𝕆𝕦𝕣 𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖 𝔽𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕒 {𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕥𝕨𝕠}

ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕚𝕩: 𝕄𝕖𝕖𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘

ᴬ ᵇʳⁱᵍʰᵗ ᶜʰⁱˡᵈ, ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ˡᵒᵛⁱⁿᵍ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ.

Alex nervously shook his hands as he got out of the car. Dallas had agreed to stay home with Mateo and Alexis while they went to meet Tubbo. "Do you think he'll hate me?" Alex asked worriedly as his hand brushed the scar. Nick stopped Alex and him and Karl took turns kissing the scar all the way from the bottom to the top. "I think if he's anything like us...he'll love you" Karl said as Alex calmed slightly. He approached the playground they had arranged for the meetup and messaged to SW that he was there.

"Mr. Quackity?" A woman's voice caused Alex to turn his head. There stood a woman with a boy at her side. "I'm Natalie, Tubbo's social worker" The woman said kindly as she shook hands with Alex. "And who are these two men?" "Uh...My husbands" Alex said hoping she wasn't going to leave instantly "Ah I see! Well then, Tubbo? Why don't you have a chat with these men okay? I'm gonna be just over there" Natalie patted the boy's head before turning away. Alex smiled down at him and Tubbo sat on the bench. "...Are you gonna adopt me?" asked Tubbo "...I don't know yet" Alex answered truthfully. "I think so though" Tubbo nodded and looked around "...Did you know my Mum?" Alex sat beside him "no...I didn't know your dad had a wife before we got married" "Did you know about me?" Tubbo asked "No...But I would have liked to" Alex watched Tubbo pull at his sweater sleeve "Did my dad not want me?" Alex was shook, how could he tell a thirteen year old boy his father had a complicated outlook on his life? "Well...I want to believe he gave you up because he knew he wouldn't be able to care for you" "But he cared for you didn't he? You seem fond of him." At this Alex traded a look with Karl and Nick "For a while..I thought your dad was the greatest man alive. He brought me roses and..he sang to me in spanish. Then..he started to drink" Tubbo nodded, listening quietly. "He became mean...distant..and filled with rage. He did many bad things..." Tubbo's small hand reached and traced the scar from just above Alex's lip, all the way up to his eyebrow. "Did he do this to you?" He asked "...Yes" Alex answered. "...I'm sorry" Tubbo removed his hand "It's not your fault...it's not even Schlatt's" "Schlatt?" "That was his name Tubbo" "Why do you keep calling me tubbo?" Alex smiled "Your father wrote me a letter...he said when he looked at you after your mom had named you Toby...he wanted to call you Tubbo" the boy nodded "Did you love my dad?" Asked Tubbo, the question made Alex freeze. How would he answer that? 

"I think...before he did what he did I loved him." He answered truthfully "Is my dad a bad guy?" "No." Alex didn't hesitate. He couldn't keep hating Schlatt, because it wasn't Schlatt who had hurt him all those times, it was the alcohol. Maybe that's why Alex really stayed. He knew it was true because whenever he hurt him, as soon as he sobered up and realized what he had done, he would care for Alex. Bathe him, and gently massage his back. Shower him with love and affection as much as he could. He would always say "I know all of this can't make up for what I do to you..." and it was true, no amount of care and affection could fix what he had broken inside of Alex, and yet Alex stayed patiently waiting for the man he had loved, but would never get back. "...Okay." Tubbo looked at the other two men behind Alex "Who are they?" he asked "Oh...My husbands" Alex blurted. "oh..." Tubbo nodded. A small yellow bee buzzed near Alex and he yelped pulling away from it, Tubbo gasped "Don't hit it! It's a bee!" He cried. He reached out, absolutely no fear, as he grabbed the bee. It buzzed wildly but didn't sting him. "I love bees" He said excitedly as he let it go. Natalie walked over suddenly "Well...May I speak with Alex?" She asked "Yes..." Alex nodded standing up.

"So...Have you made your decision?" Natalie asked "...Yes I have" Alex said "I want to adopt him" Natalie smiled "Good" She led him back to the bench, and before a word could be spoken Tubbo broke down sobbing. "Please take me with you!" He begged "I don't want you to leave me here! I don't wanna go back I just wanna go home with you! Please I'll be good I promise, I can clean and I can..I can try to cook and I- I'll be good I-" Alex hugged Tubbo tight. "I'm not leaving you here Tubbo...We'll adopt you". Natalie told them when the official date of Tubbo's homecoming would be. In less then a week. "That will give you time to set up the room" Natalie explained "Great..good" Alex nodded eagerly as Karl handed Tubbo the small gift he had gotten him, it was a stuffed turtle. "I have one more question" Tubbo blurted "Yeah?" "...Are there any little boy's my age near your home?" "Oh...That's right this one man and his son's just moved in!" Karl said "He has a little boy your age I think" Tubbo nodded "...Okay" He ran and hugged Alex, Karl, and Nick before following Natalie away. "So...we're doing this?" Nick asked 

"We're doing this"