You Save Me – Kenny Chesney

Every now and then
I get a little lost
The strings all get tangled
The wires all get crossed
Every now and then
I'm right upon the edge
Danglin' my toes out over the ledge
I just thank God you're here
'Cause when I'm a bullet shot out of a gun
'Cause when I'm a firecracker comin' undone
When I'm a fugitive ready to run
All wild-eyed and crazy
No matter where my reckless soul takes me, baby you save me

Baby you save me Slowly and painstakingly, Jo was beginning to feel something again. Her body felt like a submarine; heavy, clunky, and slowly but surely, rising up to the surface. Her head throbbed and everything was hazy and dark; but something was starting to feel more normal. Off in the distance, within her cloudy mind, she heard a faint beeping noise and then something cool and damp on her skin. It felt good and she reveled in the fact that it actually made her better, not worse…there were no loud noises like she had remembered before everything had disappeared and she realized she was laying on soft sheets, not the cold tile she remembered from before.

"Jo…can you hear me? " A distant voice was calling through the clouds.

She knew the voice from somewhere but couldn't place it…it was so familiar…it was Sam, she realized with relief. So at least she hadn't lost her mind. Now she wanted more than anything to open her eyes, to let Sam know what she was finally starting to feel better but her body wouldn't let her. She commanded her eyes to open but they didn't listen. Maybe if she could just get something else to move…she willed a finger to lift and heard the beeping off in the distance beep a little faster. There. That wasn't so hard.

"Jo?" She heard Ruby this time. She felt something warm on her arm and realized it was someone's hand gripping hers tightly.

Her eyelid fluttered briefly and she blinked as they slowly came into view.

"Ruby? Sam?" She croaked.

Ruby leaned forward to inspect her before turning her head to whisper loudly: "She's awake!"

"No shit." Bela said under her breath. "Give the girl an MD…we know she's awake..her eyes are open."

"I'll get the nurse." Michael offered rubbing Bela's arm before leaving.

Jo looked around as the clouds began to clear and her brow immediately furrowed in groggy, confusion. "Where am I?"

"You're in the emergency room," Sam said as he got off the bed quickly as another person came in the room.

"Well good morning, Sunshine," the nurse said smiling warmly while checking Jo's IV.

Jo winced and tried to sit up but the nurse's hands firmly kept her in place. "Just take it easy, now…one step at time. How are you feeling?"

"I…ugh…my head really hurts…my stomach doesn't feel too good either…" She responded in a daze.

The nurse nodded good-naturedly and continued to check her over as Sam moved back to his previous position next to Jo.

"What happened?" Jo asked anxiously.

Sam and Ruby exchanged a brief look of silent communication before Sam finally responded.

"Well, Jo, you were right..he spiked your drink."

Her mouth fell open but she shut it just as quickly. "What a dick…I knew I should have punched him."

Everyone chuckled slightly.

"What do else do you remember?" Sam asked. "Anything?"

Jo winced and her brow furrowed as she tried to remember the details but it was a bit hazy. "I…I think so…we went to dinner and then…a bar…I went into the bathroom and he gave me a drink…"

The nurse nodded in understanding. "Yes, that's normal effect from the rohypnol. Don't worry too much about that."

"Ok…so how did I get here?"

Ruby looked at Sam worriedly and when he nodded, she began "Well, you went into the bathroom and called me. You were pissed, by the way. You must have passed out and a girl took the phone and told me what was happening. She stayed with you until I got there. We called an ambulance and got you here as soon as we could.…"

"Sam drove like a bat out of hell..not sure if he was worried for you or scared of Dean." Ruby added.

"I'm not scared of Dean," Sam said trying to sound confident but came off as petulant instead.

Jo laughed as much as her aching body would allow and they all laughed with her, visibly relieved that she was finally starting to look and sound much better. "Where is Castiel?"

"We sent him outside to get coffee." Bela explained. "He kept worrying over every sound your monitors made.."

And as if he'd heard his name called, Castiel strolled in. "Jo, I am glad you are alive… I must say that hairstyle is quite attractive on you."

She just rolled her eyes and smirked. "Gee thanks, Castiel…you sure know how to make a girl feel better."

"Yes I do know how to do that," he said giving her a relieved smile.

Jo eyes roamed around the rest of the room, looking for the one missing person she wanted to see and her heart lurched when she didn't see him. Did he really not care about her at all? Even as a friend. "Where is Dean?" she asked trying to sound casual.

All her friends looked around at each other again before Michael answered her, smirking with a knowing look Jo didn't understand "He's in jail."

A loud fit of laughter erupted from the rest of her friends but Jo's brow just furrowed in confusion. "What? What's he doing in jail?"

Bela shook her head and bit her lip. "When that dumbass found out what had…happened…to you, he hunted Rick down at the bar you guys were at and practically killed him."

"He didn't almost kill him,Bela...you weren't even there" Castiel stated softly with a hint of annoyance.

Bela huffed. "Well, you should know best now wouldn't you, Castiel? You were the one holding him so Dean could tear his head off."

There were more giggles at that and Jo could only blink in shock.

"He's really in jail?"

Sam nodded. "Uh huh, Uncle Bobby is bailing him out right now…don't worry..he won't call Ellen.. Anyway, when the cops came, we all told them what Rick did to you and all they needed to do was look at you to figure out what happened…it probably wouldn't have been nearly as bad if Dean hadn't started punching him again when they got to the police station…"

Another fit of laughter erupted from the group and Jo just shook her head with disbelief. She couldn't belief that she didn't remember any of this. Or that Dean had actually defended her honor. Of all the times to be unconscious…

"I'm sure Bobby loved that call in the middle of the night. So…Rick is in jail too?" she asked expectantly.

Ruby and Bela immediately nodded their heads with certainty.

"Yeah, Dean may be in trouble right now but Rick…he's really in for it." Michael stated.

"Wow…I can't believe that happened…" Jo whispered.

"I know," Castiel joined in. "I always thought Bela would be the first one of us to go to jail."

With that Bela leaned over and slapped Castiel on the back of the head. That provoked another round of laughter, this time with Jo joining in, finally seeing the humor in the situation.