Author's notes: I have posted the layout of Dean and Castiel's new house on my profile page (both inside and the area outside). It will help you picture the house in your head while you read, so it's a good idea to check it out first! :)
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January 2021 (Castiel is 31, Dean is 32 (almost 33), Eden is 7, Adrian is 4, the twins are 2 months old, Gabriel is 35, Sam and Jess are 25, Jesse is 1 (almost 2)).
In the beginning of January they finally moved into their new house. John, Mary, Sam, Jess and Gabriel helped them move their things in a truck that they had rented. Dean and Castiel had already bought most of the new furniture that was needed in the house and had had it transported there in advance, so all they needed to do with the new furniture was to put it into its rightful places. They had to sell their old couch because they needed a much bigger one for their large family. They had painted all the rooms last week and were now getting ready to move in.
The twins would still wake up every three to five hours, though occasionally they would sleep for over seven hours in a row. Unfortunately that didn't happen very often. Dean and Castiel both couldn't wait to have the twins sleeping in separate rooms because they were sure the babies would sleep longer if they weren't constantly woken up by each other. Castiel had tried putting them to sleep separately in the nursery and in Adrian's room while the boy was in daycare during the day, and it had had positive results. The twins didn't make a fuss when put to bed separately.
Dean, Castiel, Eden and Adrian said goodbye to their apartment for the last time. The kids weren't very happy about going. The apartment was a safe place for them after all, and they were a bit skeptic of moving somewhere else, but the idea of a bigger place and having their own garden was appealing to them.
"Come on, kids, let's go," Dean spoke and reached out his hand towards Adrian. They stood in the living room which was now just as empty as it was on the day they moved in eight and a half years ago.
Adrian looked around the empty place once more before moving over to his father and took his hand. Dean was carrying Isaac in the portable carriage in his other hand, and Castiel had Lily in the other carriage.
Dean began leaving the apartment and Castiel and Eden followed. Eden briefly clung to Castiel's side and moved her wing against his bigger one. The angel smiled and returned the gesture to reassure her. They stepped outside in the corridor and Dean locked the door for the final time. Their family was waiting downstairs by the truck with the rest of the furniture.
"Did you say your goodbyes to your old home?" Missouri asked. She stood in the corridor, waiting for Dean to hand her the key.
The demon put the carriage down and turned around to face his neighbor. "Yeah, we did. We're gonna miss this place, though." He glanced at Cas and could feel through their bond that the angel was equally sad about leaving.
Missouri smiled at them. "Don't worry; I know you'll like your new home. Not much will change for you since you won't be moving that far away. I'm sure you'll spend many happy years there."
With Missouri being a psychic, Dean and Castiel felt a lot of comfort at her words.
Dean finally handed her the key. "Well, goodbye Mrs. Mosely. Maybe we'll see each other again someday."
"You bet your sweet ass we will," Missouri replied, smirking.
Dean's eyes widened in surprise, as did Castiel's. The children stared up at her wide-eyed before they began giggling.
After Dean recovered from his surprise, he shook her hand and said goodbye. Castiel did the same, and Missouri watched as they disappeared down the corridor with their children. She smiled before walking into her apartment again.
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When they arrived at the house they began moving the furniture and boxes with belongings from the truck into their new home.
John, Sam, Gabriel and Dean did most of the hard work because they had the muscle. Castiel was taking care of the twins, and Mary and Jess were helping him look after the kids, but they helped the guys whenever needed and carried some of the less heavy items.
Dean, Sam, Gabriel and John grabbed the king sized bed from the truck and helped each other carry the heavy item up the stairs. John took the front part and walked backwards up the stairs while Dean and Gabriel pushed the back part. Sam was waiting at the top of the stairs to help John when it reached the top.
"Ow, that was my foot, Gabriel! God damnit!" Dean cursed, while trying to carry the heavy weight of the bed up the stairs. Gabriel was walking right next to him on the staircase and they continued to bump into each other and step on each other's feet because the space was narrow for two people and a bed.
"Whoops! I'm so sorry, Dean-o," Gabriel grinned, almost mockingly.
Dean muttered a curse under his breath and yelped when Gabe stepped on his foot again. "Damnit, Gabe, I'll kill you when we reach the top," he growled. His brother-in-law merely laughed at him, and Dean smacked him on the leg with his tail.
"Less arguing and more pushing, boys," John ordered. Sam came over to help him when the bed finally reached the second floor.
"You make it sound like we're having a baby here, John," Gabriel joked and grinned. John rolled his eyes at him and Sam snickered before grabbing onto the bed.
Jessica giggled from the entrance hall where she could hear their conversation, before walking into the living room where Castiel and Mary were feeding the twins. Her son, Jesse, was playing on the living room floor with Adrian while Eden sat next to Castiel and watched him feeding Isaac.
"Your brother is kinda fun, Cas," Jess smiled when she entered the room.
Castiel looked up at her. "What did he do now?" His brows furrowed.
"Nothing. Just stepping on Dean's foot on purpose and pissing him off," she chuckled. Jesse looked up at her and whined, wanting attention. She smiled at him and seated herself on the floor next to the two playing children. Jesse was a lot younger than Adrian but they got along pretty well, even though they didn't see each other often.
Castiel rolled his eyes at her words and chortled. He glanced down at Isaac again who had almost finished his bottle of milk by now. The boy slurped the milk greedily and his hands and tail curled and uncurled while he stared up at Castiel with his large, bluish green eyes.
"I think this little princess is done eating now," Mary smiled and pulled the empty bottle away from Lily, who was now squirming and making little noises of protest in her arms. Mary shushed her, and put her against her shoulder and patted her back. Her tiny wings were pressed against her back, and Mary was careful not to hurt them.
Castiel smiled. "Isaac is done soon as well. I think we better put them to sleep and then have a lunch break before we start working again."
"Yay, food! Do we have peanut butter?" Eden asked, excitedly.
"I saw Gabe eating some earlier, so let's hope there is still something left for you," Jessica said from the floor.
Eden's face paled. "Nooo! Uncle Gabe always eats it all!"
The others laughed, and Castiel put Isaac up to his shoulder to burp him once he was done eating.
When the guys were done putting furniture into the master bedroom they came down to have lunch. It was only Eden and Adrian's rooms and the workroom that needed to be furnished now. They had bought new beds for them because they were both starting to outgrow their old ones.
Mary and Jess began preparing for lunch while Castiel carried the twins upstairs so they could nap. He carried them in a twin sling that Mary had bought him for Christmas. He hadn't been very keen on using a sling because he thought it looked a bit ridiculous, but it had proved to be a useful item. He glared briefly at Jessica when she giggled at him before walking up the stairs.
The babies yawned and squirmed slightly in the sling, and Castiel was careful that they wouldn't fall out. He cringed when he ran into Dean at the top of the stairs.
"Hey, Cas," Dean grinned and seemed happy to see him. He stared at the sling and at the babies inside it. "You know that looks a bit ridiculous, right?" He smirked and wasn't able to help himself mocking his mate a little.
Castiel glared at him. "I know, but it's useful."
Dean laughed warmly and stepped closer to the angel. He smiled at the twins who both stared up at him sleepily, and he stroked their tiny arms gently before looking up into his mate's eyes. "It's actually kinda sexy, you know."
Castiel blushed a bright pink and looked away. "Dean," he grumbled.
Dean laughed softly and put his hands on the angel's hips. He carefully avoided crushing the twins when he leaned in and kissed Castiel on the lips. The angel closed his eyes and returned the kiss eagerly, and the demon moved his hand up and grasped Cas' short dark hair possessively, making his mate moan.
Their little moment was ruined when Sam suddenly appeared after having finished his part in the bedroom.
"Can you not do this in the middle of the hallway?" Sam grimaced and stared at them.
Dean pulled away from Cas' lips to look at his little brother. "Don't be such a prude, Sammy. You and Jess do it in the middle of the damn doorway sometimes." He moved his hand down to the angel's hip again and still stood possessively close to him.
"Well, at least I don't do dirty kissing with a kid – much less two kids – right next to me."
"It wasn't 'dirty' and the twins don't really care, yet," Dean retorted.
Sam opened his mouth to speak but John cut him off.
"Stop being girls and let's go have some food, guys," John said and approached the stairs. He stared briefly at Castiel and the twin sling. "Suits you, Cas," he smirked, before walking down the stairs. Sam couldn't help but laugh and joined his father.
Castiel flushed heavily. Dean held back his laughter and the angel glared at him. The twins were gurgling and yawning quietly in the sling, unaware of their papa's humiliation.
Gabriel exited the bedroom last and stared at his brother as he approached them. "I agree with Mr. Winchester on the food part. The sling part… not so sure. You look like a kangaroo, Cassie," he commented and grimaced a little as he looked his brother up and down. Dean burst out laughing.
"I choose to ignore that comment, Gabriel… And I hate you both," Castiel muttered, looking between them, before walking towards Isaac's nursery to put him to bed first.
Dean and Gabriel grinned and half-heartedly apologized to him.
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When they came downstairs and the twins were put to nap, they all shared lunch around the dining table. They had been moving furniture since the morning and it was 2:30pm already, so a lunch break was well deserved. Gabriel and Eden fought over the rest of the peanut butter, although Gabriel let her have it in the end. He reminded Cas to buy a new jar soon.
"Fuuuck, I am full," Gabriel exclaimed afterwards. He leaned back in his chair, patting his stomach and burped.
Eden sat next to him and giggled and Adrian did too.
"Gabriel!" Castiel hissed and glared at his brother for his indecent behavior. The others laughed.
"What? I just came back to the surface again," the brown-winged angel grinned.
"That's disgusting, Gabe," Sam commented and rocked Jesse who was seated on his lap. The little boy stared at Gabriel curiously, but didn't really understand what was going on. Jessica couldn't stop giggling.
"Well, at least Castiel has table manners, so your home mustn't have been all bad," Mary remarked, smirking. Gabriel laughed.
Castiel got up to gather the dishes and Dean and Mary helped him.
Afterwards, Mary took the children outside into the garden to play while the others went back to work. Dean, Castiel, Jess, Sam, John and Gabriel were getting ready to start working again, but first they had a quick beer for motivation. They stood in the living room, chatting.
"Come on, Cassie, have a beer," Gabriel said and waved a beer can in front of his brother, who eyed it skeptically. "You're not nursing the twins like a woman, so no harm is done."
"I find the taste rather repulsive," the younger angel muttered.
John frowned at him. "You don't drink, Cas?"
"Not beer at least. I've seen him drink wine a few times, though," Dean answered for him and smirked at his mate.
Gabriel pulled the can back and opened it for himself. "I should have taught you to drink when you were in high school, Cassie." He downed the beer pretty quick. Castiel rolled his eyes at him.
Jess suddenly turned and looked at Gabriel. "So how is your baby coming along, Gabriel? I heard it should come in June."
The beta angel tensed a little bit before putting the beer can away. "Well, Kali told me it's a girl, and she's set to have the baby on the 16th of June. Last I saw her she was all big and round… It was a bit sexy, actually."
The other grimaced and groaned at his comment.
"You didn't need to tell us that," Dean grumbled.
Gabriel laughed. "Since when do you have a problem talking about things that are sexy, huh? Well, I guess the demanding twins probably ruin your sex life, so that's why you're so grumpy lately. Don't forget to do the horizontal tango with Cas at least once a week – sex is the key to keeping a marriage alive, especially after having a kid."
Castiel's cheeks went impossibly red and he averted everyone's eyes, while Dean stared back at Gabriel wide-eyed. Sam started laughing and had to take a few steps back to control himself, while Jess and John looked like they wanted to disappear.
"I think Gabriel needs work to do… he's babbling nonsense now," Dean muttered, blushing, and moved to get started with work again.
Gabriel followed him. "I'm being completely serious. I read it in a girl magazine once – don't ask," he added and stared at Sam who was about to talk. The beta angel looked back and smirked at Castiel, who was still blushing brightly.
They moved more furniture upstairs and into the children's bedrooms. They were as quiet as possible to not wake up the twins, who luckily slept quite deeply once they were finally asleep.
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In the late evening they had moved all furniture into the different rooms. They still had to arrange some of the children's furniture properly and finish up their rooms. Plates, cutlery, glass, DVDs, etc., still needed to be put into place as well.
Their guests headed home shortly before 10 at night. Sam, Jessica and Jesse would sleep over at Mary and John's place because it was getting too late to drive all the way back to Stanford where they still lived. Gabriel would sleep over at Dean and Castiel's new house because he wanted to help them with the rest of the furniture arrangement the next day.
Eden and Adrian had been put to bed because they were very tired after a long day of moving into a new house. Both children seemed to like the place and were glad that they had a big garden with a sandbox, swings and playhouse. They didn't seem to have much trouble falling asleep in their new home.
At 10:30pm Dean, Castiel and Gabriel were getting tired. The twins had woken up earlier that evening, and they were hoping that the babies would get tired soon so they could go to sleep.
Gabriel sat on the couch with Isaac while Castiel changed Lily's diaper in the bathroom. The beta angel held the little baby up in front of him and entertained him. Dean was children-proofing a box with cutlery and plates which were still to be put into place. Tomorrow they had to clean all the kitchen shelves before putting the items inside.
When Castiel returned to the living room with Lily, he watched Gabriel interact with Isaac.
"You're such a good little boy, huh? Keeping your parents awake all night and cockblocking them. Couldn't have done a better job myself," Gabriel grinned. Isaac gurgled and stared back at him with wide, curious eyes.
"Gabriel, stop saying such things to my son," Castiel scolded, and rocked Lily who sobbed a bit. He blushed in embarrassment at his brother's words and wished that Gabriel would stop talking about his and Dean's sex life.
"What? He doesn't even know what I'm saying anyway," Gabriel pointed out and looked back at Isaac again. "Who named you 'Isaac' anyway, huh? You don't really look like that Isaac Newton guy; he was a quite famous man, you know – a physicist. I actually hear there are theories that he was an angel/demon hybrid because his wings didn't look entirely like demon wings. Kinda like yours, actually…" He studied the baby a bit and rocked him when he started getting grumpy.
"Really? Never heard of that," Dean spoke from the kitchen and stood up after having kneeled down to seal the boxes properly. Sometimes Eden or Adrian would wake up before him and Cas, so he was making sure they wouldn't get curious and open the box. He didn't want broken glass all over the new house.
"Well, that's how the theory goes," Gabriel said. He grinned and lifted Isaac up. "You're a miniature Isaac Newton, aren't ya? I should you call you Newton from now on, it kinda suits you." The little boy squealed happily as he was lifted up, and Gabriel's grin widened. "See! He likes that name!"
"You should be nice to him instead of mocking him for his name," Castiel scowled. He sat down on the couch and put Lily down next to him. She loved exploring couches and other soft surfaces.
"I'm not mocking him! He's totally an Isaac Newton reincarnate, can't you see that?" Gabriel protested. He put Isaac down on the couch as well so he and Lily could interact a bit. The twins couldn't really move around much yet, so they lay on their backs and grunted and gurgled as they looked around, waving their limbs, and investigated each other and their surroundings.
"You get the weirdest ideas, Gabe," Dean chuckled, amused.
They all looked up when Adrian suddenly appeared in the doorway to the entrance hall. The boy was dressed in his pajamas and rubbed his eyes sleepily.
"Adrian, what are you doing up?" Dean demanded and walked over to his son. "Can't you sleep in the new house?"
Adrian looked up at his father with teary eyes. "I had bad dreams. There was a monster under my bed and it ate me…" He sniffled.
Castiel's brows furrowed in concern and he got up from the couch to comfort his son. He walked over and kneeled down in front of Adrian and wiped his tears away. "Everything's okay, Adrian, there are no monsters under your bed…"
"You want me to go up and beat them up if there are any?" Dean smirked.
Adrian smiled a little and nodded. "Okay."
Suddenly there was a loud thud followed by a baby crying loudly. Gabriel turned his head and saw Isaac lying on the floor, wailing. The baby had somehow fallen over the edge of the couch and onto the carpet below.
Castiel immediately went over to pick him up.
"Damn," Gabriel said, staring down at the baby. He barely had time to react before Castiel was at the baby's side. "I told you the little guy is Isaac Newton's reincarnate! He even discovered gravity just now." He couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Dean couldn't help but laugh as well, and Adrian stared in confusion – he didn't get the reference.
Castiel glared at his brother when he picked up the crying baby and sat down on the couch on the other side of Lily, who was calm but confused. "You should have watched them, Gabriel," he said, and comforted Isaac who was unharmed from the fall.
"Sorry, bro, I was busy staring at Batman over there." Gabriel gestured over at Adrian who had Batman pictured on his pajamas.
"It was kind of funny, though," Dean laughed. He glanced over at Cas who was rocking the still crying Isaac. "Is the little guy okay?" His brows furrowed in worry.
"He appears to be unharmed. I think he's just a bit shocked," Castiel said and gently shushed his little son. Lily began sobbing a bit as well when her brother continued to cry, and Gabriel picked her up to calm her down.
Dean nodded, relieved. He looked down at Adrian again, who was staring over at the twins. "Now, let's go chase away that monster so you can sleep, alright?"
Adrian nodded eagerly and grabbed Dean's bigger hand, leading him upstairs to his room.
Gabriel stared over at Isaac after Dean and Adrian left. "I'm totally gonna call him Newton from now on. That was just a sign from above that I was right about him," he grinned.
Castiel seemed mildly amused by his brother's insistence on comparing Isaac to the old physicist. "He fell because you didn't watch him, though."
"Well, can't prevent him from falling all the time. Kids fall every now and then, it can't be helped. You gotta fall before you can walk, ain't that right?"
Castiel chuckled. "Right."
Isaac had calmed down and was now gurgling and closing his eyes, sleepily. Castiel knew it was time to put the two babies to bed, and Gabriel helped him carry Lily upstairs. Their diapers had just been changed so there was no need to do it once more before sleeping.
Dean had meanwhile put Adrian down to sleep after having checked for monsters under his bed. The boy seemed very relieved that his room was monster-free, and he wrapped his short wings around himself as he lay down to sleep again. Dean checked on Eden as well to see if she was okay, but the girl was fast asleep so he quietly shut the door after himself. He ran into Castiel and Gabriel in the corridor after the two had put the twins to bed.
"I'm gonna head to bed as well, guys," Gabriel yawned. "And don't you fucking dare having sex while I'm in the house! That's just downright gross."
Castiel groaned in embarrassment.
"Weren't you the one busy telling us earlier to have sex at least once a week?" Dean smirked and looked smug.
"Yeah, but that didn't include me being around!"
Dean laughed. "I'm actually dead tired and so is Cas, so you might be lucky that we won't."
"Oh thank god," Gabriel spoke, relieved. "Well, I'm heading to bed, guys, so see ya tomorrow."
"Good night, Gabriel," Castiel said and smiled briefly at his brother, before the other angel disappeared into the guestroom.
Dean wrapped his arms around his mate and pulled him close. He kissed Castiel's forehead tenderly and stroked his wings. "I really am dead tired…"
"Me too, it was a long day. I'm excited to see how things will go at this house… if the children will be happy." Castiel sighed and rested his head against Dean's strong chest, listening to his mate's heartbeat.
"Me too, Cas, but I'm sure they'll love it here. Eden is further away from Ariel now, but we can drive her if needed. I'm sure things will be fine; we all just need to adjust to our new surroundings."
"Mhmm," Castiel hummed in agreement and closed his eyes.
The demon chuckled and pulled away, slowly. "I think you need to go to bed, you're falling asleep against me." Castiel made a small noise of protest when Dean pulled away from him. "I'll go lock up the house and turn off the lights. You should go to bed, I'll be there soon."
Castiel nodded sleepily and kissed Dean on the lips before going into the master bedroom to sleep in their new house for the first time.
Dean smiled at him and went downstairs to lock everything up, before coming up into the bedroom. Castiel was already sleeping, so the demon stripped down quietly and slipped into bed. He tenderly stroked the sleeping angel's cheek and watched Castiel curl into fetal position, facing Dean, and parted his lips slightly. His white wings were wrapped around his body under the covers.
Dean chuckled fondly before lying down. He watched his mate's sleeping face for a minute before closing his eyes and fell asleep too.
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Author's notes: Reminding you again that the layout of the house is posted on my profile :) Later in the story I will post an updated version so you can see how it looks when the children grow older and their room arrangement changes. And who their neighbors are will be revealed soon… I know that I at some point wrote that it was a concrete house, but I changed it to a brick house. I simply prefer brick over concrete, to be honest.
For those who didn't know, Isaac Newton an old physicist who made theories about gravitation. Gabriel's jokes are quite fitting, since little Isaac will be falling quite often in his life XD Of course, the theory of Newton being an angel/demon hybrid is pure fiction in this story.
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