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onlyangelcas · 3 years

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dean knew that the lake house was going to be an undertaking. it was a fixer-upper and needed a lot of work before it could be considered their dream home. this house had a lot of potential, a little dilapidated cottage style thing on the shores of a gorgeous, crystal clear lake. it was a damn steal too, due to its state of disrepair. cas fell in love with the house the second they pulled up in the driveway. dean, look at all the space in the yard. we could have a garden and there would still be enough room for jack to run around, is what cas had said before he had even opened the door to the impala. viewing the house seemed pointless after that, dean had already been convinced to buy the run down thing. what dean hadn’t thought of though, was how difficult a home renovation would be with a 2 year old son and the sweltering summer heat.

he had spent the cool part of the morning sanding down the spindles on the railing around the front porch, but the sun had risen fully now and was beating relentlessly against his sweat soaked back.

from the sound of raucous laughter filtering through the screen door, dean knew that jack had just awoken from his afternoon nap. which meant that any minute the door would fly open and jack would pound his tiny feet across the old wooden slats until he reached dean. cas wouldn’t be far behind, calling him inside for lunch. he smiled softly as he anticipated the interruption from his family. dean’s hand ran across the railing he had been so diligently working on, smooth and ready for a fresh coat of paint. his attention quickly shifted when he heard the sound of bicycle tires crunching down the street. he looked up just in time to catch their neighbors enjoying an afternoon bike ride. he raised his hand in a wave and shot them a warm smile.

“hey dean!” leah, the mother of the small family, yelled as they approached.

“dean watch this,” the youngest of the two children shouted. he popped his little bike up on its back tire in the world’s smallest wheelie.

“woah bud, you’re gonna have to teach jack that trick when he learns how to ride.”

the boy flashed dean a proud smile before shooting down the road as fast as his small legs could pedal.

“have a good one,” leah said. “tell cas and jack we say hello!”

dean smiled and shot her a wink of assurance, then watched as the family disappeared over the hill toward their own home.

as dean turned back to the porch to continue his work, the screen door flew open and jack raced towards him at full speed. he barely had time to register jack’s presence before he received an armful of 2 year old.

“daddy!” jack yelled happily.

“hey buddy, how was your nap?” dean smiled and placed a sloppy kiss on jack’s forehead.

“boring,” jack said simply. “papa told me to bring this to you.”

dean took the water bottle from jack’s hands and popped the lid, taking a long drink. “well, that was very nice of you and papa,” he said as he ran the back of his hand across his mouth.

“dad, you’re sweaty,” jack said, pushing a hand through the sweat soaked hair stuck to his forehead.

dean feigned offense before shaking his head like a wet dog and sending tiny beads of sweat raining over jack, who dissolved into a fit of laughter.

a soft laugh came from the doorway and dean looked up to see cas watching the two of them, a look of adoration on his face.

“alright sweaty, time for lunch,” he said jokingly.

“i think you mean sweetie, time for lunch”

cas smiled then, and opened the door to let dean and jack through. dean floated past him and kicked off his shoes in the entryway. instead of continuing toward the kitchen, he flipped around quickly and trapped cas against the front door. jack laughed excitedly as dean leaned in a caught cas’ lips in a kiss.

cas was taken off guard for a moment before he returned the kiss, slow and languid.

“my turn!” jack squealed, placing one tiny hand on both of their cheeks.

dean and cas broke apart. they each took their turn peppering jack’s face with kisses and let jack return the favor by placing slobbery kisses on both of their cheeks.

they finally made their way to the kitchen and sat down for lunch. BLTs, with tomatoes cas had grown himself. cas was proud of his garden and happy that he got to feed his family with the vegetables he grew.

when the meal was finished and the dishes washed, cas forced dean to stand in the kitchen while he slathered his cheeks in sunscreen. then dean helped him do the same to jack before plopping his favorite strawberry sunhat on his head. he’s a straw baby, cas would say every time jack wore the hat.

the family headed back outside together. dean picking up where he left off with the porch, while jack and cas headed for the garden to harvest today’s vegetables.

he watched as cas directed jack to which tomatoes were ripe enough to pick. a small smile playing over his face as jack enthusiastically pulled tomatoes from the vine. after a few moments, he finally tore his eyes way from his son and husband, picking up his electric sander and getting back to work on the porch. he had more motivation than ever to make this worn down house into the perfect home for his perfect family.

~straw baby inspiration from the one and only @one-more-offbeat-anthem ~

#i typed this out in my notes app because im chaotic so please excuse any spelling or formatting errors #i will never get over the idea of dean fixing up a lake house and cas tending his garden #baby!jack #toddler!jack #idk they both work #this one goes out to all the lake house and baby jack truthers #destiel #spn #supernatural

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