Hi there! I'm back, still a few issues with my computer and I am kind of upset that ffnet took down one of my stories. I was going to put it back up, but sadly it was one of the stories that was lost when my main computer fried…
Here is the next chapter, hope you like…
It started with a kiss…
Castiel was paranoid. He had a right to be, they were just now pulling up to Lisa's hotel and he could see that she was standing at the doors with Ben in her arms. Dean sat for a moment biting his lips as he too stared out the car door.
"Well I guess I'll go in." Dean said and Cas nodded, Anna was in the back seat and rolled her eyes as she got out with Dean. They had asked her if she would witness for them and she had agreed. Michael had pulled up the necessary paperwork and told them what everything meant.
They were really doing this. Four days before Christmas and they were buying a baby.
Dean walked into the hotel and nodded to the staff as they knew him. Lisa waved him over and he placed down an envelope and the paperwork as Anna stood towering over the woman. Anna might not have any children of her own, but she loved them and couldn't understand why anyone would want to get rid of theirs.
If Lisa was nervous about that or feeling anything, she hid it well.
She looked in the envelope and then nodded, handing the baby to Anna while she sighed the papers everywhere Dean had pointed to. After Anna had signed her line they both noticed that Lisa was gone and Dean was shocked to see the envelope was still on the table. He looked to see if he could see Lisa, but she was gone and then he smiled.
Anna looked confused and then in amazement when Dean showed her the check for two million dollars that was still in the envelope.
"I think I hold a new level of respect for Lisa." Dean said as he looked down at Ben.
Cas couldn't help but jump when the doors opened and then he saw Dean in the backseat fastening Ben in. He turned and looked straight ahead as his nerves jumped making him sick to his stomach. Swallowing a few times he turned again and this time he smiled when he saw his sister smiling while looking down at the toddler.
Then something occurred to him that made him terrified. Cas didn't know what to do with a two year old. He was a high-school teacher; the only children he came in contact with were teenagers, teenagers who could take care of themselves.
"Don't look so worried Cas, we helped raise you so Gabriel and I will help you." Anna said playing peek-a-boo with Ben.
"Now I really am worried. Are you sure we did the right thing?" Cas said as Dean got back in the car.
Of course Dean laughed at that. But Cas could tell that he was a little worried too.
When they got home, Anna with them, their apartment was full. Gabriel had just finished painting the spare room a lovely shade of power blue, Cas had picked it out and Dean only gave a few manly grunts about it being kind of girly. Cas ignored him.
Rachel, Anna and Jess had taken Cas out and shopped for baby supplies. A crib that could be made into a toddler bed had been bought and put together thanks to Dean paying for it to be put together at the store. Toys and puzzles as well as clothes were scattered all over the apartment.
They had just stopped by to pick up some stuff and then all of them were heading over to Sam's house for a dinner and where they would stay for a couple of days so the paint smell had time toleave. Sam had told them that they could stay for Christmas and since they had had Thanksgiving at Cas' then they were having Christmas at his.
As they drove Cas would peek back at the now sleeping boy.
"Are you sure were doing the right thing? I mean with the paperwork, Lisa won't be able to see him." Cas always thought that no child should be without his mother, but it appeared Lisa wasn't cut out to be a mother.
"I just can't believe that she just left without the money, I guess she really wanted what was best for Ben." Dean said as they pulled up at Sam's.
As Cas got out of the car he waved to Jess as her and Sam was coming over to greet them. Anna and Rachel just pulled up following behind them were Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael.
Soon the house was filled with laughter and food. Enough that it made the table bend a little, there was food for all and Cas knew that it would probably be served for brunch tomorrow and lunch.
Dean noticed that Cas was always standing away from Ben and looked terrified every time they came close. He wanted Cas to feel comfortable with Ben, but as soon as they came near Cas would make up some excuse to leave and then come back like five minutes later.
"Hey babe?" Dean called out and Cas turned around looking everywhere for Dean. His brothers all smiled at that. As soon as Cas saw Dean coming with Ben he tried to make himself disappear, but this time he saw that his way was blocked by Michael and Raphael and they were both giving him the look.
The, "you're not going anywhere look". It was a look that he had seen far too many times in his youth.
Having no place to go he swallowed just in time for Dean to hand over Ben. And Cas held his arms out just in time to have Dean place Ben in his arms. If he had just stood there Ben would have fallen to the floor and that would have probably gotten Cas killed.
"Hold him for a sec, gotta pee." Dean said dropping Ben in Cas's arms and running to the bathroom. Dean stayed in there for a good five minutes and when he came out making his way to the great room he smiled when he saw Cas sitting on the couch with Ben sitting on his lap and they were looking at each other.
"Hey there," Dean said as he came over, he waved when Cas went to hand Ben back. "I think that he looks comfortable sitting in your lap." Cas just smiled and moved over to where Dean was and they both just sat there making funny faces at their son. They whole house was filled with family and tasteful Christmas decoration as well as the huge tree that took up most of the front window.
As Cas looked down at his new son. He had a feeling Christmas this year would be a happy one and when he turned to see Dean, he knew that the feeling was mutual
To be continued…