Chapter two:
The warm sun soaked through her shirt as she pulled out another bag of shopping from the trunk.
The day had been warm and she was desperately trying to ignore the ache in her head and her lower back. She stood with her eyes closed feeling the breeze caress her flushed skin. She had felt nauseous leaving the house in the morning and now she felt slightly better the sick feeling had almost gone.
She knew what was wrong she'd known for weeks. Feeling tears begin to well up she rubbed them away as she bent back towards the trunk to pick up the last bag when she heard John yell out from behind her. Rushing to her son she picked him up checking him for signs of blood.
'Aww baby. You ok?'
John nodded as he rubbed his nose. The tears had started too stream down his face then stopped.
The familiar rumble of the Impala's engine behind them made her turn.
John smiled and wriggled to leave her arms desperate to get to Dean. 'Woah calm down tiger.' She placed him on the floor and watched him toddle towards Dean and the car. She heard him shouting, 'Daddy!'
'Hey little man.' His arms scooped up John into a giant hug and up into his arms, 'You ok?' John nodded and began nattering away.
Dean smiled at Tess as she stood waiting for him to walk towards her. The butterflies still erupted in her stomach and she felt herself flushing. Dean was so beautiful she still had to pinch herself every time she saw that smile the one meant only for her.
Dean had seen her standing there cuddling their son. He loved to just stare at her.
He was always careful to not just notice her beautiful eyes but her whole appearance and he wasn't disappointed her jeans were tight and her top even tighter.
He smiled, 'Hey honey I'm home!'
'Dean do you have to do that every time you come home?' Dean nodded. She smirked as he enveloped her in a bear hug.
She pulled a face as she moved away holding her nose, 'Dean were you rolling in oil today or what?' laughing he guided them into the house.
Sam appeared from the kitchen.
Dean nodded to his brother, 'Yo Sammy.'
'Hey Dean Bobby's just emailed me some more about the guy we are looking for.'
He beckoned for Dean to follow him. They headed for the office. Dean pulled off his shirt and wiped his hands on it. Throwing himself into the swivel chair that Sam was headed for he propped his legs up onto the table crossing them. Sam tutted and pulled up the other chair.
'Ok so what's going on?' Dean carried on wiping his hands as he waited for Sam to speak.
Brushing his hair from his eyes he began, 'No Dean Bobby is worried because the guy we are looking for his name is Eric Curran he's an old friend of Bobby. He was supposed to finish this hunt in San Francisco and meet his daughter. She said that he never turned up. His motel room was the same as he had left it but he wasn't there either. She called all of his contacts she even made the same route that he had followed on his case and found no sign of him. I mean he just disappeared.'
Dean took a deep breath, 'So what was he hunting and please tell me it was something simple and hopefully when we get there we find he just got into trouble simply over a few beers.'
Sam smirked then grimaced as he scanned the last few lines of the email, 'Well it's not good. You won't like it.' Passing Dean the message he whispered, 'It's a trickster.'
'No freakin' way Sam. I'm not hunting one of those things again. I'm serious.'
Dean jumped to his feet and threw the piece of paper down on the desk. 'Sam we met one of those guys before and they are evil little bastards. I'm not getting involved.'
Sam stood facing his brother noticing for the first time the fainter smell of oil coming from his brother, 'Look Dean we can do it. Look we killed that one we met before it's got to be a different one.' Dean shook his head.
'For all we know we were duped back there at that college. That thing could have created anything out of thin air and we would have been none the wiser. Look if we do this and I say if,' he pointed his finger at the paper, 'we make damn sure we don't get into trouble by exposing ourselves too soon ok?'
Sam nodded as he piled up the paper on the desk. 'One last thing before I take a shower. Why did it go after Bobby's friend? I mean the guy's a hunter right? How did he get exposed and why would it do that? I mean it's probably long gone if it's got any sense right?'
Sam smiled and looked around the room waiting to answer Dean's questions, 'Well Dean that was more than one thing,' Dean scowled, 'but all I know is that Bobby said he was a bit of a dick.' Dean rolled his eyes.
'Ok so was he hunting a trickster or did this thing just emerge from the wood work that's what we've got to find out.' He shook his head at the paper and left.
Tess had heard the raised voices in the office and decided now wouldn't be the best time to ask what she should do for dinner.
Holding her head she headed straight for some water she daren't take any pills. Trin emerged from the living room with Mary in her arms. 'Ok so what is going on with them?' She took in Mary as she was held in Trin's arms. She looked like both her parents with her big expressive hazel eyes and she smiled at Tess who smiled back at her.
Tess shook her head, 'Well I'm sure we will find out later.' She felt that she was being scrutinised by Trin so she turned to the fridge to grab some water.
'Tess you ok?' She nodded hoping her body language wasn't giving her away. 'Right ok well don't say I didn't ask.'
'Just a headache it will be gone soon.' Trin tsked she knew two green eyes were watching her every move so she stood still and asked. 'What Trin? I am fine.'
'Sure you are. I've seen you.' She smirked, 'Look you have to tell him. Don't leave it too long ok?'
Tess nodded, 'I can't get anything past you can I?' Trin shook her head, 'Fine. I will.'
She pulled some plates from the cupboard and stacked them on the side. Dinner was going to be awkward.
