Roswell (S. Rogers & B. Barnes)

17.

Roswell is sat with Dean in the kitchen when Lisa and Ben return, they both look to Roswell who smiles a little, raises her hand to wave slightly. Lisa moves first and smiles warmly at the girl.

"It's nice to finally meet you" Lisa tells Roswell. "Dean never shuts up about you"

"Lisa" Dean complains a little.

"Is it true you live with superheroes?" Ben asks, Roswell smirks a little.

"Yeah, Captain American and the Winter Solider are my next door neighbours" she answers.

"That's so cool" Ben offers. "You think you can.."

"Alright" Dean pushes Ben slightly. "I'm sure she doesn't want to be asked this stuff....."

"I don't mind" Roswell offers. "There's no harm in asking. What were you gonna ask?" she asks Ben.

"I got show and tell when I go back to school" Ben offers. "It'd be pretty great if I had something awesome" Roswell smirks at him.

"Make sure I know when it's due....and I'll have a snoop, see what I can find" She offers, he nods and smiles. Ben then walks with Roswell into the next room talking to her about his favourite Avengers. Dean smiles and wraps an arm around Lisa.

"She's just like you said" Lisa comments warmly.

"Roswell has always been more of a people person then me" he admits. "She's not seen the crap we have" he whispers softly. "Dad kept her back, you know, me and Sam we saw the monsters up close, Dad tried to make sure that Roswell only ever saw them in books. Me and Sam tried to keep it that way after he died, but she kept pushing more and more.....we just wanted to keep her...her. A kid, a happy kid. I don't know who she'd be if we let the darkness into her life, the way it has me....I have nightmares every night, I honestly can't remember the last time I slept through without waking, I drink and I yell and I..." Dean takes a breath. "I used to watch Roswell sleep, just to remember what it's like to sleep without the shadows creeping in" Lisa kisses him softly to shut him up. He pulls back and smiles sadly.

"We should go make sure they're not plotting to kidnap Avengers" Lisa tells him, Dean nods and takes her hand, the two of them moving to join Roswell and Ben in the next room.

................

Dean sits with Roswell, both of them alone again. Dean grabs an envelope form the side and touches the edges.

"Well I didn't know what you wanted" Dean tells her. "So I figured you can get whatever you want" he holds out the envelope. She takes it from him and opens the envelope.

"You're not trying to buy my forgiveness are you?" she asks looking at the cash in the envelope. He shakes his head.

"No, I'm not" he agrees. "Just....about time you made your own decisions"

"Even about Christmas gifts?" she asks him. He nods a little. "Right" she sets the envelope in her bag and pulls out a wrapped gift. "I got you this" she hands it to Dean who takes it. "It's not much" she whispers a little. Dean opens the gift and smiles at the dvd collection. Clint Eastwood.

"This is signed" he points out, she nods.

"Clint Eastwood it turns out is a huge Captain America fan" she offers. "Steve called him....open it" she adds, Dean opens the dvd case and raises an eyebrow.

"Is this?" he asks.

"Manis" she answers. "The orangutan who played Clyde....it's his handprint, his signature" Dean smiles.

"This is so cool" he tells her. "And....thank Steve, you know...." she nods and smiles back at him. "I can't believe you did this" he whispers softly. "I urm...I got the twins a little something too" he admits. "I thought it would be a nice way to show them that....just because they're your brother and sister that that doesn't mean that...we're....it would be nice for them to know they have gained more then just you from this" she watches him a moment and then smiles, she nods softly.