In the hotel room Sam did as he said and placed a thick line of salt at the window. He pulled out his cell phone and dialed. Willa could only hear his side of the conversation.
"Dean…..where am I supposed to sleep?...I'm not sleeping WITH her…..Dean….Dean!"
He looked at the phone angrily and cursed.
"Are we roomies tonight?" Willa asked
He looked at her surprised.
"No I can sleep in the car." Sam replied
"I thought you didn't want to leave me alone."
"I can sleep in the hallway."
"Don't be ridiculous Sam. We're adults."
"I wouldn't want you to be uncomfortable."
"You saved my life. If you wanted to rape me you would've done it by now." She said shrugging her shoulders. He smiled and got back to work placing salt at the door to the room. Willa pulled off her robe and climbed into bed.
"I'm going to jump in the shower if you don't mind." He asked
Willa smiled. "Please I don't want to smell you." She joked.
He returned the smile and headed for the shower. Willa settled in bed and tried to keep her thoughts off Sam naked in the shower. What a sight that would be she thought and scolded herself. She shook her head and pulled the covers to her neck. She inhaled the fresh scent of the clean linens and was grateful for this warm room and soft clean bed. She sighed and drifted off to sleep.
She dreamt she was back in the nightmare. The small room felt like being in a coffin but the room was large. Hanging by their hands were dead, bloody, pale girls all throughout the room. The demon raped several of the corpses while Willa watched in horror. Her own hands were tied above her head. He stared in her direction with a huge wicked grin. His black eyes never broke free from their stare. He steadily pounded into the pour dead girl. Blood began pouring from her loins. He didn't stop and he never stopped staring. He grunted loudly and left the girl. He came to Willa covered in the girls blood. He grabbed her face and kissed Willa making her taste blood. She jerked her head away and blood was pouring from her mouth. The demon laughed and slammed into her. The pain was so intense she screamed. She woke with a start clutching her abdomen. She was a bit disoriented for a moment but her eyes quickly adjusted to the dark room. She sighed with relief realizing she was in the hotel room and not in hell again. She could see Sam was asleep but he was breathing heavily. Too heavy. Willa got up from the bed and walked over to his bed. He groaned a loud "No"
"Sam." She said softly. He didn't wake up but he shifted his position in the bed.
"Sam." She said louder and touched his arm shaking him lightly. Before she realized he was awake he grabbed her by the arms and slammed her on the bed knocking the air out of her. His hands quickly went to her throat. Before he squeezed he realized it was Willa. He released the tight grip and stumbled back from the bed. She breathed heavy with fright and attempting to pull air back into her lungs.
"Sam?" She managed to croak.
He responded with an angry growl. He was mad at himself for doing this again to her. She didn't deserve anyone to mistreat her especially at this time. Willa moved against the headboard and drew her knees to her chest. He had frightened her but she knew he didn't mean it. She stared as he paced the room.
"What just happened?" She asked
He stopped pacing but didn't look at her. He was too ashamed of what he had done.
"I'm sorry. Reflex's I guess." He answered. His voice was filled with rage thought he spoke softly.
"You were having a bad dream" Willa told him though it came out as a question as well. Sam nodded. She could his silhouette. She was shaken by what had happened. He never hurt her but he scared her. He could have. She turned the light on and scooted back to her position. The dream scared her as well and she wasn't sure at this point what had frightened her more.
"Me too." She offered.
He finally turned to look at her and he could see how scared she was. He had no intentions of frightening this woman and that's exactly what he had done. He walked to the bed and sat down in front of her.
"I'm sorry." He said again.
"I should've known better. Your life is the things I only know as nightmares. Of course you're in attack mode all the time." She said
"I didn't hurt you did I?" He asked
"No." She replied shaking her head.
They sat in silence for a few moments. Willa was calming down and so was he.
"What were you dreaming about?" He asked
She relaxed and folded her legs in front of her. "The demon." She replied. She didn't want to go into more detail. Sam was satisfied with that answer. He probably didn't want to hear anymore than that. If she wanted to say more she could but he wasn't going to force her.
"What about you?" Willa asked Sam
He sighed and closed his eyes. "My mother was killed when I was a baby. I have flashbacks where I feel like I can remember it. And my girlfriend was killed a couple of years ago. Both by demons." He answered
Willa was shocked by what he had said. She had no idea that demons were so dangerous in the world.
"It's because of what I do." He said giving her and explanation. She nodded trying to get a grip on this new life. He frowned and shook his head staring off into the dark. He relived his memory of his girlfriend constantly. He was there for her death and the memory haunted him constantly. He closed his eyes seeing her face in his head.
"I was going to marry that girl." His voice cracked with obvious sadness. Willa reached out to him and took his hand. He shook his head and looked into Willa's blue eyes.
"Sorry. It's been a long time since I talked about it." He said sadly
Willa perched up on her knees and wrapped her arms around his neck. He hesitated but returned the embrace. She felt him breathe in and let go of a sigh.
"Thank you Willa." He said. She hugged him tighter to reassure him and pulled away.
"Stay here with me." She said and was shocked by her own impulse. Sam's eyes widened too.
"Just keeping each other company." She said shrugging her shoulders. He slowly responded with a nod. He wanted to be sure that's what she wanted.
"Yeah that sounds nice…I haven't slept with a woman in a while." He said and shook his head as Willa gave him a mocking look.
"I mean…." Sam stammered.
"I know what you mean." She said
It was hard to believe this hunk of a man was any kind of tripped up by her. She felt it had something to do with her current status of mental health. She leaned and turned the light off. She moved to one side of the bed and slid under the covers. Sam joined her under the covers. They looked at each other for a moment and Sam smiled.
"Good night." She said
"Night Willa." Sam replied.
She turned on her side facing away from him. Not purposely but that was simply how she slept. Sam watched her turn away from him and he couldn't help himself. He moved to her and pushed his body against hers, spooning her. Willa was surprised by his actions but at the same time she was immediately comforted. He wrapped his arm around her waist careful not to make any unwanted movements. He found her hand in the dark and she allowed him to entwine their fingers together.
"Is this okay?" He asked softly
She squeezed his hand in response and mumbled. "Mmm hmm." His warmth felt amazing and Willa was content with the feeling. She was exhausted and his heat made her drift even faster. Sam was turned on by the beautiful girl and holding her in his arms didn't make it easy but knowing she needed comfort allowed him to easily control his excitement. He hadn't held a woman this way since his girlfriend had passed. He closed his eyes and breathed in the soft scent of her hair. Feeling her body relax he knew she fell asleep. His own body triggered its tiredness and it wasn't long before he joined Willa in slumber.
