Chapter Twenty Six
"Dude pass me the remote"
"Dean it's my turn"
"Dude pass me the remote"
"No"
"No?"
"No"
"Another word out of either of you two boys and I will confiscate the remote AND the TV do you hear me?"
Sam and Dean both looked sheepishly at Grace . She stood at the head of their beds glaring at them with murderous intent. Her excitement over being able to look after them both had waned somewhat as of that morning. For three days they'd pretty much slept. Three days of Grace smoothing back hair, reading to them while they dozed, watching over them and caring for their wounds, changing bandages and helping them to eat.
Three days of giving into every mothering desire she had.
Until this morning. Sam was out of bed, happily walking around and getting fresh air, while Dean had to watch from his place cocooned in the covers, warm and snug in the bed as the jealousy of his brother's freedom began to eat away at him.
He wanted up and out.
He wanted to leave the room.
Just one problem with that. He couldn't sit up unaided and even his walks to the bathroom exhausted him to the point that his head would swim and Grace had to almost carry him back to the bed.
But still. He wanted out.
Sam had come back in for lunch. Grace brought warm tomato soup , topped with cheese and the smell had driven him almost wild with desire. Perched on the bed waiting for the bowl Sam began flicking through the channels until Dean could take no more. Their ensuing argument caused Grace to have to call upon all her will power to not slap them both into silence.
"Right, you will both eat this, quietly, there will be nothing left in those bowls and all the bread will be gone. Do you hear me?"
"Yes Grace" came the simultaneous answer.
Grace handed Sam his bowl and plate of bread. She moved across to Dean and helped him sit up, propping his back with pillows and sitting next to his hip. She loaded the spoon and brought the soup to his lips. Dean threw a smug smile to Sam before accepting the warm liquid.
"You know he can feed himself Grace"
"Sam you know your brother can't lean forward without being in pain so this is the easiest way for him to eat"
"Yeah Sam, I'm in pain"
"Are you in pain now baby?" Grace ran across him with her eyes, concerned that the young man was hiding his discomfort.
Sam sighed from his place across the room and flicked through the channels again.
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Nicki watched as her car was towed into the garage across the street from the motel. She stood, biting the nails of her right hand as Doug the manager unhooked the Mustang and stood with his hands on his hips, eying the vehicle critically.
In all his time Doug had never seen a car he couldn't restore to new. This was gonna be easy.
He ran the garage with his nephew, a simple boy who for the past twelve years had lived with Doug and his wife since Doug's brother had died in a convenience store robbery when Jason had been seven. Jason's mother, an unfortunate woman who couldn't control her urges toward the drifters that passed through town, had left when Jason was barely four. A drifter on his way across the country to Vegas had flashed his money at her and she'd been gone. Last Doug had heard she was living as a waitress just outside Vegas. Living alone and barely supporting herself.
Guess what goes around comes around.
Nicki was oblivious to the men in the garage as she watched her baby being loaded onto the ramp. The front had caved in, the black exterior smeared with blood and other substances that Nicki refused to acknowledge. She watched as Doug ran his hands along the side of the car, he ducked underneath and stood, hands still on hips, a small smile playing at the corners of his mouth as he drew out the anticipation. He scratched his over sized belly and ran his hand across his greying beard, his eyes, full of light and mischief glanced Nicki's way.
"Well young miss, it ain't gonna be easy, she gonna need a lot of care and a lot of work, she gonna need repainting and banging out, she gonna take a while to fix"
Doug shook his head, almost as if he didn't know where to start with the car.
Nicki cleared her throat and trusted her voice to not waver.
"How long? How long before she's better?"
"Oh darlin' she gonna need a lot of attention, we're talking, possibly, now let me think, maybe three, possibly four days"
Nicki bowed her head, certain she had heard the word months, as the words began to sink in she looked up and into the glint in Doug's eyes.
"D..Days?"
"Sweetheart this baby she easy to fix, she'll be up and runnin' in no time" Doug walked away laughing as Nicki stood, routed to the spot as the relief washed through her body.
Her baby would have been the last straw. Things were definitely looking up in the world of Nicki.
"My Uncle will have that car fixed in no time miss, there's no need to worry"
"She's in good hands then"
Nicki turned and almost walked into Jason as he stood behind her admiring the car. He was tall with short blonde hair and almost flawless skin. His eyes danced with a life Nicki envied. He looked down at her and smiled, instantly sending her heartbeat up to dangerous levels and her stomach jumped in approval.
"I'm Jason"
He extended his hand to the young woman. In all his time in this small town Jason had never dreamt of meeting someone so beautiful. He'd seen her exit the truck with his Uncle, his eyes had at first fallen in love with the vehicle his Uncle had been towing, but then his eyes had beheld Nicki and the car had been forgotten.
Nicki shook his hand and suddenly became very aware that her mouth had fallen open.
"What's your name?" Jason smiled at her vacant expression, he laughed softly and Nicki was sure her knee's were about to give way.
"Nicki"
"Well Nicki, it's a pleasure to meet you"
"Yeah"
Great, not only had she been reduced to a puddle of goo but the ability to speak had abandoned her.
"I mean, it's great to meet you too."
"Are you staying here long?"
"A while, yeah, staying with my Aunt Grace across the street"
"Grace is your Aunt? Lucky you, she's an amazing woman"
"Yes she is. You live around here?"
"With my Uncle"
Nicki mentally slapped herself upside her head for asking such a stupid and obvious question.
"You'll be working on my baby?"
Jason giggled as Nicki realised how her sentence must have sounded. The blush that had threatened to eat her alive broke free and warmed not only her face, but the surrounding county.
"Yeah, I'm working on your baby, she'll be good as new before you know it"
"That's great to know, I er..better get back to my Aunt"
"Yeah, I'll get started on your baby"
"Ok, see you around"
As Nicki left the garage Jason quietly breathed "I hope so" , as Doug walked passed he slapped Jason's shoulder and grinned as the young man was consumed in a blush to render Nicki's nothing more than a slow burn.
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