October 2021 (Castiel is 32, Dean is 33, Eden is 8, Adrian is 5, the twins are almost a year old.)

As Christmas was slowly approaching, Dean thought it would be a good idea to bring in some extra money to spend on the presents. So he had decided to travel to Los Angeles for five days and fix helicopters there – it gave a much higher pay than his car garage job. Rufus was a close friend of the guy who owned the helicopter repair facility, so it was through him that Dean got to go there and work. He earned a lot of money repairing helicopters – almost three times as much as he did in Rufus' garage. But the place was too far away to drive to every day and the job was pretty demanding, so Dean would rather go there once in a while to earn extra. He liked working at Rufus' and he didn't want to quit his job for anything.

In the meanwhile, Castiel had to take care of the all four children. Dean had been giving him driving lessons but the angel didn't have a license yet, so he wasn't allowed to drive. Luckily, Mary had offered her help – she worked in the city, so she came by in the morning to pick everyone up and even drove them home again. Castiel was very grateful for her help and he knew he owed her a lot, but his mother-in-law had shrugged him off and said he shouldn't worry about it.

At home, Eden was helping him feed the twins when they were both awake, though Castiel had to take care of them by himself during the nights. It was stressful to take care of all the children alone, but he had agreed to it when Dean went off to Los Angeles. He already missed his mate, and the bed was cold and empty without him lying beside or behind him.

Friday morning Castiel was helping Eden and Adrian getting ready for the day. Dean would be back home on Sunday around noon.

When the doorbell rang, Castiel was too busy getting the children's bags ready to answer it, because they were already about to be late.

"Eden, can you please answer the door and let your grandmother inside?" Castiel asked, while he fumbled with Adrian's lunchbox and put it into the boy's bag.

"Okay, papa," Eden smiled and went towards the entrance hall to get the door.

Adrian was tip-toeing next to him. "Papa, I gotta use the bathroom…"

"Then go, Adrian, you're a big boy; you can do it yourself. Just hurry up, please, because we are going to be late," Castiel told him. His son nodded and hurried into the bathroom, while the angel rushed to pack the rest. The twins were crying in the carriage in the living room, and Castiel felt his stress levels go sky high. He was relieved when Mary entered the room and went over to comfort the twins.

"Oh my, there is a lot of things going on in here," she said, and calmed down the crying babies. She looked over at Castiel, who was still in the kitchen. "Everything alright, Castiel?"

"Yes. No… I'm just so used to having Dean around to help me, and I can't do this alone – I'm drowning in tasks and things to do and remember," the angel said, and stared over at her helplessly.

Mary smiled in sympathy. "I know, sweetie, but this is the last school- and workday while Dean is gone, and I'm helping you out. Are you ready to go?"

"Adrian is in the bathroom, but otherwise I think we're ready," Castiel said. He excused himself and went into the unlocked bathroom to help out Adrian who was taking his time.

When everyone was ready, they went outside to the car. They had to switch to Dean's 8-seater Tahoe to fit all the children in there, so Mary would drive her own car to their house and then use the Tahoe to drive them to and from work, before driving home in her own car again.

When all the kids were dropped off, Mary drove Castiel to his workplace. The angel was already twelve minutes late, so he rushed out of the car. "Thank you, Mary, and I'm sorry I haven't gotten that driver's license yet," Castiel told her, apologetically.

Mary laughed warmly. "No problem, you'll get it soon, I'm sure of it." She gave him a wink before driving off again.

Castiel rushed inside his workplace. His colleagues glanced at him and frowned, because Castiel was never late. The angel felt utterly self-conscious and kept looking straight ahead while he rushed over to Anna.

"Hello, Castiel, how come you're late?" Anna asked him when he finally reached her. She stared at him in worry.

Samandriel was on maternity leave; he had given birth to a little son named Alfie in June and wouldn't be back for a while. So now it was just Castiel, Anna, and Andy, and all the other colleagues that they weren't as close to.

"Everything is so stressful when Dean is not there… I don't think I ever really appreciated our teamwork with the children as much as I do these days," Castiel said, and pulled on the white coat that protected his own clothes from getting dirty from the foam.

Anna smiled. "Yeah, it's hard to be a single parent, huh." She chuckled.

"I'm not a single parent, my mate is just away at the moment," Castiel corrected her.

"I know, but you get to feel what it's like to be a one, right?" Anna chuckled. They approached their current foam sculpture project and prepared to get started.

"Yes, I certainly do…" Castiel murmured and smiled a bit.

Anna smiled at him, and they both got started on making the big, white/yellow thing in front of them look like a Greek God for a new upcoming movie.

Working with sculptures and other art pieces required a lot of special skills and finding people with such skills was difficult, so Castiel's pay was very high – higher than Dean's, actually. The demon hadn't been very happy about that at first, but he had accepted it. Dean's helicopter job made up for it, though.

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Mary picked him up after work and they went to pick up the children as well before driving home. Mary would take Eden and Adrian with her home so she and John could take care of them during the weekend. Castiel already had his hands full with the twins, so he was relieved that he would have two less children to look after now. The children were excited to be staying with their grandparents – they loved going there, and Eden would be able to play with Jason as well.

Castiel packed Eden and Adrian's stuff and watched Mary drive them off in her car. He waved at them as they disappeared down the street in the car, and he saw them waving back at him.

Castiel smiled, but suddenly felt a sting of loneliness in his chest. He wrapped his arms and wings around himself, shivering a bit at the cold breeze, and went inside to feed the twins.

The twins were surprisingly calm now that the house was empty and quiet, and Castiel was rather grateful for that. He sat on the couch, feeding Lily some mashed food while Isaac crawled around. They could both walk a few steps now, but they would still fall over a lot.

After both babies were fed, Castiel put them into the twin carriage and took them for a walk outside. He avoided going anywhere near Brad's house – especially now that he was alone and unprotected in Dean's absence. He didn't like sleeping alone in the house without Dean around either; he was afraid a burglar would come in, and Castiel would be defenseless against an intruder. Submissives weren't built for fights or conflicts.

The twins gurgled happily in the carriage and waved their arms and tails. They loved the fresh air, and it made them sleepy – which was the purpose of this walk.

"Isaac, stop pulling your sister's feathers," Castiel scolded when Isaac grasped a clump of Lily feathers and pulled. The girl cried in pain, and Castiel had to stop up and comfort her. Isaac wailed when Castiel removed his stubborn hand from her feathers, and the angel sighed heavily when he had two crying babies on his hands.

He was so busy taking care of his children that he hadn't noticed someone approaching him from the front. Castiel yelped and looked up when there suddenly was a shadow of a person in front of the carriage.

And to his greatest horror, it was none other than Brad who stood in front of him.

Castiel panicked.

He pulled his wings close and flinched back; staring at the dominant demon in fear and horror. Brad would sometimes take walks in the area – it was just Castiel's bad luck to run into him. The demon had been pissed at Dean after he had called the police about his sons' behavior, and the angel feared that Brad could take his anger out on him instead now that Dean wasn't around.

The alpha demon stopped and stared at Castiel. His dark eyes roamed over the small angel in front of him before looking at the carriage. The hood of the carriage was down because Castiel had pulled it back to properly attend to the babies, so he could see the children quite clearly. His eyes darkened somewhat and he snorted.

"Walking your bastard offspring in public, huh," Brad said and eyed the angel. "I should have them all put down for being such freaks of nature," he growled.

Castiel flinched a bit, before he suddenly growled. His wings went into an aggressive stance and he glared the demon into the eye. "Stay away from my children," he growled, threateningly.

Brad looked slightly taken aback by Castiel's sudden aggression – he was usually always hiding behind Dean for protection, but the other demon wasn't around today.

Brad growled at him, and his wings spread and sharpened. Castiel couldn't help but notice how they were nothing compared to Dean's dominant and impressive wings.

"Your children are so disgusting I won't even bother going near them. But don't you ever put up that tone with me again!" Brad snarled and growled lowly. He spread his wings to appear dominant and frightening, before he walked past Castiel and left. Alphas often didn't like when a submissive answered back or appeared aggressive to them – especially not a submissive of the other species.

Castiel glared at him as the demon left.

When Brad was finally gone, Castiel let out a heavy, relieved sigh and relaxed his wings again. His heart was up in his throat from fear, and his hands were sweaty. He wiped his hands off in his pants and looked down at the twins who were still crying. The sudden tension and the threat from the alpha demon hadn't done anything to calm them down at all. Castiel couldn't blame them. He shushed them gently, and glanced over his shoulder to see that Brad was already far away.

He decided to turn around and walk back home. Brad most likely didn't know that Dean was out of town, so Castiel felt fairly safe about staying in the house alone. Mrs. Tran next door also knew that Dean was gone, and she always kept an eye on the neighbors' houses when they weren't home.

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Dean called him in the evening to tell him that his work was going well and to hear how Castiel was doing. The angel didn't tell him about his encounter with Brad because he didn't want to worry his mate. He knew Dean would freak out if he knew that Brad had approached him while he was alone, so he kept it secret. For now. It wasn't like Brad had actually hurt him or the twins, anyway.

Castiel went to bed early that night after the twins were asleep. They woke up every three to six hours during the night and the following day, but the angel managed to sleep quite a lot during that time. He didn't have Eden and Adrian around to pay attention to and look after, so he could sleep every time the twins fell asleep.

He spent the next day doing the laundry, cleaning Adrian and Eden's rooms, and sleeping.

Castiel fixed some quick dinner for himself on Saturday evening and ate it on the couch while he looked after Lily and Isaac, who were walking and sometimes crawling around. The TV kept them occupied for a bit while Castiel ate, and he put them to bed when they got sleepy.

Afterwards, he went to the master bedroom to go to sleep. But as soon as he was on the bed, the angel found himself unable to fall asleep. He groaned in annoyance and turned over on his stomach. He sniffed the sheets and could smell Dean's scent on them. He looked up and saw that his torso was current lying on Dean's side of the bed, right next to his pillow.

Castiel sighed and grasped the sheets and covers as he sniffed them a bit more. Dean's scent made him miss his mate even more, and the smell of the demon's masculine odor made his body long to be with him. He could suddenly feel arousal shoot through his body in response to smelling his mate.

He and Dean rarely had sex anymore. He knew that Dean wanted and craved it, but Castiel's body was often so tired from the lack of sleep and stress since the twins were born that he simply didn't have any desire for sex. Sometimes he'd feel the need and then he'd be intimate with Dean, but it wasn't a weekly thing. Sometimes it happened twice a week, other times it took twelve days or more before he was in the mood for it again. Castiel was frustrated with himself that his mood had caused him and Dean to float further apart sometimes. He promised himself he would make an effort to be more cheerful and to be intimate with Dean, because Gabriel was right – the lack of sex and the frustrations that came with it was bad for their relationship.

Castiel groaned and rolled over on his back when he felt the arousal in his body increase the more he took in Dean's scent. His underwear was beginning to get soaked with his slickness, and that was when the angel got up and walked over to the wardrobe. He kneeled down and roamed through it until he finally found that box he had been trying to keep secret in there. It had been difficult to move it from house to house when they had moved, because he hadn't wanted Gabriel to get curious and peek inside it.

Castiel brought the box over on the bed and rummaged through it until he found what he was looking for – the biggest and most powerful vibrator he owned. He had bought it back in college to help him through his heats, but he had kept it afterwards. It had been years since he last used it.

He blushed a tiny bit and put the box down on the floor again. He went to clean the toy, stripped out of his clothes, and settled himself on his back on the large bed.

He put the toy aside for a moment while he touched his sensitive wings to get himself warmed up. He brought his hand down and pushed his fingers into himself; stretching and getting himself ready for the toy. He closed his eyes and moaned while he did so, and he rubbed his wings and oil glands against the sheets to get some stimulating friction. His other hand rubbed over the sensitive skin on his stomach before moving down and touched his hardening dick.

When his body was fully aroused and his hole was stretched, Castiel rolled over on his stomach and reached behind himself to guide the vibrator dildo into his ass. He hissed when it burned a little, but he liked the feeling. It slipped into him bit by bit, and Castiel couldn't help but notice how it didn't stretch him as much as Dean's cock did.

He moaned into Dean's pillow once the toy was fully inside. He thrust it in and out a few times and curled his toes as pleasure shot up his spine. His wings trembled while his body was aroused, and he took in Dean's scent once again. He growled at the arousal it gave him, and he finally turned on the vibration.

His whole body jumped when strong waves of pleasure shot through him once the vibrator was on. He had almost forgotten how strong the vibrations were, even at level one. He writhed on the bed, mewled, and moved his ass back against the toy which pulsated heavily inside of him as he increased the level further. His dick was leaking and aching, and it felt glorious every time it rubbed against the sheets below. His free hand grasped the sheets tightly, and he was so lost in the overwhelming pleasure and stimulation and in Dean's masculine scent that he hadn't heard the door open.

Castiel moaned into Dean's pillow and sighed when he felt his orgasm pool deliciously in his abdomen. He was so close.

There was a small gasp of surprise in the room, and Castiel's eyes shot open immediately. He pulled the toy out fast, wrapped his wings around himself, and rushed to sit up and stare in the direction of the small hallway leading to the bedroom door.

And Dean was standing there, staring at him wide-eyed and clearly surprised, and dropped his duffle bag on the floor.

"Dean," Castiel breathed, surprised, and stared back at him with wide eyes. "I…"

Dean's eyes roamed over his body and finally met the angel's eyes. "Were you getting lonely while I was gone, Cas?" he smirked, and stared at him smugly.

Castiel's cheeks went impossibly red. "I… I was just…" he stuttered, and blushed even more. He felt like a deer caught in the headlights.

Dean let out a hungry growl. "Don't stop on my behalf. Get back down on your stomach and put the toy inside yourself again. I wanna watch the show." He licked his lips unconsciously, and the gesture only made Castiel blush harder.

Castiel hesitated for a second before complying. There was something in Dean's commanding voice that he just couldn't say no to – didn't want to say no to. So he lay down again and picked up the still vibrating toy, and blushed when his eyes briefly met Dean's.

Dean moved closer and kept his eyes on his mate. "Get up on your knees a little and move your ass backwards," the demon told him.

Castiel shivered at the order and complied. Once he was on his knees with his torso still pressed into the bed, he moved the toy into place inside himself. He flinched a bit when the pleasure was suddenly there again, and moaned into the sheets below. Dean was behind him now, watching him hungrily, and it actually only turned the angel on even more. Castiel turned up the level a bit and jumped at the intensity.

"Dean," Castiel gasped, breathlessly, when the vibrator nailed his prostate and cervix. He could hear Dean smirk behind him.

"Keep going, angel," Dean encouraged him and slowly began undressing. "Fuck, you're so hot like that, Cas." His voice was like a possessive growl and Castiel moaned in response.

The angel's knees trembled with effort to keep him up, and his body was beginning to feel sore from the position. The overwhelming pleasure was what kept him from shifting positions, though.

Once Dean was naked, he joined his mate on the bed. He kneeled behind him and grabbed his buttocks with his hands. The sound of skin hitting skin almost surprised Castiel.

Dean spread the angel's butt cheeks apart to have a better look at where the toy was buried inside him, and he could feel Cas squirm shyly under him.

"Dean…" Castiel groaned, embarrassed, but kept moving the toy into himself until he pressed it against his cervix and prostate and let it stay there to achieve maximum feel of the vibrations. He mewled and moaned, and bucked backwards towards Dean.

Dean chuckled and rubbed his ass with his hands. He stared at the place where the vibrator was buried in the angel's impossibly tight hole, and his cock twitched hungrily at the sight. "Are you getting close, Cas? I hope so; wanna watch you come while that dirty toy of yours pulsates inside of you."

Castiel let out a needy, desperately noise at his words, and it only took a few more seconds before he was finally coming; shooting his load over the sheets below, and trembled and mewled through his orgasm until he finally collapsed on the bed.

"Fuck," Dean groaned, and gave his own aching cock a few strokes while he watched Cas come apart and collapse after his orgasm. The toy was still vibrating inside of him and he could hear Cas hiss in discomfort at being overstimulated now, so he grabbed the toy and turned it off before pulling it out of the angel's fucked out hole. Castiel moaned and his ass clenched when it was suddenly empty again.

Dean rubbed his thumb over one of the angel's buttocks soothingly while Castiel calmed down. He groaned when his own cock was throbbing with need to be inside his mate.

Castiel glanced over his shoulder at him and looked down at Dean's member. He rolled over on his back – careful to not hit Dean with his legs or wings. His wings spread out across the bed, submissively, and he spread his legs in invitation.

Dean growled and covered the angel's body with his own. He captured Castiel's soft lips in a fierce, hungry kiss, and pulled the angel's legs around his hips while he pushed into him. Castiel gasped into his mouth as he was filled up again, and moved his hands behind Dean's back to hold on to him and claw at his wings when Dean started moving.

Dean set up a fast, brutal pace, and Castiel yipped when his body moved up the bed from the thrusts. Dean slowed down a bit after that but still kept his thrusts hard like Castiel liked it. They kissed and roamed their hands over each other while Dean fucked into him.

"Fuck, Cas, the things you do to me…" Dean growled and bit the angel's neck. Castiel gasped and bared his neck to him in a sign of trust and devotion, and Dean almost came right there.

The demon buried his face in his mate's neck while he kept thrusting into his body and felt Cas clench around him. The angel's member was hard again after all the stimulations, and it was leaking precome against Dean's abdomen where it was trapped between their bodies.

Castiel howled when Dean hit the right the place inside of him. "Ah! Dean, please!" he screamed, and grasped Dean's softened feathers desperately. The demon was filling him up much better than the toy did, and the angel gasped at the delicious feeling.

Dean smirked smugly against his neck and kissed him there. "I've got you, angel." He nailed that spot with every thrust from now on, and Castiel mewled and writhed under him. Dean hissed a little when Castiel's fingernails pierced the skin on his back, but he didn't mind. It was fucking hot.

"Dean!" Castiel shouted when he came for the second time. He threw his head back and came between their bodies.

Dean growled, dominantly and possessively. He bit into Castiel's neck, almost drawing blood, while he came into the angel. His hips bucked with every round of semen that escaped him, and he slumped over Castiel's smaller body once it was finally over. He heard the angel make a pained sound under him, and he quickly moved off and rolled over on his side. They both hissed a little when his softening cock slipped free.

They settled themselves on their sides and faced each other. They panted and entwined their fingers while catching their breaths again.

Castiel stared at his and Dean's entwined fingers before looking up at the demon's face. "I was first expecting you back tomorrow…"

Dean laughed softly. "So was I, but we finished before time so I decided to come home early. I'm kinda glad I did." He grinned at Castiel whose cheeks reddened.

"Me too, but you really scared me…"

"Sorry. I didn't wanna call you because I was afraid to wake you up if you were asleep, so I decided to sneak in here instead." Dean moved his wing over and brushed it against Castiel's who smiled at the gesture. "Tell me, do you always entertain yourself with your toys when I'm not around?" His lips curled into a smug smirk, and Castiel wanted to wipe it off his face.

"No, I haven't used that toy for years," Castiel confessed, and glared at Dean.

Dean frowned. "'That' toy? You mean you've used others?"

"Not for a long time, no. And I don't wanna discuss my masturbation habits with you, Dean, because I rarely do it."

Dean chuckled. "Yeah, okay, no need to. But why was the door unlocked while you were doing that? What if the kids suddenly walk in on you?"

"Eden and Adrian are at your parents' house this weekend, and the twins can't open the doors to their rooms yet, so I felt fairly safe that no one would walk in on me," Castiel explained.

"Ah, that makes sense…" Dean muttered. He pulled Castiel closer so that their bodies were lined up and the angel was snuggled up against his chest. "Did you have a hard time while I was gone?" he asked, worried.

Castiel hummed into Dean's chest and closed his eyes. "Yes, it certainly wasn't any fun. And I missed you a lot, Dean."

"Yeah, I could see that as soon as I walked through the bedroom door."

Castiel shoved him and Dean laughed in amusement. The cuddled against each other once more and closed their eyes to sleep.

"I love you, Dean," Castiel murmured and nuzzled into him.

Dean smiled and tightened his arms around him.

"I love you too, Cas."

They both smiled, and Dean cleaned them up before they finally went to sleep.

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Author's notes: For some reason I find it even more embarrassing to write sex if it involves toys or dirty talk. I wonder why that is XD But I hope you enjoyed this chapter and the smut :) You will likely see more of Brad later and I hope to have some dialogues with Kevin soon… we'll see when that happens.

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