Magnus Lightwood-Bane 101 (Malec AU)

Chapter 3

"I can't believe we have to go home already" Magnus pouted a little as he slowly stuffed a few more things back into his suitcase.

"I know baby, I don't wanna leave either" Alec admitted as he stepped up behind Magnus and ran his hands around his waist, linking them together in front of him and resting his chin on Magnus' shoulder.

"I hate work" Magnus pouted as he let his head fall back and he leaned into Alec's embrace, resting his hands on Alec's arms.

"No you don't" Alec chuckled, "You love your job"

"Not today I don't, today I hate it" Magnus continued to fake pout, like a sad child who was ready to throw a tantrum at any moment.

Alec kissed his cheek and smiled as he unlaced his fingers and finished packing the last few things into his own case and zipping it up.

Magnus had finished so he sat on the edge of the bed and waited, swinging his feet and trying to think about anything other than having to go home and go back to work.

"Come on beautiful" Alec said as he held his hand out for Magnus to take, which he did, pulling his suitcase behind him.

"We can sleep on the plane, I promise" Alec smiled at his husband. He knew that Magnus was irritable because he was tired; they hadn't exactly gotten a lot of sleep over the last few days.

"I'm being a bitch aren't I?" Magnus asked, pulling an innocent, slightly sorrowful look onto his face.

"No" Alec chuckled, "I know you're just tired baby," he said as he leaned over to kiss Magnus' cheek before he pressed the door for the elevator.

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Back at home;

Magnus dropped his suitcase off at the bottom of the stairs and sighed with contentment to be home ah he strolled into the living room, stretching his arms out as he walked forward and flopped down onto the couch, feeling like he could quite happily take another nap. It had been a long journey back after their flight was delayed and then re-routed due to bad weather.

"My thoughts exactly," Alec said, obviously exhausted as well as he dropped his case beside Magnus' and slumped down in the lounge chair opposite the sofa.

"No, no, no. We can't go to sleep" Magnus said tiredly, "We both have work in the morning, we can't go to sleep yet" his voice drifting quieter with each word.

"Okay..." Alec said, just as quietly. He was struggling to keep his eyes open. He sprung up to his feet quickly, trying to force himself to stay awake. "I'm gonna put on some coffee" he made himself say, loud and clear.

"You wanna check the phone, see if we have any messages?" he called through from the kitchen.

"Uh huh" Magnus mumbled, his eyes drifting closed.

"Magnus" Alec called out, smiling, he knew Magnus hadn't moved an inch.

"I'm up. I'm up" Magnus called back as he forced his eyes open and swung himself forward to stand and walk over to the cabinet that had the landline phone and answering machine on it.

'4 new messages' the display said.

Magnus pressed the play button as he blinked his eyes a few times, still struggling to stay awake and trying to focus.

"Hi sweethearts, welcome home. Call me when you get this, we wanna get the 2 of you over for dinner this week. Love you" Maryse Lightwood's voice said, making Magnus smile. Alec too, he could hear it from the kitchen.

"I'll call her back in a sec" Alec called through.

Magnus could smell the deep rich aroma of freshly brewed coffee coming from the kitchen, helping to awaken his mind.

The answering machine beeped, signalling the end of the message and started to play the next.

"Mr and Mr Lightwood-Bane, Hello it's Aline here, I know you are away on your honeymoon right now but if you could call me as soon as you get back that'd be great. I've had a cancellation in my appointments and would like to book you in for a visit. We have a potential adoption match for you and I'd like to get the ball rolling as soon as possible. It can sometimes be a long process so the sooner we get started... anyway, call me back as soon as you can. Thanks, guys, hope you had a great time" Aline Penhallow; the lovely woman from social services that they had spoken to and met with a few times in the last few months, reeled off in her message.

Magnus stood, frozen, staring down at the machine like it was going to bite him.

It suddenly became very real for Magnus at that moment; he wanted this, he was 100% of that, but the thought of being responsible for a tiny little life suddenly dawned on him and he had a few moments of panic. He glanced up at Alec, who had stepped into the doorway and was looking down at the little digital machine the same way that Magnus was.

"Oh my God," Alec said breathlessly. It was a mixture of excitement and fear, they had been wanting this for so long and now it was finally happening. They were married, happy, settled in good jobs and a good home and now the final piece was about to fall into place.

"I... wha... What do we do? Should we call her back now?" Magnus asked, his voice a little unsteady.

"Yeah, yeah, call her back," Alec said hopeful and excited as he came to stand by Magnus' side and took his shaking hand. They were both wide awake now.