A/N OMG I am so sorry about the screw up on the update yesterday, I tried to post this chapter twice but both times it didn't format right. Sorry!

Disclaimer: If I owned these characters, I'd treat them a whole lot better than the writers did.

The funeral was a sober affair, attended only by Sam, Dean, Bobby, and John's hunting buddies, as well as a few guys from his auto shop. The wake was held at bobby's, but only Sam and Dean could make it, so they decided to drive back to Novak's Café for lunch, since it was only a half hour away, and Sam wanted to go back to his apartment to change anyways.

They walked in the door, slightly regretting choosing such a cheery setting after a funeral, but they knew it would help cheer them up. Sam had been to the coffee shop every day since Monday, sometimes several times a day, and although he had only known him four days, Sam had begun to look at Gabriel as a friend.

"Gabriel, we're going to need an apple pie and 3 coffees and…" Sam trailed off. The woman behind the counter was most definitely not Gabriel.

"Oh, you're looking for Gabriel? Let me call him out for you." She turned around and stuck her head in the kitchen. "Gabriel! Get out here!"

"What do you want? Oh, Samsquatch, you're here. And so is Dean and…" Gabriel prompted.

"Oh, this is Bobby Singer, I told you about him. And who's this?" Sam really hoped she wasn't his girlfriend, he was sure Gabriel would have at least mentioned her, they had talked about everything else.

"Oh, this is Anna, my other cousin. Or, should I say, cousin-in-law. She's dating Balthazar," Gabriel winked. Sam let out a barely perceptible sigh of relief, but Dean gave him a strange look, as if he had noticed.

"Hey, no need to spread it around," Anna joked good-heartedly.

"Now, what do you need, Moose?" Gabriel asked.

"Oh, just some pie and coffee for the three of us. We decided to have the wake here, instead of Bobby's," Sam responded. Bobby and Dean had found a table in a quiet corner and were leaving the food negotiations to Sam.

"Oh, yeah, the funeral was today, wasn't it? I'm so sorry, I'll turn down the cheery music, you need a more somber atmosphere."

"No, it's alright, I don't want you to go to any trouble," Sam reassured, but Gabriel didn't listen.

"Alright, everybody out! We're closed for the day!" Gabriel shouted to the shop. People grumbled, but one by one they all came up to pay their checks and left the shop.

"Gabriel, you didn't need to do this," Sam said, taking a seat at their table.

"Nonsense. A proper wake needs good food and some quiet music, to remember and celebrate their life. All the food will be on the house, as well, so don't you worry about anything"

Sam went to the washroom, and when he came back Anna was gone. Gabriel said she wasn't feeling well and went home. The afternoon quickly turned happier as Gabriel and Balthazar joined in. Castiel came in halfway through, ready to start his shift, only to find the shop empty except for their little group.

"What is going on here?" Castiel asked, a little angry as well as confused. The laughter died down, and they all looked sheepish.

"A party, Cassie, what does it look like?" Gabriel responded cheerily.

"Shouldn't we be open, doing business, you know, like a shop is supposed to do!?" Castiel said.

"You're right, we should be going, we've taken away enough of your business already," Dean said, and started to get up.

"Nonsense, Deano, we're having a wake and a celebration of your father's life, and I will not let it spoiled by Cas' stick up his butt." Bobby, Dean, and Sam continued to get their stuff together.

"Gentlemen, please stay. I didn't realize this was the wake. Does anyone want any more coffee?" Cas offered. And with that the wake resumed, every one cracking jokes and having a good time. Even Bobby managed to loosen up.

The party continued into the night, everyone having too good a time to ruin it by looking at the clock. If anyone had of happened to look in, they would have seen 6 people sitting around a table in an otherwise empty shop, laughing and joking and looking very much like a family. So although the Winchester's may have lost one family member that week, they may have gained a whole bunch more.