A/N: This is a short sequel to Snow Storm that stuck in my head and thought I would try writing it down. Hope you enjoy the read and let me know if I should continue and see where I can take it. If you like and want more, please review.

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Chapter 1

The warm May breeze blew gently through the yard as Esmee hung the sheets on the line behind her house. She loved to hang her clothes outside in the spring and summer to get that fresh scent that made the clothes smell so good. She looked over at the kids as they played on the screened in porch smiling to herself. She could not believe how her life changed over the past two years because of a snow storm and meeting the Winchester brothers.

After the snow storm passed, they moved her to Sioux Falls where she found work doing accounting for a number of small businesses and a wonderful house with a large back yard. The best part was she worked from home and didn't need to pay a sitter. It seemed Esmee was a whiz with numbers and bookkeeping.

She fell in love with the oldest brother and Dean, Sam and Esmee along with her kids lived in the house. She knew about the 'family business' and even helped Bobby when she could with research or manning the phones. Sam and Dean still hunted but usually only took jobs that wouldn't keep them away from home for more than three days at a time. Both brothers were helping raise her two sons and Esmee and Dean's nine month old daughter, Mary Samantha Winchester.

It was still unclear what Esmee saw that dreadful night that lead her to the salvage yard, but she thanked it every night in her prayers for its help that saved all their lives. After learning about the supernatural, deep down she will always believe it was her deceased husband watching over his family and protecting them as best he could.

Esmee became good friends with Sheriff Jody Mills. Jody loved to baby sit the kids and kept an eye on them when Dean and Sam were out of town. Jody had lost her husband and son a number of years ago and it still made her sad, but helping Esmee with her kids seemed to fill a void for her. It was like she was getting a second chance at having a family.

"You guys ready for lunch?" she asked her boys as she sat the empty laundry basket down on the porch.

"Mama, can I have some juice?" Chance chimed happily.

"May I have some juice; remember what I taught you about manners."

"Mama!" Tyler cried holding out his arms to be picked up.

"Your Dad and uncle should be back tonight."

"Yeah Daddy and Uncle Hammy."

No matter how hard they tried to get Chance to pronounce Sam's name right, he still called him Ham or Hammy. Dean thought it was hilarious and egged him on much to Sam and Esmee's dismay.

"Come on guys, how's mac and cheese and fruit sound?"

The kids ran for the door waiting for her to open it. She worked on fixing them lunch and heating a bottle for Mary who was napping. She got the boys juice and sat them in the floor so she could get Mary up.

"I'm going to get your sister, both of you sit still ok."

Esmee strolled to her bedroom and walked to the crib that sat in a corner to look down on her daughter. Green eyes just like her father's stared back at her as Mary gurgled and cooed.

"Hey sweet thing, let's get you changed and go feed your brothers." she smiled taking her nine month old and placing her on a makeshift changing table. She changed her wet diaper and outfit before heading back to the kitchen.

"Guess what, Aunt Jody is coming by to take you two to the park." she told the boys as they climbed into their booster seats.

"Park!" they cried.

"Now eat up so you can be ready." she instructed them sitting plates in front of them before giving a bottle to Mary. The boys dug in to their mac and cheese wanting to be finished before Jody got here. "Slow down Mary you eat just like your Dad." she smiled wiping away milk that leaked out of her mouth as she smiled up at her.

Esmee looked up when the doorbell rang thirty minutes later and went to answer it.

"Esmee sweetie how are you?" Jody asked as she hugged her.

"Good Jody, the boys are all excited about going to the park." she said as the two boys ran to Jody.

"Hi guys! Wanna go have some fun at the park?"

"Yes ma'am." Chance jumped up and down.

"Yes." Tyler mimicked his older brother.

"Where's Mary?" Jody asked looking around.

"In the play pen, want to see her?"

"Yes, are the boys coming back today?" she asked following her back to the kitchen. Jody looked into the play pen at Mary amazed at how much she looked like her parents. "Look at you; you're growing like a weed little one."

"Yes, they went to help Bobby on a hunt. I can't wait for them to get back. Dean's been acting kind of strange these last couple of months; he won't tell me what's wrong. I know something happened on a hunt about a year ago, but no matte what I did or said he wouldn't talk to me. When he gets back, I'm going to sit him down and make him tell me."

"You know Dean and Sam; they play it close, I'm sure they'll tell you when the time is right."

"I couldn't even make Sam talk and that's a first. I can usually get him to break pretty easily."

"We'll be back in an hour or so." Jody said picking up their pack with juices, snacks and clean clothes.

"Boys you behave and mind Aunt Jody." she said kissing each on the head.

"Ok." they chirped allowing Jody to usher them outside. The park was only a couple blocks away so they were walking to it.

Esmee was getting things ready for dinner when she heard the front door open. She wiped her hands and reached for the hand gun from the cabinet. Dean had taught her to fight dirty, Bobby taught her how to shoot straight and Sam taught her to use a knife with deadly accurateness. Research came naturally to her. Esmee was a quick learner and surprised everyone with how quickly she picked up things. Dean taught her how to take an opponent down even if they were bigger than her and she loved to surprise him by putting him on the ground. She also researched and learned about pressure points on the body and how to use them to her advantage to disable a person. Esmee could be a deadly force, especially if you threatened then ones she loved.

After Esmee moved in, the guys had warded the house by putting devil's traps on the rugs at every door, putting sigils under pictures, salted iron bars on the window's ledges and weapons and holy water were stashed throughout the house for protection. Even the two boys were training so they would know what to do if attacked by humans or supernatural forces.

"Dee, Sam." she called walking in with the gun by her side to see Sam standing there and Bobby behind him. "Sam hey." she asked smiled. "Where's Dean?" she questioned looking around him.

"Esmee." Sam said softly as he stepped toward her. "Where's the kids?"

"Jody has the boys at the park and Mary is in the kitchen, why?" she asked putting the gun on the bookcase out of reach of the boys.

"Bobby why don't you take Mary to the park and find Jody." Sam motioned to the older hunter.

"Sam what's wrong? Where's Dean?" she asked slowly looking from one hunter to the other.

"You got a diaper bag?" Bobby asked as he brought Mary from the kitchen.

"By the door Bobby." Esmee pointed as she drew in a deep breath watching Bobby pause by Sam so he could kiss Mary's head and brush a finger over her cheek.

"Talk to Jody." Sam said where only Bobby could hear.

"Will do, you take care of the lass."

"Sam you tell me right now what the hell is going on?" she demanded stamping her foot as she watched Bobby leave.

"Sit down Esmee." Sam started pulling her down on the couch and taking her hands. "Dean's gone." he whispered as tears welled in his eyes.

"What do you mean gone? Where did he go?" she asked a fear began to creep across her face because she knew what he meant.

"He's dead Es."

"Sam don't lie to me, now tell me where he is." she demanded hitting him on the chest.

"It's true Es, he died in my arms."

"NO! NO!" she screamed as she began to hit and fight him. For a small statue of a woman, she could pack a punch when she wanted to. Sam grunted from her punches as he tried to grab her arms. It took Sam a minute to trap her arms and pull her to him. Esmee sobbed hopelessly into his chest as he held her tightly. Tears ran down his face as a small sob escaped his lips feeling the same heartache and pain she did. Sam felt Esmee go still in his arms as her screaming subsided to sobs as her tears still flowed.

Esmee felt like her heart had just been stabbed with a knife and was breaking apart. Her soul was screaming silently as she tried to draw in air to her lungs. Her body shook uncontrollably in his arms as she finally hitched in shaky breaths.

"Sh-sh, I've got you Sis." he whispered wiping his eyes so he could see. "I'm here for you."

Esmee didn't answer or move as he brushed her curls back out of her wet face. Her eyes were glazed over and she began to shiver. Sam pulled a blanket over them tucking it in around her trying to keep her warm.

"Esmee?" Sam asked getting no response from her. He wiped the tears from her cheeks before kissing her head gently. He shifted her slightly to make her more comfortable and settled back on the couch. This was going to be hard on both of them, but they had each other for support. When he felt her body relax and her breathing slow down, Sam carefully slid her down onto the couch and got up stretching his long frame.

He stepped into the kitchen and pulled out his cell dialing Bobby.

"Hey Bobby."

"How is she son?"

"Sleeping now, but not good, do you think you and Jody could take the kids to your house for a few days? They don't need to see their Mom like this."

"Sure son, anything to help, I'll check with Jody." Bobby said.

Sam could hear mumbled words as Bobby talked with Jody. He waited patiently for him to return.

"Jody says she can help."

"Good, I'll have some clothes and food ready and you can take Esmee's car since it has the car seats."

"Sounds good, we're getting ready to head that way, boys are ready for a nap."

"I'll meet you outside." Sam said hanging up.

Sam went to the boy's room and grabbed their to-go bags that they kept packed in case they needed to leave fast. He found Mary's bag in the closet and checked to make sure there were plenty of diapers and wipes. After sitting the bags by the door, Sam went in the kitchen and packed some formula, baby food, snacks, bottles and juice boxes. He looked around carefully to be sure there wasn't anything else he needed to pack. Satisfied he had what was needed, he carried everything outside and stowed it in the trunk of the car.

"Uncle Hammy!" Chance cried when he saw the tall form at the car.

Sam turned and squatted down to accept the running child into his embrace. "Hey Champ." Sam mumbled into his hair. "You have a good time?"

"Yes, swung by myself so high I could almost touch the sky." he exclaimed throwing his arms out in wide.

"That's great." Sam smiled as Tyler scrambled to him throwing his arms around his neck. "Hi Ty."

"Unc' Ham! Did slide!" he cried.

"You guys are getting so big. How would you like to go stay with Bobby and Jody for a couple of days for a sleep over?"

"Yeah!" they both yelled running back to Bobby to throw their arms around his legs. Bobby smiled down lovingly at the two boys trying to keep the tears from falling.

Sam stood back up and took Mary from Jody. He looked down into his brother's eyes staring back at him from Dean's daughter's face. She gurgled and waved her arms trying to capture his face in her small hands. Sam quickly blinked back the tears as he nuzzled her against his neck breathing in her baby scent. A piercing pain stabbed through his heart as he held his brother's daughter in his arms knowing she would not see her father again.

"I love you baby girl." he whispered kissing her cheek before putting her in the car seat. "Thanks for this."

"Anything we can do Sam you let us know." Jody said pulling him into a hug that brought the tears out. He hugged her back as he choked down a sob trying to hold it together. "I miss him too."

Sam nodded and quickly wiped his face before the boys saw his tears. Bobby had the boys strapped in and accepted the keys from Sam.

"I'll drive my car in case I need to run back in to the office." Jody told them getting into the police car.

"I'll meet you there. Sam if you need us call." Bobby told Sam putting a hand on his shoulder and squeezing it gently.

"Thanks Bobby, if there's any problems with the kids, call me. I made sure and packed the boy's dogs that they sleep with."

"Thanks, don't you worry none, those kids'll be ok."

"I know, I just hope their Mom will." Sam sighed waving to the boys in the back seat before Bobby headed for the salvage yard.

Sam stood in the yard letting his shoulder slump as the days events bore down on him like a ton of bricks. He turned back to the house and looked at it with sad eyes. How was he going to explain to Esmee that what happened was his fault?