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"Rise and shine!" Dean suddenly said, barging in to Sam and Alec's room. "It's time for breakfast!"

Dean flipped on the light; Sam turned his head away and Alec ducked his head under his pillow. Neither of them made any move to get up so Dean ran in and jumped onto the middle of the bed.

Alec grunted and Sam said, "Hey! Broken leg here!"

"You two need to get up, Zach and Lauren made us more food," Dean said in reply. He pulled the pillow off of Alec's head and he turned and scowled at him. "C'mon, get up."

Alec sighed, and then reluctantly rolled out of bed. He shot a glare over his shoulder at Dean before he walked out of the room. They had been there for five days now, and Alec was almost completely back to normal, but he'd been sleeping with either Sam or Dean each night. He still had nightmares every night, but he had refused to talk about them since the one in the car.

Dean figured they would stay only a couple more days, and then hit the road. He didn't want to bother Zach and Lauren any more than they already had, but this had been a really nice break for them.

Dean waited until Alec's footsteps disappeared entirely, and then he turned to look at Sam. "Any nightmares?"

Sam nodded, "Two…but he wouldn't talk about them…"

Dean ran his hand down his face and shook his head, "I don't know how to help him…"

Sam put a comforting hand against Dean's shoulder, "He'll come around, we just have to keep letting him know that we're here if he wants to talk." Dean nodded, but didn't say anything. "…Maybe if you tried talking to him again, he'd open up more."

Dean huffed, "Sam, he won't talk to me anymore than he'll talk to you."

Sam shook his head in disbelief, "Dean, he talks to you more than anyone else. You two share something that I have no way of understanding."

"You should talk to him," Dean said, "You're better at that sharing and caring crap…I wouldn't even know what to say to him. Besides, you get nightmares too, maybe you two could relate better…"

"Dean, just try, ok?" Sam earnestly asked, shooting him the puppy dog eyes.

Dean took a deep breath, and then finally nodded that he would try. Sam shot him a victorious smile, and then grabbed his crutches and hopped off towards the kitchen. Dean waited just a moment before he followed his two brothers.

Zach and Lauren were both in the kitchen, but Dean figured Abby and Luke must have been in the living room. Zach handed him a plate when he walked into the kitchen and Dean quickly loaded it up with biscuits and gravy, and then sat between his two brothers. Zach and Lauren both sat down too, once they all had food.

"How would you guys feel if you maybe babysat for us today?" Zach asked after a moment.

Sam and Alec both looked at him to see what his answer was going to be, but he was shocked that they trusted them enough to watch Luke and Abby. All three of them loved the kids and the kids seemed to like them too, but they were still strangers.

"Are you sure you're ok with just us being here?" Dean asked slowly.

"You guys give me a good vibe," Zach said seriously. "I can't explain it, but I just know you are what people would call 'good guys'."

"If you don't feel comfortable, you can say no," Lauren quickly threw in.

"And it wouldn't be for too long," Zach said. "I just have to go to the clinic today and Lauren needs to go to the store. Chris should be by at some point and we'll just be a phone call away if you need us."

"Um, sure," Dean said, still uncertain but feeling like this was one way they could actually help out.

"Great!" Zach said with a smile.

"That would be a huge help," Lauren said, also smiling at them.

Dean shrugged, and then Sam said, "It's the least we can do since you guys have helped us out so much."

Zach just waved him off and they all went back to eating. Dean and Alec both jumped up once everyone was done and started cleaning up. Zach and Lauren both tried to help, but Dean wouldn't let them; they had made the food so Dean and Alec would clean up.

"You guys sure you'll be ok?" Zach asked as he and Lauren were both getting ready to leave.

"We'll be fine," Dean reassured, even though in reality he was nervous as Hell. He didn't want anything to happen to these kids and now he was in charge of them.

"Ok, call us if you need something," Zach replied, and then they both left the house.

"Do normal people usually leave their kids with complete strangers?" Alec asked quietly once it was just the three of them in the kitchen.

"No, I don't think so…" Dean said slowly. "But I've never really been normal so I don't know…Sam, what d'ya think?"

Sam shrugged, "I didn't know that many people with kids…"

"Maybe it is normal," Alec said with a shrug.

Dean didn't have much to compare it to, especially since his Dad had dropped him and Sam off a lot when they were kids. Maybe it was normal and none of them knew.

"Well, I guess we should find them…" Sam said after a minute. Alec and Dean both agreed and they all went to the living room.

Abby was lying on the floor playing with what looked like a doll, but Dean really had no idea. Luke was sitting on the sofa playing a handheld video game. Abby looked up when they walked in, but she went straight for Sam.

"Sam, it's time to play," Abby demanded. She started back to her doll, but she looked behind her to make sure Sam was following her. Alec was trying really hard to cover up his laughing and Dean was right there with him. Sam glared at them both and sat in one of the recliners near Abby.

Abby ran forward with her doll and showed it to Sam. She made him hold it while she ran to a pile of doll clothes on the floor.

"This is a nice doll," Sam said. He looked over at Dean and Alec for help, but they were still trying to hold in their laughter.

Abby stopped and looked at Sam like he didn't know anything. "It's a Barbie. Her name is Sophie."

"Oh," Sam muttered. Alec lost it and was bent over double he was laughing so hard. Dean patted his back, his own eyes tearing up at the lost look on Sam's face.

Abby shoved a new outfit into Sam's hands and said, "We have to change her clothes so she can go to work."

"Where does she work?" Dean asked from across the room.

"She's a doctor," Abby said with a smile. "She's going to put a cast on Sam's leg!"

Sam looked over at them, his eyes begging for help. But Dean and Alec both ignored him; too caught up in how hilarious this situation was.

Dean hadn't noticed Luke getting up until he was standing right in front of him and Alec.

"Do you guys want to play a game?" Luke asked once he had their attention.

"Sure," Dean said in surprise, "What do you want to play?"

"Risk!" Luke instantly replied, his eyes lighting up.

Dean glanced over at Alec to make sure he was ok with this, but Alec had a mischievous smirk on his face and Dean was a little worried on how this was going to end.

"Sounds good to me…" Dean said slowly, unsure of what he was getting himself into.

Alec didn't just win at Risk, he destroyed them. Dean hadn't stood a chance against Alec or even Luke. But in his defense he hadn't played that game in years and he'd told them he was a little rusty. Alec and Luke were sprawled across the floor now and Alec was teaching Luke everything he knew about the game.

Dean watched them for a while, impressed with Alec's seemingly endless knowledge on tactics, but also impressed with how well he was teaching Luke. He was patient and he explained things in a way that Luke could easily pick up.

Dean shot a look over at Sam. Abby had moved on from playing Barbie's with Sam to actually doing Sam's hair. He now had two pigtails sticking up with pink bows tied around them to keep them in place. Sam shot him a look clearly asking for his big brother to save him before it got any worse.

"That's what you get for having long hair," Dean said with a light chuckle. Sam instantly shot him a bitch face.

He really enjoyed his little brother's predicament, but he did eventually take pity on him.

"Hey Abby," Dean called out with a smile. She was standing on the chair behind Sam's back and putting the finishing touches on Sam's new hairstyle, but she looked up when Dean said her name. "You like coloring, don't you?"

Abby nodded slowly and narrowed her eyes suspiciously at Dean. He smiled and went to find some markers. He came back, and then sat on the floor in front of Sam's leg with the cast on it.

"I've got something you can color," Dean said. He held out the markers and Abby slowly slid out from behind Sam and onto the floor next to Dean. "This cast looks a little plain to me. Think you can fix it?"

Abby smiled and nodded her head enthusiastically. Dean gave her some of the markers and helped her draw pictures and color in Sam's cast. Dean caught Alec looking at him in amusement, and then he went back to his game. Sam shot him a grateful look and carefully pulled his hair out of the pigtails.

Sam's entire cast was colored by the time everyone was home for dinner. Lauren had come back a few hours after she left, and then Zach and Chris had just gotten back a few minutes ago. Dean had gone to help Lauren with dinner, but by the smell floating through the house, Alec figured it was almost ready.

Alec had actually really enjoyed staying with them, but he was surprised they had stayed as long as they did. He was mostly back to normal and even though they couldn't do much with Sam's leg, he still thought they would have moved on by now. He wasn't complaining though; they were being fed and they had really comfortable beds here and it was actually a lot of fun hanging out with the kids.

They ate dinner, and then Alec helped Zach with the dishes once they were all done. He was drying after Zach was done washing, and he didn't mind the chores at all. It was kind of nice pretending to be normal for a while.

Alec glanced up when Chris walked over to him. "Can I speak with you privately?" Chris whispered.

Alec felt a flutter of panic at his tone of voice and he looked around for Sam or Dean, but they had already gone back to the living room. He slowly set down the plate he'd been drying, and then nodded. Zach shot him a look that he couldn't really figure out, but he just left the room and followed Chris.

They went to a small study and Chris closed the door after Alec was inside. Alec looked around and shifted his weight nervously. He didn't know what Chris wanted to talk about, but he had a bad feeling that their stay was about to come to an end.

"Why don't you have a seat?" Chris offered after a moment. He went around the desk that was in the room and sat down. Alec looked around for a second, and then sat in the chair across from the desk. It was quiet for a minute, and then Chris started slowly, "It took me a while to figure it out…"

Alec fidgeted in his seat and looked for a way out of this, but he didn't see one. He figured that Chris had figured out that he was a transgenic and Alec had no idea how he would react to that fact. Zach had no problem with it, but everyone was different.

"…I think it took me so long because I don't really know you that well, but I've seen it with other patients. Zach mentioned that you might have PTSD which might tie into this as well…I think you might have survivor's guilt."

"What?" Alec asked in confusion.

Chris suddenly looked apologetic, "I'm sorry, I don't mean to overstep here, but I wanted to help if I could. I watch a lot of news so I know some of how you were raised and that could be a reason for it. If you want-"

"Wait," Alec suddenly stood up and he looked at Chris suspiciously, "What do you mean how I was raised?"

"You're a transgenic, right?" Chris asked in confusion.

Alec just stared back at him, "Zach told you, didn't he?"

Chris frowned, "No, I didn't think he knew."

"How'd you figure it out?" Alec asked. He was a second away from bolting, but he needed to find out how Chris knew so he could change whatever it was and this wouldn't happen again.

"There were just little clues; you said that the painkiller wouldn't work, you healed faster than you should have, and the very fact that you were still functioning at all when you came in were all clues. I saw your barcode too, and then I started to do some research. I'd heard of transgenics on the news, but they didn't really have much information. They were more concerned with how to get rid of you, but I was curious…I'm sorry."

Alec stood there for another second, and then slowly sat back down in the chair. He still wasn't sure if Chris was ok with him being a transgenic, but Chris might know how to help him. He was tired of his stupid nightmares; they woke him up every night and they'd just gotten worse since he'd almost drowned. Maybe Chris knew how to get rid of them. He still didn't say anything, but he looked at Chris until he finally continued.

Chris took a deep breath, "I help some Veterans and some of them suffer from nightmares and other things, but they're all different. Some of them have constant nightmares and others, the nightmares only come after something else triggers it."

"I have nightmares a lot," Alec admitted shortly.

"Have they gotten worse since…" Chris trailed off when Alec's eyes flashed up to his.

"Just tell me how to get rid of them," Alec said, his voice low.

"Well, it's different for everyone," Chris said slowly. "Some people it just helps to talk about it, but sometimes it just takes time."

There was a sudden knock on the door and Zach poked his head inside. He looked at both of them and Alec quickly stood up, seeing a chance to get out of there. Chris didn't have an easy fix, so there was no point in continuing this conversation. He hardly spilled his guts to his brothers; there was no way he was going to do it for a guy he'd just met.

"Good talk," Alec muttered as he walked out the door. Zach slipped inside behind him and closed the door again. Alec stayed on the other side and listened for a second.

"How'd it go?" Zach asked quietly.

"Not so good…" Chris muttered back.

"I told you to wait…maybe talk to his brothers too," Zach replied.

"I just wanted to help…" Chris said. "I get the feeling they aren't going to be here for very much longer… They seem like good people and I just wanted to help."

"I know," Zach said. "Maybe you did help?"

"Maybe…"

Alec heard the chair squeak and he quickly took off before either of them opened the door.

"Where's Alec?" Sam asked after a while. It was starting to get dark and Dean was trying to decide how to break the news that they would be leaving in the morning. They'd left Alec to help clean up in the kitchen, but that had been over an hour ago now.

Dean looked around the room, but he didn't see Alec in there.

"I'll go see if he turned in early," Dean said, getting to his feet and walking back to the two guest rooms. He would have to check both since Alec could be sleeping in either one.

Dean peeked inside both of them, but Alec wasn't there. He went back to the living room and shook his head to Sam. Sam frowned and started to get up, but Dean waved him off. He went back through the kitchen and down to the study where he found Chris and Zach.

"Hey, have you guys seen Alec?" Dean asked quietly.

Chris looked guilty and Zach nodded his head for Dean to come in. Dean scowled, but went inside and looked between the two brothers.

"I tried to help, but I might've made things worse…" Chris said after a moment.

"How?" Dean instantly asked.

"We think Alec has PTSD and maybe survivor's guilt which could be causing the nightmares," Zach explained. "We wanted to see if he wanted to talk about it, but now we think we should have just stayed out of it."

"Or brought you or Sam in too," Chris said.

"Do you know where he went?" Dean asked. He wanted to be mad at them for stepping in their business, but he knew they were trying to help. He wanted to help Alec too, but it was obvious that Chris and Zach went about it the wrong way.

"He left a few minutes ago…" Zach said slowly. "I would have thought he'd go back into the living room…"

"Ok," Dean said quickly. He didn't want them to start looking for Alec too; if they found him before Dean did, he'd probably bolt again. "I'll find him," Dean said easily, throwing on a reassuring smile.

Dean walked down the hall and tried to think of where Alec could have gone. There weren't very many places he could go in the house, but Dean didn't think he'd leave without them. He had to be there somewhere; Dean just needed to figure it out.

Dean went back to the living room and Sam looked up at him expectantly. He shook his head again, but then asked, "He have his phone on him?"

Sam looked around the room, and then his face fell. "I don't think so…" Sam pointed and Dean looked over to the table and saw Alec's phone lying there.

Dean threw his head back and muttered, "Why does he even have a phone…"

"Where do you think he is?" Sam asked quietly.

Dean thought for a few seconds and looked around the room. Alec would want to go somewhere he could be alone, but he'd still want to keep an eye on things. Dean's gaze fell on the stairs and he looked up. Alec liked heights…

Dean let out a sigh, "This kid's gonna be the death of me…" Sam looked at him in confusion so he said, "I think I know where he is…"

He started for the door before Sam could ask him and he went outside. Dean walked a little ways out from the house, and then scanned the roof for any sign of his little brother. He just barely saw the edge of Alec's t-shirt by the chimney and Dean went around until he saw him.

"You gonna come down or you gonna make me come up there?" Dean asked.

Alec jumped a little when Dean spoke, and then looked down. "You don't like heights…" Alec mumbled.

"That mean you're coming down here?" Dean asked hopefully.

Alec sighed, and then stood up. Before Dean could protest, he jumped off of the roof and landed next to him without any problem at all.

"I hate it when you do that," Dean stated. Alec just looked back at him so he fussed, "And what are you doin' coming out here with just a t-shirt. It's cold out here and you could get sick…"

"I'm alright," Alec immediately replied.

Dean shook his head, and then grabbed Alec's wrist and led him over to the Impala. He opened the passenger door and made Alec sit down. Dean ran into the house and grabbed his keys and Alec's jacket. "Found him," Dean told Sam. "We're gonna go for a ride." Sam nodded in understanding and Dean ran back outside.

"Where are we going?" Alec asked when Dean started the car. He didn't really sound like he cared, but he asked because it was expected of him.

"We're just going to drive," Dean said as he reversed, and then put the car in gear. "You can talk if you want or we can just ride in silence, I don't care either way." Alec just looked over at him for a minute, and then switched his look to the window.

That was fine; Dean would drive until Alec felt like talking to him. If that didn't work, then he wasn't sure what he was going to do. He wished he knew how Sam always made him start talking when he didn't want to. This was why Sam would have been better at this.

Dean drove for a long time; it was probably close to two hours, but he wasn't quite sure when they left. Alec had sat in silence the entire time and Dean decided it was time to change it up. He stopped the car at a little turn off on the side of the road.

"C'mon, let's stretch for a minute," Dean said. Alec shrugged, and then moved to get out of the car. Dean sat on the hood and a moment later, Alec sat next to him. "Ok, time to start talking," Dean finally said.

"I thought you said we could just ride in silence," Alec pointed out.

"We're not riding anymore, so now it's time to talk," Dean replied.

Alec was still quiet for a few minutes, and Dean wasn't sure how he was going to make Alec talk. He probably shouldn't do it that way, but the silence was starting to wear on him and he really wanted to be able to help Alec.

"I don't know why they let me live," Alec finally said. His voice was so quiet, Dean could barely hear him, but his entire focus right now was Alec and he was relieved he'd decided it was time to talk.

"You mean Manticore?" Dean asked softly.

Alec nodded, "Ever since you brought me back…I keep having nightmares where I was the one that made it…"

"Like the tank dream you told us about?" Dean asked. "With the girl who didn't make it?"

"Yeah…they're all like that and they all happened. I just never realized before…Last night's, we were lined up for call and they took the guy next to me. They didn't have any reason; it was just luck of the draw. I kept my eyes forward like I was supposed to, but I didn't know if I was going to be next or if they were just going to take one of us away…"

Alec dropped his head down and Dean put his arm around his shoulders.

"And then when they had a reason to actually kill me, they didn't…I disobeyed orders and they should've killed me for it, but they gave me another chance and I don't know why…"

"That place was twisted Alec. I don't know why they did what they did, but I'm glad you're not there anymore," Dean tried to reassure. He knew it wasn't great, but he didn't know how to make this better for him.

"Y'know what's worse? I miss it sometimes," Alec admitted.

"Manticore?" Dean asked in surprise.

Alec nodded, "I knew what was expected of me and I just did it…It had a routine and I never questioned it…" Alec shook his head, and then looked out into the darkness. "When Max burnt the place down, I was pissed at her. I didn't know what I was supposed to do…I felt like she'd just destroyed my home…As messed up as it is, Manticore was my home."

"It was all you knew," Dean said softly. "I don't blame you for feeling that way. I still wish we'd found out about you sooner, so we could've gotten you out of there."

Alec shrugged, but then looked over at Dean with shining eyes, "Do you know how to make the nightmares go away?"

Dean gave Alec a sad smile, "No kiddo, I don't."

"I just want them to stop. I don't want to relive it every night," Alec said brokenly. A tear slipped past his defenses and streaked down his cheek. "It's like I'm back there every night and it's terrifying. What if I wake up and hurt you or Sam because I don't know where I am?"

"We'll work on it ok?" Dean tried to reassure. "Me and Sam are lookin' out for you and you're not gonna hurt us. I'm trying to come up with more ways to snap you out of 'em and me and Sam are researching ways to stop them, it just takes some time."

"You're researching?" Alec asked curiously.

Dean bumped against Alec's shoulder and said, "Of course we are! You think we just started to notice you having nightmares? It's been goin' on since we found you; it's just gotten worse since you nearly checked out on me and there aren't a lot of solutions out there. Besides, you know how long it took me to figure out that whole bed thing?"

Alec smiled a little at that and shook his head.

"Since after the Djinn! It took me forever," Dean said.

"I thought you guys knew already," Alec said, amusement creeping into his voice. "You guys never asked so I thought that it was obvious."

"We can be a little slow sometimes," Dean replied with a small chuckle. "You might need to spell a few things out for us." Alec actually laughed a little, and then Dean said more seriously, "But we're gonna keep working on this ok? If you want to talk about something, just tell me. Or if you need some time by yourself, that's fine too. Just don't hang out on rooftops anymore ok?"

"What is it with you and heights," Alec asked with a smile.

"Shut up," Dean said. He was laughing though and he messed up Alec's hair out of habit. Alec lightly shoved him back, but then sobered a little.

"Thanks Dean," Alec said after a moment. Dean gave Alec a little side hug and they sat in silence for a minute. "I'm really glad that I decided not to shoot you guys and steal your car when you found me…" Alec said with a smile.

Dean snorted in disbelief, "There's no way I would've let you steal my Baby."

Alec shrugged and suddenly held up the keys to the Impala, "I don't know, seems pretty easy to me…"

"You little thief!" Dean exclaimed. He reached for the keys but Alec held them out of his reach.

"That was way too easy," Alec said with a laugh. His eyes widened though when Dean suddenly brought him to the ground. They rolled around; Dean kept trying to reach for the keys, but Alec always kept them just out of reach.

Alec finally managed to wiggle free and he stood up, holding the keys up in victory. He did a little victory dance as Dean got back to his feet and stood in front of Alec. He tried to look mad, but he couldn't quite keep the smile off of his face.

Dean suddenly looped his arm around Alec's neck and ruffled his hair. Alec tried to throw Dean off, and Dean snagged the keys while Alec was distracted.

"Hey!"

"That's what you get," Dean said with a laugh. Alec tried to glare at him, but he was smiling too. "C'mon, we better head back. Abby's probably got Sam in makeup this time."

Alec's eyes lit up, "Oh man, I hope so! You should've gotten a picture of his hair earlier because that was hilarious."

Sam watched as Dean, Alec, and Luke loaded their things in the car. They had come back last night and Alec had seemed happier than he had been in days. Whatever Dean had talked to him about must have worked, which Sam was glad to see.

Alec had stayed with him again that night, and as far as Sam could tell, he slept through the night.

"But why!?" Abby whined loudly. "I don't want Sammy to go!"

"Honey, they have to go back to their own lives. They don't want to babysit forever," Lauren explained patiently.

"No," Abby said, stomping her foot and crossing her arms in defiance.

Sam leaned over a little on his crutches to try and get Abby's attention. She looked up at him with shining eyes so Sam said softly, "We have to go back to work now, but maybe we can visit you sometime. Would that be ok?"

"I want you to stay," Abby said, her little lip trembling.

"I know, but I'm an old person and I've gotta go to work," Sam tried to explain.

"Promise you'll come back?" Abby finally pleaded.

Sam looked up at Lauren and she gave him a small smile of encouragement.

"I promise. I'll come back to see you," Sam said sincerely.

Abby's face lit up and she ran at Sam. She jumped and wrapped her arms around his neck to hold herself up and Sam released one of his crutches in surprise. He caught her though and picked her up the rest of the way.

"Promise you won't cut your pretty hair," Abby said, running her tiny fingers through his hair.

Sam laughed, "Ok, I promise."

"Ok Abby, Sam has to go now," Lauren said.

Abby reluctantly let him go and he set her back on the ground and picked up his fallen crutch. She ran outside and ran right to Dean. He scooped her up as soon as she got to him. Sam smiled and almost wished they could stay longer, but they still had a job to do.

"You better watch her, she might try to sneak off with us," Sam warned Lauren with a smile.

"If she did, then at least I'd know I'd see you boys again," Lauren replied with a knowing look.

"We'll try to come by if we're in the area," Sam reassured.

"You better," Lauren said sternly. She gave Sam a quick hug, and then they both went out to the Impala. Chris and Zach came out right before they were about to leave.

"So, you're gonna come back right?" Luke asked Alec as Sam walked up. "Dad said he's gonna take me huntin' soon. Said he thinks I'm old enough to go deer huntin' with him. When you come back, maybe you can go with us. Dad said it'd be ok and I want you to go with us."

Alec looked to Dean who was talking to Abby. Dean looked back at him and nodded. "Yeah, we're comin' back," Alec replied. "I'd love to go hunting with you."

"Yes!" Luke said excitedly, and he gave Alec a hug. Alec's eyes widened in shock, but he gave Luke a hug back. Sam couldn't help chuckling at Alec's surprise.

Sam and Lauren both stopped at the front of the Impala and Alec, Luke, Dean, and Abby all met up with them. Chris and Zach walked up after a moment and Dean tried to pass Abby over to Chris, but she wouldn't let go of his neck.

"You sure you don't want to stay until your leg's healed?" Zach asked. He'd already asked this about 4 times, but Sam knew it was time to move on.

"No, I think I'll be alright," Sam replied.

"You guys will come back won't you?" Chris asked after a moment.

"Yeah, we'll be back," Dean said. "As long as you guys don't mind us?"

"We'd love to have you!" Zach said.

"Anytime you're in the area, don't be afraid to stop by," Chris threw in.

"You guys are always welcome here," Zach said.

"Thanks for everything," Dean said.

Chris, Zach, and Lauren gave each of them hugs. Chris said something to Alec and he smiled, but Sam couldn't quite hear what it was. Luke and Abby gave each of them a hug, but Abby was still reluctant to let them leave. She had to let them go though and Chris picked her up as he, Dean, and Alec all piled into the Impala.

"Can we actually come back here sometime?" Alec asked after they'd been driving for a few miles.

"Yeah," Dean replied easily. "I promised a little girl that'd I'd come see her again and I'm pretty sure Sam made that same promise."

"Yes I did," Sam said with a chuckle.

"Good," Alec said. It was quiet for a minute, and then he asked, "Where to next?"

"I think it's time to keep another promise that we made," Dean said. He looked in the rearview mirror and met Alec's curious gaze. "I think it's time to give Max another visit."

Alec smiled and leaned back in his seat. Sam shot Dean a smile before he too got more comfortable for the drive ahead.

The End.