Gracie's 4th Birthday

Angela woke up to Grace climbing into bed with her. She knew today was going to be a difficult day… It was Grace's fourth birthday and the brothers were still missing. Angela and Castiel had been working day and night to try and find them, with Robert and Mary's help, of course.

"Good morning, birthday girl." Angela smiled at her now four-year-old daughter.

"Good morning Mommy!" Grace smiled. "Are Daddy and Unca Dean here?"

Angela's smile quickly fell at her daughter's question. "No, baby, they're… Uncle Cas and I are still trying to find them."

"But it's my birthday," Grace replied sadly. "Daddy and Unca Dean are always here for my birthday."

Angela pulled Grace onto her lap. "I know, Gracie-girl, I'm sorry. They would be there if they could, I promise. But, we're still gonna have a good day, okay?"

"Okay." Grace nodded, a small pout on her face. "Can we still have birthday pancakes?"

"Of course," Angela promised. "We can make them right now, sweet-girl."

Angela stood up and adjusted Grace in her arms. She walked into the kitchen to see Castiel sitting at the kitchen table searching on his laptop.

"Good morning, Unca Cas!" Grace exclaimed, her happy mood quickly returning.

Castiel looked up and smiled softly. "Good morning, Grace. Happy birthday."

"Thank you," Grace replied as Angela set her down. "Mommy's gonna make birthday pancakes." She added as she sat across from her uncle. "We do it every year."

"Well, your mom makes very good pancakes." Castiel smiled as he pulled out a small, neatly wrapped box. "I have a gift for you. If it's okay with your mom, you can open it now."

Grace perked up at the sight of the little box. "Mommy, can I open it please?"

Angela smiled as she cooked. "You sure can, Gracie. It's your birthday, after all."

"Yay!" Grace squealed happily as Castiel handed her the box and she started opening it. "Ooh! It's pretty!"

"It's a silver bracelet," Castiel started. "And it has Enochian charms so that you'll be protected."

"Thank you, Unca Cas." Grace beamed. "Can you help me put it on please?"

Castiel nodded and helped Grace put on the bracelet as Angela came over with a platter of pancakes.

"That is a very nice gift that Uncle Cas gave you," Angela told her daughter. "You need to take really good care of it, okay?"

"I will! I love it." Grace replied happily.

"All right," Angela started as she set the table. "Dig in. You too, Cas."

"Angela, you know—

"I know you don't need to eat." Angela interrupted. "But, humor me today. Please?"

"For my birthday, Unca Cas? Please?" Grace used her trademark puppy-dog-eyes that she inherited from her father.

Castiel paused for a moment and nodded. "Thank you for cooking, Angela."

Angela sat down next to Grace and kissing her temple. "Anything for the birthday girl. Happy birthday, sweet girl. I love you."

"I love you, too, Mommy," Grace replied as she ate.

A/N: Hey, y'all, I hope you enjoyed this little drabble! It felt really good to finally write another chapter of Snapshots :) Love y'all, xoxo

~Emily