Well, after all the drama of the last few chapters I decided to write something fun. I hope you all like it as much as you have the rest of the story. Thanks again for reading and reviewing.

Chapter 42

Dean was pretty much stuck doing research until November. Dad wanted to make sure he was 100 before letting him get back to the job completely. Big brother didn't think that was exactly fair cause I was still sporting a cast from my shoulder to my wrist on my left arm until the end of September. I didn't think it was very fair either, but didn't say so. I was worried bout Dean pushing himself to far too fast just as much, if not more, than dad was.

My 21st birthday I got the surprise of my life. Dean came into my room with breakfast and a goofy grin on his face. Dad called him while I was taking a shower and Dean told him that he was in my room. By the time I got out, dad was sitting at the small table in my motel room with Dean. They were having a rather weird conversation about another car.

They stopped as soon as I walked into the room and told me to sit down and eat. I knew there was something weird going on, but didn't push it. They both kept giving me weird looks during breakfast. Just when I was going to ask what the hell was going on, there was a knock on the door to my room. Dean told me to stay put and then ran to and out the door.

I started to follow him anyway, but dad grabbed my arm and told me to sit back down. I asked him what Dean was up to and he said that Dean had a surprise. I just shook my head and said we were all in trouble then. I went back to my breakfast and tried to pretend my brother wasn't losing his mind.

Dad got up to get some more coffee and came back with a small black box. He set the box down by my coffee cup and told me happy birthday. I looked up at him and said thanks. I picked up the box and opened it. There was a silver ring inside that had a butterfly on it.

I jumped up and gave dad a big hug. He was completely surprised by the gesture. It took him a minute to react and then he wrapped his arms around my waist and said he was glad I liked my present. We were still hugging each other when Dean came back in and announced that it was ready.

I asked him what he was talking about and he just said it was a surprise. I looked at dad and he just shook his head. Dean walked over to me and said he was gonna blind fold me. I started to back away from him, but dad said it would be ok so I let him do it.

They led me to the front door and outside. Dean sat me in a chair and told me not to peak. Dad stayed with me so I couldn't. A minute later, I heard a car start up and pull into the parking space right in front of me. I knew it wasn't the Impala or dad's truck cause they had very distinct engines and this didn't match either of them.

I heard a car door open and close, but the engine didn't turn off. A second later Dean was standing me up and taking the blind fold off. Sitting in front of me with it's finely tuned engine still running was a pristine looking, black 1979 Chevy Camero. I looked from dad to Dean and asked them what was going on. Dean said that the car was for me.

I asked him where he'd gotten it and he told me he bought it from a dealership a few weeks ago and had spent most of the time since fixing it up for me. I couldn't believe it. My brother had actually bought and fixed up a car for me. Sure he got the money for it by hustling pool and poker games, but that didn't matter. I gave him a big kiss on his cheek and then asked if he and dad wanted to go for a ride.

We cruised all over town for a few hours and then went out to my favorite place for lunch. I couldn't believe that they had gone to that much trouble for my birthday and told them so. Dad said that it wasn't everyday your daughter turned 21 and they actually had 19 other birthdays to make up for. Dean just looked at me and nodded his head at dad's statement.

The real fun happened later that night. The 3 of us went out and painted the town. Dean and I had to promise dad that we wouldn't go home with anyone but him, but that was ok. I had an awesome time getting drunk with my dad and my brother, specially since I was actually legal. My I.D. had actually said I was 21 for the last 3 years.

The best part of that night was watching dad and Dean sing karaoke. I was expecting it to be completely funny, but they were actually pretty good. It took a little coaxing and a lot more tequila shots for them to get me to do it too. I sang one song and didn't have to pay for a drink for the rest of the night. I guess the other bar patrons thought all 3 of us were pretty good cause they were even buying drinks for dad and Dean.

We had some killer hangovers the next day, but it was my best birthday ever. I thanked dad and Dean by making them breakfast in bed. We hung out in the motel room and watched bad movies for the rest of the day. I was completely happy with the way things had turned out those 2 days. The next day we left town to go on to the next job.