Brooklyn Revival (completed)

Chapter 35- Beach Day

Two weeks had passed since Magnus' kidnapping and Alec's accident. Magnus had been attending his appointments with his psychologist and was starting to make progress as he was now able to hug the girls and Simon. Jace was still hard to deal with but he wasn't sure why. He had tried to spend some time alone with him but it had only made him anxious. Luckily, Alec had been in the other room at the time so he was able to call him in and felt calmer as he held onto Alec's hand. He was pleased that Alec had explained to Jace that it wasn't anything to do with him personally and it was probably to do with his demeanour and the way he carried himself that made Magnus a little on edge. The way it had done when Magnus had first met Jace. Magnus was grateful though when Jace spoke to him with Alec there and told him that there were no hard feelings and he would do anything to make Magnus feel more comfortable around him which had definitely made the situation better for Magnus since he was able to shake Jace's hand without getting panicked.

Now, Magnus and Alec were strolling across the beach, hand in hand and letting the waves crash over their feet. The sun beating down on them and both just enjoying the peacefulness and being with one another. They felt that they had received enough drama in their life for their whole lifetime and decided to do something together that was a little more mellow.

"Do you want to get an ice-cream?" Alec asked as he pulled Magnus closer.

"Sounds good to me" Magnus smiled up at him, leaning up and kissing the tip of Alec's nose. Magnus's heart-melting at the boyish grin Alec gave him from that action.

"I love you so much. Do you know that? You really are the most incredible and beautiful man I have ever met" Alec said softly, his hand cupping Magnus' face as he stroked his cheek with his thumb.

"I love you too Alexander. I don't know what I would do without you. You are my whole world. Thank you for saving me," Magnus replied, turning his head and kissing the palm of Alec's hand.

"I'll always save you. No matter how far you go, how dangerous it is or how pricey it is. I will always come and rescue you" Alec leaned down and captured Magnus' lips in a sweet and tender kiss. Magnus's arms wrapping around Alec's waist as they kissed under the sunshine.

They broke apart when they felt a sudden splash of cold water over them and turned around to see Clary there with Jace beside her. Both laughing at the shocked look on their faces. Alec turned around and saw Izzy setting up a beach towel on the sand with Simon faffing about trying to help her but had his hands slapped away.

"What are you guys doing here?" Magnus asked them curiously as he ran a hand through his now damp hair.

"Simon said you were coming to the beach today and since it's such a nice day, we thought we would join you. I hope you don't mind. Izzy made a picnic. I think the hormones are kicking in as she's going full mom mode lately," Clary explained with a chuckle.

"No that's fine. Alec and I are just going to get some ice-cream. Does anyone else want one?" Magnus asked, knowing the answer immediately was a yes by Jace's grin.

"Can I have a soft ice-cream in a cone with a chocolate flake?" Jace asked happily.

"Yep, Clary?" Alec enquired.

"I'll have the same, so will Simon, and Izzy will have an ice lolly since she's not allowed the ice-cream," Clary beamed making Magnus's chuckle.

He looked over to Izzy and saw the tiny bump on her stomach. To most people it wouldn't look like a pregnancy bump, it was far too small. However, Magnus knew how slim Izzy was before and he could tell that the tiny bump was from the baby, despite only being just over 8 weeks

"Yeah, I remember Izzy not being allowed certain ice-creams" Alec chuckled remembering the emotional breakdown his sister had when she came back from the midwife's appointment to be told she had a list of foods she wasn't allowed to eat while pregnant. Certain ice-creams being one of them due to the salmonella risk.