"Dean. I know you like this girl. I'm happy for you, you know I am. It's just, I don't think it's smart to be mingling with the locals given our reason for being here. She's a good girl. What do you think will happen if she finds out what's going on?"

"Jesus Sam. Nothings going to happen. I won't let anything happen. I'm not a dumbass. I know why we are here. I'm not distracted or whatever bullshit you are going to say. Look, I'm trying to enjoy myself while I still can. We deserve to have fun. Including you. So just relax a little bit man, you're stressing me out." Dean knew Sam was right. He didn't want to admit it or even think about it. Good things don't happen a lot in their line of work. Man, he liked Annie. He just wanted this one thing without problems. It was temporary, yeah, but happiness seemed to be a rarity.

"you're right. I'm sorry. I hope you two have fun tonight." Sam offered with a gentle nod. He was a bit more cautious than his brother, but who knew, maybe he was worrying too much.

"Thank you," Dean added. He also wanted to include was that so fucking difficult? But Sam meant well, so Dean told himself to leave it alone. "I need to get going..." he announced as he took a seat at the edge of his bed, tying his boots. "She's kind of bossy. It's pretty hot."

"…you have problems." Sam was not interested in hearing about his brother's kink.

"Do me favor, don't lock yourself in here all night. Go do something okay Sammy?"

"Don't worry about me, go have some fun." Looking up from his computer screen as he waved Dean off. The older male grabbed his keys and soon left the dingy motel room.

"Relax…" the brunette kept telling herself like a mantra. It wasn't working, only amplifying Annie's anxiety even more. She kept moving across her living room to the window, watching the street, then moving back to the mirror, checking her appearance, which in her opinion, was mediocre, repeating this about twenty times with in the hour. Annie finally took a seat on her couch, her fingers nervously twirling her phone in her hand. "I shouldn't do this." A small unsure sigh escaped her lips. It was too late. The doorbell chimed, and she couldn't message him and be like, sorry I'm sick. Her eyes scanned the door. Annie hesitated as she pulled herself up, taking small steps. The doorbell chimed again. Oh, God. Her final thought as she pulled the door open. Dean greeted her with a smile. He was much calmer then she was.

"You look nice." The male added, giving her a once over. She looked damn good. "Oh." He continued as he straightened his stance. Pulling his hand from behind his back, the hunter revealed a single rose. "A beautiful rose for a beautiful lady."

"You didn't need to do that..." a warm smile appeared across her features. "It's beautiful. Thank you."

Casually, the hunter stuck his arm out, allowing the brunette to slip hers around his "Your chariot my lady." He teased as they approached the Impala. Only this time, Dean held the door open for the young lady as she got in. His eyes watched her pull her legs in; Annie had quite a bit going on underneath that uniform of hers. There was an added skip in his step as he made his way to the driver's seat. He was in a great mood and looking forward to a fun night.

"Ladies choice. Where would you like to go?" Dean asked.

"Let's see." Good question. Annie; had not even given it any thought. "honestly? I could go for a burger and a drink. It's been a day." She chuckled lightly.

"A woman after my own heart."

"TJ's on main is a great little dive bar." The brunette suggested. It seemed like the right choice by Dean's enthusiastic expression.

The night rolled on, and it couldn't have gone any smoother for them. They gorged themselves on greasy food, good beer. Excellent company. Maybe it was the beer talking, but Annie felt comfortable around Dean. The conversation never dulled, and she seemed to keep his attention despite the other women eyeing him all night.

"You have a little something right here." Dean gave a general motion to her face. "Nope still there. The other side. Right over…right..." suddenly, he was met with a French fry to his face when Annie realized he was messing around. A soft chuckle escaped Dean's lips as his nose wrinkled from the French fry ambush.

"More where that came from mister." She warned playfully while taking a sip of her beer. Outside of the atmosphere of the bar. The conversation halted for a moment between Dean and Annie. Then the hunter tossed his napkin on his empty burger basket while he leaned back against his chair. His eyes glanced around the bar, just observing his surroundings. Always on the alert, but now nothing was of an immediate threat.

"We're from Kansas. I don't think I told you that." Dean finally spoke up, filling in the silence building between them. "Our parents aren't around anymore either. I normally don't talk about this stuff but, I don't know..." he started as he rubbed his face, then leaning forward, resting his arms on the table. His head slightly tilted as he looked across at Annie. "It's easy with you." his eyes stayed locked on her, studying her before he took the last sip from his beer bottle. "My car belonged to our dad. He gave it to me before, you know…" Dean just left it at that before he revealed more than he already had.

"

Makes sense," Annie added. "Why you take such great care of it. Probably the same reason why I haven't left my dad's house."

He was curious now. "Oh yeah? And what's that?" the male asked, reaching across the table, gently taking her hand in his.

"You feel safe. Like, it's the one place you belong to." She was right. The male didn't know how to respond. Dean was quiet, just looking at her while holding onto that charming smile, pretending like Annie didn't just read him like an open book. Then, in one fluid motion, his hand slipped from hers, reaching towards her cheek, where his fingers brushed strands of hair behind her ear. "Do you want another?" he motioned to their empty beers trying to lighten the mood again. "We could go for another." He decided as he pulled himself up from the table. Annie watched him with a smile as he moved through the crowd to the bar. It should have only been a five-minute trip, but Dean got pulled into a conversation with the bartender. His body language told her he wanted to get back to the table, but he was practicing good manners.

The brunette felt content sitting there alone for a moment while she waited for Dean. She could see him from the corner of her eye, standing there trying to get back to the table. It was cute, and she felt herself smiling. But that contentment was short-lived. The front door opened, and she could hear it. Charlie and his big gang of idiots, laughing obnoxiously. They were bad news. Charlie, their ring leader, worked with Annie until he got fired for stealing, and his friends all caught multiple chargers for violent crimes. For whatever reason, Charlie wouldn't leave her alone. Annie didn't look. Her body stiffened. She only hoped he didn't see her. But, just like the hound dog he was, he managed to sniff her out even in the crowded bar.

"Well, well, well. This is certainly a surprise." Circling her like a predator stalking its prey. The male took an uninvited seat across from her eyeing her up and down. "You usually don't hang out in places like this." Looking at her through his crooked smile.

"I'm with someone right now, so. If you don't mind."

"Oh yeah. I know." He paused a minute, dragging his fingers through his long hair. Slowly his eyes landed on the hunter standing at the bar, then back to the female sitting across from him. "I saw you driving around with that guy yesterday." Casually he reached over, his fingers fixing the face of her necklace. Annie immediately pulled back, adjusting her sweater, pulling it close to her body. She dressed in modesty, but the male made her skin crawl. "I'm just curious. I've known you for five years and you won't give me the time of day. Some guy rolls into town and you have no problem going for a ride." He was proud of that one as his creepy smile widen.

"Excuse me?" her brows furrowed together at his insinuation. Less than five minutes and she had enough. Annie quickly stood from the table, ready to get away from this guy.

"Don't be that way. I'm just having fun." Charlie responded, gripping her wrist.

"Do we have a problem pal?" Dean's hand-pulled on the back of Charlie's collar pulling the male to his feet. The two men, now standing head to head.

Charlie raised a brow as he casually shoved his hands in the pockets of his jeans. "I was just asking her how interested she'd be in gang bang."

It happened so fast. Dean's fist cracked against his jaw, causing the male to fall back. Charlie wasted no time retaliating as he rushed towards the hunter. Charlie's hands grabbed the fabric of his shirt, throwing Dean up against the wall. Annie looked on in sheer horror, with the rest of the patrons unaware of the true nature of this meeting.

"I know who you are. Dean Winchester." Charlie's back faced everyone hiding his face from the crowd. His eyes flashed yellow as he showed off his toothy grin. Werewolf. You could feel the rage pouring from Dean. No, he would not be-taunted like that. Charlie's face changed back, and the hunter slammed his head against his forehead. The monster stumbled backward, giving Dean room. The hunter grabbed him by the hair, pushing the other male's face against the countertop. Forcibly the hunter turned him around, laying his fist against the side of the werewolf's skull. The fight came to a stop when they were approached by two Bouncers forcing the men away from each other.

"I'm leaving!" Dean told the two men throwing his hands up as he backed up. He was sick to his stomach. Charlie was fucking lucky he pulled this in public where Dean couldn't just kill him on the spot. His head turned to catch the back of Annie as she stepped out the door. Son of a bitch. That's it; he fucking blew it with her, and Annie had a monster tailing her now. Things just took a turn real fast. Sam was right. Like always, and he didn't listen. The hunter threw money down for their check and hurried out the door hoping to he would catch up to Annie.

"You okay? You really kicked his ass." Annie greeted with a smile as Dean came bolting out the door. She wasn't embarrassed as Dean was probably thinking. Annie was more surprised if anything. She had been waiting a long time for someone to give that jerk a good ass-kicking.

"I'm so sorry! I—" He got cut off. Perhaps his actions weren't as devastating as he had thought. Though, it didn't solve the major problem on hand. They found the source of their werewolf infestation. He was going to need to call Sam. They had their first lead. "Dean, it's okay really! He's an asshole. It's not the first time someone punched him in the face, but THAT was a long time coming. I'd bet everyone in there thinks you're a hero." Annie looked up at him as she leaned up against the brick of the building. Their stares meeting.

"And is that how you feel?" Dean asked, lowering his head, glancing up at her. Her opinion of him was the only one he cared about at that moment. The brunette was unsure of how to answer him. Instead, she slowly nodded. That was all he needed. Dean stepped forward, closing the distance between them. His brows pushed together, Dean's eyes stayed focused on her. Gently he laced his fingers through her hair as he leaned in. Annie could feel her heart beating out of her chest, the freckles on the bridge of his nose so visible. His warm breath danced against her cheek. The hunter turned his head slightly, placing his lips against hers. Annie's whole body felt like butter. Reaching up, she wrapped her arms around the hunter's neck. Forgetting there were other people around until a couple of people stumbled out of the bar catching the love birds. The oohs and awe's breaking up their session.

"Alright, alright." Dean, shooing them away. Glance back at Annie with a playful grin.

"Okay Rocky. Let's go before we get into any more trouble." She teased. Moving away from the building grabbing for Dean's hand as she walked ahead of him.

"You can stay in front. The views great back here."