Unconditional Love
Part 2
Jo cursed herself, she dropped her hand from Dean's face. Dean had went perfectly still, his face was flushed. Jo wasn't in any condition to figure this out. But she knew with out a doubt Dean had read between the lines and would stay far away from her now. Jo struggled to find a way to throw him off, she didn't want to lose him forever. She gathered up her courage and put her best smile on and said "just invite me to the wedding and gave him a punch in the shoulder. Jo forced herself to turn away from him then and walk away.
She fought the tears and the tightness in her chest. "Supper is ready, you need to come eat before it isn't worth eating." Jo held her head up, acting like nothing was wrong. She had just handed her heart over completely to Dean Winchester. Whether he realized it or not Jo knew she was drowning in him, not by choice. Because she knew Sammy and John came first before all else and hunting came next which left no place for her. At least not in the white picket fence and happy ending kind of way.
Dean watched her walk away cool and confident. This chick was a mystery to him, most of the time anyway. He mentally shook himself, what the hell was he thinking earlier. He just had let himself react, he had felt so much rage and anger. And like a dumb ass had taken it out on someone, no scratch that, he had taken it out Jo and Sammy, two people whom he loved. In Dean's world their were only a very small group of people he truly let in and now he had pushed Jo away. He was so tired right now, but Dad needed him to put everything else aside and take care of business. And he would he always did.
His Dad would break both his arms for what he had done to Jo today. Dean knew he would deserve that and far worse. There was no excuses on earth to treat a female like that, especially Jo. And he didn't know what the heck to think about the jealousy he had felt. Sam kissing Jo last spring had really messed him up. There personal joke of being the oreo trio meant something to Dean. He laughed to himself out loud remembering how that got started. They were in the fort they had built, pigging out on oreo's when Sam had something dumb like hey guys we are like this oreo. Dean had popped up making a comment before thinking and said "yep, and the sweetest part is in the middle." He hadn't really thought about what it could have meant but when he looked down at Jo laying between him and Sam he hadn't regretted saying it.
She was the only female he could actually be himself around. Jo would listen to him and she got what he meant because she knew the job. He didn't open up all the time like Sam, but there were some times that he really had needed someone other than his dad and brother. Jo had been that person. Somehow he would have to make this right. He just didn't know how.
Jo walked into the kitchen to find Sam running water over a wash cloth. Jo smiled brightly, then said "he's exhausted Sam, all a big misunderstanding." "How's your Dad doing?" Sam watched Jo carefully, she was putting on a front for him. He smiled back and said "he's better thanks to you."
Jo pushed at Sam and told him to hurry up and come back and eat. Sam turned and went back into the room with his father. Jo finished setting the table, reheated some of the food and had just got it on the table when Dean came in. His eyes were down cast. Jo couldn't stop herself, she walked over, tilted his chin up so she could look in his eyes. "Stop it, right now." "Your my number one oreo, always have been and always will be." She waited to see if he would smile for her. Dean couldn't help he grinned at her. She winked at him then gave him a hug. "Get washed up, so we can eat."
Dean went straight to the sink and washed up. He brought down three cups, filled them with ice and sat down and waited for Sam to show. Jo felt better but nearly dropped the pitcher of ice tea, Dean managed to right it for her. She was all nerves around him. Jo told herself, "pull it together."
Sam said grace and they began eating. Towards the end of their meal a vehicle pulled up. Jo was standing back with the shot gun, Dean was positioned at the doorway of the room were his dad was and Sam on side of the door. It was Bobby. She could tell by the baseball cap and stance through the curtain. But just the same he had to pass the tests before they let him in. Jo's heart was still racing from the adrenaline. Dean asked Bobby "you hungry, Jo made chicken fried steak." Bobby's stomach chose to answer for him, they all laughed at that. Jo served Bobby then told them she was going to sit with John for awhile. Jo caught Dean's eye and waited, he gave her a faint smile and nod. The exchange wasn't lost on Sam. Later he was going to have to a talk with his big brother.