Summary: AU. When Crowley's daughter, Harley, brings home her first boyfriend, he grows too overprotective for his own good which begins to put strain on his family, especially when he manages to break up Harley and her boyfriend. Please R&R!

Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or its characters. I only own Harley Masters.

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Strained Bonds

-Two-

"Dad?" Harley asked as she entered the living room that evening, "Can I talk to you now?"

She should've been in bed but she'd not gotten up the courage to speak to her father yet. Every time she'd stood outside the living room door to speak to him she'd changed her mind and gone back upstairs. She didn't understand why she found this so difficult. Perhaps it was because Castiel Novak was her first boyfriend and she knew her father had to know about it. She didn't know how he'd react to. He'd been a little pissed at the twins when they'd gotten together with their boyfriends. Although, they had been only fifteen at the time...Maybe that was why.

Crowley smiled at this youngest daughter and beckoned her closer, the young girl sitting on the footstool opposite him. He took her hands in his own when he saw how nervous she was and he stroked them gently with his thumbs, watching as she just stared at him like a rabbit in headlights.

"What is it you want to tell me, my love?" He asked, Harley biting her lip, "You can tell me anything, you know that."

"I-I'm dating someone." She said quietly, blushing as she did, "He's in my classes at school, and he's a really, really good friend of mine."

Crowley bit back his grin, trying to look a little serious since his baby girl was so nervous.

"His name's Castiel Novak. He's four months older than me." She said, "He's very sweet, really handsome and I really, really care about him, Dad."

"I see." Crowley replied, "Your mother know?"

"She...she kinda saw us kissing outside school when she came to pick me up today." Harley replied, blushing and giggling as she said it which made Crowley smile and chuckle too.

"Right." He said softly, squeezing his daughter's hands in his own, "Darling, if he makes you happy, then that makes me happy, okay? Just don't feel you've got to rush into things and enjoy yourself."

"Thanks for listening, Daddy." Harley said sweetly, beaming as her father pulled her closer to hug her, "I'm so happy that you understand."

"Listen, I understand perfectly." Crowley replied, "When I was your age, I met your mother and she was in the year below me."

Harley's eyes sparkled when they pulled back from the embrace, Crowley chuckling and blushing a little as he told his daughter the truth. He'd had to recite this story enough in his lifetime but never to one of his children.

"I knew I only had a few months left in school, and she was so gorgeous, I just thought I'd be a fool for not asking her out." He admitted, "And I went up to her one week before I left and I asked her out. It wasn't like I just did it randomly. I'd spent two years of my life trying to get to know her and I'm so glad I did, because just before I asked her out, one of the other boys out of the year went up to her to ask her and she didn't know him."

"What happened?" Harley asked, Crowley laughing as he remembered the look on the kids face.

"Let's just say that if that guy's had kids, it's a goddamn miracle."

Harley started laughing and she smiled brighter than Crowley had ever seen her. She reached over and took his hand, kissing it and squeezing it gently.

"Well, he's asked me out on a date for tomorrow night..." She began, "He's taking me in his car and we're going to a drive-in movie."

Alarm bells rang out in Crowley's head and he sat forward a little, looking his youngest girl right in the eyes.

"You be incredibly careful, darling." He told her, "And don't let him force you into anything. If you say no, you mean no. And I want you back by eleven at the latest."

"Okay." Harley smiled, "That's fine, just as long as I know you have no objections to me being with him."

"I don't have any. I won't have any probably at all, but of course that'll all be decided when I meet him for the first time." Crowley replied, "Don't feel like you've gotta bring him home straight away though."

"You'll probably get to meet him tomorrow night, Dad." Harley revealed, "He's coming to pick me up here, and he's dropping me off here too. He'll walk me from the door to the car and back again at the end of the night. He's a real gentleman. Even in school, he lets me go into a room first, he stands up for me if there aren't any seats and he even opens the car door for me."

"Y'see I like a man with manners and who knows how to treat a lady." Crowley replied, "So, how long have you been together?"

"Two weeks." Harley said quietly, "I just didn't feel ready to tell you until now."

Crowley smiled, pressing a kiss to her temple and smiling softly as he did. She hugged him once more, grinning the entire time before she stood up and sighed.

"I'll see you in the morning." She said softly, Crowley nodding in reply.

"See you in the morning." He replied, "Night, sweetheart."

"Goodnight, Dad." Harley said sweetly, leaving the room and going upstairs only to find a text on her phone from none other than Castiel.

"Goodnight, Harley. See you tomorrow. xxx."

She replied with her own goodnight before settling down in bed and turning out her lamp, curling up against the pillows and sighing as she thought of her beautiful boyfriend. She thought of his eyes, his smile, his hair and his beautiful, kind-hearted nature. She thought of the first time he'd kissed her and how she'd just melted against him like ice against fire.

She definitely couldn't wait for the next day.

As Lilith dropped Harley off outside school, the teenager turned to her mother, concern washing over her face as she did.

"Mom...please don't leave Cas alone with my dad tonight..." She whispered, "He seems a little concerned, and I just don't want Cas to undergo the Spanish Inquisition before we go out for the night. It could spoil the evening, y'know."

"Your father might be very protective of you, sweetie, but he won't ruin your night. He wouldn't ruin it anyway, but I'll keep an eye on him." Lilith replied, "Have a good day."

"Thank you." Harley said softly, "You too."

"I will." Lilith said quietly, "Bye, baby."

"Bye, Mom."

Harley climbed out of the car, spotting that familiar boy with blue eyes waiting for her by the gates. It made coming to school worth it if she got to see that beautiful boy every day. He made his way towards her, winding his arms around her in a gentle embrace as she rested her head on his shoulder.

"Good morning." He whispered, Harley beaming in response.

"Good morning." She said softly, looking up at him with sparkling eyes only for him to lean in for a gentle kiss.

She accepted it, still a little nervously since she was still learning to kiss. Harley was also Castiel's first partner, yet he seemed so much more confident when kissing her than she did when kissing him.

"It's good to see you." He said softly, Harley smiling in response as he took her hand.

"It's good to see you too." She replied, sighing as he kissed her cheek and nuzzled her gently, "I told my dad."

"How'd he take it?" He asked, "Was he mad? Does he wanna kill me?"

"He just gave me the 'be careful' talk, that was all." Harley giggled, "My dad's many things, Cas, but a monster isn't one of them. He couldn't hurt you if he tried, really."

"If you say so." Castiel replied, Harley beaming in response.

"Of course I say so."

With that, the two shared a sweet kiss to the lips and headed into school, their fingers laced together the whole way.

-TBC-

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