A/N: Hey guys! I just want to start off by saying I'm so sorry it took me so long to get this written. I've been away and then had a sudden influx of new ideas for stories which I just had to start writing XD So, yes, I'm so sorry for the long wait. Unfortunately this is the last chapter! It's sort of an epilogue for this part. Thank you so much for all the wonderful reviews and follows/favourites as well. They really mean the world to me :) So, I hope you enjoy!
Castiel had to wake up. Dean had refused to move from his boyfriend's bedside ever since they brought Cas in to the hospital and completed a blood transfusion. The father had been unconscious for almost two days.
Things had been touch and go for a while. Dean had been so sure that his beautiful partner had been dead but the paramedics had managed to find the faintness of a pulse. The mechanic was sure he had never been so scared in his life. Cas looked so small and fragile under the sheets and Dean's eyes stung from what he reasoned to be lack of sleep, but really it was probably the strain of holding back an onslaught of tears.
"Please wake up, Baby" Dean bargained in a whisper with Cas' unconscious form as he brushed his lips across the smaller man's knuckles. "Please, I love you so much."
It broke his heart a little bit more every time Cas didn't reply.
Ellen had come to take care of Jimmy whilst Dean was out of sorts and Sam said he would come over from Stanford as soon as possible. Dean sat holding Cas' cold hand to his lips through day and night refusing to eat or rest himself in case Cas woke up and needed him.
On the second night Ellen came by with Jimmy to see if anything had changed but Castiel was still asleep and Dean was looking more and more rundown.
"Boy, if you don't get some sleep I will knock you out myself" Ellen threatened but the worry was etched on her face.
"I can't" Dean argued. He tried to steer the attention away from himself. "Why are you here, anyway? It's a little late for Jimmy to be out of bed."
"I know, but I just can't get the poor child to settle tonight. I think he's really starting to miss his daddy."
Jimmy was whimpering and rubbing his eyes as he moved his head across Ellen's shoulder. It was apparent he was tired but he was refusing to go to sleep. The baby looked over at Dean with tears leaking down his cheeks and made grabbing motions towards him.
Dean almost smiled as he reached out and Ellen placed Jimmy into his arms.
"I'm sorry, Sweetheart" he said before placing a gentle kiss in the baby's fine hair. "You must be so confused. But I promise you your daddy will be okay because I know there is no way he could ever leave you behind."
Dean slumped down in the chair so he was in more of a laying position. Jimmy shuffled around a little until he was eventually comfortable and settled against Dean's chest. Dean watched the small bobbing motion of the baby's stomach and listened to his soft breathing. He actually found that it was lulling him to sleep too as his head began to droop and his eyes closed. The mechanic had finally followed his adoptive son into much needed sleep.
Ellen smiled to herself.
"Finally."
When Dean woke up it was morning. He struggled to open his eyes at first but when Jimmy started to impatiently pinch at his nose the mechanic actually opened his eyes with a smirk on his face. Jimmy started giggling hysterically.
"Oh, you think that's funny? You little monster!"
Dean started to tickle the little boy's belly and Jimmy squealed with delight.
"Stop torturing my baby" a hoarse voice spoke up.
Dean stopped and his eyes widened as he looked over to the hospital bed.
"Castiel!"
He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. His partner was sat up with a small smile on his face. He still looked pale and a little tired but he didn't seem to be in pain.
"Hello, Dean."
"Baby, how long have you been up? Why didn't you wake me!?" He started to fret. Castiel hadn't expected anything else.
"Jimmy was asleep on you. I didn't want to disturb him."
Dean let out a breath he didn't realise he'd been holding as he ran a hand through his hair.
"I just…I'm so glad you're awake." He leaned in and started to press kisses all over his boyfriend's forehead. "Never scare me like that again."
"Alright" Castiel chuckled. "Dean…" he reached up and placed his hands either side of his partner's face and forced him to look into his eyes. "I'm okay, now. Everything is fine."
"Yeah, well, I promised you that before, and I let you down." Dean's voice broke with emotion towards the end. "I let you both down and I'm sorry."
"Hey…" Castiel used his thumb to wipe away the tear which had begun to trail down his boyfriend's cheek. "It's not your fault. Nothing bad that has happened has been your fault. You took us in and gave me a second chance and for that I will be eternally grateful. I have my baby who is my world, and the man I love more than anyone before. I am never letting either of you go and no one is going to separate us. We're a family."
Dean leaned in to kiss his boyfriend squarely on the lips.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
"And I love you, my precious little angel!" Castiel beamed as Dean placed Jimmy into his waiting arms. "You're such a good boy."
Jimmy giggled at his father as Castiel placed a kiss on his son's plump cheek.
Dean smiled for the first time in days. He was going to take good care of his family. No one was going to try and break them up ever again.
*6 months later…*
"C'mon, you can do it, baby boy!"
Castiel waited a few feet away with his arms wide open and a huge grin on his face. He watched as his son used the sofa to help himself stand up and then begin to totter over to him. It was just after Jimmy's first birthday and the little boy had continued to grow perfectly. He was still very wobbly on his feet but Jimmy soon collapsed into his father's arms and giggled.
"Dada!"
"Yes! Well done, Sweet Pea. I'm so proud of you." Castiel picked his baby up and kissed him squarely on the forehead.
It was almost like nothing bad had ever happened. The police had managed to catch up with Azazel and take him away so Castiel no longer feared going outside with Jimmy. He and Dean had also happily been able to return to work, and Jo was enjoying her new babysitting duties with Jimmy. The father's injuries had healed well and he could barely see the scars anymore.
Castiel could hardly believe it had been just over a year since Dean had found them and how much, despite a couple of very close calls, his life had really changed for the better. He had a home with the two people he loved most in the world. Two people for now, at least.
When Dean returned later on he found father and son still practicing Jimmy's walking. He smiled broadly as he went to join them.
"Hey, buddy. You're doing so good!" he praised.
"Dada!" Jimmy said to Dean this time and raised his arms to show he wanted to be picked up. Dean obliged.
"When he's older you can be daddy and I'll be papa" Castiel said.
"Yeah, I like the sound of that" Dean said with a smile and then kissed Jimmy's cheek. The baby let out a yawn. "Oh, am I boring you, buddy?" Dean said with mock offence. "I think it's nap time."
Whilst Dean went to take Jimmy to his crib Castiel went and started re-arranging things on coffee table nervously. Jimmy walking around was not the only exciting thing that had happened to Castiel that day, but even though he was happy he was still anxious about telling Dean.
"Kid was out like a light!" Dean commented when he came back into the room. "You must have been working him hard…"
"No! He was going at his own pace."
Dean chuckled. "I know, baby, I was just teasing you."
He walked over to his partner and wrapped his arms around Cas' waist. Castiel returned the gesture and looked up at Dean with wide eyes.
"What's the matter?" Dean asked concerndly.
"Nothing it's…it's rather wonderful, actually" Castiel said with a small smile.
"What is?" Dean asked.
Castiel took a deep breath. "I'm pregnant."
Dean completely froze for a moment. Castiel started to get worried but then a huge smile spread across his boyfriend's face.
"We're having a baby?!"
"Yes" Castiel laughed. "I think I'm about three weeks along."
"I…Oh, I…wow…"
Dean sunk to his knees and placed his hands on either side of Cas' still flat stomach.
"Cas, I promise I'm going to take such good care of you. I'm going to make up for how crap your last pregnancy was and treat you like a king. If you want pickles at three am tell me and I'll go get them. If your tired or cold I'll build you a nest of pillows. Don't life a finger if you don't want to."
Castiel smiled with tears of joy in his eyes as he ran his hands through Dean's hair. The mechanic gently nuzzled Castiel's stomach. Neither man had ever been so happy and they couldn't wait to spend the rest of their lives together with their beautiful children.
"I love you" Dean said. "I love you, and Jimmy, and our baby."
"We love you too" Castiel replied.
Thank you so much to everyone who has read this story! I was so nervous about it but you've all be lovely and encouraging. I have other ideas for stories which I'm working on right now but maybe when I feel ready…
Sequel?
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