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Gabriel sat on his and Sams bed with his legs crossed, his bump rested in the middle. He sighed happily rubbing his fingertips across the lump. He tensed suddenly a sharp pain hitting him in his chest followed by a lump raising in his throat. Something was wrong with Dean, Gabriel knew his brother-in-law was hurting he could feel it. Sam came in at that moment freezing when he saw the pained look on his angels face. He fell onto the bed next to the angel his palms finding the pregnant swell of the others stomach. “Is everything okay baby? Is something wrong with our baby? Can I get you anything?”

Gabriel chuckled albeit humorously and pained, he softly ran his fingers through the mop of brown hair on Sam's head. Tear ran softly down his cheeks as he spoke through the pain. “I'm fine, something is wrong with Dean, he is hurting I can feel it. He needs me but I can't get to him and I don't know why, its like something I'm being blocked.” His voice cracked on the last words as he broke into violent sobs. “I should be with him Sam, he's my nest mate we shouldn't be apart this long, I miss him.” Another round of sobs broke out of his throat and Sam pulled his angel close. “I need Dean!” Gabriel whined.

“It's okay baby,” Sam cooed his fingers running up and down Gabriel's back with just enough pressure to loosen his aching muscles. “I'm sure Dean is okay, he is with Castiel. You know as well as any that our Cassie will smite anyone who even so much as looks at Dean wrong.”

“I know but I should be there, Dean's my brother and … and I-I love him Sam.” Sam let out a small and muffled laugh into Gabriel's shoulder. Gabriel whimpered, “Don't you dare tell him I said that, he'd never let me forget it.” Sam looked up and placed his lips softly to Gabriel's.

“So, you silly angel, do you know if I am getting a niece of a nephew?”

“I can't say for sure but I think your getting two nephews and a niece, you're also getting a daughter.” He finished with a small smile. Gabriel knew his baby was a girl he could feel it, he could sense her.

Sam chocked for a moment before catching himself. “They're having triplets? No wonder Dean has been such a bitch lately, I couldn't imagine having one baby let alone three growing inside of me.” Something else clicked in Sam and his face fell, he gazed wide eyed at Gabriel. “We're having a baby girl?”

Gabriel nodded, “I think so my love.” The angel yawned the pain had stopped but only to be replaced with exhaustion. Sam shuffled them both with his giant sasquatch arms, he laid with the angel pressed right up against his chest both arms wrapped tightly around the smaller man like this being was the most precious and valuable thing on earth and needed to be protected. He fell asleep thinking about how his sasquatch wouldn't ever let anything bad happen to him or their weird little family.

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Dean woke up not knowing what time it was. He felt a weight on the bed behind him but he knew it was his angel he could tell even without looking. He turned around to face Gabriel who was curled up in a little ball, he looks like a kitten Dean thought absently. He shuffled closer to the smaller angel slinging one arm around his waist and producing his wings to drape over the pair like a tent. “You're in my bed,” he mumbled happily placing his soft lips to Gabriels forehead. He could see the angel had been crying.

“You were hurting and I couldn't be here, I failed you De.”

“Oh baby.” Dean cooed pulling the angel as close to his body as he could. “I wanted you here Gabriel, I really did but there was no time and it would have been dangerous for you. It was just the doctor and Cas, that doctor she warded the room with some invisible spells to keep the babies safe. You were right I had three of them. I could feel you though how upset you were, knowing you were hurting was almost as bad as the pain of having someone else elbow deep in you.” He place another soft kiss to the older angels head. “I love you too by the way Gabriel, you will always be my big brother.”

Gabriels head shot up to look straight into Dean's eyes. “How did you know I said that.”

“You project your thoughts very loudly when your upset Gabe.” He kissed the angel again and buried his face into his hair. “I think its high time the kids meet their uncle Gabriel properly.” His hand fell off of Gabriels waist so he could link their hand, fingers entwined with Gabriel's. He gave his brother a tug as he sat up. They walked hands linked to the dresser where the eggs rested bundled in individual blankets. He traced his fingers lightly over the top of the eggs his eyes glowing with pride as he hummed softly. “Hey little ones this is your uncle Gabriel, your gonna have to watch him because he will play tricks on you if you aren't quicker then he is.” Gabirel chuckled softly one hand resting on his stomach. “He is also the mommy of your cousin, talking of which...” He turned placing his fingers on Gabriels bump. “How are you featherbutt, you better be being a good girl for your mommy.”

Gabriel chuckled softly, “well she hasn't done anything wrong yet give her a few month when she out of her egg we will be chasing the four of them around.”

“I can't wait till that day.” Dean replied truthfully a soft smile gracing his feature. “I wonder where the assbutt I call a husband has got too.”

As always Castiel appeared on cue with a cheeky smile. He held up two MacDonald's bags his smile even wider then before. He hand one to each man before flopping softly on the bed leaning against the head board, he grabbed Deans waist pulling him down to sit on his lap and letting Gabriel slide into the bed comfortably. Dean opened the bag glancing inside, Castiel had got 2 bigmacs and 2 lots of chicken nuggets with fries for both of them and then he held out three drinks.
“I thought I could cheer my wonderful husband and lovely brother up with some fast food.” Dean leaned back and kissed him as Gabriel helped himself to one of the sodas. He hummed happily opening his bag as Dean grabbed out the two burgers handing one of them to Cas.

The trio ate happily and Dean chatted about the nursery he was going to build for the four babies and their play room. Dean said he would paint it cream because they would be boys and girls but he insisted that they had superhero's all over the walls and bumble bees. Gabriel suggested painting some angels and Dean hummed in agreement. Dean said he would go shopping with Castiel in the morning and they would zap their things home so that the nursery could be made.

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Dean woke up to a shooting pain in his stomach, he knew what it was straight away jumping out of bed. Cas woke up to the commotion as dean pulled a tee over his head glancing sideways at the eggs with a smile. He looked at his husbands panicked eyes and just raised a finger to his lips placing a gentle kiss to the other man's forehead. He left the room still pulling his jeans on as he ran down the hall to Sam's room. He let his feet skid round the corner clinging to the door frame. “Gabriel, is it time.”

The angel whimpered looking to Dean and nodding. Sam had sat up and was now looking concerned at the pained expression on Gabriels face and the agitated one on Deans. “What's going on?”

“Its time Sammy.”

Sams face lit up looking at Gabriel. “Really? Are we going to have our baby now?” Gabriel nodded as he hissed through gritted teeth. Dean came to his side a quick pulse of grace to ease the pain. “I want to help, what can I do Dean”

“You can get out Sammy.” Dean said with a serious expression. “You being in here while the egg is being born will be dangerous, having a human in the room could endanger both yourself and the egg.” Sam looked upset his shoulders slumped forwards.

“Bu-but I want to be here for Gabriel.”

Dean dragged his brothers hand leading him from the room to the hall. “Sammy the best thing you can do for Gabriel is stay out here where it is safe, if you are in the room with us it will only boost his stress levels and that could hurt your daughter. For both their sakes do as your told this is going to hard enough as it is. Please Sammy go be with Cas look after my kids, I need you to do that for me.”

Sam thought for a few minutes before sagging his shoulders in defeat, he turned on his heel and started to walk down the corridor. Dean closed the door locking it before turning to Gabriel. “Lets get this place ready for the little princess to arrive.” He clapped his hand and smiled wide. Gabriel scowled at him for being cheerful and Dean chuckled. “Oh baby you don't really hate me.”

“Stop reading my mind Winchester.”

“Keep it better protected then, for an archangel your really sloppy with your thoughts.” Dean chuckled pulling Gabriel to place him on the chair in the corner of the room. He pushed the bed up against the wall leaving the middle empty. He pulled the mattress of the bed into the middle of the floor and started piling clothes and pillows around it occasionally making items of his and Castiels clothing appear to put into the walls of the makeshift nest. Once satisfied with his work he pulled Gabriel to the nest sitting him in the middle. “What do you think?”

“I love it Dean, how did you know about the whole nest thing?”

“I have kind of been reading up on natural births since I found out about the whole pregnant thing.” Gabriel squeezed his hand grimacing as Dean sat beside him, the angel pulsed another stream of grace ease the others pain. “Professor Rothman seems to think I would make a great angel doctor.”

“I agree, please keep talking.”

“What about?”

“Anything.” He said through gritted teeth.

“Have I told you about the time Sammy broke his arm and I had to ride to the hospital with him on the handle bars of my bike.” Gabriel shook his head and Dean went into the full story. He squeezed Gabriel's hand back when the angel needed the reassuring comfort.

“Is it time yet Dean?” Dean drew his hand down Gabriels back using his grace to check the progress and at the same time ease some of the unnecessary discomfort. He hummed thoughtfully before producing a big fluffy towel.

“Lets get you ready to have this baby then.” Gabriel wrapped the towel around his waist and then Dean clicked his fingers to remove the bottom clothing helping Gabriel to get into a more comfortable squatting position. “Are you ready Gabe?” Gabriel nodded but his face was filled with worry.

“Is it going to hurt Dean?”

Dean nodded his face very serious but he took Gabriels hand. “I will do my best to take most of the pain away but pain is an unfortunate side effect of having this little miracle.”

“It didn't sound too painful when you did it.”

“Are you kidding me I was focusing so hard on not screaming or passing out when she stuck her freaking arms inside me.”

“Promise me if I get pregnant again you will learn how to do that and help me out, I don't think I would be able to go though another one of these long winded labours.”

“I swear it on my life.” Dean said with a smile. Gabriel nodded but gritted his teeth as he felt something shift inside him. Dean felt his discomfort and soothed him gently singing to help him as much as he could. He hated seeing Gabriel in such pain but there was nothing he could do. Gabriel moaned loud as the pain radiated though get more and more severe.

“Oh god Dean I can't do it, I can't its too hard.”

“You can do it, your doing great baby, so great we're gonna get through this together okay, like brothers.” Gabriel nodded but gritted his teeth. “Your half way there, not that much longer now I promise.” Gabriel screamed and Dean flowed more grace trying to help him.

Dean flinched at the patter of feet in the hall followed by two more. “Sam don't.” Sam was already banging on the door however.

“Gabriel! Is he okay? Please answer.” Dean sighed angrily. He cursed his husband under his breath and Sam pounded at the door again. He looked at Gabriel his eyes apologizing as he fluttered outside glaring at Sam.

“I told you.” Cas said gloatingly before catching Deans glare had moved to him.

“Deeeeaaaannn!” Gabriel screamed from in the room and Dean sighed.

“Sam, Gabriel is fine he is giving birth you try it and see if you don't scream now shut the fuck up of I swear to god I will zap you to another country.” Sam opened his mouth to argue but Dean flicked his hand rendering his brother mute. “Now go look after my children and listen to my husband when he tells you not to do something because we are almost there and this is the dangerous part so please go away.” He tapped his fingers to Sams head zapping him back to their bedroom with the eggs. He turned his gaze to Cas, he sighed slightly. “I'm not angry at you.” He kissed his husbands lips and smiled. “Now go and be a good father and look after your children while us mommies get this over with.”

“I love you.” Cas said but he had already fluttered away before Dean could answer. He went back in to crouch beside Gabriel holding his hand placing on hand on the angels lower back.

“Your almost there baby, you need to start pushing for me now. You're doing fantastic.”

“Did you just call yourself a mommy?” Gabriel asked disbelief crossing over his tear filled eyes.

“Well I am one, might as well embrace it hey.” Gabriel chuckled slightly and Dean pulsed another shoot of grace to help move the egg forward. “Not much longer Gabriel deep breaths, I swear I will create a thousand Sams for you to smite after this if you want.” The angel laughed again before crying out.

“Will you stop making me laugh I am trying to give birth here.”

“Well might as well have a little fun in the process it helps. He placed a tender kiss to the other man's forehead. “One more push baby, just one more you're so brave.” Gabriel pushed hard screaming as he did his head falling forwards as the pressure finally fell free. “You did it baby, you actually did it.” He picked up the caramel coloured egg and washed it off before wrapping it in a soft pink blanket. He ran his hand down Gabriels back soothing the angel and healing him. He clicked his fingers and the soft white towel was replaced with a pair of black lounge pants. “Four babies in our little bunker.”

Gabriel shifted down so he was laid in the nest. “I don't think I could ever do that again I am knackered.” Dean laughed slightly creating a new smaller nest for the little egg. His niece he thought happily.

“I'll go get Sam and maybe lift the spell so he can speak again. You get some sleep you need to recover and the baby is just here.” He pointed to the little nest on the sofa in Sams room. Gabriel nodded his eyes already closed. Dean left the angel to sleep, he walked to his room to find Sam holding two eggs and Cas holding the third. “Sammy? You have your own baby to hold now.” He flicked his hand softly and Sam tested his voice.

Sam left after cursing Dean and handing over the eggs. Dean plopped his little bundles in the nest with a smile. “What about that nursery we were supposed to be making today?” Cas asked with a shy smile.

“Lets wait till everyones rested its been a long few hours for us all. Lets get some more rest.” Cas just hummed in agreement placing his egg down before getting into bed and curling himself around Dean. “I love you Cas.”

“I love you too Dean, more then anything.”

Dean smiled, “We will call bobby in the morning he needs to meet his grandchildren,” Cas grinned wide and nodded his nose tickling the base of Deans neck.

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Dean sighed happily as he looked around the cots. He had three credit cards to max out and that meant he could give his babies anything they could ever want. That was exactly what he intended to do. Cas was walking beside him with a large cart for the baby store they had decided furniture was the first step as they were the biggest. The shop assistant looked at them when they piled four DIY cots in the cart. “I had triplets and my brother had a daughter.” Dean offered as some sort of explanation. She nodded still looking wary but smiling anyway. They walked over to the highchairs to get them for the babies. Cas pointed out one with a bumble bee pattern, Dean like the one with the cow skin pattern, a third was blue with little black cars that reminded Dean of his baby so that was dropped in the cart too, the final one was pink with angel wings for Gabriels baby. They grabbed play mats and toys before heading to pick out clothes.

Cas barely got to look at the clothes as Dean went full out picking up items and cooing excitedly at how adorable they were before piling them into the cart some boys some girls and a lot of neutral ones he loved the clothes with bees and kittens on them. They were mostly whites and yellows. Cas laughed wrapping his arms tightly around Deans waist and nuzzling his nose into his husbands neck. “You have no idea how much I love you.”

“Your only saying that because I had your children.” Dean said blushing.

“Oh and now you go ahead and blush, could you just stop being so perfect.” He kissed Deans neck and looked at the selection of bibs Dean was holding. “Those are lovely baby.” Dean just nodded face still beautifully flushed. “What's on your mind?”

“Just, its nothing okay.”

“Hmmmm?”

“I'm just so lucky to have the angel of my dreams.”

“I'm the angel of your dreams?”

“You should know that, I'm sure you knew before we even got married.”

“I might have had an idea but I would never have addressed it, I feared too much about making you uncomfortable and at that time you needed me as a friend.”

“So considerate, now please lets stop this chick flick moment before I burn up and die.” Cas just laughed at his husband snuggling into his neck before walking back over to their cart. Dean walked over and dropped the pack of bibs in. “I love you too you silly angel.” He walked away his face still red and Cas laughed.

They finished their baby shopping cart loaded so high it was overflowing. Cas zapped the larger items home and Dean piled the small bags into the trunk of the Impala. He strapped the three car seats in the back and looked at it a small smile creeping on his face. “Who ever thought my baby would be so suited for all the little babies. Although if you plan on getting me pregnant again we might have to retire baby and get a people carrier.”

“You'd get rid of your car.”

“Oh Chuck no! Just retire her keep her in the garage take her out for long drives to the beach while uncle Sam and uncle Gabriel are looking after the kids.”

Cas sighed with a smile, “Dean Winchester you almost gave me a heart attack.”

Dean laughed happily his eyes bright shining with love as he looked at the angel. “Come on lets go get the paints so I can get home and start on the nursery and play room.” Cas just nodded focus on his task to get everything home.

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Gabriel was sat on the bed singing softly to the little caramel egg. Sam had been in the other room watching Deans eggs so he decided a few Enochian nursery rhymes wouldn't go a miss. “I'm going to teach you how to fly little princess, I wonder what your daddy thinks of the name Mary Ellen Winchester.”

“I love it.” Gabriel looked up grinning. “Might have to ask Dean first incase he wants to call one of his babies Mary.”

“Oh I already asked. We agreed I could have Mary and his daughter will be called Joanna Beth Winchester.”

“That's amazing.” Sam sat down picking up the egg and placing a soft kiss to it. “You wait till you get your little wings out here I am going to spoil you rotten baby. I'm going to ask your mommy something now.” He put the egg back in Gabriels arms and then dropped to his knee on the floor beside the bed. Gabriel stared at him wide eyed as he brought a little box out of his pocket. He opened it and inside was a silver band with Enochian etchings on. “Will you marry me Gabriel.”

“Yes, oh my God yes.”

He slipped the ring on and Gabriel looked at it, the engravings said forever and always. “I may have got help from a couple of friends.” Sam looked sheepish for a second before smiling. “I did ask your father for your hand first by the way, I prayed directly to the big man upstairs and then this morning when I woke up there was a note on my beside table with the single word yes on it so I think that means I'm good.” Gabriel laughed and pulled Sam close kissing him hard.

“You're incredible Sam, my special Samsquatch.” Sam chuckled his forehead pressed softly against Gabriels. They both sat up a little when the heard a knock at the door. “I guess that's Bobby here to see his grandchildren.”

Sam got up to open the door. His smile only widened (which he thought had been impossible) when he saw Bobby's bags. “You moving in then old man.”

“Less of that you idgit, I might be old but I ain't afraid to shoot your ass.” Sam just laughed throwing his arms around the man. “I'm staying till I see four sets of tiny wings running around these halls.” Sam nodded and moved dutifully to the side to let Bobby in.