Rating:PG-17

In the Spirit Realm
White hot lightning flew across the room as the angel flashed toward the demon. It was radiant in pure white, its wings gently folded behind it. Before the next second passed there was an additional angel who stood in front of the demon. The first angel connected his foot to the neck of the demon as it slid up the wall of the hospital.
“Gorg, you know better,” the second angel said as he motioned for the first angel to release his foot from the demon’s throat.
“Awwww,” the demon who resembled a gargoyle said as he struggled to breathe through his distorted nostril.
“Cassie Winchester belongs to the most High God, the Eternal One,” the first angel, who was Cassie’s guardian, insisted to the red eyed demon that stood in front of him.
“You have no rights here,” the second angel added.
“Cassie’s covering includes her children,” the first angel interjected.
“But not her husband,” Gorg dared to add hesitantly as he watched Dean leave the room.
“LEAVE,” both angels yelled in unison.

In the physical world
Cassie saw a bright white light behind her eyelids. God I am sorry, but please don’t take me now. Dean needs me to help him. Lord, I will try to be a better role model. I need more time. I know everyone probably says that, but please. Help me to help him, he loves me and he tries so hard. Please Lord.

A week and a half later
The light seemed less bright, Cassie relaxed her eyelids as she dared to open them. She saw what seemed to be a window and heard noises. The loudest sound was of a monitor near her bed. Her hands wouldn’t move, for a minute she panicked while she took small breathes because it hurt to take deep ones. She realized her hands were tied to the bed, but when he she saw her mother enter the room she relaxed.
“Mom,” she said barely above a whisper because her throat felt dry.
“Cassie, you’re awake. Let me call them to undo your hands, you were having a bad dream earlier and they didn’t want you to pull out any tubes,” she said with a smile as she pushed the nurse’s button.
“What happened?”
“You woke up last night for a while but then you were out again right away. You don’t remember?”
Cassie shook her head.
“How long was I out before last night?”
“More than a week…. We thought we might lose you. They say you flatlined twice while they did your surgery. Poor Dean he has been by your side this entire time but he missed when you woke up last night. Now, he went down to see Cassidy and he is not here again. I will call him,” she said as she, absentmindedly, went out of the room to make the cell call.

Sam and Sara strolled in as soon as Cassie’s mother left the room.
“Hey there Sis, you’re looking better,” Sam said as he took the bed side chair while Sara stood near him.
Cassie stared curiously at them as she bit her lip.
“Who are you?”
Sam was surprised for a moment but remembered the doctor had told them she may have some memory lost off and on for a while.
“I am Sam, your brother in law, you are married to my brother, Dean.”
Cassie shook her head, Sara knew that it wasn’t a good sign for Dean.
“This is my wife, Sara.”
“It’s okay if you don’t remember they said it should be temporary,” Sara said soothingly. Cassie sighed as she looked toward the door, to see the nurse who came into remove the restraints, fluff her pillow and then she left again.

Cassie looked at her hand then at the couple beside her bed, “My mother I remember and I know she is white. My husband is white also?”
Sam nodded with a smile. That is the least of your problems.
He had no time to warn Dean as his brother walked in the door with Deanna in his arms.
“Mommy,” Deanna said as Dean brought her with him to stand near the bed opposite Sam and Sara.
He allowed Deanna to lean down to kiss Cassie’s cheek.
Cassie smiled indulgently at the little girl’s delicate tan features. She looks like me.
“Welcome back, Sweetie, it’s nice to see those brown eyes open,” Dean said as he kissed Cassie’s cheek just before he looked over at Sam who shook his head.
Dean raised his eyebrow at him, but Cassie didn’t say anything she only smiled up at the man they told her was her husband. I could get used to him.

Dean asked about how she felt just before her mother came in with the nurse and the other three children. Dean immediately thought it was a bad idea. Too much stimulation too soon. He got up to take the little one from the nurse to show Cassie.
“Here is our newest addition, Cassidy Leigh.”
Cassie bit her lip as she saw her little girl for the first time. She had an olive complexion, lots of dark brown hair, Cassie’s nose and dark grey eyes but Dean’s unmistakable lips. She didn’t know what to say it was all too much. She looked at Dean for help; she hoped that was what husbands did. He did not disappoint her.
“I think Cassie needs some more rest. Can she and I have a minute alone?” he said as he saw the fear in his wife’s eyes.
Everyone cleared the room quickly, Deanna smiled shyly as she left with her Uncle Sam and Aunt Sara.

Did you know that true love asks for nothing
No no her acceptance is the way we pay
Did you know that life has given love a guarantee
To last through forever and another day

“Cassie, do you know who I am?”
She shook her head as the tears began to fall over her cheeks. Dean held her hand in his as he sat beside the bed.
“I’m sorry,” she said as she gazed into his hazel eyes.
“It’s not your fault, Baby, just know I love you and I am not going any where, okay.”
She nodded as Dean’s cell phone rang; he held his hand up as he stepped out to take the call.
“Hello?”
“Hi Dean, how are things?”
“Courtney you have the absolute worse timing, besides the fact that you are not supposed to call me since you have lost your visitation rights for the next six months which means we phone you or no contact should be made.”
Courtney was quiet.
“Did you hear me?” Dean asked as he tried not to yell in the waiting room.
“Yes I did. I actually heard that your wife died and I wanted to give you my condolences.”
“Well the news of her demise has been greatly exaggerated. She is very much alive as well as our new little girl,” he said.
“Well then I am happy for you, Dean, I know you love your wife. I really do, you do not need to persuade me any longer on that fact. But as far as Jason goes you may wish you had never taken him in,” she said before she hung up.
Dean looked at the phone as he sighed.

Cassie smiled when Dean came back in the room. He was encouraged by it but wondered what she remembered.
“So you don’t remember me at all?” he asked with a grin.
“From a moment ago, only,” she teased.
She liked his smile and blushed when she thought of the fact that they had four children.
“Our all those children ours?”
Dean hesitated to explain about Jason so he kept things simple, “Yes.”
She took a deep breathe. Dean wondered how he would tell her about their life and the supernatural situation. Would he lose her like he had the first time around? It was something that frightened him like nothing else could. Oh God please let this be temporary.

Just as time knew to move on since the beginning
And the seasons know exactly when to change
Just as kindness knows no shame
Know through all your joy and pain
That I'll be loving you always

Cassie watched him, he seemed like a confident person. He was handsome that was certain, but looks don’t make a persons character. She knew that much though she was unsure how she knew. Why did she know her mother? Was it because she was there alone last night when she had woken up the first time. She felt sorry for her husband.
“How long have we been married?”
“Three years, we just had our anniversary before this happened,” he said as he continued to hold her hand.
“Cassie, this memory loss should not be permanent so go ahead and ask what you want to know. What ever you feel you need to make you comfortable with me.”
“Okay, will you tell me how we met? I know it’s silly but you say you love me so I assume we had those beautiful children because I ….love you too. I just wondered how it all started.”
“Sure I will tell you,” he said as he looked into her eyes with a smirk.

As today I know I'm living
But tomorrow could make me the past
But that I mustn't fear
For I'll know deep in my mind
The love of me I've left behind
'Cause I'll be loving you always

“How do you feel about this information that you found in the safety deposit box?” Cassie’s mother asked Sara as the sat with the children in the waiting area.
“I am still processing it. It makes me think that Sam and I were meant for one another. Maybe together we can do something good in the world. But I admit the whole thing is creepy,” Sara said as she looked over at Sam as he played with the Jason.
Cassie’s mother nodded as she wondered how Dean and Cassie were getting along. She was still uncomfortable with so much talk of the supernatural. Despite first hand experience it made her skin crawl at times, though she kept that to herself.

Cassie smiled as Dean finished his story of them meeting at a farmer’s market. “So I was an easy pick up?” she asked with a smile.
“Maybe I told the story wrong; you were never easy. Stubborn maybe but not easy,” he laughed.
Cassie could easily see how she fell for Dean, but she wondered how they were going to make this new situation work. She decided that she would do everything to make things better when she was able to get around. She felt sleepy as her eyelids became heavy. Dean noticed and suggested he would come back later.
“Can you stay with me?”
He smiled down at her from the bedside, “Of course I can, let me just tell them outside so they can go get some rest too.”

We all know sometimes life hates and troubles
Can make you wish you were born in another time and space
But you can bet your lifetimes that and twice it's double
That God knew exactly where he wanted you to be placed
So make sure when you say you're in it, but not of it

When Cassie had a bad dream that night Dean was there to wake her to calm her down.
“I’m here, Baby, you are okay,” he said as he wiped the sweat from her brow.
She looked around the room and then at him. He seemed like a giving, caring person he didn’t deserve to go through this, she thought.
“I didn’t mean to wake you,” she said as she reached for the water.
“I wasn’t asleep, do you want to tell me about your dream?”
She closed her eyes and swallowed, “It’s the same as before ..there was a baby in a nursery…then a fire…,”
“Take your time, no rush,” he said as he held her hand again.”
She looked at him fearfully like earlier, “I think there was a lady on the ceiling bleeding…but that doesn’t make sense,” she finished as he kissed her hand.
“Dreams rarely makes sense,” he responded as he looked in her eyes knowing her subconscious may have been telling her something he was afraid to reveal.
“Thank you for being here but if the chair is uncomfortable, you really don’t have to stay.”
“I want to stay. I don’t know how to explain how much I have missed you. I am not good with emotional stuff, Cas. I just ask that you trust me because together we can get through this.”
Something in his eyes made her want to believe him, to trust him, to love him. She smiled as she leaned back in the bed while he leaned back in the chair.

You're not helpin' to make this earth
A place sometimes called hell
Change your words into truths
And then change that truth into love
And maybe our children's grandchildren
And their great grandchildren will tell
I'll be loving you until the rainbow burns the stars out in the sky.

The next morning Cassie fed the baby quietly while she watched Dean sleep uncomfortably in the chair with is long legs stretched in front of him. The baby was intent on her meal until she heard a familiar sound. The little girl opened her eyes when she heard the deep melody of her father’s voice.
“Morning,” he said as she stretched his arms and rubbed his back before he got up to kiss the little girls cheeks.
“Hey sleepyhead,” Cassie replied as she looked in his eyes.
It seemed even little females were prone to his charm, the baby moved her head in the direction of his voice. She made whimpering sounds when she realized he was near. Cassie smiled as he reached for his daughter.
“She is not quite done.”
“That’s okay I will just give her a hug,” he replied as he pulled Cassidy close to his chest. The little baby snuggled up to his neck but Cassie realized it was her who held his attention. Without warning Dean leaned down to kiss his wife. Cassie was surprised, though pleasantly. His mouth was gentle in the beginning but became insistent, finally he added his tongue as he searched for a familiar response. She didn’t disappoint him because she responded with a moan as her desire for him poured out of her unexpectedly.

Dean leaned back to look in her eyes again, “Too much too soon?”
She didn’t answer right away, only stared at him, stunned and unaware of the love that shown in her eyes.
“I’m sorry, Cas.”
“No, not too much, just right,” she said as she reached for the baby.
Dean didn’t have a chance to reply before there was a knock on the door and Cassie’s mother walked in with Jason.
“Mommy,” he said with a grin as he came to the side of the bed.
“Hey Sweetie,” Cassie replied as she had a closer look at the toddler while Dean picked him so he could give her a kiss. Jason was not her child, she was aware of that instantly. His brown hair and blue eyes may have been part of Dean’s bloodline but none of her was in the little boy. She looked at Dean curiously with an arched eyebrow while he played with Jason in his lap.

TBC

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