#21—"I'd Die for You"
Dean resumed working on the car, and was quiet for a few minutes then he stopped what he was doing and leaned against the warm metal. He hung his head, and said, "Sam, you asked me to promise that I would go to Lisa, and if she'd have me, to settle down and have the life you wanted for me. I did that. I've made a life here. I married Lisa. We have children. I did what you wanted me to, and to my amazement, I'm happy." He turned and leveled his gaze at Sam. "You can't come here now, after all this time, and ask me to pick up and leave my family. You're my brother, and I'd die for you, but they're my family now too." He laid the tool that he'd been holding aside then rounded the car and stopped in front of Sam. "I've given up hunting, Sammy. For good."
Sam nodded. "I know. I'm sorry. I just—"
"Just what?"
"I didn't realize how much hunting had become a part of me. For years I hated it. Hated Dad for dragging us into it. But now? It's all I know, Dean."
Dean shrugged. "What's stopping you? If that's what you want to do, don't let me hold you back. I just can't go with you."