A/N: Hello my scrumptious little munchkins!
This is it! All done...maybe. I'm thinking of possibly writing little snippets here and there from the same 'verse. I have some "deleted scenes" that were cut from previous chapters that I may post later, if you want.
I want to thank you all for everything you have done for me.
The thank you not is posted to my tumblr, if you'd like to read it.
I love you all!
Enjoy! :)
-Faye
Eight Years Later
"Gabriel, I swear to god, if you do that one more time, I'm going to disown you."
"She likes it!"
"No she doesn't. Crying indicates that she's upset."
"That's not a real cry. It a cry of joy because she loves me."
"Whatever, don't say I didn't warn you. If you upset their daughter, that's on you, not me."
As if on cue, Dean and Cas came through the front door and immediately ran to their crying daughter.
Cas picked her up and held her close, speaking softly, while Dean glared intensely at Gabriel.
Gabriel got up and ran to hide behind Michael who was organizing things in the kitchen.
"Mikey help me! Dean-O is going to hit me. You know how easily I bruise."
Michael stepped out of the way and gestured openly to Gabriel, "I told you that you were on your own."
Dean stalked towards Gabriel who suddenly had a stroke of genius.
"I'll tell Kali you struck me and made me cry!"
Dean's hand immediately fell and he stepped back. He wasn't…scared necessarily, but that woman was downright terrifying when harm came to Gabriel.
"You're lucky, I like her."
Gabriel pouted, "You don't like me."
"No, but for some reason Sam does."
Gabriel perked up at the mention of his new best friend, "Where is Moose? When is he getting here?"
"He should be here soon with Jess and kids that actually like you."
Gabriel stomped to the front porch to wait for the arrival of his favorite people.
Michael laughed, "How was your lunch date?"
Cas walked in with a giggly baby girl in his arms, "It was fantastic, thank you for watching her."
Michael walked forward to play with the adorable little hands, "No problem. She was great. Nora and I always have so much fun together."
The nine-month-old giggled and pulled Michael's finger into her mouth and bit down.
He jerked his hand back softly and laughed, "Almost always."
Gabriel walked in with Mary gripping his leg and a four-year-old John on his shoulders pulling his hair, "Help!"
No one came to his rescue.
Sam and Jess walked in behind Gabriel and there was a rush of greetings between everyone.
Jess hugged Michael, Sam stole Nora from an affronted Cas and cuddled her, Dean grabbed John from Gabriel's shoulder and spun him around, while Gabriel snuck a piece of chocolate to Mary with a finger to his lips to indicate their little secret.
Lucifer, Anna, Charlie, and Dorothy came in from the backyard with Growley. The large dog immediately rushed to Mary with excitement and received a big hug.
They all made their way to the large living room and sat down as Michael brought drinks in.
"Kali just text me, she's sorry she can't be here, but promises a big dinner at the new restaurant this Sunday."
Everyone made excited groans at the delicious prospect.
Last year, Cas and Kali teamed up to open a new restaurant, named Elysian Fields, just outside of town, with a globally-inspired cuisine. It was risky, but paid off in the end. It was a huge success and their fame skyrocketed and critics from all of the country came to sample the food. Kali is in talk with The Food Network for her own cooking show. Cas graciously declined in favor of running the restaurant and staying with his family.
"So he doesn't know, yet?" Jess asked excitedly.
"Nope," Michael smiled, "I got the call after he left this morning."
Jess smiled and pulled Michael to her side, hugging him lightly.
"Thank you for making us a part of this Michael," Anna said, "it's very considerate."
"Thank you all for coming. I'm glad I-we will get to share this moment with you."
"When should he arrive?" Cas asked.
"Adam or…?" Michael suggested and smiled brightly.
Everyone shouted in joy.
"You mean it's a-"
"Michael! I'm home, what's that noise?"
Adam walked into their living room and stood back at the sight.
"I'm home and our families are here? Dearest husband, why are our families here?" Adam asked in confusion.
Michael sauntered over to his husband and grabbed his hands.
"They're here because," Michael place a pair of small, light blue booties in Adam's hands, "we're having a baby!"
The living room erupted in cheers, cries, and several loud barks, of happiness.
Adam stared at the small shoes for a long while and then pulled Michael into a loving kiss.
Michael and Adam pulled away and stared at one another.
"We're having a baby," Adam said breathless and full of wonder.
"A boy. We're having a baby boy." Michael smiled wide and bright.
The two kissed once again and celebrated with their families.
The following months were a whirlwind of activity, excitement, preparation, anxiety, arguments, and love.
The large group that consisted of both Michael and Adam's family were piled together at Elysian Fields for, what quickly became a ritual, Sunday dinner. They were celebrating Kali's new cooking show and Sam's win on huge case that took him nearly a year to get.
"So have you two decided what his name will be?" Jess asked over the loud commotion at the other end of the table involving a debate on superheroes, with bread diagrams being used to help prove Gabriel's and Charlie's point.
Michael and Adam both groaned, but then smiled lovingly at each other as they held hands.
"Yeah, we have," Adam said, "It wasn't easy and we argued a lot, but we eventually got it."
Jess stared, "Well come on then Cohen's! Don't leave me in suspense over here!"
"His first name is Charles, after my father," Michael answered.
"His middle name is Robert, after Bobby," Adam finished.
Jess looked as though she was thinking over the choices.
"Charles Robert Cohen," she looked to both men, "I love it."
"We do too Jess," Adam smiled, "we do too."
He squeezed Michael's hand under the table and was comforted when Michael squeezed back.
Exactly one month later finds a sleep-deprived Michael and Adam being woken up by a shrill cry coming through the baby monitor.
Adam nudges Michael with his foot and mumbles, "your turn."
Michael rolls out of bed and shuffles into the nursery, where the world appeared to be ending for Chuck. A nickname that stuck, thanks to Dean and Sam.
"Hey, hey there," Michael picked up their son, "what's wrong?"
Chuck just hit his mop of brown hair with a tiny fist and continued to cry.
Michael tried everything to soothe the dramatic child, but nothing worked.
Adam was leaning against the doorway with two cups of coffee, smiling affectionately at the two people in his life he loved the most. One of whom was crying and the other looked as though he was ready to.
"He likes when you bounce him back and forth," Adam suggested.
He could hold in the laughter as he watched Michael attempt to bounce him up and down instead of side to side.
"No, the other way."
Michael sighed in frustration and Chuck cried louder, as if that were possible.
"What other way? This is the way you bounce him," Michael turned to talk to Chuck, "Daddy is lying to me to get you to love him more."
"Bounce him side to side," Adam smiled and laughed.
Michael looked pleadingly to Adam, "Show me how?"
Adam set the cups of coffee on the dresser by the door and walked to his husband and son.
His wrapped his arms around them as the three of them swayed side to side, until Chuck eventually closed his sleepy and tired eyes.
Both men stood in the middle of the nursery, still swaying, staring lovingly at their son.
Adam kissed Michael head and cheek, "You're an amazing father."
Michael scoffed, "You really think so?"
Adam laughed against his husband's skin, "I know so. I also know that you're an amazing husband as well."
Michael turned his head to kiss Adam's lips firmly.
They lay their foreheads against one another.
"I love you, Adam."
"I love you too."
"Always?"
The two men smiled.
"Always."