-1(hospital 7.30 am)

Ella was sitting on the bed with Haylyn on her lap and her mum messing around at the other side of the room. Freya and Dean arrived with a balloon, coffee and a teddy.

Haylyn's eyes lit up when she saw the baby pink balloon and the brown teddy. She clapped her hands when Dean sat the balloon that said Get well Soon Princess on it beside her and handed her the teddy. "Buttons!" she yelled out "Baby buttons!" She gave the bear a kiss on the nose and Freya laughed. For a sixteen month old kid Haylyn could sure talk and had taken a shine to Sam.

"She should be getting out tomorrow they want to keep her in over night to make sure she's ok then we can take her home". The little girl on the bed was in pink princess pyjamas, and her light brown hair was in pig tales and she had the biggest brown eyes Dean had ever seen.

She put her arms out and Sam lifted her on to his lap. She stood up with her tiny hands on his shoulders and one of his massive hands supporting her back. She was only about 1 foot 2'' , she wasn't tall enough to look Sam right in the eye when she was standing on his thighs.

She looked at his lips and tilted her head back to look in his eyes. Dean couldn't help smiling at his little brother as he took the little girls hand and kissed her lightly on the forehead. Sam picked Haylyn up and stood up, then sat on the bed, Haylyn frowned but kept a firm hold of Sam's gigantic hand. She stayed on his lap and grabbed Baby Buttons and a book and handed the book to Sam.

Sam's eyes widened and he looked at Ella, Freya and Dean for help. Dean pulled up a chair and sat in front of Sam, Freya sat on Dean's lap and Ella sat on the bed. Sam gulped and pushed himself back on the bed,

"You know I think this is a job for--"

"--Sammy!" Haylyn cut him off with and excited squeak as her big brown eyes glittered.

"you heard the Lady, Sammy. Now read." Dean took the book off of Sam opened it and handed it back to him. Haylyn smiled and clapped her hands.

"Once upon a time in a land far, far away there was a girl and who lived with her Dad because her mother had went to heaven." Haylyn turned the page and snuggled into Sam. Ella smiled and Sam looked taken aback. Dean grinned as the little girl looked up at him again

"My daddy's in heaven." she whispered stroking the bears head.

"yeah? Well my mummy's there too." he planted another kiss on her head and she yawned and climbed past Sam to get under the blankets. He leaned over her head and put the book on her stomach, Ella lay at the other side. Freya hugged Dean close and placed her head on his. "her Dad fell in love again and married a woman with two daughters."

Sam and Dean were back at the motel, packing their stuff and Freya was at the hospital after packing all of her stuff and putting it in the impala. Sam was taking his sweet time, folding his clothes and putting them carefully into the bag. "you're seriously sweet on that girl ain't you?" Dean declared zipping up his bag. Sam looked at Dean and smiled sadly,

"it'll never work you know. I can't stay here and I'll only get her killed" Sam shook his head.

"that's what I thought when it came to Freya." Dean looked hard at Sam, "but it's been six weeks and she still here still alive with me, if she means that much to you Sam, Freya and I will help to protect her you know that." Dean was serious. Sam looked at his older brother.

"Dude this is different Ella has Haylyn and her mum to think about! She wont leave her and if we do bring her she's A kid Dean you know need twenty four hour a day care and what about school! She'll need to go to school in like three years, what if we don't find the demon or dad by then? I just say good bye and leave?" Sam's voice was tight.

"hey man I don't want to be hunting this thing forever and we can set up home somewhere and work from there. You know some place to call home and to go to after a hunt instead of these crappy motel rooms," his voice was soft. Sam looked defeated and Sensing the win Dean added "The impala has five seats, right now we have two spare. Do the math collage boy." he picked up his rucksack and took it out to the car. Sam threw the rest of his stuff in the bag and was out the door in five minutes.

"So, um god how do you say something like this erm…" Sam scratched the back of his head as he and Ella sat on the bench watching Freya and Haylyn pushing Dean on the swing.

"You're leaving I get it, I don't want you too but I have to let you go. Who knows maybe you'll come back to me some day." She gazed him and he couldn't believe how different she looked without her glasses on.

"no well um yeah we are leaving but, well we have two spare seats in the impala and well I don't want to leave you two behind." he took Ella's hand in his "come with me Ella, please?" his tone had got softer and quieter.

"what about Haylyn? I cant leave her. She'll need to go to school soon and" Sam pressed his fingers against her lips.

"Haylyn has to come too, I cant leave the kid behind." he glanced over to where Dean was stranded at the top of the climbing frame and Haylyn was instructing him on how to get down. "and you know it's nice for Dean over there who has some to talk to that understands him you know?" Sam laughed and so did Ella.

"when do you leave?" she looked up at him

"when ever your packed and ready to go". Ella kissed him and got up.

"bring the kids and the impala round in twenty minutes." Ella laughed as she walked out of the play area and down the path.

"Don't worry mum, I'll be fine I have two strapping lads and Freya to look after me and Haylz. And she'll get to uncle Rodger in San Diego before you do." Ella kissed her mother on the head. "I'll call every day and come and visit you and Haylyn." Haylyn waddled up to her mother and lifted her hands above her head. Jackie - their mum - picked her up

" you be good for Ella and look after her for me ok?" tears were rolling down the older woman's face.

"Yuh huh see you soon mummy!" Haylyn wiped the tears away and kissed her mum on the head before wriggling out of her grasp and almost falling off the step to get to Sam who scooped her up and lead her to the car.

Ella gave their mum one last hug and walked down the path and in one of the backseat passenger doors, fastening Haylyn's seat belt who was sitting in the middle clutching the teddy for dear life.

Sam got in the other side and Freya and Dean got in the drivers seat. Freya looked in the rear view mirror and laughed to herself. Sam was sitting with a teeny bopper attached to his side and reading her a story and Ella was intently listening to Beauty and the beast like she'd never heard it before.

Dean put his arm round her and pulled her close to him resting his head against hers. Five so totally different people were setting off on a journey to God knows where and will be fighting (well four of them as the teeny bopper was getting left in San Diego) stuff your nightmares wont touch. Well the impala does have five seats doesn't it?