We had spent the past four weeks at Bobby's working on a way to stop Lilith and helping Sam to control his powers. The more time I spent with Dean and Sam the more I felt like I did when I spent the summers with Mary and John, they were both so much like their parents. Dean was like John in the protectiveness of his family and Sam was like his John in how stubborn he could be. Both Sam and Dean were like Mary in the depth of that love and that went beyond blood I saw the way that they were with Bobby and now with us. Although Will and I were blood, Dean and Sam had not met us until last month and they had taken us into their heart and protection in that time and I felt like they had known us forever.

I had taken the opportunity to contact the family solicitor and told them that I needed to release Sam and Dean's inheritance. The papers had arrived at the hotel, Will and I had been staying at, that morning. We pulled into the salvage yard as Will and I had done every morning for the last four weeks, Dean had his head under a car hood and Sam and Bobby were on the porch with their heads in books. As we approached everyone fell into the morning ritual, Dean went to clean up and Sammy and Bobby went to grab drinks. Everyone sat down in what had become their designated seats, Will and I on the sofa and Bobby, Sam and Dean in armchairs. I had brought the inheritance papers with me and I decided that before we did anything else that day I let Sam and Dean know about the inheritance and pass them the papers, I just wasn't quite sure how to broach the subject as everyone had been so focused on Lilith lately Winchester family history had taken second place.

I turned to Sam and Dean and said "Ah, guys there is something that I need to tell you and I'm not quite sure how you will take it or what it will mean to you." Sam looked at Dean and turned back to me and said "It's ok Toni, by now you should know that you can tell us anything and we will be fine." "Ok" I replied, "well you know that you are related to the Winchesters, and that your father and your grandfather had a falling out when John came back from Vietnam and wouldn't join the family business. Your grandfather didn't take this well and cut John out of his will but he always hoped that your father would see sense and come back to the fold. As much as I loved my father he and your father had a lot in common, they were both incredibly stubborn and never wanted to admit that they were wrong. As the years passed by however John coming home seemed more unlikely especially after your mother's death. After my father's death I realized that added codicils to his will that left you both large inheritances." As I finished I handed them the papers showing them that they now owned 6.25 of the Winchester Corporation, and that they each had access to 1.5 million in cash."

Dean looked at me and said "are you serious? Is this really all ours", I responded "Yes. It's real. The lawyers have released the shares and the funds have been transferred into bank accounts. I need to send the lawyers back the completed papers for the bank accounts and then they will send you ATM cards to allow you access to the funds" Sam said "But according to records Dean is dead so how can he hold shares and a bank account?" "It's Ok, I've had the lawyers sort that as well, as the surviving member of the Winchester, I had the body exhumed from St Louis in order to rebury it in the family plot and during the exhumation brought it to the attention of the authorities that this was not my nephew Dean Winchester I even had the blood tests done to prove it. As it had been proven that the person who had been buried was guilty of the murders in St Louis, Dean's record has been cleared this includes the murder and the grave 

desecration. I also requested that the lawyers sort the credit card frauds and have paid off all the debts, so all of the companies have cancelled the legal actions. Which means that both you and Dean can hold bank accounts and not have to worry about the FBI tracing the accounts to find you as you no longer on the FBIs wanted list?"

As I finished telling them what the lawyers had been up to over the past four weeks, both Sam and Dean stood up and walked over to me, I let go of Will's hand and stood up as well and was enveloped into a hug by both of my nephews. Dean said "Thank you; you don't know how much this means to me, means to us." I said to him, "Yes, I do. I have my nephews back. I would do anything to ensure that they stay that way and that they stay clear of the law." As I was released from the hug, I said "Sam you know that this means that you can go back to Stanford and finish your law degree if you want. Your scores still stand and the Dean of Admissions said anytime you want to go back you can. Dean, MIT are holding your place open as well. Your grandfather ensured that the place was there and that the funding was available at any time should we want to take up your place." Dean looked sheepishly at Sam as Sam said "MIT, you applied and were accepted to MIT. You never told me and then when Dad kicked me out you still never said anything.." At this point I jumped in and said "I am so sorry Dean, I didn't know it was a secret, when I was trying to track you and your father down I did a search at all the Universities and your name came up at MIT and then when going through my father's papers after his death noticed the letters to and from them keeping the place open." Dean looked at me and said "It's alright Toni, you weren't to know that I hadn't told Dad and Sam I had applied and been accepted. At the time, I couldn't leave them there was too much going on and I needed to be there for Sam. I just used the skills for other things instead, built things for Dad to use of hunts. Sam I'm sorry that I didn't tell you but as I wasn't going to go I didn't think it mattered and I understood when you applied and left that you needed to do that. I also understood where Dad was coming from which is why I didn't say anything then either. You know he was worried about you being safe, he had lost so much already and now we know that he had lost a lot more as well."

I said "Now that Winchester family business is out of the way, what do you say we focus back on Lilith and how we deal with keeping everyone out of her clutches." "Great" everyone replied in unison Dean said "We know where she is going to be, that we can trap her in a devil trap and that with the combined powers of the Winchester family, the colt we can take the 'demon bitch down' and stop her harming any more innocents or members of the Winchester clan. The next thing is to determine when we leave for New Harmony, Indiana and how we can convince a family of complete strangers to let us into their house and to allow a demon in and then to demon proof it without her realizing it." I pitched in "Why can't we get Lilith to come after us instead of us going to her, we know that she wants Dean but that she also wants the twins. I suggest we go home to Washington DC and I'll act as bait. We can let other hunters in the Indiana area know that there is an increase in the New Harmony area, and make it uncomfortable for her to stay there. If we don't go to her then she will come to me, and we know when she will come that date is not changeable. We have four weeks to set up everything we need in the house in Washington and it wouldn't appear odd to any of her scouts for me to go home this close to the birth however a trip towards Indiana may raise flags with her and deter her from turning up there. Before you all jump all over me, we had this argument four weeks ago 

and I won then and nothing has changed in four weeks. The only thing that has changed is where the face down takes place. Will, you having been pushing me to get back to the house and set up the nursery. We have the extra rooms; we have a five bedroom house, so Bobby, Dean and Sam can stay with us. This shouldn't raise flags with Lilith as they are family so visiting for the birth wouldn't be unusual. What do you all say that this fight is on our turf and in our terms?" Everyone looked at each other said in unison "We don't like this any more than four weeks ago, but it makes sense to do this on our terms and when we know the lay of the land. We'll leave for Washington in the morning." I smiled rubbed my stomach slowly and said in whisper to the babies "It's going to be alright, we'll get you home and safe and no-one is going to hurt you, your father or your cousins ever." As I finished this there was a small flutter, I was filled with a sense of warmth of calm and I had the sensation that the twins believed me and that they knew that they were loved and would be safe.