I wake the next morning in the same position I fell asleep. Dean's head is resting on my chest and his arm is still draped across my waist. I kiss the top of his head softly and he stirs.
"Hey" his voice is rougher than normal and he lifts his head to look at me.
"Hey" I smile back, "How are you feeling?"
"Better" he moves his body so he his facing me, quickly glancing at the clock.
"Do you want some coffee?" I ask.
He smiles and shakes his head, his hand rests on my stomach and he gently lifts my top and slowly rubs my stomach before he hovers over me and kisses me. He doesn't linger.
"Shower with me?" he asks
I nod my head already feeling the tingles of anticipation all over my body. He climbs out of bed and leads me to the bathroom. He turns the shower on and we both undress, throwing our clothes into the laundry hamper.
Dean's eyes darken when he looks my naked body up and down,
"You are beautiful Annie" he reaches out his hand and we climb into the shower. He gently washes my body, painfully slow, then himself as I rinse off. As soon as we are both cleaned he grabs my waist and pulls me to him quickly making me gasp. His mouth is on mine, his kiss is needy and desperate all the emotions from last night passing through his lips. One hand firmly holds my waist in place while the other trails down my stomach finding the spot I am the most sensitive. Within seconds he has me panting and moaning, my knees want to buckle but his strong hold on my waist keeps me in place. I feel his finger enter me, then two and shortly after I bury my head into his chest and cry out his name.
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The morning passes similar to yesterday. Dean has a to-go coffee and a bear claw ready for me when I emerge from the bedroom after getting ready, looking unbelievably hot in his uniform. He doesn't mention our conversation from last night and neither do I. He will talk about it again when he is ready. I can tell it was a big step for him to tell me everything and I don't want to push him.
Since my truck is at Dean's I decide to drive myself to work. I tell Dean I will stop by the station with his lunch again and offer to take care of Woody. I enjoyed it yesterday. I also let him know that I promised my Mom I would be home for dinner so I will call him later.
We part ways as we both get into our cars and drive away.
When I get to work Georgia is sitting at the counter talking to Jess. She turns the second she hears me enter and immediately grins.
"There she is, I thought you were going to call yesterday and tell me what that kiss was about yesterday" she exclaims opening her mouth and raising her eyebrows in mock horror.
"Are you two together?" she asks when I just smile and head to the lockers for my uniform. She shamelessly follows me,
"You shouldn't be back here" I tease
"Oh shush, tell me what is going on"
As I put my uniform on I tell her that Dean and I are together, I tell her about my slight insecurity, which was the cause of my little display yesterday and I tell her how much I like Dean and how much I think he likes me.
She is practically bouncing, "How exciting! Ooo, I have to get going but please tell me we can do another girls night soon?" she asks
"I would love that"
Georgia blows me a kiss and skips out of the door.
My shift flys over and before I know it I'm in my truck and heading to the station with a big smile on my face.
I walk in, greeting Georgia "No cookies for me Annie?" she spots the lunch bag I have for Dean, pouting slightly.
"I'll bring you cookies next time I swear" I laugh.
"Yeah right, are you here to see Dean or your Mom?" she asks
"My Mom?"
"Yeah, she's in Dean's office" she glances over her shoulder to Dean's office.
Oh, shit!
I follow her gaze to see Dean sitting at his desk, his gaze fixed on the woman sitting opposite. He looks worried and the door is closed.
Oh, shit!
I jog to the door, bursting in startling both Dean and Mom. They jump and look at me.
"Hey everyone, what's going on?" I place myself on the seat next to Mom and look at her then Dean.
"Annie, honey. What are you doing here?" Mom asks
"Err... I came to see Dean... I brought him lunch" I point to the brown paper bag and coffee cup that I had put on Dean's desk. "What are you doing here?"
I look at Dean, his eyes are down at his joined hands on his desk.
There is a weird atmosphere in the room. What were they talking about?
"Oh... I just popped in on my lunch break to ask the Sheriff here to join us for dinner tonight"
My eyes immediately go to Dean and he stares at my Mom before slowly moving his eyes to me.
He lets out a little cough. "Yeah, yes....I'd love to come" he smiles, although it doesn't look right.
"Well, I best be getting back" Mom rises to her feet quickly and makes for the door. "Six thirty tonight" she waves and is out the door in moments.
I'm left staring after with my brows furrowed. There is a few minutes of silence until I turn to look at Dean, he hasn't moved, he is just watching me carefully.
"What was that about?" I ask
"What do you mean?" he reaches over and takes the lunch bag pulling out the contents.
"That was strange, right? What were you two talking about before I got here?" I push
"Nothing much....just dinner" he shrugs but doesn't look at me.
I can't shake the feeling that something is going on. Is Dean lying to me?
"Ok..." I sigh
"Actually Annie, I have quite a bit of paperwork to do and I need to make a house visit with one of the officers....." he says
"Oh...Ok, I don't want to keep you... I'll head out" I give him a small smile and get to my feet.
"Annie?" Dean stands and makes his way over to me. There is a look in his eyes of worry, apprehension and..... fear? He looks like he's going to say something but closes his mouth "I'll walk you out" he eventually says.
His hand goes to my lower back and we slowly walk out to my truck.
"Do you want me to walk and feed Woody again?" I ask
"No, sweetheart. You relax. I'll see you tonight" he kisses me long and slow. His tongue gently caressing mine.
I climb into my truck and drive off. What was that about? First my Mom and now Dean. There is definitely something strange going on.
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When Dean arrives at six thirty he is changed into a white shirt and black slacks. He looks amazing but his mood hasn't shifted since this afternoon.
I didn't see Mom when I got home, she was at work and then went straight to cooking. I offered to help but she told me to take a bath and relax.
I open the door to Dean and he gives me a brief kiss holding up a bottle of white wine.
"Oh, thank you Sheriff" Mom is standing behind me and glides over to take the bottle "Dinner is about to be served. Annie, can you show Dean to his seat?" she rushes back into the kitchen.
"Sure, just a second Mom" I pull Dean upstairs as soon as she out of site. Dad is in the living room watching TV.
I close my bedroom door as soon as we are inside.
"What are you doing?" Dean has a slight smirk on his face.
"What are you doing? I need you to talk to me Dean. For the past few days I've had this feeling that there is something going on my Mom and now it seems like you're involved or you know what it is" I'm trying my best to not shout but the panic in my chest is making it hard.
"Annie....."
"No, no don't lie to me Dean. Please, just tell me"
He takes a step closer to me making my back hit my door.
"Are you leaving? Is that it? Are you leaving me?" my voice becomes quieter until it is barely a whisper.
"What? No, of course not Annie, never" he grabs my shoulders and pulls me in for a hug. His big, warm body completes consumes me, he smells of his cologne, it relaxes me but only slightly.
"It's just been a busy day, your Mom came to invite me to dinner. That's all. Nothing has changed between us Annie" Dean keeps a tight hold on my body resting his cheek on the top of my head.
I hold onto him just as tightly.
"Dean......" I whisper, feeling like I am on the verge of tears.
"Yes, Sweetheart?"
I move my head so I can look into his eyes.
"Kiss me"
Dean's lips instantly connect to mine, hungry and wanting. I am pressed against the door, opening my mouth to deepen the kiss. It is nothing like our earlier kiss. This one is full of passion. Of want. Of need.
Dean pulls away first and we gasp for air. He strokes my hair out of my face and smiles.
"We have to go down for dinner" he says, "I can't have your parents wondering what we are doing up here."
"Fine" I huff making Dean laugh, I take his hand and lead him back downstairs into the dining room, walking through the living room to get there.
The dinner goes quite smoothly. I think the fact that my parents already know Dean helps. The conversation flows and Dean is completely charming. Of course, Mom can't help but to pull out the baby photos after dinner and Dad tells Dean all of my embarrassing childhood stories.
We sit in the living room, Dean is between Mom and me and Dad is sitting on the arm chair.
"Oh, here is her senior prom photo...." Mom has the photo album open on Dean's lap "Doesn't she look all cute with her braces in?"
"Urgh" I bury my head in my hands, Dean looks at me amused.
"She didn't have a date, bless her heart, she didn't even want to go! But Matty and me, we encouraged her to enjoy her last prom....." she turns the page.
"Oooo, this is just before she left for college" she points at a photo of eighteen year old me standing next to Dad's packed car. I have a big grin on my face, my eyes are half-closed and I'm sticking two thumbs up.
"I need a drink" I get up and go to the kitchen pouring a glass of wine from the bottle Dean brought. It is almost gone now.
"You OK sweetie?" Dad appears next to me, opening the fridge and taking out a bottle of beer.
"Yeah" I breathe, I feel a little overwhelmed. My emotions have been all over the place today. This morning I was happy, content. This afternoon I was worried and hurt and now I'm feeling humiliated.
"You know your Mom is proud of you" he says standing next to me, we both lean on the island behind us.
I roll my eyes and nod taking a big gulp of wine.
"So... the Sheriff, huh?" Dad's eyes stay ahead and he takes a small sip of beer
"It's not like you to interrogate Dad" I tease
"No interrogation Annie, he's a good man. You deserve that. If you're happy, I'm happy. I'm proud of you too"
"Thanks Dad" I look at my feet and shuffle a little
"Besides, I called it" he adds
"What?" I look at him in cinfusion.
"Oh yeah, the day I picked you up from the bus station and we went for a coffee? I seen you two making googly eyes at each other"
"Dad!" Dad throws his head back and laughs, I nudge him with my elbow feeling my face flush.
"Matty, it's getting late" Mom's voice gets louder from the doorway as she appears, we both turn to face her. Dean is not far behind. "The Sheriff has important work to do tomorrow, he needs to get going."
Dad makes a move towards Dean and shakes his hand.
"Thank you for dinner Mr and Mrs Stevens, it has been a while since I had a home cooked meal" Dean says.
"You're welcome, come by any time" Mom says with a big smile on her face.
I finish my wine and walk towards Dean.
"Good night" he says to my parents, walking out the front door. I follow and close it gentle behind me. We walk to the end of the porch.
"Do you want me to come with you?" I ask, unsure what to do.
"More than anything" Dean smirks wrapping his arms around my waist "But... I do have a lot of work on tomorrow so I'll be up early. You should stay here and get some rest"
I feel the disappointment deep in chest.
"Oh, Ok, when will I see you?" my voice is quiet
"How about Friday night? I'll try to finish up early and we can go out for dinner"
"Like a real date?" I wiggle my eyebrows.
Dean chuckles and rests his head on my forehead, our noses gently touching. "Yes, just like a real date. I'll even take you back to my place after" his voice drops low and my body aches.
I close my eyes and hum in contentment.
"Goodnight sweetheart" Dean tilts my head up with one hand and kisses me full of passion and promise, anticipation building up inside of me.
When he pulls away and starts walking to his car I have to root myself to the floor so I don't follow him. He drives off and I make my way back inside.