NOTE: sorry for the long delay. Real life has be chaos lately as I just moved and got married. Please review and let me know your still interested in this story.

The early morning sunlight awoke Dean the next morning. His right leg is elevated and his knee feels swollen up like a balloon. His chest feels like it's on fire and his head is pounding like the worse hangover and concussion he had ever had. For several moments, Dean has no idea where he is; then the memory of the night before comes rushing back to him.

Looking around the room, Dean takes in the standard hospital room; he notes that the chair next to the bed is empty. Last night, Carmen had stayed with him; even when the doctors had tried to kick her out. Dean had to laugh as his wife had dug in her heels. Carmen had given the doctor the "look of Death"; and the doctor had instantly backed down. Carmen had even stayed with him when they moved him to a regular room.

Every time he had woken up during the night, Carmen had been there. So it is a bit surprising that she isn't there. For a moment, Dean wonders if the whole thing had been a dream. He would admit it to no one, but he still dreamed about the Djinn fantasy world. Maybe he had dreamed the events of last night, his mind creating a continuing the fantasy to include a family of his own.

He knew it was crazy, but after a year had passed since he had found his way out from the Genie Acid trip; he had discovered that he had begun comparing all the women he had been with to Carmen; dreaming of his mother's BLT sandwiches. Many times he has wanted to feel his mother's arms around him when the weight of the world became too much. He longed to see the same look of happiness that Sam had when he had shown the engagement ring on Jess's finger.

But the phone conversation with Sam had pretty much destroyed that explanation, as Dean doesn't think his mind could pull Sam into his fantasies. Suddenly the other events of last night came to his mind. The ritual to end the threat of Evil for good; then strange man who claimed to be giving him and Sam their rewards. Could this life be what the man meant? And just who was the man? Any man powerful enough to do this; couldn't be any good. He and Sam needed to find out what this is, and how to break the spell and get back to the real world.

Suddenly a sound from the bathroom caught his attention, and Dean instantly goes on alert. The door opened, and to Dean's relief, Sam emerged from the bathroom.

Before Sam has a chance to say anything, Dean jumps on the chance to ask: "Sam, did you find out anything about what happened to us?"

Sam shakes his head as he sits down in the chair that Carmen had occupied all night. "Not a single clue. All I've been able to find is just the normal lore and even that is incomplete. It seems as though there is no such thing as hunters, or anything that even shows that the apocalypse even happened. I even tried checking into some of our old cases: and if they happened at all, it was due to natural causes and not even as bad as what it really was."

"So this really is a different world?" Dean says as he let his head collapse back into the pillow.

Even though Sam is sure that Dean meant it as a rhetorical question; he answers anyways. "Yeah. So how are you feeling?"

"Like a floor collapsed from underneath me in a burning house." Dean answers sarcastically.

"You in a lot of pain?" Sam asked not expecting the answer that Dean will give.

"Some. I've had worse though." Dean admitted.

"They have you on a morphine drip." Sam says as he puts the button for the medicine drip in Dean's hand. Dean pressed the button; and after a few moments Sam sees the tension drain from Dean's body. "Feel better?"

"Definitely. They got me on the good stuff." Dean replies.

"So what all have you figured out about our lives here?" Dean asks, partially so he could play his part until they can figure a way out of here, and second he is genuinely interested to see what crazy world was made up for them.

"Well, first of all: You're married." Sam said wondering how Dean will react to that; he is shocked to see Dean just nod. "You have two kids: a son, Noah; and a daughter: Audrey. You and your wife, Carmen seems to have been together for a while. Jess is alive, and we're married." Sam pauses and nervously runs his fingers through his hair that is when Dean notices the ring on his brother's left hand.

"Go on." Dean urges when Sam doesn't continue. "You guys have any kids?"

"Jess is pregnant." Sam admits quietly.

"Way to go Sammy." Dean says, the smirk that he always gets when he talks about women firmly in place. "Anything else?"

"Mom and Dad are alive." Sam states. Bracing himself for Dean's reaction; Sam is surprised when Dean doesn't give one right away. Sam looks at his brother with concern, he notices Dean seems to have gone into shock for a moment. Finally Dean asks: "Are you sure?"

"Yeah, Dad was here last night with us in the waiting room. When we were able to see you, you were unconscious. And Mom was at home with Noah. Carmen insisted on staying here last night; so Jess and I had Audrey last night."

"Where's Carmen?"

"I sent Carmen with the kids to get some breakfast. Your wife is nearly as stubborn as you are. I didn't think that was humanly possible." Sam jokingly says.

At that moment Carmen enters the room, Audrey on her hip and Noah carefully carrying a cup holder with two coffee cups. "See guys, Daddy's awake. Good thing too, since we brought him and Uncle Sam breakfast." Carmen says as she adjusts Audrey on her hip. "Noah, take the cups to Uncle Sam."

Noah does what his mother says; and Sam takes the cup holder from Noah and sets it on the table over the bed. Carmen sets a plastic bag she's carrying also on the table. Inside is a few take out containers.

"I got the egg platters from the dinner down the street. I hope that's ok?" Carmen said as she put Audrey down.

"If it's better than hospital food; I'll take it." Dean said; his infamous appetite making an appearance.

"Way better. The staff always goes there for meals when we get a chance. Although the flat bread pizza in the cafeteria is really good." Carmen said as she got the food containers out of the bag.

They enjoyed a peaceful breakfast. Dean and Sam were surprised at how easy the conversations with Carmen had been. It was if their brains was trying to merge into the lives that they found themselves in.

TBC