Meanwhile,
Lucifer sat in a small cafe with a bottle of wince in front of him. He was enjoying watching the drunken humans make total fools of themselves.
"Having fun?"
He looked up to see none other then Anael looking down at him. Lucifer gave him his best pouty smile.
"Awe did you miss me?"
Anael rolled her eyes before sitting down.
"Hardly, I am only here because I have news that could of some use to you."
Lucifer put a hand on his heart acting like he was having a heart attack.
"Oh you are so hurtful! You are breaking my poor little heart! Now that I have gotten that out of my system, what do you have to tell me?"
Anael rolled her eyes. As much as she hated dealing with Lucifer at the moment it was good news to share. Lucifer's voice interrupted her thoughts,
"Did you find my kid? Please tell me that you did because I am getting a little impatient and you know how me and impatience doesn't go well together."
Anael focused her cat like gaze on the prince of darkness before speaking.
"No, regrettably I was unable to locate you child as you asked however, I do know that you have other family that we could use."
Lucifer scowled before slouching down in his chair.
"I doubt whatever you have to say isn't going to make me happy. You party pooper."
Anael rolled her eyes.
"You have a niece and I think she would be of some interest to you. The angels are really concerned about her."
Lucifer's eyes widened.
"A niece huh? Well look at that some other angel has been bad too! Why should I care about some other nephilim when I have my own kid to worry about?"
Anael smiled.
"Because she is half nephilim and half archangel."\
Lucifer sat up straighter, looking clearly confused.
"Half archangel? What is Michael and Raphael up to?"
Anael smirked.
"It wasn't either of them."
Lucifer's scowl became more defined.
"It's not possible! Gabriel is dead! I killed him!"
Anael rolled her eyes.
"Not quite. He's alive and kicking. Your niece is five years old and smart! The smartest I have ever seen. She has a lot of potential"
Lucifer looked completely baffled! Gabriel had literally placed him like a fiddle! Lucifer taught Gabriel all of his tricks and now they had been used against him.
"That little son of a bitch played me! He made me feel, feelings! I want you to go get that kid! I want her too!"
Anael snorted.
"Sorry, I am not going after her! I am not foolish enough to go up against Gabriel. He'll kill me when it comes to that child. Not to mention I am kind of concerned about what that child can actually do. If you want her, go get her yourself. I should probably also mention that the child is also being protected by Amara."
Lucifer stood. He was done listening to this bullshit!
"I'll go find them myself. I swear if you want something done right you have to do it yourself! This time that brother of mine is dying!"
Meanwhile, back with Team Free Will...
"Prove to me that you actually love me and that I can trust you...that's my word."
Gabriel had to look away from Molly. There was that disappointed expression that he was given so often. Maybe Loki was right? Maybe he was a failure? He had it all with Molly before; someone who loved him and actually believed in him. He had put Molly through more than anyone in a relationship should!
Molly meanwhile, was keeping a close watch on the archangel before her. His face looked almost hopeless! Even after everything that he had put her through she still felt pain when she saw that look in his eyes.
"What happened to your face?"
She asked softly. Gabriel's head snapped up as he thought about the ass beating that Loki had given him.
"Had my ass kicked."
He said with an embarrassed expression. Molly's worries expression intensified.
"It's alright sugar. It wasn't the worst thing that has happened to me."
Molly didn't look convinced enough. She walked to Gabriel putting her hand on his cheek healing the bruise.
"Is your grace weak again?"
Gabriel gave her a nervous chuckle.
"Yea, peach. Everything about me is weak apparently."
Gabriel immediately reached out taking Molly's hands in his.
"It isn't your fault so please don't even think it. Molly I'll sing like a canary if it fixes things between us. I'll let you know everything you want to know. You want my life story I'll tell you every grimy detail."
Molly was clearly surprised! She expected Gabriel to put up a fight or do one of his cunning little jokes. Sitting down on the bed, she patted the place beside her.
"Whatever you want to tell me."
She said softly. Curiosity was definitely getting the better of her! Gabriel nodded as he joined her on the bed.
30 minutes later, Molly sat beside Gabriel with her mouth hanging open. Her head was spinning with everything that Gabriel had just told her! For a few moments she had no idea what to say to him! From hearing about his wreck of a "childhood" to his decision to leave heaven, up to getting his ass kicked by Loki...all of it was hard to hear!
"Gabriel, I..."
He shook his head.
"You don't have to say anything. Hopefully you can see why I didn't want to go and spill my guts to you. What kind of girl in the right mind would want to be with a guy like me?"
Molly answered without thinking.
"One that loves you! Why can't you see that? After everything that you have put me through I still love you more than anyone on this earth! I don't trust you right now! I am not about to jump in bed and fuck you. Like I said, you have a lot to make up for. Gabriel, you are not a failure. I don't even want that in your mind."
Gabriel rolled his eyes. How could she said that he wasn't a failure? In his mind, he literally failed at everything he has ever done! He failed at being an archangel and he most definitely failed as a soulmate and father.
"Kinda hard for it not to be."
Molly stood up fighting the urge to cuddle the archangel. He looked so hurt and vulnerable! She reached out letting her hand cup his face. Gabriel's golden eyes rolled up to her.
"Molly, you don't have to do this."
Molly shook her head.
"I'm not doing anything. We are going to get you back to your standard archangel power strength and go from there. That is what WE are going to do. Now I am going to go get our daughter so I can get her back to sleep before she talks Jack's ear off."
Gabriel smirked.
"Jack wouldn't complain. He's missed her."
Molly smiled as she turned and walked into JoyAnna's room where she sat snoozing on Jack's lap. He looked up with a smile.
"I think she is tired."
Jack stood up and placed the little girl in her mother's arms. Molly gave Jack a smile. She was pleased to see that he hadn't lost his kind demeanor.
"I'm glad to see you Jack."
Jack looked overjoyed.
"Me too. We'll talk later in the morning when Joy wakes up."
Molly gave his forearm a pat before turning and going back into her bedroom. Gabriel sat on the bed. He quickly looked to Molly as she put Joy in the middle of the bed.
"She will be out for a few hours."
Molly said as she laid down as Gabriel turned on his side. He looked down at his daughter's little round face and that guilty feeling came right back! Gabriel had missed her birth and the majority of her first few years.
Looking back up at Molly's face Gabriel reached out intertwining their hands. To his surprise, Molly didn't pull away. Instead, she tightened her hold on his hand.
"Its going to be okay."
She whispered softly. Gabriel half smiled. In their own ways, both were unsure whether that statement to be true or not. The most that they could do was hope for the best!
Later in the morning around 8, Joy woke up. She looked at both of her parents with a small smile before throwing a leg over Gabriel's side to get out of bed. Joy stopped moving when her father's eye snapped open.
"Where are you going?"
Gabriel questioned softly. JoyAnna pointed to the door.
"Going to find Jack. Mommy''s still sleeping?"
Gabriel nodded.
"Yeah, peach."
Gabriel carefully turned on his back so JoyAnna could slide out of bed a little easier.
"Don't go getting into anything."
Gabriel whispered. JoyAnna gave him a knowing smirk. She giggled.
"You're good!"
Gabriel chuckled as he pressed a kiss to the top of her head.
"You have no idea, princess. Now go be a good girl."
A few hours later, Joy sat on the couch with a quantum mechanics book in front of her as she read to Sam. He was totally surprised that the child could sit there and read word for word each sentence and was able to tell him exactly how the subject worked.
"Wow, Joy."
Sam managed to get out as he looked over at Dean who was half asleep.
"Maybe you should go teach Dean all about it."
Joy grinned before she slid off of Sam's lap and went over to Dean. Slinging the book against the eldest Winchester's chest, Joy climbed up to join him. Dean jumped awake and looked down at she started to read.
"What are you doing?"
He asked. Joy pointed to the book and gave him the exact expression Gabriel would when dealing with a stupid person.
"I am teaching you something."
Dean looked down at the book and right away he felt tired again.
"Kid, I will never use this a day in my life."
Joy smirked.
"Did you watch Cops like I asked you?"
Dean nodded.
"I was doing character building all night."
The sound of fluttering wings made Dean look around to see none other then Balthazar. Joy immediately jumped off of Dean's lap and went to the angel holding her hands up. Balthazar reached down picking the child up before noticing Sam and Dean. He automatically frowned before giving them a nod and looking back to his grand daughter. Balthazar knew that he could get whatever he wanted from the child.
"Hello there sweet pea. What's new around here?"
JoyAnna looked like she was about to pop with all of the excitement that had happened in the last day!
"You have missed a lot grandpa! Daddy came back and so did everyone else! Aunty Amara has stepped out for a bit. She said she was going to visit grandpa Chuck. He's a nervous little guy, huh?"
Balthazar's rage began to build at the mere mention of Gabriel being anywhere near his daughter and grand daughter.
"Love, where is your mum and dad?"
As if they were cued to do so, Molly and Gabriel stepped into the room. Molly stopped the moment that she saw her father. She turned to Gabriel seeing that frown on his face reappear.
Balthazar, meanwhile, put Joy down.
"Sweetheart, why don't you..."
Joy sighed,
"I know, go play! Sheesh I am missing everything."
Once JoyAnna was safely out of earshot Balthazar focused his attention on Gabriel.
"What the bloody hell are you doing here? You left and should have stayed gone, Gabriel. You're made a giant mess out of things as it is."
Gabriel smiled.
"I am here for my wife and child. I don't know what else it looks like."
Balthazar frowned.
"You are just going to destroy things."
Molly's eyes winded as she tried to get between Gabriel and her father.
"Both of you stop! Dad, Gabriel and I have a lot of things to work on and I am not jumping into anything quickly. Gabriel has every right to see his child. I am not stopping that. Besides Joy loves him. I was wrong to keep him from her this long."
Balthazar was clearly not seeing his daughter's point of view.
"He's just going to hurt the two of you again. It seems that is his talent."
Dean stepped in clearly having enough! He was tired of being privy to angel relations.
"I'm putting my two cents in. Balthazar, I get where you are coming from because I am concerned too but it is their decision. If you try to keep Molly and Gabriel apart its going to backfire on you."
Dean turned to face Molly and Gabriel,
"You two are going to have to get your shit together and grow up that's all there is too it. You both run when the rough gets going and that has to stop! It isn't fair to Joy or anyone else that has to deal with you both. That is the lesson that Chuck and Amara are trying to drill into your head, Gabriel. Molly, you know I care about you. You're a great friend and I can't believe that I am saying this but Gabriel has been miserable without you. I am not telling you to go fuck his brains out but listen to him. Asmodeus the asshat may be gone but there are other things that we are going to have to deal with. We can't go up against things like Lucifer and whatever else and expect to live the way that we are going."
Dean was pleased to see that he had clearly struck a nerve with both Molly and Gabriel. Molly had edged closer to Gabriel and was wrapping her hand around his.
"He's right. Things have to change."
Meanwhile with Lucifer,
Lucifer stood in front of none other then Michael. His older brother sat behind a large oak desk with his hands crossed.
"Lucifer, whatever can I do for you? I must say that I am shocked that you have came to locate me."
Lucifer rolled his eyes as he looked at his older brother. The guy left "bizarreo world" and his kick ass vessel to come to this world and be in fucking young John Winchester's vessel.
"Sheesh Michael, you got rid of the cool vessel for a Winchester?"
Michael smirked. The coldness in his eyes sparkled as he gave his younger brother a disapproving scowl.
"My choosing of vessels in my own business. Now like I asked what can I do for you? I suspect will shall get to killing each other soon enough."
Lucifer shook his head.
"Actually I have a team work propitiation for you."
Lucifer wanted to choke on his words. The last thing that he wanted to do was team up with Michael but he would need help getting his hands on their little niece. Michael looked intrigued as he sat up straighter.
"And that is? Why would I want to to work with you?"
Lucifer raised an eyebrow.
"Aw I don't know. I mean its just a slight issue known as a half nephilim/half archangel that has come into existence that could totally help us."
Michael held up a hand.
"Pardon? Half nephilim/half archangel? What?"
Lucifer nodded feeling a little more excited. The expression on Michael's face was enough to make Lucifer be more amused.
"Gabriel and a nephilim shacked up and made a baby. I would go after them but poor little ole me is low on grace because of you. I know that you wouldn't want to get your hands dirty..."
Michael slammed his hands down the table.
"Gabriel knows better! He knows that nephilim are forbidden then he goes and impregnates one! He's got to pay!"
Lucifer raised an eyebrow.
"Uh yeah but I really would like to get our niece."
Michael shook his head.
"The child has to die and so does her filthy half breed mother. Do not harm either of them. I have plans."
Lucifer was quietly muttering that he should have just started looking himself as Michael again stood.
"What plans?"
Lucifer questioned. Maybe he was going to have to play double agent to finally get Michael killed off and get his hands on his niece. With the right molding, the child would be the perfect weapon for Lucifer!
"I am going to kill them in front of Gabriel and make him watch the light leave their eyes."