"Friends" Sequel To "It Started With A Kitten" (Muke Hybrid AU)

Final Chapter: The End And Snapshots

Little snapshots from both Luke's and Michael's point of view of their life.

Luke groaned for what felt like the millionth time, why did they decided to go through with this for a second time? It was already hard enough with Jace, but now another? Sure Luke was ecstatic but he had just started getting use to having the three of them. "Lukeyyyyyy, my back hurtsssss," Michael had not stopped whining all day no matter how many times Luke complied to the older mans request. "I know it does baby, I know. How about you shift? Remember how that helped you last pregnancy? Hmmmm, let's just try it, I can cuddled you even more then.."

Michael whined once again and turned into Luke's side, his swollen, almost due belly, pressing against Luke's boxer clad thigh. The blonde just kissed Michael's chocolate brown hair and rubbed his back. He helped the aching boy removed his sweatpants leaving one of Luke's old collage sweaters on his pale body. Luke was grateful that their curious six year old was currently asleep, him not knowing about Michael's shifting situation. The older boy sprawled out in their king size bed causing Luke to roll his eyes at the smirk on his face.

The 25 year old got out of bed letting his husband do whatever he wanted. He padded down the steps of their home, the chilly fall air seeping through the closed windows. He checked the thermostat making sure the house wouldn't drop to much in the night and grabbed a glass of water. But before returning to his waiting love he stopped by his sons room. The small boy was passed out, dark brown curly hair sprawled across the mound of pillows that he's stollen from around the house.

Luke still remembers the day when he found out the boys reasoning and when Luke went to argue the small boy just had to claim, 'But daddy! I need them to protect me from the monsters! You have to protect Pa so I have to use the pillows for me!' And really who was Luke to argue when tears collected in his own blues eyes as he stared into his sons innocent jade ones. So the pillows stayed and Jace grew and the baby came along, his light brown hair grew darker as the months passed. Luke missed the slight tint of dirty blonde that matched Michael's natural hair from when he was first born.

But as it grew darker Michael insisted that his hair was to match his baby's and when Jace understood it he grew excited exclaiming that 'he loves having matching hair with pa! When are you dying your hair daddy?!' To which Luke had to sadly tell their toddler that it wasn't going to happen. Luke set the glass of water down on the exhausted boy's nightstand checking to make sure the night light was safely plugged in. Luke placed one last kiss on his snoring sons forehead and heading back to his husband.

Judging by the empty room and grey sweater on a pile on the floor leaving a brown kitten in the bed, Luke guessed Michael took his advice. He shut off the bed side lamp and took off his glasses setting the down and gently scooping up the pregnant kitten. Luke laid on his belly curling his right arm around Michael, Luke kissed him on the nose and started to slightly message Mikey's paws. Purrs were filling the room making Luke smile. After a while of rubbing the kittens feet Mikey rolled over telling Luke it was time for his back rub making Luke laugh lightly. Before he knew it Michael's purrs had stopped and Luke drifted to sleep with his nose nuzzled into the tiny fuzzy tummy that holds his and Michael's second baby.

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Michael heard screaming and he knew that his peaceful morning was gone. He got up and went downstairs wishing Luke had the day off so he didn't have to deal with the fighting siblings on his own. It was currently Jaces first day of 4th grade and Baylee was not having any of it. Michael saw that Jace was trying to calm the screaming four year old down by wiping the tears from her blue eyes and whispering soothing words.

"Go finish getting ready pup, okay? I got her." Jace nodded his head and Michael scooped up the tearful blonde. "What's wrong babe? Why are you crying?" The young girl whimpered and buried her head into Michael's neck, sobs being muffled. "Hey Bay, how about when we drop Jace off we go grab some breakfast, just you and me. Then we can surprise daddy at work and after we get Jace we can go get some ice cream, how does that sound?" Michael looked down at the sniffling toddler and met her puffy blue eyes.