Chapter 7: Moving Forward

When I woke the next morning, I felt the warmth of Dean beneath me. There was an ache in my ass as I shifted my body slightly. I groaned at the pain and Dean immediately comforted me, pulling my tightly into his arms.

I wrapped my free arm around him and squeezed back. As his grip loosened I pushed myself up to look at his face. He smiled at me and leaned in for a kiss. At first I let myself give in and fully react, then I remembered Sam and pulled away embarrassed. I felt Dean laughing as I quickly looked over at Sam's empty bed.

"He left to grab breakfast. I'm sure he won't be back for at least a few minutes."

As he finished speaking he grabbed my leg and pulled me on top of him. He was careful to avoid my tender ass as he wrapped his arms around my waist and slid them up my body. I was propped on my elbows and let my hands slide behind his shoulders as I pulled my body up to reach his lips.

He immediately reached around my waist and behind my head to pull my body closer to his. Everything just felt so right. I melted into his body and just let myself enjoy the connection of our lips and tongues. I slid my hand along his ribs and came up for a breath. I wanted so badly to just have him right then and there. But I knew that couldn't happen. Not yet.

He frowned as I pulled away to sit up. But I needed to more of him. As I got on top of my ass I winced in pain causing him to smile. He let his fingers link behind my lower back as I recovered from the pain and reached down to put my hand on the side of his face. I gently ran my thumb along his lower lip and let my fingers trace his jawline as I pulled my hand away. He moaned lightly at my touch.

I pulled his shirt from under my thighs and slid my hands along his bare skin, taking his shirt up as I caught it between my thumbs. He let his hands move down to my ass as I leaned forward to lick and kiss his chest. As he squeezed a new sensation ran through my body. The pain seemed to awaken me sexually rather than make me wince away in pain. I threw my head back in delight as he went up to suck my neck.

I pushed him down and forceablly pressed my lips against his. I straightened my leg and used my strength to pull him on top of me as we rolled. I immediately removed his shirt as he settled in over me. I ran my nails up his back as he started kissing my collarbone, up my neck, along my jaw and connecting back with my lips. As I wrapped my legs around him, I heard the Impala pull up.

"God damnit!" I yelled with exasperation through Dean's kiss, dropping my legs and trying to pull away.

He laughed as he went back in for another kiss. I tried to resist him, but I couldn't. I let myself wrap Dean up once again. And then I heard Sam open the door.

"Oh! Sorry!" he half yelled. "I uh..."

Dean rolled from on top of me laughing and interrupted Sam, "Oh calm down, Sammy. We're not doing anything you haven't seen before."

I blushed furiously and reached over to smack Dean as I quickly jumped out of bed.

"Morning, Sam. Thanks for grabbing breakfast. I'm just gonna use the bathroom really quick and I'll be out to eat."

I shot another look at Dean who was laying with arms behind his head, exposing his naked chest for all to see. I sighed at this failed opportunity to feel his bare skin against my own, but I relished in the thought that it was sure to happen soon.

I turned quickly and went to relieve myself and splash some cold water on my face. I brushed my teeth, splashed my face once more, then went out to grab some food.

I found the boys sitting around the table. Dean has replaced his shirt and was shoving some sort of breakfast sandwich in his mouth. I laughed silently and shook my head at him. I sat down and groaned a little at the pain that resided in my ass, but quickly recovered to scarf down the food.

"So, Stella. Did you want to stay and hang around here for a few days? We haven't heard anything about another hunt yet, and Mike seemed like he wanted to catch up a bit."

I looked to Sam and thought about if I would be able to stop myself from shifting around in my seat enough to not make it obvious of how I was dealt with. After a few moments I decided that I was already fidgety enough to get away with not getting called out.

"That would be great if we could. Are you ok with that, Dean?"

He frowned at me for a minute, but agreed to it, "As long as I can come along, sure."

I laughed again, more loudly this time.

"You are both coming with me. It's time to understand more about my past. I'm gonna shower, and then I'm gonna call Mike. We're going exploring. Come on, boys! Get ready!"

I turned with a wink, grabbed some clothes, and went to the bathroom. I took a quick shower, put on a little makeup, and smiled as I came out to the boys dressed and looking bored.

I went to my phone and stepped outside to make a call to Mike. He was surprised that I called since I had made it sound like we wouldn't be hanging around. I didn't really feel like explaining that I didn't know if I would be able to sit and that's why I made it sound like we had to leave. So instead I said there was a change of plans and we would be around for a couple days.

We made plans to meet up for lunch then go on a walk around the park, but that wouldn't be for a few more hours, so I decided I would take the boys downtown to explore. As I said my goodbyes to Mike, I turned to see Dean watching me through the window. I rolled my eyes and came back in. I hadn't meant to be on the phone for so long, but it was really nice to just chat with Mike.

The rest of the day was filled with laughter and lots of reminiscing. I was thrilled for Mike and Kelly to be able to experience the Sam and Dean that I had grown to know and love. They were both laughing and engaging in the conversations. Hunting was brought up a few times, but for the most part it was just normal life. While walking through the park, Dean laced his fingers in mine and Mike shot me a look, but didn't say anything. I knew he'd be asking questions as soon as we were alone. As we were getting close to dinner, Mike and I discussed the best place to eat. But in the end, we decided that we would co-cook back at my parent's house.

"You know, there's plenty of rooms for you just to stay at the house. Why don't you grab your things and stay?"

I thought about spending the night in my old house and smiled.

"I think that's a great idea. We'll just need to go check out and grab our stuff. Do you need me to pick up any food?"

Mike thought for a moment, "I think we'll need some chicken. I should have the rest."

"Can do!"

I hugged him and Kelly goodbye and went off to take care of everything before we met up again.

When we returned, Mike had already started. Kelly was preparing rooms for us and then sat to watch TV. I sent Sam and Dean to relax with a beer while Mike and I were in the kitchen. As soon as the boys were involved in the TV and conversation with Kelly, Mike turned to whisper to me.

"I wasn't expecting to see you and Dean so friendly after the death glares he was giving you yesterday. I guess you guys were able to talk things out?"

I felt my face flushing, "Ha. Uh. Yeah. Apparently we both felt the same way, but by neither of us saying anything, it was just creating tension. And of course him being jealous of you kinda helped move things forward."

I laughed heartily and saw Dean turn around smile at me. Good. At least he wasn't going to flip out about my friendship with Mike now that we had talked.

"Jealous?! That explains a lot actually. Well. You're welcome."

I laughed again and the rest of the dinner preparations consisted of more joking and playful banter. As we all finally sat down to eat, I poured the wine and made a toast to friendship and love. Mike tagged onto the end of my toast and took the opportunity to propose to Kelly. She of course accepted. I couldn't imagine a more perfect day. After the hugs were finished and we sat down to eat, Dean leaned over to kiss me before starting in on his food.

I swooned as I happily went to eating my dinner and watched my newly engaged friend glow. As we finished eating, the boys insisted on cleaning up. I sat with Mike and Kelly on the couch and asked a million questions about what they thought they would do for the wedding. When the boys finished cleaning and joined us, we watched a movie before heading our separate ways to bed.

My heart jumped into my throat as I waited for everyone to leave me alone with Dean. I wasn't expecting to have a room alone with Dean this morning when I woke up, and now that we were here my stomach was in knots. As we walked into my room, Dean shut the door behind us and walked over the me. He gently put his hands on my hips and pulled me close. He looked into my eyes for a moment then kissed me as he pulled my shirt over my head. I quickly followed suit, removing his shirt.

As he came back in to kiss me again, he moved us towards the bed and lifted me onto it. I reached down to take off his belt as I settled onto the bed. He pulled away to quickly take off his boots and I took the opportunity to kick off my shoes and remove my jeans. As soon as my jeans were off, Dean was there kissing up my thighs. I shuddered and ran my hands along his skin. I reached to take off his jeans and he moved to kiss along my collarbone. He removed my bra as he stood to kick off his jeans.

As he climbed back on top of me, he bent down and traced around my nipples with his tongue. He gently bit them as they hardened with excitement. With that, I couldn't wait anymore. I suppressed a scream and pushed him over and rolled on top of him. I craved to have him in me. As we removed the last of our clothes, I helped him enter me.

I couldn't believe how quickly I came. It was like my body had just been waiting for this moment, and now that it had arrived it just released everything. But I wouldn't allow that to he the end of it. I had waited too long for this. For the first time in years I was allowing myself to make love to someone. Someone who actually cared for me. Someone who I deeply cared for. And someone who clearly knew what they were doing.

I thought I might have to keep myself involved after my early release, but Dean proved that he knew the secrets of the female body. At one point I think I even momentarily passed out from trying not to scream out. As we finished, I cried. Dean immediately thought he had done something wrong.

"No," I sniffled, "You did everything completely right. You actually cared about my feelings. It wasn't just for you to get off."

He smiled and pushed my hair back before wiping away my tears.

"Of course it wasn't just about me. I care for you. Sure, I've done that in the past. Who hasn't? But that's not what this was about. This was about us."

I smiled through my tears and gave him a gentle kiss before getting up to head to the bathroom and clean up. I washed my face and came back to bed. He was lying there in all his naked glory and extended his arms to me as I came back. I quickly went to him, threw the covers over us, and placed my head on his chest. This was definitely something that I could get used to. As he rubbed my back I fell into a deep sleep.