Hi! I'm not dead and neither is this story! I'm so so sorry it's been a while. Here's a little chapter for you! xoxo


"I'm sorry!" Dean sobbed.

"It's okay, it was way too soon." Cas said trying to calm down, their certain activities obviously hadn't gone as planned.

"S-s-still." Dean sniffed.

"Dean." Cas sighed, "it's alright, I promise."

"I just thought it'd make me feel better and you of course." Cas just held Dean close and let him cry it out. They laid there for a while longer before Dean spoke again.

"You make me feel better just by laying here with me." Cas whispered.

"Don't. I know what you've been doing in the showers. You don't realize how different you smell after." Dean said quietly.

"I'm sorry. I didn't do it to make you feel bad I-I…" Cas struggled to find words.

"I'm not mad. That's why I wanted to try tonight… I feel like I've been neglecting you."

"Dean. You went through a devastating event. If anyone should be apologizing, it should be me. I should have kept my own hormones in check and toughed it out."

"Henry told me he has a new friend at school." Dean said, trying to change the subject.

"Oh?" Cas asked taken off by the sudden change.

"Yeah, said her name was Claire… You don't think it's her again do you?"

"I haven't heard anything about Amelia since she got out of jail."

"You don't think she'd come back do you?"

"Well she still has the restraining order on her, her daughter could possibly be in Henry's class so that may be a problem but until we know for sure, try not to worry too much about it."

The next morning after Cas left for work Charlie called. "Hey Charlie." Dean answered, tucking the phone between his shoulder and ear so he could finish throwing laundry in the washer.

"Dean. I am so sorry."

"What? Why?"

"I've been so preoccupied about the mess with Dorothy I haven't stopped to ask how you are. I know we've texted and everything but I've never took the chance to come see you and actually help you in any way. I feel awful."

"Charlie, it's fine. I promise. Come over and hang out with me and Henry. We'll go swimming or something." Dean heard her sniffle and mumble an okay before she hung up.

Back downstairs, Henry was on the couch focused intensely on Blues Clues. "Do you want some breakfast?" Dean asked him while pushing the hair of Henry's forehead.

"No." Henry huffed and pushed Dean's hand away.

"Alright." Dean smirked, loving how intense his son gets about shows, just like his papa. He filled one of Henry's bowls with some grapes and filled his sippy cup and brought it to him, which Henry absently took and started eating the grapes.

Dean was in the process of getting Henry changed into his swim trunks and a t-shirt when he heard the door open and close downstairs. "Dean?" Charlie's voice came from downstairs.

"Be down in a minute!" he yelled back.

"Daddy you said no yelling in da house." Henry frowned.

"You're right. I'm sorry. Now go give aunt Charlie the biggest hug you can." He watched Henry take off down the stairs and got up to follow him.

By time Dean got down stairs Henry was already in Charlie's lap with his arms wrapped around her. "Aunt Charlie why you crying?"

"Oh, I've just missed you so much buddy. You're my bestest friend." Charlie sniffled.

"More than daddy and papa?!" Henry gasped.

"More than daddy and papa." Charlie chuckled.

"Well then who's my bestest friend?" Dean asked.

"Papa." Henry said with no hesitation.

"Ah, well you're not wrong there bud."

"Dean…" Charlie sniffed.

"Later red." he winked, "hope you brought your swim suit otherwise I'm afraid Henry's going to get your clothes all wet."

"I have it." Charlie smiled.

"YAY! Let's swim daddy!"

Henry was in a post swim/lunch coma on the couch when Dean and Charlie finished cleaning up the kitchen. "I'm going to move him upstairs then we can talk okay?" Dean said softly, Charlie just nodded.

Dean quickly got Henry changed out of his swim trunks and into normal shorts and a t-shirt and headed back downstairs.

Charlie was sitting on the couch with her knees pulled up to her chest. Dean sat down next to her and just looked at her for a few minutes. "I'm really not mad at you by the way. I swear."

"You should be though. I was/am a selfish human being. You just lost a baby and I'm over here crying because I got cheated on and had to move back in with my parents. Then I had the audacity to even ask you if I could move in! I'm such a horrible friend!"

"Charlie, listen to me. You texted me during that horrible time, that was enough for me. Besides I probably wouldn't have wanted you around me just because I didn't want anyone around me not even Cas. And for you wanting to live with us, Charlie, we would love it if you moved in for a while until you got back on your feet. If you don't want to then Cas and I agreed we will help you get an apartment. You're my best friend red. Nothing you could do could change that. I know you were having you're own issues and I understand that. You're such an amazing friend and you prove it just by how much you love Henry and are willing to do anything for us."

They both were crying now and Dean pulled her into a hug. "I love you red."

"I love you too."

They sat there for a few minutes before Dean spoke again. "How about after Henry wakes up and has a quick snack, we go get your things and bring it in then when Cas gets home we go out on a friends date. We haven't done that in years."

"Perfect."

"Dean… We're not going to have enough room…" Charlie pointed out when they were getting ready to leave.

"Right. Uh, hang on." Dean pulled out his phone and called the police station.

"Lawrence PD station 399." an officer picked up.

"Hi, I'm looking for officer Novak, is he in the office?" Dean asked.

"Who's calling?"

"His mate."

"Please hold."

"Dean?" Cas voice came through a few minutes later. "Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, I need to borrow the suburban. We're going to move some of Charlie's things and we don't have enough room." Dean explained.

"Oh, yeah just come down to the station and I'll switch you vehicles… And you know, I told you the suburban would come in handy."

"Shut it." Dean grinned. "We'll be there in like 5."

"Yes dear." Cas chuckled "text me when you're outside."

"Will do." Dean said and hung up, "alright I'll meet you at your house."

"I wanna go with aunt Charlie." Henry pouted.

"Sorry buddy but aunt Charlie doesn't have the carseat in her car and it's too much of a pain to move it." Dean explained while he strapped in his son. "Plus we'll get to see papa real quick."

Dean pulled into a spot that was open next to Cas' suburban and texted him. He shut the impala off and got out when he saw Cas walking up.

"Hey." Cas grinned and gave Dean a quick kiss.

"Hey yourself." Dean grinned back.

"PAPA!" Henry yelled from the back seat.

"Hey buddy." Cas said and opened the back door and unstrapped him. "What have you been up to today?" Cas asked once he had Henry up in his arms.

"I swimmed with aunt Charlie."

"You did? Did you have fun?"

"Uh huh den we had nuggies for lunch."

"Swimming and nuggies. Sounds like you've had a fun day." Cas chuckled.

"Hey, Charlie and I are going to go out tonight, so it'll just be you and Henry for a while." Dean told Cas.

"Oh, okay."

"Do you want me to have something ready for you or do you just want to pick something up?"

"I can pick something up, what do you want for supper Henry?" Cas asked.

"Uhh pizza!"

"Pizza it is." I'll be home around 6:30 then."

"Alright, be safe. I love you." Dean said and gave Cas one more kiss before handing the impala keys over and taking the suburban keys.

"Always am. I'll see you later bud." Cas said and kissed the side of Henry's head before strapping him into the carseat in the suburban.

"Bye papa." Henry waved as Cas closed the door.

"Bye again." Cas grinned and pulled Dean in for a real kiss this time.

"Why officer. Don't want to get caught for public indecency do we?" Dean teased.

"Probably wouldn't look to good for me." Cas chuckled, "see you later."