tenoko1:

Don’t think about Sam one day getting a call from Jody to come to the hospital. Don’t think about him, Dean, and Cas getting there only to find Jody, Claire, and Alex waiting, a little girl of maybe two years old sitting in Claire’s lap. Don’t think about Jody having to explain to Sam that the little girl is his, from a team up with another hunter that didn’t stay completely professional behavior.

Don’t think about Sam looking panicked and scared, or choking on his words as he introduces himself to his daughter for the first time, and don’t think about him having to explain that her momma wouldn’t be coming back because she got hurt doing her job and saving people.

Don’t think about Dean clamping a hand on his shoulder and giving him a smile of reassurance, or him introducing themselves as “Uncle Dean” and “Uncle Cas”. Don’t think about Jody pulling the old child’s bed frame out of the attic for them, or the girls offering to babysit or help out whenever.

Don’t think about Sam nearly having a panic attack when they get back to the bunker with this small human and suddenly it all seems so much. Don’t think of Cas taking the little girl into his arms and softly asking her questions about her likes and dislikes, while Dean grabs his brother’s shoulders and forces him to look him in the eye. Don’t think about Dean promising they’ll get through it together and “Three men and a baby this”.

Don’t think about how all three of them just take to her immediately and love her fiercely. Don’t think of her dressed in her princess costume and tiara surrounded by towers of books and reading to her stuffed animals. Don’t think about Cas teaching her the names of all the plants and animals and how to put a seed in the earth and make it grow. Don’t think about Dean teaching her everything she’ll need to know about cars, as well as how to be proficient in the kitchen.

Don’t think about Sam tucking her in at night and settling in to read her the next chapter of a book before bed, wondering what he ever did to deserve something so good.

Don’t think about it.