As they are standing in front of the fireplace, watching the picture burn, Sam felt a jolt of guilt and grief hit him like a tidal wave. The tears fell down his face and he excused himself from the room. He retreated upstairs to the room he shares with Dean and lays down on the bed, curled in on himself, and lets the tears flow freely.

Dean listens to Sam climb the stairs and he gives him a few minutes before he follows him. He opens the door slowly and stands in the doorway. Sam was facing away from him and his body was shaking in full body sobs. Seeing his brother like this breaks Dean's heart. He walks into the room and closes the door behind him.

He walks over to the bed and wraps himself around Sam and pulls him into his chest, running his fingers through Sam's hair, "Shh, baby boy. I'm here. It's ok, let it all out." He kissed the back of Sam's neck and kept whispering words of comfort into his ear.

Sam soaks up Dean's comfort and warmth and presses more firmly against Dean's chest, "They're gone. They're gone and it's my entire fault." The sobs overtake his body again and he turns in Dean's embrace, burying his face in Dean's neck.

Dean knew this was going to happen. He knew Sam was going to take the blame for Ellen and Jo's death. He pulled Sam's head up and looked him straight in the eye, "Now you listen to me baby boy, none of this is your fault. No one knew that was going to happen." He cups Sam's face in his callous-roughed hands and wipes the tears from his face and gently strokes Sam's cheeks with his thumbs.

Sam leans into the touch and nods his head against Dean's palms. He curls back up against Dean's chest and wraps his arms around Dean's waist and tucks his head under Dean's chin, just like he used to do as a child. He brings his right hand up and starts to draw lazy circles on Dean's chest, "Love you, De."

Dean brings Sam's head up again and gives him the most passionate, love filled kiss he could muster. He pulls back, breathless and places their foreheads together, "I know. I love you too, baby boy."