I Thought I Loved You Then

I could just see you, with a baby on the wayAnd I could just see you, when your hair is turning grayWhat I can't see is how I'm ever gonna love you moreBut I've said that before

In a pastel colored room, light streamed from the windows like touches of heaven as the world changed forever.

Moments ago the clouds had parted in the sky, and heaven had finally revealed its true form. Lack of faith in anything otherworldly that was good, Dean had in an instant been put in his place and proven wrong.

Staring at Mary Lydia Winchester cradled in her mothers arms, brand new to this world. Dean couldn't help but believe in something, something bigger and more powerful then the silly day to day game of going through the motions.

His precious little girl's skin was like velvet satin, with a little bit of fuzz. Her hair was golden like sun light midday. She had her mother's pink pout and button nose, a heart tugging reminding of the love of his life. But it was her soul captivating baby blue eyes that stole Dean's heart, and left him putty in her tiny palm. As her tiny hand wrapped around his finger, Dean could have dropped to his knees with the power she held over him. Gazing upon his baby girl, Dean knew without a doubt in his mind, he'd move heaven and earth for her at the slightest ask.

Standing beside his older brother and hero, Sam had the pleasure of being a bystander and intricate part of the moment. Overwhelming elation surged through his veins, Sam couldn't be happier for his brother and Haley. After everything Dean had been through, hell and back literally. In Sam's mind, no one deserved this more. The sight of Haley brought a heartwarming grin across his face, Sam couldn't have wished a better woman for his brother. Her strength and softness just what the doctor ordered for Dean.

Then Sam's eyes fell back onto his niece yet again. Amazed such a small bundle could mesmerize and claim his heart at first sight.

Bursting at the seams with the endless joy she couldn't keep in. A radiant smile touched her tired eyes and lips, as Haley watched her tiny baby make the strongest man she ever knew jello with just a glance. Staring up at her other half, her soul mate in every way, knowing he was equally infatuated by the miracle they had made. Haley bet Mary's heart tugging eyes, that looked just like her daddy's, would with time turn green too.

Dean's gaze drifted to Haley as she spoke, looking flushed and frazzled from a fourteen hour transformation. Exhausted from the journey, but exhilarated from the peak. The sight of his beloved stole the breath off his plump pout. He had no idea until now his little lady had such strength inside her. After what she had just done, he was certain she was the strongest person in the world. Their eyes met in the awe inspiring moment, emerald and chocolate intertwined like when the ocean meets the sand.

The memory of their first meeting filled Dean's mind. How in a second Haley had stolen his heart like a bandit, and rode off into the sunset, never giving it back. At the time he thought he couldn't love her more. His mind then filled with the memory of the first time they made love. How her soul had touched his, how she had opened his eyes, and revealed the world as they became one. At that time Dean had thought his love for her couldn't get any bigger without his heart bursting free from his chest. Every day with her added a new entry to his book of them. Every chapter a new level of love, discovering new depths that had no end in sight.

But here in this life altering moment, in this perfection of a place, Dean found an explosive smirk taking over his face, as he gazed upon the stunning image of Haley. Cradled in her arms was their new baby, the closest thing to a physical manifestation of his heart, something created from their love. Suddenly swept up in this moment, their first meeting, the first time they made love, all his most prized memories paled in comparison. Dean couldn't help the light chuckle that fluttered up his throat, as he thought to himself… and I thought I loved you then.

And now you're my whole life, now you're my whole worldI just can't believe the way I feel about you, girlWe'll look back someday, at this moment that we're inAnd I'll look at you and sayAnd I thought I loved you then

"Then" Brad Paisley

Note: This was my personal favorite.