Chapter Six

Some parts of Red Sky are used in this chapter just so you know I wanted Bela to meet Cassie.

Two months later,
-Freeport, Maine-
Cassie watched Dean as he slept. She was glad she had been able to talk them into renting hotel rooms since she joined them. She wasn't happy that she had become the research assistant instead of actually hunting. She did understand her research was important, now they didn't have to always call Bobby most often she did when she was stuck. He was a wealth of knowledge and had apologized for not remembering her when Sam brought her name up before. She didn't hold it against him it had been a few years ago that they had spoken.

Another thing Cassie worked on with Bobby was a way to get Dean out of his deal. She was desperate to keep her husband alive. Bobby warned her constantly she might not be able to do what she wanted most. She considered those things as she eyed the freckles across Dean's nose. She sighed, she should wake him but she didn't want him to put up his wall that clearly said oh it will be fine. She didn't want or need him to pretend to be okay. She wished he would relax with her and not play the hero. If she couldn't help save him she had promised herself she would get him to be true to himself enough to let her all the way in. From time to time she could see the fear in Dean's face when he was unaware she watched him. If he only would be that real Dean with her. Then again maybe the way he behaved was all the real there was to see.

Dean moved in his sleep and Cassie sighed before looking down at her ring. She had told him it wasn't necessary. He insisted it was what he wanted in his last days with her was to be her husband. They were sleeping together every night and he thought it was the right thing to do. Cassie moved from his embrace leave the room for the kitchenette. She was deep in thought as she remembered how it all happened.

{Flashback - two days before}
They had been driving through New York when Dean asked her for the fifth time to marry him. Sam had advised him to just be persistent. Sam thought Cassie wasn't the type to marry fast because she was used to her independence. Though it was a moot point in their situation. He thought she didn't want Dean to believe all of her efforts had been to that end.
"Cass, I know it's not the best timing but can you do this for my dying wish?"
Cassie rolled her eyes though Dean hadn't asked for much. That is if you didn't include all the little bedroom things he had talked her into and the scenic side trips to places he had not seen. Maybe she was being unfair. It wasn't as though she didn't love and if he ever stopped asking she would be heartbroken so she has given in.
"Yeah I will marry you, Dean," she said before the tears flowed down her cheeks.
Suddenly emotional to herself she shook her head to try to rid herself of such show of emotion. She was afraid it would scare Dean off.
Sam happened to look up in the front seat where Cassie sometimes sat these days.
"Oh no, don't cry," Dean said as she tried to focus on the road, "Sam do something."
Sam rolled his eyes, "She will be fine Dean."
Cassie smiled as she dabbed at her eyes, "Yeah, I'll be fine. Saying yes was harder than I thought it would be you know since you will be dying and all."

She knew that part of the problem was the wall she erected with him since he confirmed he would be dying. She wanted to only get so close, but he had her soul, from the day they met. She was sunk without him and had only him dying to dread. She would be what he needed as long as she was with him. Those were her vows two days later at the court house in Maine.

It was a short and to the point ceremony. Sam and Cash were their witnesses though Cash left for a hunt after they finished a short meal at a local restaurant. She promised to come back before they left the area.
Cassie hugged her and reminded her to be careful. When Dean's bill came due Cash had agreed she would hunt with Sam and Cassie as long as they wanted.

Dean had been calm on the outside but his head was a mush of guilt and uncertainty. As much as he wanted to do the right thing with Cassie he also was afraid it was the wrong thing. He had paced in the men's room till Sam came to get him.
"Hey we need you to do this Dean, what is going on?" Sam asked as she walked in the room to get his brother.
"This is a bad idea right?" he asked as he played with his tie.
"No it's a good idea. She knows everything; she loves you I don't see anything bad except you holding things up. Do you want her to panic after she finally said yes?"
Dean looked at his brother, "No," he said as he headed to the door, "Come on Sammy let's go do this."
{End Flashback}

She didn't see Sam up at the computer until he said good morning.
"Morning Cass."
"Hey Sam, you are up early. Ready to get started on the hunt?" she asked as she pulled juice from the frig.
"Yeah we should be leaving soon actually could you go wake Dean or should I just throw a wet towel on him because you waking him might take more time," he teased her.
"Don't be a hater now, brother in law," she said with as smile before she pulled the bagels out of the fridge.
She opened them and put them in the microwave for a few moments so they wouldn't be cold so they could eat them.
"Oh you are spoiling us with this semblance of good food."

Sam smiled at her as she raised an eyebrow in his direction before Dean came out of the room with his hair standing on end. He looked tired and irritated.
"Why are you two up making noise?"
Sam laughed. "Dude it's almost ten in the morning go get dressed."
Cassie laughed at Dean before he came near her to give her a kiss.
"Uh, morning breath Hun," she grinned before she gave in to him when he smiled with a pout.
"Come on you, we aren't going to get anything done before we meet Cash for lunch," Sam said with a frown.
"Okay playa, I'm going to dress, gee," Dean said before he left the room.
Cassie grinned as Sam watched her in the kitchen. "So Sam how are you Cash getting along."
Sam could only laugh. He and Cash met up now and again on hunts. Cassie had become more of a secretary with them besides she still did writing as well as had begun a book on the supernatural. He didn't' think she would stand for not hunting much longer though.

Thirty minutes later
Dean and Sam went to Gertrude Case's home investigating the fact that several people including Gert's granddaughter drowned on dry land. Sam smiled at Gert as she looked him over like he was a chocolate cake. Dean smirked in the background. Gertrude had been told by the police the case was settled but someone else named Alex told her she was working on the case. According to Gert the Alex person thought the death could have been supernatural. Sam and Dean are relieved that Gert doesn't seem to mind the possibility.
"Well, you let me know if there's anything else I can do for you," Gert said to Sam with a wide smile.

Sam nodded, and Gert put her hand up and stroked Sam's index finger of his left hand, that he has folded in front of him. Dean noticed and looked at Sam with surprise. Sam moved his hands, then looked down at her, nervously as he rose to leave.

"Anything at all," Gert added.

Sam looked uncomfortable; Dean hid his mouth as he hid his amusement behind his hand and cleared his throat. Gert leaned back in the chair and continued to stare at Sam, and Dean looked down at her with a knowing nod.

Outside Dean teased Sam for a few minutes about being a cougar hound since Gert was so into him. Things changed face when Dean noticed his car was missing.
"Sam where is my car?" he asked before Bela walked up.
"That 67' Impala?" Bela said with a smile, "I........".
Cassie walked over from the parking lot, "Dean why did you move the car to the tow zone?" she asked with a frown on her face.
Cassie turned to Bela to ask her who she was. She had never seen the lady before she didn't think she was someone Dean really wanted to talk to according to the way he was looking at her.
"Who are you?" Cassie asked as she got in the woman's face.
Bela straightened up her back and glared at Cassie.
"The name's Bela Talbot," Bela said with her accent a bit thicker than usual.
"Do you know something about the car, because I really don't think Dean would put his baby car in danger of a tow."
"And who are you to Dean?" Bela asked.
"His wife," Cassie said matter of fact like.
"Oh?"
"But back to the car," Cassie said with slight tilt of the head which sometimes meant danger for those in her way.
Sam held out his hand in front of Dean who was about to get in the fray.
"Wait for it," Sam said in a low voice to his brother.
"I well, uh," Bela started.
"You what?" Cassie asked with a finger in Bela's face.
"It......was just a joke, Sam and Dean are friends of mine."
"I don't think they need your kind of friend," Cassie stated.
Bela shrugged just before Cassie grabbed her arm, twisted it and pushed it behind her back.
"Cass.......not in public, I think Bela has gotten the idea," Dean said with a smirk at his wife.
Cash walked over with a smile from behind Bela.
"Hey gang, we ready to eat," she said as though she might have seen the entire situation going down as she came in their direction.
Cassie let go of Bela before the four of them walked over the Impala. "See ya," Sam said as he grabbed Cash's hand.
"That's my girl, " Dean said as he put his arm around Cassie.
TBC