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The moment Sam pulled into the parking lot of the strip club, he knew he should have stayed at the hotel with Rome; this was not his thing. This had Dean written all over it. He took a deep breath and walked in. The bouncer stopped him before he could even see any of the girls. "ID."
"Really? Okay." Sam said as he pulled out his wallet and showed it to the bouncer. He looked at it, then to Sam, nodding as he grabbed his hand. The bouncer stamped his hand and kicked the door open gently.
"Enjoy."
"Thanks." Sam said a bit uncomfortable as he was met with very good looking women walking around in lingiere.
Sam cocked his head at one of the girls, but shook his head reminding himself that Jo was in here somewhere and this was a job.
Several scandally clad women tried talking to Sam, or proposely brushed themselves against him as they walked by, but keeping his mind in the game, Sam walked over to a set of seats near the stage and waited.
Not a moment later did one of the waitresses, who was a little more covered then the actual strippers asked what she could get him. Sam politely asked for a beer; she smiled kindly and walkd away.
Sam wasnt sure how long he sat there, but when a man sat next to him, he knew exactly who he was. "Are none of my girls good enough for you?" he asked, his voice smooth and heavily accented.
Sam turned and smiled. "I havent seen anything that I liked yet."
"And what do you like?" he asked as one of the girls walked up, handing him a drink.
"Blondes."
"I have plenty of those."
"I see that."
"And?"
"Petite."
The owner looked at him, thinking. "I have just the girl for you. What would you like?"
"I would like to take her home, if possible."
"That can be arranged." Sam nodded, taking a sig off this beer.
The owner snapped this fingers and one of the bouncers walked over. He bent down to the owners level as he whispered in his ear. The bouncer nodded and walked away.
A moment later, Sam's jaw almost dropped when Jo slinked over, dressed in tall heels, stockings with a garter connected to the tiny buste that also pushed her small breast up.
She wore enough make up for two girls and her hair was down in a mess of curls. "Hi." she said seductively as Sam looked her up and down.
Sam did the same for show then smiled at the owner. "Oh, she will definitely do. Where were you hiding her?"
"Jo, introduce yourself." The owner said, ignoring Sam's last question.
Jo held her hand out to him, and when Sam placed his in hers, she took his hand and placed it on her side. "I'm Jo, what would you like to do tonight?" she asked as Sam tried to keep his shit together and answer.
"Sam, and I dont have any plans."
"I like him." she said as she looked at the owner.
"Jo, darling, why dont you go grab your coat." Jo gave him a nod, but not before planting a kiss on Sam's lips. He tried not to act shocked as she slinked away.
"This way please." The owner said and Sam followed him to the back office.
Once inside, the owner took his seat, and signaled for Sam to do the same. "So, how much does a girl like Jo go for for the night?"
"We will discuss this later." he said with a wave of his hand. Sam was starting to get nervous; an owner that didnt want to get paid; this was not good.
"Then what would you like to discuss, because if i'm paying for the whole night, I expect the whole night."
The owner nodded. "A man who knows what he likes, I like you." Sam merely nodded. "It will be a thousand for the night. Nothing rough, she comes back with any mark on her, and I send Mr. Tolland," He raised his hand towards the beefy bouncer. "I believe you understand."
"I do."
"Good, then I will take the payment, and you two may be on your way."
Sam pulled out the money Dean and he had won a couple towns over playing pool and placed it on the table. The owner grabbed it and looked at it, not counting.
"Thank you. You enjoy your night now." Sam offered him a fake, but comvincing smile as he walked out.
Jo was waiting for him, standing by the front door bouncer a trench coat covering her scandalious entire. Sam walked up and wrapped his arm around her and guided her out to the car.
"Is this yours? I love old cars." Once they were in the car, Jo slid across the seat, planting herself right next to Sam. She placed her hand on his knee, slowly moving it up. Sam tried to think about something, anything other then what she was doing, and how nice it felt.
He thought about Ellen, and how Ellen would kill him if she found any of this out. "Jo."
"Mmm?"
"Do you remember me?"
"Not yet." she said with a wicked smiled.
Sam stopped at a red light and turned to face her, but she kissed him. God she tasted like fresh strawberries. Sam pulled back and shook his head. "Sam Winchester, and Dean, Dean is my brother and you really like him. You're mom, Ellen she sent us here to get you. We met at the Roadhouse, you were on a hunt with us. You got kidnapped."
Jo looked at him confused, then as if the spell was lifted, she looked at him horrified. She slapped her hand over her mouth to stop herself from screaming. "Oh my-"
"You back to being you?" he asked as she nodded, sitting there quietly. "Jo are you-"
"Just take me back to the room." Sam nodded.
When Sam stopped at a gas station, Jo simply looked at the gas meter, then to him. "I need to get something for Rome, she was sick earlier." Even though her curiousity was getting the better of her, she was still too much in shock about what had just happened to her, and what had been happening for weeks now.
As Sam walked into the gas station, flashes of everything she had done came to her. Jo shivered; she couldnt wait to get back to the room and take a shower or twelve.
With a coke in hand, Sam looked for the pepto when his phoen rang. "Hello?"
"Sam, listen, I have to tell you something."
"Is Rome okay?" "She's fine. She dozed off a few minutes ago."
"Okay, whats up?"
"Did you get Jo?"
"Yes, and what else Dean?"
"Okay, I dont want any lip, but Rome and I are together, and you're sharing a bed for Jo."
"WHAT?" the cashier looked at Sam, and he waved an apology. "I'm sorry, did you just say-"
"Its just while Jo is around. I dont want her thinking, you know."
"Jesus Christ Dean, really?"
"What? Rome said it was fine, I just had to be the one to tell you."
Sam sighed. "Fine Dean, whatever, we'll be back in a few minutes." Dean started to say something, but Sam hung up.
Now he was pissed. He grabbed the pepto and some crackers, and set it all down on the counter. He should have known better, he should have known Dean liked Rome, and that was why he was trying to steer him in a different direction.
Not because of all of the reasons Dean gave, but because he wanted her for himself. 'Damn it all to hell.' Sam thought as he shook his head. He knew Rome liked Dean, the girls aways like Dean over him. This was just another one of those examples.
When he got in the car, Jo looked at him, finally able to speak. "Whose Rome?" Sam's jaw locked up for a moment before he spoke.
"Deans girlfriend. Met her through Bobby." To say that Jo was shocked as an understatement; she never thought Dean would be a one woman man. She was going to have to see this for herself, that was of course, after she sat under a burning stream of water for an hour.
Rome woke to someone lightly tracing the tattoo on her shoulder. She opened her eyes and yawned. For a moment, she had no idea where she was, then she saw someones jean clad leg and she knew. "Why are we tracing my tattoo?"
Dean stopped what he was doing; he didnt think she was going to wake up and get caught. He had to come up with something quick, something that wasnt creepy. "I never asked why you got this." Dean said as she stretched her legs out for a moment, then spoke.
"Its just another protection symbol. I grew up reading all those kinds of books. Also suppose to give wisdom and prosperity."
"You know you're really weird."
"Yep, i've known that my whole life." she said with a smile as the door opened.
Sam walked in, took one look at the way they were on the bed and tried not to see red; right now he wanted to kill his brother. "Hey Sammy."
He took a deep breath as he walked over to the bed, holding the small bag out to her. "Thanks." she said as she slowly sat up.
"You okay?" Both Dean and Sam asked at the same time. She smiled and shook her head.
"You two are funny." she said as she popped the coke, chugged it and opened the pepto.
Once she was done with that, she looked at Jo and walked over to her. "Dont worry, i'm not congateious. Food poisoning."
Rome waited; she had never really liked Jo, like most fangirls, this was her chance to redeem herself. "I guess you already know who I am."
Rome nodded, them looked to Dean. "Hey hon, could you and Sam maybe get us some dinner, cause I know you're hungry. Jo are you?"
"I could eat." Dean flashed Rome his soul shaking smile as he slipped off the bed and grabbed his coat.
"We'll be right back then. Do you want anything special?" he asked, looking from Rome to Jo then back to Rome.
"I still have the coke and crackers Sam got me." Dean nodded, then looked to Jo. "Anything sounds great."
Rome didnt know if Dean and Sam could hear the breaking in her voice, but she could. Rome had a knack that she knew what Jo was feeling right now. "Okay, we'll be back in like, an hour."
Rome nodded. Dean walked over to her, about to kiss her when she turned, his lips landing on her cheek. "I love you, but i've been puking." Dean chuckled and kissed her cheek once more before walking out with Sam.
Once the door was closed, Rome looked at her. "Go ahead and head to the bathroom, i'll get you something to wear."
"Thanks." Jo said softly as Rome merely nodded and walked over to her bag to find her something to wear that would fit her.
When Rome walked into the bathroom, Jo was sitting on the edge of the bathtub with a towel wrapped tightly around her. "Im going to guess from the shaking, that you remember." Jo looked at her confused.
"I read about the spells that the incubus would be most likely to use, and the side effects. I was hoping for your sake that it was one that you would never remember." Rome said almost sadly as she placed the clothes on the counter. "You're about five sizes smaller then me, but they're comfortable." Jo nodded, she was still in a kind of daze about everything. It was all too overwhelming.
Jo looked up at her. "Why are you being nice to me?"
Rome took a moment to answer her, trying to keep her emotions in check. "Because I know how hard remembering all of it can be."
Rome walked over to the door, about to open it before she turned back towards her. "Take as long as you want. I'll make sure they dont eat all of your food." Rome walked out and closed the door behind her. She walked over to the bed she was sharing with Dean and leaned against the headboard.
Rome closed her eyes, listening to the sounds of the water running in the bathroom. She wished it could block out the memory of that day. After Dean and Bobby patched her up. Rome pulled her shirt to the side and looked at the scar; she placed her hand over it and closed her eyes again.
She could hear her own sobbing as the water ran down her body washing away the blood but not the pain. She took a deep breath and shook her head; she was not going to be weak. Dean and Sam didnt need a weak person with them, they needed someone who wasnt going to fall apart, so she wasnt going to.
When Dean and Sam walked in, their eyes swept the room, landing on Rome as she sat on the bed, looking through a book.
"Where's Jo?" Dean asked as he set the take out bags on the table.
"Shes in the shower."
"How long as she been in there?" Sam asked as she looked at the clock next to the bed.
"About an hour." she went back to her book, hoping Dean wouldnt notice the look in her eyes. She wasnt so lucky today.
Dean walked over to and sat on the edge of the bed. "You okay?" Rome nodded. "Are you sure?"
"Yes Dean, I just, I kind of understand what shes going through right now."
"And it makes you-"
"Yeah, but lets drop it okay? I kind of want to finish this chapter and then go to sleep."
"Okay." he nodded with his word.
Jo emgered from the bathroom about ten minutes later; she couldnt resist the smell of the food any longer. "How you feelin?" Sam asked as she looked at him then to the food.
"Better, just-" Sam nodded; he wasnt going to bring it up again. "So, whats for dinner?" she asked as she looked in the bag.
She glanced at Dean while she was doing this, wondering why he was sitting at the table and not with Rome on the bed. "I feel like I could sleep for a week." Jo said as she took a bite of the sandwich; good stuff.
"Well, you can. Sam and I got this case."
"Oh I dont think so. They bastard made this personal Dean."
"Exactly, meaning you'll be thinking about revenge, not the hunt."
"Dont-"
"Okay, lets take this down a bit, okay?" Rome asked as she looked at them.
Rome waited and when everyone seemed to have calm down a bit, she nodded. "Okay, so we have a couple of options here. Jo can be sent back in, and pretend to still be under the curse, but theres a downside to that one."
"Which is?" Jo asked as Rome sighed.
"He could easily rope you back in, and use you against us."
"What else?" Sam asked as she looked at Dean.
"If this one can keep his shit together around a stripper, we could send him in, do a bit more recon."
"I think this idea." Dean said with a smirk as Rome rolled her eyes. "Actually, thats not an option anymore." she said with a wink when Jo wasnt looking. "Point is, we're not going to figure this out till everyone gets a good nights rest."
Rome looked at Jo. "And dont worry, we're not going to cut you out of this." then she loked at Dean and Sam. "I dont know about you three, but i'm calling it a night."
Rome turned off the light next to her bed, then slipped under the covers. Dean looked at her, then smiled.
"Thats my cue," he stood and looked at Sam and Jo. "I reckon you guys can figure out the sleeping arangements on your own, right."
"We're all adults here." Jo said as Dean nodded. He walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind him.
When he came out a few minutes later, Jo was already asleep in the opposite bed while Sam was looking at something on his computer. "Dude, what did I tell you about looking at porn before you go to bed?"
"Shut up Dean."
"What, i'm just tellin the truth." Sam decided not to make this a problem. Once this hunt was over and Jo was back with her mother, this couple thing would end and he could go back to trying to win Rome.
Even before Rome dropped in the Winchesters lap, she could never sleep a whole night through. Rome sat up from the bed and looked around; Sam and Jo were asleep in the other bed, both sleeping on opposite edges of it.
She then looked down at Dean, she knew he was having a nightmare from the way his face was twisted in pain. She leaned down and whispered in his ear. "Its okay, its just a dream." she rubbed his arm gently then leaned down and kissed his cheek. "Its okay." Rome went to get out of bed, and Dean grabbed her arm.
Rome was thankful the room was dark and he could not see her cheek turning red; she didnt know he was awake. "Where you going?" he whispered as she smiled.
"Just to the bathroom, i'll be right back." Dean nodded, but he didnt let go. "What?"
"Thanks."
Rome roughed up his hair. "Anytime." she said as she stood and walked into the bathroom. She left the door open a crack, the small sliver of light brightening up the room a bit. When she walked out, Dean had rolled over and taken over most of the bed.
Rome sighed as she knelt on the bed and pushed him. Dean woke back up and looked at her. "Move over."
Dean only smirked. "No."
"Do you want me to sleep on you? You cant be that desparate."
Dean looked at her; he hated it when she talked about herself that way, but he knew there was no changing her mind on that. "Fine." he said as he moved over so she could lay down next to him.
Once she was comfortable, she grabbed her ipod off the nightstand and turned on the music.
"Go to sleep." he muttered as she looked at him.
"I cant sleep. You got to sleep."
"You're stubborn." he said before drifting into sleep. Rome smiled; she was more then okay with that.
And that was Rome for now.