Super Surprises
Chapter Two: I Have a Kid!
Dean stared at his…son's sleeping face, and then looked up to his mother's. He vaguely remembered thinking her attractive that night at the bar, but now she looked down right sexy. And no mother of two should have the right to look THAT sexy. She'd given birth for crying out loud! TWICE!
Sam and Dean exchanged looks, and then Sam cleared his throat nervously. "Would you like me to go talk to Lily?" Erica grinned thankfully. "Sure. That'd be a big help and it'd give Dean and I a chance to talk."
Sam smiled, and followed where Lily had exited just moments earlier. He saw her on an old swingset, and walked over. "Hey…Lily? Do you mind if I sit down next to you?" She shook her head. Sam sat and turned to her. Tears were now visible in her small, brown eyes and he felt completely guilty. He was partially responsible for Dean being here, and turning their world upside down.
"So…how old are you again? Your mom told us but I was preoccupied.."he admitted in a soft voice. Lily looked at him, wiping her eyes. "Nine. I turn 10 in October." Sam grinned. At the age of nine, Sam had been constantly thrust into the responsibility of his older brother, while his dad was practically nonexistent and his mother was dead. So, to see this little girl with so much determination and strength…made him remember what his brother went through at her age.
"What grade are you in?"
"Third. I'm going into fourth in the fall."
Sam nodded in understanding. "What's your favorite class?"
She smiled a little. "Art…I like to draw..and paint."
"Listen, I know you're upset about Dean showing up out of the blue. But, believe me when I say he didn't know about your baby brother."
Lily nodded, and looked down at her scuffed white shoes.
"Momma cried a lot after he left." Sam looked at her, "Is that what's upsetting you?" She nodded again, and bit a lip.
Sam fidgeted, and felt helpless. "I never met him, but Momma really liked him. And before Jayson was born, it was just Momma and me. Now it's Momma, the baby and me. Not that I don't love my baby brother, I do…I just miss the times alone with just Momma."
Sam nodded, and made eye contact with her. "She loves you. Any fool could see that she'd jump in front of a bullet for you and Jayson. I would do the same for my brother. Because, like you, I don't have much family. Dean is my family."
"Is Dean your big brother?" "Yep." "Well…I'm Jayson's big sister. So, its my job to look out for him. Momma told me that when she had him."
After a few more minutes of talking quietly, Sam hugged her. He really felt a connection with her that he hadn't really felt in a lot of people since Jessica.
How was Dean handling the confrontation with Erica?
MEANWHILE…
"When did you find out you were…"
"About six weeks after you left. I started getting morning sickness and vertigo really easy. And that was how it was in the beginning of my first pregnancy."
Dean nodded. "He's beautiful."
Erica chuckled breathlessly as she took the drink orders for someone at the other end of the bar.
"Both of my babies are beautiful. Lily and Jayson."
"Yeah, why didn't you tell me about her? When we met? I told you about Sam."
"You didn't tell me the whole story. About Y.E.D, your mom, your dad etc. etc. etc. So, you wonder why I didn't trust you about my daughter?"
Dean nodded, and blushed a tad. "How did you…?"
"My mother. She was a hunter. And, so am I. Raised my brother, sister and I to be hunters. I do local stuff only, because of the bar and my kids. Especially Lily. Now, if there's a big case that I have to work on, I leave the kids with my uncle Steven."
Jayson squirmed in Dean's arms and Erica held out her arms for him. Dean wordlessly handed him over.
"Lily was the product of two drunk kids bored one weekend. We had one night of passion, and boom. Nine months later, Lily Michelle Swanson came into the world. Now, 6-7 years after that, this handsome guy comes into my bar and sweet talks me into having sex. Nine months after that? Jayson Dean Swanson comes along. 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Long legs, bright green eyes. Blonde hair that immediately turned brown. Named him after my father and his father. Jason was my dad. Died of a heart attack when Lily was 3 weeks old. Lily doesn't remember anything about him. But, I remember everything about him. I remember being in the hospital and watching him cradle my daughter. He smiled at me, and told me that I did perfectly."
"Jayson Dean Swanson…"
"Yeah..I didn't know your last name…which was embarrassing." she blushed.
Jayson's green eyes suddenly opened and he looked at Dean, who smiled shyly at him. Dean was never shy, so this had to be surreal for him: meeting his son for the very first time.
Erica smiled at him, as he cuddled into her neck. "Momma.."he asked, pointed in Dean's direction. At a year and a half old, he could only say…or only wanted to say "Momma", "Lily", "Jay Jay", "food", and "potty". He said other things occasionally, but those were his main words. Now, he'd have to start learning "Daddy".
"Jayson, this is Dean. I've told you about him." she said, shifted Jayson onto her other hip. "Dean…? Daddy?"
Erica bit her lip, smiled and nodded. Jayson looked Dean up and down. "Daddy.."
Dean nodded. "News to me too, kid."
Erica turned, and set Jayson on the floor. Jayson toddled over to Dean, and gave him a big smile.
Then, he went to the playroom in the back of the bar.
"So, that was Jayson?"
Erica laughed, and nodded. "He's my little man. Protects me from everything. Lily, too. For so long, it was just Lily and me. Now that I have Jayson, I dunno…it feels…perfect. Almost."
"Almost?"
"I need a father for him."
"You have a father for him. For the both of them. I won't turn my back on my son. And, I won't turn my back on Lily and you now that I know that there's something here. She needs a father, too."
Erica nodded, her eyes filling with tears. She'd dreamed this moment so many times.
Sam finally came in, Lily holding his hand trustingly. "Sam? Looks like you might have to head on without me." Sam shook his head. "Nah. We can hunt here. Erica hunts, right?" Erica nodded, looking back and forth between Sam, Dean and Lily.
"I'm not leaving you, Dean. And we're not leaving your family."
"Our family. You're their uncle, kid."
Sam grinned a little. "You're their dad, jerk."
Dean smiled proudly. "Yep, I am, bitch."
