Dean hops out of the car, filling up his tank as he announces to Sam and you, "I figure weโd hit Tucumcari by lunch, then head south, hit Bisbee by midnight." Sam, on his PalmPilot, doesn't look up. Dean tries, "Sam wears womenโs underwear."
You giggle, looking at Dean, then Sam speaks up, "Listeninโ, Iโm just busy."
Dean arches a brow, "Doinโ what?"
He finally looks up, "Reading e-mails. From my friends at Stanford."
You turn to Sam, "That's nice that you still keep in touch."
Dean scoffs, "What exactly do you tell โem? You know, about where youโve been, what youโve been doinโ?"
"I tell โem Iโm on a road trip with my big brother. I tell โem I needed some time off after Jess. Dean shakes his head. Sam argues, "What am I supposed to do, just cut everybody out of my life?"
Dean shrugs, "Look, it sucks, but in a job like this, you canโt get close to people, period."
You roll your eyes at Dean's comment, "Youโre kind of anti-social, you know that?"
Dean steps back, now in the front seat, "Yeah, whatever."
From the passenger seat, Sam is still on his PalmPilot, "This e-mail is from Rebecca Warren, a friend of mine. Her brother, Zack, was charged with murder. Heโs been arrested for killing his girlfriend. Rebecca says he didnโt do it, but it sounds like the cops have a pretty good case."
Dean's eyes widen slightly, "Dude, what kind of people are you hanginโ out with?"
He turns to Dean, with narrowed eyes in defense, "No, man, I know Zack. Heโs no killer. Theyโre in St. Louis. Weโre goinโ."
Dean chuckles, Look, sorry โbout Zack, okay? But this does not sound like our kind of problem."
You pipe up from the back, "Dean, we've driven farther for less pressing matters than this."
Rolling his eyes, Dean groans, "St. Louis is four hundred miles behind us, guys."
You hit Dean with puppy eyes, wanting to help Sam out as much as you could. And besides, there were no other urgent hunts to get to. And before you know it, Dean's put the car in drive in the direction of St. Louis.