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Epilogue

There were few things Sam enjoyed more than coming home to his family. It had been a long couple of days while he and Dean hunted with the colony. After Gabriel had grown accustomed to his new tail they had decided to move away from the island to where more of their people lived. Gabriel may have changed into a merman, but he was a social creature at heart and needed to interact with more than Sam, Dean, and Bobby. They had moved shortly after their bonding, and Sam couldn't help the proud flare in his chest that he had claimed the other merman. As expected there was more than one interested party until they sensed the bond. Gabriel never seemed to notice anyone else but Sam.

A happy thrill ran out from his cave, and soon Sam had his arms full, his saplings clambering for his attention the second they spotted him. Hoisting the two in his arms, his oldest, Charles, enthusiastically explained how Gabriel finally let him go and play with his friend without supervision while his younger son, Michael, glared at his older brother. Once Michael got his turn to speak, he was off like a rocket, going through everything that happened in the past few days from morning until night.

Slowly making his way inside the cave, Sam looked for his bond-mate who was leaning against the side of the entrance, his arms crossed over his chest while he smiled at Sam. That smile was well worth the long night away from his lover's arms. Putting the children down who swam off to entertain themselves, Sam pulled Gabriel into a kiss, pouring his love and longing into the action while he ran a hand to the curve of the younger merman's ass, earning a chuckle from the other.

"Have something to eat while I'll put the kids to bed; you look like you've had a rough couple of days."

Smiling, Sam nodded, though he kept Gabriel against him while he spoke. "I missed you. I hate going away for so long but there were some fishing boats, so we had to go a long way around." Gabriel stroked his hand along Sam's face, brushing a thumb along the stubble which had been starting to grow for the past few months. When Sam turned his head to take the thumb into his mouth, Gabriel pulled the hand away. "After the kids are asleep, we'll see if we can get you to relax."

Rubbing his finger along the dorsal fin of his lover, Sam trailed his hand to the very bottom, to press a finger against the softer scales of his lover's opening. Gabriel moaned before jerking away, his glare almost playful before settling the saplings and allowing Sam a chance to eat. Sam ate what he was given before turning in for the night and all but flopping onto their nest, waiting for his lover.

Gabriel stopped at the corner that led to their sleeping space. It was away from the saplings, Gabriel having retained some of his humanity not wanting their children to catch them mating, but Sam didn't mind the privacy. Reaching out, the older merman was soon holding his golden lover, mouths pressed together while hands roamed across skin and scales. "I missed you; the nest has been so empty without you in it."

It didn't take much, a twist of Gabriel's fluke against his own and Sam's cock was exposed. Reaching between them, Sam fingered the slit his lover's dick was hiding inside, coaxing the other to respond. With a loud moan, Gabriel's cock came forward, though he didn't have a chance to move before Sam wrapped the length in his palm. "Sam, please." It was always like this after leaving for a few days, and with a soft kiss, Sam rolled his lover to his side, facing away from him before shifting into position.

Unlike when Gabriel was a human, he didn't need to be prepared as a merman. Just like Sam had promised ages ago, when his dick was about to penetrate it created a thick lubricant with a slight numbing agent. They still enjoyed playing; Sam would spend hours at his lover's entrance with his tongue and fingers, but never when they were separated for longer than a few hours. Pressing the head of his cock inside his mate, Sam groaned at the sensation.

Gabriel pressed back quickly, setting the pace of their coupling from the very start. It was needy, fast; Sam's hand wrapped around his lover's dick. Jerking against the smaller man, the brunet placed kisses along the back of Gabriel's neck while fucking him harshly, the smaller merman crying out in release only minutes after they began. Once Gabriel found his pleasure, Sam could find his own, moaning while he pumped his release into the blond, his dick firmly lodged inside Gabriel for several minutes before retreating.

"I don't like you going away for so long. Can you bail out for a bit? We miss having you home, and I don't know when I'm about to pop… I would feel better if you're around when I do."

Placing his hand over his mate's swollen stomach, Sam nodded. He didn't like the thought of leaving his lover either, not so close to birth. "I'll talk to Bobby in the morning; I'm sure he won't have any problem with it." Gabriel gave a happy thrill before settling back and letting Sam cuddle against him. Before he drifted into slumber, Sam couldn't help but be thankful for his life now. It had been touch and go for a while, but when he saw the human clinging to his capsized canoe for dear life, he hadn't thought his world would change so drastically for the better. Each night he thanked every star for his blessings: his saplings, his beautiful mate, and a pod of playful orca.

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