[h2]Esme[/h2]
As Esme stood there waiting for an answer to her questions, she was starting to feel she hadn’t been heard and a little ignored after Duke asked and received an immediate answer. Though she did acknowledge Dean’s nod of good morning to her, that was at least something. Right? But hearing this was about Anna and not Natalia, she grew concerned for her. She may have not known her for long but she still cared for the girl. At Duke’s next words, her head snapped towards him in surprise. [i]A bounty hunter? Why the hell would a bounty hunter be needed in this situation?[/i] Her attention went back to Dean as he spoke once again, turning down Duke’s offer of a bounty hunter and saying they were leaving it up to Sam. She continued to listen in silence as Dean had an epiphany about Cason, then watched as he looked to Mika and then to Natalia’s door, which confirmed her thought of who they were talking about. Out of everyone in the group, Cason was the one that knew Anna better than all of them. When she met Anna and Cason, they were dating and had been together for some time from what information she managed to gather. As she let this process in her mind, her gaze shifted to the ground, before she soon came to a conclusion, at least one of them would have to go and talk to him to get the information they needed about Anna. 

Lifting her gaze, her eyes darted to each member of the group that stood outside with her. Dean was obviously a bad choice to go with. That was just asking for things to go wrong. Sam could go but he would probably be reluctant to. Duke hardly knew him, so he was out. That left her and Mika. She still wasn’t fully sure where she stood with Cason after the whole cupid thing, but something told her she wasn’t the best choice either. Taking in a deep breath, she let it out through her nose and looked at Sam and then Dean. She hesitated a moment, still feeling like the odd member of the group. Plus, she didn’t know Anna as the others did. Adjusting the blanket around her, she finally decided to speak. “I know I don’t know Anna as well as the three of you…… But I’d like to help out in any way possible.” she started. “I’m not sure why Duke suggested a bounty hunter and I’m curious about why the hell one would be needed in this situation, but that sounds drastic to me.” she told them. Her gaze then landed on Sam’s worried face, she was still getting to know him but seeing him in this state really got to her. 

“Do any of you know if she has anyone to go to or anywhere to go?” she questioned. She fell silent for a moment, giving a slight shiver as she finally started to feel the chill creeping up on her from her bare feet on the cool concrete. At her shiver, Sarah moved closer to her and lay next to her, placing her head on Esme’s bare feet. Esme couldn’t have been more thankful for the action and wished she could have thanked her at that moment. Pulling her mind back to the situation at hand, she looked around at everyone that stood there, then to the door Dean had looked at, then back to everyone again. Even though she didn’t have all the information, she still couldn’t get the thought out of her head and felt there wasn’t any other option at that moment. Esme’s gaze went back to Sam, her features softening even more than they were. “Sam? I know you care deeply about Anna, and you’re probably at a loss as to what to do…… But if you plan on finding her and going after her, I can offer to help get you the information you need.” she offered. She fell silent to let her words sink in, then carefully slid her feet from under Sarah’s head, and moved closer to Duke, only to have Sarah move with her and place her head back on her feet. Esme looked up at Duke and leaned in closer to him. “What did you mean by asking if a bounty hunter was needed?” she asked in a whisper.