Dean stretched widely in the morning. He yawned, having a silent battle with himself over whether or not he actually wanted to get up. Cas rolled over to face him in the morning sun.

"Mmf. Morning Cas," Dean said thickly, wrapping his arms around Cas and pulling him in tighter.

Cas pressed his lips against Dean, enjoying his sleepiness. Dean was just so cute. He sighed.

"What's wrong?" Dean asked.

"I need to give my decision to my superiors today," Cas said.

That woke Dean up better than anything else could have.

"Yeah?" Dean said, trying to act like there wasn't a pit of dread in his stomach. "Well, we better get you dressed."

Cas was confused.

"Don't you want to know what I've decided?" he asked, standing to pull on his boxers, and Dean did the same.

Dean forced a smile.

"I know what I am, Cas. I know I'm a human, and no matter what, I'll die. You'd be stupid to pick me over being an angel. But these past few weeks…that will keep me going. I'll never forget it. And drop in anytime you want to. God knows we need all the help we can get."

Cas couldn't stand to hear Dean talk about himself this way, like he was some kind of grunt to be thrown away. He walked to Dean and kissed him deeply, drawing out a small moan. He pulled apart, but kept the man's face in his hands.

"Don't you ever think you are worthless. I have made up my mind, and I want you. I don't care if it's only a human lifetime, I don't care if it's only a week. Any amount of time with you is worth it. I love you," Cas said, kissing Dean on the forehead.

"I love you too," Dean said.

He couldn't believe Cas would give up eternity for him. But it made him so indescribably happy to know that he wanted to. Finally, for once in his life, Dean felt like he was worth something more than just a soldier.

"And you're sure about this?" Dean asked, as he and Cas pulled on the rest of their clothes.

"I have lived thousands of years before you, Dean. I know I could not bear to live thousands after you."

Dean grinned widely, showing a rare, true smile.

"When do you have to meet them?" Dean asked.

"This evening. Why?"

"Let's go have breakfast. Then I have some plans for us."

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Dean and Cas met up with Sam and Anna downstairs a few minutes later.

"Morning!" Sam said, busy making breakfast.

"Hell no, I'm not eating your cooking. Let me help," Dean said, hurrying forward.

"Cas?" Anna asked quietly. "Have you made your choice?"

"I have. Come with me. The living room is much more private."

Anna rose immediately and followed Cas to the other room. They sat next to each other on the couch.

"Well?" Anna asked anxiously.

"I'm going to become human, Anna," Cas said solemnly.

Anna simply nodded.

"You suspected that?" Cas asked, surprised.

"Of course I did. You and Dean…there's something there. Something worth every second of a mortal life you could have. I understand," Anna replied.

"You do? How so?" Cas asked her.

"I think I am beginning to feel it as well. Sam is, well, quite the unusual human. He's brave, and sweet. There's just a connection, Castiel. It's-it's-,"

"Impossible to deny or explain," Cas finished for her.

"Yes. We haven't known each other long enough to call this anything at all. Not like you and Dean, anyway. What do I do?" Anna asked, her eyes meeting Cas' in desperation.

"Whatever you want to. That's the beauty of free will."

"Where are you two? Get in here, I saved breakfast!" Dean's voice called from the kitchen.

Anna and Cas rose to join them, and were met with the smell of coffee, bacon and eggs. Anna looked curiously at the coffee urn.

"You know, as long as I've been on Earth, I have never tried coffee," she said as the others took their seats at the table.

"Never? I'll fix that right now," Sam said, rising to make her a cup of the steaming liquid. "It's really bitter, so you'll probably want milk and sugar in it to make it taste better."

Sam added enough milk to turn the coffee creamy, and scooped in some sugar. Anna had raised the cup to her lips when Cas spoke.

"Turn down your grace, Anna, or it will taste like molecules. Trust me, you do not want to taste coffee like that."

Anna pushed her grace down inside, and brought the cup to her lips. She tasted the concoction, eyes locked on Sam.

"Well?" he asked.

"That is the best drink I've ever had."

Sam beamed with pride and pulled Anna's chair out so she could sit.

"We're going to leave you alone again today, if that's alright," Dean said between forkfuls of eggs.

"That's fine. Why?" Sam answered.

"I have a special treat for Cas so he can enjoy his last day as an angel," Dean said, patting Cas' knee.

Sam sputtered on his coffee.

"His what? Dean, Cas, what did you do?" Sam asked when he could finally breathe again.

"It's okay. Angels must choose between Heaven and love if they fall in love with a human. I made my choice," Cas said.

Dean gave Sam a look that plainly said to leave it alone. They had a silent eye battle for a moment, but Sam finally gave in. He knew Dean wouldn't let Cas do something like this without both of them thinking it through.

"Yeah, okay," Sam said, turning back to his coffee. He looked over at Anna, who was still sipping on her drink with her eyes closed. It made him smile.

"That was good, Sam!" Dean said, standing from the table to put his empty plate in the sink.

"It would have been better if you'd actually slowed down enough to taste it," Sam remarked.

"Man, I knew it had to be good because I saved it when you screwed it up," Dean said playfully, smacking Sam on the back as Cas stood as well.

Dean took Cas' plate from him and put it in the sink as well.

"We'll be back soon," he said, steering Cas toward the front door.

Sam heard it close, and sighed, shaking his head.

"What is it?" Anna asked him.

"It's just Cas. He's giving up eternity for Dean. That's sweet and everything, but why would he give up the chance to live forever just for a few decades on Earth?" Sam asked.

"Because, Sam, forever is meaningless unless you have something to live for."

A/N Lots of fluff and dialogue in this one, but I needed to move the story along. I wonder what Dean could be planning for Cas? We'll just have to see. Thanks for the sweet reviews. They keep me writing!