A/N: Italics are Ruby's P.O.V./confessions. Bold Italics are character thoughts, flashbacks, and dreams. Bold is just alternate time lines. Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers out there. I figured it was only fitting that I posted another chap of this fic lol.

Disclaimer: I own nothing, but the first four seasons of Supernatural on DVD. Eric Kripke and his crew own Supernatural along with everything related to it in this story.

Chapter Thirteen:

It wasn't long before December rolled around and Ruby was officially in her third yet final trimester of pregnancy. Of course since the doctor had revealed that the baby could now hear and was growing accustomed to his parents' voices along with their musical tastes amongst other things, Dean was constantly talking to her belly and trying to get the baby to listen to some of his favorite music. With the impending holiday, however, Ruby was grateful for the break her stomach was getting from the onslaught of classic rock since Dean was out with Bobby, Sam, and Castiel getting the Christmas tree. Of course Ruby being Ruby, she went out with Ellen and returned with her payback for the makeover that Stephanie had done to her on Thanksgiving.

Pulling the velvet outfit out of the bag, Stephanie's hazel eyes widened before her voice could be heard clearly throughout the house, "Ruby, I am not wearing this!"

"Neither am I!" Jo called out as her fingertips ran along the silky white fabric as she pulled it out of the bag in front of her.

Ruby rolled her eyes playfully as she smoothed out the red velvet baby doll dress with fluffy white trim that she was wearing and twisted her lips into a smirk as she stared into the mirror, "Hasn't anyone ever told you to never make deals with a demon?"

"Whatever! Oh my god, are you trying to get Cas to smite you or something?" Her brown eyes widened in shock as she pulled out the other part of her outfit.

The pregnant blonde shook her head and laughed softly, "God Jo, they are just wings. You act like I'm making you wear devil horns or something."

With her long blonde hair blown out and Santa hat in place, Ruby headed downstairs and with a little help from Ellen managed to affix the mistletoe in the top center of the entryway to the living room. She turned around to face the four guys she had grown to care for very much and nearly doubled over in laughter when Dean let go of the tree upon seeing her standing there in her sexy Santa outfit. Well, she didn't think it was that sexy, but he sure did. There was a simultaneous chorus of Dean's name along with the words dammit and idjit which only served to make Ruby break into a fit of giggles. Ellen shook her head fighting back her laugh as she and Ruby watched the guys get the tree back up right. Once the tree was locked in place in its stand, the tree decorating began and that's when Stephanie made her way downstairs alongside Jo. Of course neither were in their costumes, but Ruby hadn't really expected them to be anyway considering she was really just messing with their heads. She just couldn't wait to see Dean's reaction to her own outfit and to her pleasant surprise it had turned out to be quite priceless. Ruby had to admit that playing with Dean's head was just way more fun.

"Dean, what the hell? Quit poking me! I'm not the tree." Sam snapped slightly after getting poked for the umpteenth time by Dean who was obviously distracted while helping hook the ornaments to the tree.

"Huh? Oh right, sorry. You might as well be as tall as you are." He retorted only to end up being playfully tackled onto the floor by Sam.

The girls shook their heads at the brothers' boyish antics and wandered into the kitchen where they helped Ellen bake Christmas cookies. When the Winchester brothers finally found their way into the kitchen after straightening themselves up, the girls had just finished decorating the cookies. Dean went to grab one only to get his hand smacked by Ruby. The cookies were placed on a cute holiday plate and Ruby carried them into the living room offering them to Bobby first. He took one as did a curious Castiel. Ruby then set the plate down on the coffee table before she sat herself down on the couch. Having already discussed this with Jo, she watched as the slender blonde slipped into the living room with her mom ahead of the pair behind them. Dean sat down on the couch beside Ruby sliding her onto his lap and reaching for a cookie. As Sam and Stephanie stepped into the entryway, Ruby and Jo shared a knowing look before watching the pair expectantly. It wasn't long before they felt all eyes on them and they glanced up only to see the mistletoe hanging above their heads. Sam blushed slightly and chuckled rubbing the back of his neck nervously as he gazed down at the pretty brunette.

Stephanie grinned softly placing her dimples on full display and shrugged her shoulders lightly, "Well it is a holiday tradition, Sam."

With that said, Sam smiled and leaned down pressing his lips against her lips in a gentle kiss. They broke the kiss a moment later grinning softly at each other and then he kissed her again. Ruby and Jo high fived each other while Dean chuckled grinning proudly at his little brother's antics. The three of them heard Bobby huff and looked toward him only to laugh when he handed a twenty dollar bill to Ellen. The happy pair underneath the mistletoe finally broke apart for some air and sat down in the living room. They laughed, however, when Dean then got up carrying Ruby over to the entry way only to set her down on her feet so that they were both standing under the mistletoe. He kissed her stomach and then gestured up at the mistletoe with a goofy grin as he wiggled his eyebrows at her. She laughed softly at his antics as her lips twisted into an amused smirk and then she grabbed him by the collar of his shirt crashing her lips against his in a passionate kiss.

Ruby slid the candy cane that he had been hiding from her out of his pocket and pulled away with a smile, "Mmm sugary."

The pregnant blonde sat down on one of the couches with Stephanie and Jo while Dean sat with Ellen only to get dealt into the poker game she was playing with Castiel as she was trying to teach the angel how to play cards. Sam and Bobby, however, were actually playing a tense yet fun game of Scrabble. It wasn't long before Ruby felt herself growing a bit bored and smirked inwardly when she caught Dean's eye. Unwrapping the candy cane, she slid it into her mouth slowly and sucked on it teasingly. It took all she had within her not to burst out laughing at the sight of Dean's eyes widening at her. Of course Ruby being Ruby, she had an impeccable poker face so to speak. Whenever anyone else looked at her, she just sucked on her candy cane innocently, but when Dean looked over at her all bets were off. It surprisingly went on like that for a little while until Dean finally folded his current hand and scooped her up off the couch carrying her up the stairs to their room.

She giggled softly and licked her lips savoring the peppermint taste, "Got something against candy canes, Winchester?"

"Only when they're in your possession, you evil tease." He growled playfully as he pinned her against the wall outside their room and pressed himself against her.

Ruby groaned softly unable to stop the smirk from appearing upon her face, "Shh, the baby can hear you and I'm not evil, well not anymore anyway."

"Only you would actually be proud of being a tease. God, I love you, Rubes." He remarked as he rubbed her stomach lightly.

Her bright blue eyes widened in surprise and she gasped softly, "You what?"

"I..I love you, Ruby. I love you and it scares the hell out of me. I've never been this committed to a girl and I've never actually felt this way before about anyone. I love you and I love our kid so much." Dean admitted resting his forehead against her forehead gently so that he was staring into her eyes.

Ruby teared up slightly only to blink those tears away before she grinned softly, "I love you too, Dean. We both love you so very much. Wait, did we just have a chick flick moment? Damn I thought we agreed no chick flick moments."

He grinned softly and chuckled as he held her close to him before she wrapped her arms around his neck kissing him passionately. Dean carried her into their bedroom and kicked the door shut behind them. Downstairs, Stephanie and Jo sat with Cas and Ellen joining in on Castiel's poker lesson. As a warm fire roared in the nearby fireplace, snow gently continued to fall outside where an angel watched undetected as his plan continued to fall into place perfectly. Unfortunately for Zachariah, despite his many angelic powers, he still failed to see the one potential thwart to his all mighty plan. There was no greater power than love especially that of a mother and that was just something that an angel in all his unfeeling powerful glory would never truly understand until it was just too late.