Under a blood red sky

Jo knew Dean's birthday was coming up. If she had her way, they would have actually gone out and done something to celebrate. But she didn't know how Dean was about birthdays and she didn't honestly know what might be thrown their way at the last minute. It seemed that having a day off wasn't really in the cards for them anytime soon.

So instead she asked Murphy if she could borrow her kitchen and slipped out the morning of his birthday to do some baking.

Dean wasn't in the room when she got back, which was fine. The surprise would work just as well. She left an apple pie along with some cupcakes and a card. It wasn't an overly flowery or cheesy card, just a simple birthday card. Jo wasn't exactly the flowery language and lacy cards type after all and she knew damn well that Dean wasn't either.

She also left a small box that was neatly wrapped and contained a nice new knife, engraved with his initials complete with a nice sheath.

With that done, she smiled a bit to herself and then left again to get on with her day. She was sure she'd see him at some point later to wish him a happy birthday herself but the thought of him happening on her surprise at some point during the day made her happy.