In the Light

Chapter Forty-Eight: Julissa

This one goes out to ChucklesWinchester

"Julissa, huh? Cool name."

"Shut up and take your clothes off, Dean."

Dean obeyed the feisty dark blonde girl with hazel eyes. She was beautiful; her body was amazing. She had a tattoo on her wrist, but Dean couldn't tell what it was. Oh well. His eyes moved to other places.

• • •

Much, much later, they lay side by side, panting. "Whew! That was fun, but I gotta go." She patted his bare chest and stood up. Dean blatantly stared at her ass.

"Aw, so soon, Julie?" She liked the cute nickname.

"Yep. Things to do, people to see." She and Dean were dressed after a minute and picked up Dean's jacket to throw at him, but felt something sharp inside. She raised an eyebrow and reached inside. Dean tried to take it from her, but it was too late. She'd found the six inch silver dagger inside. Julissa put the knife to his throat before he could react. "What are you?" she growled. "Do you like to play with your food, sicko?"

"What? No! I'm a hunter, like you I'm guessing. I'm Dean Winchester. Maybe you've heard of me. Do you know Bobby Singer?" He still had his hands in the air.

She chuckled and put the knife down. "Yeah, I know Singer." She gave him the knife, handle toward him. "So, what do you think we're hunting?"

"I've got a few theories. Djinn being the best one."

"Hence the silver knife. What about the lamb's blood?" They were still standing close. She could feel his warm breath on her.

"It's in the trunk of my car," he murmured, looking down at Julissa's lips.

She leaned in a little then pulled away abruptly, playing with him. "We better go then. I think I know where it is." Dean sighed.

• • •

Dean woke up in a huge room on a queen size bed. It was a real bedroom, like in a house. There was light coming through the curtains covering double doors that led out to a balcony. Dean stood up quietly, walking to the doors. He peeked through the curtains. Outside, he could see green grass that looked like it went for miles.

He walked out into a long hallway, only in sweatpants. The other rooms in the hallway were empty. He walked toward the smell of bacon and pancakes. Inside a modern kitchen, Julissa stood in front of a stove, flipping pancakes. Dean bumped into a metal trashcan; it clanged against the wall.

"Dean! You scared me." Julissa skipped toward him and kissed him on the cheek. He looked down at her hand on his chest. There was a diamond ring on her ring finger. Dean looked down at his own hand. There was a wedding band on his finger.

He stepped back. Julissa looked down, disappointed. "I hoped it wouldn't be one of these days."

"One of what days?" Dean's eyes were flitting around the room, looking for signs of danger.

"Look at me, Dean." He did. "You've seen the movie '50 First Dates' right? Yes, unwillingly, I know." She took the words right out of his mouth. "You're basically the girl from that movie. Except, where her memory resets every night, yours resets every few weeks."

"What -"

Julissa cut him off. "We're married, have been for almost a month. Your mom is still hunting. I think she's in Cali right now. Sam and Ruby live twenty minutes from here. They decided to settle down. She still hasn't had the baby yet; she's due soon."

"But the djinn-"

"I killed it, but it got to you and left you pretty messed up. I've been looking out for you ever since."

"I guess I'm pretty lucky to have you," he said, dazed.

"You bet your sweet ass." She kissed the corner of his mouth. "I'll finish breakfast. You can take a tour of the house or call Sam. Food'll be ready in about ten minutes." She went back to the stove and put a pancake on a plate.

Dean went back to the bedroom and grabbed a phone off the dresser. He went out to the balcony and called Sam. "Hey, Sammy."

"Hey, Dean. Did it happen again? The memory loss?"

"Yeah. How'd you guess?"

"I can just tell by your voice. Ruby and I will come over later, okay?"

"Sounds good." Dean ran a hand through his hair and hung up.

"Food's ready," Julissa called from the other room.

The food was amazing. Dean hadn't had a proper home cooked meal in a long time. Julissa told Dean about herself while they ate. Since the stopped hunting, she was studying to become a nurse. She'd been left a large sum of money from an uncle. She'd inherited the house and the money would put her through nursing school.

When Dean asked about how she started hunting, she said that it didn't matter anymore because they were done hunting. She had a dark look, so Dean didn't ask any more.

Sam and Ruby came over soon after that. Sam's hair was a little longer, and Ruby's belly was a lot bigger. She let Dean feel the baby kick. She held her hand over his. He laughed when he felt the gentle nudge.

They talked about how Sam was going to school to become a lawyer and Ruby was singing at a local restaurant. Ruby was due in a few weeks. They decided not to find out the sex of the baby. They had names picked out, but wouldn't tell anyone.

Dean was happy. Sure, there were things he didn't understand and wasn't too happy about. But, he had an amazing wife and his brother and his wife were happy. Everything had worked out.

That's when Dean woke up.