I dressed in my own clothes, goose bumps moving across my skin. Dean sat on the end of the bed, lacing his boots, watching me move. I pulled a black t-shirt over my head, crossing in front of Dean, completely on edge from his scrutiny, but relaxed from our, ahem, activities.

I bent to dig some jeans out of my duffle and gasped as Dean's arms snaked around my waist. I tensed. Dean chuckled, pulling me back on to the bed. My breath was shallow as Dean ran a hand down my side. I winced when he placed pressure on the knot on my hip. "Ah-ha! Found your limp." I squeezed my eyes shut as he probed the knot in my muscles. It hurt like a bitch. "Relax. Trust me." I did my best to do as I was told. I lay back, closed my eyes, and tried not to whine as his fingers worked on my hip. His other hand ran through my hair.

It wasn't until his lips touched mine that I realized that knot was gone. When he pulled back, his eyes searched mine. "We are kinda dumb, aren't we?"

I took a deep breath, playing with the frayed edge of his ripped shirt. "Undoubtedly."

Dean grinned, flopping back on the bed. "Think the monsters would mind if we just stayed here?"

I sighed, sitting up. "The monsters wouldn't, but the people we help sure would." I felt tingly as his hand traced circles on the four leafed clover tattoo on my lower back.

There were a lot of things I wanted to say, but I knew I would screw up the moment if I opened my mouth, so I just kept silent, enjoying just being there with Dean.

"I know the answer, but I have to ask. Any chance you'd sit the next job out?" I glanced at Dean out of the corner of my eye. "What if I said please?"

"Not gonna happen." I smirked, giving Dean a taste of his own, infuriating medicine as I stood. After a couple day s in Kirsti's clothes, mine jeans and t-shirt felt baggy and frumpy, and I frowned a bit. Dean kept watching, and I flushed. "What?"

"I'm debating if I should tie you up again and just keep you in my bedroom."

"Probably not. It's kinda creepy." I grinned. How stupid was I, not to enjoy this before now? "I'll make you a deal, Dean."

He moved behind me, his hands on my hips, his face hidden by my hair as he kissed my neck. "Sam and I don't have the best experience with deals." Dean nipped at my neck.

"Well, regardless… You can tie me up as much as you want, as long as it's between jobs."

Dean's hands snaked up my shirt. "Tempting." I leaned back against him, his hard warmth reassuring. "But I want you to be safe. And safe and I aren't even in the same zip code."

I turned, wrapping my arms around his neck, kissing along his jaw like I'd wanted to do so many times before now. He growled a bit. "You are persuasive." I grinned

"Debate team captain. Although back then the tactics were a bit different."

"Nerd."

I pressed a kiss to his mouth. "You know it."

"You should-"

I cut Dean off. "If the next words out of your mouth have anything to do with me going off to find a normal life, the next thing I gank, will be you. This is my normal now, Dean."

"You're stubborn as hell."

"So I've been told." I smiled

"Sam and I make this life double dangerous."

"I've been told that too."

Dean shook his head, closing his eyes "What the hell are we doing?" To say that he looked conflicted would be a major understatement.

"Saving people. Hunting things."

Dean chuckled. "The family business."

"More exciting than my family business." I laughed. "It's safe to say I'm probably not gonna end up a school teacher."

"You still could." Dean's face was serious, and I sighed.

"No." Stepped away from Dean, moving to the door. "I've long since gotten out of my family business. And I'm not gonna let you leave me behind."

The end of Part one

A/n- I love you all so much! Sunshine, Mary Jane, Petrova, Wide Awake, Sammi, Quiet Wanderer, BJQ... I weas going to leave you all thinking this was the end... But I can't be mean and psyche you guys like that. I will say that I am plugging away at part two. It's nearly half done, and I will start posting chapters as SOON as I get my keyboard in the mail. (Tomorrow!) I'm sorry this is so short, but I PROMISE to make it up to you within the first two chapters of part two, which will go up as soon as tomorrow. Thanks for all the kind words, constructive criticism, and mutual fangirling. Everyone needs someone to fangirl with! :)