Man, finishing this chapter was harder than a preteen at Hooters.
"Oh, John, you're here!" Mary said. "How did you get in?"
John pointed over his shoulder. "That guy who just left let us in."
"Was that Zachariah?" Kate asked as she and Adam came in as well.
"Let's just forget about him." Mary hugged Kate.
John looked around. "So, where's that girl Dean was bringing?"
"Dean wasn't bringing a girl," Mary said. "I misunderstood him."
"This is Cas, Dad," Dean said.
John looked Cas up and down, then huffed and went into the kitchen. He returned with a beer in his hand.
"Don't mind him," Kate said. "He was getting excited about the idea of grand kids."
"Well..." Sam said.
Everyone turned to him and Sarah.
"Surprise," Sarah said. "We were gonna tell everyone after dinner."
"How far along are you?" Mary asked.
"Six weeks."
Dean patted Sam on the back. "Congrats, you guys. Cas says congrats too."
Just then, the oven timer went off. "Dean," Mary said, "come help me."
"Sure thing, Mom."
When they got to the kitchen, Mary handed Dean a colander and told him to hold it over the sink while she poured the pasta into it.
"So. Cas," she said.
"Yeah, Cas."
"Where did you meet him?"
"At work," Dean said. "His brother was in the bathroom when he got to the counter, so I took his order.
Mary nodded and seemed to consider something, then said, "I'm sorry I assumed you were bringing a girl, Dean. I know very well that you like men as well as women, and there's no excuse for what I did."
Dean nearly dropped the colander. "Mom, it's okay. I'm used to it."
"But you shouldn't have to be. And certainly not coming from me."
"I know you didn't mean nothing by it."
Mary patted his cheek. "You're one of the good ones, sweetie. Now come on, let's get dinner on the table."
"When are you putting a ring on that girl, Sam?" Jo asked while Sarah was in the bathroom.
"Yeah," Dean said. "You've already got a kid on the way. What's stopping you?"
Sam shrugged. "We're talked about it. I think we're just going to-" He stopped abruptly. "Dean, that's my foot."
Cas put down his fork to sign something and Dean burst out laughing.
"What?"
"Cas says sorry," he managed to get out.
Cas smiled sheepishly. My mistake.
There, I made my joke! Now I can move on. (I really wanted that last scene with Sam's foot and Cas saying sorry and Dean laughing and it was really funny in my head and I had to do it.)
I wanted to do more with Kate and Adam, but I really just wanted to finish the damn thing. Maybe I'll bring 'em back later.
