It had been days since the funeral. All three Winchester men worked constantly, trying to find a connection between Mary, Jess and Lexi, other than the fact that they loved one of them. They tried to find anything at all that could lead them to the demon or spirit or whatever they were after. They couldn't find a thing. Dean sat in the apartment, looking at the pictures he had with him. There was a row of three framed ones on the table in front of him. One on the day he proposed, one on their wedding day and one the day Ben was born. He picked them up one by one, looking at the changes between each one. There weren't many, seeing as though they only spanned about three years. He looked at the engagement party picture. They looked so happy, so carefree. Then he looked at the wedding picture, him and Lexi had only been engaged for less than a year before they got married. They both looked a little older, but not by much, they still looked so happy. He couldn't remember much about his wedding, that day had just been a blur. He thought back on what he could remember, and how happy he felt then.
FLASHBACK
Dean stood nervously at the front of the church. He was dressed in a tux, he hated dressing up. Sam stood patiently on his right, dressed similarly, only where Dean had a white boutonniere, Sam had a blue one. Dean almost jumped out of his skin when the music started. The first down the aisle was Lexi's niece, tossing white and blue flower petals out of a little white basket. Then came Meg, in a flowing dark blue dress with a matching bouquet of flowers that she clung to. The music changed as the double doors both opened, revealing Dean's beautiful bride, accompanied by Dean's father. He gasped at the sight of her; he had never seen her look so amazing in the whole time he'd known her. Time felt like it moved in slow motion as she walked down the aisle towards him. Once they reached the end of the aisle, John kissed her on the cheek and whispered something in her ear before giving her hand to Dean. He stood there in shock at how beautiful she looked.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the union of Dean Winchester and Lexi Davidson." The preacher started. They had each written their own vows for the ceremony, they wanted this day to be special.
"Lexi, from the first day we met, I fell in love with you. I know that we didn't quite get along at first, but we made it through all that. I loved you then, I love you now and I will love you for the rest of my life and after. I promise, Lexi, to be there for you everyday, to love you, honor you and support you in everyway possible."
"Dean, I love you with all my heart. You are the only man for me and I will never find another person on the face of this earth who can ever compare to you. My love for you will never die, I will love you forever. I promise, Dean, to stand by you everyday, to love you and only you until the day I die."
He lifted the veil over her face and kissed her before the pastor could finish "You may kiss the bride."
Dean smiled, remembering how beautiful her face was. She looked like one of her porcelain dolls that day, unflawed, perfect. He walked over to the crib in the bedroom and picked up his sleeping son. He cradled the infant in his arms and rocked it.
"I won't let anything bad happen to you, I promise. I'll get this thing before it can hurt anyone you love. It's hurt me twice, Uncle Sam and Grandpa too. I won't let it happen to you." He said, sitting down at the kitchen table. The baby stirred momentarily but settled down again.
"You are the most important thing to me now. I will never let you down, not like my father did. I'll never disappear on you; I'll never leave you alone. I love you."
He kissed Ben on the top of his head and placed him in the carrier. Dean was leaving this apartment to go live with Sam and Meg, he couldn't stand it anymore. Anyway, this was only temporary until he could move back into the house he and Lexi had had. Truthfully, he wasn't sure if he wanted to go back there, to the memories that house held. Some were happy, like the day they moved in or the day they brought Ben home from the hospital. But that house held the worst memory of all, they day she died.
FLASHBACK
Dean got out of the shower and got dressed for bed. He walked into the bedroom where Lexi was sitting in bed with Ben in her arms. She looked up and smiled.
"He was hungry." She said "Wouldn't go to sleep. Look's like he's done though. Do you mind taking him back to his room?"
She looked up at him with the look in her eyes that she knew could get Dean to do anything for her. He sighed and walked over, picking the baby up from her arms. He was sound asleep.
He carried him over to the crib in the room across the hall. He placed the sleeping baby down and placed a blanket over him.
"Hey little guy, sleep well. Sweet dreams baby boy." He said, leaning down to kiss him on the forehead. He walked back to his bedroom and saw Lexi wasn't in bed anymore. 'She musta gone to the bathroom' he thought, lying down in bed. He rolled over slightly, stretching his arm over where Lexi would always lie next to him. He felt something wet drip onto his hand, opened his eyes and saw the drop of blood. His eyes widened in panic. 'No!' he thought. 'If I don't look up, it's not real. If I don't see her then she's not dead and everything will be fine.'
He squeezed his eyes shut and rolled onto his back so he was facing the ceiling. He kept his eyes closed, knowing what he'd see if he dared open them. He wanted to cry. He shot his eyes open and saw her there.
"NO!" he yelled. "NO! Why her, why now?"
He jumped out of bed as the ceiling started to burn and ran for his son. He scooped up the child and grabbed a blanket and ran out of the house, never looking back, not wanting to see the fire that was consuming everything he loved, save the tiny baby in his arms.
When he got to Sam's place he looked him straight in the eye and told him that their first priority was to get this thing that killed their mother and Jess and Lexi.
"We have to stop it before it gets Meg or anyone else. I want this thing dead."
"I know, we'll find it and this time, we'll stop it." Sam said. "I called dad, he's on his way here. With all three of us after it now, it doesn't have a chance.
"Let's hope so, Sammy. Cause I don't ever want to go through this pain again, and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy."
Hope u liked, one last chapter will be up later, dunno when. Please R&R. thanks