Sam did as promised and called Bobby the next morning. Bobby was glad to hear from Sam after the abrupt hang up from yesterday. Sam told Bobby that he really wanted him to meet Billie and if it was alright with him they would head out within the hour to come by his house for a few days. Bobby was overjoyed with the fact that Sam wanted him to meet the woman in his life, even if Bobby wasn't crazy about the idea of Sam bringing Billie into the life. When Sam got off the phone he wrapped his arms around Billie from behind and kissed her neck. "We can head out as soon as we're packed if you want to go meet Bobby.", he said into her ear. Billie whirled in Sam's arms and wrapped her own around his neck after standing on tip toe to reach. "Oh Sam I can't wait to meet Bobby! Thank you for calling him and setting it up for us to meet. She stood higher on tip toe and kissed his lips. Sam let her have her way easily and then before things could get carried away, he patted her bottom and broke the kiss. "Grab your stuff and we'll be on our way."
Billie did as he asked and he slapped her bottom as she walked away from him. Shooting him look over her shoulder he shook his head. Billie was proving to be quite a handful. He had always been the studious one with Dean always attracting the girls. He grabbed his own duffle and started stuffing things into it and looked around for his favorite blue and white plaid shirt. It was then that he saw Billie straighten up. She was tying the open ends of the shirt at her waist. Her light blue tank peeked out from beneath his shirt and the sleeves were rolled up so that she could use her hands. Sam smiled, "I was just looking for that shirt." Billie gave him a wicked grin, "I stole it. I like wearing your shirts. They smell like you." Sam zipped his duffle and picked up Billie's along with his own. "Why do you need a shirt to smell like me? I'm right here.", he laughed at her giving her a glimpse of his dimples. "Well I just like wearing your shirts." Sam nodded at her, "You ready?" Billie nodded and followed Sam to the car.
Sam threw the duffle bags in the back seat and then held the door open for Billie to slide in. He then follows her into the car. He cranks the car and puts it into drive. Billie slides closer to him, placing her hand on his thigh. Sam took her hand in his own and laced their fingers together. Billie picked up a box stuffed under the seat. There were more than a dozen cassette tapes in the box. Sam looked down at what she was doing and felt a small pang of sadness. Billie had learned to read him so well that she looked over at him. "Were these Dean's?" Sam glances at her between watching the road, "Yes those are Dean's. He had a thing for all that music and he would never upgrade the car to an iPod jack or anything like that." Billie began to dig through the box of cassettes and pulled out one, she slipped the cassette from the plastic case and popped it into the tape deck. Soon the car was filled with the strains of Black Dog by Led Zepplin. Billie sang along to the song and Sam got lost in the sound of her voice singing his brother's music. He had the thought that Dean would have liked Billie if he had had the chance to meet her.
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After two hours on the road Sam pulled over at a gas station to refill the tank on the Impala. I climbed from the car behind him and headed into the building for a much needed bathroom break. Sam filled the tank and I returned before the tank was full. I leaned against the side of the car as he finished filling up. He looked up at me and tucked a bit of hair behind my left ear, "Do you want something to snack on and a drink?", he asks sweetly. "Uhhhh, yeah I'll take a Dr. Pepper and some salt and vinegar chips." Sam nodded and placed the cap back on the car, flipped the tag back into place and handed me the keys before he headed toward the building. I climbed into the car and waited on Sam to return. When he came back he handed me the drink and chips, "I can't believe you like those chips.", he pretends to wrinkle his nose at my choice of snack. "Well what did you get that was so much better?", I teased him. He held up a bag of plain M & M's and a bottle of water. I rolled my eyes at him, "Boring!" Sam laughed and put the car into drive.
Another couple of hours into the drive I had fallen asleep against Sam's shoulder. He had his arm wrapped around me and he shook me gently. "We're almost there baby." I yawned and looked up at the road. We were turning onto a gravel road and going under a sign that said Singer Salvage. I sat up and looked into the rearview mirror to see if my hair and makeup were ok. I smoothed my hands over my hair, straightening out the aqua blue stripe in my hair. Yawning one more time I looked around for my bag. Remembering that it was in the backseat, I turned around on my knees and reached for my bag. I unzipped it and pulled out a pack of gum. Holding it out to Sam after I took a piece for myself I asked, "Want some?" Sam shook his head and I threw the gum back into my bag and turned back around in my seat. Sam stopped the car just outside Bobby's somewhat run down but also very cozy house. Sam crawled from the car and I followed him. He took my hand once I was out of the car and led me to the front door.
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Bobby heard the rumble of the motor of the Impala outside and knew that Sam and Billie had arrived. He grabbed a few of the things that were lying around the living room and picked them up, straightening up a bit before the two came inside. Sam didn't bother knocking on the door as he opened it and let himself inside, "Hey Bobby! You in here?", he shouted as he led Billie into the kitchen. Bobby walked into the kitchen from the living room and embraced Sam. The boy looked good, maybe a little more buff than he had the last time Bobby saw him. "You been working out son?", Bobby said as he held him at arm's length and looked him over. "Not much else to do after Dean…", Sam trailed off. Bobby nodded as if he understood.
Sam then pulled Billie up beside him, "Bobby I'd like you to meet Billie. Billie this is Bobby. He's been like a dad to us, sometimes more so than John." Bobby smiled at Billie and took in this small but feisty woman. She had a shock of aqua blue color streaked through her short pixie cut blonde hair. She barely reached the middle of Sam's chest and she was small boned. Bobby held out his arms when she stepped forward and embraced him. Sam beamed down at Billie as she greeted Bobby as if she had known him all her life. "Good to meet you Billie. Sam told me some about you but I'm looking forward to getting to know you better." Sam watched as Billie's green eyes sparkled at Bobby. "It's so good to meet you too Bobby. Sam told me so much about you. I was so excited to meet the man who had been such a father figure to Sam and Dean." Bobby felt sadness at the mention of Dean but he pushed it aside. "Ok so let's get the two of you settled. Sam, why don't you put your stuff in the bedroom at the end of the hallway upstairs. Bed's a little bigger for the two of you.", he said knowingly.
Sam carried the bags upstairs and left Billie in the living room with Bobby. "Bobby I need to use your restroom. Can you tell me where it is?", Billie questioned. Bobby told her where it was and she headed in that direction. Bobby went to the refrigerator and pulled out three beers, popping the tops and carrying them into the living room. He sat two on the coffee table and took a swig of his own. Sam bounded back down the stairs and Bobby pointed to the beers with his own bottle. Sam picked up one bottle and took a long draw off of it. When Billie came back into the room she gratefully took the last bottle of beer.