Hello lovely people of FanFiction, very sorry for the long wait and this isn't a major eventful final chapter so no excuse for the long wait, sorry again Xxx
I hope you enjoyed reading my little story as much as I enjoyed writing it :-)
Once they were back inside Dean bee-lined for the room at the back of Bobby's, the one Jess and him had shared more than once. Placing her on the bed after Charley had lifted the blankets back, he made sure to cover her up and keep her warm. Then, he just sat next her, not able to bring himself to look away from her for even a moment. Sam pulled an old arm chair that was in the corner of the room over to the bed side and sat down pulling Charley onto his lap, he didn't want to talk about it now but he had been terrified she had been going back home right when that light got so bright that he could no longer see her. So as selfish as it sounded even to himself he just really needed the reassurance that she was still here.
"What was your dream like Charley?" Dean asked softly still not looking away from Jess
Charley sighed and tried to stop her thoughts whirling before she started filling the boys in, "It was the same place Jess talked about, open field, the stone benches...the white wolf..."
"She was in her wolf form, even though we knew who she was?" Sam asked
"Ye I don't know why but she did change...and my god the both of them are so beautiful...the energy just pours off of them. But they told me everything. Jess knew what she had to do but if she told any of us anything and I mean even the smallest hint that everything would work out then Badb's magic could have been interfered with and she might not have been able to be brought back..." Charley sighed again and looked at Jess with new eyes, how much strength she needed to keep something so serious to herself, how scared had she been and how alone she must have felt.
"So she really couldn't say anything?" Dean asked half afraid that this was still all a dream
Charley shook her head "No, not a word. Badb and Athena said that if any other supernatural creature or deity caught wind of what they had been doing, they would have went out of their way to ruin it. Apparently what they did with Jess wasn't something they should have done no other god should have got involved in the apocalypse set down by another"
"Did they say why they did get involved then?" Sam asked
"Yep, they knew that if Lucifer was to rise that their balance would be set off and no one else seemed to agree so they formed a plan, starting with two of their line bonding and ending with Jess" Dean nodded he barely had the sense to follow what Charley was saying but he needed to know why Jess had done what she had. And now that he did every bit of anger he had been feeling drained from his body, he felt angry at himself now more so because Jess would have had to go through all of that alone.
"What else did they say Charley?" Sam said wrapping his arms around her waist and squeezing her just a little. Charley looked down at Sam's arms and slid one of her hands down along his arm. She turned in his lap a little bit so she could see his face, biting her lip to try and find the right words.
"They said that myself and Jess are protected by them now, us and our descendants will be guarded by them..."
"Higher powered body guards, sweet" Dean sassed half heartedly, Charley laughed nervously and shot her eyes towards Dean, seeing he was still fixed on Jess she looked back to Sam and gently lifted one of his hands. Sam's smiled softly at her and cocked his head to the side, waiting for Charley to finish what she was going to say but she placed his hand gently on her stomach still looking at him, her own eyes welling slightly the contrasting smile breaking out on her face relaxing Sam enough to wait.
"They said I was pregnant..." Charley's breathing hitched and her teeth clamped down on her bottom lip trying to shut herself up and let Sam realise what she had said. Dean's head whipped around his jaw hanging open and Sam was no better his mouth opening and closing floundering for anything to say. His eyes shot from Charley's face to his hand she had placed on her stomach, shock ricocheting through his body.
Dean sat and stared at Sam with Charley on his lap, hand placed on her stomach and could actually see when the news had clicked in his little brothers head. The widest and brightest smile he had ever seen broke out across his face as he gazed at the hand resting on Charley's stomach
"You're pregnant?" Sam choked out, Charley nodded her own face a light with happiness
"That's what they said...I haven't done a test but I mean..."
"Why would you need to? You just got a higher power ultrasound" Dean added his own smile now blinding with the news of a new baby, that he was going to be an uncle and as much as he tried to help it a small selfish thought popped into his head, me and Jess could have kids...I could have my own family as well as Sam...we could all be a family...Bobby...
Dean laughed then, "Dude Bobby is gonna freak when he hears he's going to be a grandfather"
If possible Sam's smile got brighter "Bobby's gonna be a grandfather...God I'm gonna be a daddy..." with that Sam's lips smashed down on Charley's making her giggle and laugh. The atmosphere in the room shun with the news of Charley and Sam having a child and with Jess safe and alive in the bed in the middle of it all
Two days after the news of Charley being pregnant and Sam was already fusing like a mother hen, he had made a doctor's appointment for a week's time and Charley had told him that they were having a little girl. He was already preening like a proud father because he knew his little girl would be the spit of her mother, he sighed even thinking about Charley being the mother to his child had his heart fluttering. Images of her glowing with growth and rounded with his baby girl, Sam had never imagined they would get the chance to have a family.
The only worry was Jess, she was still asleep on the bed they had placed her on two nights ago, barely moving only the rise and fall of her chest a reassurance that she was in fact alive. Dean was becoming anxious, he couldn't help it, he knew Charley had said she would need to sleep for a while, but man how long was a while. Charley wasn't worried Badb and Athena had said Jess would wake up when she was rested enough, what her soul went through was intense and she needs time to pull herself back together.
Charley had taken to lying with Jess in bed for a few hours during the day, she had started to read to her, just something to pass the time. She also made sure to kick Dean out for an hour or so at least so he could eat proper meals and shower. He still looked a little haggard but in the space of two days he looked ten times better than what he had, she saw him pick up the book she had started to read to Jess more than once and knew he was reading to her as well. She would never say but Dean could be adorable when people weren't looking or at least when he thought that people weren't looking.
Charley was stretched out next to Jessie now, book lying open on her stomach but she wasn't reading from it. She was having her own one sided conversation with Jess, telling her all about her dream, her new tattoo and their new baby girl.
"Me and Sam are trying to think of names, I know it's way too soon but we're just throwing ideas around. I did ask if he wanted to call her Mary but he said no, he wants a fresh name for our little girl, which makes sense because I really don't want to name her after anyone either"
Charley babbled on and on about baby names and what she had started to read about pregnancy, and how much fretting after her Sam had already started doing. She was that focused on what she had been saying that Charley missed the small movements of Jessie's hands and the fluttering of her eye lids.
Jess felt different, she felt groggy and heavy limbed, the darkness starting to fade as she registered the light hitting her face. She tried to focus on her eyes, wanting to open them, needing to see where she was when the sound of someone talking caught her attention. Her hearing felt dulled for a few minutes until eventually the voice became clearer, it was Charley, her voice quiet and wistful while she spoke about names. Jess didn't understand what she was listening to until she heard Charley say something about a little girl and pregnancy. As sluggish as her body felt her mind was sharper and it clicked Pregnant...What names...Charley's pregnant?
Charley was still oblivious to Jessie's fluttering eyes while she babbled on about all of the things she had to look forward to while being pregnant.
"I know it could still be too early but so far I haven't had any morning sickness but that could still hit me in a few weeks..." Charley gasped when she felt a gentle tugging on her hand, she snapped her head to the side, Jess was struggling to open her eyes but a warm smile graced her face "You're pregnant?" Jessie's voice croaked, Charley couldn't find her own voice to answer and only ended up nodding dumbly, until she practically threw her arms around Jess.
Jess laughed quietly, her throat a little dry from not being used, but she sluggishly lifted her arms to hug Charley back. "I take that as a yes then baby girl" she said teasing.
Charley pulled back a little to see Jessie's face, her eyes welling up with a few stray tears making their way down her cheeks.
"Yeah Jess, I'm pregnant" she laughed "Sam! Dean!" Charley shouted suddenly causing Jess to jump with surprise. Hurried footsteps thumped down the hallway.
"Charley?" Sam and Dean burst through the door, an edgy of panic on their faces until they saw Jess struggling to sit up next to Charley on the bed. Sam seemed to get over his shock first when he quickly moved to Jessie's side and help her sit up against the head board of the bed, Dean still stood by the door, too many emotion racking through his body for him to settle on one. As soon as Jess was sitting up Charley practically threw herself at Jess again, arms flung around her neck as a few stray tears fell from her eyes. Dean watched as another warm smile broke out across Jessie's face when she put her arms around Charley hugging her back, he couldn't help that he was finding it hard to move, pure elation just hit him square in the chest when he saw her awake.
Jess pulled Charley into her even tighter before letting her go, she swiped away the wet marks on her face and turned to Sam to throw her arms around his neck, "Congratulations Daddy to be" she said
Sam laughed load hugging Jess fiercely and whispering a thank you before pulling back, Jessie's blinding smile turned to Dean, her own eyes tearing up slightly from seeing Sam and Charley as it was. Charley motioned to Sam with her head and he got the idea, pushing himself up off the bed as Charley swung her legs around. Charley shoved Dean towards Jess before following Sam out the door and closing it softly behind them. Charley's shove had moved Dean a little closer to the bed but he was still having trouble finding his feet and stood next to the side of the bed until Jessie's voice broke through to him.
"Dean?" Jess was feeling more than a little scared at how Dean was going to be towards her, I mean she lied through her teeth to him and he still hadn't moved, until she had said his name.
Once his name passed her lips Dean went from standing next to the bed to next to Jessie pulling her into his arms in seconds. She gasped at the quick motion but didn't fight it as he lifted her up and pulled her onto his lap arms latched around her waist and head buried in her hair. Jess pulled herself closer with her arms around his neck and curled herself into his chest as much as she could. They stayed like that for a long time, Dean's arms eventually loosening so he could pull back and see Jess.
"Jessie... are you ok? ...Are you still hurt?" Jess lifted her head from his shoulder and couldn't help the watery smile she gave him, gently placing her hand on his cheek.
"No Dean, I'm fine" Dean had leaned into her soft touch on his face, his own hand finding its place over hers so he could hold hers there.
"You're sure?" he whispered, voice cracking
"Yes I'm sure" Jess shook her head as more tears flowed and her face all but crumbled as she saw all of the emotion play on Dean's own face. "I'm so sorry Dean, I can't tell you how hard it was not telling you. All I wanted to do was spill everything to you but they told me that even one whisper could mean I wouldn't be brought back...I'm so sorry I didn't tell you, I'm sorry I hurt you I can't even imagine..." Jess couldn't stop the rant from flowing but Dean stopped it for her all but smashing his lips down on hers cutting of her silly apologies. He tightened his arm around her waist pulling her as close as possible, Jess's arm's wound around his shoulders one hand trailing up into his hair and pulling him closer. They kissed desperately for uncountable minutes, unrelenting in their effort to get closer to each other. Dean moved his hands from around her waist to cradle her face tugging until he could see her breaking their kiss. She had tears still streaming down her face, her cheeks flushed and grasping from air because of their kiss. He tenderly stroked his thumbs down her cheeks, wiping tears as he did, his eyes riveted on the sight of her alive and well, the heat from her skin a solid reminder that she was really here. He had a hundred things he wanted to say to her, he wanted to reassure her, to tell her she had nothing to be sorry for and the only thing that mattered was that she came back to him. He inwardly cursed his inability for times like this and said the one thing he knew would say all that to her and more.
"I love you"
Jess's heart leapt her breathing stopped as it took all but a second for her to grasp what he had said. She smiled and it took Dean's breath away. Jess threw herself back into him and kissed him so sweetly that it had Dean trembling with the need to be closer to Jess but she pulled back resting her head against his.
"I love you too" she whispered
Time seemed to stop for the couple as they eventually lay back on the bed together facing one another and Dean finding it hard to stop staring, tracing Jessie's face with the tips of his fingers. The gentle caresses returned by Jess as she mapped out his shoulders and chest with her own hands not wanting to get her own hands in Dean's way just so he wouldn't stop touching her.
A muffled noise from down stairs brought Dean out of his haze and it clicked with him that he had been keeping Jess all to himself when Charley and Sam had been missing her as much as he had, particularly Charley. The fact that they had left them alone for so long up here was not lost on him and he was grateful for it but he couldn't keep her away from them any longer.
"Come on Jess" Dean pulled himself up off the bed and waited by the door for Jess, taking her hand once she was in reaching distance not willing to lose contact for too long.
As soon as they were down the stairs Jess was tackled by a smaller body and as Charley's arms latched around her waist Dean had no choice but to let her hand go. He stepped back giving the girls there space, Sam came up beside him and nudged his shoulder flashing Dean a smile when he looked over to him, Dean smiling back.
"Charley insisted that we give you two some alone time" Sam said making Dean smile happily again.
"I didn't realise we had been up there so long it's not like I was trying to keep her to myself or anything I just didn't notice..." Dean explained
"I wasn't saying it for that, just letting you know Charley wanted you two to have your space" Sam said and Dean got it, Charley was worried that he would have felt guilty about monopolising Jess and he had but it just wasn't as strong a feeling as all the happy ones.
Jess and Charley still stood embracing at the bottom of the stairs happy tears seeping out of Charley's eyes and Jess instinctively comforting her, soothing her with words and gentle touches. Charley eventually pulled away giggling she felt so happy, Sam then took the chance to pull Jess into a hug, squeezing her tight before letting her step back into the circle of Dean's arms.
"Oh and congratulations again" Jess said, Sam's face lighting up and slung an arm over Charley's shoulders
"Thanks Jess, I can't wait for our baby girl to get here"
"It's a girl?" Jess said excitedly
"Yup" Charley nodded "your two dream invaders told me themselves" making the small group laugh. A beeping from the kitchen broke Charley out from under Sam's arm as she ran back to the kitchen. The smell of food wafted into the hall making Jess's mouth water "That smells amazing"
"Come on" Dean pulled Jess through to the kitchen the four sitting down for a massive meal that Charley had put together, Jess inhaling half her body weight in food
"Jesus Jess you'll make yourself sick" Sam joked, Dean and Charley chuckling at her expression of innocence
"I actually can't stop eating" She laughed as she put another forkful of food in her mouth.
After they had finished eating they ambled into the living room placing themselves in front of the fire Sam had lit earlier. Charley went on to tell Jess all about her own dream and how she had a tattoo as well. Then went on to telling Jess how happy her and Sam were about being parents, that they had already called Bobby and told him he was going to be a grandfather.
"Where is Bobby anyway?" Jess asked
"He's over the other side of the country went there before we got you back but once we called him he said he was going to take the long way back, his way of giving us some down time I guess" Sam said
"I think he's gonna make an amazing grandfather, and be prepared you two I plan on spoiling that little girl to within an inch of her life" Jess gushed excitedly making Dean laugh, but seeing her so excited about kids made Dean think about when they could make their own family. And later on when they had all said goodnight and he was alone in bed with Jess again he built up the nerve to ask her.
"Jess do you think maybe someday we could have a family?" Dean was a nervous wreck asking Jess this, as stupid as it sounds after everything they had been through this was scarier than most, apart from when he lost her. But he had no need to worry because the smile that broke out on her face was answer enough.
"I can't wait until we have our own little munch-kin, you are going to be an amazing father."
With that Dean closed the small space in between them pulling Jess flush to him and kissed the girl he loved soundly on the lips, promising her anything and everything she wanted the best way he knew how to while whispering "I love you"
The End
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