Next day, Sam was still feeling like a mess, but he knew he had to do something to feel better. He decided to start making it up to Sarah. He had left her yesterday and she might be kinda upset.

He arrived at the campus and found her just outside their class. They still had some time, so he called her to get some coffee. After they bought their drinks, they sat at a table and he took her hand.

"Baby, I'm sorry about yesterday, I wasn't feeling good and I really had to be alone for a while… I don't know what happened to me…"

She smiled at him.

"Don't worry about that Sam, are you okay know? You wanna talk?"

Yes, please, let me share with my current girlfriend how I'll never get over a girl I met 6 years ago and how I think about her everyday.

"Yeah, I'm fine… there's nothing to talk about, really, I just wasn't feeling very well."

He could tell she wasn't totally convinced, but didn't push it and he was grateful for that.

"Okay, if you say so… anyway, how did the appointment go? Is everything okay with Dean?"

"Yeah, everything is doing just fine."

Sarah liked Dean, when Sam met her, Dean was still starting to get used to the prosthetic leg, and she followed all his progress. She always wanted to know how he was doing, they got along very well and Sam liked that. He could never be with a girl who didn't like his big brother. She changed the subject.

"So baby… your birthday is in 3 weeks, do you have any plans?"

"I don't know… you know I'm not a fan of big parties…"

"But Sam, you need to do something! You told me you didn't celebrate last year because Dean was not feeling very well yet, but he's much better now and I'm sure he'll want to celebrate with you! At least a friends reunion! Promise me you'll think about it."

"Ok, I promise I'll think about it."

She kissed him and they went to class.

Dean arrived at the usual diner for lunch. He chose a table and waited for the waitress. Then, one arrived and he had never seen her before.

"Hi there, what can I get you?"

"Are you knew here? Never seen you before"

She smiled.

"Yeah, actually I started yesterday."

He smiled back

"Okay, I'll go easy on you."

"I hope so!"

Dean mentally slapped himself. He was kinda interested in this beautiful girl and maybe she had liked him too, but that's only because she didn't know there was a part of him missing. And he probably shouldn't keep his hopes up, because once she knew, she would look at him differently. They all would. I mean, who in the world would want to go out with a cripple? He wasn't sure that he would do it, if the tables were turned. He had seen the looks on those girls faces when they saw he didn't have a part of his leg. He really missed being with a girl. He wasn't even looking for a long-term thing, he just wanted to have something with someone. But he didn't see that happening.

Dean had moved on with his life. He really had. Of course wasn't easy at all losing a leg, specially when he had to make the hard decision: to cut it or die. Because he knew this would end up happening, he was felling worse and worse. He knew the infection was gonna kill him. He thought his life was over anyway, he couldn't see himself living with only one leg. He thought it was impossible. But he ended up learning it wasn't. Of course the beginning had been very hard, first with the wheelchair and then with the crutches, but once he started getting used to the prosthetic, things were a lot easier. He could walk normally know, and there were even times when he forgot that he was using a fake leg. Of course his life would always be different, but it wasn't the hell he once thought it would be.

And also, even though it hurt losing their father, Dean was happy he was back with Sam. He suffered like hell when the boy left for college, it was the worst time in his life. Learning how to live without Sammy had been impossible. I mean, he loved Jo, he really did. She was his little sister and he'd do anything for her. But his relationship with Sam was different. Jo had always been independent, she always took care of herself. But Sam always relied on Dean. Not that he couldn't take care of himself, but Dean was his only big brother, and he needed him, and Dean needed Sam as well. They had built a strong relationship, and it was hard for him to admit it, even though he loved his sister to death, there was nothing that would ever come closer to what he had with Sam. It was a connection he couldn't explain. So when he left, it was like a part of him was missing.

And now he was living with both his siblings again, and although it came with a high price, there were no words to describe having Sammy back. And he had been by his side on his worst, he took care of him, gee, he even helped him in the shower, and took care of his stump when was still healing. He was with him when he took his first steps with the prosthesis, and all along until he was walking unaided again. He never left his side, even when Dean was angry at the world and tried to push him away, he was still there. Their relationship became even tighter after all this. So really, things were just fine with Dean, he was dealing well with everything. He missed hunting, but he though he might go back to it eventually, even if it was easy hunts at first. He just didn't think any woman would wanna have anything to do with him. He had to get used to it.

He was watching the waitress as she talked to other costumers. She was glancing at him sometimes. But this lovely girl only had her eyes on him because she didn't know the truth.

A few days passed and that waitress always found a way to serve him. They started talking, sometimes Dean would have his lunch break later, when it was less busy at the diner, so she spent more time talking to him. One of these days, when he asked for the check, he found a piece of paper with her name on it, her number and a note "I'm off at 8." When he looked at her, she smiled. He spent the rest of the day thinking about it, man he wanted to go out with this girl. But he couldn't, what if he ended up liking her? When she found out the truth, she'd run away. As much as it hurt him, he'd have to pass.

Sam arrived home and found Dean at the couch watching TV. He had a lame expression on his face. He sat by his side.

"What's up Dean?"

He didn't look at him.

"Nothing Sam, just watching TV, can't you see it?"

Sam wouldn't buy it. He stared at Dean until he looked back at him.

"What?"

"Something is going on, and don't tell me otherwise. Tell me Dean I wanna know! I'm your brother, can I help you with something?"

Dean took a deep breath. Sam could tell he was wondering if it was worth sharing what was on his mind.

"Okay. If you really wanna know, there's this beautiful waitress working at the diner I always have lunch, and she's really nice. We always talk and today she put a note in my check with her number and said she was off at 8."

"That's great Dean! Did you call her?"

"Of course not Sam!"

"Why not?"

"Because, Sam. I can't go out with this girl, she wouldn't like me if she knew the truth!"

Sam looked at him in disbelief.

"Dean, you don't know that! Why don't you tell her?"

"Oh that would be a nice conversation. 'Hi, I think you're a nice girl and I'd love to go out with you, but I can't because half of my fucking leg is missing!'. Yeah, seems easy."

Sam came closer to his brother.

"Dean, listen to me. You have to stop thinking that. Just because some stupid girls didn't wanna go out with you, that doesn't mean noone else will! Everybody gets stood up sometimes, you just wasn't used to it. You had the bad luck of running into the wrong chicks, but I can assure you there are plenty of girls out there that wouldn't mind at all!"

"You're just saying that because you're my brother Sam. That's not true."

"Of course it is, Dean! You have to stop that self-pity! Trust me, I'm sure there are a million girls that would do anything to go out with you, with both legs or not! You have to see that. And I'm not saying it because I'm your brother, it's the truth. Talk to this girl, tell her the truth. I'm sure she won't mind, and then you'll know she's worth it. If she does mind, she isn't. And you can move on. But I'm positive that she won't care. Maybe you can even have a long-term thing with her…"

"Yeah, I don't know, let's take it easy… maybe, I said MAYBE I'll talk to her tomorrow. I'll think about it."

Sam was satisfied, it was a start.

"I'm sure you'll do great."

And then they watched TV together waiting for Jo to arrive.

Dean arrived at the diner and when he sat at the table, he saw her coming.

"I was waiting for your call yesterday… Did I misunderstood things? "

"I'm sorry, it's not that, I just… I wanted to talk to you before we have anything."

There was just another table occupied at the diner, so she sat down to talk to him.

"What's up Dean?"

"I need to tell you something about me. After that, you can decide if you still wanna go out with me or not. I won't be upset, I promise."

He had to lie a little to make her comfortable.

"Okay… I'm listening."

He decided to go with the short version.

"About two years ago, I was in a car accident with my father and my younger sister. I was driving, and a truck collided with us. It was pretty bad. My dad died in the hospital."

She widened her eyes.

"Oh my God Dean… what about your sister? And you? Were you guys okay?"

"Yeah, nothing happened to my sister, she wasn't even admitted to the hospital, she was already conscious when the paramedics arrived…

"What about you?"

His hands were shaking. That was it, he had to tell her. He looked down.

"They took me to the hospital, I had some broken ribs and a minor head trauma, nothing serious…"

But she could tell there was more.

"What else Dean?"

"I… my left leg was in a pretty bad shape. The bones were crushed, and the nerves were a big mess. It started getting infected, and it starting spread through my body. They said I could die."

She wasn't even blinking. He took one more deep breath.

"I knew there was only one option. They had to cut off my leg."

She tried to say something.

"So… this means that…"

"Yeah. That means I don't have part of my left leg, just below the knee. I use a prosthetic leg."

She stared at him. He couldn't read her, couldn't tell what she was thinking. At least there was no disgust on her face, that was a good sign.

"Wow… I'm impressed… I mean, I could never tell you had a fake leg, your walking is perfect!"

He was blushing.

"Yeah, I've been using it for almost a year now, so I had a lot of time to practice… since I still have my knee, it's easier…"

She asked him a few more questions and he was amazed to see that she was not disgusted at all. She seemed truly interested in him. But he decided to check.

"So… you still wanna go out with me? After knowing half my leg is missing?"

She looked at him as if he was crazy.

"Of course I do! Why wouldn't I? I'd be insane if I didn't want anything to do with you just because you don't have two full legs. You seem like a great guy and I really wanna get to know you more. Besides, I have my flaws too, we all have."

She started telling him some things about her, and that made Dean feel more connected to her. She really didn't seem to mind about his leg, he couldn't believe that.

He soon asked her out, and it was just great. He could see this girl was worth it.

When Dean told Sam about what had happened with the girl, he was very excited. He was so happy for his brother, that he finally had found a good girl that liked him for who he was. Not that he doubted this would happen, but because Dean was confident enough to give it a try. He was dying to meet this girl.

"Now you just have to tell her about the hunting thing Dean"

"Yeah, one thing at a time Sammy, a legless guy is one thing, but hunting demons and spirits… that's a whole other level. Let's see if we get there."

Sam changed the subject, and told Dean about Sarah's suggestion that he did a reunion for his birthday. Dean thought it was a great idea, and it was a good opportunity for Sam to meet Dean's girl. They decided to throw the party at their house on Friday. So, Sam invited his friends and bought the things. Jo was very excited, she loved all kinds of parties.

The first guests started to arrive, and everything was ready, Sarah and Jo helped him, Dean couldn't help much because he had to work late. Sam couldn't wait for his brother to arrive, there was no party without him.

An hour later, Sam looked through the window and saw the Impala parking. He saw someone on the passenger seat, he was finally gonna meet Dean's girl.

Jo was by the door, so Sam stayed next to her to wait for Dean. A few moments later, he entered the apartment holding hands with the girl. Sam smiled at him first, and then finally looked at her.

If Jo wasn't by his side to grab his arm, he would have fallen down.

Right there, in front of him, smiling at him, there she was…

Jessica.

sooo guys, what did you think of this, huh?

I have one question for you... did anyone guess Jess was the waitress when Dean was getting to know her? or was it a big surprise? what do you think is gonna happen know?

pleeease I need your reviews to know what you guys are thinking!