"I know he will," she says, with certainty. After everything, she'd trust Dean with her life, let alone her house.

Besides, he'd taken to the mundane chores of housekeeping with a surprising alacrity and delight. He seems to genuinely enjoy fixing faucets, mowing the lawn, and everything else she'd asked him to do. She supposes he, unlike Sam, has a few memories of a time before, when he used to do all those things for his mother. She gives Sam another smile, warm and sweet. "He and Jason can tear up the town together. Might be good for them."