Chapter Twenty Eight:
Tess clutched her bag tightly to her chest. Dean had decided to drive and she reckoned it was a way he could control his emotions.
Pulling onto the drive she took a deep breath. 'Ok here we go.' Dean smiled at her. 'What?'
'Nothing it's just.' He sighed and said,' Do you remember what I said earlier?' She frowned trying to remember their conversation before they left.
He took her hand and gently kissed it, 'We are a team. We do this together not alone you and me always ok?' She smiled and flushed.
He pulled her closer and gently kissed her. 'Let's go and kick some ass.' She laughed.
She felt like a guilty teenager as they descended the porch. Knocking on the door she took another deep breath.
Her mother answered the door, 'Come in. Hey little boy.' She smiled and tousled John's hair as he sat in Dean's arms. They followed her to the living room.
'Hey Tess, Dean and a big hello to my Grandson.'
Bryan leapt up from the sofa rushing over to hold out his arms for John.
'I totally get why your Mum is worried Tess you left John with us but really it was inconsiderate to him he needs stability and to have you dropping him off all the time with other people is just thoughtless at times especially when Dean is away.'
Tess sighed. 'Look that's what we are here to explain plus I have to say I'm sorry I lied.' Linda looked at the coffee table, 'I did leave to see Dean but it wasn't on a booty call. We have been arguing over things and the argument was about Dean's work.'
Linda's face looked shocked as it seemed rather a pathetic thing to be arguing over, 'Why are you arguing over that? I mean I guess Dean works long hours and is away a lot of the time but honey those are the things you should never fight over.'
Her Dad asked as he happily bounced John on his knee sensing her watching he looked at her and smiled.
'It's not the work as such Dad.'
She took a deep breath afraid of how to carry on. 'Well we owe you and Linda an apology.' Dean took up the story, 'I do work away but not in the job or profession that I said I did.'
All eyes settled on him and he took a deep breath, 'Ok this is going to sound crazy so here goes. I am a professional hunter.' Tess nodded for him to continue, 'Not of bears but of ghosts.'
Linda stared at him and again Dean felt like the poor antelope being watched by the lion again.
Her face took on a critical edge as she suddenly asked, 'Are you high?'
Dean crinkled his face in thought. His face was a picture because he had remembered how many times he had been asked that question.
'No. Oh and I'm not drunk either before you ask. ' Tess flushed.
'So what you are telling us is that you are a member of the Ghostbusters?' Linda's arms folded in a defiant manner that Tess often used when she was angry or when she questioned something.
'Yeah I guess I am technically but minus the jump suits.' His sarcastic remark made Tess and her Dad smile. Linda shook her head.
'Mum Dean and Sam have been doing this since they were younger. We don't expect either of you to understand this but please believe us these things really exist.' She stared at her Dad. His face was thinking things through and he looked up.
'Dean what exactly do you do? How did all of this start?' Linda stared at Bryan.
'You are asking those sorts of questions Bryan all of it is ludicrous. Our Grandson is living in that environment as is our daughter and you ask what he does exactly.'
She sighed exasperated as she watched Dean. 'I don't believe that you would lie to us.'
She looked at Tess and Dean carried on the story.
'Sir I do exactly what I told you I do. Spirits, demons, Werewolves and vampires all exist.'
He ran his hand across his face never before had he felt so nervous about telling people about what he did, 'Our mother was murdered by a demon.'
He stared at the floor, 'Our Dad never found out until recently and whilst he was learning about the supernatural beings we hunted them until we found the thing that killed our Mum. It cost my Dad his life too.'
He took a deep breath, 'I don't expect you to get it or understand why I am with your daughter but I can honestly say that I was honest with her from the very beginning. I will never let harm come to either of them. I'd die first. Linda you can hate me all you want or disbelieve me but we chose to tell you both because we were sick of lying to you. Tess and I have kept all this from you in a way to keep you safe but as that safety was almost compromised we told you the truth. Don't blame Tess blame me. I told her it would be better if you didn't know but now you do. You have a choice you can stay away altogether or you can accept what my brother and I do.'
He stood up, 'Tess I'm going to go I don't think I'll be welcome here again.'
Linda stood up too, 'I think it would be best if you did leave. Bryan and I need to digest all this.' She folded her arms and stared at Bryan who looked back at her.
Tess felt the anger rise. She honestly didn't know what she expected from them but her mother's behaviour towards Dean had upset her, 'If Dean goes then so do I as well as our son.'
She moved to take him from her Dad. 'I'm sorry but I love Dean and I want to stay with him. You know where we are when you want to talk and I'm sorry that all of what we said was a lot to take in.'
Tucking John into her arms she followed Dean. Feeling the tears begin fall she watched Dean walking to the car. He waited for her as she walked towards the car.
Pulling her into his arms she began to cry, 'Why didn't she listen?' Dean shushed her as he opened the passenger door and made her sit down.
'Baby she did listen they just have process it like you said. They love you they won't let all this get in the way. I promise everything will be ok.'
She nodded as she felt his hands clasp her face and his soft fingers wiping the tears away from her face.
