.14.

"Look... Sorry to do this, but we have to go. Our type of thing's going on in Illinois and we're worried it's related to the gate that opened." Sam says as he reaches the bottom of the stairs, interrupting the girls' current tasks; Lilly was waxing the floor and Mae was trying to get her to stop, seeing as how she has a broken wrist.

"Don't apologize for doing your job. We understand." Mae says as she leans back against the wall, crossing her arms in front of her chest in defeat.

"Yeah, it's no big deal. Knew you guys would get stir crazy soon. From you know, not killing shit." Lilly comments indifferently.

"Uh, thanks… I think." Sam says, accepting her words as a compliment instead of an insult. "So, we should be there sometime tonight. I'm not sure how long this is going to take though." He continues awkwardly, unsure of what to do in this new situation.

"That's cool. Come home when y'all wanna break. Just you know give us a heads up so we can re-supply the pantry." Lilly comments dismissively as she focuses on a particular scuff.

"Oh, do you guys have a few minutes before you have to go? We should pack you some food for the road." Mae adds, smiling because this would distract Lilly from the floor. When did she not want to cook?

Lilly pauses her scrubbing to glare at her friend. "Busy. You can pack the grown-ass men lunches. I'm trying to figure out where this scuff came from… and figure out how to get it out, not in that order."

Mae rolls her eyes, accepting that she wasn't going to win this battle. Lilly was still Lilly, just now with a broken arm.

"Yeah, I'm sure we can wait for that." Sam grins, even as he scrunched his nose at Lilly; he wondered if he should tell her the source of the scuff was a Dean-sized boot.

"Yo, Sammy, did you tell the girls yet or- Oh hi Lilly. Mae." Dean says skidding to a halt in the doorway.

Lilly, having returned to her earlier humming and scrubbing, pauses at the sound of the skidding. He had just skidded on her floor. On her freshly washed and waxed hardwood floor. "You." She seethed while throwing her rag down.

"About that lunch?" Sam grins playfully to Mae, grabbing her by the hand as the two run for the kitchen.

"What?" Dean asks, looking around in concern, trying to find what the girl was pissed about. "Look, Lilly I'm sorry, but we gotta job. You know, saving people, hunting things? We don't wanna just ditch. An' sorry that we haven't helped more around here, but you never really let us. And we've eaten you outta house'n home. But, I'm sorry."

"The fuck I'd care about that for? I'm not your keeper. Fuckin' floor destroying monster. Ya scuffed my damned floor, with yer damn boots Dean? Then I cleaned it up you ran all over it again.. I swear… You're an enemy of waxed floors everywhere!" Lilly says pointing at him with murderous intent. "Dick."

Dean stops and looks down, noticing for the first time how scuffed the floor was. "Ah, shit... Lilly, I'm sorry. I gotta remember to leave my boots outside." Dean apologizes, his face drawn in defeat.

Lilly watched him, her stomach twisting with guilt. "No, no it's fine, like totally! I meant the ha ha, 'look I just waxed the floor' kinda way, not in the 'I'm gonna kill you for bein' an actual monster' way. Cause, ya know, real monsters don't go 'round ruining freshly waxed floors. I think, I mean, I would hope not… Seems kinda- Seriously ha! You're so weird Dean." She backpedals, deciding she shouldn't let so much of her 'crazy' show if she wants them to get along. "Not that, you know you ruined it, I totally hadn't waxed that part of the floor properly yet any ways. That was just the, the uh, primer wax. Yeah. Everyone knows you have to primer wax floors before you, you know, really wax them." She defends nearly hysterical by the end.

Dean looks at her confused for a moment. "I really am sorry, I'll work on it more when we come visit again." He mistook her backing down as an attempt to make him feel better; and thought it was unexpectedly sweet.

"Nah, it's okay. If you feel more comfortable wearing combat boots in the house, go for it." Lilly says, doing it best to make sure her countenance didn't show that she would rather be eating live wasps.

"S'not that.. I just, forget. So uh, where did Mae run off to with my brother?" Dean says, attempting to add humor to help sway the tension. He continues, yelling "My brother who needs to plant his ginormo ass in the car pronto."

"Oh they're making lunch…" Lilly says as the tension drains from her. "He mentioned you two were leaving. Were you not gonna say bye? Just send Sam to tell us and sneak out? Cause that would upset Mae… I mean, I don't really give a shit. I get you guys have jobs to do, I get that. But it would still just be really fucked up to leave without a word. Since, you know, your job is high-risk and all that. And Mae's pretty attached to you both." She comments as she looks down to her lap, unsure why she kept talking. She wondered where the fuck Mae was. She didn't have the social skills for this shit, and it was awkward as fuck.

"I was not gonna sneak out on ya, I was just- grabbing my shit. And I just thought I'd say bye when you an' Mae were together." He tries to explain, taking a few steps towards the kitchen. "We'll always let you know when we're coming and leaving. Did Sam tell you what's going on?"

"Um, something about Illinois and the hell-mouth." Lilly says with a shrug. "Sounds like you two are going to have lots of fun. Don't do anything too stupid, like, you know, dying."

"What? Oh yeah... Sure. We'll do our best to not die." Dean says, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Good, cause that would really fucking suck." She smiles up at him, before quickly adding. "You know, for Mae."

"Yeah, totally." He smiles in return.

"Ready to hit the road when you are Dean." Sam says as he walks back in with Mae.

"What the hell?" Dean asks, seeing the giant cooler his brother was pulling behind him. "When did we get that?"

"Mae, over-kill much?" Lilly snorts. She throws her rag in the bucket and stands up with surprising grace, for someone with only one useable arm.

"No, it's stuff they'll eat. And we won't be able to finish it all. Oh, and I added drinks too." Mae defends herself with a blush. "Besides, gas station food is gross."

Sam smiles, agreeing with her wholeheartedly about gas station food. "Thanks Mae, Lilly. We'll keep you updated on what we're doing. Call us if you need anything. Or notice anything that might be, you know, supernatural." He bends slightly to hug Mae and whispers, "Stay safe, I'll be back."

She smiles and nods, "Will do." She tells him softly before kissing him on the cheek.

Dean walks over to grip her in a rough little-sister-style hug. He musses her hair with a wink, "We'll be back as soon as we can. So try not to worry about us too much."

"See you later Lilly, take care of yourselves while we're gone." Sam says, catching Lilly in a quick half-hug .

"Yeah, because we're totally lost without you two idjits around." Lilly chided, as she returned the hug.

"I'm comin' in, too. Hufflepuff, try not to act like a plank of wood this time." Dean says as he hugs the girl close for a moment.

She blushes, lingering in the hug and blurting out "Seriously, Mae would cry if one of you died, so... Don't."

He smiles and winks at her, before he turns to help Sam carry the cooler out to the waiting Impala.

.15.

"Hey Lilly, why didn't you tell me you read that mail, from Regina?" Mae asks as she stares at the opened mail.

"What mail?" Lilly asks as she returns to the table with their breakfast; her face is scrunched in confusion.

"The mail Regina brought over last week." Mae says looking at her friend in disbelief.

"I haven't read- Oh that bitch!" Lilly says as she clunks down the pot and cups. "How 'her' of her, she would read my fucking mail."

Mae just nods her head, "Yeah, that's kind of illegal."

"Yep." Lilly agrees as she takes her seat and starts pouring them both tea, as Mae just watches her expectantly. "What?"

"Well, don't you want to read it?" Mae inquires, secretly wanting to know what was so important that Regina felt 'obligated' to bring it to her daughter.

"Nah, can't be that important if it got sent to the O'Connells." Lilly says mixing her tea to her tastes and taking a sip. "So how's the manager you hired? He doing all the boring shit for us properly?"

"Yeah, yeah. Apparently he didn't like my filing system; don't think he realized it was my filing system, and he used some pretty harsh and inventive ways to describe it…" Mae pouts, adding more sugar cubes than the average person to her tea while pointedly ignoring her friend's look of disgust. "Don't you want to know what the mail said?" She asks, changing the subject.

"Go ahead an' read it if you want; I really don't give a shit." Lilly says giving her overly curious friend permission.

"If you insist." Mae beams at her friend eagerly taking out the document. Her eyes read several lines of it before she sputters out "Lilly, this is from your uncle, like your blood uncle. Your birth mother's brother apparently."

Lilly quirks an eyebrow, "And?"

Mae looks at her friend viridian eyes shining their disbelief. "Come on, Lilly! This is so awesome! Haven't you ever wondered who your real parents were?"

"Sure, when I was a kid, I guess. Never really mattered that much to me." Lilly responds nonchalantly, taking a purposeful sip of tea, her fingers tapping her mug anxiously.

"Uh huh? That's why you still have your childhood blanket hidden in your pillow case? Cause you don't care. Guess we can just toss this away then, right? Cause it doesn't matter." Mae says as she stands, pulling the folded pillowcase and blanket out of the laundry basket next to the table. She holds the newly washed items over the trash can.

"No wait! Don't do it, bitch! Do not put that any where near that bin of germ infested disgusting-ness." Lilly says palms slamming against the table as she stands, panic flashing in her golden orbs.

Mae quickly puts them back in the basket. "I'm sorry I made a big deal out of it Lilly. You have every right not to care about some stranger from your birth family. I shouldn't have pried." She says sadly.

"Gods fuckin' damn it Mae... What's it say?" Lilly asks hesitantly making her way over to her friend, both girls sharing a small smile as Mae holds the letter out so both read it in silence.

"He, he wants to meet me?" Lilly asks completely at a loss. "What should I do? And what type of family name is Garrison? Vincent Garrison? Huh? Wha-do I do? Should I call? Should I contact him? What should I do? I've never really even given something like this so much as a thought?" Lilly all but hyperventilates as Mae pats her back.

"Well what do you want to do?" Mae asks as she does her best to calm her anxious friend.

"I think, I think I wanna meet him. I've always wanted to know about my family. An', I mean, I'm not like having, like, high expectations or anything, but maybe yeah… I think I want to." Lilly breathes. "I mean if that's okay?"

"It's okay, it's totally okay Lilly! This is so exciting, you get to finally meet your real family! What if they know what's up with you? Oh, what if it's a hereditary thing like me and my mom? Ooh, and maybe you'll get to meet your birth parents! You should totally call! This is so exciting! Like a movie or something!"

"Will you, will you go with me?" Lilly asks trepidation causing her voice to shake "I mean, that is if you want to, I mean you don't have to, but I'd prefer you there too. But, I mean it's your choice."

"Of course Lilly! Whatever you need!" Mae smiles happily at her friend as she pulls her in close for a hug.

"Well, I'll call then... Think it's weird to request ta meet him in the shop? He said he'll be in Sioux Falls for a while, while I thought it over, but he'd be leaving on the eighth…"

"Of course! We could totally meet in the shop. That gives you the 'hometown' advantage anyways." Mae reassures her friend.

"Awesome, guess I'm going to do that now…" Lilly says taking out her phone and dialing the numbers with trembling fingers.

The phone rings twice before a nasally voice answers "Hello?"

"Uh, hi!" Lilly squeaks unsure of what to say.

"Hi? Who is this?" The voice squeaks back, surprisingly high pitched for a male.

"Oh, ah duh, sorry, I'm Lilly, your niece. I guess?" She responds after several moments but only after Mae squeezes her shoulder.

"Lilly? Oh my God! Lilly! Ashlyn's daughter! I've been waiting for your call! I'm so glad, does this mean you want to meet?" The nasally voice asks excitedly.

"Uh, yeah, I mean, yes. I guess it does…" Lilly responds, having a sort of 'outsider-looking-in' point of view on the awkward situation.

"That's excellent, when works for you?" The voice asks.

"Uh, whenever... Vincent right?" Lilly asks kind of at a loss.

"Whatever you want to call me is fine with me. You are welcome to call me Uncle Vin, if you like. Are you available tomorrow morning?" Vincent asks hopefully.

Lilly looks to Mae; a frown mars her features before she tentatively asks "Well I've been waiting like twenty-four years for this, is there any way we can meet today? I'm not a patient person…"

She hears laughter on the other end of the line that makes her just smile,"You must take after your father. James was always going in half-cocked. I have so many stories of them."

Mae just continues smiling at her friend in reassurance.

Lilly beams at this. "Awesome three work for you? You're still in town right? I figured we could meet at the bakery, in town off main street… if that's alright, that is?"

"Yes, that sounds perfect. Which one?" Vincent agrees.

"Oh uh, Cakes, Cookies, and Pies Oh My…" Lilly tells him.

"Well, that's a strange name for a bakery. But I guess I won't miss it." Vincent says humorously.

"Everyone's a critic…" Lilly grumbles under her breath blowing out her bangs.

"What was that, sorry? Didn't quite catch it." Vincent chuckles awkwardly.

"Oh, nothing. So... Three?" Lilly asks unable to keep the eagerness from her tone.

"Three sounds perfect, meet you then." Vincent responds pleasantly.

"Kay, byyyye, then!" Lilly awkwardly says as she flips the phone shut.

"Oh my Gods! We are totally meeting him! Like fucking today. Shit... Mae, how do I act normal?" Lilly demands as she bounces on the balls of her feet looking to her friend for help, oozing with anxiety.

"Oh, just be yourself Lilly." Mae says patting her back comfortably.

"But I want him to like me…" Lilly says even as starts subconsciously gnawing on her lip, pacing in an infinity loop.

"Bobby, Dean, Sam and I like you just fine the way you are Lilly." Mae says frowning at her friend.

"Oh, sure that's comforting… I said normal, Mae." Lilly says attempting to tease, but it gets lost as she tries to deal with the stress.

"I don't know, I'm not normal. Um… should you call your Mo- Regina?" Mae asks tentatively.

Lilly squeaks "That's not what I meant. I meant... I don't know what I meant. Regina isn't exactly normal either Mae…"

"No, I mean to cancel."

Lilly tilts her head. "Why? I want to meet him… I'm not that awful am I? Am I that awkward? Oh shit! I am. Why did I want to meet him? Gods what's wrong with me? What was I thinking? Why did you let me do that? He's going to think I'm a freak or something! Oh Gods, I am a freak. Mae, he's going to know I'm a freak!"

"Lilly, Stop! I'm talking about the interview or photo shoot thing today. No, you're not awful. Yes you can be awkward, in fact you're doing it now." Mae all but shouts to be heard over her friend's rambling.

"What? Wait, what interview- Oh fuck. I completely forgot about that. Shitballs. Damn it…" She curses before just shaking her head. "Eh, I really didn't want ta go anyways… She can deal with me rescheduling for tomorrow. It's not like she asked me if those times would work anyways… " Lilly says while looking up to the ceiling; her fingers caress her chin as she thought about it. "Yeah, I'll just reschedule."

"Phone call, round two." Mae sighs, though still happy for her friend. She was happy that Lilly was getting the opportunity to meet members of her birth family. Maybe they could finally get some answers, and he couldn't possibly be any worse than Regina.

"Oh joy…" Lilly mutters as she pulls out her phone and makes the call.

AN:

Hello again Readers! Since we got our last chapter out a bit late, we're posting the next chapter early. We hope you enjoy reading more about Lilly and Mae's adventures. Please drop us a line or leave us a comment, we really enjoy hearing from you all. Please... do feed the Dark and Twisted sisters! Thank you!