KEEPING PROMISES!
Disclaimer: I do not own Sam, Dean or any of the other recognizable characters. Only the ones that were invented in my imagination.
This is the sequel to "I want to move on". Sam is locked in the cage with Michael and Lucifer. Now it is time for Dean to make good on the promise he made Sam. Make a life with Jade, the life Sam will never have. Be there for Lexie and raise Bentley. Dean made a promise and he is going to keep it. But at what expense. Is the grief so deep that Jade can't bring him back. Or will he fall in love with her all over again.
Chapter 1 He's gone.
Jade was sitting in the kitchen at the counter drinking her third cup of coffee. It had been six hours since her vision. Lexie had crawled in bed and cried herself to sleep. Jade bathed and fed Bentley and he was out like a light. Jade looked at the clock on the microwave. Ten pm. She thought for sure Dean would have been here by now. She tried to call him and it went straight to voicemail. She called Bobby about a hour ago and he thought for sure he was coming straight there. But nothing.
Dean sat in the Impala at the end of the long driveway that led to the house he would now call home. He wasn't sure how long he had been sitting there. Or how he even got there. It was like the Impala navigated the way. He sat in the dark, trying to figure out what he was going to say to Lexie. How he was gonna hold her and tell her everything was alright. Tell her that her and Bentley were going to be fine. When inside, he knew life would never be the same. He looked at his watch, ten pm. He took a deep breath, wiped his hand over his face and started the car.
Jade heard the car as he pulled up the driveway. She walked to the door and watch out the small window next to the door. She opened the door when she saw him make his way up the stairs. He held his head down until he was standing in front of her in the doorway. As her eyes met his, tears poured from her eyes. He wrapped his arms around her neck as she wrapped hers around his waist, holding him tight. Her chin rested on his should, the side of his head pressed to hers. His lips to her ear. "He's gone, Jade. He's gone." he whispered. She pulled from him, placed her hands on the side of his face, and looked him in the eye. "I know." Then she gently pressed her lips to his. He closed his eyes. After several seconds she pulled back and he walked in the door. She shut the door as he sat at the counter. She grabbed a bottle of whiskey and a glass. She poured him a glass as he sat with his elbows on the counter. He turned up the glass, downing the whiskey with one drink. Jade was so nervous, not sure what to say or do. She opened the fridge. "Are you hungry? Want me to fix you something to eat?" She said as she sat meat and cheese on the counter. Dean grabbed her wrists and pulled her to stand between his legs. He wrapped his arms around her waist, pulled her close and pressed his face in her chest. She wrapped her arms around his neck and held him.
Dean raised his head from Jade's chest when he heard Lexie's door open. She was still crying. Dean stood and walked to her. He wrapped his arms around her, her face in her hands in his chest. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I should have been able to stop this." he said. She looked up at him, "Don't do this. This is not your fault." Jade stood with her back to them. Tears slid down her face as she heard the pain in both of their voices. The two people she loved the most in the world were in pain. And there was nothing she could do to stop it. She quietly made her way to the bedroom. Lexie kissed Dean on the check. "We are going to get through this, together." She walked back into her bedroom and climbed in bed. Wrapping herself around Sam's pillow, burying her face in the pillow. Dean sat on the sofa and took off his boots. He was so exhausted. The images of the day filled his head. He ran his hands over his face and through his hair. Then he heard Bentley whimper. He stood and walked on the room. When he got to the crib Bentley looked up at him. Dean picked him up and walked to the kitchen to get a bottle. He sat in the rocking chair and begin to feed Bentley. A calm washed over him as he looked down at his nephew. Seeing Sam. "Do you know, your dad is a hero. A real life hero." He laid him on his shoulder and patted his back. "One day, I will have to tell you all about him." he whispered as he laid him back in the crib.
Jade was laying on the bed, her back to his side of the bed when he walked in. He took off his t-shirt, socks and jeans. He laid on his side, his back to her. She laid still, listening. She could tell by his breathing he was crying. She turned to him, wrapped her arm over his side. Resting her hand on his chest. Her chest pressed against his back. He inter laced his fingers with hers and held her hand to his chest. She kissed his shoulder, "I love you." she whispered. He squeezed her hand, "I love you." he whispered. He took a deep breath and exhaled. Closed his eyes. He could feel her heartbeat on his back. His mind went blank, nothing but the thump as her heartbeat. Then the calm darkness. Jade could tell he fell asleep. His muscles were relaxed and his breathing was steady and calm. And the beat of his heart on her hand had settled to a steady rhythm. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath as the darkness took over.