Being Alone (D. Winchester)

2.57 "Walk Off Like A Queen"

At the building. Night.

I climbed into the big black van that was parking outside the company " How's it going? "

Sam "Great, since she set all this up. Um, look. "

He used her laptop, with its Arwen desktop, to show us security footage " See this? I can put each camera on a prerecorded loop. Once I do that, she'll have 15 minutes. "

Dean" 15 minutes ain't a lot of time. "

Sam" No. She said if it took longer to hack his desktop, then she deserved to be eaten."

Dean" I like her. "

The security footage shows Charlie standing outside the building.

Dean" Wait. Is that... Son of a bitch. "

Sam"What? "

I looked at him confused but then back to the screen.

Dean " Look at her bag."

A close-up of Charlie's bag shows my flask in a side pocket.

Sam " Bobby. Wait. Y-you think he, uh –"

Dean" Hitched a ride after we told him to cool his jets? Yeah. What the hell's he thinking? "

I shook my head "He's not thinking at all"

Sam "So what do we do – call the whole thing off? "

Dean shook his head " We've only got one shot at this. "

I took my phone out and called her. she was wearing a earpiece so it was good.

She was humming "I used to think maybe you loved me..."

Dean "Charlie, it's Dean. Are you singing? "

Charlie " I sing when I'm nervous. Don't judge me. "

Dean "Judgment-free zone. Listen, uh, check the side pocket in your bag. "

Charlie took a sip of the flask "Oh. Thank you. Mmm. Good idea. "

Dean nodded "Yeah, no problem. Look, that's, uh, kind of a family heirloom. It's a good-luck charm, okay, so don't lose it. "

I looked at him and he gave me a look.

Charlie nodded "Copy that. Okay. Let's do this. "

she didn't move.

Dean "Uh, Charlie? Uh, Charlie? "

Charlie "I'm having a hard time moving."

Dean "You can do this. "

Charlie "Uh, I'm not – I'm not a spy. No, I can't do it. I can't do it. I can't do it. I can't. "

Sam took the phone from Dean "Charlie, hey, it's Sam. "

Charlie was pacing around " I'm sorry, Sam. I'm sorry. I-I just – "

Sam "It's okay. Uh, listen, w-who's your favorite "Harry Potter" character? "

Charlie "Uh, Hermione. "

Sam "Hermione. Well, uh, all right, did Hermione run when Sirius Black was in trouble or when Voldemort attacked Hogwarts?"

I shot him a looked "Wtf"

Sam hissed "Shut up. "

Charlie "No, of course not. "

Sam " What did she do? "