need and want. "We can't..."
"Shhhh..." Lowering his head, he leaned forward to flick his tongue over each nipple. Lexi's eyes flutter closed as a low moan escapes her throat. She arches her back to give him better access then bites her bottom lip to stifle her moans. Dean smirked up at her, then took her breast into his mouth. He loved the softness of her skin, loved the way she tasted of coconut. He moaned around her breast, the sensation sending shivers up her spine. He knew he was treading in dangerous territory but he didn't care. He wanted Lexi, bad. If he was going by the sounds she was making and the fingers tugging at his hair, he'd say she wanted him just as bad. Which of course only made Dean want her that much more. Lexi's fingers tightened in his hair, guiding him over to her other breast. His mouth hovered over her nipple making her squirm as she moaned his name. Dean flicked and swirled his tongue around her nipple teasing her before he wrapped his lips around her. He sucked her nipple in to his mouth letting his teeth scrap the sensitive flesh while he began to slowly shimmy her shorts and panties down. Lexi suddenly pulled away from Dean breathing heavily, "Okay, stop. We have to stop. You're evil Dean Winchester. Pure. Evil .Thirty three days. That's all, just thirty three more days till we can have sex."
"Thirty three, uh? You counting down?"
"Yup, thirty three days..." Lexi whispered as she wrapped her legs around his waist and pulled him closer to her, "Thirty three days Dean and you can have me. Any. Way. You. Want."
"Any way I want?"
"Hmm hmm any way. Any position. Whatever that filthy mind of yours cooks up. As long as you get me off."
"Oh, I'll get you off. You can count on that but I'm gonna hold you to it, baby girl."
Two Hours Later
They were running late. Dean had wanted to be on the road an hour ago. However, having to get four kids up and ready was taking far longer than Dean thought it would. Alec and Ben had already ate breakfast, got dressed and now were sitting on the couch in front of the television ready to go. Lexi was chasing Jake around the motel room in an attempt to get him dressed which left Dean to deal with Stella. He thought he picked the easier child when he told his wife he'd take care of the baby. He was so wrong. Barely over a week old and she was just as feisty as her mother. Once he got her out of her pajamas and her diaper changed she wouldn't stay still for him to dress her. She kept kicking her little legs and squirming around. "C'mon cutie pie be a good girl for me. Daddy's tired and he has a long drive to our new home today. Please Stella, just stay still for daddy and I'll buy you something." Stella stopped squirming and stared up at Dean. He quirked his eyebrow at her shaking his head as he finished dressing her. "Figures that would get you to stay still. You're just like your mother ya know that?"
Dean put Stella in her carrier then turned to see Jake dart around the couch to get away from his mother. "JACOB DEAN WINCHESTER!" Dean growled causing his young son to freeze on the spot, "You get over here right now and let your mom dress you."
"I sorry, Daddy."
"Don't tell me that, tell your mom."
"I sorry, Mommy."
Dean was about to say more to Jake when the knocking on the motel room door began. He sighed running a hand through his hair. He made his way to the door stepping over the toys Jake had dumped on the floor moments before. Dean opened the door to find Sam, hand frozen in mid knock with his bitch face firmly in place. "I thought we were leaving an hour ago. We've been waiting on you guys."
"Yeah well, we're running a little late..."
"Ah. So Dean, you're having problems with your child army then?"
"Shut up, Sammy."
Sam walked in still chuckling to himself with Jackie right behind him. He looked around his eyebrow raised. The room looked like a hurricane hit it. Hurricane Jake if Sam was going by what the rambling toddler was saying to his mother. He estimated Dean and Lexi wouldn't be ready to hit the road for at least a half hour by the state of things. Sam sighed turning towards his older brother, "Hey, the twins look like they're ready to hit the road. How about me and Jackie take them now and we can all meet up for lunch at a Denny's or Waffle House?"
Dean nodding looking over at the twins, "You boys packed?"
"Yes, Sir." Ben and Alec answered simultaneously.
"Ok, grab your stuff and go with Sammy and Jackie." Dean then turned to Sam and Jackie handing them half of the money he had won last night, "You guys hit the road. Call us when you stop for lunch and we'll meet you there."
Winchester, CT
Dean drove up the long dirt driveway slowly as he took in the lay of the land. The safe house was set back about a mile and a half from the road and appeared to have an iron face around the entire property. As far as safe houses go, this was not at all what he expected. He had expected to pull up to some run down shack not a nice house that appeared to be well kept. He put the car in park then turned to look at his wife, "Lex, are you sure this is the right place?"
"Yeah. These are the coordinates my uncle gave me and when I spoke to him last night he said the name of the farm was Evergreen Farm."
"So, this is like a real working farm?"
"Seem so."
"Uh, okay..." Dean got out of the car then helped Jake out of his car seat while Lexi got Stella. He leaned against the car holding Jake with one arm as he waited for Sam and Jackie to park their vehicles. Dean's eyes darted around the property so he could get a feel for the place. He counted six buildings in all, three houses, two barns and what appeared to be a tool or wood shed. He also noticed a couple of cows out back, some chickens, pigs, a small orchard and some crops on the far side of the property. "Hey, your Uncle isn't going to expect us to run this place is he?"
"I don't think so. I mean he didn't say anything to that affect."
"That's good cuz I know nothing about this sorta stuff." Lexi came around the car to stand next to Dean with Stella still in her carrier. Dean slipped his free arm around his wife's waist giving her a little squeeze. "Ya know Lex, after we deal with Manticore this could be a nice place for us to stay. There's a lot of room for the kids...Ben and Alec can run around without worrying bout people seeing them..."
She smiled up at Dean before pressing a quick kiss to his cheek, "I think that sounds like a good plan."
Jackie and Alec were already out of their car as Sam maneuvered the moving truck up the dirt drive way. Alec was bouncing on the balls of his feet just itching to go exploring but his dad told him he had to wait for Ben. Alec's eyes kept darting around the farm, there was so much space and so many trees to climb he could barely hold his excitement. The moment Ben's feet hit the ground, Alec blurred over to him taking his hand to drag him off to explore. The kids weren't the only ones that were excited about their new digs. Both Sam and Jackie looked around with wide eyes as they took in their surroundings. Jackie grabbed Sam's arm pointing to one of the smaller houses in the distance, "Look Sam, another house. We can have our own place! I'm gonna go check it out!"
Before Sam or Dean could remind her they had the truck to unload she was gone. Sam shrugged smiling sheepishly at his older brother, "It'll be nice to have our own space again."
"Yeah." Dean nodded while gesturing to the truck, "Guess we better start unloading."
Lexi took Jake's hand to take him and Stella inside. She was about half way up the walk when her uncle came around the back of the house. She changed directions walking over to him and smiling. She shifted the carrier in her hand so he could get a better look inside, "Hey Uncle Gavin, this is Stella."
He peered down into the carrier then back up to Lexi with a sneer on his face, "I see you're just like your mother, legs just fall wide open for douche bags. You think your mother died so you could be with someone like him? A hunter. No less the douchiest of all hunters."
"UNCLE GAVIN!"
Dean turned towards the direction of the house as soon as the shouting began. He could feel his blood pressure rising at the words he was hearing. He never did like Gavin Connors but he tolerated him for Lexi's sake. But this? There was no way in hell he was going to let this sonofabitch talk to his wife like that. Dean shoved the box he was holding into Sam's arms before stalking across the driveway. He heard Sam call his name but kept walking towards his wife and children. He could feel his blood boiling, he was seething. "Gavin! YOU APOLOGIZE TO MY WIFE RIGHT NOW!"
"This has nothing to do with you Campbell."
"CAMPBELL?" Dean pulled a face and then looked down at his hands. He counted to ten trying to control himself but all he wanted to do was beat this fucker to a bloody pulp. "You think that's funny do you? Calling me Campbell. My name's Winchester. I know damn well you know that since you went digging for information on me a few years back so cut the Campbell shit out. And ya know what else? I don't give a rat's ass what you think of me and my brother but my wife, your niece, different story. You don't speak to her like that cuz if I hear you say shit like that to her again, me and you are gonna have a problem. See I don't give a fuck about your PTSD ass like Lexi does. Disrespect her like that again and us Winchesters are gonna be having a Hunter's funeral out there in the back forty. Do I make myself clear? You apologize to Lexi NOW."
"Dean, stop. It's fine."
"Yeah, Dean listen to your wife, you little pussy whipped..."
Dean lunged at Gavin only to be pulled back by Sam. Dean struggled to get free but Sam only tightened his grip as he pulled him further away from Lexi's uncle. "Dean, calm down and I'll let you go."
"I AM CALM, SAMMY!"
Truth was, Dean was anything but calm. Gavin kept taunting him while Sam held him back. His anger and hatred for the man was red hot. The only thing Dean could think about was getting free and throttling the crazy sonofabitch. Lexi looked from her uncle to her husband and had enough. She could tell by the look on her husband's face that this was not going to end well. She had to put a stop to it now. She turned to her uncle stating harshly, "Uncle Gavin SHUT UP."
There was no denying by the tone and echo of her voice what she had done. Her uncle opened and then closed his mouth suddenly. Dean smirked in delight at Gavin Connors. He knew he shouldn't be enjoying Lexi using her powers but this was fucking awesome. He jerked out of Sam's grasp and closed the distance between him and Gavin. He leaned in smirking down at him, "Mind control is awesome isn't it, you little bitch."
May 15th
Alec and Ben woke up extra early in anticipation of their first birthday party. Alec wanted to run right into their parents' bedroom and wake them up but Ben reminded his brother what had happened last time. Alec huffed but followed his older twin downstairs and plopped himself in front of the television. Lexi was already buzzing around in the kitchen getting breakfast started while Dean sat at the kitchen table giving Stella a bottle. Ben stood in the doorway for a beat taking it all in. "Mom," he called shifting slightly, "what are you doing?"
"I'm making your birthday breakfast...chocolate chip pancakes. And later you and your brothers are going to help me make your cake."
"Can we have grilled cheese for dinner?"
"You and Alec can have whatever you want. It's not every day you turn ten."
"Yeah Ben," Dean smirked as he shifted Stella in his arms to burp her, "double digits. It's a big deal."
Later that day
Jake sat at the kitchen table holding a beater with both hands that was dripping chocolate cake batter. He licked it slowly as he made a mess of himself and the table. Alec and Ben were also sitting at the table taking turns to slide their fingers across the mixing bowl then licking their fingers clean savoring the chocolate goodness. Not to be left out, Dean had the other beater and the spatula Lexi had used. All four Winchesters were now covered in varying degrees of chocolate making happy noises as they ate the cake batter. Lexi leaned against the kitchen counter and smiled as she watched the four of them, "I wish I had a camera."
"Why's that, babe?" Dean asked as he licked his fingers clean.
"You boys all have that same goofy look on your faces and because it's so damn cute."
Dean got up from the table picking up Jake and went over to the sink. He sat Jake on the counter grabbed a paper towel and wet it, then started wiping the chocolate off of Jake's face, "That's cuz your cake batter is awesome."
She smiled up at Dean bumping him with her hip, "Wait till you taste the cake."
After dinner that night of grilled cheese and french fries, Ben and Alec had their first birthday party. Dean, Lexi, Jake, Sam and Jackie sang 'Happy Birthday' to them before both boys leaned forward to blow out the eleven candles on their chocolate birthday cake. Both Ben and Alec had huge slices of cake with vanilla ice cream and whip cream in front of them. Dean had managed to find the can of whip cream earlier that day at the market when Lexi had sent him to find some birthday candles. The boys beamed at each other before digging in. Once every one had finished their cake and ice cream, the boys watched with wide eyes as Dean and Sam walked in with a pile of brightly wrapped presents.
"Are those for us?" Ben asked quietly.
"Well, yeah." Dean smiled ruffling his hair, "It's your birthday Benny."
They ripped into Sam and Jackie's gifts first. The boys looked at each other their faces all lit up as they tore the super soakers out of their packaging. Alec held it up testing the weight of the water gun in his hands before turning to his brother and discussing how they were going to ambush their Great Uncle Gavin. Dean laughed in delight offering suggestions on how and where to ambush him until Lexi smacked his arm. Not wanting to get into an argument with his wife, Dean pushed their presents over to the boys telling them to open the boxes. Alec looked down into the box then up at his parents confused, "Why'd you give us helmets?"
"Well," Lexi smiled at him, "you're just going to have to go outside to see."
Ben and Alec stood on the back porch staring down into the yard in shock. There in the middle of the yard, were two shiny new bikes, one black, one blue, with red bows on them. Dean looked down at his sons then back at Lexi. He thought they would love the bikes but now he wasn't so sure. They were being so quiet, this wasn't the reaction he had expected. Ben turned and looked up at him with wide green eyes, "You got us bikes..."
"Yeah Benny, um if you boys don't like 'em..."
"We LOVE them! Which one is mine?"
"Any one you want Benny."
Ben tore down the porch steps to the blue bike his whole face lit up with excitement. Alec watched his older twin for a beat then smirked at his dad, "That's cool. I wanted the black one." Before he went down to join his brother, Alec hugged his dad tight and whispered, "Dad, the bikes are awesome. This is the best birthday ever."