"Mickie you don't have any of your angel powers?" Dean said

"No" Mickie said "why?"

"Because Sam isn't in his room and his clothes are not around" Dean said "I cannot find him anywhere"

"What are you on about?" Mickie said

"The room is empty" Dean said

"And what am I meant to be?" Mickie said "a sniffer dog to find your brother?"

"I thought you might have seen him" Dean said

"I was with you" Mickie said "so how in the blue hell was I meant to see Sam leave?"

"Look" Dean said "I shouldn't have snapped at you but I am all he has left apart from Bobby"

"I know" she said "and you are all I have left apart from AJ so don't beat yourself up about Sam leaving"

9 months earlier

"Mickie" Dean said "there is a reason for me coming here"

"I knew there was" Mickie said smiling "you need an alibi for something you have done?"

"Not this time no" Dean said smiling "the last time I saw you I lied a little" his smile fading "Sam wasn't hurt, he was dead"

"Then how is he ..." Mickie said

"I made a deal" Dean said cutting her off "my soul for Sammy's, they gave me a year"

"And what now?" Mickie said "you want me to give you a pat on the head and tell you that you are a good brother? I cannot believe you want me to let you do this"

"I came to tell you" Dean said "it's ok if you want to move on when I am gone"

"To where?" Mickie said

"From me" Dean said "to another guy, someone that can be a real dad for AJ"

"You're a jackass" Mickie said "for three of the 6 years you were a real dad for AJ you did everything and for the past 25 years you have be a REAL DAD for Sam so don't give me this bullshit how you are doing this for us"

"I know you won't understand" Dean said

"Remember" she said "what I always said when you told me what if I didn't come back from a hunt?"

"You will always come back to me" he said smirking "because you can't give a demon your life when your life revolves around AJ"

"How am I meant to move on?" Mickie said "how am I meant to give a guy my heart and my soul, when they aren't mine to give him anymore? Dean how am I meant to give him my heart when you have my heart? How can I give him my soul when you have my soul? Dean how can I be with him when I will always be with you?"

"Either way I am going to hell in three months Mick" Dean said

"Not if I can save you" she said "and I will save you Dean Winchester or die trying"

"Don't say that" he said "promise me you will not do anything stupid babe?"

"I promise I don't like it" she said "but I promise"

Present

"Mommy?" AJ said "did daddy say uncle Sammy was gone?"

"He has just gone to get some things sweetie" Bobby said "so your daddy is just a little bothered uncle Sammy didn't tell him he was leaving to do it"

"Oh ok" she said and went back to her colouring.