Okay Still looking at life in general for the bunch here. Things are getting a little more interesting next chapter we will see more of what is happening in heaven and a few other details will start to emerge. Enjoy xox feedback as always.

Going to add here I promised I would take the fluffy/fun/smutty scenes that didn't make the cut from the last story and edit the better ones into one shots. I have begun to do that. If you go to the till we find ourselves again page you will find the first one posted at chap 71. Titled how to corrupt an angel: step 1 It is more smut than fluff. Hope you enjoy it;

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Chapter 2

Family Ties

"Well you sentimental old-" Dean started looking down at his old family friend

"Oh Shut up! Ya idgit" Bobby cut him off, from his chair at the desk

"I'm not being sentimental, I'm just making sure that angel of yours can do the right thing if need be."

Bobby had taken Sam and Dean into the library to talk. He wanted to tell them his idea before everyone else got there the next day. He sort of wanted to know what they thought but, not really. It wasn't going to change his mind about what he wanted to do. He should have known better than to ask Dean's advice a the subject anyway.

"I think if it is what they both want it, then it's a good idea." Sam said.

"Well it's not like I plan to hold a shot gun to either one of em." Bobby said.

"I don't think Maggie will go for it." Dean said

"And why's that?" Bobby asked

"I never once heard her mention an actual Marriage… ever." he explained.

"I didn't say she had to marry him, I said that kid needs a name. that isn't her dead husbands." Bobby grumbled. "Least Maggie will have the option this way."

Sam had to admit it was kind of strange. Maggie was a widow, Zoe was Castiels child… yet her last name was Harper. It was unusual but not unheard of he would imagine.

Bobby had called them all in and up dumped and envelope of various ID's on his desk, everything a person would need. Birth Certificate, social security card, drivers license, everything. All of them giving Castiel his last name.

"So why your last name? why not Smith or Jones or I don't know Kawouski?" Dean asked.

"It was just easier." Bobby told them. "I had documents I could fudge."

Dean shook his head. Shrugged. "It's up to you."

"Dean if something happened to Maggie what would happen to that little girl?" the older hunter asked with narrowed eyes.

"Nothings gonna happen to Maggie she's super human, I saw for myself. And Cass is an angel he can pretty much do what ever he wants." Dean told him.

"Glad you think so… I'm not so easily convinced. Those so called angels have damn near killed her 3 times and as for Castiel, he's only an angel when he feels like it these days." he informed.

"…But Cass would take care of her." Sam pointed out.

"Really?" Bobby questioned "How he's not even on the birth certificate."

"No way" Dean defended.

"Maggie and I talked about it… I told her at the time it was probably best to leave him off, not to worry about a last name." he hunter explained

"Why?" Sam asked.

"Well because I figured it would make them harder to track down later, if something happened" he sighed.

"So what's changed.?"

"She's his daughter Dean, his name should be there, and she is gonna want It there later. One day. If we survive this whole mess." the hunter grumbled irritated with him self. "I should have just done all this then, when Maggie asked. I didn't think it through."

Sam cocked his head and gave the older man a sideways grin. "You're doing this for Castiel aren't you?" he chuckled.

"I'm doing this for all of them." the hunter grumbled trying to hide the blush rising to his cheeks.

"I'll be damned." Dean jumped in, "You are, you actually like him."

"Of couse I like him, but-" Bobby started.

"But nothing." Dean teased grinning at his friend.

On the outside Dean teased but, inside he was more than a little touched by the older mans concern and sensibility for the angels small family than he would ever let on.

Bobby put all of his paper work and ID's back in the envelope. He wasn't sure why this issue bothered him so much. But Maggie had nearly died 3 times. He had the connections to help protect the little one, if not her mother and he intended to.

***

Bobby had called Maggie and asked her to come to his house a little early. He told her he needed to talk to her and Castiel. Once there and alone aside from the Winchesters, he took them to the library and told them of his plan.

"Look it will give him a last name. And I can help you get the records changed." he told her

"Bobby when we talked about this you were sure it was best not to connect us." she questioned.

"I was wrong." he sighed. "I wasn't looking at the whole picture Maggie. Yes in the long run it might be safer, but, It's not right."

Maggie nodded. Castiel agreed to whatever they thought was best. At the time the decision was made it mattered little to him. Zoe was his child and a piece of paper meant little to him. He did how ever like the idea of having a last name and he was very interested in Bobby's opinion about them getting married. Maggie wasn't

Later Castiel stood on the hunters front porch discussing the possibility, and chuckling at Maggie.

"What?" she sighed.

"You" he wrapped his arms around her still laughing at her, and continued, "Maggie it doesn't Matter to me, I have you and nothing will… nothing can change that. And I am certain nothing will happen to you." he told her.

She nodded. "But? Come on I hear the 'but'. What is it?"

"I think Bobby's right… It would make us a family. I don't think one has anything to do with the other. Our binding is for us. It connects us. A marriage is different, it is for us to tell the world we are connected. I wouldn't mind doing that." he smile and shrugged.

"Do you have any idea what you are saying? Do you have any idea what a mess this would be." she grumbled.

"How?"

"Castiel you saw how my sister handled a birthday party, can you imagine what she would do with a wedding?" Maggie's sighed wide eyed and shook her head… "No.. no way.. I love you but no friggin way am I going through that again."

"Again?" the angel questioned.

"Yes again… remember I've done this before… I know how insane people get about these things." she confided. "Castiel I love what we've done. It means something to both of us. All a wedding would be is a family war." she said recalling, memories of both hers and Kate's weddings in the past.

He held her tighter, understanding her resistance. If Castiel had come to understand anything in the last few months, it was that Maggie's sister Kate was a control freak. As a matter of fact she is the reason he understood the term, control freak.

"What if it was just us?" he asked softly.

"You mean not tell Kate?" she asked with wide eyes.

"Until it is over." he answered.

"Oh no" she shook her head furiously. "Not even immortality will save me from her wrath!" she said seriously.

"She isn't that bad" he chuckled again. Squeezing Maggie in a hug.

"She really is… that's the problem." she sighed into his chest.

"Okay" he said, letting it drop, but Maggie could hear his disappointment.

"Yes" she looked up at him.

He tilted his head confused.

"I said yes.. Silly angel."

"Really?" he asked surprised she had given in. "…And Kate?" he questioned, not really wanting to deal with her himself.

"I'll figure something out… just don't tell her until I do." she sighed at him.

***

The rest of Bobby's celebration went well. Sam and Dean grilled steaks, Gabe and Alba brought the cake, Maggie and Castiel told Bobby yes, Castiel would accept his name and they would in fact get married.. After she found away to get around her sister.

After dinner they all talked and had a few beers. Then Bobby went over the details he had on the linguist, who may have the pages from Maggie's bible. He printed the directions and a map and put them and the remaining information into a folder for her to take home.

Grandpa Bobby played with little Zoe as a matter of fact they were pretty much inseparable the entire time. He held her on his lap and wheeled her around the house. Even rocked her to sleep at one point.

"Who'd have thought…" Dean said watching his old friend with the baby, shaking his head, "deep inside Bobby lives Mr. Rogers."

"Dean" Maggie rolled her eyes at him and laughed.

"She does cheer him up." Sam added watching the two.

Castiel nodded "I believe she is just what he needed." he added.

After dinner Zoe lay in Castiel's arms asleep, it was way passed her normal bedtime. Gabe, Dean, Sam and Bobby sat with the angel and the baby talking. Alba and Maggie had taken the Cake into the kitchen to wrap and put away.

The boys had done the dishes to everyone's surprise but there where few odds and ends left to put away. Alba returned to the living room with the others while Maggie stayed in the kitchen putting the items away.

Dean who had already had a few beers too many, had gone to the kitchen to get everyone a fresh beer, when he spied Maggie working in the kitchen. He sat to talk to her a minute.

"You don't have to do that" he told her, "I'll get Sam to do it later." he grinned.

"I'll do it." she told him giving him a side ways glance and a chuckle shaking her head, wondering why Sam kept him around.

"So when you heading to Wyoming?' he asked.

"Couple days" she told him. As she started to climb on the counter top

"You're gonna fall and break your ass." the hunter told her standing up to help steady her.

Castiel had handed a sleeping Zoe off to Bobby, while he went to look for her blanket. He looked in the library with no luck and moved toward the kitchen in time to see the exchange between Maggie and Dean.

Perhaps it was his imagination brought on by the knowledge he had gained about Deans true feelings for Maggie or Perhaps he really should have some concern. Either way he was irritated by is friends attention towards her.

He came to the kitchen doorway, in time to see Dean holding Maggie's waist as she balanced on the counter, putting away the rarely used serving bowls on a high shelf. Normally this wouldn't have bothered him except, it occurred to him, he wasn't just holding her steady, his hands were stretched out around her waist, while the thumbs of both hands were stroking the small of her back, quite affectionately, as she put the 3 bowls away.

When she turned to get down, he reached up and lifted her gently, bringing her down, just under his nose quite slowly he thought. His eyes narrowed at the hunter. Convincing himself it was nothing, went into the kitchen, except when he entered the kitchen, in the midst of the last scene, Dean who never blushes turned most red, didn't look him in the eye, when he spoke to him and wasted no time vacating the room.

Maggie didn't seem to notice anything unusual, as a matter of fact she told him right where the blanket was and then pulled him in for a kiss, a long one, since they were alone.

"Everything okay?" she asked, when she pulled away, sensing his mood.

"Yes," the angel smiled turning his attention back to her, dropping his head again for a new kiss.

"You sure…. You looked grumpy?" she teased.

"Angels don't get… grumpy?" He made a face at the word.

She laughed at him and let him hold her a few moments.

She was all his Castiel knew. He didn't want to have to make that point to loudly, but he would if necessary.

***

2 days later

It was late Maggie had spent most of the day Packing to go to Wyoming or packing Zoe to go to Alba and Gabes, the midwife and the archangel were officially a couple now. Gabe spending most days and nights with Alba since, at least for the time being, Maggie's house was no longer as interesting to heaven and hell.

Castiel returned from Dropping Zoe and Bo at Aunt Alba's, as she was known to the little one. Maggie was upstairs running a shower and throwing the last few things in a tote bag.

"She do okay when you left her?" Maggie asked Castiel as he entered the Bedroom and started to undress.

"Perfect" he told her, "I think she will do fine, she loves them both a great deal." he pointed out.

Castiel went into the bath room and finished undressing Maggie.

"Wow aren't we in a hurry?" she giggled at him

"Yes." he smiled.

"Oh and what this about" she asked as he pulled her into the shower.

"I want you." he answered

"okay since when can't you wait a minute." she continued giggling

"I can" he said "But it occurs to me, that I will now have you all to myself for the next 4 or 5 days." he added. "I'm not going to waste anytime." he grinned.

"I see" Maggie nodded wrapping her arms around him.

He sighed holding her "I cannot even remember the last time that happened" he said.

Maggie agreed and let the angel have is way pinning her to the wall in his usual fashion with just perhaps a bit more force than usual.

"Somethings got into you" she panted out as he bit hard at her neck.

"I just miss you" he growled

"We haven't been apart in days" she told him as their lips met.

"Shhhh" he said covering her mouth with his own and lifting her against the wall.