Chapter Five

Hours later, the door opened and several people filed out. As the small procession ended, Lola stood leaning against the doorframe lazily, her hands tucked in her pockets, tilting her head to one side,

"You guys wanna come and see the baby?" She asked quietly, "I mean…if you can keep your mouth closed, Dean…"

"Yeah…" Sam smiled as they both stood, Sam wandering into the room, Dean hanging behind,

"How did you do that?" He asked. Lola shrugged,

"I have nieces, remember? It's easy if you've got a high pain threshold like me."

"Yeah…about that…I think she broke my hand…"

Lola giggled, placing her hands either side of his face and placing a kiss on the tip of his nose,

"Awh…poor Dean…" She sighed, "C'mon…come and see your nephew." She said, taking his good hand and pulling him towards Maggie's room.

A soft light broke through the room, Maggie sat up her arms cradling the little person, wrapped up in a light blue blanket. Sam was stood beside her looking down at the bundle in awe. "Maggie he's gorgeous." He said softly, bending down stroking the baby's tiny fingers.

"You want a hold?" She asked.

"Sure." Sam held out his arms as Maggie lent up to him, placing the soft bundle carefully in his grip. "Watch his head." She cooed before slumping back onto the soft pillow with exhaustion.

"What are you going to call him?" Lola asked softly.

"Joshua, Matt called me last night and said he was thinking about it the whole way there, he went from Tom, Aaron, Luke and then it just hit him."

"Joshua…" Sam mused, looking down at his nephew, "…yep I'd say he's a Joshua alright."

"You want turn?" Maggie asked Dean, much to his surprise.

"Really?.." He answered, eyebrows raised with a awkward smile, "…aren't you worried I'll drop him?"

"You won't." Lola chuckled, placing a hand on his shoulder in encouragement.

With a nervous smile Dean turned towards Sam, who slowly moved over to were he was standing. Sam gently lifted the baby ready to place him into Dean's arms, "Dude stop moving." He exclaimed, slightly amused by his brother's awkward fidgeting.

"I don't know how to have my arms." He replied honestly moving them this way and that.

"Just pretend that you're holding a bag full of beers." Lola suggested with a smirk.

"Okay… I can do that." Finally Dean held his position and Sam placed Joshua into his chest.

He let out a deep breath, still slightly nervous and looked down at the curious face before him, transfixed by a pair of pure blue eyes looking right into his. "You know…I see a lot of amazing things…but this." He spoke softly, with a smile as he set himself slowly down on the edge of the hospital bed next to Maggie.

"Yeah, he is pretty awesome…" She agreed sitting up and leaning her chin on Dean's shoulder, "Hey Joshy…this is you're Uncle Dean."

"Your cool Uncle Dean." He added with a nod not keeping his eyes off Josh who wrapped a tiny hand around his finger.

"And that's your Uncle Sam, he's gonna make sure your Uncle Dean doesn't teach you things he shouldn't." Maggie stated with a cheeky smile as she took Joshua back in her arms, before holding him up for Lola to hold, "And this is your Aunty Lola."

Lola moved forward and took the bundle of joy and held him close, rocking him gently from side to side, with a smile of contentment.

"She's going to be your Godmother." Maggie continued, looking at Lola with a smile.

Lola looked up in shock, "Really?"

"Yeah, I mean you were there to see him into the world, what's a few more years to keep him in check…and his uncles." The two girls laughed at Maggie's answer.

"Wow…I don't know what to say…this is…I'd be honored." Lola accepted with a beaming smile.

Lola sang happily to herself as carrying her mobile phone she wandered into the hospital's cafeteria, her auburn curls limp around her face. Sleepily she dug around in her pocket for a quarter for the coffee machine when suddenly a hand was extended before her, palm up, a quarter sitting facing her. Lola smirked, following the arm with her gaze to see Tristan standing smiling at her,

"Two days in a row, Lola…" He beamed,

"Yeah…my friend just had her baby."

"Awh that's great!"

"Yeah…his name's Joshua and he's gorgeous!" She gushed, going all gooey eyed,

"Oh no…you're not going broody, are you?"

"Nah…the life I have….always on the road, I couldn't possibly have a baby…besides…I'm lacking one half of that equation."

"Oh." Tristan went quiet, "Well how about lunch now that your friend's had her baby and your other friend is probably still drugged up on his pain medication."

"To be honest…he's so grumpy usually it's hard to tell when he's in pain." She joked, avoiding his question,

"Lunch, Lola."

"I don't know…I really should just stay with my friends."

"Half an hour. The world will not fall apart if Lola takes a thirty minute break…" He joked, "You haven't changed a bit since you were seventeen." He laughed, "Still saving the world…I see…"

"You have no idea…" Lola muttered, forcing a smile, "I don't know…"

"If I promise to have you back…will your friends let you out with me?"

Lola smirked,

"Do you think they're that controlling."

"After meeting that guy yesterday…yes. Yes I do."

"That's Dean. He's like that." She sighed, "…we're a bit complicated."

"Oh…so you guys are…?"

"Uh…complicated." Lola repeated, "Y'know what…I'll see your lunch and raise you lunch and real coffee."

Tristan grinned,

"Deal! I'll see you out front in about fifteen…?"

"Yeah…fifteen minutes."

"Don't go changing your mind little Lola!" Tristan scolded playfully,

"Nooo!" Lola whined, "You remembered!"

"Awh…it was a cute nickname."

"Not cute when you're the subject. Alliteration isn't fun." She sighed, "I'll catch you outside."

"Definitely." He grinned as Lola turned her back on him. As she walked away, she failed to notice Tristan's eyes flash to black as he blinked, a sinister smirk creeping across his lips.

Sans her coffee, Lola made her way back to Maggie's room to break the news to her friends. She re-entered the room, looking a little guilty as she ambled up to the side of the bed,

"I've got to disappear for a little while in a few." She announced, much to everyone's surprise,

"Where are you going?" Maggie asked with a confused frown,

"I'm just meeting a friend for lunch."

"Not that guy…" Dean groaned,

"Tristan." Lola corrected, "And yes…it is him. Why?"

"He's a jackass!" Dean exclaimed. Lola rolled her eyes,

"Well then you're safe…it's me that's going to lunch with him, not you. Maggie, I'll be back after lunch to see how you're doing."

"Okay…" Maggie replied hesitantly, "Be careful."

"I'll be fine…" Lola dismissed as she moved towards the door, "Oh man…I look like hell…I need some mouse…" She mumbled as she wandered off down the corridor, leaving the three Winchester siblings in awkward silence.

Lola looked up as Tristan approached,

"Heeeey…" He greeted, "Ready for our catch up?"

"Sure."

"Well c'mon…" He said, holding out his arms for her to take, leading her off round the side of the building.

A few minutes later, Lola found herself back in the cafeteria, feeling a little disenchanted as she slid into the orange plastic seat at the table, opposite Tristan. She smiled brightly, hiding her slight disappointment as Tristan took a bite of his burger and smirked,

"So how'd you know those friends you're with?"

"Oh…I met them…y'know…around and when I'm traveling with them…well…the boys."

"Doing what?"

"Oh…we're freelancers."

"Freelance what though?"

"Uh…" Lola trailed off, "I guess you could say that we help people."
"You help people…Lola…have you found religion?"

"Uhm…no. Not exactly…though it kind of incorporates that a little…" She cringed, "It's very complicated."

"Everything seems to be complicated with you." Tristan said, eyeing her suspiciously, "You haven't changed all that much Lola…" He sighed, "I'm kind of glad…I always worried what had happened to you after you left for college…we kinda lost touch once you went to L.A."

Lola nodded slowly,

"Things got rough." She admitted, "But I'm okay now."

"So this friend of yours…what did she name her baby again?"

"Joshua."

"Joshua what?"
"Y'know…I don't actually know." She said with a laugh, "I don't know her boyfriend's surname."

"Well that's a good start."

Lola buried her face in her hands,

"Oh the shame…" She playfully wailed, "Maggie would be so annoyed."
"Maggie? Is that your friend?"

"Yeah. She's great."

"And those two guys yesterday are her brothers?"

"Yeah. Sam and Dean."

"Cool…so are you all staying with Maggie?"

Lola frowned slightly, shrugging off the weird creepy feeling that was running up her spine,

"Yeah…sort of…she just bought a new home on the West side so we're kind of going between the hotel and unpacking her for the baby and stuff."

"Oh cool! I live on the West Side. Where abouts?"

"Green Pines."
"No way! I'm like a two minute walk from that estate! Literally a block away!"

"Awesome!"

"Maybe I could drop by sometime?" Tristan suggested,

"Uh…yeah maybe." Lola replied, slightly taken aback by the request.

There was an awkward silence between the reunited friends for a few seconds before Lola looked down at her watch. Taking one last sip of her coffee, she rose from her chair, "Well I'd better be going before the others send out a search party."

"Sure." Tristan replied, pushing his chair back from the table, smoothing down his white lab coat. "It was nice seeing you again." He continued, pulling Lola into a hug.

"Yeah you too." She replied with an awkward smile patting the man on the back before prizing herself out of the embrace.

"Hopefully it won't be another ten years until we see each other again." Tristan called after Lola as she made her way to the door.

"Yeah sure." She replied, giving him a small sharp wave before leaving the cafeteria. Sam was sat on the bed holding Joshua while Maggie pulled on a black sweat top, getting ready to go home. "The wonderer returns." She commented pulling her tousled hair out from the back of her jumper.

"You free to go then?" Lola sighed, trying to change the subject, moving over to Sam stroking the Joshua's head.

"Yep, thank god I don't think I could stand the hospital food anymore."

"You were only here two days." Sam observed with a smile.

"That's long enough." Maggie answered sternly, Sam and Lola giggled.

"Okay the cars parked out front and ready to go." Dean entered in the room, picking up Maggie's over night bag from the floor, letting out a sigh as he did so.

"Okay…lets get you home Mr Owens." Maggie turned and took Joshua from Sam's arms with a smile, her voice in a soft high tone before leaving the room, Lola, Dean and Sam in toe.