March 2020 (Castiel is 30, Dean is 32, Eden is 6, Adrian is 3).
After Castiel's heat was over they had picked up the children from the Winchester house. Mary hadn't been able to stop smiling at them when they arrived, and it made Castiel feel utterly self-conscious and blush because he knew that Mary had already figured out that he and Dean had been trying to have another baby. John also knew about it, judging from his awkwardness when they picked up the kids.
A few weeks had passed and it was now the end of March. It had been seven weeks since Castiel's heat ended. He had tried taking a few pregnancy tests but so far they had shown up negative – which wasn't unusual this early in the pregnancy, because sometimes it took a while before it would show on a test. But the angel was getting worried and impatient, and he started to fear that he might not have conceived after all and that something was wrong with his body. He hadn't felt any morning sickness either so far, which also concerned him because he'd felt it the previous two times.
On a Saturday morning, Eden and Adrian were sitting on the couch, watching TV and fighting over which channel to watch.
Dean glanced down into the entrance hall where the door to the bathroom was. He knew Castiel was inside, taking another test. When the angel exited the bathroom with a sad, frustrated sigh, Dean came over to him.
"Still shows negative?" he asked softly, and pulled Castiel into an embrace.
"Yes… I don't know what's wrong," Castiel murmured and leaned into his chest. Dean could feel that he was trembling and fighting to hold back frustrated tears.
"Hey," the demon soothed him, and rubbed Cas' back. "Charlie has told us it's normal that it shows negative for a while. Besides, you haven't been taking your heat suppressants and you haven't gone into heat since, have you? That's a good sign."
"I hope it is…" the angel sighed and wrapped his arms around Dean as he hugged him.
They stood there a bit, hugging and petting each other's wings while listening to their children fight over the TV channel.
Suddenly Eden had enough of fighting over the channels and let her brother watch the incredibly boring toddler program while she jumped down from the couch to find their parents. She frowned when she saw them hugging and comforting each other in the entrance hall.
"Is papa sad?"
Dean and Castiel slowly broke apart and looked down at Eden, who was standing behind them and looking up at the angel with a worried frown.
Castiel smiled warmly. "No, I'm alright, sweetie."
Eden looked a bit skeptic.
"Hey, why aren't you watching TV with your brother?" Dean asked.
Eden made an annoyed grimace. "Because he wants to watch that boring baby program, and I wanna watch another program but he doesn't. So now I wanna do something else."
Dean chuckled and patted her head. "How about we take a walk in the park instead and play in the children's playground. Let's see if I can get my big butt up on the slide."
Eden's face lit up and she grinned widely. "I bet you can't!"
"Oh, I bet you I can," Dean countered, and moved his hands down to tickle her. Eden shrieked. She laughed and ran away, and her father followed her playfully.
Castiel rolled his eyes as he watched his mate chase their daughter around the apartment, trying to tickle her.
Adrian looked up in confusion, but eventually he joined the game and then Dean was chasing them both around.
Castiel held his breath when they almost knocked down a vase with their wings, but luckily the accident was avoided. Dean made them slow down after that and eventually stop.
They headed to the park afterwards and enjoyed the warm, sunny day together.
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Monday morning, Castiel took another pregnancy test.
It was the sixth test he took within one and a half week, and he was almost giving up on hoping for it to be positive. But when he looked down after two minutes and saw the pink sign that meant 'positive' he gasped. Pregnancy tests could show false negatives but they could never show a false positive – only in extreme rare cases. His missing heat, however, confirmed that the test could only be right.
The angel couldn't stop grinning down at the test, and he felt huge relief that nothing was wrong with his body after all.
He was pregnant again.
He all but rushed back to the master bedroom where Dean was still sleeping.
"Dean!"
Dean woke up immediately and stared up Castiel, who was grinning down at him. He frowned at his mate and rubbed his eyes. "What's up, Cas?"
"Dean, it's positive! I'm pregnant," Castiel smiled, and showed the test to the demon.
Dean's eyes widened and he looked down at the test. He grinned widely and pulled Castiel down on top of him, making the angel yelp in surprise, before kissing him deeply.
Castiel kissed him back. He was lying on top of Dean's body, but the demon didn't seem bothered by his weight. Their wings brushed together while they kissed, and the demon's hands roamed over the angel's body possessively.
Dean pulled back from the kiss, panting. "Fuck, Cas, you have no idea how happy I am to hear that," he grinned.
The angel smiled and kissed his mate again. He purred when Dean's hand slipped under his shirt and touched his abdomen gently. They pulled away from the kiss and smiled at each other; feeling happy and overwhelmed by the angel's pregnancy.
"We should tell the kids," Dean spoke, and caressed the angel's cheek lovingly.
Castiel smiled. "Yes, we should. But we should wait for when we come home tonight."
Dean hummed in agreement, and the angel slowly got up and removed himself from Dean. The demon pulled him into another possessive kiss when they stood up, before they went to wake up their children and get ready to leave for work.
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After work they picked up Eden from the gymnastics studio.
Eden had started doing gymnastics in the beginning of March when the new team started. It was close to her school so she could go there when classes ended and attend her gymnastic lessons, which began an hour after class. Ariel and two of their classmates were also there, and the girls all got along well with each other. The teacher was a young angel woman who was very good at instructing the girls what to do, and Eden liked her very much.
Dean and Castiel went inside the studio to pick her up, and they had purposefully arrived a bit earlier to see Eden end her lessons. They spotted her among the other girls in the room, who were all imitating the teacher's movements. The girls were still beginners and were learning the different movements and to be more flexible, but Eden already seemed to be able to bend her body far to the sides without seeming to have much trouble with it. She easily kept up with the teacher while some of the other girls seemed clumsier and less confident.
Dean and Castiel watched, and the demon's arm was wrapped around his mate's waist. They smiled proudly at their daughter until the teacher dismissed the students and told them they had done a good job.
Eden chatted a bit with Ariel and the other two girls (two angel/human hybrids) from the school, until she finally spotted her parents. She smiled widely and ran over to them. "Papa! Daddy! You came early."
"Yeah, we were kinda curious to see you do gymnastics," Dean smirked. "You did well."
Eden smiled, modestly. "Thank you."
"Now, go get changed with the other girls and we'll pick up Adrian and go home, okay?"
Their daughter nodded eagerly and went over to her friends who were waiting for her so they could go to the changing room together.
After Eden left, her teacher came over to Dean and Castiel. She smiled at them as she approached.
"I believe your daughter can be very good at this. She has the skills and mind for it, and she doesn't give up that easily. I've seen many students who give up too early because they cannot master a move, but Eden seems very determined and dedicated," the teacher spoke and smiled warmly.
"Well, she does say she enjoys coming here… Glad to hear that she seems to be doing well," Dean spoke. He glanced at Cas who seemed equally proud of her.
The teacher was very accepting of all species, which was why they had chosen her rather than the other teacher at the studio, who was more picky about which species were on her team.
They chatted a bit with the teacher until she kindly said goodbye to them and started to tidy up the room and get ready to teach the next team.
After Eden came back from the changing room, they picked up Adrian and drove home together.
Castiel was a bit nervous about telling the children about the new baby, but he was sure that they would handle it well.
Once they were home, Eden and Adrian were playing with a few toys together. After a few minutes, Dean came over to them. "Hey, kids, can you come and sit at the table for a minute? Papa and I have something to tell you."
Eden blinked. "Really? What is it?"
"You'll know once you sit down," Dean smirked, and guided Adrian over to the dining table.
Eden and Adrian sat down on one side of the table, while Dean and Castiel sat opposite them.
Adrian was holding one of his toy cars and played with it, while Eden looked at their parents with excitement and curiosity.
Dean squeezed Castiel's hand under the table and gave him a reassuring smile, before looking at the children.
"Kids… your papa and I have exciting news for you."
"What is it, what is it?" Eden jumped, making them chuckle at her. Adrian glanced at his sister with a frown before looking over at Dean.
Dean grinned. "Well… You are going to be a big sister again, and Adrian is going to be a big brother, because your papa is having a baby soon."
Eden's eyes widened and her face lit up. "Really?" She looked at Castiel and grinned.
Castiel's smiled and chuckled at her. He put his hand on his abdomen absently. "Yes, you're going to have a little brother or sister."
"Yay!" Eden cheered and hugged Adrian with joy, while her brother looked around in confusion.
"Does dat mean I can no longer sit on daddy or papa's lap or arm?" Adrian asked. He looked distraught and glanced between them in worry.
Dean laughed. "No, you can still sit on us, Adrian, but not when the new baby is."
Adrian pouted a little and didn't seem to know what to think. Eden chuckled at him and ruffled his hair.
"Babies are not bad, Adrian," Eden chuckled. She looked up at her parents again. "When is the baby coming?"
"In November, we think. There is still a lot of time until then," Castiel replied.
"Is it a boy or a girl? I wanna have a sister this time," Eden spoke, excitedly.
The angel smiled. "We don't know yet; we probably won't know until in a few months from now."
Eden's face fell and she looked a bit disappointed that it would take so long.
Adrian kept frowning and fumbling with his toy car. His tail curled next to him as he pondered over the situation, which he didn't fully understand. Suddenly he opened his mouth and asked, "Where do babies come from?"
Dean and Castiel were taken aback by the question, the angel blushed and squirmed awkwardly.
Eden rolled her eyes at her brother. "They come from their mommy's tummy, so the baby is inside papa's stomach."
Adrian frowned and glanced at Castiel skeptically. He looked back at Eden and asked, "How'd it get in?"
Both Dean and Castiel flushed heavily.
Eden frowned. She didn't know the answer to that question either. "Yeah, how did the baby get into papa's stomach?" she asked, and glanced between her parents curiously.
Dean stuttered and rose from his chair. "Well, that's a long story and you're both way too young to hear about that yet, so let's save that conversation for when you're both older, shall we?"
"But I wanna know," Eden whined.
"Well, you have to wait a few years for that, sweetie," Dean said, dismissively.
The children looked annoyed that they didn't get an answer, and jumped down from their chairs to continue playing. They often played together, although their ways of playing and interest in toys were quite different.
After the children had left the table, Dean sighed and groaned. "Jeez, why do they ask such things…"
Castiel got up from his seat and went over to Dean. "Because children are curious, Dean," he smirked.
"Curious or not, I'm not explaining that to them just yet. Hopefully the school has a sex education class in the later grades so I won't have to tell them about it myself…"
The angel chuckled. "They'll figure it out at some point when their classmates begin to know about it."
Dean made a face.
Castiel smiled and leaned into his mate, who wrapped his arms around his waist. Their rested their foreheads together.
"We should make an appointment with Charlie soon. In a few weeks, maybe…" Dean murmured softly.
"Yes, I'd like to know if everything is alright with the baby…"
"I'm sure the baby is just fine, Cas, don't worry," the demon smiled.
Castiel smiled back and they leaned into each other for a while until the angel started preparing dinner while Dean cleaned the table and put plates on it. Eden and Adrian were playing together in Eden's room. They were both tired after a long day in school and daycare.
Castiel was glad that the children had accepted the new baby well, and he was looking forward to seeing Charlie again and to see the baby on the ultrasound scanner. Both he and Dean hoped that the baby was healthy and normal.
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The following weeks passed by quietly.
Their family had congratulated them when they learned about the new baby. Sam had teased Dean a bit about it when he had called his younger brother to tell him the news, but he had been happy for them. Jo of course had been ecstatic about it and had practically jumped with excitement. Gabriel hadn't seemed very surprised about the news, and he cracked a few jokes about Dean's ever-present libido, which made Castiel blush like a tomato.
Castiel had told Anna, Andy and Samandriel about the baby as well, and they had been very excited for him. He had seen a small flicker of jealousy in Samandriel's eyes. The other angel had not yet had a child with his mate, and Castiel was beginning to wonder why, but he didn't ask him about it. Anna already had two children (both were boys, 2 and 5 years old), and Andy didn't have children yet.
When Castiel was 12 weeks pregnant they decided to call Charlie and make an appointment with her. She had scheduled them for the week after.
Castiel was at work, but he would be leaving an hour earlier so he and Dean could go to Charlie's clinic and have the first ultrasound scan of the baby. He was looking forward to it and hoped that the scan and tests would reveal a healthy baby.
His stomach had already begun showing a bit – more than it had with his previous pregnancies at this stage. He wasn't sure if it was a good or bad sign.
"Hey, Cas, excited for today?" Anna asked him when they both began working on a new foam sculpture together. She glanced at Castiel's small bump with a smile.
"Yes, but I cannot help but feel nervous…"
"Why would you be nervous?" Anna frowned, while she prepared cutting into the foam to shape it.
"Well, this pregnancy feels a bit different than the others… I can't really explain how. And I'm already showing more than usual at this stage…" Castiel glanced down at his stomach and rubbed the bump absently.
Anna studied him. "Well, maybe you're having multiples," she grinned.
Castiel's stared up at her, wide-eyed, and looked a bit panicked.
Anna laughed and patted his shoulder in a friendly gesture. They both looked up when Andy and Samandriel came over.
"Hey, Cas, how's the baby doing?" Andy grinned.
"I think the baby is fine, and the morning sickness is slowly on the retreat now," Castiel replied. He had started having morning sickness a few days after he found out about the pregnancy. It had made it difficult to concentrate on his work whenever he felt the nausea that came with the morning sickness, and he had to leave in the middle of a project a few times to empty his stomach. It was a bit embarrassing because he could feel everyone in the room look at him whenever he rushed towards the bathroom.
"Good news! I wish you good luck with the scan today," Andy told him and wandered back to his own sculpture.
Samandriel glanced at Cas with a small smile. "I also wish you good luck. I wish it were me but I keep not being ready for this kind of thing yet… I wish I was. My mate really wants a baby." He blushed a little.
"Oh," Castiel spoke, and looked at him sympathetically. "You shouldn't push yourself with that kind of thing. But I know for sure I don't regret my children." He smiled.
Samandriel smiled back and seemed to cheer up a little, before he excused himself and went over to help Andy with their sculpture.
Anna gave Cas a warm smile before they continued with their sculpture project and tried to get it ready before deadline.
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By the end of the work day, Dean picked him up and they drove to Charlie's clinic. They hadn't seen her since Adrian was born and they were both looking forward to seeing her again.
In the car, Castiel rubbed his pregnant bump and smiled absently. Dean glanced at him and smiled, before parking in front of the clinic and went inside with Cas.
Charlie was excited to see them when she called them in.
"Hey, guys! I was expecting to see you two back at my clinic again these days," she grinned and shook their hands. She guided them over to the scanner and gestured for Cas to lay down on the medical bed.
"Yeah, I guess we both figured it was finally time to have another," Dean grinned and squeezed the angel's hand. Castiel smiled at him from where he was lying on the bed, and tried to get comfortable with his wings there.
Charlie chuckled. "So, how long as it been since you 'did the deed'?"
Castiel blushed slightly at the question.
"Jeez, what a way to ask," Dean muttered and suppressed a blush. "It's been, uh, 12 weeks since Cas' heat ended."
"Which means he's probably nearly 13 weeks pregnant now," Charlie noted to herself, as she gently pulled up the angel's shirt and covered his exposed stomach in a gel. Castiel shuddered and flinched at the coldness of the gel, and Charlie smiled at him in apology. "You're showing a bit more than you did last time at 13 weeks, Castiel."
"Is that bad?" the angel asked, and frowned at her in concern.
"Not necessarily," Charlie smiled. She put the head of the ultrasound tool on Castiel's stomach and looked at the screen next to her as images started appearing.
Castiel looked up at the screen but wasn't able to make out much. Dean held the angel's hand and was restless and impatient for Charlie to tell them what she saw.
"Oh my…" Charlie gasped and stared at the screen, wide-eyed.
"What? What is it?" Dean immediately asked. They both looked at Charlie with anticipation and worry, and frowned when the woman's lips curled into a huge smirk.
"You guys hit the double jackpot this time," Charlie grinned. "You're having twins."
Castiel blinked at her, nearly in disbelief, while Dean gasped in surprise.
Dean stared at her for a few seconds before grinning like mad. "Are you serious? Twins?" He squeezed the angel hand unconsciously.
"Yep, fraternal twins, judging from the two amniotic sacs and two placentas," she smiled.
Dean looked at his mate. His face was one huge, proud grin. "You hear that, Cas? We're having twins. There is definitely nothing wrong with your body like you worried about when the tests kept showing as negative."
Castiel smiled and chuckled softly. "Yes, you're right. I didn't expect this." He looked up at Charlie and his expression changed. "Will this be a problem? I'm a bit worried about carrying more children than I'm used to…"
Charlie smiled at him warmly. "Most people feel that way when they're expecting twins. No worries; I have full faith that you'll get through this pregnancy. You're just about to go into the second trimester in a few days, meaning you have the most risky trimester behind you. You'll probably be a bit larger this time, experience more back pain and swollen feet, and the pressure on your organs means that you should better sleep in a reclining position so you can breathe properly – but that's first when the babies grow bigger. The birth will be normal too, unless there are sudden complications that require a C-section, but I do recommend that we start the birth around three weeks earlier to avoid complications. Although hybrids should be carried as close to the term as possible, they should be fine being born three weeks early."
Castiel felt a little scared at the information, but he trusted Charlie. He only hoped he could make it through his pregnancy without any major problems.
"And the genders? Are they the same sex or different?" Dean asked.
"It's still too early to tell, we'll have to wait until Castiel is about 20-21 weeks along before we can tell genders, but there is a fair chance that they can be a boy and a girl, or of the same gender."
Dean grinned once more and took Castiel's hand in both of his own and kissed it tenderly. The angel smiled shyly. Their bond was flaring with happiness, joy and excitement.
Charlie showed them the babies on the sonogram and told them what was what. The babies were still in early development, but she said she was fairly sure she spotted the beginnings of wings and tails on them both. Later sonogram pictures would reveal the details better.
"So, I'll print the sonogram photos for you and do some testing. So far everything looks fine and I see no reason to be worried about their health," Charlie spoke, and told the computer to print the images. She wiped the gel off the angel's stomach and pulled his shirt back down.
"Thanks, Charlie, that's good news," Dean smiled.
Charlie grinned. "You're welcome! As always."
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In the evening they were home again after having picked up the kids.
Eden was eager to help out Castiel in the kitchen when the angel made dinner. She liked cooking and helping out, and Castiel let her because she liked to do it and it was a good way to teach her independence as well.
Dean was putting together a new box for Adrian's toys in the boy's room. Adrian watched curiously and handed his father tools when he needed them. The boy enjoyed being alone with Dean without Eden around to share the attention with.
When dinner was ready they seated themselves at the table – Dean and Adrian were sitting on one side and Castiel and Eden were sitting on the other side.
They were having chicken, potatoes and vegetables. Eden liked vegetables (broccoli and peas mostly), while Adrian was not so fond of them. He didn't like boiled vegetables much, so Castiel had to cut a few pieces of raw carrot for him to eat.
"Can I go home with Ariel tomorrow and play? Her mom will pick us up from school if I'm allowed to go," Eden asked.
Dean and Castiel shared a brief glance.
"Well, as long as Ariel's mother picks you both up, it's okay. Her house is too far away and the area is full of traffic – I don't want you walking around in that place alone," Dean said and reached for the potatoes.
Eden's face lit up. "Of course, thank you, daddy!"
"You're welcome, sweetie, but only if she picks you up. If she does, let her give us a call so we know where you are, got it?"
Eden nodded and continued eating eagerly.
After they all finished eating, Castiel spoke, "Your daddy and I have something new to tell you about the baby."
"Really? What is it?" Eden asked.
Adrian glanced up at Cas curiously.
Castiel smiled at them. "Well, it turns out it's not just one baby, but two babies. Twins."
Eden's eyes widened. "Two little brothers or sisters?! Or one of each? Yay!" she exclaimed excitedly.
"What's 'twins'?" Adrian frowned.
"That's when there are two babies inside their mother's stomach at the same time," Dean explained, smiling.
Adrian stared at Castiel's stomach in disbelief. "No way…"
The others laughed and Castiel patted his son's head in a loving gesture before getting up to do the dishes with Dean. Adrian went to play on the couch while Eden went to her room to do some homework.
After they finished the dishes and cleaned the table, Dean wrapped his arms around his mate from behind and nuzzled his soft feathers. Castiel leaned into him and hummed contently. The demon's hands rested protectively on top of the angel's pregnant bump.
"I'm excited to see how those two will turn out. What they'll look like, their gender, personalities…" Dean murmured against the angel's ear and rubbed his abdomen.
The angel smiled. "Me too. I hope it won't be too painful to carry them…"
"You'll do great, Cas. And I'll help you out with the housework."
They pulled apart and relaxed together on the couch afterwards. Adrian was crawling around on top of them while he played, but Castiel made sure to keep him off his stomach. The boy glanced at his papa's belly every now and then and seemed to be quite skeptic of there being babies inside. When he was done playing he sat down between his parents and snuggled into Castiel's side. His tail hit against Dean's thigh every now and then because he was moving his tail unconsciously while watching TV. The demon wasn't bothered by it, and at some point he grabbed his son's tail playfully, which made Adrian grin and try to wrestle it free again. The boy laughed and kicked until Dean finally let go (he was careful not to pull his tail), and Castiel rolled his eyes fondly at them and smiled.
Eden finished her homework and joined them on the couch, and the two children were fighting over getting the best seat until they finally calmed down.
They enjoyed a happy family evening together until it was time for the children to sleep. Adrian was always put to bed at seven and Eden stayed up an hour longer than her brother.
After both kids were in bed, Dean and Castiel lay down in their own bed to go to sleep. The demon's hands rested on his mate's stomach the entire night, and his tail curled contently behind him until they fell asleep.
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Author's notes: So Cas is expecting twins now :) You should know that I already have all their children planned out beforehand – what they will look like, personalities, etc. I hope you're excited about the two new additions to this happy little family :D
Thanks for all your reviews so far, I'm glad to see many of you still follow the story. I hope it won't scare you away once Dean and Cas get older… I'm not sure how I feel about that myself, but the story will still have many interesting things by then (growing old is unavoidable for all of us, unfortunately).
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