Disclaimer: I don't own it. I wish I did but I don't.

A/N: Hey guys, it turns out I was able to bang out another chapter before I leave on my trip. I was thinking this week would be extremely busy but I had more free time than I thought so TA DA! My next update might be a little more or a little less than a week away. I am leaving this afternoon and won't be able to work on it for a few days. When I get back though, I will get right to work.

I have the plot of the rest of the story worked out in my head, now it's just a matter of getting it down on paper (or my computer, as the case may be :P) Anyways, if anyone has any suggestions for a new title, I would LOVE to hear them.

Just for clarification, Alec escaped with Max the *second* time, not when she escaped with her unit. Please let me know if you think I'm overdoing the Dean/Jo stuff.

"Cheers man"

Jo woke Dean up at 7:00 am sharp. 'It's quite a drive to Seattle. We need an early start' That's what she said. Dean wasn't buying it. He saw that smirk on her face after she poured water on his sleeping form. Sadistic, that's what it was. That or she just wanted to see him soaking wet. Either option was likely in the mind of a half-asleep Dean. She didn't wake Sam up that way, that was for sure. He would get his revenge. Just as that thought was crossing his mind, he remembered she mentioned breakfast. Revenge can wait; besides, she still owed him a favor from their pool tournament last night.

He sauntered down the stairs just as Jo was taking her seat. On the table were pancakes, waffles, and scrambled eggs with orange juice, milk, and coffee.

"Dean, there you are. Come, sit, eat." Ellen called in greeting.

"Yeah, Dean, this food is amazing!" Alec said while shoving a fork full of egg into his mouth. Dean sat down in the closest out of the two empty chairs. It just happened to be the one next to Jo. From the close proximity, she could see that his hair was still somewhat wet from her visit that morning and smiled. Alec had been down the hall while that had taken place but with transgenic hearing, he had a pretty good idea of why Jo was smiling. Everyone laughed and talked all through the meal. The seven of them almost forgot about the mission ahead of them for a while and just enjoyed each other's company. Ellen was the first to break the spell. She looked reluctant of sending her baby away but knew that it was necessary.

"if you guys want to make it to Washington by nightfall, you had better get going." She said with a fake smile. "Now Bobby, you take care of my little girl, same goes for you boys. I don't want to have to deal with one of you guys gettin' hurt. Now Alec, good luck. Make those SOB's pay for what they're doing."

They said their own good byes and the five of them hit the road.

Jo left her truck at the Roadhouse and instead, road with Bobby (Alec's bike riding proudly in the bed). The others once again went in the impala. Each car had a walkie talkie so through out the trip, they talked back and forth. They brainstormed some ideas on how to take down Manticore for a while and discussed the best way to eliminate the familiars in the process, but mostly, it was Dean and Jo flirting from a distance. Sam had fallen asleep after the planning faze was done and Bobby had declared a radio silence a moment before, apparently fed up with having to listen to Jo and Dean never shut up. Alec decided he might as well bring up the topic of the lively young blonde in the other car since that was obviously what was on his counter-part's mind, if the scowl he had been wearing ever since Bobby's last transmission was anything to go by.

"So you're into Jo?" He asked while pretending to preoccupy himself with eating one of the sandwiches Ellen packed them.

"No." Dean lied with ease. He was a professional after all.

"Dude, I'm a new and improved version of you. You think I don't know when you're lying? Come on." Alec leaned forward from his spot in the back. Dean looked over at him with an expression of surprise and confusion. Alec rolled his eyes before continuing.

"She's obviously into you to. Even if it wasn't evident before, it should be now after you just spent almost an hour flirting with her."

"We're playing, we don't mean anything by it."

"Whatever you say, man." Alec knew when to cut his losses. He wasn't going to be able to get anything through Dean's thick skull in one car ride. He reached further and turned up the radio to continue his lunch and dropped the subject; at least he had planted the seed.

By the time night had fallen, the idea of Jo and him together had been festering in Dean's mind for almost six hours. As much as he'd hate to admit it, he was slowly but surely falling in love with her. Somewhere between the smart ass remarks and playful banter, he had found a strong, beautiful, and independent woman. 'Maybe we could finally have our right place, right time.' He thought.

"We here?" Sam's words were slurred by the remnants of sleep. They also effectively yanked Dean from his reverie about the young hunter and brought him back to the present. They had made it to Seattle. Even with Dean driving, it had taken them all day and a good portion of the evening. Alec earlier had offered the floor of his apartment to the group so within half an hour, they had hauled their duffle bags up and were comfortably settled on his floor with pillows and blankets. Sam and Dean were obviously going to sleep next to each other. From a very young age, it was instilled in them to be most comfortable only when around the other. It had taken weeks at Stanford before Sam could get anything more than fitful sleep while being so far away from Dean. Next to them was Jo, then Bobby. Alec had given the thickest blankets to Jo to allow her to sleep well in the chilly Seattle air. Even so, Dean and Sam had graciously offered their own blankets. She refused them and rolled her eyes and scoffed when Dean made another offer to warm her up in a significantly different way, waggling his eyebrows. They turned out the lights a few minutes later, once everyone was situated for a deep and well earned sleep.

Morning came and once again, Jo was the first one up. She carefully detangled herself from the mass of sleeping bags and sleeping hunters to get up and try to make breakfast. Alec's pantry was anything but well stocked so all she could muster was some toast and eggs. Alec woke up and entered the kitchen about 15 minutes later and helped cook. It was pretty silent as they moved about the small area. Neither one wanted to deal with the irritableness that would inevitably come from waking Bobby or Dean at this time of morning. It was, after all, 6:00 am. Sam, on the other hand, was already stirring. He was up and eating not long after. When 7:10 came around, the remaining two got up and ate as well.

"When are we going over to Logan's, Bobby?" Dean asked while taking a bite of toast.

"In about an hour." He replied.

"I should tell you guys beforehand. Logan isn't exactly my biggest fan." Alec mentioned slowly.

"What exactly does 'not your biggest fan' entail?" Jo piped up.

"Well, the guy basically hates my guts."

"Well, that's too bad, princess, 'cause we need you there to help with the battle plans. We leave in an hour." Bobby said with finality.

"Fine. I'll call Max then. She's gonna want to be there too."

A/N: Please review. It really does encourage me to write. Besides, I would love to hear your thoughts. God bless and I'll update as soon as I can.