A/N; some mentions of abuse, please be aware, nothing to graphic but please be aware before reading.
Daniel Campbell listened to his daughters teary plea, he knew his daughter and husband had been trying for children so when she had called and explained about the two beautiful little boys her and John wanted to adopt he said he wanted to help.
He said he'd call his lawyer as soon as he'd got off the phone with her, Mary had promptly said her goodbyes and had said she would call in the morning to see how things where going.
Daniel Campbell was a powerful man, he was a lawyer and was held in high esteem by the governing bodies to which law belonged, he was running for judge at the moment, so the bonus of grandchildren who had come from such disadvantaged backgrounds as they had would be a bonus. After finishing on the phone to the director of 'child protective services' he smiled happily in the knowledge that his daughter now had two small boys, he would have to pay a visit soon, and maybe some press could follow. Yes that would look great in the papers and on the nightly news, he could see the headline now;
'Daniel Campbell reunited with estranged daughter and learns he's a grandfather.'
In truth Daniel wasn't a nice man, he was cold, cruel and selfish. He'd wanted Mary to marry a young protégée that had worked at his office, but she'd met that damn Winchester kid and the rest was history. No amount of threats had helped, she'd only dug her heels in further and the young couple had eloped, so Daniel had accepted it with a grudge, but he didn't have to be nice to the young man who had stolen his daughters heart and when Mary wasn't around he'd shown just how much he thought of the young man. This had worked until 5 years ago when Mary had walked in to hear her father belittling John who had hung his head and accepted the words of disdain, to say Mary wasn't pleased was an understatement, she had her mothers temper and took no prisoners when someone hurt those she loved. She hadn't spoken to him in 5 years and now she wanted a favour. Well his philosophy was , you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, he just had to figure out what it was he wanted in return, but he would it would only be a matter of time.
Mary was still looking at the phone in shock when John returned loaded down with bags of goodies for the boys,
" You okay ? Did he say no ? Damn Mary you should have married that dick he wanted you to maybe he could have given you the family you wanted "
" Don't you dare say that John Winchester, you've made me the happiest woman on this planet. I love you, did the moment I saw you under the hood of that damn mustang and you nearly knocked yourself out " Well I wouldn't have done if you hadn't distracted me " he groused, she smiled lovingly at him and made her way into his now empty arms
" All I said was my car won't start and can you help me " John gave her a sexy smile, it was the one that always made her knees go weak
" That was enough, I thought an angel had walked in the garage " he kissed her gently on the lips his hand travelling up her back and then softly stroking her neck, she leaned in even more then turned her head towards all the bags he'd brought in with him.
" Heck John, did you buy out the store ? " she asked amusement dancing in her eyes, he gave her a mock glare
" Its not that much, just enough for a couple of days " he said with a sheepish shrug as she held up a small black shirt with the 'Bat Man' logo on it,
" Its for Dean " he said " So is he going to help ? You never said "
" oh, yeah, I mean yes he said he'd be happy to help " John froze and turned to face her
" What does he want in return ? "
" John come on, he might have changed, we can at least give him a chance can't we ? Please ? " she was doing that damn puppy eyed thing that he could never say no to, no matter how much he wanted, so he gave a quick nod of the head
" Okay baby, if that's what you want " Mary held up a small all in one that had bunny ears attached to it, she raised a brow
" What ? " he asked his cheeks flaming " I thought Sammy would look cute in it "
" Oh yeah, I married a real bad ass marine " she quipped and laughed when he pulled her to him,
" Damn straight you did woman. The boys been okay ? "
" They're fine John "
" Well I got these monitors the lady at the shop said they were the best on the market, and we can even walk around with the receiver. I'm going to go put it on now " he raced away from his wife who watched him go with an amused grin,
" And I thought I'd be bad " she said aloud, she went into the kitchen to make a drink and some food when she heard John coming down the stairs talking quietly to someone, she assumed it was Dean, he always spoke in that low gentle way with him, the little boy had taken to John as if he was his real father, it brought a smile to her lips. She watched from the doorway as John sat on the floor with Dean, baby Sammy nestled in the crook of his arm. He was showing the boys their new things, Deans eyes as wide as saucers at all the new things he was being presented with, Mary softly cleared her throat three pairs of eyes turned to meet her,
" So who's hungry ? " John grinned
" I'm starving, how about pizza ? What you say Dean ? " Dean nodded his head and gave Mary a wide bright smile that lit up his whole face, she smiled and went to call for it to be delivered.
The evening went pleasantly the couple enjoyed bathing the boys together and by 8 o'clock that evening both small children were flat out again, although now Dean had a Bat man duvet cover on his small bed and was dressed in pyjamas. Mary sighed happily and snuggled into John,
" Do you think its always going to be like this ? " she asked contentedly, John leant his head onto Mary's
" I'm sure some days we'll look back at this and wish we could have it like this, you know we got temper tantrums and stuff to come, plus puberty. And I think if Deans confidence grows as it should, no will he's going to be very popular with the ladies " Mary harrumphed
" No chance, he's not dating till he's 30, nor is Sammy " John laughed at the pout on Mary's face,
" You can dream honey " he said softly.
The next morning John woke early and went to check on the boys leaving Mary asleep in bed, Dean was awake and sat in his bed looking terrified, when he saw John he whimpered
" Hey champ what's wrong ? " Dean shot from the bed and cowered in the corner, it was then that John saw what the problem was, the little boy had wet the bed. He lowered himself to Deans level and inched closer
" Its okay buddy, come on lets get you into something warm and dry huh? Then we can change those sheets. You want to help me ? " Dean cocked his head to the side
" M'sorry , didn't mean to be bad " he said with tears in his eyes
" Hey, you weren't bad, it was a mistake and we all make those. Come on now " John held out his arms, the small boy threw himself into them, John lifted him into his arms and took him into the bathroom to get him cleaned up. With Dean in warm and dry clothes he stripped the bed and took the little boy downstairs to get some breakfast. He put the sheets in the wash and they both sat there eating cold pizza, Dean had never been so happy, he didn't want to ever have to leave John and Mary, they didn't shout at him or hit him, he was fed and when he'd wet the bed John hadn't got angry with him, he'd been gentle and kind. Dean hoped that he and Sammy could stay here forever, he'd just have to remember to keep being good so that they'd like him . Everyone liked Sammy he was a baby, but not many grown ups liked Dean, that was until John and Mary and Dean was determined to keep it that way.
When Mary came down stairs not long after carrying a giggling baby she saw that John was in the garden, Dean by his side helping him to pull up weeds, she smiled happily, this is what she'd dreamt of, what a family should be like, it was perfect.
The two gardeners came in a while later smiling and laughing at something John had said, John gave Mary and Sammy a kiss that made Dean beam from ear to ear, they sat at the table with drinks when John cleared his throat
" Hey Dean, you like it here huh? "
" Yeah, I love it and so does Sammy "
" That's great " John beamed " Would you and your brother like to come live with us all the time, become Winchesters ? We could be your new mommy and daddy ". The little blonde head nodded so eagerly that it nearly came off his shoulders " If you want you can have your own room or share with Sammy its your choice " Dean smiled happily, he felt safe, warm he felt was that ? Wanted. John ruffled his hair.
Mary had already spoken with her father who assured her that the boys where now indeed theirs, they just had to sign the papers and the deal would be sealed. John was still a little suspicious of Daniels intentions and knew if the man tried to make either Dean or Sam feel inferior he'd knock him on his ass. He was going to protect these boys with his life if need be. No-one and nothing was ever going to hurt Dean or Sam again, his boys, man he never thought he'd ever get to say that but HIS boys would never go hungry again.
They arrived at the care home to sign the papers around lunch time, Mary had explained to Dean that he wouldn't be staying there ever again they just had to do some boring grown up stuff before they went somewhere special for lunch. Margret Williams would have sworn that the happy smiling child that came in clutching Mary Winchesters hand was a totally different child altogether. This couple were miracle workers, Dean trusted them and although he still only spoke quietly he was speaking it was more than she could have dreamed of for the child and his brother, that was the best news two siblings got to stay together, in her book it was like a fairy tale come true. She smiled at Dean who gave her a shy smile in return, then he did something that he'd never done, he spoke to her
" I'm going to be a Winchester " he said quietly, her smile nearly split her face
" You sure are honey, Isn't that great ? " he nodded and held Mary's hand tighter, she scooped him up and he nestled into her warmth a small sigh escaped his lips.
" Okay, how about we get down to business and you and your boys can be on your way " Mary and John signed the papers as quickly as possible then left into the warm sunshine, Margret waved them off smiling as if she'd never be able to stop. It was days like this that she lived for, days when broken children where on their way to being made whole again.
The Winchester family, and damn John thought didn't that sound good, it just rolled off the tongue, like honey on a warm day it just melted and left that sweet taste in his mouth. He knew he was grinning like an idiot, but he didn't care, they were all sat at a booth eating burgers and fries, Sammy with a small jar of baby food, just enjoying being a family. The pair of them couldn't have been any happier, and Dean, Dean was now chattering away to John and Mary as if he was a totally different child, it made them flush with pride that this sweet little boy was theirs, and then there was Sammy, with his big gummy dimpled grin, big brown eyes sat happily clapping his hands together, they all laughed as Sammy clapped and Mary was now wearing the contents of baby food,
" Taste that good huh baby ? " she grinned
" Sammy like tatoes and gravy " Dean said happily " He's eats it all up "
" He does ? Guess we should get him some then " John said as he motioned for the waitress to come, he ordered the baby what Dean had suggested,
" See " Mary said giving him a warm hug " I knew you where a great big brother " Dean blushed but beamed at the praise. When he'd been at the care home they had watched a film about a dog who had gone to heaven, this ,this right here right now as far as Dean was concerned was heaven, it must be.
The Winchesters took their small family home a message flashed on the machine Mary pressed the play button,
" Mary darling its your father, I want to come visit you and those new grandsons of mine, I'll be there in a couple of weeks, I have some work to do here but I can't wait to see you again. I'll call again soon to make arrangements " the phone beeped signalling the end of the message, she raised stunned eyes to John,
" He can't be serious " she asked " We need time to settle them into a routine, and I don't think Deans ready for strangers yet "
" So just call and tell him " John said as he changed Sam's diaper, he pulled his face at the smell that hit him " Damn kid, how can something so cute produce such a stink "
" Sammy's good at stinks " Dean said proudly " I can do diapers, I did them all the time when we lived with Joe and Mabel "
" Who's that kiddo ? " John asked
" They was who we lived with before Peggy took us away to live with her "
" Peggy ? "
" He means Miss Williams honey " Mary said smoothing the blonde bangs from the 4 year olds face, John stopped what he was doing a moment
" Do you remember where you used to live ? "
" Sometimes " he said quietly " Sometimes I get scared Joe will come back and hurt me and take me to the bad boy place "
" Bad boy place, what's that ? " Mary asked pulling Dean onto her lap, he gave a small yawn
" Its where the bad boys go, I had to go a lot cause I was a snotty little bastard who was ungrateful and needed my ass kicking " he snuggled back into Mary, she raised shocked tear filled eyes to John who was staring at the 4 year old,
" Did…….did he say those things to you ? " John asked quietly
" Hmmm mmm " Dean said sleepily, his lids starting to slip closed, he placed his thumb in his mouth, then thought better of it and took it out, Mary continued to stroke his hair gently, he was soon fast asleep.
" How could anyone do that to their own child ? "
" I don't know Mary, but if I ever find the fucker he'll pay, believe me he will " Johns eyes flashed dangerously, Mary had seen him like that once before when he'd been late for a date, a man had tried to rape her, John had got there in time before any damage was done, she'd come away shaken and scared with a few cuts and bruises. But he'd had that look then, she didn't know what he'd done to the man and she didn't want to. There was a lot more to John Winchester than met the eye, a lot of his time that he'd spent in Vietnam he couldn't talk about because it had been top secret, he wasn't the wisest person to piss off. He was worse than Mary when his protective instincts kicked in, people could say what they wanted to about him, he let it roll off his back like it was nothing, but hurt those he loved, threaten them and there was no place safe on Gods green earth, and although he didn't know it Joe Bennet had just made the worst enemy imaginable. A pissed off and angry Winchester.
A/N; So should John find Dean and Sammy's real parents and deal out some Winchester justice? What does Mary's dad want in return for the favour he did? As always please review and thanks to all those who put this on their story alert, I was gob smacked xxx