A Hard Road Ch. 16
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Important Author's Note: For those of you who read 1PAGAN3's stories, her son Michael was in a car accident and is in critical condition in the ICU unit of her local hospital. It will be a while before she is able to post again. Please pray for his quick recovery. THANKS!!!
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Bobby was awoken the next morning to the excitement of Dean chattering to Sammy about how their daddy would be coming home today. He listened in as the older child talked with his baby brother about asking Daddy if they could go to the movies as a special treat since he had been gone so long. He had seen a commercial for Transformers on the television and it looked like it would be a cool movie even though it was a cartoon since those cars could turn into fighting robots. "I think Daddy will like the movie too Sammy. Daddy likes cars you know and him's even gonna help me learn to fix 'em one day."
Bobby gave a deep sigh knowing that he was going to have to shatter Dean's plans since John was in the hospital and wouldn't be coming home for at least another day or two. It totally scared him to think that Dean could regress into not talking anymore with the news. He would have to break the news as gently as possible and Dean just gave him the best way to take the kid's mind off of his daddy being away. He decided to allow the boys a few more minutes to play and talk and then he would pretend to wake up as though he hadn't heard a word Dean had said.
Approximately fifteen minutes later, he knew it was time to get up when he heard Dean say "Eww Sammy you stinkyed in your diaper. I's gonna go wake up Bobby." Bobby lay there on the bed with his eyes closed as he heard the pitter patter sound of Dean's feet approaching. He felt Dean's hands pat him on the cheek and he opened one eye to look up at the kid. "Just a few more minutes okay kiddo" he yawned as he closed his eyes once more.
"No Bobby, you gots to get up now. Sammy needs his diaper changed" Dean coaxed as he started pulling on Bobby's arm.
"Okay, okay, I'm up" he said as he lifted his legs off of the bed and walked over to the crib. He scooped Sammy up with one arm and wrinkled his nose in disgust. "Jeez tiger, did you have to make such a mess in your diaper so early in the morning?" He heard Dean laughing at his comment as he placed Sammy on the bed after grabbing a diaper and some wipes. He quickly changed the diaper and then placed the messy one in the bathroom trash can. He would have to empty it as soon as possible.
"Okay boys, let's go get some breakfast" he said as he carried Sammy down the steps with Dean following behind him. "So what's it gonna be boys? You want some scrambled eggs or Lucky Charms?" he asked giving the boys their choice of breakfast this morning.
"Charms" Dean said as he walked over to the sink to grab a plastic bowl from the drainer for him and Sammy. He watched as Bobby pulled the cereal box from the pantry and poured some into their bowls. "I want milk in mine but Sammy will make a big mess if you put it in his" Dean informed Bobby remembering the last time Sammy spilled the cereal all over himself.
"Okay, then I'll put Sammy's milk into a sippy cup" Bobby said as he poured the milk into Dean's cereal. "He's a growing boy so he'll need some milk too." Bobby poured some cereal for himself and then sat down at the table to eat with the boys. He watched with a smirk as Sammy got more food on the floor than into his mouth as he sat in his highchair. After only a few bites, Sammy had managed to tip his bowl over. Luckily most of the cereal stayed in the tray with only a small amount falling to the floor. At least Sammy could still eat it.
Knowing that he had to break the news to Dean about his dad, Bobby cleared his throat and said "Uh boys, there's something I need to tell you. Joshua called last night and he said the hunt is taking longer than he though it would." His heart dropped as he saw the tears filling Dean's eyes and the defeated look on his face.
"Daddy's not co-coming home to-today is he, he?" Dean asked in a shaken voice.
"No champ, he's not, but he'll get home just as soon as he can" Bobby said hoping to lift Dean's spirits. He saw Dean turn away from the table and climb off his chair as he walked into the living room with his shoulders drooping and emitting heart wrenching sobs. As soon as he saw his brother crying, Sammy began wailing too. "De, De" he cried as he reached for the brother who had his back to him and was walking away. Bobby walked over to the highchair and took Sammy out as he carried him into the room that Dean now occupied. He sat down on the couch beside Dean who was lying down with his back towards Bobby.
Bobby rubbed a soothing hand in circles on Dean's back as he said, "I know you're hurting right now Dean, but I could sure use your help. You see, there's this new movie I want to see tonight, but we can't go unless I get the Corvette ready by this afternoon. You think you can help me with that kiddo?"
Dan sat up and faced Bobby as he wiped the tears from his eyes with his hands. "You mean I-I can -hhelp you fix the car?" he asked as he tried to stifle his sobs?"
"You sure can champ, and then if we finish in time, I was hoping we could go watch this new movie called Transforming Cars."
Dean laughed at Bobby's mistake. "It's not called Transforming Cars, it's called Transformers" he said as he used the sleeve of his shirt to wipe his dripping nose.
"So have we got a deal then?" Bobby asked. "You help me finish working on the car and we'll all go to the movies tonight."
"What about Sammy, what will he do while I'm helping you?"
"I've got a playpen out in the garage and we'll put that under a shade tree and put some toys in it for Sammy to play with while you and I get some work done." Bobby informed Dean.
'Okay, I'm ready" Dean said as the tears finally stopped falling and he pulled on his shoes. He figured they better get started so they had plenty of time to go to the movies.
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John woke up around noon the next day to a raging headache. He felt like somebody had placed his head between some vice grips and was trying to squeeze the brains out of him. He wrinkled his nose as the smell of antiseptic cleansers assaulted his senses. He remembered waking up in the hospital to find himself being treated for a bad concussion. He had wanted to leave after being treated, but Joshua refuse to let him. He slowly opened his eyes to look around and clenched them immediately as pain shot through his head from the brightness of the lights. "Unnnnh" he groaned as he threw an arm up to shield his eyes from the glaring light.
Joshua immediately shot up from the chair he had been relaxing in at the sound of John's voice and turned off the overhead light. "Hey dude, how ya feeling?" he asked as he stood at the side of John's bed.
"M'fine, now can we get the hell out of here" John mumbled as he tried to push himself up into a sitting position only to fall back as his face paled from dizziness and he became nauseous. "Gonna be…" he groaned out just as a kidney shaped bowl was placed in front of him. He gagged twice before spewing the contents of last night's dinner from his stomach into the bowl. He groaned once more and clasped his hands to his head as he tried to keep the waves of pain under control.
"You want me to ask for some pain meds?" Joshua asked as John heaved into the bowl once more. "You look like you might need some."
"What I need is for you to help me get the hell out of here and back to my boys" John said as he leaned back against the pillow once again. He needed to catch his breath and then he was making his escape whether Joshua liked it or not.
"Just give it a few more hours John. If you can hold down your lunch and dinner, then maybe we'll see about getting you out of here."
"A few more hours my ass. I'm getting out of here now" John said as he once again tried to push himself up off the bed. He didn't succeed however as he felt himself pushed back down by Joshua, unable to fight him in his weakened state. He was then surprised as he felt something tightened around his wrist. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" John asked angrily as he tried to pull his wrist loose.
"I told you that I would tie you down if I had too to keep you here until you were well enough to go back to those boys and I damn well meant it. I will not allow you to kill yourself leaving those boys without a parent because you are too damn stubborn to follow the doctor's orders. You can kick my ass later if it will make you feel better, but until then stop your damn whining and work on getting better" Joshua said with a huff of annoyance.
"Damn you Joshua" John spat out as he lay back in bed too exhausted to fight anymore.
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As Bobby worked on the Corvette, he talked to Dean about the tools he was using and what they were used for. He explained to Dean what he was doing as he worked on the carburetor and the gaskets. He explained why they were important to keep in good working order so that the car would run smoothly. He also showed him the ins and outs of cleaning the air filter and changing the oil. By the time that they had finished working on the car, Dean and Bobby both were covered in grease.
"Hey kiddo, what do you say we go get Sammy and cleanup some so that we can go to the movies" Bobby said as he wiped his hands off on an oil rag. He smiled as he looked at Dean and saw the smear of oil on his nose and across his cheek. The kid was picking things up quickly and would make one hell of a mechanic someday.
"Yay" Dean said as he ran over to the playpen in excitement. "We gotta take a bath Sammy and then we get to go to the movies"
"Damn, damn, damn" Sammy said as he pushed himself up to a standing position. "Up" he stated as Bobby approached him after washing his hands off at the faucet to keep from getting oil on Sammy's clothing.
Bobby winced at hearing the word again. He sure hoped Sammy forgot it before John came back home. He scooped Sammy up and then took the boys inside. He went upstairs to run their bath water and then quickly stripped Sammy's clothes off. He was about to lift him into the tub when Sammy took off as quick as his little feet could carry him "No ba, no ba" he said giggling as he went out the door.
"Oh no you don't" Bobby said as he expeditiously caught up with the toddler in seconds and picked him up and twirled him in the air. He carried Sammy back into the bathroom and placed the squealing youngster into the tub. While Bobby soaped up a wash cloth, Sammy spied the cup that his daddy used to rinse his hair sitting on the edge of the tub. He reached over and picked it up, filling it to the brim and tossed the water at Bobby. He laughed uproariously as Bobby sputtered and shook the water from his face. "Ba Bo--ey" he said happily.
"Yeah tiger, you gave Bobby a bath too" Bobby said laughing as he proceeded to bathe Sammy. By the time that he had finished, Bobby was soaked himself. He took Sammy to the boys room to get him dressed while Dean took his bath.
Approximately an hour later, Bobby and the boys sat in front of the giant movie screen as they watched the action packed Transformers movie with Bobby holding Sammy in his lap. Dean stared on in awe as he watched the cars transforming into giant robots. "Awesome" he gasped as he stared transfixed by the movie. After all the cars had finished their transformation, he turned and said "Did you see that Sammy?" only to find his baby brother snuggled up to Bobby's chest sleeping.
"Aw Sammy" he whispered sadly, his baby brother was going to miss the movie.
TBC