I love that Sam went that far to keep Dean with him whether or not Dean wanted to stay

I'm very glad! It's selfish and ruthless and may not fit everybody's idea of Sam, but to my mind, it does work... and I'm happy to hear that it works for you, too. :-)

I love that Dean isn't giving him hell about it.

So does Sam... though he does also feel guilty, because in some ways it is far *too* easy to be forgiven by Dean.

Altogether a marvellous little gem.

*blush* Thank you very much! It's great you enjoyed the story. :-)