Hayden & Dean (The Sequel) - A Tethered Love

Chapter 8: Should we do This?

The Pastor and I spend a couple of hours making phone calls and researching things online without getting any further information. It's like this woman appears out of thin air. I sit back defeated in the chair and pull my hair out of my face. I wouldn't be surprised if she did appear out of nowhere, I think to myself. "Can you get Charlie in on this?" I text Sam now "will she be able to keep it from Dean until tomorrow?" I ask add.

"No new information?" He responds. I reply with a sad face emoji "I'll give her a call" he responds almost instantly. I put the phone back down and lift my head back to the screen I've been working at.

"Here you go." I'm awoken by a soft tap to my shoulder. I look over my arm and Pastor Gideon is handing me a mug of coffee.

I take it from him graciously "what time is it?" I ask before taking a small sip. The smell alone is already helping me wake up from the snooze.

He looks down at a watch on his left hand "about 6:30" he responds then taking a seat back behind his desk. He's wearing different clothes from the day before and I remember him telling me he was going to go home for a little rest and return later. He suggested I did the same but I waved him off and kept at my search for information on this mystery woman. "What time is your flight?" He asks me.

"9 something.. I guess I should get going.." I say regretfully. I don't want to give up looking but I know I need to get my things and get to the airport. "I appreciate you letting me stay and look some more, and for everything else as well.." I smile weakly towards him.

He half smiles in return with a nod, "anytime. Please let me know what you find out about all of this.." He moves his hands around the table to gesture at everything we've looked into. I simply nod in return and make my way out of the cellar door.

The bright sun stops me in my tracks and I have to wait to let my eyes adjust. After they do, I walk to the street and pull up the uber app to get my ride to the motel and airport. It takes 15 minutes for the service to arrive and I take another 15 minutes sweeping the motel for anything I may have forgotten before I check out and go to the airport. I wait impatiently for my plan to board, eager to get home and further the search. Sam is meeting me at the house and we're going to tell Dean about this woman.

I get there and enter the house to Dean and Paul playing in the living room together. The car Sam is driving is in the driveway behind the Impala but I don't see him. "Sam here?" I question while I walk towards him. I drop my bag by the feet of the chair and Dean stands to give me a kiss and a hug.

"Hey H.." He says before laying one on me. "He's out back talking on the phone.." He rolls his eyes, "some case I guess" He tries and make light of the situation. I know how hard it is for him letting Sam do it all alone, and I imagine how much harder it seems with him around. I smile with closed lips back, knowing that the information we are about to give him, may change all of that anyway. Paul continues trying to reach his hands at me, signaling he wants me to pick him up. "How was Pastor Gideon?" Dean asks after I do and sit down on the couch.

"He's doing well" I smile at him, enjoying the interest he's showing in the Pastor. "He is actually opening his church again" I explain.

"Really? I wasn't expecting that.." He says trailing off with a thought.

"What is it?" I ask him, curious to what pulled him from the moment.

He stays staring off for a split second longer before coming back to reality "oh, nothing.. just a thought" He tries to dismiss it.

I nudge him with my elbow, "tell me" I smile coyly.

"I was just thinking.." he pauses, unsure to share, "we could move there and start attending his church.. I know that's crazy, just thought it would be nice to be around someone who can help us, yanno.." He added.

I smile softly at him as my heart beats in my chest. That never even crossed my mind to happen, yet hear Dean is, thinking about moving away from it all to help succeed at this. Maybe we don't need to figure out who this woman is, maybe he can do this sooner after all, I think to myself. However, just as I go to open my mouth to encourage the idea, Sam walks back inside.

He smiles when he see's me "Hey Hayden, how was the trip?" He asks nonchalantly.

"Good" I simply say back.

He nods in return and turns his attention to his brother. "So Dean, I wanted to talk to you about something" he glances over at me "well, we.."

"Sam! I interrupt him from continuing. "Can I talk to you for a minute?" I smile, trying to cover up how serious I am.

Dean glances between the two of us "what's going on?" his eyebrow raises.

"One minute babe" I hold up a finger to Dean and walk out of the room after passing Paul back to Dean. Sam follows me with confused eyes and I don't turn around until we are outside of the cabin. "Are we sure we should be telling him this?" I search Sam's eyes for something uncertain like mine.

"Why not? This seems like the better and faster option." He returns to me.

"I don't know. Dean just mentioned the idea of moving closer to Pastor Gideon, so he can help him with everything. That seems like progress to me, progress I don't want to ruin with something that may help." I explain what I was thinking.

Sam sighs, "Hayden, I don't think Dean would actually move there.. and if he did, it would take months. Do we really have that kind of time?" He posts a good question.

I think for a few moments about what he said and realize he is right. If we didn't have another option at our hands, I know moving closer to the Pastor would be our better option. Now that we have something else, we have to give it a try. "Fine, let's go tell him." I nod assuring towards Sam. He turns around and walks back in the house, I follow behind quickly, ready to face whatever emotion Dean throws back at us for not telling him right away.