What if it took place pre-series, Stanford Era?

Sam nervously fumbled in his pocket. He had been planning this for weeks. He looked over at Jessica.

Jessica was nervous, too. She had a feeling she knew what was coming.

Sam pulled a box out of his pocket and opened it to display a diamond ring. "Jessica, will you marry me?"

"Yes!" Jessica screamed and threw her arms around his neck.

Sam laughed and hugged her back.

SSS

Two months later

"Sam, we really need to get going on our wedding plans," Jessica said.

"Well, it's going to have to be simple," Sam stated the obvious. Jessica's parents had died when she was a kid. She hadn't had any other family and had been brought up in the foster care system. She was at Stanford on a scholarship, too.

"That's OK. I don't need anything fancy. I just want a few of our friends to be able to share in our happiness," Jessica paused for a second. She had been wanting to ask this for a while. "What about your father and brother? I haven't even met them. I'm sure they would want to be at your wedding. Have you even told them about me?"

"I haven't talked to them at all since my dad kicked me out of the house." Sam had to admit that he missed Dean. He missed his father, too, but it was easier to admit that he missed Dean because he thought maybe Dean missed him, too.

Jessica decided to drop the subject. She didn't have any family and thought it would be odd to throw one away. But, she also didn't know what exactly had happened. Sam never talked about his father. For all she knew he abused him. She had had one foster father who liked to hit her and even if he had been her real father she would never have forgiven him.

"We just need to decide where to get married and who's going to perform the ceremony. I've never been to church in my life. Have you?" Jessica asked.

Sam remembered their old friend Pastor Jim in Blue Earth, Minnesota. "Actually I have," he said. " An old family friend is a minister. I haven't spoken to him since the fight with my dad, but I'd love it if he would marry us."

"Well, spring break is next week. Why don't we visit him and see if he can perform a small ceremony this summer," Jessica suggested.

"OK," Sam smiled. And maybe Pastor Jim would call his dad and Dean and maybe they would call him. He knew it was a big maybe but it was better than crawling back to his dad on his own.

SSS

Sam and Jessica pulled up in front of the small church that Jim had been pastor of for the past 30 years. He came out to greet them.

"Sam, I was so happy to hear from you. It's been a long time. This must be Jessica," he said as he looked at the young woman in front of him. She was very beautiful. He hoped she was just as beautiful on the inside.

"Nice to meet you," Jessica said, shyly. She had never spoken to a minister before and she was afraid he might be judging her.

A girl a couple of years younger than Sam and Jessica's age came out. "Hi, Sam," she said.

"Leah?" Sam asked. He hadn't seen Pastor Jim's niece in a long time. She had really grown up.

"Yep. It's me. I heard you were getting married. Now I guess my lifelong dream is dashed," she smiled at Jessica to show she was just teasing.

"Jessica, this is Leah, Pastor Jim's niece."

"Why don't you girls go get acquainted. I want to talk to Sam for a few minutes," Jim said.

"OK," Leah said and took Jessica's arm in hers and led her to the local ice cream stand.

"What's up?" Sam asked, hoping it was news about his family. He realized he didn't even know for sure if they were still alive. It was kind of a dangerous profession.

"I would have called you and told you not to come, but our cell towers haven't been working. You should probably leave," Jim began.

"Why? What's going on?" Sam asked.

"Leah has been getting visions of demon attacks. And they're all around the area. It's like they've declared war."

"Why?" Sam asked, dreading the answer.

"I think it's the Apocalypse."