Chapter 14

It had been the longest two months of my life. Every day I spent packing and moving items of my late family members belongings. Most I donated or sold on the internet. Some things were too special to lose. I taped up the last box and slid it into the corner by the door. The house was empty with no furniture or decorations. Dust lingered in the small places I had yet to clean for the new owners. I had sold the cabin last week and they would be moving in two days. I wiped the sweat from my brow on the back of my long-sleeved shirt.

"All done Dakota?" Laura brought over a glass of water for me.

I took a long drink letting the cold-water wash over the back of my throat. "Yeah. These are ready to be loaded into the truck. I still can't believe we're moving." I looked out to the empty house feeling the queasiness of my stomach.

"But we have a new life to start." Laura explained. She picked up a box and began loading the moving truck. "It will be great."

I helped her load the truck packing each box in a sort of Tetris style game. With the last box loaded inside we pulled the door down and latched it. Laura drove her car over for me to guide her onto the tow bed. It took some time for me to secure the car to the trailer but got it hooked up in time for a break. We sat on the steps of the porch overlooking the forest.

"This time tomorrow we will be in Kansas with the guys." Laura smiled.

Butterflies danced in my stomach at the thought of Dean. I missed him horribly, but I had a bad feeling he had changed his mind about me. I would call and text him and it would take him quite some time to answer back. A lot of our conversations were brief, and it sat a bad thought in my head. "I don't know if we are doing the right thing. I mean Dean barely talks to me and were supposed to move in with them. What if he changed his mind?"

Laura sighed. "You told me you felt this bond between you too like you could communicate right?"

"Yeah."

"How has it been feeling for you?"

My shoulders slouched. "I'm not sure. It's been a comforting longing feeling but I keep thinking that it's only me. To be honest it's been quiet as well."

Laura stretched her arms over her head. "Well Sam says differently that Dean is going insane counting the days. Perhaps he's just not used to this kind of real relationship. Maybe he's not sure how to handle it."

I rested my chin on my knees. "Sure." I sighed. I listened to the wind passing through the trees and the birds singing their songs. A deep rumble swayed around the mountain in the distance. A familiar rumble that made my stomach jump. My head perked up as I listened intently for the sound. It got louder and closer through the town making its way up to the cabin.

"I think maybe Dean has just been planning a surprise." Laura smirked at me. Just then a black 1967 Chevy Impala pulled into the drive beside the moving truck with Dean at the wheel. "As a matter of fact, that's apparently what he did."

We raced over to the boys who welcomed us into open arms. I practically tackled Dean making him stumble back. His warm strong arms wrapped around my body as I breathed in his sent. My heart pounded in my chest making it harder to keep the tears in my eyes from spilling over.

His arms tightened around me. "I've missed you so much."

"I missed you too." I sniffled in his shoulder.

He pulled me back and kissed me dipping me back in a heated passionate kiss. He pulled away breathless. "I've wanted to do that for a long time." He stood me up holding me against him.

"What are you two doing here?" I smiled.

"What? Did you think we were going to let you to move all this on your own?" Sam asked holding Laura under his arm.

"Sam and I will be helping you girls move down." Dean explained. "Laura said that it would be the truck hauling your things and her car but no one to ride the motorcycle. So, Sam gave the idea for us to drive up and help you drive down. Besides I said I wanted to see you on that bike."

I lightly back handed his shoulder. "You could have said something."

Dean placed his finger under my chin. "But then I would have missed this amazing surprised look on your face."

I slipped from Dean's arms and went up to the front door. I locked the dead bolt and tucked the key into the realtor's keypad lock leaving it hanging on the door handle. My fingertips lingered on the brass door handle before I pulled away heading down to the boys. I pulled my riding gear from the front seat of the truck. I geared up and started my bike.

Dean stood by me running his hands over my back and arm. "Are you ready?"

I kissed him lightly on the lips before sliding my helmet on. "As ready as I will ever be."

I followed Dean's impala out of the driveway with Sam and Laura in the moving truck behind me. The engine between my legs purred loudly as I weaved through the roads down south. We hit the edge of town and I saw something I would never forget. Two figures stood next to the 'you're now leaving town' sign dressed in hiking gear. I slowed down staring at them as I passed. They both raised a hand and waved me off. A chill ran up my spine as the ghosts of my two brothers vanished upward in a silver light. My heart raced in my chest as I felt a caress down the bond I shared with Dean.

I saw them too. The words slithered down the bond. They've left this world.

They're finally at peace. I shot back.

What about you?

We hit the open highway and I dropped down a gear. The bike launched forward as I over took the lead passing Dean in the Impala with a huge smile on his face.

You have no idea my love. The sun began to set over the horizon and I chased the daylight pulling my bike up into a wheelie with the night following me.