Two Dads, One Family

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Alec and Magnus have been dating for nearly five months now and things are going very smoothly. At the moment, the little family is enjoying summer break with the boys at Alec's mom's home. Raphael and Max are playing with water guns and water balloons in the backyard with Jace, Alec, and Simon, Izzy's new boyfriend, while Magnus sits with Madzie, Clary, Izzy, and Maryse. The baby continues to happily munch on her fruit in her papa's lap while her aunties, grandma, and papa talk about adult junk.

"So, Magnus. How do you feel about my brother?" "I love the man, simple as that. I can honestly see a future with him and I know the feeling is mutual." "Aww! I'm glad to hear that!" "I agree with Clary. Magnus, you've brought out a completely new side of my son and it's so amazing to see it. Thank you for loving my boy." "Thank you for raising such an amazing son and incredible father." "Stop talking about me over here." "Hello, darling." Alec and Magnus share a quick kiss before the Lightwood takes his daughter into his arms. Madzie smiles at her daddy, exposing her few teeth, and touches his face with her little chubby hands. Alec kisses all over her face and hugs her close, earning giggles from the eleven month old baby. He sits on the ground with her in front of him by Magnus, letting his boyfriend pet his hair from the bench. Alec extends his legs with his knees bent and puts Madzie between them, letting her do her thing.

"Papa, look!" The adults' attention all goes to Jace face down on the ground, shirt soaked through, with two kids on his back. All the adults start laughing along with the two children as Jace starts doing push-ups. Madzie starts clapping and laughing, standing against her dad's knee a bit. Alec notices and is instantly quiet. Maryse notices and looks at her son.

"Alec? You alright?" "Madzie is standing. She's never stood." "She is?!" Magnus is instantly on the ground. "Do you think she'll take a step?" "I don't know." Madzie answers that question for them by steadying herself and taking one step closer to Alec. The Lightwood man instantly has his hands out towards her in case she falls over.

"C'mon, sweetie! You got this. Walk to daddy!" Magnus is silenced by the little girl taking another step, smiling at her daddy. After four more little steps, she falls forward into her daddy's hands. There's an eruption of cheers in the yard as Alec kisses all over Madzie's face. The small girl laughs as Alec gives her Eskimo kisses.

"Great job, my little angel! Who's my big girl?" Madzie squeals and claps, words still aren't her thing but that's okay. Magnus gives her cheek a big kiss before tickling her little belly. Max and Raphael run over and look at the baby.

"Good job, baby Madzie! Soon, we can play chase with her!" "As long as you two are careful with her then that sounds fun to me." "Madzie is getting so big already! Any words yet?" "No not yet, mom. The doctor said that's normal and not to worry about any issues in lack of speech until she's at least eighteen months old. But hey! Four steps!" Madzie claps again in her daddy's arms and he pulls her to sit in his lap. Magnus smiles at the little girl and his love at their interactions, laughing a bit as Madzie starts to stroke Alec's arm hair. Alec kisses the top of Madzie's head before looking at Simon as he approaches them.

"Congrats on the first steps from this little princess! S-still not a fan of me dating Izzy...?" "Oh, you bet. Watch yourself, Lewis. We may be old friends, but she's still my little sister." "Oh, relax! He won't hurt me, Alec. He's literally the sweetest thing. Plus he knows you'll kill him in seconds." Simon visibly shutters and Maryse laughs softly along with Magnus, Jace, and Clary. Alec cracks a small smile and just holds his daughter close to him as he stays seated in the grass. The two other kids don't know what's going on so they don't say anything, focusing on whatever game they're playing next. Izzy gives her brother an affectionate eye roll before kissing Simon on the cheek. Maryse checks the time and decides to go inside to get food ready for lunch while everyone else just relaxes. Madzie starts babbling and squealing at her dads as they play with her.

"Hey Mags?" "Yes, darling?" "I love you." "I love you too. How should we celebrate Madzie's first steps? Knowing you and your level of extra with the children and just being a parent, I'm assuming you plan on doing something." "Oh definitely. Family game and movie night with ice cream. Keep it simple for her like usual and this time, she gets her own ice cream instead of sharing mine like always." "We get ice cream tonight?!" "Yes, Maxwell. Make sure you behave until then so that you do get ice cream." "I will, daddy! C'mon, Raph!" Raphael and Max run to go play and Alec shakes his head as he chuckles at his son. Magnus watches the boys with a wide smile on his face as he rests his head on Alec's shoulder.

After lunch, Alec and Magnus took the boys and Madzie home. The Lightwood puts Madzie down for her nap and watches the boys run to Max's room. Magnus laughs a bit and smiles at his boyfriend.

"Boys will be boys." "Yeah. You would think they were brothers with how they act. They're inseparable." "They are, I'm assuming you and Jace were like this?" "Oh yeah, attached at the damn hip. So Raph must pout up a storm on the way home." "Oh you don't know the half of it." "I think there's a way to avoid all that pouting..." Alec's voice trails off and he has a bit of a grin tugging at his lips. Magnus turns to completely face Alec and raises an eyebrow, questioning where he's going with this. Alec walks closer to Magnus and rests a hand on the man's hip.

"What if you two moved in? I live closer to your work than your current place plus I'm always home. You both are here more often than you are at your own home. I just think it would be something to consider." "Alexander... I-... I would love to move in with you..." Magnus smiles big with tears threatening to smudge his makeup as he kisses Alec happily. The taller of the two responds to the kiss gently, cupping Magnus' cheek So carefully that it was as if he was holding something fragile. Alec knew that his boyfriend loved being touched and held as if he were a precious object, it made Magnus feel cared for. Alec can feel the smile against his lips before pulling away, kissing Magnus on the forehead.

"I hope you fully grasp what you're offering." "I do. I want you by my side for as long as I live." "Alexander if you turn this into a proposal I will punch you in the face." "I'm not, i think it's a bit too soon for that plus that deserves to be an extravagant gesture." "Okay good!" Both men laugh a bit as they rest their foreheads against each other, enjoying being in each other's embrace. Alec kisses Magnus on the forehead and hugs him close to his chest as he sees two boys run out to the living room.

"Daddy, can we watch TV?" "Sure, I'll set it up." Alec goes to turn the tv on for the boys and returns to Magnus' side. "Should we tell the boys that they're going to be sharing a room soon?" "Lets wait until our little celebration tonight. That way, if they get overly excited and get loud, it won't wake Madzie from her nap." "Good thinking, Mags." Alec wraps his arms around Magnus and rests his forehead against the shorter male's. Magnus smiles happily up at his boyfriend and speaks in a slightly teasing tone.

"Where would you be without me?" "Suffering alone with a bottle of lotion, some tissues, and my laptop." "ALEXANDER GIDEON LIGHTWOOD YOU DIRTY BOY!" "You sounded just like my mother right there the first time i told her about you and Izzy and I made the ring joke." "Oh I remember that. The moment i walked into Maryse's house, the first thing I heard was her screaming that at you." Alec smiles and chuckles a bit while Magnus laughs softly. The adults share one last kiss before walking towards the living room, smiling at their sons cuddled together on the couch while they're mesmerized by a fat purple bear cat bunny kid thing screaming and running from a pink bunny girl in a green dress. The Lightwood finds himself picturing in that moment a future with the five of them still in the same household, but the kids are older and Alec was married to Magnus. The taller of the two smiles to himself and holds Magnus closer, kissing the top of his head.