Austin Samuel Winchester
I do not own anything you recognize…
Chapter Seven
Dean had cleaned Carly, Austin, and himself up before hitting the road again. They weren't safe here. He knew it.
Carly had put Austin in the backseat and wrapped him up so he'd be warm. The poor kid was still in his wet clothes. Carly had decided to sit up front because she knew Dean and her had to talk. It was inevitable.
When Austin fell asleep, Carly waited ten minutes to make sure Austin wouldn't hear their talk.
One, two, three, four. Maybe he would dismiss what that man had said.
Five, six, seven, eight. How was she supposed to tell Dean? The dude was lying about some things. But that man… he told part of the truth.
Nine, ten. Here went nothing.
"Dean," she said softly.
"What," he replied, not even taking his eyes off the road.
"That man… what he said…"
"Chris is Austin's dad? That? I send money, I talk to the kid, I want to be his dad," Dean said. As soon as the last words left his mouth, he regretted it. He shouldn't have said that. It was true. But he shouldn't have. It meant that he was fessing up to something… to wanting something… something that he could never have. "Just leave me alone."
"I'm not going to let you fume, Dean," she said. "You need to talk about it. We need to talk about it."
"Not now."
"Yes now!"
"What do you want to talk about? The fact that Chris is Austin's dad? That you tricked me? Hmmm? That it?"
By now, Carly had a tear running down her cheek. Dean glanced at her and took notice.
He sighed and looked back to the road. "I'm sorry."
"No. You're right. I should've told you. That man… he- he-"
"That man? You mean Chris?"
"Dean, that wasn't Chris."
Dean blinked in surprise. Of course, he'd never seen Chris before… he just assumed that was Chris. The way the guy talked. It just sounded… so Chris-ish. "That wasn't Chris?"
"No, baby. I don't know who he was."
Dean ignored her nickname for him and got lost in thought. Who was the man then? Was he working with Chris?
And what the hell was going on? Since when did rapists get out of jail and the victim not be notified?
"Dean, you are Austin's dad. I just… I just didn't want to get him angry. I-"
"Forget it. I know what and why you did it," he said. That was a little out of his norm… but… the situation itself was a little out of its norm.
Dean pulled into a gas station. He needed to fill-up. He parked and got out, working the self-serve.
Dean stepped back, waiting for the car to load with gas. And when he did, he noticed Carly. She had gotten out of the car and walked around to his side.
She stood in front of him. "Dean."
"Carly."
She took a deep breath. "You're Austin's dad. I promise. I wouldn't lie."
"Good," Dean said seriously. "Know what else?"
"What?"
"I'm going to kiss you. I promise. I wouldn't lie."
"Good," she said with a smile before helping him with the kiss.
He pulled away with a grin. "Winchesters never lie."
"No," she said. "They don't."
Not sure if you caught the last line or not. Carly claimed to be 'Ms. Winchester' in the beginning chapters. (As in, she's telling Dean the truth.)