A/N: Hey everybody!! I know you all might wanna kill me for taking so long to update, but I had my birthday that passed and then I had my surgery to remove my friggin wisdom teeth. Which the anesthesia wore off in the middle of surgery so I felt when they yanked out my last tooth and stitched me up, but I couldn't tell the doctors cause I couldn't move or open my eyes. SCARY I know, but I'm getting better. I still have pain, but at least I was able to finish this for you guys :-)

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Chapter Eight: Visits and Surprises Pt.1

The alarm clock had just gone off. Sam turned and looked at the time and groaned. He loved his job and didn't mind having to get up early, but today he felt so worn out. At least he got to leave early because he had an appointment with Doctor Ashley. Today they were going to find out the sex of the baby. The previous month they couldn't 'cause of the way the baby had been facing.

Sam was already five months pregnant. He had a small, but noticeable baby bump. While working he was always found with a hand rubbing soothingly over his belly. Three months had passed and he still hadn't seen or talked to Dean. He would call Ash and they would talk about everything, but when it came to talking about Dean, Sam never wanted to talk about him. Obviously he would ask how he was doing, but that was it. Ash always replied the same thing, he's fine even though sometimes he looked like he was on auto-pilot and that he seemed to be moving on. Sam wanted more than anything to go back to Dean, but he couldn't. He had more priorities like preparing for his baby's arrival even though that was four months away. Little by little and saving the money he made at the diner, Sam had started buying the baby's things. He first bought the crib. It was expensive and had to save up a lot for it, but he wanted to buy a brand new crib for his baby. He was determined to buy everything on his own. He felt like if he was back in his Stanford days when he was alone and didn't have any contact with Dean.

Sam turned off the alarm and groaned as he stood up. Lately he would need to stay still for a moment. His balance was off due to the baby, but he was getting used to the extra weight.

He gently patted his belly, "Morning baby, hope you're doing alright in there. Love you." He smiled.

He went to his closet and got out his uniform which consisted of a polo shirt with the diner's logo and a pair of jeans. As he was putting on his jeans he noticed they were getting harder to close. He sighed, knowing he had to buy bigger jeans and shirts. At least the morning sickness was a thing of the past. He still would get sick once in a while, but not as bad as before. He finished doing all his needs then walked to Stacey's apartment. She gave Sam a ride the days they worked together. On his way to her, Mrs. Andrews stopped him.

"Morning Sam, how are you and the little one doing today?" She gave him a hug as she always did everytime she saw him.

"Mornin' Mrs. Andrews. We're doing just fine. Today I find out if it's a boy or a girl." His smile was blinding. He was dying to find out the sex of his baby.

"Oh I can tell you're excited. You'll have to tell me when you find out. I want to make a baby blanket, but I need to know if it's a boy or a girl to get the right embroidery." She smiled. "Well I'll leave you…You better come and see me later." She patted him on the shoulder.

"'Kay." He watched her walk away then made his way over to Stacey's.

"Mornin' Sam, ready to work?" She greeted him then turned to lock her door.

"Mornin' Stace. Not really, I feel tired today." Sam leaned against the column.

"Ash did say that you were gonna feel that way some days."

"I know." He sighed, he hated feeling weak.

"You could always call in sick, Adam would understand."

"No it's alright. I can't afford missing a day." They made their way to her car.

Benny's Diner was always full with the locals. During his three months working there, Sam got to know mostly everybody. Everyone that worked at the diner treated him like family. No one knew the real reason why he was there, only Stacey knew part of the story. Rachel fell in love with Sam as soon as she met him just like Mrs. Andrews did. She usually made him meals to take home. He loved her cooking. Henry, Rick, Elias, and Mike were Sam's buddies. Whenever he hung out with them he remembered all the good times he had with his guy friends back at Stanford. Those thoughts never made him sad anymore. Out of all the guys Mike was the closest to him, he also had a crush on Sam. No one knew except for Elias and Stacey. Elias was the comedian of the group. Henry and Rick were the pranksters. Kasey and Chelsea liked to coddle Sam ever since they found out he was pregnant, much to his embarrassment. Stacey and Kasey reminded him of Jessica except that the girls were brunettes. Chelsea reminded him of Rebecca. Days at the diner were never dull with them there. Sam felt at ease which was good for his pregnancy. He thought he was going to be the outcast, but surprisingly he got along with everybody the first day.

Sam was already serving a customer when Adam walked up to him,"Hey Sam, Stacey says you're not feeling so good today. Is that true?"

Sam sighed, "I just feel a little tired that's it. Anyways that's normal in any pregnancy." Stacey liked to mother Sam along with the other girls.

"You can take the rest of the day off. I don't want you overdoing yourself." Adam remembered when his wife was pregnant and got like that.

"No it's alright, I'll be fine. I have to leave in an hour anyways. I have a doctor's appointment." He smiled.

"Okay an hour and then out. No fainting is allowed here." He laughed.

"Hey, I've never fainted!" Sam defended.

"I know and we ain't gonna have that today either. I'll leave you to your work." Adam left Sam and went to his office in the back.

An hour later Sam's shift was over, the problem was that Stacey was still working. He had been planning on walking to the appointment since the office wasn't far, but with the way he was feeling he knew he would wear himself out even more. Mike was keeping an eye on him ever since Stacey told him how Sam was feeling.

"Yo Sam ya' okay?" Mike walked up to him.

"Yea' just trying to figure out how I'm going to make it to my appointment. I was planning on walking, but I just can't." He sat on one of the stools.

"I could take you." Mike said quickly.

"You're working though." Sam looked at him.

"I get off in five minutes, wait for me right here and I'll be back." He smiled.

"'Kay. Thanks man." Sam returned the smile. He was completely oblivious to Mike's crush on him.

Mike walked off to finish serving his last customer of the day. During those five minutes he kept looking back at Sam when he wasn't paying attention. Elias noticed though and went up to Mike when he was putting away his notepad.

"Dude you seriously need a drool-guard." Elias laughed at Mike's expression.

"What the hell are ya' talkin' about?" Mike looked everywhere but at his friend.

"Ya' know you should ask him out on a date already. He's single and even though he's pregnant he's a good guy and not to mention hot and adorable." He waggled his eyebrows.

"I can't. Like you said, he's preggers and the last thing he needs is a boyfriend at the moment. Besides him and Stacey are pretty close and I think there might be some feelings between them." He sighed.

"I still say you should ask him." Elias still pushed the topic.

"I'll think about it man, okay?" Mike sighed again.

"Good." Mike went over to Sam while Elias got back to work.

Sam was looking through a baby book that he had bought as soon as he found a bookstore. It explained month to month what was happening to his body and to the baby. It also explained the changes his male body was going to do twenty four hours before he would go into labor. That part had him freaked out a little, but if other guys could do it then why not him. He just felt weirded out that he was going to have an extra hole down there. Ashley had assured him that most first time pregnant males felt the same as him. Sam was too caught up in his reading that he didn't notice Mike.

"Yo Sammy!" Sam was startled, but not by Mike, but because of the nickname.

"Please don't call me that." He said quickly. Tears were already forming and he didn't want them to fall. 'Damn hormones' he thought.

"Sorry dude didn't mean to offend ya'." Mike felt immediately bad for making his crush upset.

"No it's okay, I'm the one who's sorry. I overreacted for something stupid. Just…I hate that nickname, it brings back memories that I prefer not to remember." He closed the book.

"No problem it's already out of my vocabulary and I'll make sure no one says it either. Now let's go and get you to your appointment." Mike smiled and helped him off the stool.

Ashley was finishing with an expectant mother when Sam walked into the office. She noticed that he didn't come alone.

"Hi Sam. Hi Mike. Sam you're looking a little pale today. You alright?" Ashley went into doctor mode quickly.

"Yea' m'just tired today." He smiled.

"Oh okay. Well let's see if today your little bugger is facing the right way and not hiding itself from again." She laughed remembering the previous month. Sam followed her to one of the rooms while Mike watched them go. He sighed and sat down.

Sam was already laying on the table by the time Ashley turned the machine on. She laughed at him.

"Looks like someone is anxious." She chuckled.

"Hey we're a month overdue in finding out what I'm having. I think you would be anxious too!" He grinned knowing he was right.

"Okay true." She smiled.

Ashley took the gel and spread some on Sam's growing tummy. He still flinched whenever she did that, but not like the first time. She passed the wand over his stomach and smiled big when she found what she was looking for.

"Sam your baby's facing the right way this time! You see? Look there's the face, its little arms and legs and…are you ready to find out what you're having?" She was excited for Sam.

"You seriously did not ask me that." He chuckled as he looked away from the screen and at her. She laughed.

"Congratulations Sam, it's a boy!" She knew she had tears in her eyes and didn't care. "You're having a baby boy."

"A boy." He whispered. "I'm having a little boy." Big fat tears were rolling down his cheeks. He reached out and touched the screen.

"I bet you definitely want pictures to show off don't ya'?" She gave Sam a hug.

"Hell yeah. Stacey and Mrs. Andrews are just as anxious to know." He wiped the tears and kept looking at the screen while Ashley made copies.

"Here ya' go Sam. I took the picture in three different positions and this one says a little something extra so you can surprise everyone." She handed him the pictures.

"Thanks Ashley. You don't know how happy you've made me today." He put the pictures away safely in his wallet.

"I have a vague idea." She gave a soft smile. "'Kay, I'll see ya' here next month. Now get out of here and go show those pictures to everyone." She gave him a card with the time of his next appointment.

"Bye Ashley." Sam went to the waiting room where Mike was at. Mike stood up upon seeing him.

"So what are ya' having? I heard excited screams and laughing in there."

"Here I'll show ya' the pictures and you'll find out." Sam took the pictures out of his wallet and handed them to Mike.

"Oh my God!" Mike smiled when he got to the last one. "It's a boy!" He gave Sam a hug. "Congrats dude."

"Thanks man. Let's go back to the diner and show everyone else. They'll kill me if I don't." He never thought he would be so happy by just finding out the sex of his baby.

"No doubt about that." They made their way to the car. Sam was holding the pictures with care. He didn't want them to get messed up. He had all of them in a small album.

The car ride was full of talks about the baby. Sam practically jumped out of the car when they arrived at the diner. Mike chuckled as he followed Sam. He thought, 'God he's so cute.'

Chelsea was the first who noticed Sam walked in. She rushed towards him then everyone else saw and followed.

"So did you find out this time huh Sam?" Chelsea asked excitedly.

"Here ya' go." Sam handed her the pictures.

Everyone stood around her and looked at the pictures. When they got to the picture that said it's a boy all the girls squealed. The guys gave Sam hugs and pats on the back. When they were done, all the girls engulfed him in a big hug.

"Congrats Sam. I can't believe it, a little baby boy. He better look like you!" Stacey was happy for Sam, he seemed to be moving on just fine.

"That baby is going to be spoiled rotten." Kasey said and Rachel agreed.

Everyone in the diner said congrats to Sam. They talked about the baby for a long while. All the excitement made him tired. Mike noticed as usual.

"Hey Sam let's go. You need a nap, you're overdoing yourself. I'll drop you off." He helped Sam to the car after they said their goodbyes.

Sam was practically asleep by the time they made it to the apartment. Mike made Sam give him the keys. Inside he led Sam to his room and tucked Sam in. He was asleep before his head hit the pillow.

"Sweet dreams Sam." Mike whispered then left, making sure he locked the door behind him.

It was already dark outside by the time Sam woke up. He sat up and yawned. He smiled as he remembered everything that had happened earlier. He took out the pictures from his wallet and put them on the dresser.

"Let's go see what's for dinner baby boy." He rubbed his stomach.

He searched around in the kitchen and found what he was looking for. A tub of sour cream and a pack of oreos. He knew that wasn't enough for dinner and made a tuna sandwich. He read through his book while he ate. He couldn't wait to hold his baby in his arms. He wanted to see who the baby was going to look like more, him or his brother.

When he finished he went into the baby's nursery. The room was empty except for the crib that he and Stacey set up the day he bought it. He looked around the room and thought of what he was going to decorate it. He sat down on the floor and leaned against the wall. He wrote down the colors and everything else he would need.

An hour later he was still sitting there on the floor. He had written down a three page list of items. At the moment he was lost in his thoughts, thinking about the future with the new addition. He was so caught up in his thoughts that at first he didn't notice the movement. He looked down at his tummy and waited. All of a sudden he felt it again, the kick was stronger this time. He let out the breath he didn't know he was holding. He placed his hand over the area the baby had kicked, it was like if the baby knew and kicked again. Sam gasped, tears were freely rolling down his cheeks.

"Hey there baby boy, I see that you're awake." He laughed. He had never felt the baby move like that before, it had felt more like bubbles in his stomach.

Sam's thoughts then turned from the baby to Dean. His tears of joy became tears of sadness. He rubbed his stomach.

"I'm so sorry baby boy. I know I should be happy and I am, but I'm also sad that your other Daddy can't experience this moment. He won't be able to feel you move around and kick. He won't see my tummy grow as you grow within me. He doesn't even know you exist…I promise you that I'm gonna tell you all about him. Anything you ask I'll answer. You'll know everything about your other Daddy, you'll know about the hero he was. When you're older I'll tell you the truth about us. I love you too much to lie to you about anything." The baby sensed his father's distress and gave a gentle kick. Sam smiled, "I take it you don't want me to be sad anymore." He wiped the tears.

Sam got up of the floor, he had some trouble 'cause of his growing stomach. He went to his room and got ready for bed. The whole day's events plus the breakdown wore him out completely.

"Night baby, wait til' everybody finds out that you're finally moving. They'll never leave us in peace." He gave a small chuckle. He looked at the baby's recent pictures on the nightstand then fell asleep.

-SDSDSDSDSDSD-

Ever since that night that Jo gave Dean attitude she became even more of a bitch. She was more demanding and if she thought that he was thinking about Sam instead of her, she would go off on him. Dean would just take it and not say anything. He didn't want to be alone. He couldn't find Sam and he didn't want to bother Bobby, so he would just take her shit, but the day he would find his brother, would be the day he would leave Jo Harvelle and beg his little brother for forgiveness. Just because he took Jo's bitching didn't mean that he wasn't tired of it, especially today.

Dean had just arrived home from work and Jo was already on his case. Ellen and Ash watched from the bar the whole argument. Ellen couldn't understand why her daughter was acting that way. If Dean left Jo, Ellen wouldn't feel any sympathy for her daughter.

Dean's face was getting redder and redder by the second til' he couldn't take it anymore and exploded.

"Jo shut the hell up! I've been taking this from you for three fucking months now. You may think you know what I may be thinking about, but the majority of the time you're wrong! And so what if I'm thinking about my brother. He's been my responsibility since I was four, so don't expect me to turn off my protective nature towards him easily 'cause it will never go away. I haven't seen him in three months. Three months Jo! I don't even know if he's okay or where he's at, so let's get some things straight. If you don't stop pestering me with your bullshit it'll be over between us!" The last part was an empty threat and he knew it. He stormed off to their room, leaving a stunned Jo standing there.

Ellen and Ash were shocked, Dean had never defended himself before, but they were secretly glad that he did. He had been acting so unlike himself those past few months that they were glad the old Dean Winchester was still in there. Ash went to his room, laughing all the way. The hunters and customers at the bar went back to what they were doing, but were silently chuckling. Jo huffed and stormed off to the kitchen.

Dean was coming out of the shower when he bumped into Ash.

"Hey dude you alright?" Ash asked.

"Yeah I'm just…I just didn't want to deal with her whiney crap today. I had a good day at work and came home to this." Dean sighed. "I need some air, just go out and get away from here for a bit."

"Well there's a bar on the other side of town. You could go there and relax for a while…" Ash would've said something more, but his phone rang.

"I'll let you get that. I'm gonna go get ready." He walked to his room. Ash went to his.

Ash saw that he had a missed call from Sam. He decided to go out back so nobody would overhear his conversation.

"Hello?" Sam was currently sitting on the couch marking off what he had bought for the baby that day.

"Hey Sam what's goin' on? How are ya' and baby doin'?" Ash looked around, making sure nobody had followed him outside.

"We're both fine and I have some news for you." Sam smiled as he felt the baby kick.

"What? Nothing bad right? Please tell me you're coming back home?" Ash rambled.

"Everything is fine and no I'm not going back there, this is my home…I just called to tell you that I found out the sex of baby and…" Sam was cut off by an excited Ash.

"What is it? It's a boy isn't it?"

Sam laughed, "Yup you were right, it's a boy."

"I knew it! I told you it was gonna be a boy." Ash wanted to see Sam in person. He wanted to see how big his stomach was, where he was living, if he was really safe.

"Just because the baby's a Winchester and Dean's kid didn't mean that it was gonna automatically gonna be a boy."

"Still those two facts tip the scale towards boy." Ash grinned.

"Whatever man. Ya' wanna hear the other news?" Sam smiled.

"Duh."

"He kicked for the first time last night." Sam held the phone away from his ear as he knew that Ash was going to yell again.

"That's my nephew!...So when are ya' gonna tell me where you're living at so I can drop by?"

"Okay you can finally visit. Nobody will be suspicious if you leave for a couple of days?" Sam was worried that Dean would find him, but he really missed his friend.

"Don't worry about it, Ellen knows I like to take off once in a while." Ash was happy that Sam was finally going to let him see him.

"Okay well I live in North Dakota, in a small town called Regent. We can meet up at the diner I told you I work at. Don't worry about not finding the place it'll be easy."

"I'll get a bus ticket and see you soon dude. I've gotta go, Dean's around and I don't wanna risk getting caught, especially today."

"What do you mean? Is everything okay?" Sam was instantly worried.

"It's not life threatening, but I'll fill you in when I see ya'. Let's just say a lot has changed since ya' left." Ash explained cryptically.

"If you say so, but you let me know if it's really bad." Even with everything that had happened, if his big brother needed him Sam would go help him no matter what.

"Don't stress out man, it's not good for you or the baby. Dean's fine, Jo's the storm cloud here, but like I said I'll fill you in when I see ya'. I'll call ya' and let you know when I'm headin' over there 'kay." Ash tried to calm him down.

"Okay Ash, I'll see you soon." They hung up and Ash went back inside.

Dean was ready to go, he didn't even want to talk to Jo. Ash passed by him when he was heading outside.

"Yo Ash don't tell them where I'm going. I don't need anymore drama." He chuckled.

"Oh don't ya' worry 'bout that, I won't say anythin'. You need a break anyways." Ash went to his room.

On his way to the bar Dean put his music on loudly. Metallica always soothed him when he was stressed or angry. He was glad he was having a night to himself away from Jo-zilla.

The bar wasn't as packed as the Roadhouse, but it was still full. There were two pool tables, but he wasn't planning on playing. He went straight to the bar and took a seat.

Two hours had gone by and Dean was enjoying himself. He was sipping his second beer when a young woman sat next to him. She was tall and had medium blonde hair. She was dressed conservatively. Dean thought she looked hot. A complete different version of what Jo looked like.

"Hey there sweetheart, how are you doing this evening?" Dean so needed to get the hang of things again.

"I'm fine and you are?" She smiled at him.

"I'm Dean." He held out his hand. They shook hands.

"Hi Dean, I'm Krystal. Are you new here? I've never seen you here before."

"I've never been to this bar before. I live on the other side of town."

"Oh, so what brought you to this side?" Krystal thought Dean looked hot and that he needed someone to talk to.

"I...I got into a nasty fight with my girlfriend…Sometimes I wonder if it's worth it to stay with her…" He needed to let out what he was feeling and Krystal seemed like the type that listened and didn't judge.

"Why? Let me guess, she's the jealous type?"

"Yup and it's not cause of another girl. She's jealous of my brother." Dean took a sip of his beer.

"Your brother?" Krystal was confused.

"Yea'. You see my brother left one day without saying anything to anyone and I'm still upset and I'm worried about him since I've taken care of him since I was four and he was six months. She doesn't understand that I just can't stop worrying, I'll always worry. No, she's being a bitch 'cause all the attention is not on her like she says it's supposed to be. I'm so tired of her…Everyday she yells at me and I haven't done anything wrong. Today it really pissed me off and I left and came here. I don't want to see her at the moment.

"Wow she sounds like a selfish bitch that wants everything her way…What you need is to have some fun and forget about Miss Bitchy for the remainder of the night." She placed her hand on his thigh.

"Really and what do you suggest I do?" He leaned towards her.

"Well I think we should dance and have some drinks and then go back to my place and fuck." She whispered all this seductively in his ear.

He grinned, "Now that sounds like a plan." He stood up and held out his hand which she took happily.

Dean and Krystal drank and danced for an hour before things started to get hot between them. She gave him a fierce kiss and pulled him away from the dance floor.

"I think we should move this party to somewhere private." Krystal kissed Dean again.

"I totally agree." Dean was just about to kiss her when he was interrupted by his phone ringing. He saw that it was Jo calling. He pressed ignore then kissed Krystal.

She laughed, "Your girlfriend wasn't it?"

"What girlfriend?" He grinned

"Let's go cowboy."

They left the bar and went to her place, where they had wild and crazy sex. After a small nap Dean headed back home. The Roadhouse had been closed for the past hour, but he had a key to get in. He knew Jo was waiting for him in their room, but Dean wasn't going there. He wanted her to stew in her own juices for the remainder of the night. Dean slept in Sam's room, feeling no guilt for cheating on Jo.

The next day Dean woke up to Jo's presence in the room.

"Dean we need to talk." Jo spoke before Dean had a chance to sit up.

"Ugh Jo it's too early in the friggin' mornin' for you to start with your whining." Dean groaned.

"I just wanted to apologize for the way I've been acting. I've been a heartless bitch…and I promise to never do it again if you forgive me. And I'll forgive you for cheating on me." She sat down on the bed opposite from him.

Dean's head snapped up, "What?!"

"Oh come on, you got back late, your clothes are rumpled, and there's lipstick on the collar of your shirt. I'm not stupid, but I forgive you. Now do you forgive me?" She would say anything just so Dean wouldn't leave her. She wasn't sorry and she was pissed that he had cheated on her.

"Fine I'll forgive you this once, but if you start being a bitch again I'm gone for good…I promise no more cheating." He looked at her seriously.

"Deal." She gave him a sweet smile and kissed him. He groaned inwardly wishing it was Sam he was kissing. It had even felt weird with Krystal, but that was just an act of rebellion.

-SDSDSDSDSDSD-

Ever since Stacey had found out that the baby had kicked she wouldn't leave Sam alone. She always wanted to touch Sam's belly so she could feel the baby kicking. Sam always smiled at her eagerness.

Today they were in the nursery folding and putting away the baby clothes. Between Sam, Stacey, Mrs. Andrews, Rachel, Kasey, and Chelsea, the baby was going to have clothes to last him til' he was five. As Sam was putting a stack of clothes in one of the drawers the baby decided to kick up a storm. He chuckled as he felt the baby. Stacey automatically knew what was going on and placed a hand on Sam's stomach. She smiled as she felt the kicks. They looked at each other.

For the past few months Sam and Stacey had felt something grow between them. They didn't understand what it was. It was either growing love or a strong sibling type relationship. There was one way to find out and they took a chance and kissed. When they broke apart they looked at each other. Both of them were thinking the same thing.

"Wow, we're better off as friends." Stacey looked at the baby clothes on the dresser.

"Yeah…Don't worry Stace you'll find someone." Sam smiled and gave her a kiss on the forehead.

"So will you Sam. You'll get through this and you'll fall in love and be happy." She squeezed one of his hands, he squeezed hers right back.

They got back to what they were doing and worked in companiable silence for a while then they talked about baby names. Sam had already thought about a name for a boy, but wasn't going to tell anybody. He wanted to keep it a secret til' the baby was born.

Later that night Mike decided to call Stacey and find out what she really felt for Sam.

"Mike, me and Sam are just friends. We're more like brother and sister than anything else…I think ya' should give it a shot." Stacey thought Mike and Sam would make a good couple.

"That's what Elias told me, but I dunno. I don't think Sam's looking for a relationship at the moment. He's got more important things to worry about." Mike sounded sad.

"Just ask him on a date. Take him somewhere peaceful where you and him can talk. You'll find out if he's ready for a relationship of not. Maybe you'll be the one who'll make Sam forget the pain that he's been through." Stacey tried to convince him.

"Fine I'll listen to you and Elias. You two are annoying when ya' get in your stubborn streaks." He chuckled.

"Well it's the only way you'll do anything." She smiled.

Sam was on his break when Mike cornered him. Elias and Stacey knew what was going to happen, so they stopped what they were doing and watched the two men.

"Hey Sam there's something I've been wanting to ask you, but I…I don't want you to feel uncomfortable or anything…" Mike was beet red.

"What is it?" Sam noticed how nervous Mike was.

"I…I would like to know if you would go on a date with me?" There, he finally said what he'd been wanting to ask for the past couple of weeks.

Sam was shocked, "Umm…uh can I think about it? I'll have an answer before I get off work."

"Sure it's no problem, ya' don't even have to give an answer today." He looked at his hands.

"It's okay I'll have my answer for you today." Sam gave a shy smile.

Mike went back to work while Sam stayed stunned. He was lucky he was already sitting or he would've fallen from shock. He never thought anybody would ever have a crush on him, especially since he was pregnant. He didn't know what to do, he hadn't even noticed that Mike had feelings for him. Sam only saw Mike as a very good friend. The only guy he had set his eyes on was Dean. He sighed, he didn't know whether to give it a chance or not.

Elias had just gotten on break when he found Sam deep in thought. He knew Sam was thinking about Mike's question. So he decided to help Mike out.

"Hey Sam what's goin' on?" Elias sat down next to him.

"Nothing, just about to get back to work. You?" Sam started to pick up his garbage.

"Nothing really…So Mike asked you out?" Elias said casually.

Sam looked at him with wide eyes, "How did you…" He was cut off.

"I convinced him to ask ya'."

"Okay and what? You're here to convince me to go out with him?" Sam asked wearily.

"Hell ya' dude! Look it's just one date. Mikey's a really good guy, just give him a chance. He ain't fast either if you catch my drift. He'll respect you and treat you right…So what do you say?" He hoped that he could convince Sam.

"Umm I don't know…" Sam was still nervous about the whole thing.

"C'mon just go out with him once and see how it turns out." Elias insisted.

"O…okay I'll go out with him." He didn't know if it was a good idea or not since they worked together, but he deserved to have some fun.

"Awesome dude! You won't regret it, I can promise you that." Elias' smile was blinding.

Before Sam and Stacey left, Sam stopped Mike and told him that he had his answer. Mike was afraid of what it was going to be.

"So…so what's your answer?" He unknowingly held his breath as he waited for Sam to respond.

"Yes I'll go on a date with you." Sam replied shyly. He felt like if he was back in high school.

"Really?" Mike's face brightened.

"Yeah." Sam blushed a little.

"Okay well I'll call you to set a time and day." He was excited.

"'Kay, I'll see ya' tomorrow." He walked to the car quickly.

When Sam and Stacey were gone, Mike all but ran over to Elias. He couldn't wait to tell his friend, not knowing that Elias already knew.

"So…what he say?" Elias faked that he didn't know.

"He said yes! Can ya' believe it? Sam said yes. I thought for sure that he was gonna say no." Mike couldn't contain his happiness any longer.

In the car Stacey wondered what Sam had told Mike. She asked him if Mike had asked him on a date.

"Was everyone in on this except me?" Sam asked surprised.

"Nope only me and Elias know and we're the ones that convinced him to ask ya'." She smiled.

"I know, Elias told me that. Also to answer your question, I said yes to him." He looked out the window.

"You did?! Oh my God that's great!" She squealed.

"Yeah great." Sam gave a fake smile and looked out the window again.

"Hey what's wrong? You don't sound happy to have accepted." Stacey parked her car in the parking lot near her apartment building.

"It's just that…I wasn't expecting it and I only see him as a friend and…and…" Sam didn't want to say the real reason why he couldn't be happy.

"You're afraid he's gonna treat ya' like Dean did?"

"Yea'." He lied.

"Well he's not. You're gonna have fun and you'll be glad you accepted. Mike's not a jerk." Stacey reassured him. She felt bad for Sam, she had trouble trusting guys too.

"I know…I'm going home, I'm tired. I'll c'ya tomorrow." Sam gave her a hug and left.

"C'ya." She watched him go then went to her own home.

Sam had managed to open his door and get inside before he burst into tears. He didn't understand why he felt so upset about the whole situation. He slid down to the floor, his back supported by the door.

"I know why…Dean." He whispered to himself. "I wish he was you Dean…Why couldn't you be in love with me? I wish it was you asking me on a date not Mike." The tears kept falling. "But if you can be happy with someone then I can try to be happy too. I'll go out with Mike and try to have a good time…" He wiped his face. "Damn hormones, make me cry for every little thing." He got up from the floor and went to his room.

As soon as Sam layed down, his phone rang. He cleared his throat and answered.

"Hi Ash." Sam's voice sounded rough because of the crying.

"Hey Sam. What's wrong?" Ash thought Sam's voice sounded off.

"Nothing. What's going on?" He quickly deflected the question.

"I…I just wanted to let ya' know that I arrive tomorrow night. Are ya' sure everything's okay? You sound like you've been cryin'?" He was worried about his friend.

"It's that…that…Can we talk about it when you arrive? I'm too tired tonight." Sam was afraid he was going to burst into tears again.

"Okay Sam, you get some sleep. With baby comin' you need all the sleep you can get. I'll call ya' tomorrow when I arrive."

"'Kay, bye." They hung up and Sam went to take a shower and get changed for bed.

After getting a good night's sleep, Sam cheered up. He was still uncertain about the date, but was excited that he was going to see Ash after three long months away from the Roadhouse. He was finally going to see a familiar face. Before he went to work, he cleaned up his place a bit.

The day went by fast. Sam noticed that Mike smiled at him more while Elias and Stacey grinned. Sam had told Stacey that Ash was coming to visit. She had heard a little about him, but was looking forward to meeting him.

At half past eight Ash called Sam, letting him know that he had just arrived.

"Just head over to the diner. I just got out of work, I'm waiting for my friend to finish.

Five minutes later Ash walked through the doors of the diner. Sam's face lit up when he saw him. The two of them hugged as soon as they reached each other. Mike saw all of this and frowned.

"Damn Sam look at you!" Ash held Sam at arms length. "Pregnancy suits ya' dude." He smiled.

"Thanks Ash." Sam blushed. "I can't believe you're here."

"I'm glad that I'm finally able to see ya'. You hid well for these past few months.

"Well now you've seen me and I bet you're tired, but first I've gotta introduce you to my friends."

Since the diner was near closing Sam was able to gather everyone without any problems. He introduced Ash to everybody, but Mike was still feeling jealous. He thought that Sam liked Ash because he had never seen him that happy other than the day he found out the sex of the baby. He was going to find out what was Ash's deal. After a while of talking Stacey mentioned that it was time to go. They said their goodbyes and left. Mike left right after them with a quiet goodbye, nobody understood his attitude.

When they got to the apartments Stacey said bye to the guys and promised to hang out with them the next day. Ash was happy for Sam. He had a nice apartment and it was in a healthy environment, not like the old moldy apartments all of them lived at one time or another.

Ash sat in the kitchen while Sam prepared him a sandwich. He noticed how at peace Sam looked.

"So I'm guessin' that's the Stacey chick that helped ya'?"

"Yea'. She likes to mother me a lot." Sam smiled.

"I'm relieved that you have people around ya' that care. No offence, but you would be stressed if you were living back home." Ash took the plate Sam held out to him.

"What is goin' on at the Roadhouse? You didn't want to tell me over the phone." Sam sat down across from Ash with a peanut-butter and pickle sandwich.

"Well since ya' left everything has changed. Remember how lovey-dovey Dean and Jo used to be? Well now they're not. All they do is argue and fight about everything. Actually Jo argues and fights, Dean just stands there."

"What the hell! Why?" Sam was stunned

"'Cause of you. I know you don't wanna hear this, but Dean misses you. The first night after you left he slept in your room. Sometimes he still does that. He's always calling Bobby to see if he has found any trace of you. He can't stop blaming himself for your running away…"

"And how does Jo fit into this?" Sam cut Ash off.

"Well everytime she sees Dean deep in thought, she assumes that he's automatically thinking about you. So she starts yellin' and screamin'. It doesn't even matter where they're at. Sometimes you can hear them in their room, other times right at the bar in front of everybody. Like the other day he had just gotten home from work and she just went crazy on the dude, but this time it was different. This time he blew up on her. He gave her an ultimatum which she had a whole night to think about since he left after giving his piece. Unfortunately they made up and so far everything's been peaceful." He took the last bite of his sandwich.

"And what does Ellen say about this?" Sam couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"She wouldn't blame Dean if he left Jo and neither would I."

"Okay that wasn't something I expected to hear, but Dean made his choice and now he's gonna have to deal with it." Sam patted his belly. The baby decided to kick his daddy which made Sam smile.

"What you smilin' at?" Ash was puzzled.

"Come here and I'll show ya'." He waited til' Ash was in front of him.

Sam stood up and took one of Ash's hands and placed it just a little off the center of his belly and waited. Ash looked at him like if he was crazy, then he felt it. He looked at Sam with wide eyes.

"Did he just?" Ash kept his hand where it was.

"Yup, he kicked." Sam smiled proudly. The baby gave another kick.

"That's my nephew. He knows when his Uncle is around." Ash got a little sentimental.

After a while the guys went to bed. It took Sam a while to fall asleep. He kept thinking about everything that Ash had told him about Dean. Though Dean had disappointed him again by staying with Jo.

A/N: Part 2 is coming very very very soon!!