"She okay?" Seth asked.

Dean nodded. "She is asleep. I think she is calmer. I let her tell me some crazy West Virginia ghost story."

"What are we gonna do?" Seth asked.

"We gotta do something. Rori is suffering from worrying about her mom. And her mom is obviously going through hell." Dean said.

"This case is so frustrating." Seth sighed.

"Tomorrow, I am gonna sit down with Rori and go through her life back to her childhood. I want the names of anyone she has ever known. Someone has to have targeted her for a reason." Roman said.

"What if that doesn't work?" Seth asked.

"Then I am getting Hunter involved." Roman said.

"I need a cigarette." Dean stood up and took his beer onto the back deck.

"He really cares about her." Seth said.

"Yeah, he is definitely developing feelings for her." Roman said.

"Is that smart?" Seth asked.

"I don't think it matters at this point." Roman said. "I just hope he knows what he is doing."

October 23rd 0100 Hours

Rori woke up and looked around her room. She was alone. She remembered being upset and Roman giving her something to help her sleep. She remembered seeing her mom on the news. She sighed and sat up. Glancing at the clock she saw it was 1AM.

She climbed out of bed and slowly opened her bedroom door. She walked down the hallway and around the corner.

She knocked on the door to Dean's room. "Dean?" she walked into the room. She could see Dean was in bed asleep. "Dean?"

She hesitated to startle him, fearing he might sleep with a gun under his pillow or near the bed.

"Dean?" she spoke louder.

"Rori…what's wrong?" Dean opened his eyes.

"Would you mind if I stayed with you?" she asked.

"Of course, come on." Dean pulled back the covers.

Rori climbed into bed beside Dean. He wrapped an arm around her, letting her rest her head on his shoulder.

"Thank you." She lifted her head and kissed his cheek.

"It's going to be okay. I promise you." Dean said. "Try not to worry."

She nodded against his shoulder. "Goodnight, Dean."

"You can call me Jon." He said.

"Jon?" she looked up at him.

"Dean Ambrose is the identity the DXS gave me. Helps to keep our true identities secret." He explained. "My real name is Jonathan Good. You can call me Jon."

"Wow…..is that why Roman called Seth 'Lopez' the night you brought me here?" she asked.

"Yeah, Seth's real last name is Lopez." He said.

"I think I understand." She said, surprising herself. She laid her head back on his shoulder. "Goodnight Jon."

0815 Hours

Seth walked into the gym to find Dean jogging on the treadmill. Dean looked up at him when he walked in.

"Where is Rori?" Seth asked.

"Still asleep. I needed to work out." Dean said.

"How is she?" Seth climbed on the rowing machine.

"She has calmed down. I think sleeping did her good." He said.

"You are taking really good care of her." Seth said watching for Dean's reaction.

"Roman assigned me to look after her. And she is having a rough time right now." Dean shrugged.

"Right, and Mickey Rourke faked those scenes in 'Wild Orchid'." Seth rolled his eyes. "By the way, looks like it might rain today."

Dean shook his head and shut off the treadmill. "I gotta go shower."

Dean left the gym and walked through the house. He stepped in the kitchen and saw Rori making breakfast.

"How you feeling?" he asked.

"Better, thank you for everything." She smiled. "You want some breakfast?"

"Sure, just make me some of whatever you are having." Dean said. "I'm gonna grab a quick shower."

"Breakfast will be ready when you're done." She kissed his cheek.

Dean chuckled and walked upstairs to shower. Rori turned back to the stove, checking on the bacon. She looked up to see Roman walk in the room.

"Rori, how are you this morning?" Roman asked.

"I feel better. I can't believe I slept so long." She said.

"Intense emotions like that will wear you out. I knew you would need the extra rest." Roman said.

"Thank you for looking out for me." She said. "I know this isn't easy on you guys either and you're taking on a huge task to keep me safe and find out what's really going on."

"After breakfast I need you to sit down with me. You're going to need to go over the names of anyone and everyone you can think of." Roman said.

Rori sighed. "Roman, I don't think it will do any good."

"We're gonna try it anyway." Roman said.

Rori nodded and finished fixing breakfast. Dean came back downstairs having finished his shower. She dished up food for the two of them and sat down with him at the breakfast bar.

"Roman wants to go over my entire life history today." Rori sighed.

"It'll be okay. I know it may not seem like it is important but you never know what might help us get this all figured out." Dean said.

"I suppose so." She shrugged.

"Finish your breakfast. It may take a while to get everything sorted out with Roman." He told her.

Rori nodded. She finished eating in silence and went upstairs to shower and get ready for the day.

Dean finished putting the breakfast dishes in the dishwasher and sat down to wait for Rori. He wanted to stay with her while she talked to Roman. He could see she was not looking forward to going over her entire past with Roman as she fully believed no one in her life or past would harm her.

1000 hours

Rori came downstairs from her shower and getting dressed. Roman and Dean were waiting for her at the breakfast bar and Seth was fixing himself a snack. She sat down at the breakfast bar beside Dean.

"Okay Roman, what do you need to know?" she asked.

"Start by writing down the names of your cousins, their spouses, aunts, uncles, any relative you have. List all your friends and their spouses and family. Anyone from college you are in touch with. Anyone from high school you still speak to." Roman handed her a notebook.

"This could take a while." She said.

"While you write, tell me about the Buffalo Creek flood." Roman said.

"What? Why?" she looked up at him.

"It was mentioned in your file. It was supposedly what started you not trusting the US government." Roman said.

"That is insane. That disaster happened years before I was born." Rori said.

"I know that….how did your parents feel about it? Would anyone have a reason to go after them over something involving that flood…or go after any of your family members? There has to be a reason why that event was mentioned in your file." Roman said.

"Not that I am aware of. My parents didn't live in an area that was affected by the flood. Of course they knew people who were killed and knew people that lost homes and property. And yeah my parents never said a nice word about Arch Moore who was the governor at the time, but they never had ideas about overthrowing the government and as far as I know had no enemies." Rori said as she wrote down names. "But Arch Moore's true colors came out anyway…when I was a kid he was found guilty on felony charges. A lot of people felt that was karma getting him back."

"How does your family feel about Senator Mantin? I mean you were being accused of wanting to kill him." Roman asked.

"Daddy loved him when he was our governor before he died. Mom and I both adore him. And as far as my cousins and such….I dunno." Rori continued writing.

"You sure?" Roman pressed.

"I dunno. I got a few cousins that were annoyed at Senator Mantin over gun control issues, but other than that, I have no idea about their politics." She kept writing.

"You open with people about how you feel about the senator?" Roman asked.

"What does that matter?" she looked up.

"Trying to cover all bases." Roman said.

"It's not as if I go around with an 'I heart Mantin' shirt on. But I do adore him. I think he is great. The way he grieved with the people of West Virginia during the Sago Mine Disaster and that fiasco 'miscommunication'. I just felt like he cared and loved the state and….the feeling never left." She kept writing.

Roman sighed, realizing there wasn't a lot to go on. Rori handed him the notebook back.

"That is everyone I can think of….family, neighbors, friends, I even wrote down my dentist, doctor and gynecologist." She said.

"You sure no one is mad at you?" Roman said.

"If someone is, I am not aware of it." Rori said.

"I gotta ask some hard questions, please don't take this wrong." Roman said.

"What is there left to ask? You probably know my shoe size at this point!" Rori said.

"Do you have any gambling debts?" Roman asked.

"No, I don't gamble. I don't even play the lottery." She said.

"Have you ever used drugs?" Roman asked.

"No, and that is pushing it." Rori glared.

"Baby, he has to ask the hard questions." Dean said.

"Have you ever been involved with a married man?" Roman asked.

"No, what would I want with a cheater?" she asked.

"Have you ever been involved in a lesbian affair?" Roman asked.

"What the fuck?" Rori jumped off her seat.

"Rori, calm down." Dean said.

"No, I have never dated women. Let me make this simple…..I am boring. I have never done drugs, gambled, broke up marriages, dated women, frequented prostitutes, cheated on my taxes or anything that could cause a problem. I'm plain and ordinary…I go to work, I go to the gym, I shop at the mall …just regular old boring stuff!" Rori yelled.

"Rori, calm down." Dean started to reach for her.

"Save it Jon. I wanna be alone." She opened the sliding glass door and walked out onto the deck.

"Do you think she will leave?" Seth watched her through the window; she was walking across the yard.

"I doubt it. She is just upset." Roman sighed.

1200 Hours

Dean was on the back deck smoking while waiting and watching for Rori to come back to the house. He was sure she wouldn't leave the property but he was starting to wonder if her stubborn streak had won out over her sense of safety and she took off. Seth stepped out onto the deck.

"Where is Rori?" Seth asked.

"She hasn't come back." Dean said.

"And you haven't gone after her? You're assigned to look out for her." Seth said.

"I don't think she would leave." Dean sighed.

"You've seen how strong-willed and bullheaded she can be." Seth said.

"Fuck!" Dean sighed and sat down.

Roman stepped out on the back deck. "She come back yet?"

"Yes, but now we're playing hide and go seek." Dean rolled his eyes.

"Easy with the sarcasm. You should go to her, she needs you." Roman said.

"You heard her, she wants to be alone." Dean said.

"Dean, she is just upset. Don't take it personally. She is stressed and scared and worried and feeling so much at once." Seth said.

"I don't know how to help her!" Dean yelled.

"You must really care about her if you're this upset about her being upset." Roman said.

Dean sighed. "What should I do?"

"First find her, make sure she is safe and hasn't run off and done something stupid." Seth said.

"Then just be there for her. Let her cry, scream, laugh, tell more crazy ghost stories...whatever. Just be there for her. And if she lashes out in anger don't take it personally." Roman said.

"You know better than anyone emotions make you say things you don't mean." Seth said.

Dean nodded, well aware of his own emotional short-comings. Dean stood up and walked off the deck, heading into the direction that Rori had walked. He walked through the yard and down towards the target range.

He saw Rori sitting at the target range. She was sitting cross-legged on the ground at the firing line. He was glad to see she wasn't crying.

"Rori?" he called out to her.

She looked up. "Jon….hey."

He sat down beside her. "You okay?"

"Yeah, I'm sorry I snapped at you. You're not the reason I am stuck here." She said.

"Don't worry about it. I know that was the anger talking." He said. "Roman had to ask you those questions."

"I know, I just lost my temper. Now that I think about it, I am not even sure why I was so mad." She said.

"Stress will make your temper flare. Don't worry about it." He told her. "And by the way, you are anything but boring."

"You think so?" she asked.

"Are you kidding? You got a temper to match your red hair. You know some of the craziest ghost stories I have ever heard. You know more about horror movies than Seth. You're smart and funny." He told her. "And you're so strong and brave to be handling all this so well."

"I'm really not." She said.

"Yes you are. Sure, you're scared and worried about your mom. But you know what you have to do and you're doing it. You're facing this head on and I am very proud of you." He wrapped an arm around her.

"Really?"

"I am. I promise you, we are going to get this fixed." He said.

She smiled and curled against him. "Would you hold me?"

He nodded and wrapped both arms around her as she buried her face in his neck. She relaxed against him.

"Feels like it's gonna rain." He told her.

"I don't mind, I like the rain." She nuzzled his neck. Dean swallowed back a moan.

They sat quietly for a long time. Dean held her, not knowing what else to do to comfort her.

"You feeling better?" he asked.

"Yeah, you're great at helping me feel okay even in the midst of this chaos." She said.

Dean felt a few raindrops hit his skin.

"It's starting to rain, we should head back." Dean said.

He stood up and helped her stand up. He wrapped his arm around her as they headed back to the house. The rain started to pick up so they started walking faster.

"We're getting soaked." Rori laughed as the house came into view.

"Yeah, your hair really curls up when wet." He chuckled and brushed a few wet strands off her forehead.

"You like it?" she giggled. "You're lucky, yours doesn't curl." She gently tugged a strand of hair.

Dean leaned over and kissed her. They stopped running as Rori wrapped her arms around him. He reached behind her neck and angled her head so he could deepen the kiss, which she opened her mouth and allowed. Rori pressed herself tighter against him, making him moan lightly. He pushed her backwards, pinning her against the railing of the deck steps.

Dean released her lips and kissed along her jaw and down her neck, causing her to sigh softly.

"Dean did you….." Seth opened the sliding doors. "Never mind, you found her."

Dean and Rori separated. Seth chuckled and walked back into the house.

"We better get in the house before you catch pneumonia." Dean said.

Rori nodded and walked with Dean into the house. Seth was smirking at them in the kitchen.

"Could you grab us a few towels?" Dean rolled his eyes at Seth.

"Sure thing." Seth chuckled and hurried upstairs.

Roman walked in. "Glad you found her, did you have to try drowning her?"

"Very funny." Dean rolled his eyes as Seth walked back in with a few towels.

Rori started drying her hair. "Roman, I am sorry for getting angry at you. I know you're just doing your job."

"It's fine. You're stressed, I get that." He smiled. "Go get cleaned up."

"I'm gonna take a shower." She said.

"Yeah, I need one too." Dean said.

Rori hurried up the stairs to her room. Seth smirked as he watched Dean trying to dry off.

"What are you smirking at? I feel like I am 15 and got caught by my mom." Dean said.

Author's Note- Special thanks to alesamox, Pastel Shades, Icequeenxx for awesome reviews. Reviews help me write faster. Thanks to everyone who is reading this story. I appreciate all the support and feedback. You guys are great!