This is in between Sin City and Bedtime Stories.
Now
2007
"Daddy I'm fine really" I say into the phone. "Are ya sure pumpkin?" he asks, I let out a laugh "Yes daddy, I'm fine" I say with a smile. "Is that grandpa?! " I turn and see Robbie staring at me with his huge hazel eyes excitedly. "Yes it is" I say, he smiles, "Can I talk to him? Please?" he says with a happy smile. I nod and hand him the phone.
I told my dad about Robbie a year after he was born. I was in a hard place and I needed somewhere to stay. He knows Sam is his father but he promised me he'd keep it to himself. "Grandpa are you coming over for my birthday?" Robbie asks. He's turning six.
I walk away from Robbie and start to tidy up the kitchen of my two room apartment. I listen to Robbie talk to my dad and sigh. I know that my dad can't make it this year, he's been so busy lately and he won't tell me why.
I feel a tug on my shirt and see Robbie behind me handing me the phone. For an almost six year old he is pretty tall. I take the phone from him, "Hey dad" I say. "Baby girl, did you salt every entrance." He asks me. "Yes I did and I'm stocked up on all hunting supplies" I say. He lets out a low sigh, "Don't go looking for trouble you hear me girl" he says. I let out a snort, "Wouldn't dream of it dad, I love you" I say.
"I love you too" I hang up the phone and sigh. I left the life of hunting when I got pregnant with Robbie. There are times when things do find us and I take care of them but I never intentionally go looking for it. I want to keep Robbie out of that life, out of my old life.
I look at the clock and see it is nine o'clock, "Robbie baby it's lights off now" I say walking to the front door I draw a salt line and go to check on the one on the window ceil. It's still intact; I hear the sound of something drop. I turn and follow the sound into Robbie's room, "Baby what's wrong?" I enter the room and see Robbie, but he's not alone.
Robbie turns and sees me; he looks at me with scared eyes. "Mommy" he runs to me, I look at the stranger. His eyes flick black, "Little Miss Kitty, my my my have we grown." He says walking toward me, I push Robbie behind me. "And that must be Robert, boy does that little boy have a warrant out for him" the demon says smiling.
I look at him confused, but I shake it off. I reach into my boot and pull out my knife, I fling it at the demons shoulder and grab Robbie and run. The demon screams in pain, I run into my room and lock the door. I hear Robbie whimpering, I kneel and look at him. His eyes wide in panic, I grab his shoulders. "Baby listen to me okay, you take my phone and you run okay and you don't stop" I say tears in my eyes.
He shakes his head and cries out no. I shake my head firmly, "Baby you got to be a big boy and listen to me, I love you okay" I push my phone into his hands. "You call grandpa okay baby, I love you" I open my closet and grab my favorite knife, the one Sam gave me years ago. I hand it to my son, he takes it with shaky hands. I open the trap door at the bottom of my closet, and I push him toward it. He looks at me with sad eyes, "Momma no" he says tears falling from his eyes. I kiss his forehead and push him into the door.
I lock the trap door and the closet, I turn and see the demon standing there. "How sweet, Momma bear protecting her cub" he smirks and flings the knife I threw at him at me. It lands in my thigh, I scream in pain and rip the knife out. I hold the bloody knife in my hand, "Screw you." I scream and run at him.
Bobby POV
"Bobby are you listening to me?" I turn and look at Dean. I sigh, "Yes, I'm listening ya idjit" I say annoyed, Sam lets out a laugh and I scowl. Whenever I look at Sam all I can see is Robbie and that makes me mad. When I found out about my grandson I had half the nerve to beat Sam to a pulp.
"Like I wa-" my phone starts to ring. I look and see it is Katie, I answer it I turn away from the boys. "Hey baby girl, what's up I just finished talking to you an hour ago?" I say worried. "Grandpa?" I hear little Robbie's voice. I start to panic, "Robbie?! Where's your mom?" I say worried. I hear him sniffle, "Mommy's with a bad man grandpa, she told me to run, I don't know where I am" he says through tears.
"You stay put boy ya hear me, I'm coming to get you" I say. "Grandpa I'm scared" he says, my heart drops. Katie would never just leave her boy, something bad really happened. "I'm coming don't worry boy" I say and hang up. I start for my car keys in a panic, the boys start to follow me.
"Bobby what's wrong?" Sam asks worried. "Was that Katie?" Dean says concerned, I sigh "I'll explain later, I just need to find him" I say resoluteness. "Him?" Sam asks, I look at him angrily "My grandson ya idjit , so stop asking dumb questions and lets go" I say irritated.
I start my car and pray that Robbie's okay.
Robbie POV
My mommy's hurt, I can just feel it. Grandpa said to stay right here and wait for him. I hid mommy's knife in my boot sweater so no one can see it. It's dark and I'm scared, I'm in the park near my school. Mommy always takes me here to have fun, I sit on the swing and wait.
I miss my mommy. I see my grandpa's car and I run to it, I see my grandpa running toward me. "Grandpa!" I shout and hug him, he holds on to me tight. I'm okay now my grandpa's here he's going to protect me.
I let go and look at the two tall boys behind grandpa. I look at them angrily, they don't feel bad. But I don't like strangers. "Let's get you out of here boy" grandpa says. I look at him feeling sad, "What about mommy?" I ask. "These boys are going to find her okay" he says and I nod.
Katherine POV
Everything hurts, I just exorcised that demon ass wipe. He got me good, my leg is bleeding like crazy and my side is sliced up too. I feel like I'm going to pass out, hopefully my dad found Robbie and took him to his house. I drag my body to my bathroom, I don't make it far. My body is starting to shut down.
I hear pounding at my door and someone shouting my name. "I'm in here!" I shout back then cough up blood. I silently curse, the door opens and I turn and see Dean followed by Sam. I try to stand up but I can't, Sam walks toward me. He reaches me and inspects my wounds, I glare at him.
I look to Dean completely ignoring Sam, "Is Robbie okay? Did my daddy find him?" I ask blood dripping from my mouth. "Shit Kate, you're not looking to good" Dean says, I let out a chuckle. "No shit" I say and start to black out. "We need to take you to a hospital" Sam says, I look at him annoyed. "No, No hospital… take m-me t-to my d-dad's" I say and everything turns black.
Sam POV
We end up taking her to the hospital against her orders. I can't believe it. She's right here in front of me, I haven't seen her since I left. She looks so peaceful in her hospital bed, she's been asleep for hours. When we got her here we got some questionable looks, she lost so much blood.
I can't look at her and not think of what we could have been. Even when I was with Jess I still thought about Kate. No I can't she has a son. A son that hasn't left her side since we brought her in, I wonder where his dad is. If he's in her life, if she's married.
Katherine POV
I feel like crap. I don't want to even open my eyes, but I do. "Mommy?" I turn and see Robbie, tears come to my eyes. "Oh baby" I gasp in pain as he throws himself on me, "Be careful Rob your mom's hurt" I turn and see my dad. "Daddy" I say he walks toward me and hugs me. "You scared me girl, I thought I lost ya" he say.
I let out a laugh, "I'm sorry" I say. He looks at me with watery eyes, "You best be". "That bastard got me good" I inspect my bandages, "I got him in the end". "Who was that mommy?" Robbie asks, I sigh "No one good".
I try to get up off the bed, "What are you doing?" my dad asks. I grab my clothes, "Checking myself out, I hate hospitals" I say. "No you're not" I hear someone say from the door way, I turn and see Dean, Sam's brother and one of my best friends. "Hey Dean" I say, he smiles at me and hugs me. "I mean it though Kate you're not leaving" he says.
I raise my eyebrow at him, "Fine I'll stay" I say and sit back on the bed. Robbie sits next to me, Dean looks at Robbie then to me with a questioning eye. "Hey dad can you take Robbie back to your place" I say, I hear Robbie start to protest but I just give him a warning look. My dad nods and Robbie follows him, they close the door behind them.
Dean looks at me and sighs, "So where's your brother?" I say quietly. He looks at the door, "He went to got search your apartment". I nod and lay down, "So when were you planning on telling me?" Dean says. I look at him with fake confusion, "What are you talking about?" I say questioningly.
"About Robbie, my nephew?" he says angrily. I sigh and look at him, "Dean I d-" "You kept this from me, from Sam. When were you planning to tell Sammy that he has a kid?" he shouts at me. I look at him my eyes narrow, "You have no right to shout at me Dean Winchester, you abandoned me just like your brother. You both left me, I tried to call Sam and he never answered and you and John were all over the place!"
Dean looks at me sadly, "I'm sorry" he says and I shrug. "It doesn't matter you all made your decisions, and he's not Sam's son, he's my son, I've been there next to him all his life, when he is sick I'm the one there nursing him back to health. He is my son." I say firmly.
