Claudia was back to the flat. Dean was working on her car.
" Hey." Said Dean with the hands on the engine. " I've got good news, I found out what was wrong with the car. It'll be fixed in no time."
He smiled to her but she could see sadness in his eyes.
" Oh woaw! That's great Dean. I knew you were number one!" She said smiling back. " You know what? As a reward I'll cook you something nice."
" Hum… you're trying to catch me with food don't you? That's the best way!" Dean saw her redden. He laughed.
" Okay well… I…I see you later." She said walking back to the stairs.
" I'll be up in half an hour. By the way, where have you been?"
" What?" Said Claudia. She understood the question but she needed some time to figure out an answer.
" I asked you where you've been. I mean I'm not policing you or anything but you left pretty upset and…and. Oh nevermind!" Said Dean embarrassed.
" Oh I just walked around you know… to clear my mind a little bit. Nothing more." She said looking up. " Okay, I'll see you in half an hour then."
When she arrived in the flat, she sat in the armchair and put her head on her hands. She hated to lie, to Dean even more than anybody else. She lied pretty much everyday during her premeds years. She had to lie to forget that terrible day.
She shook her head. " Come on girl. It was a long time ago. You just need to get over it." She said talking to herself.
She stared at the laptop on the coffee table. It could not hurt to do a small research on the Winchesters.
What she discovered surprised her. There were a blog about hunters. Those hunters were atypical, they were hunting demons. A small chapter was talking about Dean and Sam Winchester but also about their father John who died recently.
She did not know why but she checked the computer journal and saw that this page had already been consulted. Did Dean knew the truth?
Claudia sighed, she understood Sam reaction when she talked about the memories. She would give anything she had to forget her past. They had probably seen some terrible things. She wanted to know more, she needed to because she had to face the truth, she was deeply in love with Dean and she did not want to loose him. She could not face loneliness again.
Dean was looking to the engine but he was not touching it. He was having some flashes since he saw Sam. He kept seeing an older man, with back hair telling him that he was proud. He knew deep down that this man was his father.
He was not honest with Claudia because he was blocking his memories. Each time he had some flashes he felt terrible sad, angry but most of all he felt helpless.
He did some researches on Claudia's computer while she was away. He discovered what he was doing for a living. He was a hunter! He understood now his reaction when he faced the creature the other night. He didn't want to go back to this life. He wanted to be happy. He wanted to love and to be loved. He wanted to stay here and be with Claudia. She would think he was crazy if she knew the all truth about his life.
He sighed and closed the trunk. He wanted to forget all of that and enjoy his evening with Claudia because it would maybe be one of their last time together. She was nice and ready to accept many things but he was sure that she would not accept who he really was. She was going to send him away and he knew that he could not face loneliness again.
