October 16, 2031

Weeks After Conception: 5

"Hey," murmured Castiel as Emily slowly opened her eyes.

"Hey," Emily returned.

It was morning and the sun was shining bright between the curtains of their motel room's window. It looked like it was going to be a great day.

Too bad Emily didn't feel that way. Almost instantly after Emily spoke the queasiness in her stomach came to her attention. She tried to hide it but after a minute she had to hop out of bed and rush to the bathroom.

After she'd finished throwing up Emily looked up in the direction of the door to find Castiel's crystal blue eyes staring down on her. She could see worry in them, mixed with intense disapproval.

"You should really go see a doctor," Castiel told her.

Emily shook her head. "I'm fine."

"You're lying," argued Castiel. "Something is wrong. You've been sick for three days."

"Nothing's wrong," Emily protested as she turned on the bathroom faucet.

As she rinsed out her mouth with cold water Castiel sighed. "If not then what is it?"

Emily spat out the water in her mouth into the sink then pushed past Castiel who didn't look too happy.

"You're keeping something from me," he said as he trailed her back to their bed.

Emily turned to Castiel and bit her lip. She knew she had to tell him now. He deserved to know the truth. She couldn't put it off any longer.

"I'm pregnant."

At those words Castiel froze in his spot and his eyes widened. "What?"

"You heard me."

Castiel sat down on the bed but his eyes never left Emily's face.

"How long have you known?" he asked quietly.

"The last two days," answered Emily.

Castiel's eyes softened. "Why didn't you tell me when you found out?"

"I...," Emily paused and bowed her head a little. "I wasn't sure what to say to you."

They fell into a silence and Castiel became overwhelmed. He wasn't sure what to do but he knew he needed to think.

Castiel stood up from the bed and walked to the door.

Seeing him stand raised fear in Emily.

"Where are you going?" she inquired.

Castiel glanced back at her. "I need time to think."

With that he left the room and tears sprung to Emily's eyes.

She crawled onto their bed and sat on it with her arms wrapped her around her legs. It seemed that her worst fear had come true.

xxxxxx

After leaving the room Castiel stood looking out at the parking lot before he decided to go see Dean.

When he entered the Winchesters' room he found Dean sitting at the table and researching something on the computer.

Dean heard him come in and looked up. What he saw surprised him.

"Whoa Cas, are you okay? You're as white as a ghost."

Castiel sat down in the seat across from him and put his head in his hands.

Dean was confused. "You have a headache?" he guessed.

Castiel shook his head automatically.

"Then what is it?"

"Emily just told me she is pregnant."

Dean froze just as Castiel had before. "What!"

Castiel groaned.

Dean cocked an eyebrow. "Seriously? Man, you have perfect timing."

"I didn't exactly plan on this Dean," Castiel huffed.

Seeing how irritated Castiel was with him and upset Dean dropped the sarcasm. "Hey, Cas…look at me dude."

Castiel obeyed hearing Dean's seriousness but he prepared himself for anything just in case.

"It's okay Cas. We'll figure it out. Don't worry about it."

Castiel sighed like a weight had been taken off his shoulders and Dean shook his head. The guy stressed too much.

After a brief silence Dean spoke up again. "So you're going to be a father huh? I thought I'd never get you to hook up with a girl and the next thing I know you're going to have a kid. Wow."

The awe he heard in Dean's voice made Castiel smile.

Castiel stood up from his seat planning to go back to his room but he stopped in his tracks and just stood there as Dean got back to working on his computer.

After a few minutes Dean sighed. "Cas are you just going to stand there all day or what?"

Castiel glanced at the door then back at Dean. "I don't know what to do."

"And I'm not Dr. Phil," stated Dean. "So don't look at me for any answers to whatever questions you have."

Castiel bit his lip then sat back down in front of him. "Please, Dean. What should I do?"

Dean groaned and ran his hand through his short hair. "I don't know Cas. I don't know what I've never experienced okay? Why don't you wait for Sam to come back from picking up the rocksalt? I'm sure he'll come up with something touchy-feely that will enlighten you."

Castiel laughed. Dean always had to pick on his younger brother for being the more geeky and emotional one.

Castiel had known Dean long enough though to know the truth. Truth was Dean was just as sentimental as his brother. The difference was he just covered it up most of the time for the sake of acting tough.

In his angel years when he had begun to feel emotions Castiel had done so as well but it present times it didn't matter to him what others thought.

Castiel's face fell while he was thinking and Dean took it as him being upset. Dean didn't like seeing his friend unhappy so he gave him what he wanted, but hesitantly.

"I don't think there's much you can do. Just go talk to Emily and be supportive or something."

Dean twisted his face at the awkwardness of his line and the expression made Castiel grin.

"I'll do that," he told Dean, taking the advice to heart. "Thanks."

Dean nodded and went back to focusing on the computer screen before him while Castiel stood and left.

xxxxxx

When Castiel entered their room again Emily quickly wiped her tears and tried to hide how upset she'd been because of his sudden leave.

"Are you alright?" she inquired.

Castiel walked over to her and joined her on their bed. "I should be the one asking you that."

Emily gave him a quivery smile. "I'm okay."

"I'm sorry I walked out like that," Castiel apologized. "I shouldn't have done that."

Emily nodded and a few tears escaped her welling eyes. "I understand. We're hunters, and we pretty much just met. It's too soon."

"What are you getting at?" Castiel frowned.

"I understand that you don't want the baby," breathed Emily. "So I'm going to set up an appointment with a doctor to have an abortion."

"What!" Castiel was shocked. "No, no! I don't want you to have an abortion. Why would you think that?"

Emily bit her lip. "The way you left…"

Castiel closed his eyes for a second then reached out to Emily to lift her chin until their eyes met.

"Emily, I would never consider such a thing," Castiel told her. "It goes against every fiber in my body which tell me to do no harm to the innocent and to protect those I care about."

He thumbed Emily's cheek and she let him hold up the weight of her head as he did so.

"I love you Emily," said Castiel.

Emily sniffled. "I love you too."

"And I'm going to be here for you every step of the way," Castiel added. "I want you to know that."

"I know," murmured Emily.

Castiel then leaned towards her and they kissed.

xxxxxx

When Sam arrived back from the local supermarket he found Dean hovering over a book of protection symbols and noticed that some were drawn on the walls in chalk.

Sam dropped the two bags of rocksalt he was carrying and narrowed his eyes. "Is there signs of Jud being around?"

"No," Dean replied. "I just thought it would be a good idea if I make the rooms even safer. I started here first then later when Castiel and Emily join us here I'll go do their room."

"Why do extra now?" questioned Sam.

Dean turned to face his direction and laid the piece of chalk he was holding on the table. "Because while you were gone Cas came to see me and told me that Emily is going to have his kid."

Sam's eyes broadened. "Oh."

"Yeah."

"How was he?" Sam asked.

Dean shrugged. "Shocked about sums it."

"What are we going to do?"

Dean rolled his eyes. "Not you too! I may be over fifty but that doesn't mean I know everything you know."

Sam looked at him confused but didn't press for answers on why his brother had the sudden outburst.

"All I know is that the sooner we find a way to get Jud the better," sighed Dean.

"Hard to with so many demons backing him up," Sam said.

Dean couldn't agree more. "Yeah, damn followers. But if Jud wants Emily and Cas dead so badly he's bound to do something stupid. The question is when."

xxxxxx

That same day after eating lunch with Sam and Dean and after Dean drew the protection symbols in their room Castiel and Emily watched TV from their bed.

It didn't take long for Emily to fall asleep. She slept on her back and her head rested on Castiel's chest.

When Castiel looked down at her and he noticed that her shirt was lifted and it revealed her still flat stomach.

As he watched it rise and fall slightly with Emily's breathing he thought of the baby and it brought a smile to his face.

Never before had he even considered the possibility of having his own family and it made him happy to know he was going to have one.

As an angel the idea of family he was taught was that family was God and his brother and sister angels and no one else.

As a human, Castiel had spent little time thinking of his future because it had always been about the past and the present for him.

Castiel never would have believed he'd fall in love and have a kid if he'd been told beforehand. He still could hardly believe it.

Castiel's thoughts suddenly veered to Jud and the other demons and he felt a wave of protectiveness for the woman lying next to him wash over him.

He knew then that he would do anything to keep Emily and their unborn child safe.

Even if it killed him.