I bring for your consideration... Chapter 1 of "She Will Be Loved." :) lol
First off, thank you so much for all of your lovely reviews in the last chapter of my sequel. I was dying to start this trilogy, but there were a few details I needed to prune...so...hopefully it came out fine. Just want you all to know I am fully enjoying doing this trilogy, and hope that you all like it as well. :)
Also, I hope you like my rendition (or version..lol) of Route 666... 'cause, yes, that's what coming up! :) It won't be quite the same as the episode, and have changed the general theme of it...but most of the dialogue is still there...and of course adapted to our lovable kid, Jenny. (NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT intended, I assure you!)
So, that said...enjoy folks! :)
Jenny hadn't been feeling none too good that day. The headaches had gotten worse, and no matter how much sleep she tried to get, her body just didn't seem to be registering it. She had been feeling more lightheaded than usual that day, and the thought that maybe something wasn't quite right had already crossed her mind more than once that morning. Too nervous to explore the faint possibility that perhaps her pregnancy was not going too well, she had shoved aside any such thoughts in denial, determined to busy herself with her work at the diner. I'm fine…just fine…
It had been a particularly busy morning, and Jenny had been working like bee, darting to and from the kitchen, in an effort to serve all of the customers and clean dirty tables all at the same time. For Jack's part, he and the little Chinese man had been working their own tails off, cooking enough meals to feed an army. Business had gone up in the last month somewhat unexpectedly, and Jack had already started considering the possibility of hiring an extra employee. Business had been so good, he couldn't help but hope that maybe his luck had finally come, making him feel happy and satisfied with life. He loved looking after Jenny during the day, and he made her take short breaks every so often, determined to help her out as much as he possibly could, seeing as how Jenny refused to accept any sort of economical help from him. Kid's got spunk…gotta admire her for that. He smiled to himself and let himself dream…maybe…just maybe…if he had the chance to save up some money, he could get himself a house…a little house with curtains…a couple of dogs...and…a girl. Jack sighed. It didn't hurt to dream, did it?
"Jack," whimpered out Jenny suddenly from her corner in the kitchen. The urgency in her voice cut his chain of thoughts abruptly, making Jack focus his attention on her immediately.
"What's wrong?" asked Jack. She was holding on the counter, and her knuckles were white with exertion. Stepping beside her, he peered down at her ashen stricken face and he felt a knot begin to form in the pit of his stomach. This can't be good…
"I…don't…know—" Jenny wheezed out painfully. Suddenly she shrieked and she clutched at her protruding belly painfully, squeezing her eyes shut with a grimace.
"Jenny!?" roared Jack. The next second Jenny had let go of the counter and if Jack hadn't caught her, she would have fallen to the floor. Holding her in her arms, he awkwardly looked down at her, too frightened to know what to do.
"It…it hurts…real bad…" Jenny finally managed out in a voice barely above a whisper. Her breathing was labored, and Jack had to strain himself to catch her words.
"You hold missy!" suddenly ordered the Chinese man who seemed to have appeared from out of the clear blue. "I call ambulance, NOW!" So saying, he ran to the phone and dialed the number, and Jack could hear him rapidly firing off the direction of his diner on the phone.
"It's gonna be all right, kid," whispered Jack softly to Jenny. She was crying out in pain and her body quivered in his arms, making Jack hold her even more carefully, scared of hurting her in any way. "The ambulance is on its way…just hold on a little more…that's all I'm asking you…just a little more, Jenny…" he soothed.
"Dean," Jenny gasped out suddenly. "Call...Dean…"
"Excuse me?" asked Jack in bewilderment. He certainly hadn't expected that.
"Dean…"Jenny repeated once more as she choked, making her wince in pain once more. "I…need…him…please…"she begged him.
Her eyes were throbbing with pain, and Jack couldn't find it in him to refuse this simple request. He gulped down a lump in his throat and stuffed away any sense of disappointment he had as he focused on the fact that the only thing that mattered now was Jenny's well being—and if getting Dean was what Jenny wanted, he was going to make damn sure Dean got there. Even if he had to drag him bodily to the hospital himself.
"What's his number?" choked out Jack.
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Dean and Sam had been getting ready to check out a new case near Pennsylvania, and they were currently filling up their car on gas at a random gas station they had found on the highway. Sam was standing by the car intent on a map that was resting on the roof of the car, and he seemed completely oblivious of Dean's presence nearby from where he was filling up the car. Too preoccupied in finding a route to bypass a construction that was blocking their way, he didn't even notice when Dean's cell rang. Not recognizing the caller ID that appeared on his cell, Dean frowned and wondered who it could be as he curiously flipped his cell open.
"Hello?" asked Dean as he grimaced under the bright glare of the sun.
"This Dean? Dean Winchester?" came the husky no-nonsense voice over the phone.
"Who are you?" asked Dean with a frown. "And how did you know my name?"
"Never mind that now. You need to get down here NOW. Jenny needs you," came the unexpected response.
"What?!" Dean held on the side of the car in support, as he suddenly felt himself reel slightly forward. What the hell?! Jenny?! How…? Where…? Everything around him seemed to slowly melt away, as the shock of actually hearing Jenny's name made Dean felt lost for a split second. But only for second. Because the next, Dean had gotten a grip on himself, and immediate suspicion had started to form inside of him. From where did this dude know Jenny? Better yet…how did he get his number, find out his real name and further more…how did he know that he, Dean Winchester, knew a girl named Jenny? "Who is this?"asked Dean angrily.
"A friend. Now are you gonna get your sorry ass down here or not? Jenny needs you, now!" responded the other voice urgently.
"That's another thing!" interjected Dean, still not buying the story that Jenny actually and truly was looking for him. After all, it had been months since she had dumped him…what made him think she would suddenly appear now and want him back? For that matter…why wasn't SHE calling him? It didn't make any sense… "How do you know Jenny needs me?"
"All right," sighed the Jack in defeat. "Look, you don't know me, but I know you and Jenny were together once…and I know you're not gonna believe this…but Jenny's pregnant and she almost had a miscarriage today. She's at the hospital, and the only way I could calm her down was by promising her I would get you down here."
"SHE'S PREGNANT?!" screeched out Dean in shock as he gaped stupidly at the cell phone. Covering the cell with his hand, he turned around to make sure Sam hadn't heard him. Satisfied that he hadn't, Dean walked a few steps away and talked into the cell once more as he tried to pull his wits together once more. "As in BABY pregnant?!"
"Do I need to use small words for you so you'll understand!?" Jack gritted out sarcastically. "Now are you coming or do I have to hogtie your sorry ass to my car and bring you down here myself?"
"She's pregnant…" muttered Dean, more to himself than to Jack. I can't believe it…this can't be right…it's insane…
"Dean…she begged me to call you. She needs you, NOW."
Dean shook his head and snapped out of his reverie. Trying to pull himself together, Dean nodded slowly. "Yeah," he huffed out as he tried to steady his voice. "Give me the address."
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"Ok, I think I found a way we can bypass that construction just east of here…we might even make Pennsylvania faster than we thought," Sam informed Dean cheerfully. Dean had just snapped his cell phone shut, and he was walking towards the car with a dazed expression.
"Yeah…" Dean responded distractedly. "Problem is, we're not going to Pennsylvania." He squared his jaw stubbornly and headed to his side of the car and slowly opened the door to the driver's seat. Why did you wait so long to call me Jenny…couldn't you have told me sooner?!
"Wait…" Sam looked at him in confusion. Did I just miss something?! "What?!"
"Just got a call from an…an old friend…" Dean responded vaguely. Great…my ex is in the hospital and she didn't even have to guts to call me herself…she had to send some pipsqueak to do her dirty work…it's nice to know she cares…
"What?" Sam looked at him blankly. Dean was obviously not telling him something…a hell of a lot of something. Wanna run that by me again?
"Yeah…" replied Dean testily as he glared at Sam in defiance. "Believe me…she never would have called..NEVER…unless she needed us…" Maybe she didn't call me herself because she was too sick…maybe she's even worse than I thought…maybe…maybe she's dying. Dean could feel cold sweat erupt on his back, as he began to freak out. Jenny couldn't die…hell…he still couldn't believe she was pregnant. And I never knew… He tried to swallow a lump in his throat and practically glared daggers at Sam. What's he looking at?! He stepped into the car and slammed the door shut, feeling pissed at nothing in particular. "Common! Coming along or what?!" called out Dean finally to Sam who was still rooted to the ground in shock.
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"By an old friend you mean…" Sam dangled the sentence hopefully. Dean and Sam had been on the road for over fifteen minutes, and he still didn't show any sign of cooperation. As far as Sam could tell, Dean didn't seem to have the slightest intention of telling him anything.
"That it's not new," responded Dean curtly.
"Yeah, thanks…" Sam chuckled. He smirked, as he realized Dean was looking pretty uncomfortable under his skin. It wasn't often he got to see that…and frankly, Sam couldn't help but enjoy the sensation of having one over his smart aleck brother. "So…her name is Jenny, huh?" Dean nodded slowly, but shows to sign of wanting to talk about it. "You never mentioned her," added Sam hopefully once more. Why does eliciting information from Dean always hurt more than pulling your fingernails off with rusty pliers?
Dean looked at Sam briefly. "Didn't I?" he asked tightly. Of course I didn't talk about her…there was nothing to talk about…
"No."
"Yeah…we went out." Dean shrugged, as if it had been of no importance, trying to sound as light as he possibly could under the circumstances. God knows he was screwed up enough as it was deep down inside...but there was no reason why Sammy should know that.
"You mean you dated someone…" Sam pointed out in sincere shock. He hadn't believed Dean could be capable of keeping a semi-normal relationship with a girl. Dean for his part, only glared at his comment. "And," added Sam ignoring Dean's look, "more than one night."
"Am I speaking in a language you're not getting here?" Dean finally put in. Man, he was pissed. Seeing Sammy act like such a smart ass was ticking him off. Furthermore, hearing Sam laugh at his confusion didn't help matters any either. "Yeah, Dad sent me to work on this job in Texas…so I met her there and we went out for a couple of weeks."
"AND?" asked Sam expectantly. Really…Dean always seemed to drop subjects right when they were getting interesting. Something which annoyed open and honest Sam to no end.
Dean kept his eyes glued on the road and merely shrugged.
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"So it's terrible about her having been caught by Jack Tripper and all but I still don't see how that sounds like what we do. Why were you even there in the first place?" asked Sam in genuine surprise. After having pestered Dean for the past two hours, Dean had finally dignified himself to tell Sam where he had met Jenny, trying to explain in as little details as possible about how he had found her in Jack Tripper's basement so many months ago. So far, he had only told him as far as having rescued her from the basement and "kidnapped" her from the hospital to avoid her getting deported. But somewhere along the line Sam had managed to extract the information that she was pregnant, which had resulted in him almost blowing the rooftop off the Impala. He had stopped though, when Dean's menacing glare had warned him to watch his mouth. Apparently Dean was in no mood to clarify anything beyond that. And Sam had the feeling that if he wanted to live long enough to meet his future niece or nephew, it might be a good idea to keep his opinion to himself.
But Sam had no idea about how Jenny had been raped and he sure as hell had no inkling as to what had made Dean and Jenny drift apart. The need to understand completely what had happened was driving him crazy, but he knew that Dean would only give out as much information as he thought necessary. And apparently Dean didn't consider it necessary to clarify beyond what he had already done. The way Dean saw it, there was no way in hell he would have found the guts to spill out so much when he could barely believe it himself at the moment. There were so many unanswered questions in his mind. How Jenny had almost suffered a miscarriage…was she all right…did she really need him?...hell…how the hell had she gotten pregnant?! At least…not how…that much he knew at least…WHEN was more like it…
"Dad and I thought it was Jack Tripper's spirit we were after. We had no idea it was the real him till I got there and found Jenny and almost got my head handed to me. It's lucky we both made it out alive."
"Wow…" Sam's voice trailed off in surprise. "So you took her to your room so the social worker wouldn't find her…was that it?"
"What else was I supposed to do!?" grit out Dean.
"I dunno…" Sam paused and thought about. Hell…the more he thought about it the more he figured he would have done the same thing. He couldn't have left a kid like her to fend by herself. He smiled and felt proud that his usually cool and indifferent brother had had the heart to care for a girl the way he had that night when he had "kidnapped" her from the hospital. "Sounds like you did the only thing you could do."
"Your damn right I did." Dean nodded arrogantly and smirked slightly, some of his former cocky self reappearing.
"I still don't get how she didn't freak out when she woke up…I mean…waking up in a motel room with a complete stranger? How could you possibly have talked yourself out of that one?" Sam looked at Dean suspiciously. Dean was so leaving something out of this bizarre tale. His suspicions were confirmed when Dean's cockiness vanished and in its place was left a slightly uncomfortable Dean. "Well??" prodded Sam.
"She did freak out…at first…"finally answered Dean vaguely. "But I got her calmed down after a spell."
Sam nodded as if that made perfect sense. "Yeah…you always did have a way with the ladies," admitted Sam somewhat bitterly.
For a response, Dean's earlier smirk only widened from ear to ear, making Sam feel irritated at him. You'd think he was the only man in the world to see him smirk like that… Sam shook his head and decided to brush his annoyance at his pain in the neck brother away. First things first. "So you guys dated a spell…how did you manage with the cases?"
"What about them?" Dean asked gruffly.
"You know…the random disappearances…and all those other lovely perks that come with the job," clarified Sam with a sarcastic wave of his hand.
"She dealt with it…it was no big deal." Dean's voice was flat, and Sam could tell he had struck a raw nerve somewhere.
"Sorry…I didn't mean to get nosy…"Sam started slowly, feeling sorry he had pushed too far. "It's just…all of a sudden I find out we're going off to a hospital to visit your ex-girlfriend who put up with our insane lifestyle and somehow I still can't believe it—"
"Believe what?" cut in Dean in confusion as he whipped his head to look at Sam quizzically.
"Believe that any sane girl could accept what we do and live with that…I mean…it's insane-" Sam stopped suddenly as he caught the full meaning of his words just in time. Frowning, he turned on Dean as the truth slowly dawned on him. "Which by the way, how does she know what we do?!"
Fixing his eyes straight ahead, Dean feigned sudden interest in the road and pretended to ignore Sam's question.
"You told her…you told her the secret!" Sam practically hollered at him. "Our big family rule number one! We do what we do and we shut up about it!" Sam's nostrils flared as he started to get more worked up. "For a year and a half I do nothing but lie to Jessica and you go out with this chick in TEXAS for a couple of weeks and you tell her everything?!" Sam stopped, out of breath and looked at Dean waiting for him to respond. When he didn't he only felt angrier at him. "DEAN!"
"Yeah!" finally huffed Dean in response. He looked briefly at Sam with pain in his eyes then quickly set his eyes back on the road. Yeah, Sammy…I did break the family rule…I told her everything…I took her hunting with me…and look where that got me…I screwed everything… Dean blinked and tilted his head. "Looks like," he added softly.
What?!? Dean and Jenny are finally going to catch up??
Will Jenny be allright? What about her kid? And who's baby is it anyway? Dean's or...
Are they going to make up and stay together already or WHAT?!?!?!?!?
That and more to come in the following chapters folks! So...if I were you...I'd get the popcorn ready, 'cause you guys have no idea what you just got into...lol jk
p.s. let me know what you think! :) missed posting! and I also miss "No Place to Cry", BUT ah well...it had to end sometime! lol