Rose Miller: Looking for truth

39 Saturday Night Special

Outside the Winchester house, Dean sits on the front porch steps, drinking a beer and feeling happy. A car drives up and parks at the curb: 'I don't believe it.' He gets up to greet Sam and Jessica. Dean attacks her with a hug while Sam takes out the luggage from the trunk. 'Jessica.'

'Agh! You're, uh... Good to see you too, Dean.' She says, and Dean laughs. 'Can't breathe, ok.'

He lets go and turns to his brother: 'Sammy.'

'Hey.' Sam reacts, a little unsure.

Dean has a big smile on his face: 'Look at you. You're with Jessica, it's - I don't believe it.'

'Yeah.' Sam chuckles, somewhat disapprovingly, motioning to the beer in Dean's hand: 'I see you started Mom's birthday with a bang, as usual.'

'Wait. Mom's birthday, that's, that's today?'

'Yeah. Yeah, Dean. That's today. That's why we're here. Don't tell me you forgot.'

Another car parks in the street: 'Someone else coming along?' Dean asks.

'Uhm yeah, Dean, they come every year.' Sam says, and Dean looks at the car. The passenger door opens, and he recognizes the woman stepping out of the vehicle. Her long mousy brown hair hangs in a ponytail over her left shoulder. She is wearing a beautiful but simple grey dress. Rose steps over to them. 'Rose and Stefan.' Sam tells Dean.

Dean sees a guy with short dark blonde hair exit the car. Stefan closes the car and walks up to Lia, who is waiting for him, she holds out her hand, which he takes, and they intertwine their fingers. 'Hey Sam, how is law school.' She asks him and lets go of Stefan to hug Sam and Jessica.

'Everything is going well.' Sam answers: 'Dean forgot what day it is.'

Rose laughs, and she goes over to Dean and lays a hand on his shoulder to see how he is doing: 'Did you really forget?' Her hand falls to her side.

Dean cannot shake the feeling that he wants to touch her, but she is here with this Stefan guy. 'apparently.' He sees she is wearing a wedding ring. At least, it looks like it.

Rose frowns: 'Are you ok?'

'I'm fine.' He answers. She doesn't seem to believe him.

In the restaurant, they're all sitting at a round table. Dean glances at Rose. He sees her kissing Stefan on the cheek, and she smiles warmly. He gets a sick feeling. Carmen looks at him, but he ignores her. He looks away from Rose, turning his head to look at his food. He is jealous; that is what it is.

'All right. To Mom.' Sam raises his glass: 'Happy birthday.'

'Happy birthday.' Rose says: 'Stefan and I have bought a gift. It's not here.'

'It's not too big, isn't it?'

Stefan laughs: 'Not really.'

'In Europe, we bought some of your favourite wine and Belgian chocolate.' Rose tells Mary.

They all clink their glasses in a cheer. As he sees Sam and Jessica kiss. He smiles.

Carmen whispers to him: 'I was really worried about you last night.'

'Oh, I'm good.' He says, and his smile fades when he sees Stefan kissing Rose.

'Are you sure?' Carmen asks grimly.

'All right. Jess and I actually have another surprise for Mom's birthday. Ah... You want to tell them?' Sam asks her.

'They're your family.' Jessica says, smiling.

Mary looks at them, already happy: 'What?' Tell me what?' Sam holds up Jessica's left hand, and they see an engagement ring on her finger. Mary laughs happily: 'Oh my God! That's so wonderful.' She gets up and hugs Jessica, who also is getting up.

Rose hugs Sam and then congratulates Jessica.

'You must tell me where you got your dress last year.' Jessica asks Rose.

'Oh, of course, I'm so happy for you.' Rose says: 'Now show me the ring.'

Dean stands up and walks away. Rose looks at Mary: 'There is something wrong.' Mary says to Rose, who nods back.

The night has fallen. Dean sits in the car, engine going, thinking. Suddenly the passenger door opens, and Rose gets in the car.

'What are you doing?' He asks her.

'I come to ask what you're doing?' She says: 'You're different.'

'How am I different?' He asks.

'I don't know.' She admits: 'You act differently... you look at me differently. But I don't know why.' She looks at him: 'You know what I am, don't you?'

He nods. He doesn't see the point in lying.

'Sam told me a few things. You're going to hunt the Djinn?'

He nods again.

'What did you wish for?'

He turns to look at her, surprised at her effect on him: 'I wished... That my mother was alive.'

She nods, understanding: 'Ok, I'll help you.'

'You would?' He asks: 'You don't even know if it's true.'

'I'm not letting you go by yourself.' She says. He starts the car. 'How are things in the "real world"? Can you tell me?'

He looks at her: 'If you want me to. I can try, I guess.'