In which Sam gets shot.

[imnot_likeyou]

He reacted on gut instinct. He was a father who aimed to protect his family, and this person he saw speaking with his daughter was a major threat to his family. In two quick strides, he had crossed the parking lot to where his daughter was standing and yanking her behind him by the arm, fixing the man in front of him with a level look. Grant

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[dancn_barefoot]

Rachel was sitting in the waiting room at the hospital with her arms wrapped tightly around her legs. Her chin rested on her knees and she was staring deeply at the floor. She was terrified.

Her dad was in surgery and she didn't know what was going on. She was just waiting. Waiting for her mom and everyone else to get there.

A few minutes later, Alice rushed in, looking around in a panic for her daughter. When she spotted Rachel, she ran over and fell into the chair beside her, pulling her into her arms.

Rachel fell into her mother's hold and clung on, just starting to cry again.

[jstliketherifle]

Dean wasn't far behind them. He was the one who'd given Alice the ride to the hospital, and he was pretty sure he'd broken every speed limit between there and here to get there on time. Sam hadn't been in this kind of trouble in decades, not since the last war, and the fact that there were still people out there gunning for him was not giving Dean warm and fuzzy feelings.

He made his way over, giving Alice a minute to hold her daughter, before sitting down on the coffee table across from him and placing a hand on her leg lightly.

"Rachel, sweetheart. You alright?"

[dancn_barefoot]

Rachel looked over at her uncle, not letting go of her mom. "I don't know what's going on," she said quietly. "They aren't saying anything."

[jstliketherifle]

"Yeah, doctors are a pain in the ass that way." Dean nodded slowly, giving her leg a bit of a squeeze. He didn't like this anymore than she did, and that was clear on his face. Right now he needed to focus on finding the person who did this to his brother and making sure he got what was coming to him. "Can you tell me what happened? Who did this?"