Our Way of Life

"We have," Angelina agreed, "We can't let anyone change that."

"Not even Lucifer." Allie looked over to Angelina, smiling as she saw Benji looking over at her. "Hello, you." She stroked his cheek gently.

Feeling a strange sense of completion wash through her, Angelina frowned slightly and wondered if it was just her. The whole she felt from her past seemed to have healed over, leaving nothing but a dull ache and distant memories of things that were best left buried deep inside. Some things were just better off left hidden.

Allie smiled, feeling Angelina relax beside her. "You good?"

"Yeah," Angelina told her, surprised that for the first time in ages it was true, "Here... right now, I'm more than good."

Allie nodded. "You know," she started. "I love Sam...you know that, Ang, I love him so much that it physically hurts." She sighed. "But sometimes, I don't know, I feel like it'd be easier for him if I wasn't here." She confessed, wanting to be open with her best friend.

Nodding in understanding, Angelina shifted closer to her best friend and looked at her momentarily. "There's only one problem with that thought... both of you need each other, maybe even more than you need me sometimes and that makes staying worth it."

"I don't know if it is worth it anymore." She confessed. "We died today, Angie. And we both went to the worst place."

"It's worth it..." Angelina promised, "I've stood in that garage so many times, fighting the urge to run and never look back. It wasn't long ago that I was packing my bags, but no matter how bad things get and how strong the urge is to run, being out there alone isn't going to change our lives."

Allie nodded, staying silent for a moment.

"You deserve all of this, Als and so much more," Angelina told her best friend, "You just have to allow yourself to believe that."

"What do you think the girls are doing?" Sam asked, noticing that Dean was lost in his own thoughts and wanting to know what was going on in his head.

"I know." Allie promised. "I guess with this new chapter," she looked to the babies. "It's just thrown me off a little. We'll be okay." She smiled at Angelina, not quite believing her own words, but wanting to, for Angelina.

Dean shrugged. "I don't know."

"We'll be more than okay," Angelina added, "Together."

"What's up, man?" Sam inquired with a frown.

Allie held Angelina's hand and nodded.

Dean sighed. "Just worried about the both of them. I wanna check on them but I dunno if I'm intruding."

"Let's go," Sam said, standing up and motioning for Dean to follow with his head.

Dean nodded, following Sam.

Allie laughed with Angelina, bouncing Eden. "She's beautiful, Ang. Looks so much like you."

"Unfortunately, Benji got stuck with daddy's looks but he has something even better from you," Angelina commented, "He has your calming effect, your smile and no doubt your heart too."

Knocking on Angelina's door, Sam waited for one of the girls to answer and looked over at Dean.

Allie smiled bashfully in response. "He loves his Aunty Ang..." Hearing a knock, Allie smiled. "Come in." She called, knowing they'd both calmed down enough to see the boys.

Dean walked in. "Hello there." He smiled as he saw Allie holding Eden, Angelina not on guard at all, showing the bond between the girls. "Baby swap?"

"Yaha," Angelina stated with a warm smile, "Auntie time."

"Do you want me to make a couple of bottles?" Sam inquired.

"I think they're good for now." Allie smiled down at Eden, stroking her cheek gently. "Aren't you, Princess?"

Dean smiled at Sam, sitting next to Angelina and grinning down at Benji.