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Beneath my skin

Sam looked over at the blonde women in front of him, his eyes wondering over her red rimmed and puffy eyes, it was more then obvious she had been crying her skin was slightly blotchy from where the tears had stained her cheeks. He pushed the mug of coffee over into her hands and she smiled up at him, and it was simple movement her entire face had been transformed, she was no longer the spoilt little brat who thought hunting was cool, but he saw her for what she really was, a scared women who had lost her father to the supernatural world and the only way she knew she could be close to him was through hunting.

"I do see were she is coming from, I just wish she would let me make my own choices, I mean she already said I could help in this hunt, but now she's changed her mind it isn't fair"

Jo looked down at the mug of coffee in her hands and lifted her gaze so she was looking up at Sam. She studied his face and movements, the way he tilted his head so he could look at her better, to the way he licked his tongue over his lip self-consciously.

"Jo your mum is scared we almost lost Dean and she doesn't want that to happen" Sam stopped slightly and let the words sink in. he had said it so heartfelt and sincere, because the almost lose of Dean was still a raw subject with him. He had almost lost his brother and it had killed him, for those few seconds he had thought he was dead, he knew were Ellen was coming from and quite frankly he agreed.

"I know" Sam shot his head up and shook his head stopping Jo in mid sentence.

"Your mum does not want to lose you Jo, and no matter how much Max says she will protect you there is still that chance you could get hurt or worse dead. Your mother loves you and would die for you; I would give anything to be in your position Jo"

Sam shook his head slowly, Jo really didn't know how good she had it, and she had a mother who cared and loved her, a mother who would give anything for her. She had grown up knowing what it felt like to be loved and cared for by her mother. She didn't have the weapon training or the melting of silver or any of the crap that he and Dean had been put through in the hunt for the demon.

"You are an amateur Jo, you haven't got the right training and this demon is a nasty son of a bitch who would kill you with a smile on his face." Sam had pushed his self away from the table and was staring down at her. And Jo was looking up at him her eyes wide; she slowly placed the cup on the table and pushed herself away from it.

She looked Sam straight in the eye and took a deep breath she shook her head slightly, before she began to speak.

"You think I don't know that huh, you think because im an amateur I don't know what im getting myself into well your right I probably don't, I haven't hunted this thing like you guys have, and your right I haven't got the training and I wasn't raised as a hunter, but it's in my blood, you guys do this for revenge"

Sam deflated slightly she had him there; the only reason he had gotten back into hunting was because of Jess if it hadn't been for he would have continued living in the lie. He looked over at Jo and nodded his head slowly.

"Sam this thing killed Tom, I loved him with all my heart, and I have a right to be in this fight" Jo finished softly the tears that she had stopped earlier threatened to fall again, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath, she wasn't going to let her emotions show she wouldn't, Sam and the rest of them already thought she couldn't do this she was going to prove them al wrong.

"Your right Jo we can start training like Max said but you need to talk to your mum"

Jo smiled a smile that for once reached her eyes she looked over at Sam and was unsure whether she could go over to him and wrap her arms around him in thanks. She was saved of making a decision when the door banged open.

"I got a hit on the demon" Ash said his eyes wondering from both Jo and Sam his brow raised slightly, Sam whipped round his eyes wide, adrenaline pumping through his system.

"Ill get dad, Jo you should get Max, she's with Dean" Jo nodded her head and walked past Sam her arm brushing his slightly; she blushed slightly when he looked down at her and just hoped he hadn't seen it.

Max moved her head slightly and turned it so she was looking up at Deans sleeping face, she smiled to herself and once again thought she was making a grave mistake, she knew she was likely to mix her feelings up and likely to get someone hurt, when she cared for someone something always went wrong.

"Stop worrying" She heard Dean mumble and she almost fell of the bed in fright, in fact she would have if Dean hadn't had his hand wrapped around her waist. She heard her chuckle softly to himself which only turned into a coughing fit.

"Here" she mumbled, she detangled herself from his arm and quickly poured him a drink of water, before placing it to his lips and allowing him to take a drink.

"Better?" She questioned softly looking down at him with worry.

"No" Dean replied his lip pulled into a pout, Max rolled her eyes slowly and placed a small kiss to his forehead, she pulled back when she felt that he was warm.

"I think you would love being waited on hand and foot" She joked slightly while her hand traveled down his arm before wrapping it down his wrist. She raised her brow slightly and removed herself from his side before straddling his waist.

Dean raised his brow slightly and watched as her hands wondered up his shirt and he watched as her faced blanched slightly.

"What is it?" He mumbled his eyes searching hers, Max looked up and hesitated slightly, she had been worried for the past couple of hours, he had fell back into unconsciousness and now his pulse was up and his wound looked to be getting infected again. They al knew it could have happened, and they all hoped it wouldn't have. His body hadn't been strong enough to fight the initial infection and another one looked had set it, it really didn't look good.

"Dean your body wasn't strong enough to fight the initial infection and if we don't get this fever and your pulse down" Max didn't have to finish the sentence she knew Dean understood what she was getting at, after all he had his fair share of watching his loved ones fight infections after a hunt gone bad to know that if he got another infection so close after the initial one had gone it wouldn't be good for him.

The door to the room banged open and Jo came rushing in a slight blush on her face when he eyes landed on the pair on the bed.

"O" Jo all but squeaked, Max rolled her eyes and both her and Dean chuckled slightly.

"Jo it isn't what it looks like, Deans temp is up and so is his pulse can you get me some ice please" She questioned slowly her eyes only wondering over to Jo for a split second, long enough to see that Jo was slowly removing her hand from her face.

"O sure course, Ash said he's got a hit on the demon every ones meeting in the back room" Max whipped her head around before looking at Dean who had began to try and ease himself out of bed.

"Dean stop you know how bad it will be if you get that infected so soon after the initial one, Dean I mean it stay your in no shape to be going any where, Jo will go and tell the guys to come here"

Max said her arms crossed her chest as she stared defiantly at the man in front of her, Dean pouted once again, he really hated being out of action, but he knew he wouldn't do any one any good getting himself sick or worse dead. He sunk against the pillows and Max smiled down at him, her eyes silently thanking him for listening to her.

Jo watched the pair slowly and turned on her heal closing the door silently behind her, this was her chance to prove to them that she could be just as good as them.

Max turned her eyes onto Dean once again she could tell he was struggling with the idea of being bed bound for the for seeable future and she knew from her own experiences that he would hate every second of it.

"Max I got to be in that fight, if the demon is there I got to be there" Max bit her lip and contemplated what she was going to say and do next.

It all seemed so planned, first the house being blown to smithereens and now the reappearance of the demon, and she knew for a fact John would be going as would Ellen and maybe Sam, which left the safe house completely vulnerable and more importantly Dean vulnerable, this was a trap she knew that much but who the hell for.

"Look Dean I know you want to fight but you would just be endangering yourself and your family, if it makes you feel any better I think this is a trap I just don't know who for"

Dean nodded his head he had thought just as much, in fact he knew this was a trap and that's why he had to be there, and if Max went then she wasn't coming back. He looked over at the brunette women he was slowly falling in love with and he knew what Sam and his father must have felt when they lost Mary and Jess, o sure he hadn't lost her, but the thought alone was killing him.

"Max promise me you will stay here, promise me when they leave you wont" Max raised her brow, hunting and killing the demon had been her entire life more so when after she had killed her brother, staying wasn't even an option.

Dean tilted his head to the side, he knew what she was thinking could read it all over her face and he knew if she was asking the same thing he would be doing the exact same thing, funny how so alike they were.

"Dean" Max started and Dean nodded his head slowly.

"Ill stay but the second they say they need help" Dean nodded his head a stray smile forming across his face.

The door to the room opened and Max removed her form his lap, Dean turned his head slowly and watched as Sam and John made there way into the room, Sam and john smiled in his direction and Sam took the closet seat to him while Max seated herself on the bed at the side of him.

Dean leaned his head back against the pillow and sighed how was he meant to tell his family and Max why the demon wanted her, how was he meant to tell her that the demon didn't want her but her amulet and that the only way he could get its hands on it was by turning her evil.