Summary: AU. When a new bartender starts work at the Roadhouse, Jimmy Novak notices strange things about her. When her boyfriend comes into the picture, things become much clearer. PLEASE REVIEW!

Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or its characters. *Sighs and frowns*

Behind Closed Doors

-TWO-

Eva Clarkson's big brown eyes blinked open as she woke up on the Monday morning at eleven o'clock. She looked over to the empty space where her boyfriend, Luke Sanders should lay. Soon he'd be there and everything would be back the way it was before. Luke was working back in Minnesota where they used to live and would join her at their new house on Saturday, providing she could pay the damn bills to keep them in there, since Luke's wages weren't paying for that place at the moment. She sat up and stretched, reaching for her hairbrush and combing through her thick light brown hair.

After taking a hot shower, Eva blow-dried her shoulder-length hair and dressed in a thin black sweater and her house-jeans before heading downstairs for some breakfast. She didn't start work until seven-thirty that evening and she'd work until one in the morning, so her sleeping pattern was a little odd to say the least. Sipping her coffee, she looked at one of the photos of her and Luke, both of them on the beach in Hawaii for their anniversary and sat cuddling on the sand. She remembered when they were first together and how well they went together. Luke was a blonde with blue eyes that could enchant any woman. He worked hard as a surgeon and provided most of the income for the couple, and Eva often felt guilty she didn't have a higher paid job. Well, at least she had a job.

At six-fifteen in the evening, Eva got changed for work, wearing a dark pink button-up shirt and black pants with black pumps, tying her hair in a hair band and clipping it to the back of her head, pulling two shorter parts of her hair out of the style and letting them hang by her face. Putting on a light layer of mascara and lip gloss, Eva grabbed her bag, cell phone and keys before walking to the Roadhouse for her first night of work.

"Right," Ellen said with a smile, "Let's introduce you to your co-workers."

Eva smiled and hung her jacket and bag in the back room before following Ellen to the main bar area that was closed before the night shift started.

"Eva, this is my daughter, Jo." Ellen began, Jo turning and revealing the bump that marked her sixth month of pregnancy, "Jo, this is Eva Clarkson, our new bartender."

Jo smiled and shook Eva's hand.

"Welcome to the Roadhouse. It sucks, but you'll love it." Jo giggled, "Nah, I'm just kidding. It's the most awesome place ever."

Ellen grinned at her daughter before looking around for the second member of staff working this evening.

"Damn, where has that boy got to?" Ellen asked, looking around the place for the other bartender.

"Oh, he's just fixing the third sink from the door in the men's bathroom. It's been leaking." Jo explained, everyone turning when the door to the bathroom opened and then closed again.

"Ah, there you are, Jimmy." Ellen said with a sigh.

Jimmy was dark haired with big, beautiful blue eyes and the most handsome face Eva had ever laid eyes on.

"Jimmy, come and meet our new bartender!" Ellen called excitedly, "Jimmy Novak, meet Eva Clarkson."

Jimmy moved forward and smiled gorgeously at her, offering her his hand.

"Hi." He said softly, relaxing a little when Eva shook his hand.

"Hi." She replied, "Nice to meet you, Jimmy."

"And you, Eva." Jimmy said, releasing her hand before throwing a towel over his shoulder, "Don't worry about a thing, the people are gonna love you here."

Eva smiled weakly and turned to Ellen for her first job.

"Okay, you've worked a bar before, and you've passed the Roadhouse's price test, so if you just wanna open up now, that'd be great." Ellen told Eva, "You need anything then just ask me alright?"

"Thank you, Ellen." Eva replied, moving towards the doors and unlocking them for people to start coming in.

Within minutes, customers were entering the bar. Jimmy and Eva worked the bar together while Jo left on maternity leave. Ellen worked in the back as they took care of the bar. Jimmy introduced Eva to everyone and they all were really interested in where she'd lived, why she came to Sioux Falls, if she was single (yeah, she got hit on). Jimmy introduced her to his family and she lay her eyes on his twin.

"Wow, Jimmy…you're a twin?" She asked, noticing that Castiel's eyes were much brighter than Jimmy's.

"Yep. I'm a twin," Jimmy said, "This is Castiel. My younger twin by about two minutes."

"Hello, Eva." Castiel said softly, shaking Eva's hand.

"Nice to meet you, Castiel."

This was so great. She could easily get used to this, and the job paid well for the amount of hours she worked.

After closing time, Jimmy and Eva cleaned up and locked up.

"So, you said you had a boyfriend," Jimmy began, "I'd have thought he'd be here to wish you good luck on your first night."

"He's working back in Minnesota until Friday and he'll be here on Saturday," she explained, pulling out her cell phone and showing Jimmy a photo of him, "His name's Luke Sanders."

"How long have you guys been together?" He asked, seeing a wave of something he thought looked like sadness cross her face.

"Five years." She said quietly as she reached up to change the bottle of Jack Daniel's they had on a pump, "Still going strong."

And that's when Jimmy saw it. There was bruising on her wrists that looked scarily like finger marks.

"Eva," he began, "Where did those bruises come from?"

"Oh, caught my hand on the railing of the porch steps at our new house." Eva explained, "Hurt like a bitch at first but it stopped after a while."

What, you hit both wrists? Jimmy wanted to ask.

He didn't ask though, he didn't want to upset the new girl on her first shift. Eva wiped the bar down and put the cleaning products back, grabbing her coat and bag as she left for home.

Eva discovered she had a voicemail when she got home, from her boyfriend.

"Hey, Eva! Can't wait to see you on Saturday. I hope that house is going to be cleaned and tidied to my expectations. If not, then you'll have to do it again. I want dinner on the table for me when I get there and I expect a shower as soon as possible too. I love you, Eva! Bye!"

Eva sighed and shook her head. Nothing ever changes.

-TBC-