November - December 2021 (Castiel is 32, Dean is 33, Eden is 8, Adrian is 5, the twins are 1 years old).

The twins had turned one year old on the 9th of November. They had celebrated it with cake and toys for the babies. Castiel had to constantly clean them up because both twins' faces and hands were covered in cake, and they put their dirty hands on every surface they could get to. They were still very active – day and night. Dean and Castiel hoped they would be able to sleep longer when they grew older.

Castiel and Dean's sex life had improved again, and it had positive results on their mood and relationship. But it soon took a turn for the worse when the twins suddenly caught an ear infection and were being extra fussy and awake. Now, the two parents were awake most of the night and barely had time for each other.

Castiel stood in their bedroom and rocked Isaac on his arm while the baby sobbed and cried because of his slight fever and pain in the ears. The angel didn't like it when his children were sick, and he kissed Isaac's forehead and shushed him gently. It was 3:43am, and he had been awake most of the night to attend to his sick son while Dean took care of Lily.

It had been three weeks since Lily got sick and she had almost recovered now, but Isaac first got the infection three days ago so he was still dealing with fever. The fever should subside within a few days, and hopefully the fluid in his ears would be gone in three to six weeks. They had taken his crib to their bedroom while he was sick, and they had done the same with Lily until her fever went away. Now she was sleeping in her own room again, but she would often wake up due to the discomfort in her ears. Adrian was the only one of their children who hadn't had the ear infection as a baby.

"Shhh, it's okay, Isaac, the medicine is going to work soon," Castiel told him and held him close to his chest. The baby grasped his shirt tightly and continued sobbing. Castiel had just given him the antibiotic pills that the doctor had prescribed for him. He was staying home this week to look after the sick baby, while Dean drove all the other children to daycare and school, and went to work afterwards.

Dean entered the bedroom quietly and closed the door behind him. Castiel glanced over at his mate, who looked just as tired as he was.

"Hey," the demon smiled and approached them. "How's he doing?"

"He's still in a bit of pain and discomfort. I gave him the antibiotics and painkillers like the doctor said, so hopefully he will calm down soon," Castiel told him. Dean nodded and rubbed Isaac's back soothingly. The baby was slowly beginning to calm down.

"Lily went to sleep now. Finally. God, the kids being sick is gonna kill me," Dean muttered. Lily had woken up a while ago so he had to change her diapers, feed her, and make her go to sleep again.

"Me too," the angel sighed.

"At least Lily is over the worst part, but she's still being really fussy. Maybe she can sense her brother's discomfort?" Dean smirked and stroked Isaac's head lovingly.

Castiel chuckled softly. "Maybe. Many twins are supposed to be connected in some way."

Isaac finally calmed down a bit and appeared to be sleepy, so Castiel rocked him gently before laying him down in his crib which was located in the corner of the room. Dean touched his mate's feathers sleepily, but the angel squirmed away from his touch and concentrated on making sure that the baby would fall asleep. Dean sighed, feeling somewhat rejected, and walked over to bed to lie down. Cas had been avoiding his touches a lot lately and it frustrated the demon to no end.

When Isaac was finally asleep, Castiel lay down to sleep without a word, and they both slept until the alarm went off at 6am.

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When Isaac's fever was finally gone a few days later, he went back to the daycare and Castiel returned to work again. The angel was still dead tired and stressed, so Anna and their boss took it easy on him. Isaac was still feeling uncomfortable and had slight pain in his ears, so they still had to attend to him often, but he wasn't too sick to not go to the daycare.

The following Saturday, Dean came downstairs in the morning after Cas woke him up. Lily was awake and was running around the living room while Isaac was still sleeping. The boy was catching up on sleep now that his fever was gone.

"Hey! Get down from the table, Adrian, you know we don't sit on the living room table, right?" Dean growled when he entered the living room on Saturday morning to see his oldest son sitting on top of the table and playing with toys.

Adrian flinched and stared up at his father. "Sorry, daddy," he murmured and jumped down from the table. He looked a bit ashamed as he sat down in his bean bag to continue watching the show on TV while playing. Castiel had finally bought bean bags for the children to use instead of sitting on the floor, and Eden and Adrian had picked the design they liked the best.

Dean seemed pleased and walked into the kitchen to make some coffee. Castiel was preparing the children's breakfast, and he glanced briefly at Dean when he stood behind him and made coffee. Dean knew Cas was staring at him because his tone with Adrian had been a little more rough than he had intended, but he couldn't help it – he was feeling very edgy lately. His body was full of sexual frustration because he and Cas hadn't been together for almost four weeks now. There had only been one handjob during that time. Dean's libido had always been rather big – alphas, especially demons and mated ones, produced a lot of testosterone, and the levels would decrease whenever they had sexual release. It worked best together with their partner, and if they didn't get enough release and if their frustration was combined with stress, it could easily make them grumpy and aggressive. Dean was practically masturbating every day lately to avoid his mood going too crazy, but he was still very unsatisfied and grumpy because he also felt stressed. It caused him to get more snappy than he intended to be.

Eden entered the room and yawned. "Good morning," she said and smiled up at them.

"Morning, sweetheart," Dean replied and smiled back at her.

"Good morning, Eden," Castiel smiled, and started putting plates on the table. Eden went to help him, eagerly.

When Eden came to the kitchen to get more things for the breakfast table, she stared at Dean whose tail was shifting next to his legs, restlessly – like a cat's tail did if the cat was agitated. It had been doing that for a few days now, she noticed, and she couldn't figure out why. Usually demons did that if they were annoyed, angry, frustrated, or in a very bad mood.

"Are you okay, daddy?" she asked carefully, and stared up at him.

Dean looked down at her and blinked. His tail stopped its movements. "Yeah, I'm okay. Why?"

"Your tail is always moving around lately…"

Dean peered down at his tail and didn't seem to have noticed the way it was moving earlier. "Oh. It's nothing. I'm just in a bad mood because I don't get much sleep," he lied and smiled down at Eden, who didn't look completely convinced.

"Hmm," Eden muttered and studied her dad skeptically.

Adrian suddenly ran over to them and interrupted. "Are we gonna eat now?" he asked, excitedly.

Eden turned her head to look at him and rolled her eyes. "No, we're gonna take a swim now, you dummy."

Adrian stared back at her, offended. "You're the dummy."

"Am not!"

"Stop arguing and get seated, otherwise you will not get any breakfast," Castiel told them, and chuckled when both children immediately sat down at the table. Dean joined them after he picked up Lily and seated her on the chair next to him. Castiel and Adrian were seated on side, and Dean, Eden, and Lily were on the other side of the table.

"So what are the plans today? Play soccer outside all day or what?" Dean asked after a while, and put some more yoghurt in Lily's bowl. The girl loved strawberry yoghurt so much that half of it always ended up on her chin and bib.

Adrian seemed to approve of that idea, but Castiel had other plans.

"I was actually thinking of calling your parents to look after the children while we go shopping," the angel said, and observed Adrian cutting open a piece of bread.

"Shopping?" Dean frowned. Castiel gave him a look, trying to indicate what he meant. After a few seconds Dean finally understood what he was talking about – they hadn't gone Christmas shopping yet because the twins had gotten sick, and it needed to be done soon.

Adrian looked between them in confusion while Eden chuckled. She already knew that Santa wasn't real and that it was John who had dressed up as him all these years. It probably wouldn't be long before Adrian knew the truth as well.

Suddenly, Adrian cut his hand on the bread knife he was using. He cried out in pain, and Castiel immediately grabbed his hand and pressed one of the clean table napkins against the small cut.

"Whoa," Dean exclaimed and got up to inspect the cut. Eden stared in worry and covered Lily's eyes so she wouldn't see. The baby was confused and Adrian's crying upset her, so Eden pulled her down from the chair and took her over to the television.

Dean looked at wound and saw it was only a minor cut on the palm. It was bleeding a little but it wasn't deep enough to need stitches. Adrian was crying and Dean soothed him. "It's okay, Adrian, it's a tiny cut, it's not dangerous. Come, let's go to the sink and put some water on it." He led Adrian over to the kitchen sink and lifted him up so that he could hold his hand under the cold water stream.

Castiel went to get a plaster from the top shelf and put it on the boy's hand afterwards. Adrian's sobbing subsided once the plaster was on.

"There, it's all better now. And be more careful with the knife – how many times do I have to tell you?" Dean said, while he kneeled in front of his son to comfort him. Adrian had only just begun using the big knife and he knew how to hold and use it, but this time it had slipped.

"Sorry, daddy, it slipped," the boy sobbed.

"Guess we gotta cut your bread for you a little while longer, huh," Dean smiled. He pulled Adrian into a small hug and led him back to the table.

Castiel glanced at his son in worry, but was relieved that it wasn't worse than it was.

"Is he okay?" Eden asked after she walked over to the kitchen carefully to see how her brother was doing.

"He'll be fine," Castiel replied and smiled at her.

They sat down at the table again and made sure that no further accidents would happen.

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At noon, Mary and John dropped by to babysit the children while Dean and Castiel went out to do Christmas shopping. Mary had suggested taking Eden, Adrian, and Lily with them home afterwards, so that Dean and Castiel could relax a little more during the weekend. Isaac would need to stay with them because he was still a bit sick, but the absence of the other children would give them some more time for themselves.

While Mary and John took care of all four kids back at the house, Dean and Castiel went to a large shopping mall in the city center. It had a lot of good toy stores and shops with children's clothing. It was filled with people in the early Saturday afternoon, so they had to make sure not to lose each other in the crowd. If they did, their bond would help them find each other again.

There were Christmas decorations everywhere and beautiful lights in the ceiling. The children were gathered around a Santa Claus in the middle of the mall, and the sound of hundreds of people talking was almost deafening.

Dean's tail continued moving behind him like an agitated cat's. He couldn't help it. His body was filled with hormones and frustration, and he could feel the bond long for physical contact with his mate. Castiel wasn't avoiding him that much anymore, and they had started cuddling, embracing, and kissing again. Dean had decided not to make any initiative towards having sex – he was waiting for Cas to make the first move because he didn't want to push him.

They had been shopping for a while now, and Dean went with Cas into another shop with clothes, and watched as the angel looked through row after row of boy, girl, and baby clothing. He would ask Dean's opinion on the items he picked before putting them into the cart.

"Do you think Adrian would like this?" Castiel asked and showed Dean a very boyish shirt with a demon superhero on it. Adrian was into superheroes lately; it was a normal phase for boys his age. Most superheroes were portrayed as demons or angels, and the villain was always a demon if the superhero was an angel, and vice versa. It didn't exactly help children or society to be less divided.

Dean chuckled. "I don't think we even need to discuss the fact that he will definitely like it, Cas."

Castiel studied the item a bit more before putting it into the cart.

"You're like a mother who goes Christmas shopping for hours, Cas. We've been here for over two hours already and we haven't even taken a single break from the shopping," Dean said and rolled his eyes.

"In case you have missed it, Dean, I am a mother," Castiel pointed out and continued looking through the clothes in the store. He ignored a female angel who staring at him oddly when she saw him with Dean, and the woman soon walked over to another area of the shop.

Dean chuckled at his comment and let his mate look through the clothing while he took a look around the place. The shop was filled with women with their mates, looking for clothes for their children, although the demons and angels walked in big circles around each other. There was one submissive demon in there as well, looking around in the baby section. To have a submissive angel and demon in a shop at the same time was rare, because only eight percent of demons were submissive, and seven percent of angels were submissive. Dean stared at the small male demon for a bit and decided that he definitely preferred Cas a hundred times over him. It wasn't that the submissive demon wasn't good-looking, he just didn't wake any attraction in Dean. It would have surprised him years ago that he'd feel so much more attracted to an angel than to one of his own kind, but he was fine with it. He didn't want anyone else but Cas.

Dean was getting bored when Cas continued looking around, but just when he was about to go look in the other section, a smell caught his nose. It was a sweet, ripe scent that made his levels of sex hormones increase slightly. He growled and tried to shake the smell off of him, because he knew it was the scent of someone close to their heat – someone who wasn't Cas. It felt so wrong in his nose but at the same time it felt intoxicating.

Dean looked around until he finally spotted the source – a young female demon. She was in her twenties, had dark hair and pretty, feminine demon wings. Dean stared at her for a few seconds, wondering why she was in the store when she was so close to her heat. Maybe she hadn't even noticed it herself.

"Dean?"

The demon flinched when Castiel suddenly stood next to him and studied him closely. The angel's eyes followed Dean's gaze over at the female demon, whose mate was now rushing her out of the place in a hurry. He looked back at Dean and noticed his mate's eyes following the female as she left, and how Dean's body reacted to her with slight arousal.

"Dean, were you… interested in her?" Castiel exclaimed, hurt and angry. His wings tensed and spread slightly in anger. Their bond was sudden filled with feelings of hurt and jealousy.

Dean snapped his head around and stared at his mate. "What? No! That female was going into heat, Cas, I just randomly picked up her scent – I think every alpha in here did." He glanced around and saw the few other alphas in the shop stare after the female with hungry looks on their faces.

Castiel seemed to calm down and his wings relaxed behind him. "Oh," he spoke, and blinked at Dean. "I didn't realize."

"Well, I guess you didn't pick up her scent as well as I did."

Castiel looked hurt. "You… you were attracted by her scent?"

Dean sighed. "Only physically, Cas… That tends to happen when my body is as frustrated as it is, and heat pheromones are designed to make an alpha horny, you know. I'm not interested in her – if I were I'd still be staring at her. Now, let's please finish this shopping 'cause my feet are getting tired." He sounded a bit more accusing when he mentioned his frustration than he meant to, and Castiel nodded his head silently before finishing up in the shop and moved on to the next one.

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When they came home, they chatted a bit with Mary and John until they left together with Eden, Adrian, and Lily.

After they left, Dean crashed on the couch. He was so tired from lack of sleep and of being dragged around the mall all day that he just needed a nap. Isaac had been awake most of the day and was now asleep upstairs.

"Dean, what would you like for dinner?" Castiel asked, just after the demon had lain down on the couch.

Dean was on his back with his wings spread out wide – one was resting against the back of the couch, and the other one was draped over the edge of couch and onto the floor. His tail curled and twisted slightly as he lay there and relaxed a bit. His face was covered with his arm, and he groaned when Castiel spoke to him.

"I don't know… I'm not that hungry. A toast maybe?"

"Yes, I was thinking about the same," Castiel murmured, mostly to himself.

"I'll make one for myself later, Cas, so you can make yours now if you want. I'm just so tired that I need to take a nap," Dean muttered, and shifted on the couch until he was comfortable.

"Alright, then I will go take a shower before eating. See you soon, Dean," the angel said and went towards the bathroom. Dean hummed in response and fell asleep almost right away.

Dean woke up again an hour later when Castiel shook him.

"Dean. Dean, wake up," Castiel spoke and shook him awake.

Dean's eyes flew open and looked up at Cas who was leaning over him. "What?"

Castiel blushed furiously and leaned back a little. "Um, you were… having quite an intense dream." His cheeks went bright red again, and Dean stared back at him in confusion before he followed the angel's gaze down to his crotch. It was then that he noticed the strong arousal in his body and that he was covered in a thin layer of sweat. There was a bulge in his jeans from where his cock was swollen and aching in his pants.

Dean sighed and leaned back against the couch. He had just had an intense wet dream on the couch in front of Cas. And he didn't even get to finish before being woken up.

"Sorry," he muttered.

"It's alright," Castiel said and averted his eyes, blushing. "You were thrashing on the couch, so I got a little worried. It sounded like you were in pain, but then I realized what it was…"

"You could have let me finish, though," Dean groaned, annoyed, and sat up.

Castiel gave him a look. "No, I don't want you to make a mess of the couch. Our bed being wet after your long ejaculations is quite enough." He cringed in embarrassment when the words left his mouth, and Dean couldn't help but find it cute.

"Sorry, I can't help it," Dean smirked and got up from the couch. "I'll go finish in the bathroom…" he muttered. He was about to leave when Castiel's hand on his arm stopped him. Dean turned to snap something at him, but his annoyance turned into surprise when the angel's lips were suddenly on his, kissing him hungrily. Dean was caught by surprise by the way Cas kissed him so possessively and almost angrily, before he finally returned it and tried to dominate it. The angel fought back for a while before he submitted, and Dean continued devouring his mouth and backed them all the way over to the kitchen.

Castiel grunted when his lower back collided with the kitchen counter, and he kissed Dean back fiercely. When their crotches touched they both pulled away to gasp, before Dean grabbed Castiel's feathers tightly and possessively and continued their kiss.

Suddenly Castiel pushed him back, and Dean was about to protest before the angel went down on his knees in front of him and opened his zipper.

"Cas! Shit," Dean grunted when Castiel took him into his mouth without hesitation and started sucking him like a pro. The demon leaned his back against the fridge while he watched his mate suck him and hum around his dick. He buried his hand in the angel's messy black hair and used his other hand to stroke the soft feathers. He groaned when Castiel looked up at him from under his lashes, and how his black hair and his wings were still a bit wet from the shower.

Dean's hips were moving on their own accord, and Castiel tried to keep him still so he wouldn't choke. Dean was too big to fit into his mouth completely, so he wrapped his hand around the part he couldn't reach and stroked it, and used his other hand to fondle Dean's balls and rub his perineum. He was pleased when Dean responded positively to that and more precome oozed out.

"Cas, I'm gonna—"

Castiel hummed and sucked harder to get Dean over the edge.

Dean growled out his orgasm and came into his mate's mouth. The angel swallowed as much as he could but couldn't really keep up, so he stroked him through the rest. Dean leaned back against the fridge, sated and exhausted. Their bond flared inside of them when it finally got some of the intimacy it required to stay healthy. Dean felt Cas tuck him back into his pants and zip him up, before getting up from the floor. He glanced at the angel whose chin was still covered in come, and watched as Cas tried licking it off. There was come on the floor as well, but they would clean it up later.

Dean chuckled at him before handing him the paper towels from the counter. The angel took them and wiped his mouth and chin without looking at Dean.

"You didn't dream of her, did you?" Castiel suddenly asked and averted his eyes.

Dean blinked at him. "What?"

Castiel cringed and shifted a little. "The female demon from the shop… You didn't have that dream because of her pheromones, did you?" he muttered, and stared down at his feet.

Dean stared at him in disbelief before chuckling. Castiel looked up at him, frowning.

"No, Cas, I didn't. I have forgotten about her already. She didn't even smell that good," Dean smirked. He smiled when Castiel looked a bit embarrassed, and he stroked the angel's cheek gently. "Not nearly half as good as you smell, even when you aren't in heat…"

Castiel smiled shyly at him and leaned in to place a tender kiss on his lips.

"Good, because I didn't like how you stared at her…"

Dean laughed a little and placed his hand on the angel's hips. "Sorry, I was just surprised by her scent, that's all. But your jealousy is amusing, Cas, I didn't think you even knew how to be jealous anymore."

Castiel looked at him, offended. "I do, Dean. I know our relationship hasn't been the best lately, and I'm sorry, but I've been so tired and stressed that I just couldn't be near you without feeling grumpy. I'm really sorry for pushing you away…"

"It's okay," Dean murmured and brushed his wing against Castiel's. He glanced down the angel's body and could tell that his mate was aroused from the activity just now and he hadn't gotten off yet. "Should we finish this upstairs?"

Castiel's lips curled into a little smile. "Alright, I guess we can eat and clean this mess up later."

Dean completely agreed and dragged the angel with him upstairs. He made sure the front door was locked first, and they walked up the stairs quietly so they wouldn't wake up Isaac, before going into their bedroom.

Dean threw the angel on the bed almost right away, and Castiel yelped. Soon they were tearing off each other's clothes, kissing fiercely, and moved their hands all over each other's skin and wings. It was aggressive and needy, and just what they both needed.

"Dean, please, I need you…" Castiel gasped when Dean's tail teased between his legs.

Dean growled and spread the angel's legs further apart before moving his fingers down to tease over the angel's wet hole. Castiel made an annoyed and impatient noise, and Dean finally slipped his fingers inside and stretched him open. Their lips never parted, and Castiel grasped the demon's softened feathers tightly when Dean's tail entered him.

Castiel pulled away from the kiss to throw his head back and moan loudly when Dean's tail moved into him and stretched him even further. He gasped and bucked his hips desperately, and Dean took the opportunity to kiss and nibble at his exposed neck. Castiel bared his neck willingly and shuddered under Dean's ministrations. The demon's tail was rubbing and twisting inside of him, and Castiel clenched around it.

"Dean, I need more," the angel groaned, and thrashed his wings in desperation.

Dean grinned against his neck before slowly pulling out his tail. He wrapped Castiel's legs around his hips before he thrust into him, hard and fast. Castiel cried out in pleasure and clung to him as he started moving.

It was so intense and desperate that they all they could do was cling to each other and grunt and gasp together.

Dean was growling into the angel's neck as he thrust into his tight, warm body, and he shuddered when Castiel's hands travelled down his back. He jumped in surprise when the angel touched the place where his tail met with his lower back. It was a sensitive place that was often neglected during sex, and Dean moaned into Cas' neck when his mate continued touching him there. Castiel was almost bent in half by now while he pounded into him, but the angel didn't seem to mind. He didn't seem to mind it either when Dean thrust so hard into him that it almost hurt.

"Dean! Fuck!" Castiel gasped when Dean's cock hit his insides just right.

The demon chuckled at his cursing and struggled to keep the position just right to hit those spots as good as possible. Castiel writhed and mewled under him until he finally came. Dean growled when Cas' body squeezed down around his cock, and he leaned back to watch the angel's blissed face as he came. Dean's thrusts slowed down when his own orgasm approached, and he came hard inside his mate. They moved together and Dean buried his face in Castiel's neck while he came, and took in his mate's scent. It was the most intense orgasm that Dean had had for a long time and it lasted gloriously long. His thrusts slowed down until he stilled.

Dean collapsed on top of the angel and felt utterly sated and fucked out. Weeks of pent up frustration had just left his body.

"Dean, please move," Castiel groaned under him.

Dean rolled off him and lay down beside him. They stared into each other's eyes, smiling, and petted each other's wings.

The baby monitor suddenly went off and they could hear Isaac's cries.

"I think Isaac just woke up… Thank god for the good timing, otherwise I would have gone crazy," Dean muttered.

Castiel laughed softly at him before getting up. He cleaned himself up with a towel, and Dean smirked when the angel looked annoyed at all the come on his thighs and ass, and which was still flowing out of him. He got dressed and went to attend to their son, while Dean got up to help him out.

They took Isaac downstairs to give him some food and had a late dinner themselves, before spending the night cuddling on the couch, watching TV, while Isaac played around. They both felt relieved and happy now, and constantly touched each other with affection.

Later they went to bed when their son was finally tired again. They had one more round of sex before going to sleep – this time without feeling frustrated and grumpy with each other.

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Author's notes: I felt that I needed to write a bit more about Dean's sexual frustrations. Sorry that Kevin hasn't really shown up yet – I'm waiting until I can fit in a good scene with him and his mother, but it might be a few chapters before they have dialogues.

And expect a time jump in the next chapter of at least one year.

Thanks for reading, please leave a review for me :)