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"Could you handle it like it was your own? It's not supposed to stretch that way" Dean said, curbing his pain into a single wince.

"That's what she said..." Jo threw back, smiling to herself. "Quit being such a baby. Just one more… there!"

"Sonovabitch!" Dean yelled out. He looked down at the small bleeding holes all along his abdomen and tried to rub the pain away.. Jo dropped the last quill into a pile of about twenty others and then threw some tweezers into her duffle. "Ever think about getting a purse?" he smirked, proud of his own cleverness.

"Ever think about manning up?" She retorted. Jo stood up, taking the bloody quills and rags over to the trash can. Dean watched the girl closely with his eyes, measuring her up a few times.

"Hey, I'm not the one who failed to mention the Chupacabra would be covered in a bunch of spines." Dean challenged in his confident tone.

"Well" Jo started crouching over his naked stomach. She was now carrying a roll of bandages. "I'm sorry I couldn't gather all the information you needed on this very rare," she widened her eyes to belittle him, "very, very rare creature. Hey! At least we got him though right Deano?"

"Hey. Quit it with the sarcasm. If I wasn't there to bail you out you'd be the one looking like Sonic the Hedgehog" Dean explained staring down his chest at her. "Although you think that book would care to mention all those spines. Kind of a key feature." He trailed.

"You'd think." She said mockingly. Dean just grinned at their back and forth.

"What's the damage?"

"I think you're going to be fine." Jo said, "Could you just lift yourself up for a second?" Dean arched his back up as Jo applied the bandage. She brought it along his stomach and under his back while turning her face towards his. Her hair gently washed over his soft skin and he felt slightly uncomfortable. Jo smiled at him with her innocent face. She continued to wrap up his wound tightly. Dean had familiar feelings creeping back for Jo. They couldn't take their eyes off each other.

They had just finished hunting down a Chupacabra that got out of Bobby's possession. He didn't even want to know why Bobby needed a Chupacabra, but whatever. They had to kill it in the end though. Would have been nice to know that its spines ejected out upon death. Now he and Jo were down in Bobby's safe room and he was lying down on a cot. The vrum of the ceiling fan could be heard every few moments, but it was going too slow now. Dean's heart started thudding as Jo looked at him. Was he falling for Jo? She was hardly his type, and besides he didn't want to hurt her.

"So Dean.." she trailed. Her hands were quivering a bit above his glossy skin. Hey eyes danced back and forth between his. Her feet moved about a bit nervously. That wasn't like her; she was used to men being attracted to her, she shouldn't be nervous. Then again, this felt different to Dean as well.

"So, Jo." Dean whispered. His deep voice breathed out and seemed to hit her because she blushed a bit. He began to sit up, but groaned in pain as his abs tightened and his innards ached. Jo helped him to not fall back down. He gasped, but brought his face up to hers. Her long eyelashes seemed to freeze him. Was this still the young girl he met in the roadhouse? He leaned in ever so slightly and she closed her eyes. He watched her full lips quiver and her two front teeth show a bit as she breathed in. He brought his mouth towards hers and put his big hand on her small shoulder. She opened her eyes and looked at his fingers, her gaze suspended on his silver ring.

"Hey." He said as softly as was possible for him. She looked back nervously, looking teary. "Is it your Mom?" he asked. She just nodded shakily, her forehead creasing with grief. He brought his face in closer until he could feel her shaking. He nibbled down on her upper lip and began to bring his body in closer. He felt her tremble and grab around his shoulders. Was this right?

"Hey you two—" Bobby began to say walking into the room. Jo and Dean quickly separated and sat down looking awkwardly towards Bobby. Trying to ignore the obvious, Jo greeted him.

"Just patching Dean up." She said. Dean smiled holding his stomach with one hand and gave thumbs up with the other.

"We're all good here." Dean said slowly and disappointedly. He licked his lips, savoring the taste of Jo's that still lingered. Bobby looked at him probingly, "Now, who wants pie!" Dean added, grinning widely and slapping his knee.

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