Home Sweet Home!

Ashley saw Justin was starting to get bored at Bobby's without his toys, so she informed Bobby they had to back home. The old hunter was grateful that he at least had the opportunity to hear Justin's first words and see his first steps, but made sure he told the three Winchesters that just because they had their own library now didn't mean they got to stop coming over. Since Ashley's back was still hurting, Bobby helped the boys load up the car with books, baby things, and baby. "Don't you dare forget to come by" Bobby ordered one more time as he handed the blue eyed boy over to Dean to strap into the car seat. Bobby smiled at the sight of his kids handling their own; it warmed Bobby's alcohol soaked heart up and proved his daddy wrong! He didn't break everything he touched- these three kids were the best thing that ever came into his life, and he helped shape them this way more than John ever could or frankly wanted to.

"We won't, Bobby" Ashley promised the old man as she eased herself into the front seat. Ashley had to stretch out because of her back, so Ashley had her legs on Dean's lap and head resting against the window. It was a wonder she didn't fall asleep faster than she did, but the position she was in and the car's movements rocked Ashley into a nap within a couple minutes o leaving the old salvage yard they grew to call their home.

"Dean" Sam said from the backseat "why'd you try to tackle a spirit instead of letting her shoot it?"

Cuz Ash wasn't ready is what he thought to himself. She had just gotten back into the swing of things when the spirit started rushing towards her, Dean had to protect his little sister just like he had to protect Sammy from every evil thing in this world trying to hurt him. Ashley had grown soft in his mind with staying home with Justin for almost a year now and probably gotten uneasy around a gun with her home life. She had been the one to stay home with the poopy diapers while he and Sam traveled all around the country hunting down anything evil that didn't deserve to live anymore, she was the one who fed Justin in the middle of the night and eased his fevers- Ashley was a mother now, not a hunter. "Hero complex" Dean smirked trying to hide his thoughts from his brother who was now studying him from the back seat. "How's Tiger holding up?"

"No!" came an angry response and an over exaggerated pout.

"Guess we are not happy" Sam chuckled from the backseat.

"Assie" the boy whined, reaching towards the front where his female guardian was still sleeping.

"Bud, Assie sleeping" Dean said from the front seat impatiently.

"No Ammy, Assie!" Justin whined again, causing Ashley to stir, but not enough to wake her up.

"Alright, we're stopping for a bit" Dean sighed as he pulled over to the shoulder. Ashley rarely got good sleep; no way was he going to let Justin wake her up just because he wanted a change of scenery. He watched Sam walk the little boy around on the shoulder of the deserted highway and couldn't help but see Ashley and Sammy in his place. It felt like only days ago when he was the one taking care of both his little siblings and walking them on the shoulder off a highway while John barks and yells from the driver side that they needed to keep going.

"Come on Sammy, gotta get going" Dean barked from outside the Impala. Of course he just did what he was just criticizing John for doing "he stop asking for Ash?"

"Nope" Sam said picking the kid up "ask Ash what she wants us to do."

Dean poked his head back into the car and saw she was actually waking up on her own accord

"Why are we stopped?" she mumbled around her still sleep paralyzed vocal cords.

"Uh, Justin threw a fit. He wanted to be with you but you were out, so we stopped"

"Alright" she yawned "next time just wake me up. It'll stop the screaming faster."

Sam started to walk towards Ashley when she sat up in the front seat and slid her feet carefully back into the designated feet space.

"What's up bud?" Ashley said accepting the kid on her lap since she couldn't lift him herself.

"Assie" Justin whimpered into her chest. He had wrapped his tiny arms around her neck and drew himself in closer than he already was when his face was pressed into her chest.

"Yeah baby, what's wrong?"

Dean had started up the car when she noticed Justin turning green against her and getting clammy. "Stop!" Ashley screamed as she opened the door just in time for the puke to fly out the opening before he even stopped moving forward.

"What'd he eat?" she barked back to Sam as she held him around his tiny retching waist. The position she was in and supporting Justin's weight sent pain up her spine and through her shaking arms. "Dammit, help me before I drop him" Ashley spat back at Dean through the tears.

Dean responded fast and grabbed the boy around his sister and allowed her to lean into him while her arms relaxed down to her side. Unfortunately her arms kept shaking even after they were given a reprieve and the tears kept trickling down her cheeks. "You're okay bud" she reassured the boy still sitting on her lap while grimacing up at Dean.


Dean pulled into a motel as soon as Justin stopped puking. Ashley had tweaked her back when helping Justin and couldn't get out of the car on her own. Once Dean and Sam got Justin settled Sam came back out to help Ashley. "Dean's got some Vicodin, just go to sleep. We'll take care of Justin."

"If he wants me-"

"We aren't gonna wake you up" Dean hissed.

"I was going to say let him on the bed" she cried out as another pain shot through her leg and causing it to give out. Luckily Sam caught her right before she hit the floor.

"Assie hurt?" Justin whimpered into Dean's neck as he clung tightly to his older guardian.

"Just sleepy" Dean soothed the tired boy.

"Sleepy" Justin repeated as he closed his eyes against his older guardian.


Ashley felt the pain medicine stop working around 6 am, but she also felt a small lump nuzzled against her left side, the same side Dean is on. Justin must have been nestled between her and her brother when he wouldn't stop asking for Ashley "Boy, aren't we a perfect family" Ashley sighed around the pill she just dry swallowed and allowed herself fell back asleep to soft snores. What other family would think sleeping in the same bed with siblings and a year old son would be a good idea?

AN: Hey ya'll, thank you for those who are the loyal readers! But please please show me you are still interested! I have a lot written now, but should I even keep posting? Ratings and reviews are just down horribly since the first and second installment...are you guys even still interested? Please tell me!