Jo's Journey to Happiness
Title: Jo's Journey to Happiness Chapter: 10 Fandom: Supernatural Author: myguys_sam_dean Rating: R Characters: Jo, Bobby, Sam, Dean Disclaimer: I don't own 'em, I just play with 'em. Feedback: Absolutely! Summary: Written for fanfic100 prompt#087-Life. Jo and John's relationship affects everyone around them.
The boys came back from hunting and could tell something was different. Jo wasn't as sad or stressed. Bobby seemed happier than usual and he was normally a pretty happy guy. Sam caught on a little quicker than Dean. After supper, Bobby reached over and held Jo's hand for a moment. Sam saw them. Dean was too busy inhaling his food.
They were clearing the kitchen when Bobby told them about the video Jo's midwife had brought. A video of a delivery for them to watch. Just in case Jo went into labor and delivered before the midwife could make it to Bobby's. The guys had to be ready to deliver the babies.
Dean couldn't speak.
"Um, have you seen the video yet?" Sam asked Bobby.
"Are you kidding? Of course not. I was waiting for you two to get back."
"She really wants us in the room when she's delivering?" Sam wasn't comfortable with the idea.
Dean was still silent.
"You boys mean a lot to her since your dad's been how he's been toward her. She needs you there and I sure as hell can't deliver them on my own."
"How about the hospital?" Sam asked.
"She didn't want strangers looking at her and poking at her after what happened at the Road House. Can't say as I blame her. She trusts us."
Sam nodded.
Dean couldn't believe his ears. "You are joking, right? Ha ha?"
"Nope. For real," Bobby said. "Have you talked to your dad?"
"No," Sam and Dean said in unison.
"Well, Jo and I are going to raise the babies. I'll be their daddy as far as they know and Jo wants you to be their uncles."
"Is she cutting Dad off from seeing them?" Dean sounded a little angry.
"No," Bobby explained in a calm voice. "Jo just wants to provide a more stable home for them than you and Sam had. John can still se them when he comes to visit. He just can't tell them that he's their dad. That way he doesn't feel obliged to stick around and can keep hunting the demon. Our home will always be open to you. John will just have to tread lightly until Jo is ready to face him again.”
"Does Dad know about this?" Dean wasn't letting it go.
"Not yet," Bobby answered. " I was waiting for him to call so I could tell him. I tried calling him once but got the blasted voicemail of his."
"Oh, we talk to that all the time," Sam smiled. "Nice to know it's not just us that he's snubbing."
"Remember that this is about Jo and the babies, not John." Bobby reminded them. "We can deal with John later. The others need us know."
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No one said a word as the video played. Bobby kept thinking that he'd lived all his years without seeing something like that and he would have been happy if it continued that way. But, he was doing this for Jo. He kept repeating that he was doing it for Jo over and over in his mind.
Jo's face was full of fear.
Sam was grimacing even though he tried not to.
Dean looked horrified. Just plain horrified.
When the video was over, Sam said, "That was educational."
Dean scoffed, stood up, and declared that he wasn't going to have sex any time soon. Then, he walked out of the room. Sam couldn't just let a comment like that go so he followed Dean to give him a hard time.
"How are you doing, darling?" Bobby asked Jo.
"Nervous."
"I am, too. But, this is going to be fine," Bobby said in his most reassuring voice.
"Are Sam and Dean okay with the arrangement?" Jo asked.
"Yep. They are happy to be uncles and happy for us."
Jo breathed a sigh of relief. "Are they okay without delivery plan?"
"They are fine with it," he secretly hoped they wouldn't run for the hills after that awful video. "You are family to them, Jo. They want to be there for you.”
Jo nodded and then shifted so she could snuggle into Bobby more. Bobby ran his fingers through her long hair and rested one hand on her belly, checking on his babies.
"Dean," Sam could hardly talk because he was laughing. "It wasn't that bad."
"Not that bad? Were you watching the same video I was? That shit is scarier than any hunt I've ever been on." Dean paused and looked at Sam for a minute. "And how can you be laughing at me? Aren't you as freaked out as I am over this whole new development?"
"Jo being pregnant isn't new," Sam informed him. "Did you think she'd just always be pregnant and never have the babies?"
"No, I knew she'd have them one day. I just wasn't planning on being there."
"Well, consider it as a way to earn some good Karma," Sam suggested.
"I should get the best Karma ever," Dean grumbled.
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Jo tired early and went to bed. Bobby stayed up later with Sam and Dean. They caught up on hunts, hunters they'd run into and various supernatural news.
"Are you guys still okay with our plan for Jo?" Bobby asked, not sure he wanted to hear the answer.
"We're fine with it," Sam answered before Dean could open his mouth. "Whatever we can do to help Jo we'll be glad to do."
Dean took a quick glance at Sam and then told Bobby," I'll help Jo however I can. It's not often I get to be an uncle."