An hour later the four of them were in a hotel with two adjoining rooms. Lauren and Willa were in a room and Sam and Dean in the next. While Lauren showered Willa took the opportunity to lie down. She lay on the floor as she didn't want her filthy body anywhere near the clean bed. She fell asleep quickly but was awaken by a noise. She started to get up forgetting her surroundings but she could hardly push herself up.
"Are you okay?" Sam asked as he rushed to her side.
"Yeah. I just wanted to lay down and not get the bed dirty." She said. Knowing her arms were hurting he held her by the waist and helped her stand. She mumbled an awkward "thanks" and sat at the table in the room. Placing her hand in her forehead she sighed heavily. Then men had returned from the store where they picked up a few clothing items for Lauren and Willa. She was grateful for the clothes. Clean clothes sounded like heaven. Willa promised to pay them back as soon as she arrived at home. Home is where her parents worried and waited. Lauren had called her parents but Willa couldn't do it just yet. "Hello mom and dad. I'm pregnant with a demon child" There just didn't seem to be a way to ease into that conversation.
Dean picked up the chair and spun it around to sit in it backwards in front of her.
"So you think you're pregnant?" Dean asked
Sam who sat on the bed rolled his eyes at his brother. Dean's lack of compassion at least always allowed them to get to the point.
Willa paused as she assessed the two men. Dean stood about six feet tall with trendy spiked dirty blonde hair. His green eyes and all American good looks made Lauren swoon. Willa admitted he was attractive, the both of them were, but there was nothing to swoon over at this point. Dean had a boyish charm but a take charge attitude. Then men were brothers but shared no similarities. Sam stood a good four inches above his brother. His face was less chiseled but had the tall dark and handsome look down to a T. His dark brown hair seemed to be in the growing out stage that he would unconsciously tucked behind his ear. His forehead wrinkled with every emotion and Willa actually enjoyed watching his facial expressions. It was hard to believe he could lie about anything. Every part of his face expressed emotions even his hazel eyes seemed to darken when he was upset or someone else was.
"Yes I think I am." Willa replied
"We have a procedure to get the baby out." Dean said
Willa was aghast to the suggestion. "No! I mean I'm not against abortion but I'm not about to let you two do it."
Sam leaned forward. "It's not like that. We say a spell…a chant whatever you'd like to call it. Then it comes out. We can't remove the demon without removing the baby." He spoke softly attempting to cause no more alarm.
Willa processed the crazy information. "You were chanting outside earlier today?"
"Yes. That's how you remove a demon from its human vessel." Sam replied.
"It can be done tonight. We checked our supplies." Dean said.
Willa nodded. "Ok" She was a bit dazed but there was no hesitation. She knew what had to be done. The man was a monster and there was no way she was bringing a monsters child in to the world. She had experienced his evil doings and wanted to leave it far behind her.
"I can get cleaned up first?" She asked
"Of course." Sam replied
As if on cue Lauren exited the shower. She was beaming and acted as though nothing had happened. Ignorance is bliss Willa thought to herself as she grabbed the pregnancy test and one of her favorite cheap conditioner and shampoo the men had picked up for her. In the bathroom looking in the mirror she seemed to be reminded more of her aching muscles. Her cheek and lip was a bit swollen from the blow earlier in the day but not bruised. She sat on the toilet and took the pregnancy test knowing what the answer was going to be. While she waited for the time to pass she feebly tried to brush the knots out of her matted hair. There was really no use. When enough time had gone by she picked up the stick. Just as she had guessed she was pregnant. She steadied herself against the wall and sucked in all the air she could. Letting the air release slowly it relaxed her. She reminded herself the men were going to help her and she was going to get through this. She removed the jacket she was wearing and stepped in the shower. The warmth felt amazing. The water never seemed to get hot enough and Willa scrubbed till her skin felt sore. Her hair seemed to detangle some and she washed it the best she could, but it still hurt to raise her arms. The heat from the water did seem to take some of the pain away. Her muscles felt better than they had in ages. Washing and scrubbing and doing it again until the water began to turn cold she sighed sadly. She turned the water off and felt like a new person. She had never been so dirty in her life and never wanted to feel that way again. Wrapping her still tangled hair in a towel she exited the bathroom. Sam must have been sleeping. He jumped up ready to defend himself from whatever just walked in the room. Willa sank back slightly to stay out of any sort of defense he was planning. He said a quick apology and sat back down on the bed. Years of fighting monsters made him a light sleeper. She may have been lucky that's all he had done.
He took note of Willa's beauty after the shower. Though he still noticed she was strained when she moved, she seemed like a different person. Her dark skin gave her a warm glow and her blue eyes were stunning. He forced himself to look away from her eyes that seemed so lost he cleared his throat and lowered his gaze to his hands. He knew a lost look when he saw one. The mirror would often reflect the same expression.
Willa grunted when she sat down on the edge of the bed opposite to Sam. She noticed his forehead wrinkle with concern when she sat. It was a charming part of him that Willa liked immediately.
"I think I have something for pain. Would you like me to get it?" Sam asked
"Please." She responded softly. She was actually more eager for the medication than she would like to let on. She had no intention of being treated like a baby or like a princess. She wanted to take care of herself and vowed to learn how. This would not happen to her again.
Sam's tall frame stood and left for the adjoining room. She put her head in her hands and couldn't get over the feeling that her hell had just begun. Her life was about the change in one way or the other and she wasn't sure she was ready for it.
He was next to her before she knew it. Exhaustion was enveloping her. He handed her a couple of pills and a bottled water. She took the pills quickly and set the water on the nightstand. She lifted her head up and pulled the towel from her head. She attempted to dry some of the excess water from her hair. Frustrated she rested her elbows on her knees and the towel hung limply in her hand. She closed her eyes and shook her head. Doing simple tasks for the next few days were not going to be easy.
Sam watched as she let her head fall in despair. "I know your arms hurt. Let me help you." He said. She looked up and watched him stand. He took the towel from her and gingerly ran it through her hair that he noticed was longer than he originally thought. Beautiful dark hair thick hair. Her words pulled him from the trance he was in while he dried her hair.
"He had just moved me. My hands were tied above my head. The strain was becoming…more than I could take." She spoke the words softly not really wanting to relive the experience but felt the need to explain her weakness to this strange man who was now taking care of her. Sam could hear the sadness in her voice. He didn't want her to start crying he wasn't sure if he could handle this woman crying in front of him at the moment. She was so vulnerable and he needed and wanted to help her as much as he could. Knowing it wasn't the right thing to say but feeling as though something needed to be said, he spoke.
"Dean and Lauren went to get dinner. They'll be gone long enough for us to get the demon out. They said to call if you needed or wanted anything."
Willa nodded in response. "I took the test." She frowned "It was positive."
"I'm sorry." Sam said sincerely.
"Me too."
He paused holding to towel still for a bit too long. He wanted to wrap he arms around her and tell her everything was going to be fine and mean every word that came out of his mouth. A knock at the door interrupted his thoughts. Willa looked at him expectantly.
"Dinner…I hope." He replied
He threw the towel in the bathroom and went to the door unlocking each lock on the door. Willa watched and he and the pizza delivery man exchanged money for pizza. He then locked each lock again and set the pizza down on the table. Willa was hungry but she was tired of having this matted head of hair. She leaned for the brush began the tedious task of unknotting her long hair. Sam noticed she was having trouble. Why didn't she just ask for help? He marched to the bathroom and grabbed conditioner. Standing again in front of her she looked up at him full of questions. He took her brush from her frustrated hands and put a dab of conditioner in his palms. He worked it slowly through her long hair and the same for the brush. Willa closed her eyes. He was very gentle, very calming and she appreciated the help. Twenty patient minutes later, Willa's hair was untangled and drying while they ate pizza. They were both quiet until curiosity overcame Willa.
"What is going to happen to get the demon out?" She asked
"Well…uh from what I've read we will see smoke and then your body will force the child out by miscarriage." Sam paused and studied her concerned face. "If there is any trouble we can go to the hospital and tell them you miscarried."
Willa nodded and took a small bite of her second slice of pizza. She still felt as though she was starving but had no intentions of making herself sick.
"So you haven't done this before?" She asked
"No never." He replied
Willa rolled her eyes but knew this was the only way to take care of the problem.
"Dean thought it would be best if you and I to do it alone, for your comfort." Sam paused. "I guess it's best to do it in the bathroom with you on the…"
Willa nodded again. The situation would be embarrassing enough she didn't really want to talk about it. She just wanted to get it over with.
