A ficlet.

[layne67]

Title : Some Things Need To Be Said, Some Things Don't.
Rating : G
Fandom : Supernatural. Coda to 'Long Distance Call'. Spoilerish.
Word count : 366
Disclaimer : I own nothing.
Summary : Sam and Dean have a talk. And Sam says what needs saying.

“He said he loved me.”

“What? Who?” Sam looks up from his laptop, rubbing at his eyes tiredly. He didn’t get much sleep the night before, tossing and turning in his bed, thinking about what had happened. And his whole body aches like crazy. He has taken two Advils which do not seem to do anything. Dean looks even worse than him, sitting at the end of his bed, shoulders slumped, dejection written clearly all over him.

“Dad. That thing. Whatever. He said he loved me.” Dean looks down at his clapsed hands, his expression unreadable.

Sam doesn't say anything, waiting for Dean to say more.

Dean sighs.

“I should have known there and then that it wasn’t him,” he laughs. It sounds bitter.

“Dad .. all his life, he never said that to us. Maybe he did, before Mum died, I can’t remember, but never after.”

Sam gets up from the table and goes to sit on the bed beside his brother, close, shoulders and hips touching. He chooses his words carefully.

“Dean, you know Dad loved us, loved you. God, Dean, you knew him better than I do. He did the best he could, you know that.”

“Yeah, I do. I guess I had been wanting him to say that like, forever. And that thing knew it, knew which buttons to push. Knew that I would do anything after that. Pathetic, huh?”

Sam sighs. The silence stretches between them.

“Dean?” He hesitates.

Dean grunts.

Sam takes a deep breath, thinking, It's now or never.

“DeanIloveyou,” he says in a rush. There. He has said it. He can feel his face getting red.

‘Huh?” Dean is looking at him weirdly, like he has been talking in some foreign language or something.

“You’re right. The chicks are right. These things need to be said. So, Dean. I. Love. You.”

“You’ve been watching too much Oprah.” But Dean looks … pleased, the tension easing out of his face somewhat. He gets up from the bed, grabbing the keys from the table.

“Come on, Samantha, lets go get some breakfast.”

Sam grins. Dean has not said he loved Sam, he's Dad’s son through and through. But Sam does not need Dean to say it now, not in words. Because he has been hearing it all his life.

Loud and clear.

~fin

Comments

[x5vale.livejournal.com]

Awwww...can I have this on screen like NOW?

*hugs*

[layne67.livejournal.com]

It would be one of the deleted scenes in the S3 DVD, mark my words *nods*

:D

*hugs you back*

[ckll.livejournal.com]

You make me glee every time i read your wonderful stories :D

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Thank you, darling. I try ...

:DD

[seelenwinter.livejournal.com]

oh.. so cute. awesome! <3

[layne67.livejournal.com]

*beams*

Thank you, I'm so glad you like!

[fleshflutter.livejournal.com]

Oh how awesome was that?! ♥

[layne67.livejournal.com]

*falls of chair*

Omg, you read!!

THANK YOU!!! ♥

[willoweese.livejournal.com]

"Dean has not said he loved Sam, he is Dad’s son through and through. But Sam does not need Dean to say it, not in words. Because he has been hearing it all his life."

That is beautiful, right there :)

[layne67.livejournal.com]

I kept thinking on how easily Dean believed that the caller was John. Three words, and that's it. And that thing ( I'm still not quite sure what to call it, a demon? ), he knew that Sam would probably not be taken in, but Dean was easy where John was concerned.

Oh Dean, he wanted to believe so very much *sniffles*

[cologne-chick.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful :-)

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, Anja :D

I love that episode, so much Dean-pain!

[i-o-r-h-a-e-l.livejournal.com]

Some day, some way, Dean will tell Sam that. I'm sure of that.

Oh, I love this, Layne. *hugs you*

[layne67.livejournal.com]

I wish they really *would* say it, for real ... and fandom would explode collectively :D

*hugs you back*

♥

[tj-smartz.livejournal.com]

Oh Lin. *meep* I love this.

Sam grins. Dean has not said he loved Sam, he is Dad’s son through and through. But Sam does not need Dean to say it, not in words. Because he has been hearing it all his life. I may be grinning like Sam a wee bit myself.

*love love love*

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Remember WIAWSNB when Dean asked Mary something from his childhood, to make sure that she wasn't a demon or something? I was thinking that maybe he could have asked John something, but he didn't. I think he lost all ability to think properly the minute "John" said he loved him. Poor boy ...

Thank you, sweetheart ♥

[ala-tariel.livejournal.com]

The story goes straight to my memories. *grins*

It's lovely, Layne. Wish you were one of SPN's script writers.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Heee! Thank you so much, Dian!! Ha, they won't have time to hunt anything if I were one of the scripwriters. There'd be heart-to-heart talk all day long!

[bandwench]

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, YAY! I could see this play out perfectly in my mind and what a sweet, satisfying scene it was! Thank you so much for sharing this with me. I am now off to work with a sappy-happy smile plastered on my face that nothing will dislodge! *hugs you till you squeak for mercy*

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! I LOVE your icon And yes, Dean is Sam's, forever!!!

The scene at the end of the show, Dean badly wanted to talk about it I think ( for a change! ), but he didn't quite know how, and Sam wasn't helping either ( *smacks him* ) so I just have to give him, them, this.

Thank you, sweetie :))

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

This is just incredibly right. You got their personalities and their voices perfectly.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Oh honey, thank you so very much. Poor Dean, he wanted so very much to believe that that was his father he couldn't think straight anymore. And the demon knew it. I don't think Sam would be taken in at all.

[turquoisetumult.livejournal.com]

Nice ficlet. I liked how you managed to give us the hurt/comfort we yearned for in 3.14 without sounding too chick-flicky for the boys.

“I should have known there and then that it wasn’t him,” he laughs. It sounds bitter.

Sadly, I thought the same thing when I saw the teaser. :D

Nice job.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

I didn't see the teaser, but I was somewhat spoiled for the story. I accidentally found out about the title, and JDM being in it, and oh, I think I was like Dean, hoping against hope that that was really John. And at the end there, I was still hoping for some sort of twist, that the phone would ring with the real John this time.

*sighs*

Oh Dean.

And I'm glad that you don't think it was too chick-flicky. I wanted Dean to say it, too, but he just couldn't and wouldn't!

Thank you so much for commenting :D

[cyndrarae.livejournal.com]

Awwwwwwww :) So sweet!!! I love it!! :) Especially the end, oh boys! Good job sweetie, you should keep writing more stuff! :)

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Rachel sweetie, for the lovely, lovely words. And the encouragement. I really appreciate it!

♥

[shadowc44.livejournal.com]

That's great! It really should have been part of the episode.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Thank you! They actually *did* the scene, or they tried to, but Jared and Jensen couldn't keep a straight face so they had to scrape it. It would be in the gag reel.

;D

[dev-earl.livejournal.com]

This is nice. You've got their voices down perfect, hon. :)

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Thank you, sweetie. This was just clamouring to get out, and I kept waiting for someone to write it, and since nobody does ...

[chloe-amethyst.livejournal.com]

*falls down weeping*

As a child who has never heard her parents or siblings say, "I love you," I'm losing it here. Not only that but you made this a perfect canon brother moment. I can hear exactly how Sam would say those words and how his face would flush. I can see Dean's body language and expressions through all of this, and feel the love there behind the "Samantha." You're so insightful and wonderful to write this. *sighs with love*

Please go to Vancouver and apply for a writer job with Show, like now.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

*blushes*

Thank you so very much, Chloe. That's very high praise indeed!

I think John would be too depressed right after the fire, and later on, too obssessed with the hunt, to remember the fine touches of dealing with small children. But considering everything, the boys turned out alright. They both have their issues of course, esp Dean, but then, who doesn't?

can hear exactly how Sam would say those words and how his face would flush.

His nose would be twitching, too! :D

Thank you again, love, for the lovely comment *adores*

[lovetheguys.livejournal.com]

Just perfect! Love, Robin

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, dear Robin <3<3<3

:)

[montmorency.livejournal.com]

Sweet and lovely, and I know that Papa Winchester loved his boys as much as he could. Winchesters aren't big on saying things out loud, and Sam knows that. Dean needs to learn it, poor baby. Although I think in his heart, he does realize.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Hey, darling! I wanted to ask you to take a look at this first but then I was thinking that you might be very busy and anyway this is short and I couldn't make that many mistakes with 300+, could I? :D

Anyway, God, I was waiting and waiting for someone to write that part of the show because John telling Dean that he loved him and Dean believing him? Not that I think that he thought John didn't love them, just that in 'Devil's Trap', he knew that wasn't John, and yet he immediately believe it this time? Poor boy, he wanted to be saved so very much! And yeah, I think he needed to really hear it from Sam :))

[iamstealthyone.livejournal.com]

Dean has not said he loved Sam, he is Dad’s son through and through. But Sam does not need Dean to say it, not in words. Because he has been hearing it all his life.

Loud and clear.

Aww. I love these ending lines. Dean really has shown his love over and over throughout the years.

*hugs both boys*

Nicely done.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, dear. Yes, Dean loves his brother, right from the day Sam was born. Just look at how proud Dean was here!

(http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/layne67/?action=view&current=samdeansmall.jpg)

[alphabet26.livejournal.com]

Oh, those last lines! You're killing me! Nice job.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!

*grins*

I love those last lines, too :D

[aliaseverus.livejournal.com]

*sniffle*
awwwww! So sweet!

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Thank you so very much for reading!

:D

[erinrua.livejournal.com]

I could totally hear Sam's voice, the firm, steady, emphatic "I. love. you." *SNORK* Oh, boys. ;-)

Very bittersweet and made my tummy all warm. *loves*

~ Erin

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Erin. I'm glad that Sam's voice came out alright. I was half-afraid that it wouldn't work, since the boys didn't *say* those things. But with the hugs and all, here's hoping that we'd get to really hear it soon!

[coell.livejournal.com]

Awwww! Good one!

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. I'm so glad that you like! :D

[maychorian.livejournal.com]

aw, so sweet. ♥

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Hee, thank you so very much! Your comment made my day ♥ :))

[ficwriter1966.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's nice!

You do wonder if, or how often, John actually told his boys that he loved them. It's just not a *guy* thing to do. So Dean must certainly have wondered about "Dad" saying that to him over the phone.

It's nice that Sam finds the courage to blurt out the words, although he's embarrassed afterwards. And even though Dean shrugs it off (because he *has* to), you know hearing it meant a lot to him.

Thanks for sharing this!

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Thanks for reading!

After that episode, I couldn't keep from thinking on why Dean was so quick to believe that voice on the phone, was so willing to do as ordered when Sam was so sceptical. He didn't believe the YED in Devil's Trap. Poor man, he was caught in a very ... shall I say, vulnerable phase? And his conversation with "John" that night at the motel when he went into the bathroom while Sam was asleep, that was so heart-wrenching!

Thanks again for reading, you made my day :)