"I guess I got the reading from Henry, then," was the first thing Sam came up with to say. The rest of it was almost too raw to answer.

She'd only ever wanted to be a mom, but she'd given him up before he was even born. Then left Dean trying to put a stop to what she'd already done. He'd only ever wanted to have a mom, but he didn't get to have one until he was almost as old as she was.

He looked up from his hands to catch her eyes and smile a little weakly. "We don't say 'lame' anymore. But anyway, it's not. It's nice."