AN: Just in case you were wondering how the idea for letting the guys move in came about. This happened sometime between Mourning Pie and Cursed Pie. Enjoy!

"Be safe." Mae says quickly into the phone, fearing Sam would be like his father and would just hang up as soon as he announced he had to go.

"Thanks Mae, have a good night. Talk ta you later." Sam responds before he hangs up the phone.

Mae pulls the phone away from her ear and looks down at it with a frown. She sighs and pulls herself out of bed looking at her clock as she left the room. Midnight… of course it is.

Without any clear indication of where she wanted to go, she ends up in the kitchen, walking in to the sounds of Lilly flitting about with empty jars lined up on the countertops. It would have seemed weird to Mae, except she'd caught Lilly cleaning random things more frequently as of late. "Morning?" Mae asks half heartedly, plopping into a seat at the kitchen table.

Lilly looks over at Mae with a raised brow. She puts the jar she'd been washing in the dishwasher before walking over to the table. "It's midnight. What are ya-Nope, which Winchester upset ya this time?"

"Both, kind of. Mostly Sam. Did you know they'd met a trickster and Bobby had to save them?"

"Yeah, was talkin' ta Bobby bout it." Lilly sighs as she slid into a chair.

"Wait… Bobby told you about it? Why didn't he tell me?" Mae pouts, her brow drawn together in confusion.

"Well," Lilly pauses looking her sister over, before she just gestures in her direction. "Because this Mae. Because you get like this." She sighs as she places her palms back on the table. "So When Bobby finds shit out he tells me, so I can be prepared ta talk ta you, when one of em talks ta you."

Mae wraps her arms around her head, chuckling. "I guess that sounds right." She lets out a sigh. "I just… feel bad for them-"

"You feel bad for everyone." Lilly huffs, with an eye roll.

Mae purses her lips to the side, giving Lilly a small glare. She sits back in her seat, watching Lilly miserably.

"Sorry, please continue."

"They just, it's one case to the next. They never take a break and they're both constantly frustrated about it." She lets her head fall to the back of her chair.

"Well, where the fuck are they gonna- Oh." Lilly takes a deep breath. "So it finally occured to you they don't have a place ta rest? Knew this was coming, and I'm okay with it. I actually think it could work. I mean, I knew your bleeding heart was eventually going to come and ask anyways, so I've actually already begun prepping the house."

Mae's brow pulls down as she turns in her head back towards Lilly. "What? Wait… No, that not… You can't have them here-"

"I mean obviously, it will mean cooking for more people, but that can only be good for them. I mean none of them eat healthy. That's a great idea Mae."

"Wait, I never said-

"And I mean I never would have thought of it, I mean, I don't care if they take care of themselves or like have a place to crash at if they need a break-"

"But-"

"But, I totally get why you care about that, gods Mae, you can't always give into this impulse to help the less fortunate, we've talked about this."

"I didn't-"

"Mae." Lilly sighs giving her sister a pointed look. "Really, it's okay."

"But what about-"

"It'd be fine, you know they'd never stay long. And gods if you're so determined about this, I s'pose I could give up a couple days." She takes I deep breath. "I can do this for you."

"But I didn't ask-"

"And you didn't need too, I knew where this conversation was going, and it's your house. I know how worried you've been for them since John's funeral, ya know? I mean John's dying words ta ya were 'Don't let them push ya away.' I mean, common Mae, I've been waiting for this conversation."

Mae stayed quiet, remembering that phone call and John asking her to be there for his boys. She couldn't argue with Lilly, literally couldn't; Lilly wasn't letting her. More than that though, she found herself not wanting to argue. She wanted to offer them a safe place to crash when they needed to, a place they could feel was maybe home.

"I never thought about it like that I guess." Mae admits softly, playing with her fingers.

"Well no worries, I did. So, I've been talking myself into accepting it and the ramifications that could come from it. Which I have."

"And you're sure you'd be okay with this? With us offering them a place to stay? Oooh, we could maybe set up rooms for them?"

"Yeah, I was thinkin' bout that, I doubt they've ever had their own rooms before, so I've been shopping around for furniture for the two end rooms, I already got them cleaned out." She sighs out, resting her face against her palm as she watched Mae with a bored expression.

"Huh, you've really just been waiting for me to-"

"Yep." Lilly deadpans.

It was not her idea, but she could see herself eventually coming to the same conclusion as Lilly. She wanted this, now that Lilly had put the idea in her head. The thought of them all living together and helping each other pick up the pieces, she couldn't help the smile that pulled at her lips. She looked at Lilly, her eyes brighter at her sister's argument "You're being serious?"

"Yeah, yeah, what ever. You're handling the little crap, like finding crap ta decorate the rooms though."

Mae nods emphatically. "Okay. I can do that. Are you really sure you're okay with this? I don't want you to feel like you're not safe in your own home." That part of this equation still bothered her. She was sure they could find a solution for it, but not if Lilly wasn't comfortable with it.

"Yeah, it'll be fine. I think it would be healthier for us to be more social anyways." Lilly shrugs indifferent.

"Should, should I call them and ask if they'd like it?"

"Nah fuck that, we'll just make the rooms an guilt them inta it."

"What about Bobby. He was pretty specific about having feelings for them."

"He was the one he pointed it out ta me, and then argued me into it."

"Really? Bobby convinced you that this was a good idea." Mae watched her skeptically.

"Inadvertently, yes, yes he did." She nods, as she leans back in the chair.

"Ah." It was that 'inadvertently' part that was going to bite them later.

"So, yeah. So jus' let me know when ya wanna start your project."

Mae stands from her seat excitedly. "You said you already started cleaning the rooms on the end upstairs?"

"Yeah."

"I'll get started on them now then."

"Right, I'll help ya after I finish washing the dry food containers." Lilly sighs as she stands up.

"Okay, you'll know where to find me!" She rushes up to Lilly, hugging her tightly for a brief moment before letting her go. "Thanks Lilly!" She calls out as she runs from the room.

"Have fun!" Lilly calls back, a small smug smirk on her lips as she goes back to washing the jars.