For some dumb reason I had waited until we got back from the honeymoon to see if I was pregnant. I didn't want to have to deal with it and just wanted to be carefree and relaxed on the Italy trip. The last couple of days though I hadn't been drinking and had been extra cautious though. It wasn't that I didn't want a baby, I did, but it was just surprising and the honeymoon was supposed to be about us, not anything else. With my work schedule and Lucas, it was hard for Dean and I to find any time alone.
"Jen, hurry up!" Dean said.
"Coming!" I said back, startled. I sighed, frustrated with the stupid pregnancy test that I was holding in my hand.
"Damn it." I put the pregnancy test behind the tissue box on the back of the toilet, washed my hands, flicked the light off and then hurried downstairs. I was anxious and needed answers now but I had to wait if I was going to find out without Dean knowing.
"Sorry, babe. I just had to get ready for work and pee," I said. I sat down at the table with Sam and Sarah. Lucas had already gone to school and both Dean and I had take off our lunch hour to come home and meet Sarah and Sam. What I wondered about was why the two of them didn't have to worry about work. Didn't they have to work today too? We had met with them though because Sam had called Dean this morning and told him that he had something important to talk to us about.
"You're fine. So Sammy… Sarah, what did you need to tell us," Dean said, nervously. Under the table, I interlaced my fingers with his, holding his hand to comfort him.
"Well, while you and Dean were gone and Lucas was at Holden's Sarah had her last chemo treatment," Sam said. The two exchanged glances and smiled at each other happily.
"Oh my God, that's great!" I exclaimed.
"Wow, congratulations. So she's better?" Dean asked.
"Sort of. I mean, I'm in remission now. The doctors didn't say whether it'd come back so it could but as of now, yes, I'm health and recovering," Sarah replied, a smile on her face.
"That's terrific," I said, genuinely.
"But that's not all," Sam said, taking a bit of his sandwich.
"Sammy, just spit it out," Dean encouraged, eager for whatever news the two had for us. Hah, we were an us now. A married us, that is!
"Well, we were so happy about it, that she's healthy but when they told us that it could possibly come back one day… I just didn't think it was right to waste the time planning a wedding and well, waiting," Sam started.
"Oh my God," I said, starting to catch on to what Sam was about to say.
"What?" Dean asked.
"After we went to the doctor's we got in the car, drove to Vegas and… we got married," Sam said. Sarah held up her left hand and proudly showed both Dean and I the ring that was on her finger.
"Oh my God," I said, shocked.
"Please say something else," Sarah said, nervously.
"No, I mean, that's fantastic! Congratulations you two! On both of the things," I said, not knowing what else to say. I was overjoyed for the two of them. They both deserved their happy endings too.
"Wow, Sammy. You've always been a thinker but… look at you. That's my boy," Dean added.
"Thank you," Sam said. "And I hope you're okay with it. That I got married without you."
"Oh please, who do you think I am? Just be happy, Sammy," Dean said back.
After breakfast, I began to clear the table. I was so anxious about the pregnancy test and I knew that it was done. I tried to distract myself with the happy news and festivities going on during breakfast but I was so anxious.
"I should go get ready for work," I started, standing up and trying to not sound too hasty to leave the table.
"What's wrong with what you're wearing now?" Dean asked.
"Nothing. I just think I'm going to change. I don't really think I want to wear this. It's my first day back and maybe I should wear something nicer," I said, hoping Dean wouldn't say anything back.
"I'll never understand you women," Dean said, shaking his head and letting out a hearty laugh. I chuckled and pecked him on the lips.
"I'll be right down. Oh hey, Sarah, do you think you could come with me and help me uh, pick something out?" I suggested. I wasn't quite sure I could do this alone and we had kind of established that whole time of need bond. I was there for her with the cancer thing and I hoped that she could be here for me with this.
"Sure," she said, giving me a friendly smile. I could tell already that she knew that something was up.
"Let's go." I nodded and Sarah followed me up the stairs. Once we knew we were out of earshot, in the hallway of the second floor I let out a sigh. "What's wrong? You seem so jumpy this morning?"
"I know," I sighed. "Follow me." I led Sarah into the bathroom and checked behind the tissue box on top of the back of the toilet. My heart froze. It wasn't there. Maybe it had fallen. Before I could search for it, Sarah stopped me.
"What're you looking for?" Sarah asked, comfortingly. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I just, okay I got so wrapped up with the wedding and everything that I completely forgot that I was supposed to get my period a week before the wedding," I said.
"And?" Sarah asked.
"And I didn't. And then it didn't come on the honeymoon either. And then we were in Italy and all of a sudden I realized that I was late. Like, really late. Sarah, I think… I think I'm pregnant," I confessed.
"Oh my God!" she exclaimed.
"Shh," I said, going over to close the bathroom door. It shut with minimum noise.
"I know, right?" I asked, nervously.
"Well, do you need me to get you a test or-," Sarah started.
"No, I have one. I took one this morning and that's why I was late to lunch. I put it right here and now it's gone. It must've-," I started, kneeling down on my knees and grabbing the test from behind the toilet on the floor. "Ah, it must've fell!"
"So?" Sarah asked. I read the test and I could feel the blood rushing to my face. I looked up at her.
"I'm definitely pregnant," I said, staring back at the little plus sign.
"Congratulations! I mean, this is a good thing, right?" Sarah asked.
"Yes, yes of course it is. I just, I don't know, it complicates a lot of stuff. Work, telling Lucas, telling Dean-," I started.
"But I thought Dean wanted to kids!" she said.
"He does. He loves kids, he's great with them but I don't know, it's just… a little overwhelming right now. We weren't trying for it or anything and now, here I am with a baby… we just got married. I'm happy, I am, I'm just… caught off guard, that's all," I replied.
"Well, are you going to tell him?" Sarah asked.
"Of course. Oh shit, I'm going to be late for work," I said, getting up. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
"Baby, what're you two doing in there?" Dean's voice asked through the door. My eyes widened and I shoved the test back behind the toilet.
"Nothing," I said. I opened the door to find a very suspicious Dean standing in the door way.
"Making out." I knew that would throw him off my trail. Girl on girl to Dean was like a shiny object to a squirrel.
"What didn't you invite me?" Dean smirked.
I giggled and rolled my eyes, "Alright, actually I think I'm just going to wear this. I actually have to go to work now because I'm going to be late. You should too.
"Wow, time's flown by," Dean said, glancing at his watch.
"Mhm. I'll see you tonight around six?" I asked.
"Yeah," Dean replied.
I smiled, standing on my tiptoes to kiss him, and then practically bolted out of the door. I called Sarah when I got in the car.
"Thank you and I'm sorry I had to rush out of there like that. I really did have to go and I want more time to tell Dean," I explained.
"No problem and like you said, you're a little overwhelmed," Sarah said.
"Well thank you for understanding," I said, happy to have an alli.
"It's no problem at all. Sam and I just left actually," Sarah replied.
"And I am really happy for the two of you. You guys deserve your happy ending," I said, smiling and chuckling a little.
"Thank you, Jennie," Sarah said.
"Not a problem," I replied.
LINE BREAK
I worked till about six and then headed home. I got inside the house and heard the sound of Lucas talking animatedly about something that happened during his day. I followed the noise and found Dean and Lucas making dinner together.
"My two favorite boys," I said.
"Mama!" Lucas smiled, seeing me. He jumped into my arms and I picked him up. Lucas hugged me tightly and I hugged him back.
"What're you two up to?" I asked.
"We're making dinner for you, Mama. Dean has flowers for you," Lucas said, whispering the last part in my ear as if it were a secret. I looked at Dean funny.
"Flowers?" I asked.
"Si!" Lucas exclaimed.
"You're going to ruin my surprised, buddy. Hey, do you want to set the table for me?" Dean asked.
"Sure," Lucas said back. "What do I do afterwards?"
"Well you could sit at the table and play with your cars or do some of that homework you promised me you'd finish. Dinner is almost done," Dean said.
"Dean, can I talk to you… alone?" I asked.
"Yeah," Dean said. I went into the living room and he followed me bringing a bouquet of flowers with him. "These are for you, Mrs. Winchester."
I smiled at the flowers and the sound of my name, "Thank you." And that's when it hit me. "Oh my God, you know."
"I was cleaning out the bathroom before you got home and found what you and Sarah were doing upstairs. A pregnancy test, Jen? Really? And you didn't tell me?" Dean asked. He wasn't angry or hurt, just curious.
"I'm sorry. I had to rush out of there and I honestly was a little overwhelmed at the fact of being pregnant right now. It just feels like we just got married-," I started.
"Well, we did," Dean said.
"I know, but I am happy. I want you know that. I, we're going to have a baby, Dean," I said.
"I know," he said back. He smiled and pulled me into his arms. "I know, that, Jennie."
Dean was taking this so well. He seemed so calm and so happy with this. The man that Dean used to be would've freaked out, but I could tell that Dean was ready for this. I knew he was going to be an amazing father, and that wasn't just because he was already an amazing father to Lucas. I smiled back at him and kissed him, wrapping my arms around his neck.
"God, to think that we'd end up here," I said.
"I know. I mean, I thought I'd be able to get you to say yes to a date with me but I never pictured the whole apple pie life with kids involved," Dean said.
"Do you remember those nights in the hospital together?" I asked, sentimentally.
"Oh, here go again with all the sentimentality," Dean replied, rolling his eyes playfully.
"Hey!" I exclaimed, hitting him playfully. "What I meant by that was, oh God, it was so ridiculous! You were my patient."
"And you were my hot doctor," Dean smirked.
"But that was beginning of it all. We had to get through the whole patient-doctor thing, and then the fact that I got married, and then the whole Ella thing… and after all that, here we are," I said.
"Yeah…" Dean trailed off.
"I love you, Jen," he said.
"I love you too, Dean," I said back. "We should probably go back though. Lucas must be starving."
"Nah, I let him have some cookies before this," Dean teased.
"Dean!" I exclaimed and giggled once he put his arm around my waist.
"Ready for dinner?" Dean asked, seeing Lucas.
"Yes. Mama, I made you cookies. Daddy says it's a special night and that I could help him make cookies for you," Lucas said.
"It is a special night," I said back.
"Why?" Lucas asked.
"Because we're a family together and this is our first real family meal," I said back.
"So now that you and Dean are married, does that mean he can come over for dinner every night now?" Sam asked.
I chuckled and Dean and I exchanged glances, "Yes, yes it does." I leaned over and gave Dean a sweet kiss before we started dinner.
We were going to do this – we already were. It was funny. The first day we met each other he was an obnoxious patient that wouldn't take no for an answer and now, he was the love of my life; my husband, my best friend, and the soon to be father of my child. We were a family and were making a life for ourselves. And I couldn't wait for it to begin.
The End
Author's Note: So yes, this is the end. The REAL end. I know you're asking? Why now? Why is this the end? Well, Jennie and Dean needed their happily ever after and this seemed like the way to go. I hoped you enjoyed this story! I will most definitely be posting my other Dean Story and I've come up with an idea fora new one. Don't worry, this isn't the last of me yet.