Lexi and Charlie are on their second drink when the dark-haired girl sees the older gentleman approaching.
"Looks like you two are hitting it off," Bobby says with a smile.
"You recognized me," Lexi states, "Earlier when Mary introduced us, that's why you looked sad."
Bobby nods in agreement, "Yes, I should have known you'd pick up on that, she always did."
"You were close with her too?"
He nods again the sadness returning to his eyes and Lexi reaches over to rub his arm softly.
He catches her with surprise when the older man envelopes her into a hug, but she tightens her arms around him.
"Sorry," he says sheepishly as he pulls away, "I'm gonna go now."
"Don't be sorry," Lexi says to him as he walks away, and he smiles again to her before exiting into the library.
Dean watches the scene unfold before him and he's still grasping at the fact Bobby, Charlie, and Mary are all here in the bunker together. He fights back the emotions trying to overcome him and takes another swig from his glass.
"Friend of yours," Ketch questions him as he moves to stand beside the older brother.
"Yea."
"And your Charlie was also a friend of hers?"
"What are you getting at?" Dean looks over to the man beside him.
"I can't help but feel your little mission to save Charlie wasn't just about you after all," Ketch begins, looking over to the two girls, Lexi is laughing and happens to glance their way. He watches her laugh subside and the brightest smile crosses her face as she looks at the man beside him. When he looks back to Dean he sees the smile he's giving her.
"Maybe it had something to do with her too," Ketch continues, "You were able to bring Charlie back for you, but mostly for her."
"Are you done Dr. Phil?"
"You love her, don't you?" Ketch questions with a smirk, "It's written all over that ruggedly handsome face of yours."
"Don't make me shoot you." Dean glares over at the man who throws his hands up in surrender and walks away.
After a while, everyone slowly trickles out of the war room and Sam notices Lexi has pulled Jack over to the table between her and Charlie and he's finally smiling again. Cas is sitting there too, on the other side of Charlie, talking with Mary and Bobby. Even Ketch and Rowena have pulled chairs over to the table. Dean claps his hand on his younger brother's shoulder and the two share a 'We did it' smile.
Sam walks over and drags a stool over to sit between his mother, who acknowledges his presence with a smile, and Rowena who slides the half-empty bottle of bourbon over to him. The older brother does the same as he places another stool between Ketch and Lexi.
The dark-haired girl slides the open pizza box over to the brother and Ketch reaches across him to grab a slice. Dean slaps his hand away, "Mine."
"The whole thing?" Ketch protests.
Lexi slides another pizza box over in front of Ketch and he responds graciously, "Thank you."
They spend the rest of the evening sharing stories and catching up. The bunker sees more smiles and laughter in that one evening, than it has in it's entire history.
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