The Road Outside The Motel

He is wearing a simple long black sleeve shirt and light blue jeans. I take a good look at him. He is very attractive with gorgeous blue eyes and messy blond hair. "Hello?"

“Skylar,” I reply with my head down because when I look into his eyes I feel like every secret I have ever told he can see through.

In the middle of the night, Alex was in the middle of finishing his paper for a school assignment with already five empty cans of Red Bull. Alex couldn’t think straight knowing that it was due the next day. Exhausted, Alex decides to take a thirty minute nap. What harm would a thirty minute nap do to me?, thought Alex. He went to bed, set the alarm, and fell asleep. Ten minutes seem to pass when Alex wakes up, but something didn’t seem right. He couldn’t seem to move or speak. How odd, Alex thought. Moments passed before he realized that his eyes weren’t even open. Yet, he was aware of all of his surroundings. Is this a dream?, Alex thought to himself. Moments passed when Alex didn’t seem to know what to do but to just look at his room, until

It was 5 A.M. and my thoughts were everywhere. I kept tossing and turning, desperately trying to fall asleep, but knowing I couldn't. I finally slipped out of bed, carefully so that I wouldn't wake up Olivia, and proceeded to walk down the stairs. I sat down on the living room couch and exhaled deeply as I stared into the sunroof.

“Go to sleep. You have school tomorrow. You don’t have to tell Daddy until you’re ready. Good night, Allison."

Immediately, he slams the door as I blubber. He stands in front of me and looks down at me, resting his hands on my shoulders and peering into my damp eyes.

I don’t know how long I have been faking sleep, but the slow creak of the door startles me still. I can hear the slow, lumbering footsteps, feel their vibrations on the floor. When they stop, I can sense him bending over me, his hot breath fanning over my neck. “Nice to see you again, Ms. Esther Miller.” His gravelly voice causes goosebumps of fear to shiver down

"Hey," Max whispers, shaking Moose's shoulder. "Hey, get up," he repeats. Opening his eyes, Moose tries not to make any movement, pretending as though he is asleep. "Dude, I really need

"Hey," he manages. He swallows. The words he wants to say are missing. He shifts his feet around, pulling his knees up. Jade sits at his feet, arm resting gently across his kneecaps.

I faintly remember what happened that night, that’s the reason why I’m sitting here. I can’t think clearly, see straight and yet I continue to see glimpses of him, his baby blue eyes, greasy black hair and oily face that sheds a smile every so often. I didn’t mean for everything to be this way, I feel as if it’s my fault, that maybe I’m the suspect. I feel as if there’s a blunt knife digging deeper into the guilty walls of my soul. As I peer around the room, I notice one streak of sunlight, fighting for survival in the dark and dampened room.

I looked at my daughter. “You know Julie, it was I who drove all night. You have been asleep for at least the last two hundred miles, since asleep since Beckley. In fact you were asleep when we crossed the New River Gorge bridge, before Beckley. A thick fog covered the length of the bridge. It was creepy.”

This time as you pulled away he held you by the shoulders as you gasped helplessly "No no no, you can do this ... " Dean wiped sweat from your forehead with his thumb , gently yet the pressure of his hand felt good " You wanna know why you can do this ?" He asked , knowingly sliding a balled fist up and down you aching back. "Why?.." you asked through tears pricking up behind your tired eyes . "Because you 're the strongest damn hunter i know.. And because you already are doing this baby, you are doing this right now, whether you like it or not , and you 're doing damn better than I would be . " His words instantly reassured you , even though you felt like dying, his voice just melted into you . Dean"s eyes met yours steadily as you shook your head weakly as the intensity wracked your body again, forcing you breathless . Suddenly you were shaking violently and had no idea why . "No ... No Dean I c..can 't " . You grabbed the first thing your hands could find , fists closing around tufts of his disheveled hair . "No, Look at me Amy, you 're already doing this and you 've got me right here and Sam 's here for backup . We 're OK. You 're gonna be ok , we 're gonna be ok." His eyes gestured toward the baby still stubbornly inside you . It was as much to calm himself as you, but it was working . Every time your resolve slipped Dean somehow brought you back to your

“You should sleep, it 's the middle of the night.” He paused. “And happy birthday.”

“You’d better be. Now, let’s head on home. You’ll be needing your sleep for tomorrow.” Teddy paled at the mention of tomorrow and

His eyes widen a bit but he can't seem to keep them open any longer. “What are you talking about?”