*Hey guys! I'm SOOO sorry it's been a while! But here is a chapter, FINALLY! Also I know nothing about what goes on in a court room so there's probably things wrong with that, please don't come after me for that. ENJOY!
"Daddy?" Henry whined softly jarring Dean back to reality.
"Oh, Henry this is daddy and papa's friend." Dean explained once he crouched to his eye level and waved Benny over.
"Hi Henry. I know you won't remember me, you were just a baby last time I saw you." Benny said softly. Henry stared at the big, bearded man in front of him and whined again leaning towards Dean. Benny let out a soft chuckle, "I know I can be pretty intimidating lookin but I promise you I'm just a big ole teddy bear." With a wink, Benny backed away from the pup giving Henry a chance to warm up to him.
"I gotta say, he still looks just like ya Cas." Benny grinned and slapped his hand down on Cas' back.
Henry continued to whine if Dean wasn't near him so Cas had to bring him his plate. "I've never seen him this shy before." Dean apologized.
"Don't worry about it. I'd be weary too if some stranger came into my house acting all buddy buddy with everyone. I'm sure he'll warm up to me eventually." Benny shrugged.
After they got done eating they wandered into the living room, Henry insisting he be in Dean's arms at all times. "Henry, come on dude." Dean huffed after trying to set him down and Henry refusing to let go. Admitting defeat, Dean sat in one of the armchairs with Henry in his lap, hiding his face from everyone.
"Well Dean, I hear congratulations are in order." Benny said after a while.
"For what?" Dean asked eyeing Cas suspiciously.
"Your engagement!" Benny laughed, "why is there something else we don't know about?"
"No! No." Dean chuckled, "thanks man." Benny and Charlie raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything.
"So did you just get back?" Dean asked.
"No, I've been back for a while now but have been at the academy. I've only been working with Cas for a month maybe." Benny explained.
"A MONTH!?" Dean yelled, "and no one told me?"
"I'm sorry Dean, Benny wanted it to be a surprise." Cas apologized. Dean frowned but forgave them.
A few hours went by of everyone playing catch up on each others lives when Dean noticed Henry had fallen asleep. "I'm going to go put him down. I'll be back."
When Dean came back downstairs everyone was standing by the door. "You guys are leaving?"
"Yeah, sorry man but I'm not as lucky as Cas to have tomorrow off." Benny mentioned.
"I've got an early class tomorrow." Charlie explained.
"Oh, I get it. Thank's for coming over and Benny it was really good to see you again." Dean said hugging his friend.
"You too buddy." Benny mumbled.
They watched them back out of the driveway and head down the street before shutting the door.
"I'll clean up and shut lights off if you want to go ahead and head upstairs." Cas suggested.
Dean was scrolling through Facebook when Cas came upstairs. He glanced up at his mate but didn't say anything while Cas stripped down to his boxers and disappear into the bathroom to get ready for bed. "You're unusually quiet. Everything okay?" Cas asked once he got in bed.
"I'm fine." Dean mumbled.
"Translation, you're not okay." Cas sighed, "Dean what's wrong?"
"Nothing…" Dean said defensively.
"You're mad because I didn't tell you about Benny." Cas stated.
Dean sighed and put his phone on the nightstand. "Not mad, just a little annoyed. I'll get over it."
"I'm sorry but we just wanted to surprise you. I know you've been stressed out lately with the lawsuit and trying to find a job."
"It's okay, really." Dean smiled softly and pulled Cas in for a kiss.
"Mom came by earlier." Dean said once they parted.
"Oh?"
"She kind of figured I'd be pretty emotional after dropping Henry off."
"How did that go?" Cas asked.
"He was excited at first but the closer we got to the school the more he didn't want to go. And of course once I got back to the impala I cried like a baby." Dean explained.
"I'm sorry I wasn't there." Cas said softly, pulling Dean into his side.
"It's okay. Mom told me she was going to take a week off at the end of the month and take Henry. That way I can catch up on housework, look for a job and just relax a bit."
"Oh, well then that'll be nice." Cas kissed the top of Dean's head. They stayed like that for a while and both were about asleep when they heard Henry running down the hall. They broke apart just as Henry burst through the door, they never latched it unless they were up to certain things.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Cas asked noticing how frantic Henry looked.
"Papa, daddy." Henry sniffled, ran up to the bed and Cas immediately picked him up and put him between him and Dean.
"What's wrong baby?" Dean asked pulling Henry into his side. Henry just continued to cry. "Did you have a bad dream?" Henry nodded. "It's okay Henry, it was just a dream." Dean continued to sooth the pup.
The weeks went by Benny had come over a few more times and yet Henry was still scared of him. Benny never tried to push it, saying that Henry will like him when he's ready.
They also got the first court date finalized for Thursday morning. Cas got the day off, Ellen would be watching Henry and Dean was nervous as hell. Cas assured him that it was a no brainer case and that they would win but he didn't listen. "I need a suit. I don't have a suit!" Dean panicked.
"Hey, we'll get you one, you need to calm down before you have an anxiety attack." Cas said.
"You calm down! You already have a suit." Dean huffed. Cas rolled his eyes and pulled Dean down into the bed with him. Anytime Dean would try to get up Cas would just tighten his grip and if Dean kept talking, Cas would shush him.
The morning of the hearing Dean couldn't eat, his stomach was in knots. Cas gave up the battle of trying to get him to eat so he focused on getting things ready for Ellen.
After Ellen took Henry, Cas headed upstairs to check on Dean. He found his mate at pacing in front of their bed. "Hey, it's going to be alright." Cas said pulling Dean into a hug.
"What if they-" Dean started but Cas cut him off.
"Don't think of the 'what ifs'. Focus on taking the son of a bitch down." Cas continued to hold Dean for a few minutes.
"Come on, we need to get going. Your mom and Sam are going to meet us at the court house."
"Sam should go to school." Dean huffed.
"He wants to be there for you Dean. We all do." Cas soothed and gave Dean a quick kiss before ushering him down the stairs.
Mary, Sam, Mr. Murray, and the lawyer were waiting by the front steps when they arrived. Sam and Mary gave Dean a quick hug while Mr. Murray patted his shoulder.
"Well Dean, I think we have a strong case today. I have a good feeling." the lawyer smiled and led the group inside.
They made their way towards the court room and Dean could see Jeremy Lane with his lawyer looking bored and pissed off to be here. Sensing Dean's panic Cas grabbed his hand and glared at Jeremy as they walked by.
Mary, Sam, Cas and Mr. Murray sat in the seats directly behind Dean and his lawyer. Dean asked if Cas could sit with him but the lawyer said it wouldn't be a good image for him if he did.
A few minutes later Jeremy Lane and his lawyer marched in, no one coming to sit behind them, the jury filing in shortly after. They all sat in silence for about 10 minutes before the bailiff came out. "All rise for the honorable, Judge Eric Carson."
Everyone stood up, "you may be seated." the judge stated and Dean's legs practically gave out.
"We're here today for the charges against Mr. Jeremy Lane against Dean Winchester. Mr. Lane please approach the stand." the judge ordered.
The bailiff held out the bible to Jeremy as he swore in. Dean's lawyer was the first to question him. As the lawyers argued, Dean felt his stomach go all sorts of crazy with nerves.
"Mr. Winchester, please approach the stand." the judge announced.
Dean placed a shaking left hand on the bible and raised his right hand. "Do you swear to speak the truth and nothing but the truth?"
"Yes."
"You may be seated."
Dean took his seat behind the stand and cleared his throat.
"Mr. Winchester." his lawyer started. "In your own words, please explain the first encounter with Mr. Lane."
"Uh. My mate and I were at the grocery store, and I was trying to find a certain type of hamburger buns and I didn't see him as I took a step back. I bumped into him and immediately apologized. That's when he started calling me names." Dean explained.
"And he tried to hit you, correct?" the lawyer asked.
"Yes. My mate jumped in at that moment and stopped his arm."
"And why did Mr. Lane feel the need to hit you?"
"I was defending myself after he started calling me names. And it upset him."
"Thank you. No further questions."
They called Cas to the stand to get his side of the story at the grocery store then Mr. Murray for the unlawful firing of Dean.
"Do we have any visual evidence from the grocery store?" The judge asked.
"Yes sir. I was able to retrieve a copy of the security footage." Dean's lawyer stated.
"Please present it to the jury." The judge said.
On the screen you can clearly see Dean with his back to Jeremy. Once the footage was over, evidence clear as day the judge announced, "there will be a 20 minute recess to decide the verdict."
All Dean could do was pace back and forth. Everyone tried talking to him but he just brushed them off. "Dean. I've been watching the jury, they're on your side. We're going to win this." Cas tried but Dean continued to ignore him. He only stopped pacing when it was time to go back in.
"The jury has come to a decision. Jeremy Lane has been found guilty of assault and discrimination of an omega." One of the people in the jury read.
"Mr. Lane will be held for a year for the attempted assault and Mr. Winchester will be awarded 2.5 million dollars for the unlawful firing and discrimination. Court adjourned!" the judge called out and left the room.
Everyone around Dean was cheering and giving him hugs but Dean was in shock. 2.5 million dollars?! WHAT!
"Dean.. Dean!" Cas shouted while he cupped Dean's face, "hey, come back to earth baby." Once Cas could see that Dean was out of his trance he smiled and gave him a kiss. "I told you we would win!"
"Congratulations." the lawyer smiled and shook his hand as well as Cas'.
Mary was crying tears of joy while Mr. Murray and Sam smiled.
"Cas. I did it… WE did it!" Dean finally spoke and broke out into a giant grin before launching himself into Cas' arms.
