Authors Note: Until now I have fought my urges to post this publicly. It has been until this point a Hunters Stop Supernatural Fan Fic Archive EXCLUSIVE. I hope someone likes it. It is mostly completed. There is also a Tag to this fic where I try to give the Dean/Cassie fans closure but in the original story, that is this one, it will not happen.

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Title: Destiny's Child
Summary: Dean is dead and Sam needs to tell Cassie the horrible truth but he arrives to a surprise of his own.
Rating: Mature

Pairings: Cassie R./Sam W.

Sam and Bobby did what they could after Dean went to hell. They settled into Bobby's house and went on hunting jobs. From time to time they continued to do research on how they could get Dean out of hell but to no avail. Bobby felt good that Sam had decided to stay on with him, the younger man had grown a bit restless since he became the only remaining Winchester.
Despite having Bobby around Sam loved to go on solitary hunts, he knew he was more careless than he used to be. His heart wasn't in the job, it had never been in the job. He only hunted because it was something he did with his family. He believed family was everything the same way Dean and his father had.
After almost six months of living without Dean, Sam decided to he should go tell Cassie. Something inside him thought it would only fair that she had a chance to have closure in her relationship with Dean. Cassie was the closest thing to family besides Bobby and Missouri that he had. Besides, he needed to get away from Bobby's for a while.
Bobby agreed that Sam should go speak with Cassie though he didn't see why he didn't just call. Sam insisted he tried to call but the number he had didn't work. He hoped her mother would know how to contact her and he believed the news he had should be given in person.

He left early on a Monday, and it took him almost a day to get to Missouri. He spent the night in a motel then arrived at Mrs. Robinson in the afternoon the next day. She opened the door with a smile.
"Sam, nice to see you again," she said as he reached down to hug her.
"You too, Mrs. Robinson, it has been a while," he replied with a grin.
The older woman looked happier than the last time they had seen one another. She almost looked radiant, Sam thought.
"Well come in," she said as she backed away from the door to let him in the house.
Sam smiled a thank you when she asked him if he want a cup of tea. When she went off to the kitchen to make the tea Sam sat down.
He mind was reeling. He wasn't sure why he had decided that Cassie needed to know about Dean but he had to go through with now that he had arrived. He looked around the house just for something to do and noticed something odd. His eyebrows lifted as he pondered why there were childrens toys in a box on the other side of the room. He noted that there were several dolls, a few stuffed animals and various educational items.
"Here you go," Mrs. Robinson said when she came back in the room with the tea.
"Thank you," he repeated as his mind tried to clear from his previous thoughts.
"So where is your brother? Did you drop him off at Cassie's work?" she asked.
Sam swallowed, "Um no Mrs. Robinson, …….Dean has passed on…"
The older woman jumped up so fast that she dropped her saucer that has sat on her lap. Sam rushed to help.
"Oh I…….am sorry I had no idea," she said as she put the cup on the table and Sam reached to pick up the broken pieces of China.
Once the mess was cleared, they sat down to chat again just when Cassie walked in the door.

Cassie had been at first angry then excited to see Dean's car outside her mother's home. It had been almost a year since they had spoken. He had promised again to come visit her when he had time. She bit her lip as she walked in the door to see Sam.
"Hey," she said to no one in particular as she looked around the room in search of Dean.
"Hi Cassie," Sam said as he watched her.
He felt nervous now that the time had come. Cassie's mothers response had been surprising though she had explained while they cleaned up the mess that Cassie had let her know about her and Dean's past.
"I'll let you two young people talk," she said as she excited the room a moment before a sleepy little girl toddled down the stairs.
She rubbed her eyes as she sat down on the bottom step. Her hair was a curly mess of blonde curls and her eyes were hazel green. Cassie saw her daughter before Sam did since his back was to her.
"Come here Sweetie," Cassie said to her daughter.
The little girl ran into her mother's arms to hug her. Cassie picked her up then kissed her cherub cheeks.
"Lilly, I want you to meet your Uncle Sam," she said to Sam's surprise.
"Unca Sam?" she asked as she looked up at her mother.
Sam was speechless until Cassie asked the questions he had been waiting for.
"So where is Dean? Is he in the bathroom stinking it up as usual?" she asked with a grin before she let Lilly down to sit by her uncle.
Sam shook his head, "Um Cassie we should talk okay," he said with meaning as the little girl looked up at him with trust in her eyes.
Sam saw Dean in her right away. It wasn't just the eyes but the lips were all his too.
Cassie hesitated while Sam pulled his niece into his lap for a hug.
"Nice to meet you Lilly, that is a beautiful name, perfect for you," he said as he looked pleadingly at Cassie.
Lilly blushed as she smiled at the younger Winchester
"Hey Sweetie, will you go in with grandma for a few minutes?"
Lilly looked from Sam to Cassie then smiled, "Okay Mommy," she said before she jumped down out of Sam's lap to leave the room with a smile.

Cassie sat down beside Sam as she waited for him to answer her original question.
"Sam?"
"I'm sorry Cassie, Dean is dead he has been for almost six months," he said before he pulled her into his arms.
She cried with abandon against his chest, it took only moments until he joined her as tears came unbidden down his cheeks. He thought he was all cried out but there was nothing he could do about it.
"How am I going to tell my daughter she won't ever meet her father?" Cassie asked after they both blew their noses and took a deep breath.
Sam shook his head, "I am not sure but I can try to help," he suggested.
"I was foolish not to tell him."
"Maybe, though let me explain exactly what happened," Sam said before he told her all about the deal.
Cassie could only shake her head when Sam finished telling her everything including the part where Dean wouldn't let him use his power to help save him.
"Stubborn to the end," she said as she finally smiled up at Sam, "You know I am glad you came. I wanted Lilly to meet Dean, eventually but I mean would you mind staying a couple days?"
"No, I had planned to hang out here if you didn't mind. Bobby is driving me nutso," Sam said with a smile of his own.
"I bet, well you can stay here with mom or at my apartment with Lilly and me. Though I warn you Mom is getting married and her fiancée stays the night most often," she said as if it was a scandalous thing.
Sam laughed, the first real laugh he had experience since Dean died.
"I knew there was a reason why she looked so happy."

TBC