A/N: Yes, it's been a long time, I know. I'm sorry. But here with a new chapter finally! Thanks for your patience! It's much appreciated!
The adoption was a long and tedious process that had to be put on a short hold when a healthy baby boy was born into the Winchester household, but everyone in that family were too happy to let anything bring them down. That is, until John and Mary were told that Gabriel and Castiel's mother had to be contacted before the adoption could be final. Mr. and Mrs. Winchester hoped that their mother would allow the boys to be adopted, but wishes don't always come true.
When Amelia Novak received the call that her ex-husband had been arrested and that her sons were in the custody of a couple named John and Mary Winchester, she decided it was time to return to Lawrence, Kansas. It had only been a year and a half since she'd seen her boys, but it felt like longer than that. Amelia didn't want to leave Gabriel and Castiel with the monster that she had married, it's just that where she was headed, she wasn't able to bring along two small boys. But now that she was settled, she was ready to get her sons back.
Two weeks after Sam was born, there was a knock on the front door of the Winchester home.
A tall, slender woman with whiskey-colored eyes was standing on the front porch when John opened the door.
"May I help you?" he asked.
"Yes. I'm looking for the Winchesters. I'm hoping that I've gotten the correct house," the lady said.
"Well, you're not wrong. I'm John. What can I do for you?"
"My name is Amelia Novak. I've been told that my sons, Gabriel and Castiel have been staying here."
John's face drained of all color. He and Mary had been dreading this moment. "Yes, they are. But—"
"Awesome," Amelia grinned. "May I see them? I would like to take them home with me."
"I'm sorry. That's just not possible, Mrs. Novak. Gabe and Cas have a stable life here with my family and me and to tear them away so quickly wouldn't be good for them."
Amelia scowled. "I'm their mother!"
"And I understand that, ma'am, but the boys needed their mother when their father was beating the crap out of Gabriel! The boys needed their mother to tell them that they weren't the worthless pieces of crap that their father made them believe that they were. The boys have been without their mother for almost two years now. They can stand to be without her for another little while." John stepped back inside the house. "Good day, Mrs. Novak. If you want to see the boys, come back with your lawyer with proof that you are actually their mother."
Before Amelia could let out another word, the door was shut in her face. She was determined, however that she would get to see her sons again.
John slouched against the door after he'd closed it.
"John? Who was that at the door?" Mary asked, entering the room with a sleeping Sammy in her arms.
John looked at his wife. "Amelia Novak."
Mary's smile fell. "I'm assuming she wants the boys back?"
"Your assumptions are correct. I told her to beat it unless she had actual proof of who she was. No doubt she's going to show up soon with a team of lawyers behind her."
"Well," Mary reached out and took her husband's hand. "Let's just make the most out of however many days we have left with Gabriel and Castiel, then."
John squeezed his wife's hand. "Let's wait to tell the boys, though. Not until we're absolutely sure that the woman out there had actually been their mother. We need to make certain that we won't be giving them away to an imposter. Those boys need stability in their lives."
"And they have it here for as long as they will be with us."