It's been a week since Alex had proposed to Dean and ever since she's been staying with him. She was still insecure about their relationship but she knew she wanted to give it a chance. It was kind of scary for her though, how they'd immediately gotten back into their routine as if they'd never been apart at all. Wasn't that proof enough that Dean was the one for her?
Alex thought about all of that as she made her way around the kitchen, making breakfast. Dean was still asleep and she didn't want to wake him. He had worked late in his study at home and he needed some sleep. She smiled at that because that was exactly what he used to do when they'd been married. It seemed like nothing had changed. She turned the radio up when her favorite song came on.
Through the daze of sleepiness Dean heard noises coming from the kitchen and he smiled when seconds later Bob Dylan's 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' sounded through the house. He knew at this moment they were going to be alright. Lighthearted he got out of bed and made his way to the kitchen.
Alex jumped slightly when Dean wound his arms around her waist. He kissed her on the cheek and nuzzled her neck. "Morning, beautiful." Alex turned the radio off and chuckled. "I'm sorry, did I wake you honey?" She asked.
"No, I was just hoping you would come back to bed. It's Sunday which means playtime." He said seductively.
She leaned against him, smiling. "Wasn't the sex we had last night enough?" She asked, turning to face him.
Dean grinned at that and slipped his hands under her morning robe. "Baby, I can never get enough of you." He whispered and leaned in to kiss her deeply.
The next day, Alex ran into Mike Gallagher at work. She cussed inwardly when all of a sudden he started to walk towards her after he'd spotted her coming out of her office.
"I need to talk to you in private." He announced coldly, pushing her roughly back into her office. She jerked her arm out of his grip and tried to stay calm.
"What's the matter, besides the fact you're losing the process?" She patronized.
He gritted his teeth, looking down at her. "That's exactly what I wanted to talk to you about, Alex or should I say former Mrs Winchester?" He smirked.
Alex stopped breathing and leaned against her desk, trying to keep cool.
"How did you find out?" She asked calmly but Gallagher noticed in satisfaction how pale she'd turned.
"I've my sources. You know what's interesting? The fact you hid the history you have with Winchester the whole time. Do you want to know why I sued him in the first place?" He snapped.
Alex straightened up to her full size and exploded. "Please, do tell me! That's what I've been trying to figure out for weeks!" She yelled.
"Because I wanted revenge!"
"What? Why?" She asked stunned.
"The minute your ex showed up you dumped me. This is the second time a girl has left me for him."
Alex looked at him confused. "I'm sorry, I've no idea what you're talking about."
"That husband of yours and I went to school together. He slept with my girlfriend when we were in tenth grade. She broke up with me because of him and I've wanted revenge ever since. Sleeping with his ex wife would've been the perfect payback for everything he put me through."
Alex looked at him amused, trying her best not to laugh.
"So, you've only wanted to go out with me to get back at Dean? I'm really hurt, I've thought you were interested in me for real." She mocked but froze when she heard him saying the next words.
"The bosses are offering me a partnership, they obviously value my work and opinion."
"Get to the point." Alex said, trying to make her voice sound normal.
"Here's my offer, if you leave voluntarily I'm going to abandon the case. If not, be prepared to invest much time and money to win the process."
Alex was shocked. "You want me to quit?" She repeated weakly.
"Well, you ruined my plan, so now I have to get rid of you, too. Besides that, you're Dean's ex wife after all and you're no better than him. Think about it if you want to save him." He said, walking out of her office.
Alex sat slowly down in her chair letting the past minutes play over in her head. Was she being blackmailed by Mike Gallagher? He went to school with Dean and now wanted revenge because Dean had seduced his girlfriend?
She couldn't help but let out a laugh. That sounded exactly like something Dean would do. But now she also knew why Dean had been so mad when he found out she went out with Mike. And she had thought he was only being jealous.
She looked up when there was a knock on the door and shortly after Sam walked in.
"Hey, I wanted to talk to you about..." He started but interrupted himself when he saw how worked up she was.
"Are you okay?" He asked concerned. She smiled up at him with a fake smile. "Am I that see through?"
"No, you're just my wife's cousin and I know you pretty well." He chuckled.
"Well, did you know Michael Gallagher and Dean went to school together?"
Sam's eyes widened in surprise. "No, I didn't, wow. Kind of weird." He said taking a seat across from her.
Alex sighed. "Yeah, and they weren't exactly friends to say the least."
"So, he's sueing Dean because of something that happened at school to get back at him?"
She looked at him appreciateively. "Winchester you are a lawyer through and through. You hit the mark, Dean slept with his girlfriend." She couldn't help the smile that crept upon her face.
Sam let out a loud laugh but turned serious in the next second. "Wait a minute. He knows you're Dean's ex wife. Is that why he wanted to go out with you?"
"Yep, now he's blackmailing me. He'll drop the claim if I quit." She said quietly avoiding Sam's gaze.
"You're not considering it, are you?" Sam asked upset. "Listen, Alex. It's easy. Dean will pay the compensation for damages and that's it. It's not worth fighting him when you're job's at stake. Dean wouldn't want you to give up your job." Sam tried to reason.
"You've chosen the right profession, Sam. You've even convinced me." Alex covered up her lie, smiling at him weakly.
"You wanted to talk to me." She changed the subject. "Yeah, well. I found out today Gallagher's getting an offer for a partnership and I didn't want you to hear it from your secretary."
"What? Gallagher's already told me that, but I thought he was bluffing." She jumped up angrily and started to pace the room. "Sam, you're the one who should get the partnership. You've worked so hard over the past years I'm not going to work for this firm if Gallagher becomes one of the partners."
"Hey, calm down. It's not that big of a deal. Sure, it would've been nice to earn more money but that also means much more work. I don't want to spend twenty hours a day at the office and it's not like I need the money."
"Ok, fine. Do what you think is the best for you. I'm going to go home." She said wearily.
"Tell Dean what happened." Sam said, seeing her hesitation. "Alex..."
"I don't think that's a good idea." She replied.
"If you don't tell him I will." He threatened. "Fine. I swear I'll tell him every detail."
"I don't trust lawyers, especially you." Sam said, making her smile.
"Bye Sam." She replied still chuckling and exited the door.
"You know what, eating junk food in front of the TV every night isn't healthy." Alex stated when her and Dean were slumped down on the couch after he'd gotten back from work.
Dean put his arm around her shoulders, pulling her closer. "It's not like we got the time to cook unless you want to stay at home and play the little housewife." He teased with a lopsided smile. She hit him playfully and rested her head on his chest.
"Have you taked to Max lately? He hasn't showed up at the shop the whole week and he's never stayed away for such a long time before." He said.
"I talked to him once. He's called me to tell Dad's captivated him." She explained and Dean looked down at her, frowning. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"He forced him to do an internship at an insurance company. The poor guy hadn't had any free time since he's started there."
"Your father is really extreme. Insurances, fancy..." He mocked, making Alex smile. She cuddled closer to him, mustering up the strength to finally tell him about Gallagher how she'd promised Sam.
She cleared her throat and spoke up. "Dean, I've to tell you about something that has happened today at the office.."
"No, you don't. I know everything." He replied calm. Alex sat up and looked at him.
"Sam called." Dean simply stated, catching her glance.
Alex huffed. "Great. Sam's a bigger chatterbox than my grandmother."
"He thought you wouldn't tell. Honestly, I don't see the problem here. I'll just pay the dick because you're not going to quit. Problem solved."
"No, wait. Sam told me not to quit, I never said I wouldn't do that." She protested. Dean stared at her coldly. "You're not going to quit."
"Why not? I don't want you to feel obligated to immolate something because of me. On top of that I'm your lawyer and I've to defend you."
Dean stood up from the couch with a bitter laugh. "Okay, could you please stop the lawyer talk? There's another way. You're going to win the fucking process. Of course, it's going to cost a whole lot of money, 'cause you ain't cheap, sweetheart." He joked. "Either way I have to invest a lot of money but in this case you don't have to quit your job!"
"But it's easier that way! I quit and he'll drop the fucking claim! It won't cost you anything!" Alex yelled.
He shook his head in disbelief. "You think you're going to be in someone's debt if they do something nice for you. That's exactly your problem, Alexandra. Giving something up for you isn't a sacrifice. I love you and I would do anything for you. Don't you understand that?" Dean ran a hand through his hair in frustration.
She slowly got up, facing him. "It's your business, Dean. You worked your whole life to be where you are right now. I won't let anyone take that away from you."
Dean's heart broke at her words and he couldn't stand the way she was looking at him with pleading eyes.
"Come here." He said softly, pulling her close to his body. She wrapped her arms around him and buried her face in his chest.
"Let me pay the damn compensation, please, it's the easier way. It's not going to ruin my shop. I've enough customers, it's going to be fine." He said, planting a soft kiss on the top of her head. "Do you know how high the amount is?" Alex asked, her voice muffled.
"Uhm, no." Dean replied nervously. "Six-hundred seventy five thousand dollars." She said and looked up at him when she heard him swallow hard. "Well, that's a bit more than I'd expected but that's okay. It's not the end of the world." He said with a crooked smile.
"I give up. Do what you want." She lied him straight in the face. She'd made her decision the minute Gallagher had left her office and she was determined to go through with it, not letting anyone interfere.
She stood on her tip-toes to kiss him softly. "I'm so sorry." She said, taking Dean aback. "Okay. And what for?"
"I've been on a date with your enemy from school." She replied sheepishly and Dean chuckled. "Youd didn't know and I'm sorry for not telling you."
"Doesn't matter. Besides, that wasn't nice of you to steal his girlfriend, so you kind of had it coming." She glared at him.
"Come on, don't pretend you didn't think it was funny." Dean shot back.
She tried to keep up a straight face but a huge smile appeared on her face the next second. "Fine. I think it's hilarious but look where your actions have brought you to." She tried to scold him.
"Well, there's a positive side to it. I got you back, baby."
A/N: I'm so sorry it took me so long to finally update this story, I've been kind of busy with my other ones. I really don't mean to complain but I had such an awful week, so please review and cheer me up again! I know this chapter isn't the best but I hope you liked it anyway. As always I would like to thank sam and dean crazy ass wench and Dean's Dirty Little Secret for reviewing the last chapter, your reviews make me so happy!