The next day, Dean and Sam decided to bring Emmeline and Mason on a picnic at the park Dean used to play at as a child. He had wonderful memories of playing there with his mother, and later with his mother and baby Sammy, before the demon ruined their lives.

Emmeline had run to the food store earlier in the morning to gather the supplies for the picnic. She made sandwiches in the kitchen and cut up fruit and made a delicious fruit dip, and made a pitcher of iced tea. She packed all the food in Missouri's picnic basket, along with plates, napkins, and cups. She borrowed two older blankets from Missouri for them to lie on and packed a bag of sunscreen, extra clothes, and a swim suit and sandals she picked up at the Wal-Mart down the street for Mason. Today was the warmest day of spring yet, a balmy 85 degrees, and Dean had mentioned a lake at the park. She had a feeling Mason would have ended up in the lake regardless if he has a swim suit, but she brought it just in case.

Outside, Dean, Sam, and Mason packed the Impala with all sorts of toys; a waffle ball and bat, a soccer ball and football, sand toys, and various water guns. While Emmeline did the "boring" shopping, the boys did a little of their own. Emmeline didn't know who was more excited about the picnic, Mason or Dean and Sam.

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They arrived at the park a little after 12 and set up their blankets in the shape of a huge weeping willow. Emmeline decided to set up for lunch while the boys burned off some steam kicking around a soccer ball. Emmeline loved watching her son run around with Dean and Sam, seeing him so happy made her feel equally so.

"Boys, come eat lunch!" Emmeline yelled to them. The three ran lazily over to the blanket and laid down. Emmeline handed them their sandwiches and placed some fruit and dip on Mason's plate.

Everyone munched happily away at their sandwiches when Dean began to investigate this so called fruit dip.

"What is it?" Dean asked with a wrinkled nose, looking at the white fluffy dip.

"It's called Fluff, and my mom makes it the bestest," Mason said, a white little beard forming around his mouth.

"I make it the best, sweetheart," Emmeline corrected.

"What's in it?" Sam asked as he loaded a strawberry with dip and stuffed it into his mouth.

Emmeline laughed, "Its cool whip, cream cheese, and fluff," Emmeline said.

"I hate cream cheese," Dean whined.

"Don't be such a baby! It's not good for you, is that what you wanna hear?" Emmeline laughed and she dipped a strawberry in the dip and held it out to Dean.

"Come on, little boy, open up," Emmeline laughed, and received a fake glare from Dean. He opened his mouth and tentatively began to chew.

"Oh my god, I think that was the most delicious thing I have ever eaten," Dean whispered, digging in for more.

"Told you so!" Emmeline laughed.

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They ate some more before the boys went off to play baseball. Emmeline sat in the sun, letting her pale skin soak up the sun. She wore capris and a short sleeve t-shirt, not ready to expose any more of her body. She still had some things she needed to get over about herself.

She laughed as Dean tripped over Sam's foot so Mason could tag him out. Dean laid on the ground for a few minutes and yelled, "I'm taking a time out!"

He got up and walked over to Em and sat down.

"Hey sweetness," he said, kissing her temple, and allowed her to snuggle into her side.

"Hi," she said, watching Mason run around some more. She could see him tiring and it was almost time for his nap.

"Mason, come on, let's lay down on the blanket for a little."

"Do I hafta?" Mason whined.

"Yes, come on, I'm gonna lay down too," Emmeline walked back to the blanket with Dean while Sam and Mason gathered their toys to bring back next to the blanket. Emmeline and Dean laid down and when Mason came over, he laid next to her. Dean and Emmeline laid on their sides facing Mason while Sam collapsed on the other side of the little boy. Within minutes, all four were out, Dean's arms wrapped protectively around Emmeline and Mason. Dean's face was nestled against Emmeline's neck, and he inhaled the scent of her delicate perfume and shampoo.

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An hour and a half later, everyone was woken up by Mason, who was ready to play. The little boy watched Dean shift and pull his Mommy closer to give her a kiss, the way Daddy never did. Mason saw her smile and snuggle into his hug.

"Dean?" he asked.

"Yea, buddy?" Dean asked, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.

"Are you gonna be my new Daddy?"

Both Emmeline and Dean looked like a deer in head lights and they watched Sam excuse himself with a smile, saying something about finding a bathroom…or something.

"I don't know buddy," Dean said truthfully. "Why do you ask?"

"Because I would like that. You're much nicer to me and my mommy…better than my other daddy," Mason answered. He turned away from a stunned Em and Dean and picked up a water gun. "Can we play wiff these now?"

"Sure, buddy," Dean said with a smile. He squeezed Emmelines' hand and ran to play with the little boy.

Their picnic ended around five, when Missouri called and told them dinner was done. All four had red cheeks from playing in the sun. They had a great day and had fun stories to tell Missouri at dinner time.

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At 8:30, Mason was finally asleep and Emmeline joined Dean outside on the front porch. She sat on the swinger next to her boyfriend and snuggled into his side, while he put an arm around her.

"Thank you for today, it was wonderful," Emmeline said quietly.

"Well, you're wonderful, so it was easy," Dean said. He leaned down and kissed her and she turned to kiss him back. It went from a simple kiss to a make out session in two seconds. Dean's lips traveled down her neck, where he kissed and gently sucked on her neck, careful not to leave any marks. Emmeline whimpered into his embrace, loving the way he made her feel. His hands traveled down her back and around her waist, landing near her rear end, making Emmeline jump and pull away.

"I'm sorry, I…I'm sorry," Dean said, pulling away and trying to find something to do with his hands.

"No, Dean, it's ok, I just…I still get jumpy sometimes. Jeremy…he wasn't all about the romantic side of the relationship, and a lot of the times, we had sex because he wanted to. I know that's not you, and you would never treat me that way, but I still have to deal with some bad memories."

Dean filled with rage when he heard Emmeline's confession about her ex. "I should have killed at bastard when I had the chance," Dean said angrily.

"Dean, you saved me, that's all that matters," she said, kissing him gently.

"About what you said before, I'll wait for you, no matter what," Dean said, grabbing her hand in his. You just let me know what's ok and when to stop, promise?"

"Promise," she whispered and kissed him. "We should go inside before we're eaten alive by bugs," she said with a laugh, and the couple returned inside.

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If anyone wants the recipe for the fruit dip, let me know...it's basically orgasmic! no joke! hahah! REviEW please!