Shelter From the Storm (Malec) (boyxboy)

Part 6

Jace banged on Magnus's door, an arm wrapped a still shaking Alec and Izzy by his side.
Magnus swung the door open, took one look at Alec and pulled him into his arms.
"Are you okay?" he asked, stroking his boyfriend's hair. "What happened?" he demanded turning to look at Jace and Izzy with angry eyes.
"Mom," Jace said, rubbing the back of his neck, "she..."
Magnus shot Jace an angry look. "Baby," his whispered into Alec's ear. "Its okay."
     Alec buried his head further into Magnus's shoulder.
     "I'm gonna take him to my room," Magnus said. "Sit and wait."
     "Let me come," Jace said.
"No," Magnus said. "Stay here."
Magnus sat down on his bed, and pulled Alec into his lap. "Baby," Magnus said, running his hands through Alec's hair. He could feel Alec shaking. Magnus kisses the side of Alec's head. "I'm sorry," he murmured, "I'm sorry I let her take you. I'm sorry I didn't stop her."
Alec picked his head up, eyes red and puffy, tears still streaming down his face. He raised a shaky hand and wiped some of the tears away. He opens his mouth to say something but nothing comes out.
Magnus runs his hand down Alec's neck gently. "Just take a few deep breaths," he says softly. He leans in and kisses Alec's shoulder. "I'm gonna take this off," he says, his hands going to Alec's shirt buttons. "Is that okay?"
Alec slowly nods. Magnus carefully unbuttons what's left of his shirt, pushing it to the ground with a quiet thud. Magnus ran his hands down Alec's side, looking for injuries.
     Alec grabbed one of Magnus's hands.
    "Baby," Magnus said, squeezing Alec's hand.
     "I'm sorry," Alec said quietly, wiping his face again.
      "Alexander," Magnus said, kissing Alec's red cheek, "you have nothing to apologize for."
     He pulled Alec back into his arms, running his hands up and down his boyfriends scarred back.
     "He's right," Jace said from the doorway. "You don't have anything to apologize for."
    Alec climbed out of Magnus's arms, looking embarrassed.
"I however," Jace said, looking down at the ground, "have a lot to apologize for."
He walked over to Alec, taking his parabatai's hand in his own. "I should have paid better attention when I noticed you were hurting. I should have asked, actually asked you. I should have been a better brother, a better parabatai. I'm so sorry, Alec."
"I'm sorry too," Izzy said quietly. She walked over to where Alec and Jace were, as Magnus got up off from the bed and walked to the corner of the room, watching the siblings.
"It's okay," Alec said quietly, laying his head against Izzy's shoulder as she sat next to him. "I should have told you guys. I just- I- I didn't want to make you guys upset. That's your mom, I know how heartbroken you guys must be..."
"Hey," Jace said, grasping Alec's neck gently, pulling his head to meet his. "You are my parabatai. You are the one who I grew up with. You and me raised each other. Yes, Maryse was like my mom in a way. But you. You are my family."
Alec nodded as Jace pulled him into tight hug, and Izzy wrapped her arms around both of them.
"I love you guys," Alec said.
"We love you too," Izzy said, pulling away.
"You two can stay here tonight," Magnus said, stepping out of his corner. He snapped his fingers, and blankets appeared. "Here's your blankets."
"Magnus," Jace said quietly. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay Jace," he sighed. "You apologized. I know you feel bad. It's alright."
Jace nodded, grabbed Izzy, and left the room.
Magnus walked back over to Alec, kneeling behind Alec and wrapping his hands around his waist. "Do you hurt anywhere?" he asked, running his fingers down Alec's abs.
"No," he said, kissing Magnus's jaw. "Nothing some sleep won't fix."
"Let's go to bed then," Magnus said, kissing Alec's temple.
Alec nodded and started unbuttoning his pants very slowly.
Magnus noticed his embarrassment. "You want some pajama bottoms," he asked.
Alec nodded as Magnus handed him a plaid pair.
Magnus stripped his shirt off, and pulled on a pair of pajamas over his boxers. He climbed into bed and gently pulled Alec in beside him.
Alec set his hand on Magnus's chest. "Thank you," he said softly, moving closer so their foreheads were touching.
Magnus wrapped his arms around Alec, pulling him as close as he could while still being able to see his face. "Don't thank me for caring for you," he said, kissing Alec's brow. "That's not something you ever need to do."
Magnus leaned in and kissed Alec so hard it made his spine tingle. Alec sighed and leaned his head against Magnus chest. "Thank you."