Chapter 36:

Charlie swore she stopped breathing for a minute, her father's deep voice pulling her back.

"Charlie? Charlie, are you there?"

"Y-yea I am here, sorry I couldn't hear you for a minute."

"Its okay. So, have you ever heard of him?"

"No, no I haven't."

"I should have known, you were always one to just stay home and not make friends" he said in a teasing matter. Charlie just gave a tight laugh and tightened her grip on Dean's hand earning a look of concern from her husband.

"Yea hopefully Ava isn't like me in that aspect. I gotta go dad, I will call you later."

"Okay, night sweetie."

Charlie just hung up and looked at her phone.

"What is it Charlie? Everything okay?"

"My dad knows Randy."

"How?"

"He was supposed to be a new business partner but he hasn't heard from him in a week. He asked if I knew who he was."

"And you said?"

"No, I don't know him." Dean sighed and ran a hand through his hair.

"Does anyone know you dated him?" Charlie shook her head.

"No, unlike you, I never told anyone but Joey."

"Okay, that's good. So what is your dad going to do about it?"

"I don't know he didn't say." Dean could tell Charlie was going to start panicking again.

'I just got her to relax about the whole thing' he thought to himself. They pulled into their driveway and Dean turned the car off before turning to his beauty.

"Baby relax. No one knows you dated so we are safe. Your father won't know anything, everything will work out."

"But what if he goes to Randy's apartment and sees us in a picture or something."

"I had Joey go over to the apartment after we got him in the basement and remove anything and everything that could lead back to us and he burned it all. I am tired of telling you, we are going to be fine angel. I promise."

"Okay." Dean smiled and kissed her gently before they got out and walked into the house. When they got in, they heard Ava crying and then a crash in the kitchen. They ran and saw Joey holding Ava and the can of formula all over the floor.

"Jesus Joey I thought something was wrong. What happened." Charlie took her daughter from him and bounced her slightly, trying to get her to calm down.

"She started fussing so I was going to make her a bottle but I was having a hard time. How do you do it Charlie?"

"Practice and there were bottles already made in the fridge, all you had to do was heat it up."

"Oh, well then this is on me. I'll clean it." Charlie just shook her head as she grabbed a bottle from the fridge and heated it up before feeding her.

"You owe her a new can of formula" she said in a teasing tone that had Joey glaring at her as he swept the formula up. Charlie and Ava settled on Dean's lap as they watched Joey struggle to clean it all up. He finally got it all cleaned up and stood up to see Charlie and Ava asleep in Dean's lap while Dean just stared at them.

"Everything okay?" Dean nodded and pecked the foreheads of his girls.

"Yea Charlie just keeps worrying we are going to get caught."

"I highly doubt that."

"That is what I keep telling her. We were all so careful but she won't listen."

"She is just scared. Give it a month or two and I promise she will probably forget all about it."

"You think?" Joey nodded.

"Well she won't forget it but the worry will lessen." Dean nodded slightly.

"Can you come take the baby please and follow me upstairs."

"Of course." Joey took a sleeping Ava into his arms while Dean picked up Charlie and led them upstairs and to their bedroom. He layed Charlie down before taking the baby and placing her in the middle of the bed.

"Thanks man for watching her."

"No problem, how was the date?"

"I kicked his ass." They turned their heads and saw Charlie was looking sleepily at them, having woken up when she felt Dean pick her up and go upstairs.

"What she means is she cheated." Joey laughed.

"She is good at that. Night guys, I will call you tomorrow Charlie."

"Okay." He waved before walking out, Dean following to lock and set the alarm behind him before making his way back upstairs. He picked the perfect time to come in and saw Charlie in nothing but her underwear, just about to pull a large shirt over her head.

"Need any help angel?" Charlie shook her head and put the shirt on before going back to lay down. Dean smirked and changed himself before laying down on his side so Ava was in between them.

"Thank you for tonight Dean.

"Anything for you babe. Lets get some sleep, I love you."

"I love you too."

They both kissed Ava's cheek before falling asleep.

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"Come on babe or we are going to be late." Charlie finished her hair and walked out to the bedroom. Today they were going to John's house for the barbecue. Charlie was wearing a long black maxi skirt with a white crop top. Dean had once again stolen her make up so she was left with nothing.

"Okay I am ready." Dean was sitting on the bed in shorts and a t-shirt while Ava was in a pair of baby shorts and a onesie that Charlie had never seen before. She walked over and looked down. It was a simple white onesie that said "Mommy Put Out" on it. She gasped and looked to see Dean smirking.

"Where did you even get that?"

"Roman got it for her. Like it?"

"No." Dean chuckled and stood up before picking the baby up.

"How about your princess, do you like your shirt." Ava smiled and rubbed her eyes with her tiny hands.

"Well that's that. Ready to go?" Charlie nodded and grabbed her sunglasses and purse before heading downstairs and grabbing the cupcakes she made. They buckled the baby in before heading off.

"So who is going to be there?"

"Us, mom, Kevin, Joey, and I would think Nikki, other than that I have no clue."

"Have you heard anything more from your dad?"

"I called him the other day about the pictures and he said that he just assumed Randy backed out. He wants us to come out before school starts back up."

"Maybe in two weeks."

"Sounds good to me." They made it to John's house an were in aw. It was huge! Getting out, Dean grabbed the baby and her bag while Charlie grabbed the cupcakes. She knocked on the front door and smiled as it opened to reveal John.

"Hey guys, come in." He stepped aside so they could come in and even took the cupcakes from Charlie.

"Follow me guys."

"Is mom here yet" she asked as they followed John into the kitchen. Charlie smiled when she saw Nikki.

"No not yet. Is Joey coming?"

"Yea he said he was going to help bring mom over." John nodded and set the cupcakes down as Nikki handed Charlie a glass of wine.

"Thanks Nikki, its nice to see you again."

"You too Charlie. Dean do you want a beer?"

"Sure." Nikki nodded and tickled Ava's belly as she walked by and to the fridge.

"That's your only one" he whispered in Charlie's ear, watching as she nodded slightly.

Dean thanked Nikki as she handed him his beer.

"Alright I need my niece time." Dean and Charlie laughed as Dean got Ava out of her car seat and handed her over.

"Nice onesie. I like it." Dean laughed as Charlie blushed.

"I don't." Dean wrapped an arm around her waist and kissed her head. The doorbell rang and John handed Ava over to Nikki, the baby reaching up to play with her earring.

"Is she sleeping through the night yet?"

"Not yet but she is sleeping a little longer."

"She must be stubborn like you squirt." Charlie glared as Joey, her mom, Kevin, and John came into the kitchen.

"Actually Charlie started sleeping through the night at four months." Charlie stuck her tongue out at Joey, making everyone laugh. Dean, John, Joey, and Kevin all went out to help grill while Charlie, Stacey, Nikki, and Ava stayed in the kitchen to finish the rest of the food.

"How are you feeling Mrs. Bronson?"

"Please, call me Stacey and I'm okay. I'm just glad to be home."

"Well we are glad to have you home." Stacey smiled at her daughter who was trying to dislodge Ava's hand from her hoop earring she was wearing.

"She's very grabby."

"You have no idea. Her new thing now is when Dean brings her in the room in the morning so they can go on their run, he lays her next to me and she pulls on my ear until I look at her."

"Aw that's so cute they go on runs together." Charlie smiled at Nikki as she was finally able to get Ava's little hand off of her earring and move her so she was laying in her arms.

"Your dad used to take you on runs too." Charlie laughed slightly as they finished the food and walked out to the backyard. Dean smiled and wrapped an arm around Charlie's waist and made a face at Ava, getting the little baby to let out a giggle. When the food was done, Dean got both his and Charlie's plates before joining her at the table.

Charlie was in love with the backyard. It had a large pool and pool house and had a great view of the town below.

John stood up and raised his glass.

"I would like to make a toast to Stacey, our mom. She never gave up and she kept fighting and I think I speak for all of us when I say we are happy you are okay and on the road to recovery. To Stacey."

"To Stacey" everyone said before digging in. They all talked through dinner, laughing as Charlie and Joey went on with their usual banter.

"Do you wanna go in that pool?"

"Your a mom now, aren't you supposed to be nice and set and example for your daughter. Hey!" Joey ducked just in time to miss the spoon Charlie threw at him.

"Charlotte and Joseph, knock it off."

"She started it. Hey!" Joey moved to duck as Charlie went to throw another spoon at him but smirked at her when Dean took it out of her hand. Everyone laughed as Charlie playfully glared at a still smirking Joey. When dinner was done, they all sat there and traded stories about when they were younger.

"Charlie, remember when you lifted your dress up in the Walmart parking lot?" Charlie blushed as everyone laughed.

"That true darlin?" Charlie nodded her head as she took a drink of her soda.

"She was eight and we were going to the store to grab some shoes before going to Easter dinner and she tried fixing her stockings so up went the dress." Everyone laughed again and Dean kissed the side of her head.

"Um Stacey can I talk to you for a minute." Everyone looked at John, who was looking at his mother.

"Sure." Kevin helped her up and she followed John into the house.

"What do you think they are talking about?" Charlie shrugged as she leaned against Dean's side.

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John led them into the living room, where they both sat down. It was quiet for a few minutes before Stacey spoke up.

"Kevin said you came to visit me in the hospital." John nodded.

"Yea, it uh, it wasn't exactly how I thought the next time we saw each other would go." Stacey smiled as they lapsed back into another awkward silence, once again being broken by Stacey.

"I-I didn't want to do it John but you deserved a family that could give you what you needed, not someone who could barely provide for herself."

"No, I know but why didn't you ever visit or why didn't anyone ever tell me when I was younger?"

"I tried to visit you once but I couldn't bring myself to do it. I knew if I saw you again, I would want to take you home with me but I knew that wasn't possible. I made your parents promise to not tell you until you were older, I didn't want to burden you."

"It wouldn't be a burden mom, I would have loved to have gotten to know you sooner." Stacey smiled with tears in her eyes.

"Y-you called me mom." John gave his own smile and grabbed her hand in his.

"Well that is who you are, your my mom." Stacey wiped her tears away and gave her son a hug.

"My boy" she said as the tears fell, feeling John's tears on her shirt. She had waited so long for this day and now that it was there, she felt whole. She was always happy with her life but she always knew something was missing and now that something was there in her arms calling her mom.

"Okay, lets clean up and get back out there." John nodded and they both wiped their faces before heading back out. As they walked out, they heard Joey yell followed by a splash and laughter. They saw Charlie standing by the pool while Joey was treading water.

"What happened" John asked as he took his seat next to Nikki and Stacey took her's next to Kevin.

"Joey was telling us about the time he got Charlie to get her tongue stuck to a frozen pole during the winter and she got mad." John and Stacey laughed as Charlie sat down next to Dean and Joey got out of the pool.

"I hope your daughter isn't as evil as you" he said as she sat back down. Ava giggled like she knew what Joey said, making everyone smile and laugh. Charlie looked around the table and smiled. She had her family all with her with the exception of her father and the girls.

She never knew how crazy her life would be in just the past year but she knew that she truly wouldn't change anything for the world. She had a beautiful daughter and a husband who would do anything and everything for her. Things happened in the past year that Charlie only ever thought happened in the movies but now she knew that not to be true. Charlie was truly happy with her life.

A/N: So this is the end. I just want to thank everyone who has favorited/followed/reviewed this story. I am thinking about starting another Dean Ambrose story but this will just be regular one involving an OC diva. I will also continue on with the Obsession Of A Hound one shots so lookout for those. As soon as I get the first chapter of the new story done, I will let you all know :)