Katie was up early the next morning dusting the entire house, cleaning the floors and windows. By ten thirty she started the vacuuming, much to Deans displeasure. Every little bit of cleaning she did now she knew would have to be touched up Thursday morning since her brothers had the tendency to track dirt all the way through the house. Once the vacuuming was finished she hopped in and out the shower to get cleaned up. Dressed and ready she knocked on Sam's door at about 11:15.
He opened the door and let her in, the desk in the corner had fresh newspapers strewn about and his laptop sat in the middle of the mess. She pointed at it, "Couldn't resist could you?"
With a sheepish smile he shrugged, "Force of habit."
"Well come on then," She pushed his tall frame towards the door. "Lets get to Bobby's."
he laughed, "Alright, alright."
They pulled up to Singer Salvage fifteen minutes later, the dust kicked up from the Impala's wheels hid the house from view. Sam shut off the engine and they could here Bobby clomping down the porch steps. Out of the car Kate went to Bobby to give him a hug and he handed her a pair of car keys.
She laughed, "How did you know?"
He shrugged, "Ya love that car."
She grinned at him and turned to walk the other direction towards the garage.
"Hey Bobby." Sam greeted with a nod.
Bobby squinted his eyes against the glare of the sun off the windshield. "Dean sleepin'?"
Sam nodded. "Kate's excited."
"She should be." Bobby said gruffly, "It's been years since we actually got together for holiday's."
They walked inside together and Sam frowned. "I think she's trying to make it the best possible." He swiped his hand across his forehead. "For Dean." He added.
Shaking his head as he sat down Bobby sighed, "That boy better realize how much she does for him."
The growl of an engine got louder before cutting off and a few seconds later the front door opened and shut with a clang. Kate came into the hallway and found them sitting in the study. "Thanks for taking care of her Bobby."
He nodded in acknowledgement.
She pushed the strap of her bag up her shoulder, "I'm off! I have a lot of shopping to do today." She leaned forward to kiss Sam's forehead and wave to Bobby. She turned and walked outside. Down the porch steps she stroked the hood of a gunmetal gray 1975 Camero before getting inside. She spent hours at the supermarket outside town getting all the ingredients she needed. She even called Dean to se what kind of pie he wanted, Banana Cream. She had a long list of dishes to make during the next three days. Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, corn ring, salad, and three different types of pies. As she pushed two full carts out of the store she was beginning to think she was in over her head.
By the time she got home it was after 4 and she was already exhausted. Walking through the front door she yelled, "Help me bring in the groceries!"
Her brothers grumbled having to get up from their seats. "Geez kid! Did you buy the whole damn store?" Dean called from outside.
She chuckled and went back outside to bring in more. When all the bags were covering the table and the counters, she and Sam started to put things away.
"Over doing it a bit?" He asked.
She laughed, "You hunters eat too much!" Holding up her fingers she counted. "It's going to be me, you, Dean, Bobby, Seb, Jeremy, Ellen and Jo. That's eight and five of them big men! But yeah I might have gone a little overboard." She explained with a laugh.
Shutting the door of the fridge Sam stuffed some plastic bags into the recycle bin. "Believe it or not, I can cook if and when you need some help."
She smiled gratefully, "Well for starters you can rip up bread for the stuffing."
"At least it's easy." He muttered. He grabbed two loaves of bread and a cookie sheet. He set it on the table and sat down to work. "why aren't you making Dean help?"
She scoffed, "He's useless in the kitchen!"
Sam cracked a grin and continued ripping the bread.
They chatted while they worked for about two hours. By that time Sam ripped all the bread, and boiled and mashed the potatoes. Kate had made all the preserves and mixes for the pies, and made the pie crust from scratch. Sighing she dumped herself on the couch next to Dean who was channel surfing. "I had a long day."
Laughing he sat the remote of the arm of the couch. "I noticed."
Laying there with her head on her brothers lap she fell asleep.
Tuesday came and went quickly, Katie's day filled with cooking and cleaning. It was around three, Thursday afternoon and she was taking the Turkey out of the oven when the doorbell rang. "Dean! Get the door!" She shouted down the hall. She untied her apron and brushed a few strands of hair out of her face. Hearing the sound of voices in the entryway she came out of the kitchen. Bobby was standing there with Jeremy, Sebastian's dad. Jeremy spotted her and came over to give her a bear hug. "It's been too long!"
She laughed in agreement as her looked her over.
"Wow! Look at you!" He commented.
Smiling she asked, "Where's Sebastian?"
"Oh he's at Bobby's, he'll be by in about an hour. Always on time for food." Jeremy joked in his usual way. He reminded her a lot of John, Bobby too. He was a very family oriented man, in his fifties with dark hair that seemed to be going grey. And a kind face that when hunting didn't look so kind. His green eyes sparkled in the same way his son's did.
"Very, Sebastian." She agreed. "Well don't just chat in the entryway, come on in. Beer's in the fridge, snacks on the table."
Closing the door behind them she watched as they walked straight into the kitchen. "Wow, you do all this yourself?" Jer asked.
She shook her head modestly, "Sam helped."
"I barely did anything." Sam said coming in the screen door from the backyard.
Katie didn't say anything, only shrugged. She glanced at Dean who was leaning against he counter sipping a beer. "You know when Ellen and Jo are getting in town?"
"Nope." he said popping the 'p'.
She nodded and looked around the room for a moment, "Well, why don't you boys find something to do." She suggested.