"Alright champ come on big guy come see me" Seth murmured sat on the other side of the hotel room from where the todsat. Rhys sat glaring at his father his brown hair slicked upwards and his little hoodie bunched up from running around. "Dada" He whined little fists opening and closing as he reached out, since he had learned to walk Seth hadn't carried him around much hoping to help him grow more confident in walking. Rhys however was less the impressed by the idea, wanting the cuddles always. "Come on buddy come cuddle with daddy" Seth cooed holding his arms wide in an attempt to convince the toddler. Realising he wasn't going to move Seth held out one of Renee's home made M&M cookies smirking when his big brown eyes grew wide. "Ook!" Rhys shouted crawling up on his knees and clapping his hands.
"Come get it buddy" Seth chuckled watching as Rhys began to crawl towards him. "Uh uh bud you got to walk to daddy" Rhys whined and dropped back onto his back dramatically making Seth burst out laughing. "Aw come on champ don't cry, come get the cookie" Rhys pulled himself up gripping the bed before walking over to Seth his balance still wavering slightly. His last two steps were quick causing him to fall into Seth's arms. "G'boy here" He handed the toddler the cookie watching as he happily munched on it, his little back pressed against his chest. "Love you" Seth murmured kissing his temple, Rhys looked back at him grinning crookedly and patting his face. Seth was still amazed at how un-phased Rhys was by all that happened but Kayla had warned him that it might bubble up unexpectedly down the road.
After Rhys finished his cookie they walked the hallway and piled into the elevator. "This one dude" Seth said pointing to the button. Rhys giggled pushing his finger into the button delighted when it lit up and the elevator began to move. Looking down Seth watched as Rhys held tight to his pant leg for balance as the elevator shuddered and descended. It was amazing to him how just learning to walk aged him so quickly, he was definitely a toddler now. When the doors opened, Seth spotted Sasha waiting against the wall in the lobby. "Ah!" Rhys squealed dragging Seth quickly across the lobby and launching into her arms. With a wide smile, she knelt opening her arms and catching the little boy as he giggled and babbled up at her. His little arms and legs wrapped around her as she squeezed him tight. "Oh, sweet boy I missed you so much" She rasped shaking her head to try and clear the tears. Seth wrapped an arm around her when she stood up and kissed her cheek. "He missed you to"
Passing off her bag to Seth they walked to the parking garage to meet Dean and Renee for lunch at a diner downtown. Rhys whined from the backseat his little converse kicking the seat, "I know champ almost there then we'll get ya fed" Sasha reached back running her fingers up and down his leg smiling when he let out a giggle.
Dean and Renee were waiting sat in a booth, Colton was curled as much as he could into Dean's chest whimpering softly. His arm was still tender and the pills the doctor had given them were only for sleeping so during the day he was left to Tylenol and Advil. "How about some chicken nuggets huh? You like those" Renee said holding up the menu so he could see. His blonde hair shifted in front of his eyes as he nodded his head. Like Dean Renee had on jeans and a fitted t-shirt, while Colton wore a button up shirt with a zip up sweater easier for his arm. "Hey guys" Seth grinned dropping into the other seat with Rhys and Sasha. "Oh!" Rhys giggled big brown eyes lit up waving happily at his big brother. Colton shifted in Dean's arms smiling back at the toddler. "Hiya Rhysee"
"How's the arm Colt?" Seth asked quietly, he still felt guilty that Colton got hurt doing his job. Protecting his son. "S'okay" Colton mumbled around his straw making Dean chuckle and ruffle his hair. The adults talked while both boys went to town on matching orders of chicken nuggets, Rhys had ketchup streaked across his face making Seth groan when he smacked his face into his beard. "Really man? Ketchup on your face is cute? Mine not so much" He growled nibbling on his neck as he squealed with laughter. Colton grinned watching Rhys and Seth jumping when Dean blew on raspberry on his neck. "Daddy!" He howled ducking under his good arm. "You taste pretty good might have to eat you up" Dean muttered eyebrows knit with fake concentration. "Daddy nooo" Colton growled squeaking when Renee leaned over and placed a kiss on his cheek. Colton giggled throwing his arm around Dean and ducking his face into Renee's neck. "Love you" She murmured kissing his temple. "Loves ya" He mumbled.
Across the table, Seth had managed to find Rhys underneath all the ketchup and was fighting trying to get it out of his beard. Laughing at the frustration on his face Sasha took the cloth from his hand and held his chin as she wiped the ketchup. After the last wipe, she held his chin lost in his eyes before he tilted her chin and kissed her softly. Dean and Renee's jaws dropped and Colton looked mildly disgusted but Rhys's face was the best yet. His little eyebrows knit together, mouth tilted slightly and his eyes wide. Sasha pulled back face reddening at the attention they had draw while Seth stared at the copy of his eyes staring up at him. Rhys remembered when daddy had seen Uncle Dean and Auntie Renee kissing. Tilting his head back he glared at his dad before dramatically huffing "eeeeewww" Dean dropped his head on the table he was laughing so hard and Renee had her hands over her mouth giggling. Sasha had her head pressed into Seth's shoulder laughing at the shocked expression on his face.
"I do believe that Rollins is karma" Dean snorted wiping his eyes, Colton was still giggling and Rhys seeing everyone's reactions had bust into fully belly giggles himself. Seth blinked a few more times before crushing his son against his chest kissing his face and growling into his eye playfully. "Ew huh?" Rhys gripped his face muttering "Da Da" Against his nose. "C'mon chidren we've got a show tonight" Sasha grinned her smile growing wider when Rhys flopped into her arms.
Later that night Dean was sat on the couch in the viewing area with Colton perched in his lap on one side and Renee's head on the other leg. "You have to tell him tonight" She murmured eyes shifting to see Colton's fighting off sleep. Dean's fingers drummed nervously against his collarbone, the more he thought about telling Seth the less he wanted to. "He's my brother Nae" He mumbled purposefully avoiding her gaze. "Exactly he's your brother, he deserves you being the one to tell him and not the police." A growl rumbled deep in his chest startling Colton awake in his arms and earning him a glare from Renee. "You tell him tonight Dean or I will"
"Dude what's wrong with you" Seth laughed rubbing the towel over his wet hair "That was a killer match and you aren't even half pumped up" Dean shifting uncomfortably moving to tie his sneakers and caught Seth's wide eyes. He groaned knocking his palm against the bench beside him, almost instantly Seth dropped beside him face turned into an uneasy frown. "I got to tell you something and I need you to keep your cool just for tonight. For our boys sake okay? Can you do that?" Dean grimaced as Seth's eyes seemed to darken "Just spit it out Dean" Seth snapped his patience drawing thin.
"Promise me brother" Dean begged wincing when Seth slammed his hands against the bench. "For Rhys come on man" The mention of Rhys had Seth's face soften. "Fine promise" He bit out eyes focused on Dean, hands held tight almost like he was bracing himself.
"It wasn't just Haley and Jay who took the boys, there was someone else. Someone who bailed them out and paid for all the traveling they did to get the boys" Dean said quietly. Seth shook his head confused "Okay who?"
"It was your dad Seth, it was Ron"