Summary
The Birth of Dean
Highlights
Early Expectations
Mary and John Winchester make standard preparations for their new child, including college funds and nursery plans, expecting a predictable future.
A Premature Arrival
Dean arrives a week early with a spirited personality, his loud cries filling the room and leading the doctor to characterize the infant as a firecracker.
A Mother's Vow
Despite the unpredictability of the future, Mary makes a firm internal vow that her son will never become a soldier.
Naming Dean
Mary chooses the name Dean to honor her mother, feeling an intuitive, deep-seated connection to the name as she gazes at her newborn.
Watchful Presence
Each night, Mary whispers to her son in his crib about angels watching over him, reflecting on the hidden truths of the world.
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Like any parents they make plans. College fund. Nursery. Possible names.
Dean fights his way out of her like plans are for sissies, arriving a week early. His first cries are so loud that the doctors, nurses and John have to shout to make each other heard.
After that he settles sweetly in Mary's arms, staring at her with large eyes she knows can't possibly be as aware as they seem.
There are many many things that will be out of their control. A real firecracker, the doctor laughs.
But she makes one vow…
He will never be a soldier.
When the baby comes, ten fingers, ten toes and screaming his head off, Mary names him Dean. It's after her mom, of course, but she can't help but half remember something else, fluttering at the back of her mind where she can't quite get a grasp on it.
She looks at her baby though, her and John's son that they brought into the world, and she knows his name has to be Dean. She can feel it in her bones.
Angels are watching over you, she whispers over his crib every night and sometimes she wonders about the truth of that.