Warnings: mentions of past self harm, slight violence, talks of black market adoption.

Benny closed his bedroom door as quietly as he could, not wanting to disturb his overly exhausted boyfriend. He made his way through the silent house towards the garage, wincing slightly as the door creaked when he slipped through. The almost frigid air felt good in his lungs, clearing out the slight anxiety that had been building up in the last few hours.

He and Dean had returned back to the house at Samandriel's instance, repeating over and over again that it was ok...that things were good. Benny had never felt more uncomfortable entering his own house then he did that night he walked in on Castiel and Dean making out on the couch. Even though emotions were still pretty high and there was a chorus of sniffling going around, everything was as Samandriel said. Castiel looked completely drained but he was smiling which that alone seemed to calm a nervous wreck Dean.

Eve and Joshua decided they were going to stay for awhile, find an apartment or even a house to move closer. Which Benny was all for of course...but he couldn't deny that he couldn't stop thinking about what Eve would do if she found out who Cas's adoptive parents were. And just how cruel they really were to their stolen son. Maybe Joshua wouldn't do much, he seemed more of a peaceful type of a guy...but Eve. He could see the wrath slowly growing fiercer in her eyes the more she gazed at the permanent self harm scars on Castiel's forearms. Scars that had been there even before he or Dean even met the poor kid.

Benny took in a deep breath then moved over to the fridge in the corner, pulling out a beer from the door. It was well past one in the morning but he didn't care. He was about to reach over to the side access door that lead into the backyard when the one leading into the house opened and closed.

"Oh...sorry..." Eve said softly turning to go back inside only to stop at Benny's hand on her shoulder.

"S'ok...couldn't sleep either?" Benny asked with a little smile. The older woman gave him a sheepish smile before nodding. He gestured his beer at her which got him an even bigger smile.

"I don't normally drink...but after today," Eve sighed taking a long pull from the bottle once it was in her hand. Benny nodded slowly, he tilted his head towards the door. She nodded and the both of them slipped out into the quiet night, Benny handing over one of Cas's warm blankets before leading the way towards the backyard. They sat next to each other in the swing taking sips from their beers here and there.

"I can never thank you enough or even begin to express how grateful I am to you...and Dean..." Eve said in a hesitant whisper and even then her voice sounded too loud. Benny chewed on his bottom lip, his lips pulling in a small smile as he looked over at her.

"You don't have to thank us ma'am," Benny replied. Eve shook her head and sat up to lean her elbows on her knees, hands clasped in front of her face.

"I always hoped Alfie would find someone he could connect with...a friend he could finally trust and not have to be scared of being betrayed at every turn. I never imagined he would stumble across this...I'm not a believer in fate...that died when I was told my son had passed away. But there's no denying it now...and I am just...so relieved that both of my sons have found a home here...a family," Eve explained and Benny shifted uncomfortably when he saw the tears brimming in her eyes once again.

"Alfie's changed so much since being here with you. It's pathetic to say...but I haven't heard my son laugh this much ever and the way he looks at you...that smile of his," Eve laughed softly shaking her head, "He really loves you."

Benny swallowed hard, shifting in his seat again so he could place his beer on the table, "Not to sound too corny here now but he's my angel. Hell, I think both of them are angels...just that Cas is Dean's. I honestly don't think either of us would be the same if we never met them."

Eve smiled up at him and nodded, running her fingers through her hair to brush it all over her right shoulder. She seemed lost in thought as her eyes stared straight ahead, her fingers slowly tracing over her chin and lips. He wanted to ask her what she was thinking but he didn't want to disturb or interrupt anything. It was oddly comfortable sitting next to his boyfriend's mother at almost two in the morning. Now he knew where Samandriel got his quiet calm from...that silent strength that he didn't even realize he had.

He didn't know how much time had passed but he was finally starting to get tired, the anxious feeling in his belly had melted away in that calm that Eve had radiating off of her in waves. He opened his mouth to tell her he was going back inside when she suddenly looked at him, that subtle anger back in her eyes. It was unsettling for a slight second, only long enough for him to remember that it wasn't directed at him personally.

"Cas doesn't want to tell me who his adoptive parents are..." she said. It was more of a demand than a question and yet Benny still didn't know how to respond to that. He was afraid of her knowing as well...not of what she would do but in fact what they might do to her. Eve could definitely take care of herself, that he had no doubt but the Novak's were vicious people...they didn't need to get physical for payback.

"I..."

"Please Benny...I have to know..." she said turning to fully face him, her eyes boring into his own. He felt a little trapped, not wanting to betray Castiel and really not wanting to piss this woman off. Benny swallowed hard, smoothing a hand down his face a few times.

"All I'm gonna say is that they go to that bastard Zachariah's church...they are his favorite family at the moment," Benny finally answered pulling himself almost roughly out of the swing. He was almost to the door when Eve grabbed his wrist, that anger melting away into a seething rage. He almost flinched at how intense she was staring at him, almost as if her eyes were glowing.

"Novak?" Eve hissed, her grip tightening around his wrist. He stared back at her, refusing to nod or shake his head. It seemed to answer her question either way, she finally let go and swallowed several times, her throat clicking with each one.

"Thank you Benny...I'm going to stay up just a little longer," Eve said quietly, turning to sit back down on the swing again. He watched her for a moment before hurrying into the house. He had no idea what she was going to do but in the back of his mind, he didn't care. Whatever it was, the Novak's and even Zachariah deserved whatever was coming their way. Eve was a woman to not fuck with.

Alfie woke up slowly, his head slightly buzzing as he blinked, trying to pry his extremely dry eyes open. He groaned pathetically, his entire body felt like it weighed a ton but ye he felt so drained. The day before had been too much...his nerves were completely shot. He nearly cried out in both pleasure and pain when a hand kneaded into his lower back.

"Oh my god don't stop," he grumbled hiding his face back into his pillow. There was a low chuckle that went straight into his bones, warming him up inside and he couldn't help smiling. The bed moved and there was a gentle weight pressing on the back of his legs as Benny continued to massage into his back. Samandriel's shirt was pushed up and he groaned long and loud when those talented fingers touched his skin.

At some point he must have fallen asleep, when he blinked his eyes open again he wasn't face down on the bed but draped over Benny's torso. He laughed at the image of Benny just maneuvering him around like a doll. Slowly he sat up and glanced at his grinning boyfriend.

"What time is it?" Samandriel asked quickly covering his mouth as he yawned which turned into a really long stretch of his arms up over his head. It hit deep in his core and he groaned, arching his back until his shoulders fell back on the bed. He didn't want to come out of the stretch it felt so good but he felt that growing ache of a cramp coming on and was about to flatten out when there was a loud growl. He opened his eyes just in time to let out a squeak as Benny tackled him, pinning his hands into the sheets.

"Damn cher..." Benny grumbled before kissing him. Samandriel tried to protest, he hadn't even brushed his teeth yet but the longer Benny kissed at him, begging him to part his lips the less he even cared. Samandriel managed to get one of his hands free to twist his fingers into Benny's shirt, yanking it up. Benny chuckled and leaned up on one hand and pulling the shirt off over his head with the other.

"Mmm, much better," Samandriel purred running his hand all over his boyfriend's chest. His nail grazed over a nipple, his eyes flicking up as Benny hissed.

"Sweetheart, your parents are here," Benny laughed, slowly lowering down so that his weight nestled comfortingly against his own. Samandriel grunted a little at first, wiggling around until it was perfect. He shrugged a bit at the mention of his parents as he raised his arms to wrap around Benny's neck.

"Well...until they aren't here...we're not doin anything...don't feel right," Benny laughed, his cheeks turning a bit pink. Samandriel snickered, biting his lip as he spread his legs. The bear of a man let out a groan as their awakening arousals met.

"You sure?" Samandriel teased, slightly rolling his hips. Benny growled into his shoulder, his body not able to help but push back. Samandriel gasped before a slight moan left his lips, his legs spreading just a bit more.

"Fuck...god you're going to kill me...ok just this one time god dammit," Benny panted. Samandriel opened his mouth to say something snarky but his words were lost in a moan.

Eve's fingers tightened around the steering wheel of her husband's car and though she looked calm on the outside, she was slowly falling apart. The rage burning inside her brain had her vision narrowing, her breathing shallow and quick. If she wasn't careful a full blown anxiety attack was going to wrap around her.

And she had shit to do.

She hadn't slept a wink last night, after talking with Benny she stayed sitting outside, going over and over everything in her mind. She remembered the Novaks back when she was pregnant with her twin babies. They were vile people even then but her brother saw something in them, wanted them as his friends. Zachariah had been a pathetic indigent thing back then, way before he found "God" but he was still her brother, she just hoped that he had nothing to do with any of this.

Slowly she climbed out of the car and stared up at his massive house. She had to swallow the quickly rising bile down before she could get any closer. The guilt and shame of sending Alfie here ate away at her...she should have known better. She should have been able to tell that her brother was an uncaring selfish man. She had been so desperate to get her son out of that school. The bullying was never going to end, no matter how many times she called the police or went to the school. It only seemed to make it worse.

There was a chirp and she jumped when her phone vibrated in her back pocket. There was no need to even check it, she knew without a doubt it was Joshua calmly asking her where she had gone. Even through the turmoil going on inside her head and chest, her husband still managed to make her smile. He was always so calm...it's what made him so much more intimidating than her when she destroyed people with her words.

She took a deep breath and without any more hesitation hurried across the lawn towards the front door. It was eerie the way her knocking seemed to echo through the quiet house. There was nothing even as the door was slowly pulled open, revealing a narrow eyed Zachariah.

"Eve...what...what a pleasant surprise sister...what brings you here?" he stammered, clearly fighting to throw on his fake smile. The side of Eve's lip quirked up, her arms crossing over her stomach as she gave her brother a small nod.

"Hello to you as well Zachariah...may I come in?"

"Of course...but, you must know that your son is no longer here? He's decided…"

"I am very well aware of your heavy handed tactics in regards to my son...dear brother," Eve seethed through clenched teeth. Zachariah shrunk back a bit, his smile faltering just a slight.

"I apologize if I overstepped my bounds sister but he was becoming extremely disobedient and unruly…" Zachariah said in a rush. Eve pushed past him, going straight into the sitting room. Zachariah trailed behind her, much like he always did. She slowly turned to him and couldn't help grinning at his flinch.

"You more than overstepped your bounds little brother...but thanks to that, he's found a much better place to stay while he continues to live here. In fact..a place that which you and your fellow sheep have constantly condemned. I swear, you haven't...and will never change. Anything that's different than you, you have to spread your vile rumors about. In any case...I'm not here to discuss those matters..I'm here to speak with you about your friends," Eve said, sitting down slowly on one of the most comfortable couches ever made. Zachariah stared down at her, swallowing hard as his hands fumbled in front of him.

"And which friends might these be?" Zachariah forced out a tight laugh. Eve watched him carefully, tracking every nervous tick as he hurried over to his drink cart. It was self satisfying when his hands shook a bit when he poured some whisky into a tumbler.

"The Novaks..."

"Oh...well, I have only counseled them during their grief with their only child I wouldn't exactly call them my friends," Zachariah huffed out a laugh. He raised his hand to take a drink only to stop at Eve's silence.

"Well I remember them quite well brother. I remember thinking how horrible they were and how utterly creepy it was that the woman...Lilith, couldn't take her eyes off my stomach when she realized I was pregnant. I also remember how often you brought up how much the Novak's wanted a child...but they were 'unfairly' barren. This was nearly 18 years ago...and yet you're still in touch with them. You live in the same town, they go to your church and you have 'counseled' them. I'm sorry, but I don't believe you," Eve said softly. She was trying so hard to keep her composure when all she wanted was to scream and slap her brother.

"I-It was all coincidence that they moved here...that we ended being in the same area as the other," Zachariah laughed as he started to pace. Eve closed her eyes, recalling her husband's soothing voice and her twins' soft smiles and she felt calmer.

"I'm sure...just as it was coincidence that when I went into labor...you insisted that I saw your doctor...a doctor who wouldn't care that we had no health insurance at the time. Isn't it strange, that when I gave birth, I had two healthy baby boys...but in a matter of minutes I was told by your doctor friend that one had died? Then I was denied to hold my own son and never learned exactly why he had passed?" Eve rubbed her mouth with trembling fingers. Even though she knew well enough that her son was truly alive...the pain was still fresh in her heart. Swallowing thickly she glanced up at her brother who had grown extremely still, his own eyes closed as his hands pressed against the drink cart.

"Even stranger...when I meet a boy...who resembles my living son...and my own soul recognizes him...and just so happens to be adopted son of the very vile people you deemed unfairly...childless..." Eve said in no more than a whisper. Zachariah slammed down his drink and rushed over to her, dropping down to his knees.

"Please forgive me sister...I-I...I had no choice!" Zachariah stammered, tears forming in his eyes. Eve fought the urge to recoil from him, the bile rising in her throat again.

"You remember don't you? You remember how hard it was for us...how much debt we were in all those years ago? The Novaks...they came to me and told me they wanted to help...that all they wanted in return..." Zachariah stopped, his mouth opening and closing a few times before it finally dawned on her. She made a sharp disgusted sound before shoving away from him, her hands covering her mouth to keep the screams at bay. Space, she needed space from him. She stumbled a few feet from him as she fought to catch her breath.

"You...you SOLD him? You sold my son to pay off your debts!" she cried. Zachariah flew at her, dropping down on his knees once more to clutch at the bottom of her shirt in his hands.

"I didn't know what else to do! They offered...so much...and you and Joshua...I knew you could have another child! And...I tried Eve...I tried going to the police to turn them in...and even myself but they threatened to kill their newly acquired son!" Zachariah sobbed. Eve glared down at him, her fingers wrapping tightly around his chin.

"How much did they pay you?" she growled. Zachariah tried shaking his head but she held him still, her long nails digging into his skin.

"A-At first it was...$500,000...b-but I managed to talk them up to 75..." Zachariah whispered. Eve clenched her teeth together before laughing spitefully in his face,

"You...stupid...arrogant...disgusting little man! You sold your nephew, my son into a home where he was abused! Where he was alone and scared...where he believed that his parents abandoned him...that he wasn't loved! And you did NOTHING...you knew...all this time and did nothing to stop it!" she screamed. She couldn't stop herself; she ripped her hand away, scratching him in the process and backhanded him so hard he fell back.

"Sister...please...I am...I am so sorry!" he cried. Eve stared down at him, shaking her head slowly.

"You always preached that families must stay together, that we are stronger as a unit," Eve said, something caught her eye and she glanced up, "Even so far as to say that you and I...were against the world. Not anymore Zachariah...you are dead to me. You. Are. Alone."

Zachariah opened his mouth but froze, in Eve's hand was a tape recorder. She clicked stop and took in a deep breath before glancing back at where she saw the movement. Naomi moved out of the shadows and into the doorway, tears streaming down her face. She stared at her kneeling husband, hate and disgust burning in her eyes.

"Oh...god...Naomi..." Zachariah gasped, he tried to reach for her but she moved out of his way, her face flicking up to Eve.

"We were never friends...we never even liked each other...but you have to know...that...that I knew nothing of this," Naomi said vehemently. Eve slipped the little tape recorder back into her pocket and nodded.

"I know...that's why I'm leaving his punishment to you. But this...this is only going to the police if my son wants to press charges. What they did to me... doesn't even compare to what they did to him...goodbye Naomi," Eve said and hurried out of the house. She could faintly hear Zachariah pleading with his wife but she tuned it out. The huge weight of guilt and shame resting on her finally lifted. And once she was finally at her car she finally collapsed in sobs at the overwhelming relief that she had her son back.

Alright guys, I really hope you liked that! Next chapter is going to be nothing but fluff as Benny tries to take Samandriel on a perfect date!