After having a further conversation with Lucifer, who was somewhat compliant with Gabriel's order that he come to the house the next day, the older archangel left peacefully. Molly had stood quietly behind Gabriel as he and Lucifer spoke. Once that Lucifer left she reached out to Gabriel. Her fingers stroked over his wrist.

"Gabe, please."

Gabriel turned looking at her with almost a foreign expression in his eyes.

"We should get home. "

Molly didn't like that expression in his eyes. It was that same cold expression that she had seen so many other angels have.

"Honey, about what just happened, are you okay?"

Gabriel nodded.

"I'm fine."

Molly knew that he was lying. Even if she didn't have a relationship with the archangel she would have known that he as lying. She normally wouldn't read Gabriel's thoughts but tonight it seemed almost necessary.

"Maybe I can convince Lucifer to leave with me and it will get him away from Molly and Joy. They'll be fine with team free will."

Molly immediately clamped her mouth shut. Was Gabriel really planning on leaving again? Had he not realized that she and Joy needed him? Molly's heart broke thinking about their daughter. JoyAnna would be crushed if Gabriel left again! The poor kid already had a complex whenever he left for just a few hours.

"We should get back."

Gabriel repeated.

Arriving back home, Cas and Dean sat in the living room. Dean was watching Scooby Doo with an enthralled expression on his face. Gabriel rolled his eyes as Jack walked into the room. The boy only had to look at his uncle to know that something was wrong.

"What's going on?"

Jack asked with his very Cas like frown. Molly looked to Gabriel for a moment. She couldn't keep it in any longer. She decided to talk to him telepathically. The last thing that she wanted to do at the moment was freak out the rest of their family...until they heard the whole story.

"Gabriel, I am telling you right now. If you leave again, to go with Lucifer or whoever, don't bother coming back. Joy and I won't be waiting for you next time."

Gabriel turned looking at her with wide eyes. He looked honestly devastated by the words that were just said to him. Molly's facial expression wasn't her normal calm loving one that he was used to. This time her face looked tired! She was tired of his crap and he knew it now.

Molly turned and walked up the stairs without another word. Dean sat up motioning to Molly's retreating form.

"So Gabriel, what exactly did you do now? I was kind of expecting you two to be all over each other."

Gabriel sighed.

"Get Sam in here. I have a lot to tell you all."

Dean walked into the other room half dragging a sleepy looking Sam into the room. Jack and wandered over to Cas and sat down on the couch while looking at his uncle carefully. Whatever was eating him was bad! Jack had gotten used to Gabriel's serious expressions in the past few years but this one was different. Gabriel looked like he would never smile or crack a joke again!

"Okay, Gabriel what's wrong?"

Gabriel sighed.

"Lucifer and Michael know about JoyAnna."

Everyone looked immediately nervous. Cas stood.

"How do you know?"

Gabriel sat down.

"Lucifer told me. He kind of crashed mine and Molly's date. He told me that Michael is after Joy and Molly. According to Lucifer, Michael wants them both dead."

Dean blinked.

"So you actually talked to him?"

Gabriel rolled his eyes.

"No moron we decided to send emails! Yes I talked to him! When I heard my wife and child was in danger I listened!"

Jack stood and began to pace.

"How do you know he's not lying?"

Gabriel leaned back looking at his nephew.

"I don't Jack but something was different with Lucifer this time. He was afraid. Of course he wouldn't admit to it. I don't know who to believe but Lucifer wants to talk to us all."

Sam stood joining Jack in his pacing.

"How do you know that he isn't doing this to get to Jack."

Gabriel shrugged.

"Again I don't. That is my concern too. Trust me I have been thinking about all of this."

Dean groaned.

"Well fuck. Something about trusting Lucifer seems like a bad idea to me."

Gabriel smirked.

"Ya think? Good job stating the obvious there."

Jack turned looking back at Gabriel.

"What if Michael is after Joy and Molly? What if Lucifer is telling the truth? I hate him as much if not more then all of you but I am not about to put Molly and Joy in danger. Maybe we should talk to him? If it end up being that he's lying to us, we kill him."

Gabriel leaned back.

"Jack, it isn't that simple. Killing somebody isn't as easy as it sounds."

Jack put his hands on his hips. He normally didn't argue with Gabriel but tonight was going to be another story.

"I feel nothing for him, uncle. This is my family right here. I have no emotional connections to Lucifer and like previously said I won't let him hurt Molly or JoyAnna."

Gabriel's golden eyes narrowed.

"Do you think that I am going to sit by and let him?"

Jack shrugged.

"I don't know what we are going to do because right now we are all just sitting around."

Cas quickly came in.

"Enough with the arguing. Us turning on each other is just what Lucifer and Michael would want."

Gabriel leaned back against the chair he was sitting in.

"I am just fine with killing them both but we have to get our hands on them."

Dean nodded.

"Well now that we are all on the same page as to killing them both...lets see what Lucifer has to say. So Gabe, what is with Molly?"

Gabriel groaned.

"She must have been reading my thoughts. I was thinking about all of the ways that I could possibly deal with Lucifer. I thought that I might be able to con him into leaving me with me so I can deal with him."

Dean rolled his eyes.

"Ah you said that leaving word that you two throw around so well."

Gabriel ran a hand through his hair not responding for a moment or two.

"I'm not leaving them again. At least not like that! I couldn't if I wanted to."

Dean raised an eyebrow before laughing coldly.

"Just afraid of losing all of your archangel juice again?"

Gabriel looked at the eldest Winchester with furious eyes.

"It has nothing to do with my grace. You know what? I don't even have to explain it to you because you wouldn't get it!"

Jack held up a hand.

"Okay, let's just stop this arguing. We need to be on the same side."

Dean nodded.

"He's right. Sorry."

Gabriel stood up and moved to go toward the stairs.

"I'll see you in the morning."

Walking up the stairs Gabriel stopped outside of his and Molly's room. He was trying to think of the best way to talk to Molly. He heard a small sniffing noise coming from Joy's room. He stepped into the room, wanting to make sure that Joy was okay.

Joy lay in her bed clutching her stuffed lamb sleeping away. Gabriel smiled as he pulled the blankets around her and pressed a kiss to her forehead. Her little arms immediately reached for him trying to pull him into bed with her.

"Daddy, stay."

She said in a sleepy voice. Gabriel smiled.

"Sleep princess. I'll see you in the morning."

Joy immediately fell asleep and was out before Gabriel could get another word out. He turned seeing Molly sitting in the corner with her back against the wall. That is where the crying noise was coming from. Through the dark, Gabriel could see the tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Fuck that's real."

He mumbled before walking over to Molly and sinking down beside her. Molly didn't say anything for a moment. She almost looked like she had no idea that Gabriel was sitting beside her. Gabriel sighed miserably. He was just fine with Molly yelling at him. He could handle that. It was when the tears started that he felt like someone kicked him in the stomach and while he was down kicked him in the balls.

He reached up tugging on his hair trying to make the pit in his stomach ease up a bit. It was times like these that Gabriel hated the world and would be more than happy to watch it burn! He glanced over at Molly, who still wasn't looking at him. Bad luck seemed to be their jam. However, they always seemed to "throw stuff together and drive it home with one headlight." Gabriel knew this was just a continuation of their confrontations. Gabriel knew that his and Molly's relationship was so much different than the humans but in many ways it was the same.

"Sugar, please don't cry."

Gabriel finally choked out. Molly sobbed a little harder just hearing Gabriel's voice. With a miserable sigh, Gabriel reached over pulling Molly onto his lap. He reached up wiping the tears off of her cheek.

"Please honey bunch. It kills me to see you cry."

Molly sniffed and nuzzled her face against his shoulder.

"You sure have a funny way of showing it."

Gabriel sighed.

"I wasn't going to leave. Molly, I was just thinking off the top of my head. I was just upset. When I said that I was devoted to you and Joy, I meant it. I don't want to be a screw up with you two"

Molly looked relieved with his comment.

"I don't want lose you again. Gabe, we both have came through a lot of bad things. We need to get through this together."

Gabriel nodded.

"We will! We will."

Gabriel took Molly's hand in his pressing a kiss to the back. Molly's demeanor had changed tremendously!

"Wanna go play in our room? I am still curious about what is under that dress."

Molly smiled.

"That sounds nice. We should probably have this conversation outside of our daughter's room anyway."

The next morning Joy sat at the kitchen island nibbling on toast that Cas put in front of her. She sat swinging her legs as she watched her family move about. From the time that she got up she had put together that something wasn't right. Everyone seemed like they were in one heck of a mood!

When Cas fed her breakfast he had forgot that she didn't like the multi grain bread because it had "stuff" in it, he looked at Joy with tired eyes,

"Please don't put up a fight this morning JoyAnna."

Normally he would listen to JoyAnna whine for a good fifteen minutes before she gave up and started munching quietly. Although she didn't really need to be eating anything Cas wanted to teach her better eating habits then ingesting tons of sugary treats like her father.

The moment the doorbell rang, Joy looked into the foyer with a frown. No one came to visit so this was odd.

"CASSIE! SOMEONE IS AT THE DOOR!"

Cas walked in looking at her sadly. He knew who was at the door and he dreaded what was about to happen.

"Go get your mother and father, Joy."

Joy nodded before sliding off of the island stool and running up the stairs. Cas meanwhile, took a deep breath and walked to the door. Maybe Lucifer would chicken out and disappear before he got a chance to open it. That was false hopes though. Lucifer wasn't going to miss a chance to cause cause chaos in their lives.

Opening the door, Cas tried not to roll his eyes as he came face to face with Lucifer.

"Lucifer."

He said bluntly. Lucifer smiled with a shrug.

"Hello to you too Castiel. Look at me, I am trying to be polite. I rang the bell instead of just coming inside."

Cas rolled his eyes.

"Well I guess you want a medal."

Lucifer slightly shrugged and faked offense.

"I love medals. Anyway I am not here to argue with you. I need to see that delightful brother of mine."

Castiel frowned,

"I suppose you should come in then."

Meanwhile...

Joy ran into Gabriel and Molly's room not caring that her parents were busy making out on the bed.

"Mommy, Daddy you better stop before your lips get stuck together! Someone is here and Cassie told me to come get you."

Both Gabriel and Molly pulled apart from each other looking at their daughter, who stood with her hands over her eyes. Gabriel rolled his eyes as he got up.

"Well looks like he kept his words."

He said coldly. Joy quickly went to Gabriel holding her hands up.

"Who?"

Gabriel shook his head as he looked to Molly. He hated seeing that frightened look on her face. The last thing that he wanted to see other then her crying was Molly being afraid. Looking back to Joy, Gabriel knew that he had to be honest with her to a point.

"Your Uncle Lucifer."

Joy frowned. Her little face showed obvious confusion.

"Um isn't he bad?"

Gabriel sighed.

"We'll find out soon. I'll come get you soon."

Gabriel sat Joy on the bed looking down at her with a sad expression as Molly stood up walking to his side.

"Stay in here sweetheart."

Joy nodded, not liking the serious expressions on her parents faces. Gabriel put his hand on the small of Molly's back, leading her out of the room.

Once the door was closed her turned to look at Molly.

"A hundred bucks says that she will be downstairs in five minutes"

Molly smirked.

"You know she will, Gabe."

Walking into the kitchen Molly held her breath as Lucifer turned to face Gabriel.

"Gabe! About time you showed up! These housemates of yours have no sense of humor."

Gabriel raised an eyebrow,

"Do you really think that anyone here wants to deal with you?"

Lucifer faked mock hurt at his brother's snarky comment.

"Sheesh Gabe, you act like you are still mad at me for stabbing you."

Gabriel felt his hands beginning to tremble. He glanced over his shoulder at Molly, who was looking at him with wide eyes. He had the feeling that she was waiting for the moment to come where she would need to yank him off of Lucifer.

:"I don't trust you, asshat. Furthermore, if you ever do stab me, my best suggestion is you better make sure that I am dead. When I come after you, hehe, there won't be anything left."

Lucifer blinked.

"You're grumpy. Mrs. Pretty, do you not put out or something?"

Molly was ready to throw something at Lucifer's head but knew that her losing her temper would just make Gabriel lose his even quicker.

"Mommy's name is Molly."

Both Gabriel and Molly immediately gave each other that knowing look before looking down to see JoyAnna. The little girl wrapped her arms around Gabriel's leg and looked at Lucifer with her normal sassy smirk. Gabriel reached down pulling Joy into his arms immediately. If Lucifer thought that he was getting his hands on Joy, he had another thing coming!

Lucifer's mouth fell the moment that he looked at his niece. The kid mirrored Gabriel in so many ways but had her mother's dainty facial features.

"Oh my dad! Gabriel, she looks just like you."

JoyAnna rolled her eyes.

"And you look like Satan."

Lucifer chuckled at that.

"Smart kid, so tell me about yourself, sweetie."

JoyAnna looked up at Gabriel. When her father didn't look down at her she took it as a sign that she was okay to answer.

"I like pink, sparkly things, and the word fuck."

Lucifer had to bit his tongue to stop from making a comment about her being more like him than she realized. He decided not to when he noticed the expression on Gabriel's face. Even though Lucifer wanted nothing more than to get under Gabriel's skin he decided that his niece probably didn't need to witness.

"Yep you are definitely Gabriel's. Molly, be a sweetheart and take little miss out of here. I don't think she needs to hear what we are going to talk about. Stay cute princess."

Lucifer said giving JoyAnna a wink.

"I intend to."

JoyAnna said before pressing her face into Gabriel's neck. Lucifer mentally was screaming at himself for showing so much feelings! This kid was throwing so much of a past that he wanted to forget in his face and there was nothing that that he could do to stop it! She looked so much like that Gabriel that he remembered. Not the Gabriel that stood in front of him ready to stab him with an angel blade at any moment!

Lucifer knew now that there was no way that he could join Michael's side if he wanted to. After seeing his nice and meeting Molly, he knew it would crush Gabriel if something happened to them. Even if Gabriel hated him he wasn't doing that to his baby brother. Plus it would look pretty crappy on him if he ever wanted to meet Jack as well!

Molly meanwhile, looked to Gabriel for some form of instruction. She wasn't taking any orders from Lucifer of all people. Gabriel glanced over his shoulder. He knew Molly was annoyed. Just the expression in her eyes told him this. He understood why too. Molly wanted to know what was potentially happening with her and their daughter but Joy didn't need to hear this!

"Sugar, take her and go."

Gabriel turned placing Joy in her mother's arms however, he didn't immediately turn away. He stepped closer so that he and Molly were almost touching. The only thing preventing them from being full body to boy was JoyAnna.

Molly swallowed at the expression in Gabriel's amber eyes. She could see a mixture of emotions and knew that he wanted nothing more than to run at the moment.

"Its okay, Gabriel. Everything will be okay."

She whispered tenderly in his mind. Gabriel nodded and didn't reply for a moment.

"Please, just take her and go. I know you want to know what's happening and I promise to tell you everything. I just can't let Joy know….I don't want her to be afraid."

Molly smiled.

"I know, …."

"I'm not running anywhere."

He said verbally. Molly looked relieved at that as Joy began to wiggle.

"You two are mushing me!"

Lucifer smirked.

"Jeez you two, stop mushing the kid!'

Gabriel and Molly both gave Lucifer matching glares that reminded him of a pack of lions protecting their baby. Lucifer held his hands up in defeat as Molly turned and walked from the room.

Once she was out, Gabriel turned to Lucifer looking exhausted.

"Okay Lucifer, talk."