Chapter 15 - The Execuitioner's Song

                                    

                                          
Seven Weeks Later
                          
"Are you sure?" I ask, looking towards the sonogram technician. 
                          
She gives me a tight smile and nods her head, "Yes, you can see it for yourself." 
                          
I let out a sigh and lean back against the table, closing my eyes, "This is not happening." 
                          
"I know that this is quite a shock." She begins and I scoff, looking over towards her, "That's the understatement of the year." 
                          
"But you've got time to prepare and get ready for this change." She states, "Lots of women have been in the same situation. It's a blessing." 
                          
I look at her, trying my best not to snap at her. She's trying to be helpful and supportive, but it's irritating me more than anything.
                          
"Would you like a picture?" She asks.
                          
"Yes, thank you." I say and she nods, quickly typing into the computer.
                          
She reaches over to her cart and grabs the wipes, handing a few to me, "Here you go." 
                          
"Thank you." I say, wiping away the gel from my now small but rounded stomach.
                          
I look over to the corner and see Mary playing with one of the toys from the waiting room. She is so immersed with it, pushing the different pieces around the wires. She's been such a blessing to me and I can't imagine a life without her now. This is really scary, but my heart warms at the news. My mind drifts to Dean, which causes my heart to sink a little. I hate hiding this from him. 
                          
I made Cas swear that night that we wouldn't say anything about the pregnancy to anyone, especially Dean. He was extremely reluctant, but I eventually got him to agree. He's been checking up on me regularly, seeing how I'm going, if I need anything. It's actually quite sweet and I'm grateful to have him with me at this time.
                          
I have spoken with Sam and Dean, but I haven't seen them in person. The first few weeks we video called with Dean so that Mary could see him, but in the last couple of weeks we haven't spoken. I know he's in pain and I want to tell him everything, but the mark is keeping me hesitant. 
                          
So Sam has been the one to mostly keep me up to date with what they've been doing. A week or so after I left, they tried to get Metatron to give them a spell to remove the mark. They snuck him out of heaven and brought him to the bunker, hoping to get the spell out of him. But instead he antagonised them and refused to give them the spell. The only thing he offered up was one clue, 'The river ends at the source.' It's given us no help at all.
                          
A couple of weeks after that, Charlie returned from Oz. However, she didn't come back whole. A spell was cast on her she was split in two, good Charlie and bad Charlie. Dark Charlie was seeking revenge for her parents death, which she discovered was covered up by the DA. Things escalated and while Sam and good Charlie were looking for a way to out them back together, Dean tried to hold off dark Charlie. A fight ensued and the mark took over, ending with him beating her. He stopped himself in time, but he feels incredibly guilty about it even though she's forgiven him. Now she's off trying to find something to help remove the mark from him. 
                          
We also dug up another lead on a Rowena, Dean having been captured by a witch that turned him young again. Apparently the witch was sent by the grand coven, the head organisation for witches, to try and track down Rowena whom we haven't seen since she fled.