It was 3:00 in the morning. The rain was coming down in a heavy downpour. The thunder and lightning crashed in the sky. Dean was finally home after a long flight and a 45 minute drive. He went into his apartment, closed and locked the door, and dropped his luggage by the door. The apartment was dark except for the times when the lightning would light up the sky, creating somewhat of a glow. Dean walked toward his room, taking off his soaking clothes along the way. His bedroom door was ajar and he could tell a lamp was on.

He walked into the bedroom and saw his girlfriend Alicia asleep on his side of the bed wrapped around one of his pillows. He remembered the time when he first learned about Alicia not liking thunderstorms. It was their fourth date and they had just walked out of the movie theater when it had started to rain and the thunder was so loud, that Alicia had literally jumped into Dean's arms. When Dean asked, Alicia told him that she had always hated thunderstorms since she was little. She didn't know how it started, just that it scared so much. Ever since then, Dean made sure to call her and comfort her during the times it would rain and he was gone.

"Are you going to come to bed or are you going to stand there?"

Dean's eyes snapped towards Alicia who was staring at him.

"How long have you been awake?"

"Five minutes."

Dean smirked before going to the bathroom and putting his clothes in the hamper. He walked back into the bedroom and got into the bed. He pulled Alicia close to him.

"You're cold." Alicia said

"I had wet clothes on."

"You should take a shower to warm yourself up."

"I got you to warm me up."

"Ha. Ha. Ass."

"You got a great ass." Dean said as he grabbed it.

Alicia smacked Dean's chest. Dean chuckled as he held Alicia tightly.

"How was work?" Alicia asked

"Rough."

"How so?"

Dean talked about the storyline he had with Seth and the Authority; how it was taking a toll on his friendship with Seth and they weren't as close as they once was when they were a part of the Shield. He also talked about the upcoming feud with Roman in the next 5 to 6 months and how he didn't want their friendship to end up like his and Seth's.

"Roman is not like Seth. He's not going to let this go to his head." Alicia said

"I know. Do you think Seth was faking the friendship the whole time?"

Alicia thought for a moment.

"I don't think it was fake. It was there and I don't think he meant to hurt you. The way he did things came out wrong. You should talk to him about this."

Dean nodded. They talked for awhile more before Alicia let out a big yawn.

"How much sleep have you been getting?

Alicia rubbed her eyes.

"Not enough. This storm made it worse."

"What can I do to help?"

"You being here already helps."

"Good. Try to get some sleep."

Dean watched as Alicia fell asleep again. Alicia changed his life for the better. He never thought that he could be happy coming home to one woman. He knew that he had been sleeping around with a lot of women back in the day, but as soon as he saw Alicia, he knew that had to change and it did. He still couldn't believe that Alicia wanted to be with him. He would always ask her why she would want to be with him when there would be so many other guys better than him. Alicia always gave him the same answer.

"Because, you're not like the other guys. You're not what everyone claims you are. Under all that tough exterior is a sweet guy who is very protective of the people who he calls family and not many guys I know do that. I see the real you and that's all that matters. I wouldn't change anything about you."

That statement would always put a smile on Dean's face. Alicia is his home and he would do anything to protect her. He loved everything about her; quirks and habits. Alicia caught a lot of heat from some of the divas when he first brought her to one of his shows, but he set them straight. To him, Alicia's a real woman with a big heart. Dean turned off the light and wrapped his arms around Alicia again. He drifted off to sleep, thinking how lucky he was.