A/N: This short has nothing to do with the book War and Peace. I have never actually read that book. Disclaimer: I do not own anything.
Alec walked into the apartment at half past midnight. He had been getting home late recently. It's not like he didn't want to walk into his home and see his amazing boyfriend and two loving sons. He just had a lot of work to do. Magnus was sitting on the couch, looking rather mad.
"Magnus?" Alec said making sure to be quiet so he wouldn't wake Rafe or Max. "What's wrong?"
"Where were you?" Magnus asks. He didn't turn to look at Alec.
"I was training, it ran late," Alec crossed the room to kneel down in front of his boyfriend, "I'm sorry, I was going to call but I thought you would be asleep."
"Well," Magnus turned his head so he wouldn't be able to look Alec in the eyes, "I'm still up."
"I'm sorry, Magnus," Alec pleaded.
Magnus didn't answer.
"Did something happen?" Alec asked. He couldn't remember the last time Magnus was this mad at him.
"The kids wanted you to put them to bed," Magnus said. "But I wouldn't let them stay up past ten."
"Magnus, please look at me."
Magnus didn't move.
"I hate not being home," Alec told the warlock.
Magnus said nothing.
Alec got up on the couch to try to get Magnus to look at him. This only resulted in Magnus getting even more angry, if that was even possible. He snapped his fingers and a purple fleece blanket appeared on Alec's lap in a blue haze.
"Good night, Alexander." Magnus got up off the couch and walked to his room, locking the door behind him.
Alec would have gone after him and banged on the door if it weren't for the kids asleep in their beds.
* * *
Alec woke to the screech of Max's laughter as he pleaded with his father to get up. "I'm up, I'm up," he laughed.
"Daddy, why are you on the couch?" Max asked in his adorable three year old voice.
"Because I, uh, fell asleep out here on accident," he lied.
"Silly daddy!" Max laughed.
Alec chuckled and asked his son: "What do you want for breakfast?"
"Pancakes!" Max exclaimed.
"We had pancakes yesterday, buddy!" Alec laughed.
"Oh," Max thought for a second. "Waffles!"
"Alright, we'll have waffles." Alec got up and went to the kitchen.
* * *
Alec finished making the waffles and sat down beside his son to eat his breakfast and drink his coffee. Magnus still wasn't up. This was very unusual. What was wrong? Why was he so angry?
"Daddy?" Rafe asked.
"Yes?" Alec replied.
"Can I go over to Uncle Jace's?"
"Hmmm, sure."
Alec called Jace and he gladly said that he would watch the kids today. After Jace picked the kids up, Alec walked straight to the bedroom. The door was still locked. Alec would have used his stele but it had broken last night in training. He knocked on the door and heard Magnus snap his fingers. Alec tried to open the door again and it swung open this time.
"Magnus?" Alec said as he sat down on the bed. Magnus was awake, his eyes were open, but he didn't answer. "What did I do?"
"You're never home, Alexander." Magnus didn't seem angry anymore, just defeated.
"I know, I'm sorry," Alec told his warlock. "I wish that I could be home more often."
"I shouldn't have gotten angry with you, Alexander," Magnus's eyes were brimmed with unshed tears.
"Magnus, you had every right to be angry with me. It's true, I'm never home. I don't spend enough time with the kids. I wish that I could be home more often, it's just, I also have to work." Alec hated saying it, but it was the truth. "I'm a terrible husband, I'm a terrible father."
"Alexander, that's not true," Magnus said finally looking at him. "You're an amazing husband and father, you just have no choice but to work. Shadowhunting isn't exactly a job that you can quit easily."
Alec looked into Magnus's wonderful cat eyes. "How about I take next week off and we can go somewhere. You, the kids, and I."
"I'd like that, darling," Magnus smiled.
Alec lent over his boyfriend and placed a kiss on his soft lips.
"Today, though, the kids are with Jace and I don't have to work," Alec said with a quirk of his eyebrow.
"Oh, really?" Magnus said pulling Alec on top of him.
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Wow! That seems short. And also, no I am not dead, just can't think of anything.
Ideas people! Please!
Thanks for reading!
