Sam tried to focus on looking through the local newspapers for any possible leads for a hunt, but it was pretty difficult considering he had to listen to Taylor's constant giggling outside of his door. He was sitting in the bedroom in their current hotel room while Dean and Taylor were on the couch "watching TV." Sam doubted they were really watching, and was getting tired of the distractions. He finally decided he was going to say something, pushed the newspapers in a circle around him on the bed, and got up to walk over to the door. He opened it slowly giving Taylor and Dean time to see he was coming out of the room, and to stop whatever they were previously doing.

When Sam looked out of the bedroom door he saw Taylor scramble away from Dean, fix her partially messed up hair, and laugh loudly as if the actor on TV had just said the funniest thing in the world. Dean joined in, shooting stares over at Sam, probably to see if he was buying it. Sam shot him a skeptical look, and Dean nudged Taylor, letting her know that she could stop now.

"So, did you find anything out of the ordinary in the local newspapers?" Dean asked awkwardly a few seconds later, running a hand through his short hair.

"Not really," Sam admitted, walking over to the small kitchen area to get some water.

"Man, this town is boring," Dean mumbled, and Sam nodded, agreeing.

"You know what I was thinking though?" Sam asked, and Dean turned towards him, showing him that he was listening. "Maybe we could drive to the Roadhouse, and see if Ash has heard about anything." (AUTHOR'S NOTE: All of these stories are set before All Hell Breaks Loose so the demon is still alive, the Roadhouse is still standing, Ash is alive, and Dean never made the deal for Sam.) Dean shrugged, thinking over the idea.

"What's the Roadhouse?" Taylor asked curiously, turning around to look at Sam.

"Oh, it's this bar that lots of hunters go to, and we're friends with the people who run it," Sam informed her, and Taylor nodded.

"At first glance Ash looks like a complete redneck, but he's really geekier than Sam over there," Dean told her, gesturing to Sam who shot him a glare as Taylor laughed through her nose.

"Well, are we going to go there then?" Taylor asked, and Sam and Dean exchanged a glance before nodding. Dean got up off of the couch and started walking with Sam over to the bedroom. Dean was staying on the pull-out couch again, but he had his stuff in a duffel bag besides Sam's stuff. Taylor followed the boys into the bedroom, and they all spent 10 minutes gathering all of their things.

Within a half an hour, Sam, Dean, and Taylor had their things packed in the Impala, and had checked out of the motel. They all climbed inside of Dean's car, and were on the road within minutes.

"So, do you think I'll get along with these Roadhouse people?" Taylor asked with interest, leaning towards the front on her elbows to see Dean's and Sam's faces when she asked the question.

"Well, you've been on your share of hunting so I'm sure you'll fit right in," Dean assured her with a playful grin, and Taylor slapped his arm lightly with a laugh.

"So, does this Ash guy run the entire bar?" Taylor asked them.

"Not exactly," Sam told her with a grin at Dean. They both held in a laugh as they imagined Ash running the Roadhouse. "Ellen runs the Roadhouse, and her daughter, Jo, helps waitress, and Ash just kind of hangs around there on his laptop." Taylor nodded as she listened just as a thought hit Sam and he froze.

Jo. How awkward would that be? Everyone could see that Jo had some feelings for Dean, and Sam knew she had no clue about Taylor. He pictured her face when she saw the two of them together and immediately regretted suggesting going to the Roadhouse. It wasn't that far away from where they had been so it wasn't like it was going to be a day's worth of driving, but Sam still felt bad about not at least giving Jo some kind of warning Dean had a girlfriend; a serious one. But he knew if he tried calling her and explaining the situation to her she'd just say she didn't care, and she'd be fine. He'd seen Jo put on that tough-girl act and he could see right through it.

Sam shook the thoughts out of head, deciding to worry about them later. Right now he needed to enjoy the drive until things got crazy when Jo and Taylor met. Taylor had no clue how Jo was, and he knew she'd be in for a rude awakening. Sam just decided to sleep on the way to the Roadhouse, seeing as he probably wouldn't get much at the Roadhouse when Jo and Taylor started going at it.

"Dude," Sam heard a voice saying awhile later, and stared to slowly open his eyes. He saw Dean leaning over him and bright light immediately hit his eyes. He realized they had to be at the Roadhouse, and Dean was probably trying to tell him to wake up and get out of the car. Sam groggily sat up, wiping one eye, and got out of the car. Dean shut the car door behind him and the three of them started walking through the small familiar parking lot to the Roadhouse.

Sam followed behind Dean and Taylor as they walked through the door of the Roadhouse. Luckily people hardly noticed they had arrived so they quietly sat themselves at the bar. Within seconds they saw Ellen come out from the back room, and her eyes widened when she saw Dean and Sam. She walked over to them, shaking her head.

"And what are you two doing here?" Ellen asked with the familiar edge to her voice, as usual.

"It's great to see you, too," Dean said sarcastically, acting like he was hurt that she was acting like this to them. Ellen shot him a smirk, and Sam knew that since things hadn't ended so well at their last visit he didn't really expect Ellen and Jo to be running up to hug them and say how glad they were to see them.

"Who do you have with you?" Ellen asked curiously after a few awkward moments of silence, looking right at Taylor.

"This is Taylor Monroe," Dean introduced, slipping an arm around her shoulder as Taylor gave a small blush. "She's my girlfriend." Ellen's eyes widened at those words, and she kept darting her eyes from Dean to Taylor, obviously shocked that Dean had a relationship with a woman that lasted more than one night.

"Did you say your last name was Monroe?" Ellen asked a few moments later, deciding not to ask how Dean had found a girlfriend. Taylor nodded with a smile at Ellen.

"Yeah, I know your parents. They've been in here a few times after a hunt. They usually seem pretty wiped out, but don't stay and drink much because they mentioned having to go back home to you," Ellen informed her, and Taylor smiled politely.

"Ellen, is Ash here? We wanted to ask him something," Sam asked, and Ellen's eyes shifted from Taylor to Sam.

"Actually, he's a little busy right now, but he should be done with what he's doing soon," Ellen told them, and Sam nodded, understanding.

"And where's . . ." Sam started but was cut off by the familiar voice of the person he was just about to ask about.

"Mom, a hunter over in the corner says he needs to talk to you about something," Jo said, breezing in from the back room of the Roadhouse, and stopped suddenly seeing Sam and Dean. Her eyes immediately landed on Dean's arm around Taylor, and Sam saw the hurt and confusion for a second before she shook it off, and changed her expression rather to being shocked.

"Sam, Dean, what are you doing here?" Jo asked, not quite as edgy as her mother but still not happily. Ellen excused herself, and walked to the corner to talk to the hunter. Jo kept her eyes on Sam, and he knew she was just avoiding looking at Dean and Taylor. Sam thought she probably guessed she was just a girl he'd just met at the bar, but boy was she wrong.

"We decided to stop by and see everyone again," Dean told her, and she finally looked at him. She still looked a little sad, but not enough for oblivious Dean to notice. Sam knew that Dean was about to say they just wanted to see Ash, but was obviously trying to get back on Jo and Ellen's good side.

"Well, Ash isn't taking any visitors right now," Jo informed him, with a small edge to her voice that only Sam seemed to notice.

"We know," Dean told her. "That's why we'll have to just settle for talking to you." Jo shot him a very-funny look, and Dean grinned. Taylor just sat under the weight of his arm around her neck awkwardly, seeing as she wasn't being introduced.

"So, who's your friend?" Jo finally asked, making eye contact with Taylor. Sam could tell she was trying not to glare. Dean looked over beside him at Taylor as if remembering she was there and grinned proudly.

"Oh, this is Taylor, my girlfriend," Dean told her with a grin at Taylor and she grinned back at him. Jo looked like she wanted to crush the glass she was holding, but obviously thought better of it and controlled her jealousy.

"Well, it's nice to meet you," Jo said through clenched teeth, reaching out her hand to shake Taylor's. "I'm Jo." Taylor and Jo exchanged fake smiles, shaking hands. Sam saw that they were both using strong grips, and obviously saw the competition between them. They stayed shaking hands for awhile, looking into the other's eyes, daring them to let go first.

Well, let the games begin, Sam thought to himself.