The final chapter.
THE ART OF FALLING
Dean gasped as his eyes flew open. He struggled to sit up pain slamming through him blurring his vision.
"Calm down Dean." Sam said pushing him back gently.
"Arandi the baby?" Dean rasped.
Sam teary eyed as he took Dean's hand. "I'm sorry." He murmured.
Dean heard nothing else letting go.
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"You should be lying down Dean." Sam said for the fifth time as Dean shuffled painfully down the hall.
"She needs me." Dean responded stubbornly. He had been on the move since finding out Arandi was alive but had lost the baby.
"Yeah you fucking mule she needs you to take care of yourself." Sam huffed.
"This is all my fault our baby…." He couldn't finish the words as his breath caught at the pain of the thought.
"Take care of her Dean just take care of her."
Dean entered Arandi's room and padded softly to her side taking her hand.
Her eyes fluttered open and she began to cry. "My baby."
Dean heart clenched in his chest. "I'm sorry Arandi so, so sorry."
Arandi cried with heartbroken sobs and Dean held her tight no matter the pain of being shot, it didn't compare to the agony of their loss.
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SIX MONTHS LATER
"Well Mrs. Winchester who knew that you would turn out to be the savvy business woman that you are today?" Dean grinned pulling his wife into a kiss.
They had had a real wedding a couple of months after the incident. Now they were preparing for the grand opening of the third Book Nook.
"I learned it all from my handsome husband." She grinned back.
Dean lifted her onto the counter taking her hands in his and sighed. "Did you ever believe that we would be here?"
"The second you told me that you had fallen in love with me I knew nothing would get in our way." Arandi said lovingly. "Amazing since the way we began."
"I do love you." He kissed into her lips.
"I think you're just trying to get under my dress." Arandi sighed in mock frustration.
"Is it working?" Dean smiled and wagged his eyebrows.
"You like making love to beached whales?"
"Don't tell anyone but it's one of my kinks." He chuckled lovingly.
"Agreeing that your wife is a beached whale may be painful to your nether regions." Arandi warned.
"Baby you're beautiful carrying my babies." He sighed again kissing her belly.
They had tried to get pregnant right after getting married and had succeeded with twins.
"Besides you're barely showing."
"Ass kissing, nice." Arandi giggled.
"Is that working? Or maybe I can make a craving run for you. Beef jerky and chocolate milk? Strawberry ice cream with tobasco? How about apple slices with mayonnaise?"
"You're making me hungry." Arandi groaned. "But I think I want something else in my mouth." She purred seductively as she kissed him hotly.
Dean moaned into her kisses instantly hard, he pulled her off the counter. "We have three hours before opening." He said hopeful.
"Well then I'll have time to lick and suck and if you play nice I'll even…." She leaned in and whispered in his ear.
Dean did a full body shudder and gripped the counter to steady himself and calm down. "Fuck baby you're amazing."
Arandi began to saunter away and stopped and turned. "You coming?"
"Right here in my pants if you don't stop looking at me like that." He groaned.
"Oh but then the fun of getting you hard again." She smiled slyly and stepped up to him running her hands firmly over his erection.
"Arandi fuck please…oh you're fucking evil….stop…oh hell no don't stop right there…..fuck, fuck, fuck…right there." Dean's head fell back, his eyes half mast, his mouth caught on her name and moan mixed as one.
She smiled staring into his eyes as he came undone in her hand.
His head dropped to her shoulder. "What's my name again?" He murmured.
"Maybe I can help you remember when you make me scream it out when you…." She whispered in his ear again.
"Fucking A Arandi do you ever want to make it to the opening?" He moaned as his dick twitched in interest. "Now I'm all a sticky mess."
"I'll clean you up when we get home, with my tongue." She batted her eyelashes and pulled him toward the door and stopped to see a smiling couple who had apparently witnessed their exchange.
Dean couldn't stop laughing at Arandi's flushed face.
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Dean yawned big leaning back watching Arandi work her magic with the customers and employees.
He was tired but it was a good tired, hell a fucking very good tired. He smiled wistfully. She had rocked his world within an inch of unconsciousness and he had loved every moment of it and wanted a repeat performance the second he got her alone again.
He squirmed in his suit.
He watched Sam kiss Jade before she joined her sister and he smiled, his brother had found love in unexpected places too.
Sam walked to him smiling brightly, his dimples in full force. "You too huh?" He laughed.
"What the Remington Kama sutra super mega advanced edition? Hell the fuck yeah I literally had to bang my head against the wall to get my eyes right again." Dean bragged.
"I thought your legs looked a little extra bowed." Sam snickered.
They fondly watched the women that had completely changed their concept of living and had made them forget all other women existed.
Dean had made himself sick a few time thinking about the way he had treated Arandi when they first came together and he tried every day to make up for it.
The loss of their first child had been devastating for both of them, the grief that he had felt had surprised him more than anything.
He had laid in bed many nights wondering what that child would have looked like, what she would have grown up to be because he and Arandi were sure that it had been a girl.
He felt the pang of her loss even now.
"So do you still think grandfather was a crazy alcoholic?" Sam asked.
Dean laughed. "The old man got rich for a reason but how could he have known that Arandi and I would fall in love?"
"I don't know Dean but isn't amazing how his plan brought all the happiness in the world we thought we already had, not to mention the money."
Arandi smiled at Dean then and he sighed. "I'd give up every cent if it meant seeing that smile forever."
"But you don't have to give up any cents do you lover boys." John said appearing in between them and tossing an arm over each of their shoulders. "You are set for life and unbelievably happy and loved."
"You think mom would approve?" Sam asked.
John smiled fondly. "Yeah I think she would. By the way did you two hear about what happened to Tiffany?"
Both of them had no idea.
"Apparently she got a dose of her own medicine and she is scared that she's not safe and is planning on leaving town as soon as she's well. According to rumors a beautiful raven haired blue eyed vixen did her in."
They all turned to stare at Arandi. Dean felt a chill of pure unadulterated love thrum through him. His lady had defended him and fuck if that wasn't hot.
Dean noticed then that Arandi was leaning against the counter and he rushed to her. "Arandi baby are you ok?"
"Just tired my love, I think I over did it today."
"Well then we're leaving and I'm taking you home you're employees, Jade and Sam can handle the work here."
Arandi didn't argue one bit she was at her limit.
"I want you to take a warm bubble bath while I make you some hot tea and a snack then I'm going to massage your feet and your back and tell my boys a bed time story."
Arandi caressed his face lovingly as he ran his hands over her belly. "Don't you think you should wait until they are actually here?"
"No I want to tell them the story of how their mom stole their father's heart and made him a real man. I want them to hear the story of how he fell so madly in love everything else ceased to exist, and I want them to hear how their dad woke up to finally live the dream he was blessed with."
Arandi eyes brimmed with tears. "Well then we better get going because I can't wait to hear the story too."
Dean sighed kissing his love deeply and taking her hand they walked out to start the next phase of the dream they had awakened too.
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