"Mommy, can we go to the zoo?" Madison asked with her mouth full of pancakes.

"Swallow your food, Maddie." Alex said. "Sure. We can go if you'd like."

"Yay!" All three of the kids shouted, shoveling their food in their mouths. Sam laughed as the kids jumped out of their chairs and ran to their rooms, getting dressed and pulling on their shoes.

"Are you up for a day at the zoo with those three?" Alex asked as she collected the breakfast dishes. Sam helped clear the table. "They have a lot of energy."

"I've missed out on the last five years of their lives. I'm up for anything." Sam assured her and kissed her as they passed in the kitchen.

"In that case, I'd wear comfortable shoes." Alex chuckled as she headed up to the bedroom and got dressed.

"And when we get back..." Sam let the words linger in the air as he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her neck.

"Mom! Come on!" Levi shouted from downstairs.

"That's our cue but I'm all yours tonight." Alex promised.

The family took a cab to the zoo and the children were ecstatic. Seraphina and Madison held hands as they ran to look at the monkeys and Levi wanted to look at the reptiles. Sam and Alex organized their route around the zoo, one that would make all of the children happy. Madison had taken Sam's hand in hers when they left the reptile house.

"Daddy, can we get some ice cream?" Madison asked him.

Sam smiled widely when he heard Madison call him Daddy. "Sure. Let's go."

Madison bounced happily toward the ice cream vendor with Alex and her siblings behind her. Sam had gotten them all ice cream and the children giggled as they ate the cold treat. Alex linked her arm with Sam's as they walked, watching their children run to the animals and laugh with glee.

"When we get home, I want to look through the photo albums." Sam said. "I want to see everything I've missed."

"Absolutely." Alex said. "There's a lot though. Birthdays, firsts, holidays..."

"I can't wait to see it all." Sam said.

"Speaking of birthdays, the twins birthday is in two days. I've got most of it planned out but I haven't found their gift yet. Do you want to help me?" Alex asked.

"Yeah." Sam was enthusiastic.

"Daddy, come look at the birds!" Levi called. Sam went to watch the birds.

Alex had worried that Seraphina would feel out of place with Castiel gone but she had warmed up to Sam as much as Madison and Levi had. The children accepted Sam wholly and that made Alex happy. It meant she had a chance to have a family with the man she loved. They walked and looked at animals until the children were exhausted. Sam had to carry Seraphina back to the cab and to her bed. Madison and Levi begged to stay up a little longer but they fell asleep a few minutes after sitting on the couch. Alex and Sam carried them to their beds and tucked them in, clicking the light off and closing the door.

"I told you they had a lot of energy." Alex said, flopping on the couch and propping her feet on the coffee table.

"You weren't kidding." Sam chuckled and sat next to her. "I still loved it."

"Do you want to go to bed?" Alex asked, winking suggestively.

"I think I do, Mrs. Winchester." Sam took her hand and helped her up. Alex giggled as he scooped her in his arms and carried her upstairs to their bedroom.

The day of the twin's birthday party was chaos and that was putting it nicely. Sam was not aware of how many friends his children had until all twenty of them were crammed into their apartment, jacked up on sugar.

"Sam, did you remember to pick up the presents?" Alex asked, refilling the Kool-Aid and soda pitchers for the fifth time.

"I did." Sam held the presents up to prevent them getting knocked down as a group of the kids ran by. "Where do you want them?"

"Put them on the table with the other presents." Alex pointed and Sam saw a pile of gifts.

"You've done this five—now six—times?" Sam asked, watching the screaming kids as they played.

"Yep. Plus Sera's parties." Alex said. "They're fun."

"They're all jacked up on sugar." Sam said, laughing.

"Yeah. But only three of them are mine and those three will crash when everybody goes home." Alex grinned.

"You're evil." Sam chuckled and helped Alex take out the drinks and snacks.

"Thanks so much for having us over." One of the parents said.

"Not a problem." Alex smiled. "This is my husband, Sam."

"What happened to Cas?" The parent asked.

"It's a long story." Alex said, still smiling. "The cake is coming out soon so I have to go."

A loud chorus of "Happy Birthday" was sung as Sam carried out the cake with the candles lit and placed it in front of the twins. After the kids dug into the cake, Levi and Madison opened their gifts. They received a lot of nice toys but their favorite was the ones that Sam had picked out. He didn't give them their gifts until the rest of the guests had gone.

"It's a hunter's journal." Sam said as the children tore the paper off the books. "You can add things from our hunts and you can learn. If that's what you want."

The children responded by throwing their arms around Sam and squealing with glee. Sam had picked up an extra journal for Sera and she loved hers as much as the twins did. When the kids had gone off to bed, Alex and Sam picked up the mess and put away the extra food.

"So, you gave them hunting journals?" Alex asked.

"Yeah. I thought they'd use them on hunts with us." Sam said.

"I've thought about this Sam." Alex said. "I'm fine with them as long as they're with one of us or Dean but other than that, they aren't hunting at all."

"Deal." Sam shook Alex's hand and helped her clean up.

A/N: Here is a (rather short) update for you. It's fluffy and mostly filler but I'm still breaking through the writers block for this one. In the meantime, I've got a Walking Dead/Supernatural crossover posted called Say Something. Pop on over and read and review. I'll give a cookie to whoever does! :) Thanks for reading this story and feel free to review it on your way out. xo