Chapter 11

Abbie eventually had her turn driving Deans baby, and he was grudgingly pleased with her skills, however it sucked to admit that!
After 6 hours driving, they found a decent motel and Dean went in search of food. They had driven through Colorado and were now on the outskirts of Sam and Deans home state of Kansas.

Queen of Reception was actually nice this time, a middleaged lady who had a kind homely face. Still not enough rooms though... so they were again stuck with a queensize bed and the sofa, but at least the sofa looked comfy in this room! It was agreed by a... small on their scale of things type fight. Abbie didnt mind sharing the bed but Dean did... it was eventually settled by a childish game of scissor paper stone... Sam lost, he was on the sofa, but Sam wasnt bothered. As long as his bro and sis got a good nights sleep. What did it matter? He never slept more than 2 hours a night anyway.
Abbie was flicking through the tv channels and came accross Bones. "God he is FINE!" said Abbie, with a dramatic sigh for effect.
Sam looked up from the laptop. Smiling, he asked "Who?"
"David Boreanaz Sammy... was in Angel and Buffy too..."
"awww yeah I know. You into him huh?" said Sam
"Hell yes!"

Sam laughed and got back to his laptop work. After a short pause, Abbie settled on Bones and stretched back on the bed.
"Tell me to mind my own, but do you and Dean have girlfriends?"
Sam looked up slowly.
"Well, no. We dont at the moment"
"Me either. Boyfriend that is" Abbie said giggling.
Sam looked uncomfortable, but also sad...
"I dont know how either of you are single, your both great looking even if you are my brothers! Proud to say so!"
"Thanks sweety" laughed Sam "Proud to have such a pretty thing as our Sis too!"
It went quiet for a minute.
"Sam? Whos Jess?"
Sam looked up from the screen again, quickly this time. Turned to look at Abbie.
"Why you asking hon?"
"well, sometimes during the night I hear you call her name out while your sleeping"
"Jesus, so i do actually sleep then" Sam laughed sadly.
"Jess is...was... my last girlfriend. She was heaven and earth for me. The moon and the stars. She was home. I loved her so much"
He looked so very sad as he spoke.
"Why did you break up?" asked Abbie
A pause, and a big sigh from Sam.
"We didnt. She died."
Abbie was shocked to the core, and equally apalled at her nosiness causing her brother pain.

"Oh my God Sammy. Im so sorry!"
"Sok, you didnt know did you?"
Abbie walked around to Sam and sat on the chair next to him.
"How? if you dont mind me asking?" she asked.
"Well theres the thing. She died the same way our Mom died. On the ceiling, burning and bleeding"
Sams voice broke on this last word. Abbie was gutted for him. She took his hand in hers, rubbed it automatically.
"Sam. I dont know what to say."
"Theres nothing to say is there? I still cant quite believe shes gone. That I wont see her beautiful smile again"
Sam was openely weeping now. Abbie stood up and pulled him to her, resting his head on her shoulder.
"Let it out Sammy. Its ok."
Sams frame shook with the force of his silent sobs. Tears rolled down Abbies cheeks too.

She stroked his hair, and rocked him gently like a child, saying nothing. Eventually his sobs stopped, turned to sniffles. He needed this release. And it was easier to let it go at last to someone who was a virtual stranger. Sam lifted up from Abbie.
Smiling, he said "hey sis, im sorry i made you cry too!"
Abbie laughed through her tears. "A gal needs to cry every once in a while!"
They both laughed.
"Thanks Abbie. For not butting in, for letting me go. I needed that"
"Im always here Sammy. I mean that."
He hugged her hard.
"So baby Sis. You seeing anyone then?"
"Nope. I had my one and only broken heart at 16. Swore then that it would never happen again. That id never give that much of myself to another person so that it feels like a physical pain when they leave you"
"Jeez. Strong words from someone so young"
"Yep. And ive been true to myself. But... I scratch the itch when the itch needs scratching ya know!" Abbie said laughing.
Sam raised his eyebrows and laughed along with her.
"God you are so like Dean its weird!"

After chatting more about general things, Abbie asked about Deans lovelife. Sam was cagey at first, then told her about Cassie. It sounded like a painful breakup. She made a mental note to be nicer to her eldest brother.
Until he opened the motel room door and backed in, holding bags of take out food and dropping a can of Coke on the floor... and giving it to Abbie. "There ya go Sis, a nice cold can of soda for ya!"
"Thanks Dean" said Abbie, popping the top... and getting covered in the spray of it erupting from the opening. She heard the giggles of a schoolboy coming from Dean.
She stood there. Hair, clothes and face dripping.
"DEAN! you bastard!" screamed Abbie.
Cue schoolboy giggles turning into childish hysterics...