Chapter 13

"I could ask you the same question," she said.

"I have no idea what I really mean to you. I am afraid after the novelty of me being back wears off, you will find someone else. Someone taller and bustier, with more experience in your favorite past time. I am not sure how I would have introduced you. I can't think of a word strong enough for how I feel about you," she said, her voice quavering but keeping her gaze on Dean's face.

He pulled her to him and kissed her softly but with feeling.

"I would never leave you. I wish I hadn't been afraid to be with you before. I didn't want to hurt you, or get hurt myself. I know what life is like without you and it isn't really living. I can't go back to that. When I went to Heaven right after you died I wanted to find you. I never told Sam, but if I found you I would have stayed in Heaven with you and let the Apocalypse happen. I figured we had earned it. I had a feeling that if I found you, even the Archangels couldn't tear us apart."

He cupped her face in his hand.

"Does that sound like I would just leave you for some random hookup?"

Tears streamed down her face as she shook her head in reply.

"You need to trust me too," he said, wiping away her tears.

She leaned her head on his shoulder and they held each for a long time before joining Sam. As he held her, Dean thought Ash had a word for how he felt about Jo, but he couldn't remember it.

A few hours later Jo was almost done getting ready to go back to the bar they went dancing at the night before. Sam was coming, too, because he needed a break. Dean and Jo were both hoping he would find someone to at least temporarily help him forget about Amelia. True to her word, Jo did not wear her denim skirt. Instead she was wearing low-rise jeans and a fitted V-neck T-shirt that left a few inches of her stomach visible. Dean was torn between admiring her and jealousy that her ex-boyfriend would be looking at her too. Jo had already made both Dean and Sam promise to be on their best behavior and not fight with Luke, no matter what. She warned them that he was a bit of a cocky loud mouth and to do their best to ignore anything he might say.

"Apparently I like that type," she had said.

When they arrived, Sam and Dean sat at the bar and Jo excused herself to go to the ladies room. Dean was just starting on his beer when Luke sat on the other side of Sam.

"You are the guys I saw with Jo this afternoon," he said. Dean asked the bartender for a shot of whiskey.

"As long as that guy is sitting be me, keep 'em coming," he said while Luke checked out a scantily clad waitress.

"Let me give you some advice about Jo. If either one of you is interested in her, it takes a long time to get her to give it up but if you can get her to, man is it worth it. Bull riding is nothing compared to her."

Sam clenched his beer tighter to keep from punching the guy. Dean stared at the wall and gripped the bar tightly as he drank the rest of his beer in one swig and downed his third shot. He kept reminding himself he promised Jo not to fight.

"She is like a sister to me, so I would appreciate you not talking about her like that," Sam said through clenched teeth.

"Then I don't have to warn you she is hung up on some Dean guy. The last two times I ran into her I couldn't get anywhere with her because of him. She thought he died once and I was able to give her some sexual healing, but she found out later she was misinformed. Never got anywhere with her after that."

By now Dean was on his eighth shot and third beer wondering what was taking Jo so long. If she didn't get back soon he was going to kill this guy and Sam would help him, promise or no promise.

"If you are working with her, her Mom probably wouldn't approve of either of you anyways. Ellen didn't like Jo's profession and really wouldn't like her involved with anyone in the same field."

Dean started to stand up to go find Jo when he saw her coming. He smiled at her and she smiled back, walking straight to him. She leaned up and kissed him as if no one was there. He wrapped his arms around her tightly.

She pulled back and whispered, "Sorry, long line. Thanks for not killing him."

He whispered back, "Thirty more seconds and I would have. Second hardest to keep promise I've made you."

She turned in his arms but kept them securely around her to look at Luke and Sam.

"I see you are getting acquainted. Has everyone been introduced yet?" She asked.

"Luke had such interesting stories about you, that we haven't had a chance," Dean said with fake sweetness.

Oh, she was pretty sure what kind of stories they were.

"Luke, this is my friend Sam and his brother Dean, my boyfriend. Dean, Sam, this is Luke. I already told you all about him."

Luke had been in the process of swallowing his drink but sprayed it everywhere at Dean's introduction.

"Dean, the Dean? The Dean that broke your heart?" Luke asked in awe.

"Yeah, I would be that Dean. I am more than making it up to her now," Dean said with a voice and glare of steel.

Luke was slowly realizing he was lucky his body parts were all intact. He finally noticed the look on Sam's face as well.

Luke gulped, took a swig of his beer than asked Jo, "So how ya been? What ya been up to?"

Jo smiled sweetly.

"I've been Heavenly, thanks."

Sam snorted and Dean buried his face in Jo's hair to hide his smile, kissing the top of her head as he straightened up. Luke felt like he was missing something.

"I have just been working. You?" she asked politely.

"Well, you know I won the championships last year," he said proudly.

"I really haven't been following. Sorry," she said apologetically.

Dean had to admit he took great pleasure at the crestfallen look on Luke's face.

"Oh look, karaoke!" Luke said as he brightened up.

He wandered away, taking a look at the list of songs and signed up for two.

"Why did you ever break up with such a gem?" Dean asked sarcastically as Luke walked away.

"He cheated on me. I gave him a few more chances, but it kept happened again. He wasn't always like this. He can be sweet when he wants to. Or at least he used."

Jo sat on Dean's barstool and he took the empty one next to it. He scooted it until it was touching Jo's. Jo was sitting sideways to see the stage, so Dean did the same, putting a leg on each side of her and one arm around her waist. She leaned back into him. The first performer did an overly saccharine performance of Bryan Adams' "Everything I do."

Jo jokingly said, "Amateurs have no idea what it is really like to die for someone. I think if they were actually faced with the chance they would run instead of jumping in like I did."

Dean's arm tightened on her waist and she turned to look at him. He looked like he was in pain.

"Please don't joke about that, Jo. Your dying for me still haunts me. I wasn't worth your sacrifice."

She put her hand to his face and kissed his check.

"I promise to not joke about it as long as you promise to look at all the good you have done since then."

She turned back to see that Luke was the next performer. "I want to dedicate these next songs to a very special lady. Maybe she will give me another chance when her current guy blows it."

Dean took another shot and stood up.

"Dean," Jo pleaded as she reached a hand towards him. "Don't worry, babe! I am not going to hurt him, yet."

As Luke sang "Someone Else Calling You Baby" then "Come Back Song," Dean searched the song selection. The owner was nice enough to let Dean listen to a few on his ipod until Dean had his songs picked out. Jo watched him warily from across the room as Luke sat back down on the other side of Sam to watch the next few performers. When he thought Sam wasn't looking, he shot Jo a significant look. She glared back and shook her head.

Sam nudged her; Dean was at the microphone. She focused all her attention on him. Most of the patrons had been there the night before so he was given a loud round of applause before he even said anything. Luke started to fidget.

'This is for my Jo. I promise never to take you for granted or hurt you."

He sang "Her Man" followed by "History in The Making." Tears were streaming down Jo's face by the time he had finished.

"I know there is a two song limit, but just bear with me for one more. This one is for anyone who has ever hurt my Jo."

He winked at Jo then sang "Man to Man." He left the stage to an almost standing ovation and Luke looking very uncomfortable. He made his way to Jo and she threw his arms around him as the applause increased. Jo felt really bad for the poor guy who had to follow Dean. He didn't have Dean's charisma.

She kissed Dean on the check than left him at the bar so she could pick a few songs. If Dean could publically declare himself then so could she. She shyly took the stage, eyes just on Dean. With no fanfare or introduction, she sang "Hero" just to him. Her voice trembled a bit as she sang the lines 'would you save my soul tonight', 'would you die for the one you love', and 'would you swear you'll that always be mine'. She saw Dean surreptitiously wipe his eyes. Several people in the audience were openly crying. Her next song wasn't as obvious to the audience, but she knew "Your Guardian Angel" would mean more to Dean. The first time she sang the line 'even if saving you sends me to Heaven' he slowly stood up and made his way towards her, tears streaming down his face. When she finished the song. Dean was standing directly in front of her, a foot from the stage. She all but jumped into Dean's arms.

He held her to him tightly and kissed her as if their lives depended on it. Everyone was standing and cheering. Jo even heard a middle-aged lady turn to her husband and say, "Their love is just like the movies! Even better than those teen romance novels!" By the time they made it back to their seats, Luke had disappeared. Sam leaned and said something quietly to Dean.

Dean smiled and clapped Sam on the shoulder, "Thanks, man! See you at eleven." He guided Jo to the door. She looked at him quizzically.

"Sam suggested we go somewhere else and leave him here until eleven," he said with a mischievous smile.

"Well why didn't you say so?" She teased as she took Baby's keys from him and walked away.

"Are you coming or not?"

Dean grinned and took off after her.

Yes, Dean singing karaoke is OOC. But with enough alcohol and for Jo, he might.! We all know we would love to see Jensen sing. The Guardian Angel was inspired by a beautiful Jo and Dean fan video. Thanks for reading!