Little heart to hearts in this chapter, building up the romance I promise

Jessie had hastily put her clothes back on, now feeling the cold from the water, Charley was shivering slightly and Dean was out right trembling. Jessie whispered something to Charley and both of them went to Dean's side, giving Sam the keys of the Impala.

"What..are you doing?" he snapped between chattering teeth.

"You'll freeze so...in the back of the car with me and Jess" Charley and Jess pushed and pulled him towards the car.

"What..no I'm fine, I'll warm up in the car ..."
Jessie sighed softly "Dean, shush, now in the back...go"
"Bossy" huffed Dean.

Dean was now in between the two girls on the way back to the motel, they had shrugged him out of his soaked coat and both wrapped their arms around his waist.

"Alright...I can live with this" Dean said his teeth had stopped chattering from the cold, but his body still shaking.

"I hope you don't get sick...Jesus your fucken hand Dean..." Jess said only, noticing the busted knuckles and blood slowly dripping from the split skin. She reached out gentle and turned it around to examine it, checking the fingers to see if any had broken, Dean winced.
"Ye know you could have just asked if they were broken..."
"Would you have told me the truth?" Jess asked looking up through her lashes, catching Dean's guilty look "Thought so...now let me look"

Sam made it back to the motel in quick time, "I don't know about anyone else but I say we get out of here as quick as we can" Stated Sam

"Cool, we'll pack, Dean you hop in the shower you need to get warm quicker than the rest of us." Jess ordered.

"You know you're really bossy, Jessie?" Dean said

"Only when it comes to taken care of the people I care about...so deal with it" she quipped affectionately, causing Dean to flash a flirtatious smile.

Sam and Charley had hopped out of the car and already made their way into the motel room, Jess and Dean now following.

Jess pushed Dean towards the bathroom, his bag slung over her shoulder and placed it in on the floor for him. "When you're out one of us will fix your hand up" Jessie flashed him a big smile, causing his breath to hitch, she looked at him funny for a moment "Did he cause any bad damage around your neck?" Jess reached forward to examine his marks, Dean stepped back and reassured her quickly.

"No its fine, Geez Jessie will you stop, I'll bet your more banged up than me, he man handled you more"

"Nope, actually I think when his Dad fixed me up, he healed up any injuries, see..." Jess stuck out her hands and arms to show the clear skin, even though she had been pretty banged up from struggling and hitting out. Everyone relaxed from hearing that but Charley still had a nasty bruise on her arm and Dean well his hand was banged up but not broke, he had bruising and mark around his neck and some up his jaw from where Triton had gripped him and held him out of the water.

"Well, alright then..."

Dean gratefully got into the shower trying to heat his body up, he couldn't help but be relieved that Jess had gotten healed in some way, all that god Poseidon kept say was how much pain Jess would have had to have gone through, it made his blood boil just thinking about it.

Sam was packing up his things and looked over to Jess and Charley, Jess had Charley sitting on the bed and was checking her arm. The bruise was in a hand shaped mark, making Jessie stomach churn and her face pinch with worry, "Jess I know that look, I'm fine it's just bruising it'll be gone in a few days..."
"I know Charley girl...he shouldn't have gotten his fucken hands on you in the first place.." she sighed.

"Jess you got Charley out of there as quick as you could, you took hits to protect her...you did all you could" explained Sam, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder, Sam got a proper look at the mark on Charley's arm, "We can put a cooling pack on it, stop any more swelling"

"I don't know about anyone else, but I'm beat why don't we go a few hours out of town and stop for the night?" asked Charley.

"Sounds like a plan Charley" smiled Sam

They started packing up the rest of their things, clearing up the salt lines and packed the car before Dean came out of the shower. When he came out of the shower Jess had taken some stuff out of the first aid kit and left them on the bed. "Dude, I'm really not used to being minded this much..."

"Shut up man, you are loving it, I'd help but I think you'll like it better if Nurse Jessie did it" Sam smirked

"Bitch"

Jessie bounced back into the motel room "Ok we're all packed up...oh hay, how's your hand Hotstuff?"

"It's fine Jessie, really" She didn't listen instead she walked over and took his hand, inspecting it herself.

"Nah your still bleeding and the skins split pretty bad, I'm gonna clean it and wrap it...eh no complaining" Jess cut Dean's protest off "Sit" she pointed to the bed. Sam slinked out of the room to return the key and laughed silently at Deans flustered expression, Dean shot him a sour look but just cleared his throat and held his hand out to Jess.

She expertly cleaned and wrapped his hand, fingers nimble and efficient brushing against his hand causing no pain. Dean looked on fondly at Jess, "Ok now I can see you in a nursing outfit..." Dean flirted

"Ha...I can only imagine how people would listen to me if I was wearing what you're picturing me in...bet they'd take their meds then" Jessie laughed

"Well I wouldn't say no"
"Liar...you'd have to be fecken held down"
"Hmmm ye probable right actually" they laughed

"Ok, all done Hotstuff..." she leaned forward almost in between Deans legs on the bed, Dean leaned back slightly

"What ya doing?"

"Checking your neck Dean, he held you pretty tight..."

"Its fine, no hard breathing or anything...I swear" Dean pouted attempting to look cute
"Ok...and thank you. Still getting used to having more than just Charley girl there to do stuff like that" she leaned forward and placed a kiss on his cheek. Dean cleared his throat and helped Jessie back to her feet, she had this adorable little crease between her eyes. Then she put her hand to his forehead, "Jess what..."

"I think you're getting a fever, you seem a little hot?"

"Well I'm more than a little hot" Dean smirked

"No arguments there but I meant a temperature" Jess sassed and turned, Dean could swear she was swaying her hips like that on purpose.

Sam and Charley were already in the car ready to go, Jessie hopped in the back and noticed Charley in the front. She raised a brow slyly at her, and smirked when Charley and Sam blushed. There adorable together.

Dean slid in next to Jess and resisted the urge to rib Sammy about his girl being in the front seat with him.

"We're gonna go about three hours out Dean, then stop, everyone's beat" Sam said

Dean grunted a reply already closing his eyes to try sleep, after the last few days no one had really got that much sleep.

After an hour in the car everyone chatting quietly, Jess noticed Dean couldn't get comfortable enough to sleep and he seemed a little flushed. He was already dozing so Jess tugged his arm and he looked at her beryl eyed but followed her tugging motions until his head was on her lap and he was squashed into the back bench, but at least his neck wasn't all bent. Charley looked into the back seat at Dean, "His face seems a little flushed Jessie"
"I was just thinking the same thing, I think we might be coming down with something"

"There was a sign back there next motel should only be about an hour and a half away" Sam said worriedly, "Is he bad? Dean doesn't usually get sick"
"I'm thinking that fucker did more than just hold Dean up by his neck" Jess said, she stroked his feverish forehead and rubbed his shoulder soothingly. "We still have an anti-biotic in the med kit, it mightn't be a bad idea if he takes a course" said Charley

"Ye well, good luck getting tablets into him" Sam snorted

"Oh, I think me and Charley will manage" they laughed, they'd gotten meds into people who were a lot worse.

Arriving at a dingy little motel in the middle of nowhere, Charley went in to book a room, while Sam helped Jess sit Dean up, he mumbled something but couldn't make it out against Jessie's lap, he did hold on a little tighter though causing Jess and Sam to smile.

"And I'm gonna tease him for that now" Sam said, causing Jessie to giggle.

Charley went to the back of the Impala and started to grab some of the bags, "Room 11, there. He doing ok?"

"Think the fever is just making him sleepy, let's just get him to bed"

Sam was able to heave Dean up and bring him into the motel room, Dean mumbling and grumping about wanting to sleep, Charley and Jess made a few runs to the car and back then locked it up and went into the room. Sam rummaged in the med kit for the medicine and went back to Dean.

"Dean come on, up you get" pushing Dean up he tried to wake him, Jess came over with a glass of water and sat on the other side of Dean.

"What...le'me sleep" he grumped.

"Come on Dean, open up and then you can sleep" Jess coaxed. Dean glared softly in Jessie's direction, but did as she asked.

Once they got Dean to take the medicine they let him sleep. Sam's gaze followed Charley around the room as she grabbed a few things and walked around the room helping Jessie do the salt lines. Jessie pushed Charley towards the bathroom, shushing her when Charley asked if she minded. Jess saw Sam's stare at the bathroom door, smiling softly

"As forward as Charley seems she is shy when it comes to making the first move ye know"
"Wh...what?" Sam stuttered "I ... uh...why you telling me?" Sam said clearing his throat

Jess sat on the other queen bed next to Sam

"I'm protective of Charley, you've probably noticed ..."

"Just a bit..."Sam laughed

"Well I like you Sam, you're a good man and I can see you like her, and I know she likes you, so I'm not saying you have to do anything but you being with her is something I will stand by" Jessie smiled sweetly and gave his hand a gentle squeeze.

Sam sighed heavily, "Jess there's things in my past, that I'm sure if you knew you would have Charley and yourself over the other side of the country to get away from me..."
Jess cut off Sam's ramble, "Things you did, when bad or good still made you the man you are now. And trust me, me and Charley...there are dark patches in our past as well mind you it's not on the supernatural side of things but...Look..." she sighed "I'm sorry if I'm being to forward but I've seen you looking at her practically since we got here. I know my Charley girl if she didn't like you, you'd know it"

"You're really perceptive" stated Sam

"Hay makes me a good psych nurse, but Charley always says it only with other people...don't really know what she means by that though"

Jess smiled at Sam again and went to her duffle, "You wanna hit the shower after Charley?"

"Nah I'll go after you, you're still wet. Can't have you getting sick as well"

Jessie could see that Sam's head was going a mile a minute, obviously ruminating on these things in his past. She walked back over to Sam crouched in front of him and grabbed his chin gently in her hand locking her gaze with his.

"You're a good man Sam, the things you and your brother have done to save people is unbelievable and amazing. Have a little more faith in yourself" she placed a sisterly his on his forehead. Hearing the bathroom door unlock Jess grabbed her shower things and headed to the bathroom. Giving Charley a slap on the ass and running for the bathroom when she chased after "I'll get you back for that, ye perv"

"Come off it you love it" Jessie giggled from the other side of the door.

Sam was laughing out right on the bed clutching his side, Charley had this cute pout on her face, "Man, Dean is gonna be sick he missed that"

Charley turned and smiled at Sam, "I'm sure it'll happen again", Charley checked Dean's temperature, humming to herself "Feels like it's staying the same so that's ok, we'll try get something into him in a while"

Sam nodded feeling a little bit awkward around Charley now after Jessie's little chat, suck it up, just ask her to go get food with you, you've done it loads of times.

"Charley you wanna go out with me..." Charley stopped putting her stuff in her bag and looked at Sam "well I don't mean go out, out with me...I mean not that I wouldn't like if you did...no I mean...uh do you wanna go get some food with me?" Sam's face had gone five shades of red and he was just so happy that Dean was passed out and hadn't heard that pathetic attempt at conversation.

"Sure Sam, I'll just tell Jess" Charley went over and knocked on the bathroom door and Jess open it wrapped in a towel a massive smile on her face and small giggles slipping out "What..has you so happy? Or should I ask?" Charley teased

Jessie just laughed, looking at Sam and Charley pointed to her legs "Look ha... still there...look, so pretty"

Charley laughed at Jessie's antics and patted her head, "Yes they are legs Jess very good" Jess swatted her hand away "Slag me all you want, I was still expecting that tail to jump me in the shower"
"Me and Sam are going to go for food" she said chuckling
"Ok, take your time" Charley made her way to the door and Jess threw a wink at Sam behind her back., making him blush again.

Sam still felt a small bit awkward with Charley, he didn't know whether to hug Jessie for what she said or stick her with a fork. They've been here for over two months now so Sam couldn't really say it was just a crush he had on Charley. She's funny, kind, smart, has a brilliant sense of hummer and she's beautiful, what else would anyone else what in a woman. I haven't had feelings like this since Jess, definitely not counting his horrible mistake of Ruby. Charley was humming along to a tune on the radio a content smile on her face.

"How's your arm Charley?" Sam asked not able to see it under the sleeves of her top.

"It feels much better, gonna mark like a bastard though. I'll have to keep it out of Jessie sight until it calms a bit" she smiled

"You think it'll bother her that much?"
"Oh ye, I'll bet she has it in her head that it's her fault already. That she should have swam faster or better yet just said no to my stubborn ass"
"It wasn't anybody's fault but that eh so call gods" he sneered

"Well no, I'm thinking it's more my own fault..."
Sam frowned "And how do you figure that?" he asked smartly

"I should have listened to you" she said softly

"What?..." he trailed off

"You were right, having the two of us in the water was stupid but I didn't listen and I know Jessie very rarely says no to me. So I'm sorry, if I hadn't been such an ass then Dean wouldn't be sick and I'm sure Jess was hurting till that god of sea's healed her" Charley sniffed a little

Sam had pulled over outside a small set of shops and was now looking at Charley, "Are you crying Charley?" without waiting for an answer he pulled her into a hug.

"It's ok...everyone's ok now. I know Dean's sick, but it's only a small fever that with the lack of sleep all of us has had just made it hit him a little harder. Everyone fine Charley"

She nodded against his chest, "Sorry, I'm not usually this weepy ..."

"Is there something else on your mind Charley?"

She pulled herself into his chest a little tighter, Sam squeezing her a little more, "Charley?..." he asked.

"Jessie's younger brother's birthday is next week, it's my younger brother's after. And in two months time we'll have been missing for a year" Charley whispered. Sam pulled Charley's small form so she was draped across his lap, she had stopped crying but he could feel her body shaking slightly.

"Why haven't you talked about this Charley?...I know you and Jess do but I'm here if you ever want to"

"No Jessie takes care of me...comforts me and talks, but she doesn't cry. It would take a hell of a lot to make her cry, always has. I kinda feel like I'm dumping it all on her"

"You and I both know that's not the case, Jessie wouldn't do anything she doesn't want to. Being there for you is something she wants to do" Sam reassured. Charley smiled, she really liked Sam and here she was crying all over him.

"And embarrassed...damn" said Charley, wiping the invisible tears from her face and sitting up

"No need. You and Jess have really impressed me and Dean with how you have handled everything. So letting it out every once in a while is good" Sam gave her one last squeeze and pulled back, smiling his full dimpled Sammy smile at her, making her blush. Sam looked at the rising colour in her cheeks and decided Jessie would get a hug.

I'm not going to do anything now, just feel like I'm taking advantage of her...but I will.

"Ok so food?" said Charley

Jessie sat on the other queen bed, stretched out and wiggling her toe's every now and then, smiling to herself. She was flicking through the channels on the shitty little TV and heard Dean moan, swinging her legs over the bed and went to his side. He snuggled his face deeper into the pillow and sighed, feeling the bed dip, he opened his eyes.
"I feel like I've been hit by a truck" he whined, Jess went and got him two pain killers and a glass of water. He swallowed them dry and was going to leave the water but Jessie insisted he have some fluids. He rolled onto his side so he was facing Jessie and moaned again the light sensitive to his eyes. The light flicked off and he peeked at Jess, she was smiling at him.

"Thanks" he said gruffly

"No problem Hotstuff" she winked

Dean moaned for a different reason now, god she look good, she must have had a shower her hair was waved again, I love it when it's like that.

"How you feeling?...Crap I know but symptom wise?"

"I'll be fine, sleep it off...but I'm starved"
"Sam and Charley are gone to get some food, should be back soon, but I told them to take their time. I'll call them if you want?" she asked, Dean just smirked.

"You told them to take their time?..." Jessie tried he best to hold back a smile

"Yes"

Dean snorted and mumbled something into his pillow, "When did we get to the motel?" he asked

"Hmmm...about an hour and a half ago. You were out of it in the car so Sam kinda juggled ye in here"
"I don't usually sleep sitting up in the back of car, too cramped" Dean noticed the small smile on Jessie face "What?..."
"You didn't sleep sitting up, in fact we had to kinda wrestle you up off my lap" she smirked "You were adorable all, sleepy and grumpy"

"What are we doing counting off the seven dwarfs..." Dean snarked, Jess smiling at him

"When Sam and Charley get back with the food you need to take more medicine"

"Ugh I hate taking stuff, always knocks me out"
"You need it, we booked the room for the night, everyone is wrecked" Jessie sighed, and yawned almost emphasizing her point.

Dean still couldn't help but think about all the pain Jessie went through and if was effecting her at all now "You doin alright? He asked

"I'm good, really tired and still beyond happy I have my legs back" she giggled wiggling her toe's again.

"That god...Poseidon, he said that the pain you felt...well he made it sound real bad. Do you still hurt at all?" he asked, necessary chick-flick moment, he chanted in his head, although with Jess it wasn't really bothering him.

"No pain Hotstuff, actually had a shower and had my legs the whole time ha..."

He chuckled, sitting up in the bed he swayed a little "Whoa..." Jess eased him back into the bed, brushing her hands gentle over his brow checking his temperature. "You fever is still there, I may have to bug the two lover birds..." she mumbled.

"So you noticed..."

"Just a little" she smiled

They heard the rumble of the Impala outside the motel, Sam and Charley coming into the motel bags of food in their hands, laughing to themselves.

"Did you get me pie?"
"Yes I got you pie Dean" smiled Sam

"I knew there was a reason a kept you around Sammy"

They all ate their fill of the take away food that Sam and Charley had brought back, Jessie bullying Dean into taking more medicine and changing the bandage on his hands while Sam laugh. Dean had fallen back asleep after eating, Jessie still on the same bed as him. Sam and Charley sharing the other bed, Jess noticed they were sitting close enough and smiled.

Everyone eventually fell asleep, Dean being the only one under the blankets.

Dean was the first to wake, seemed they had all slept through the night, Jessie was facing him in the bed. So he indulged a little, watching her face in peaceful serenity, she looked so young like that, he never realised how guarded she was during the day. I rib Sammy about being a pussy when I still haven't made a move on Jess, Sammy had a point the first day she was here, if there ever was a perfect woman for me. And sweet jesus have I been raging hard for her more times than I can count. I'm gonna jump her bones the next time she leans against my baby.

He sighed, getting up out of bad and getting his wash bag for a shower, he felt much better this morning. Jess woke up as he was getting out of bed and grabbed his arm sleepily.

"Hay, sleepy head" Dean said

Jess smiled groggily and stretched across to brush his brow, Dean's breath hitched slightly until she said "Hay and no fever. Feelin' better?"

"Ye I'm good. Going for a shower, get them up, I want food"

"Yes sir" she mock saluted

Dean felt flushed again and bolted for the bathroom, time to clean the pipes.

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