Epilogue

10 years later

"John, what are you doing?," Dean asked his seven year old son. He held a water balloon in his hand and a guilty look plastered all over his face.

"I was just going to prank Uncle Gabe," he said innocently as he attempted to hide the water balloon behind his back.

Dean looked down at him sternly before a smile spread across his face. "Well, you cant do it with only one water balloon. Now, can you?," he asked his son with a devious smile.

John lit up as he ran into the kitchen to go fill up more. Dean chuckled and followed him. Cas was washing dishes as their youngest child clung to his leg.

"Babe, I think you have a leech attached to you," he joked.

Cas looked down and laughed. "It attached this morning and nothing can remove it," he replied back. He turned the water off and raised his leg higher. Anna laughed as her long red hair cascaded onto the floor.

She squealed as Dean pried her off of Cas' leg then placed her on his hip. Cas dried his hands off and planted a kiss on Deans lips. Their kids let out a dramatic 'ew' as they did so.

They both laughed then stopped to see John pulling out a large tub of unused water balloons. "Uncle Gabe?" Cas asked with a raised eyebrow at their eldest.

"He called me short!" the brown-haired boy replied with a frown.

"Oh, did he? Well, I think we know just how to get him back for that," Cas promised with a wicked grin.

His blue eyes shifted to look at Deans. Dean nodded as a silent agreement passed through them. Dean put down their five-year-old, Anna, and got to work on filling up the multi colored balloons.

He filled them up, Cas tied them then handed each one of to the two kids who placed them gently into the bucket. Dean still felt love bloom in his chest every time he looked at Cas or John and Anna.

They were a family. It was everything he had ever wanted but didn't think it could ever happen for him. After three years of traveling around the world, Cas decided he was finally ready to settle down.

They eloped in Vegas then immediately moved back to Kansas to live in Deans home. Soon after, they decided together that they wanted to add kids to their family. Thus, the Winchester family grew by two more.

"Daddy! Are you coming?" Anna's voice squealed out.

Dean chuckled and nodded as he ruffled her red hair. He helped Cas carry out the large tub then grabbed the binoculars off the dining room table.

All of four of them snuck out of the house then crouched down on the porch. Dean put the binoculars up to his eyes and saw a head of blonde hair through the curtains of the living room in Cas' old house.

Cas leaned into him and whispered, "Kinda reminds me of when you used to watch me like that, you stalker."

Heat spread through Deans cheeks quickly. Even after ten years together, he still never failed to make him feel like when they first met. Dean turned to face Cas and smiled at him. "I like the view up close a lot better."

Cas smiled back and kissed his cheek softly before standing up then running across the street to Gabe's house. Dean pulled his kids into a circle and whispered the plan to them.

They both nodded and tried to hide their excited giggles under their hands. Dean helped John into the front lawn and laid him down. Anna squatted next to her brother while Dean crouched in front of them.

They looked across the street to see Cas talking to Gabe in a hurry. Gabe's eyes darted quickly over to them before he ran over to their lawn. Cas held up his hands in a thumbs up gesture as he followed his brother.

"Dean! John! What's going on?" Gabe asked with worry as he looked over John.

"I don't know! He just fell to the ground," Dean lied. Gabe knelt next to John to inspect him. Dean looked over at Anna who was trying to hide her giggles. He discretely pointed to the tub of water balloons on their porch.

Her eyes lit up as she got the message then took off running. Cas snuck around Dean to go help her. While, Dean helped John to keep Gabe distracted.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with him," Gabe finally commented after a few minutes.

A smile pulled at Johns lips but he made no move to get up. "Well, he's not sleeping the yard now. Is he?" Dean replied rhetorically. He knew they were starting to frustrate Gabe and soon he'd give up and go home.

Dean heard movement in front of them but didn't take his eyes off Gabe. He knew the attack would come soon. "John, get up. I don't know what you're doing but it's not funny," Gabe told his nephew while he shook him gently.

Dean looked up and watched as Cas threw the first water balloon. It hit Gabe directly in the head causing water to fly everywhere and his hair to stick to his face.

Gabe looked up quickly at his attacker with wide eyes. "It's pretty funny," Cas said as he threw another balloon, this time hitting Gabe in the chest.

Gabe looked back down at John to see that the little boy was now running away. "What is wrong with you people? I'm going home," he replied.

Dean furrowed his brow at Cas who only shrugged in response. The kids smiles turned into frowns as they realized that their uncle didn't want to play along.

Dean walked over to take everything in inside but was caught off guard when a rush of blonde hair rushed passed him. Gabe picked up a handful of balloons before taking off across the street to his home.

Dean watched as his kids faces both lit up simultaneously. They rushed to the bucket of balloons then began to throw them as best as they could to reach Gabe. Dean picked up a few of his own and tossed them at Gabe. Only one of them hit him in the stomach.

"What's going on?", Sam's voice called out. Dean turned to his left where Sam lived and laughed when Cas threw a water balloon at him. Sam dodged it in time but gave both his best 'bitch face' before going back inside. After all, he did have a new wife and a new baby inside.

A splash of water hit Dean in the side of the head causing him to stumble backwards. Gabe was always a cheap shot. He laughed when Cas threw him over his shoulder and threw the last of the balloons at his brother.

"I'll protect you!", Cas cried out while hitting Gabe straight in the chest with the last one.

Dean laughed some more before Cas set him back down on the ground. Their kids continued to giggle and play with each other even after Gabe went inside. "You always protect me," Dean replied as he brushed a few damp strands of hair out of Cas' face.

Cas smiled then rested his forehead against Deans. "And I always will."

XXX

Dean sat on the hood of his impala. The sun was down and the street lights were dimly glowing. He heard the sound of the front door closing, indicating that Cas was joining him.

The car shifted as Cas sat down next to him. He laid his head down on Deans shoulder and sighed as he stared into the empty street.

"What's on your mind?" Dean asked him as he wrapped his arm around his shoulder to bring him in closer.

"I was just thinking about what today is," he replied.

"And what would that be?" Dean questioned him. It was only the beginning of November but they got married in the summer so he knew it didn't have anything to do with that. Or birthdays.

"Ten years ago, you were in a car accident," he finally said quietly.

Dean nodded to himself as he remembered all the events that still feel like they just happened. "That's today? Huh," he replied casually.

"It's the day I thought I lost you. Of course, I'm going to remember it. Do you remember when we moved back to Kansas?" Cas questioned him.

Dean nodded again. He could still remember carrying Cas through the threshold of the house and christening all the rooms together as if it was a brand new house. He smiled at the memory. "I do," he answered.

"Do you ever regret it?" Dean asked him when he didn't say anything else for a few minutes.

Cas brought his head up and looked at him seriously. "I regret a lot of things but you and the kids are definitely not one of them. In fact, you guys are the best thing to ever happen to me."

Dean smiled and kissed him lightly on the lips. He pulled away slowly and sighed. "You know, sometimes I try to remember the days before you came into my life. But, it's hard to remember because there was no me before you."

Cas smiled as he laid his head back down on Deans shoulder. "Well, Mr. Winchester, are you ready for ten more years?" Cas asked him.

Dean chuckled and nodded. "I'm ready for our whole damn lives, Mr. Winchester."