Words: 896
Author: oureleventhhour
Prompt: L is for Lisa
AU: I'll Take Care of You 'verse
Summary: Lisa and Ben visit the Winchesters.
She brings Ben to Dean and Sam's house on January 24th, Dean's birthday. It's an okay house, not like the one Dean, Ben, and she had shared but it still has a 'homey' feel to it.
He's actually surprised to see her but invites them in anyway, accepting the gift Ben all but shoves into his arms. Dean gives them a quick tour of the house and Lisa gives a small smile when she sees Sam sleeping on the couch. His huge fram barely fits onto the couch, Sam's feet are hanging off the edge. His mouth is hanging open and Dean points out that his baby brother is drooling.
After the tour they go into the kitchen and sit around the small table. Ben tells Dean all about his latest football game he played with the neighbors and Dean listens just like always. He keeps casting a look at the doorway that leads to the living room and Lisa knows he's checking on Sam.
They casually catch up with each other and she learns he has a job at the repair shop in town. He's learned to cook more than pancakes and spaghetti and he even let's Ben borrow a movie. About half an hour passes and Sam enters the kitchen, bleary eyed but cheerful as he greets Lisa and Ben. Ben's a little cold towards him since he still blames Sam for 'taking Dean away' but her son soon warms up to him and soon they're talking about Star Wars while Dean laughs at his brother's 'geekness'.
"Bobby comes down about once a week." Dean tells her and is about to continue when he looks at his watch and interrupts Sam and Ben's conversation, "Meds Sammy."
Sam rolls his eyes but gets up from the table and goes over to the kitchen sink. He grabs several bottles from the window sill and looks at them in confusion. Dean clears his throat, "Need help?"
"No I got it." Sam replies, forcing a smile in his brother's direction. He opens one of the bottles and dumps out two pills before setting them on the counter and popping open a different bottle.
Dean sends an annoyed look at Sam and says, "Sam if you need help-"
"I don't."
"Fine but when you over dose I ain't taking you to the hospital."
Everyone in the room knows it's a lie.
Sam hesitates and sets the bottle in his hand down and asks, "Where's all the paperwork? Is it still in the car?"
Dean gets up and goes to the counter, gently moving Sam out of the way as he begins getting the right amount of medicine out of each container. Sam doesn't resist, though Lisa notes he looks as if he wants to.
"I'm not a little kid Dean, I should be able to figure out my own medicine." Sam mutters moodily and Lisa has a feeling she and Ben aren't supposed to hear this conversation. She tries to think of something to say to her son while the brothers talk but she pulls up a blank.
"No one said you were Sam." Dean returns just as quietly, handing his brother a handful of pills. "Do you want any water?"
There's a silence before Sam sighs, "Yes please."
Dean retrieves a glass and fills it with water from the sink before giving it to his brother. Sam goes about taking his medicine while Dean puts all the bottles away. As he's cleaning up he looks at Lisa, "Anyway, Bobby drops by about once a week since he's only an hour from here and Cas comes by every now and then." The conversations continue as if nothing had happened.
They end up staying for dinner at Sam insistence, "Please stay," he laughs, "Dean's the only company I've got." Dean punches him in the shoulder before starting dinner, which tonight is lasagna. It's delicious and a lot better than the lasagna Dean made while he was living with Ben and Lisa, but no one mentions that.
Afterwards Sam puts in a movie and they gather in the living room to watch it. It's about nine before Sam starts dozing off, Dean tells her it's his medicine that makes him sleepy after about four or five hours not to mention the excitement of having 'real company', as Sam stated when he realized Lisa and Ben had come to visit, that has him tired out.
"Maybe we'll come visit you guys next time." Dean gives a small smile, reminding Lisa of the teenager he was the first time they'd met. Ben's already in the car, waiting for his mom who is just walking out the door with Dean. He gives her a quick kiss on the cheek and a smile.
"We'd like that." Lisa nods truthfully. As she and Ben are pulling out the driveway she can't help but think how much she's missed Dean. Originally she wasn't going to come and visit but Ben had nagged and nagged in a way only her son could.
A week goes by and Lisa calls Dean, inviting the Winchesters over for dinner.
A month passes by and Lisa gets into her car with Ben. She drops him off at a friend's house and heads home. Halfway to her home she's hit by a drunk driver.
An hour ticks by and Lisa's heart stops beating.