Two Dads, One Family

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Alec bounces his six-month old daughter Madzie gently as he watches his five year old son Max run around the playground. He sees his son get tackled by his best friend and smiles, glad that he has such a good friend. Raphael runs up to Alec with Max trailing behind.

"Hi Mr. Lightwood! Hi baby Madzie." He greets Madzie in a quieter voice and Alec smiles. "Hey buddy. Say hi." Madzie giggles and holds Raphael's finger as he pokes her belly gently. Raphael smiles and sits next to Max and Alec on the bench, still playing with his friend's baby sister. Max gets a bag of Cheerios from the diaper bag and shares with Raphael while they sit there. Madzie starts to suck on her hand so Alec pulls a bottle out of the bag and feeds her.

"So, Raph? Where's your dad? You're not alone, right?" "Nope! My papa is on the phone." Alec nods. Max hands Alec a rag. "You forgot a bib, daddy." "Oh thank you, Max." He lets Max tuck the rag under Madzie's chin as she continues to drink her lunch. Raphael grabs Max's hand. "Swings?" "Yeah!" Both boys run to the swingset. Alec laughs and helps Madzie finish her bottle. He props her onto his shoulder and burps her, kissing her cheek afterwards.

"Oh she is just the cutest." A man sits down beside Alec and smiles at him. Alec is immediately attracted. "Uh y-yeah she is." "Like her mother?" "No clue. I adopted Madzie when she was a couple weeks old, she's six months now though." The man nods. Madzie puts her hand on her dad's cheek and Alec turns his head, taking the tiny and chubby hand into his mouth and pretending to eat it. The baby girl starts laughing, causing both men to laugh as well.

"Handsome and a great father? Looks like I chose the correct bench to watch my son from." Alec blushes and turns to the man. "Uh thanks... I'm Alec." "Magnus." "So which is your son?" Magnus points at Raphael and Alec laughs. "You're Mr. Bane?" Magnus nods. "Wait. Is Max yours by chance?" "Yes he is." "Is his mother around?" Alec shakes his head, looking at Madzie.

"I was the donor for his mother, used to be my best friend. Lydia wanted to be a mom but couldn't find a decent man so I said that I would help her out. She was great. She passed away before he turned one, cancer is a bitch. Since I was the biological father and I left my jerk of a boyfriend at the time, I took him in and have raised him since. I've had my sister, brother, and my mom help me out but I mostly raised him on my own." "I am so sorry about what happened to Lydia. I am a single father as well. I left Raphael's mother when I learned that Camille was too unfit to be a mother or a human for that matter." Alec chuckles softly. "Not unfazed that I said 'boyfriend' during my explanation?" "I went on a date with a man two weeks ago." "That's why Raphael slept over." Both men start laughing.

Max and Raphael approach their dads and hug each man. Max looks at Alec and smiles, tapping his knee. "Tag!" Alec laughs. Magnus takes Madzie into his arms. "Go for it, darling." Alec blushes and smiles, chasing after the boys. Madzie pokes Magnus's nose. Magnus gives Madzie an Eskimo kiss and laughs along with her, remembering when Raphael was that small. Alec does a flip over the bench and both boys climb onto the bench.

"Daddy how did you do that?!" "Your auntie Izzy and uncle Jace and I loved to do that kind of stuff when we were kids." Alec takes Madzie and kisses her cheek. "Hello my little guppy." Magnus gives a playful smirk. "What, no kisses for me?" Alec, in a burst of bravery, kisses Magnus's cheek. Magnus freezes, trying to comprehend what just happened. The Lightwood father grabs the diaper bag and turns to Max. "Let's go kiddo. Grandma wants to see Madzie today and you can ask her all about what I used to do with my flips." "Okay, daddy! Bye Raph! Bye Mr. Bane!" Max follows his dad and Magnus is still stunned by Alec's action.

"Papa, we should invite them over soon." "Oh yes we should." Magnus smiles at his son. "Do you like Mr. Lightwood?" "I just might, Rapha. Now let's go. I am sure that aunt Cat would love to see you."

"Daddy do you like Mr. Bane?" was the first question that Maryse heard when she saw her grandchildren. Alec blushes and shrugs. "I might." "Hold up! Who do you like?!" Alec's younger sister Isabelle runs into the room and smiles. Maryse laughs a bit and takes Madzie into her arms. "Is he handsome?" "Very. He's a single father too, his son and Max are best friends." "You should date him, daddy! I could have a brother!" Jace laughs as he walks downstairs. "If your dad gathers the courage to even say hello to the man go for it."

"Daddy kissed him already!" "It was on the cheek, nothing crazy." "I hear wedding bells!" "No, Iz." The Lightwoods all give a collective laugh. "I should've asked for his number, he's a cool guy plus our sons love spending time together." "You may see him soon then. Take that chance!" "Thanks mom." Maryse has been supportive of Alec being gay since the beginning. Robert, Alec's dad, was the opposite. When Maryse walked in on Robert beating Alec and calling him a 'useless faggot', she filed for divorce and took the kids. Maryse bounces her granddaughter gently and smiles at her son.

"Catarina, listen. All I am saying is that I need to climb that tall man like a tree and yesterday." Magnus and his friend laugh as Raphael watched TV, not paying attention. "Careful, Mags." "Oh hush." Magnus hears his front door open and is pleasantly surprised with who enters.

"Biscuit! Come sit!" Clary laughs and sits next to Magnus. "Who does Magnus want now?" "Alec Lightwood, single father. I swear if you keep listening to your little friend, you're gonna fall off that cliff." "Okay one, not little in the slightest. And two, he has shown interest in me as well." "Alec showed emotion towards someone that wasn't Max or Madzie?" "You know him?" Clary nods. "Tall, black hair, hazel eyes, gay as fuck. I'm dating his brother Jace." Magnus gasps and faces Clary. "He is with his mother right now. You know the address?" "I planned on going anyways." "Raphael put your shoes on!"