Kayla stood in the doorway of the nursery like she did every day, wondering how on earth they were going to pull this off. Each day she came up with more questions, or simply mulled over the biggest existing ones. Would they be good parents? More importantly, could they even make the transition from being hunters into parents at all? They history wasn't a good one, but they were determined to change it. They didn't want to raise their son into hunting and going by the hunters they knew, that meant stopping, and even that may not keep him from it. How could they keep him from making his life into something that was so engraved in theirs? He would have questions one day, about what they did, and hunting sounded awesome to an impressionable child. The only alternative would be to lie, and that didn't sound great either.
A knock at the door pulled her out of her thoughts and she pulled the nursery door shut. Out the hallway window she could see an old car in the driveway. It wasn't familiar, and it was definitely out of place in this neighborhood. She went to the master bedroom to check the security system. They had hidden cameras throughout every room of the house, taking in each and every angle every hour of the day. The perimeter outside was also heavily rigged with cameras, motion detectors and alarms. Cautious was putting it lightly. She switched the camera to show the front door. Ironically enough, it was a hunter. It was Bobby.
Kayla jogged down the steps and couldn't help the twinge of excitement to see a familiar face. She pulled the door open with a smile. "Bobby!" She stopped. "What happened to you? You look like hell."
"Yeah? Well you look like you swallowed a watermelon." He smiled.
"Come in." She stepped aside and let him in, then locked door behind him. "You didn't even call, it seems like forever since we've even heard from you."
He shrugged and she knew he was taking in his surroundings. "You sent me the address, I saw it wasn't far. Thought I'd stop by on my way home from the hunt."
"Yeah? What'd you kill?" Hearing it come out of her mouth after so long made it seem…abnormal. How strange. She had him follow her into the kitchen.
"Nothing big. Shapeshifter."
"Nothing big? Bobby that's awesome, you took it out by yourself?"
"I'm not that old."
She laughed and handed him the first aid kit. "Obviously not."
"Thanks." He popped it open. "You don't want to hear about that, where's Dean?"
"Working, he should be home any minute."
He stopped to look at her. "Working?"
"Not, that kind of working."
As if on cue Dean practically busted the door coming in. "Kayla?" His tone was urgent; he'd seen the unfamiliar car in the driveway and his mind went straight to the horrible possibilities.
"It's just Bobby!" She called from the kitchen.
"Bobby." His voice changed instantly and he walked into the kitchen with a grin. "Hey man, long time no see."
"Would you look at you." He tried to look amused, but the approval was plain on his face as he saw him covered in grease. You could almost call it pride. "Honest working man."
"I'm trying." He gave him a quick hug and kissed Kayla before going to the sink to wash his hands. "What brings you by?"
"Just on my way home." He repeated and closed the first aid kit.
"He killed a shape shifter all by his lonesome." Kayla cooed.
"No wonder you look like shit." Dean laughed. "You should hang out awhile, at least have dinner."
"I'm alright, got a couple hours left to drive."
"Come on Bobby that's nothing." He hit him on the shoulder. "When's the last time you got to eat real food?"
"Probably the last time Kayla cooked at my place." He admitted. "It's been awhile."
"Kind of answers itself now doesn't it?" Dean cracked his knuckles. "I'm gonna fire up the grill."
Bobby watched him head out the back door. "Should I be worried?"
"Nah." She laughed. "He's gotten really good with the grilling. Really good, actually."
He nodded, then ran the next question over in his mind. He wasn't sure if he was even ready to ask. "He seems happy."
Kayla bit her lip. "He gets a little better every day." She sighed. "Or maybe his front is getting better, I don't know. Just don't bring him up, please. I'd hate to see him back track."
That answered one question. "I was wondering if I should even come."
"No, it's great." She smiled. "Pretending none of it is real isn't going to fool anyone, especially Dean. I'm glad you came."
"You heard from Cas?" Dean asked as he came back in.
"Me?" He looked surprised. "No, haven't you?"
"Not a peep." He motioned to Kayla. "Of course, his owner hasn't called him."
She rolled her eyes. "Quit saying that. Cas is busy rearranging the heavens if you don't remember." In truth she was kind of surprised he never came around. They hadn't seen him at all since he brought them back.
Dean saw the change in her expression and he quickly changed the subject. "Come on and let me show you around." He motioned Bobby out of the room. "There is one room you just gotta see."