"Cuidado, cuidado, no perderé la esperanza de estar contigo..."

~Dean's POV~

"Well thank God that's over with," Ella said.

"What?" I asked.

"The kid?" Ella replied.

"What about Lucas?" I asked.

"Nothing he's uh, he seems like a great kid," Ella replied, fakely.

"You don't like kids… do you?" I asked, suspiciously.

"No. I'm so glad that you don't want kids either," Ella replied.

"Wait, since when did I say that?" Dean asked.

"Um since we first started dating. You do that whole, I'd be a terrible father therefore I don't want kids thing," Ella replied, almost defensively.

"Oh. I don't know, I'm starting to think that maybe I was wrong. I think I do want kids. I'm surprised you don't," Dean replied.

She shrugged, "They're a pain in the ass. So are we going to do this or what?" She pulled off her shirt and then walked towards me.

"Um sure," I replied.

I had to admit, Ella was hot and we did go together nicely but it just hadn't been the same for a while. I had decided to give her a second chance but our relationship had been really odd after the first month or so. And then Jennie showed up and I haven't been able to get her off of my mind. And I was pissed at Adam for cheating…

~End Dean's POV~

Lucas had fallen asleep, despite his nap. Dean's girlfriend had seemed kind of hostile so I hadn't asked him to the medical dinner. I now debated whether I should or not but reminded myself that this was just as friends so it wasn't like it'd be a big deal anyways. I opened my cell phone and dialed his number, pressing the talk button. For some silly reason, I was kind of nervous. I mean, what was the worst thing he could do? Say no. And if he said no would it be that big of a deal? No, right? Dean finally answered on the last ring.

"Hey," he answered.

"Hi," I replied.

"What's up?" he asked.

"Okay so I know this is last minute but there is this medical dinner tomorrow night. The chief is stepping down and it's kind of a 'pass the torch' ceremony. Dr. Stevens is being announced as the new chief of surgery and I uh… was wondering if you'd be my date… as friends of course!" I explained.

There was a bit of a pause as if he were deciding, "Yeah, sure."

"Really?" I asked.

"Yeah, I've got nothing going on. I'll be there. What time?" Dean asked.

"Seven," I replied.

"So I'll pick you up at six thirty?" he asked.

I smiled, "That sounds great."

"Okay, I'll see you then, Jennie," he said. I was about to end the phone call but Dean kept going. "How's Lucas?"

"Sleeping now, actually. He wouldn't stop talking about the zoo. He really likes you, you know?" I asked.

Dean smiled, "I'm glad he had fun."

"So I'll see you tomorrow?" I asked.

"Yeah, I'll see you," Dean replied.

There was a moment of silence before either of us hung up. We were going just as friends so why was I so giddy about it?

"Perfect, Taylor. Good work today everyone," I said as we had just wrapped up another surgery. I had picked an intern to come help with the procedure and she had done very, very well. A couple of nurses helped me out of my surgery robe and I stripped off the bloody gloves, throwing them in the trash. I went into the scrub room and washed my hands, thoroughly. I went to the nurses' station on floor four, my scrub cap still on.

"Hey," I heard a voice say. I turned around to see Dean.

"Hey, what're you doing here?" I asked.

"Thought I'd stop by with some coffee," Dean answered, shrugging innocently. Dean offered up the starbucks coffee cup out to me and I gladly took it.

I smiled, "You know, you are going to keep me up all night Winchester."

"Yeah, I will," Dean smirked.

My eyes widened as soon as I realized what he had said, "Not that I meant, I just, you're always bringing me coffee and the caffeine and... never mind," I rambled, laughing embarrassed.

Dean chuckled, "Has anyone ever told you that you talk too much?"

"Too often," I replied.

"Alright, well I actually have to get back to the garage but I just wanted to stop by and say hi. I'll see tonight," Dean said.

I smiled, "Yep, I'll see you tonight."

I found Katie in the cafeteria right after talking to Dean. I was on my lunch break and sat down, sighing, with a pensive look on my face.

"What is it? Out with it. I can tell. Something is bothering you," she said, immediately.

I sighed, "It's nothing it's… I met Dean's girlfriend yesterday and she was kind of a jerk. I was picking up Lucas at Dean's apartment and she was there.

"No shit," Katie replied.

"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked.

"She's threatened by you. Isn't it obvious?" she asked back.

"I mean, I guess but she was still a jerk. I don't know, I can't even compete with that. She's tall, and leggy, and blonde," I pouted. "And he just stopped by to say hi and for coffee and... I don't know..."

"So you are into him?" Katie asked, in a very 'I told you so' tone.

"I never said that," I replied.

"Look, you said tonight that you were going as friends so go, be his friend, and just do what you guys have been doing for the past month. If he realizes that he's in love with you, believe me, he'll do something. You compromised your job for this guy, Jen," Katie said.

"I know," I sighed.

"So take a deep breath. You have nothing to worry about," Katie replied.

After work, I went home and got ready for the dinner. I put on a black dress with a white floral print. I put my hair in a half up – half down thing and then curled my hair with the straightener. I then put on a little make up: mascara, a little eyeliner, and some neutral lipstick. I slipped on my peep toe black heels and I was ready to go. It was almost 6:30 so that'd be either Holden or Dean. I carefully made my way down stairs and answered the door. It was Holden.

"Hi," I smiled, letting him come inside.

"Hello, dear. You look beautiful," he said.

I smiled, "Thank you. And thanks for agreeing to watch Lucas. Dr. Stevens is being named chief so I feel like I should be there tonight."

"You never told me that Dean was living here either," Holden said.

"Yes, well I just found out about a month ago anyways," I said back.

"Well you two always had something there. No surprise that you're bringing him as your date," Holden said.

"Woah, no. We're just going as friends," I assured.

"Sure," Holden replied, unconvinced.

"Abuelo!" Lucas exclaimed, seeing Holden.

"Hi, Lucas. Como estas? (How are you?)" he asked.

"Bien. Estoy feliz porque Dean y mama están saliendo, (Good. I'm happy because Dean and Mom are going out)" Lucas smiled wickedly.

"Solo como amigos (Only as friends)," I chuckled, rolling my eyes a little.

"Solo como amigos," Holden mocked.

Then, there was a knock on the door, "Well that'd be me." I went to open the door and saw Dean standing in the doorway. He was wearing a blue button down shirt with my favorite tie of his along with slacks. He looked handsome as ever. My heart rate sped up a little.

"You look beautiful," he stammered as soon as he saw me.

"You too. I mean, you look good at least," I said.

"I want her back by nine," Holden joked.

"Hi! How are you?" Dean asked, surprised to see Holden.

"Quite fine, young man. Listen, we can do this later. You just go out and show Jennie a good time. She could use it," Holden said.

"Hi, Dean!,]" Lucas said, jumping up to give Dean a hug. Dean chuckled as he was practically toppled by my child. "Bueno suerte (Good luck)," he whispered in Dean's ear. I rolled my eyes.

"Thanks, kiddo. I'll see you later," Dean replied.

Finally, we got out of the house and made our way to Dean's car. I started to chuckled.

"What?" dean asked.

"Nothing, they're just, they keep acting as if it were a date," I replied.

"Oh yeah?" Dean asked.

"Yeah, it's… silly," I replied.

Dean opened the door for me and held the car door out on my side, "Thank you." I tried to resist the fact that I had butterflies. Dean was being really sweet and it was kind of out of character for him. I mean, don't get me wrong, Dean was a good guy but he wasn't much for the chick flick stereotype.

"No problem," Dean replied, giving him a smile. I looked down. If this wasn't a date, why was he acting this way? And why was I feeling this way?

"Be careful, careful. I will not lose hope of being with you…"