Magnus Lightwood-Bane 101 (Malec AU)

Chapter 6

A few months later.

Alec woke from his position of leaning back in a slump on the couch with a shake and a snort when Magnus closed the front door behind him and walked into the living room.

"I'm awake" Alec snorted with a startle. His eyes were blurry with sleep and his grey T-shirt was covered in splashes of food, milk and sweat. The boys were now shuffling around and even crawling a little and were running Alec ragged all day long.

"Oh honey," Magnus said sympathetically.

"I'm okay, I'm okay," Alec said rubbing his eyes as he got up from the couch and walked over to greet Magnus with a kiss.

"Alexander?" Magnus asked as he stepped back after the sweet tiny little kiss.

"Yeah?" Alec said.

"How long has it been since you, uh... took a shower?" Magnus said, giving Alec a half apologetic and half comedic smile.

Alec looked up from where he was picking up handfuls of toys from the floor.

He looked offended for just a split second, but then turned his head slightly and he had to admit, he didn't exactly smell linen fresh.

"It's been a long week" he said, a little embarrassed as he dropped all the little colourful blocks back into the toy chest.

"I know baby" Magnus said sadly as he pulled his hoodie off of his shoulders.

"Are the boys asleep?" he asked.

"Yeah I just tucked them in a half hour ago" Alec yawned.

"Good. Let's go see about that shower" Magnus winked and turned on his heels to jog up the stairs.

He stripped off his tank top as he got to the top of the stairs and tossed it into the laundry hamper in the bathroom as he went past it and reached into the shower to turn on the water, which sputtered out icy cold for a second and then warmed, filling the room with a soft steam.

Alec appeared in the doorway, his eyes soft as he leaned his elbows on the door frame and watched Magnus shimmy out of his yoga pants after he'd kicked off his sneakers and step into the glass shower, leaving the door open for Alec.

Alec peeled his T-shirt off over his head.

'Woah, that's ripe' he thought to himself as he tossed it aside. He kicked off his jeans and stepped into the shower behind Magnus who was soaping himself up.

Magnus turned his attention to Alec and stepped aside so that Alec could stand under the stream of water. He ran the huge soapy sponge up Alec's smooth back and over his shoulders, letting the water wash away the bubbles.

"God that feels better" Alec sighed as the hot water washed away the day from him.

Magnus smiled running his hands around Alec's hips and joining them in front of his stomach. He rested his forehead on the back of Alec's neck and kissed the top of his spine, just between the shoulder blades.

"So how was work?" Alec asked quietly, just relaxing and savouring the feeling.

"Same old really" Magnus said, "That guy Jordan who does the swimming classes is still asking me if I'm still married" he chuckled.

"He knows I'm a college athlete right?" Alec asked, his eyebrow raised, turning his head slightly.

Magnus laughed. "He's harmless" he said.

"Maybe I should bring the boys by to meet you for lunch one day. Maybe then he'll get the message" Alec laughed, hiding just a small tinge of jealousy and asserting his dominance. Alec definitely wasn't a fighter, but if anyone tried anything with Magnus, he would put them on their ass as soon as look at them.

"That sounds nice" Magnus smiled, loving the idea of showing off his gorgeous family to his co-workers.

Magnus found himself running his thumbs over Alec's abs as Alec continued to soap himself up.

"Alexander I think you have some carrot in your hair" Magnus said, frowning as he inspected the orange looking little pieces stuck in the hair just above Alec's ear.

Alec laughed and let his chin fall to his chest.

Magnus reached over to grab the bottle of shampoo and scrubbed some softly through Alec's hair, massaging his scalp, which Alec was close to admitting that he enjoyed a little too much.

After rinsing both their bodies clean, they stepped out from the shower and both wrapped warm fresh towels around their waists.

On their way past the boys bedroom, they peeked in to see the boys still sound asleep, taking a moment to swoon over the sweet way that they would only nap if they were in the same crib; though they'd finally managed to get them to sleep in their own overnight.

Alec pulled a clean pair of underwear from the drawer and pulled them up his legs before letting the towel drop to the floor and falling flat on his stomach onto their fluffy shared bed and sighing with relief; it felt so good to be clean again.

"You not getting dressed?" Magnus asked, chuckling as he pulled on his own underwear and grey yoga pants.

"Uh uh" Alec muttered, his eyes threatening to flutter shut.

Magnus chuckled. He climbed up onto the bed and straddled Alec's butt and leaned forward to kiss his ear softly.

Alec hummed with a content smile.

"You're so tense" Magnus said, feeling out the muscles on Alec's back.

"I told you that having kids was going to ruin my body" Alec laughed softly against the pillow, making Magnus chuckle too.

"Your body is beautiful" Magnus said, running his hands softly over Alec's shoulders, admiring his alabaster skin.

Magnus swung his leg back over and planted his feet on the floor and walked back to the bathroom silently. Alec cocked his head with a slight frown towards the door, wondering where Magnus was going.

A few seconds later, Magnus reappeared in the doorway with a bottle of baby oil and a big smile.

"Baby as much as I adore you, I don't think I have the energy right now" Alec smiled while rolling over lazily.

Magnus laughed.

"Not what I meant" he said as he walked back over to his husband, "Roll back over" he instructed Alec.

Alec obliged and rolled back into his stomach, letting Magnus straddle him again. He crossed his arms on the pillows and rested his head on them.

Magnus popped the top on the bottle and poured a generous amount of baby oil onto his hand. He set the bottle down and rubbed his hands together before applying them to Alec's shoulders once again.

Alec hummed contentedly as Magnus began to massage the knotted muscles in his back

"That better baby?" Magnus asked, smiling down lovingly at the side smile he could just see on Alec's face.

"That feels amazing" Alec swooned.

"A little to the left" Alec added and Magnus obliged.

"Oh my God, that's almost better than sex" Alec purred.

Magnus stopped and gasped, fake wounded.

"I said almost" Alec smiled, cocking his head slightly towards Magnus, who was now smiling too.

Magnus pressed softly as he rubbed up Alec's back and curled his fingers over his shoulders, putting firm but loving pressure on them to ease his tension.

"So what have my 3 favourite boys been doing today?" Magnus asked.

"Well..." Alec started, like he was going to describe the most exciting day ever, "We started off with spitting up some milk, then we went on some crazy adventures with our friend Peppa Pig, then we hopped into the stroller and took a trip to the store to get more bananas, diapers and sweet potatoes to have for dinner. Then Noah spent most of the afternoon yelling at me because of his sore gums so we had some of that tasty teething gel and yes I say 'we' because I had to eat some myself to make him try it too" Alec explained with a little chuckle at the end.

Magnus chuckled too as he pictured Alec holding the screaming little one and trying to talk him out of his distress.

"Was he okay?" Magnus asked as he continued to iron out the knots in Alec's back.

"Yeah, once I got some of the gel on his gums he calmed down" Alec explained, his voice drifting quiet.

Magnus looked down at his husband with adoration and sympathy.

"I'll tell you what baby" Magnus said as he carefully dismounted, "Why don't you take a nap. I'll go get the boys up and make some dinner" he said sweetly as Alec rolled over, his tired eyelids fluttering.

"Are you sure?" Alec asked, wanting to protest, but so tired and now feeling very relaxed, he really didn't have the energy to try and convince Magnus that he was fine and could get up and make dinner let alone deal with the boys too.

"You need sleep" Magnus said as he picked up the small throw blanket that was folded on the bedroom chair and delicately draped it over Alec's body, "And I'm dying to spend more time with the boys. Trust me, you're going to hate it when you go back to work. It's nice getting a break sometimes but I miss them like crazy while I'm at work" he explained as he adjusted the blanket. He glanced up before continuing what he was saying to see that Alec was already asleep.

Magnus gazed at him for a moment, brushing a few damp hairs back from his forehead while he admired Alec's peaceful sleeping face. Taking those few seconds, as he did from time to time, to thank his lucky stars that he had met Alec, he really was the love of his life.

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"Okay boys what are we feeling today?" Magnus asked the boys as he opened the fridge, the boys sat in their high chairs at the kitchen table, "Chicken and peas or Chicken and carrots?" he asked, picking up tiny tupperware boxes or prepared baby meals and reading the labels.

The boys reacted with babbles and tapping at their trays.

"Good choice" Magnus said, ending on a little chuckle.

He picked up 2 containers of chicken and peas and took a second marvel at the fact that Alec spent his days not only taking care of the boys but cooking and cleaning too; he truly was a domestic god and the best dad and husband that Magnus ever could have wished for.

But the problem was, that he couldn't find anything for he and Alec to eat and baby food just didn't seem appealing.

He removed the lids from the boys food and heated them gently in the microwave.

At 8 months old, both the boys were starting to crawl now and so were going through more and more food as they became more active.

"How about after this, we hop in the stroller and head down to the store to find something for Daddy & Papa to have for dinner" Magnus suggested enthusiastically. To which the boys just responded with gurgles and giggles.

Magnus just smiled in response as he spoon fed them both, occasionally having mouthfuls spit back at him when the boys got a little over excited.

He smiled as he wiped gooey green mess from their chins, thinking it was the funniest thing to be smiling about, but he loved these moments when he could get stuck in to parenting. He had already said to Alec that next time they adopted a child, he wanted to take the first round of paternity leave, which Alec was more than happy for him to do.

Noah wolfed down all his food in minutes, where as Nathan was taking his time, but he eventually got it all down after a little coaxing.

Magnus cleaned them both up and put them in the playpen for a moment while he went to grab the stroller and their coats and blankets; there was a distinct October chill in the air and he didn't want them getting sick.

Magnus got each of their coats, mittens and woolly hats on one by one and strapped them into the stroller, tucking their blue and green blankets around them and then getting on his own jacket and shoes.

"We ready boys?" he asked and smiled on as they babbled at each other.

Magnus carefully bumped the stroller down the stone steps outside the front door and they made their way down the street to the local store, bracing against the late fall chill in the air.

He strolled slowly around the store, while talking to the boys and getting some swooning looks from a few of the other customers wandering around noticing what a sweet young dad he was.

He picked out a few ingredients to put together a tasty chicken dinner for the 2 of them, made his way to the checkout, paid and packed his things into a brown paper bag which he slipped into the basket under the stroller and headed back out to take a slow walk home; the boys were loving being out for a walk, seeing the orange hue to the sky as the sun lowered and the leaves fluttering down from the trees.

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Alec slept well for just over an hour and awoke slowly and peacefully, finally feeling rested and relaxed for the first time in weeks.

His eyes fluttered open as he laid on his stomach, facing the window, soaking up the soft, fading, evening sunlight. He took a second to bask in it. Just a second.

He pushed himself up from his laying position, feeling for a second like he'd accidentally fallen asleep and forgotten about the boys. He felt awful; physically sick to his stomach, until a few seconds passed and he remembered that Magnus had come home, helped him shower and was downstairs with the boys. He breathed out, sighing with relief.

He swung his legs around, sitting on the edge of the bed and stretched his muscles out, grunting as he twisted from side to side to stretch out his back and shoulders.

He stood and walked over to the dresser, pulling out a pair of grey sweats and a white t-shirt and lazily pulled them onto his body.

He realised as he walked towards the door and out into the hallway that the house seemed very quiet; which was unusual in a house with two 8-month-old babies.

He frowned as he braced his hand on the banister and made his way down the stairs. When he reached the bottom and turned towards the living room he was greeted with an empty playpen; no one in sight. So he walked into the kitchen and was greeted with just 2 empty high-chairs and some dishes in the sink. He looked around, confused and worried.

Having been with the boys almost every minute of every day for months, them suddenly not being there sent a wave of panic through him.

He ran back to the living room and picked up his phone, which he'd left on the coffee table and called Magnus. He held the phone to his ear and his breathing was becoming heavy, his mind racing, thinking that anything could have happened; there was no note, no text message.

Just as the phone started to ring, he could hear Magnus' phone ringing out in the hall as he walked back in through the door, pulling the boys through the doorway in their stroller and pushing the door shut.

Alec breathed a sigh of relief as he hung up the phone and ran to Magnus side.

"You scared the life out of me!" he almost scolded Magnus.

"I'm sorry baby, we just ran down to the store to get some dinner" Magnus explained as the 2 of them un-strapped the boys.

Alec knew he was over-reacting but coming downstairs to see them all suddenly not there was a really scary moment for him.

"I'll leave a note next time, I promise" Magnus said, feeling awful, seeing how scared Alec genuinely was.

Magnus held Noah on his hip and took Alec's hand with his free one, running his thumb back and forth over Alec's as he held Nathan to his chest, kissing the top of his head.

"I'm sorry, I just panicked" Alec explained as his adrenaline came down.

"No it's okay, I'm so sorry, I should have left a note" Magnus explained, kicking himself on the inside for not thinking to do so. If the roles were reversed, he would have panicked too.

Alec reached over and stroked the soft blonde hair on Noah's head.

"Are you okay?" Magnus asked, seeing Alec's shoulders relax.

"I'm okay. I just need to get my heart back down out of my throat" Alec finished with a chuckle.

Magnus smiled sympathetically with a little pout and tilt of his head.

He handed Noah over to Alec who went to place them down in the playpen and they immediately began to roll over to their stomachs and bounce & crawl.

He smiled for a second as he looked on at them adoringly.

Magnus walked up behind Alec and wrapped one arm around his husbands waist and gazed down at them too.

"Hungry?" Magnus asked after a second.

"Starving" Alec admitted, feeling his stomach rumbling.

Magnus went and grabbed the brown paper bag from under the stroller and took it to the kitchen and unpacked the ingredients onto the countertop.

"Need some help?" Alec asked from his cross-legged position on the floor between the kitchen and living room, keeping one eye on the boys and one on Magnus.

"No I'm good baby, it won't take long" Magnus said with a little smile over his shoulder before he got a baking sheet from the over and placed it on the counter.

He got to work, washing and chopping potatoes, asparagus, lemon and garlic and spreading it out on the tray, drizzling with a little oil and seasoning with salt & pepper.

"That smells amazing" Alec said after a minute as he caught the smell of lemon filling the air.

Magnus smiled. He loved cooking for Alec. And he hadn't had much of a chance to do so lately.

He brushed the chicken with a little garlic butter and topped them with thin slices of lemon and added them to the tray. He finished it but adding a few scattered sprigs of rosemary.

He had to admit; it looked really good.

He put the tray into a hot oven, set the timer and washed the strong seasoning smells from his hands before joining Alec where he sat down on the floor. He leaned his head over onto Alec's shoulder and watched the boys, both of whom had sat themselves up on the soft mat and were shaking their toys in their little fists.

Noah was shaking his noisy little toy so much that it flew from his hand across the other side of the pen and instead of crawling over to get it, he reached to their toy chest that was on his right side, grabbing for a new one. When he couldn't reach the one he wanted, he wrapped his hands around the edge and pulled himself up to stand and look inside.

"Oh my god!" Alec gasped as he and Magnus looked on shocked.

They wanted to pick him up and hug him; this was his first time pulling himself up to stand, but they also wanted to let him find his footing and learn without distracting him.

They stood, hands over the mouths and tears threatening to fill their eyes as Noah bounced on his feet while he held onto the side of the toy chest, finding his footing and his confidence.

Nathan was oblivious, just continuing to gum on the plastic crocodile toy that he hand in his hands.

"Take a picture. Take a picture, quick!" Magnus urged Alec, slapping softly on his arm.

Alec quickly pulled his phone from his pocket and snapped some pictures before Noah grabbed a random toy and bumped back down to his diaper padded butt, oblivious to his milestone.

Alec scooped him up and they both congratulated him, smiling and cooing. Nathan looked up, confused, so Magnus picked him up too and explained to him in that cute 'baby-talk' voice, what his brother had just done.

"So proud of you baby" Magnus said, reaching out to stroke the hair on Noah's head.

Noah didn't really realise what he'd done, but he smiled on at his parents anyway.

Magnus looked on at Alec with adoration as he kissed the top of Noah's head and cradled him against his chest. He held Nathan the same way and swayed with him.

Just for a moment, they were the only 4 people in the world in his eyes.

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The next day;

Magnus left for work early, hoping to get home early on a Friday night for once so that maybe he and Alec could spend some time together when the boys went to bed.

Alec got the boys up and dressed in matching outfits; little green and blue rompers with long sleeve white vests underneath and little white socks and sat them in one of their cribs while he went to grab some clothes for himself; black jeans, a grey T, maroon hoodie and a pair of beat-up black biker boots.

"Okay boys, we gonna go see Papa for lunch later?" Alec asked in that cute baby voice as he walked back into the nursery to get the boys.

Of course they had no idea what he was actually saying, but they recognised the word "Papa" and smiled big cheeky grins.

Alec smiled adoringly at their giggles and kicking.

"And we're gonna go see Uncle Jace & Aunt Clary on the way too" he explained, all smiles.

The boys loved going to see their Aunts & Uncles and they loved babbling to the bump on Aunt Clary's tummy and feeling it move when the baby kicked, even though they didn't fully understand what it was.

He picked them both up and made his way down the stairs carefully and sat them in their high chairs while he made some coffee for himself; the boys had already had milk and bananas for breakfast.

Alec fetched some little toys for the boys to play with while he sipped his coffee and read the morning paper.

The boys weren't being too fussy this morning, which was nice; he got to read in peace for a little while, but he was craving a little adult conversation and to see something other than the 4 walls of his house.

He flicked through the pages, but nothing really grabbed his attention, so he sat back and sipped the rest of his coffee gazing at the boys for a while and then at the beautiful autumnal day outside.

He snapped from his gaze when he heard Nathan's toy hit the floor after it slipped from his hand and Nathan instantly began wailing.

"Alright little man, I got it" Alec almost chuckled as he reached down to pick up the toy and then picked up Nathan from his seat to comfort him.

"Let's get you guys ready to go, yeah?" he asked them both in that sweet baby-talk voice.

Alec sat the boys in their playpen for a moment while he rounded up toys, bottles, diapers and wipes and packed the diaper bag and then gathered up their little jackets and blankets and little blue and green shoes.

He got them wrapped up warm and strapped into their seats in the double stroller and got his own jacket and scarf on.

"Okay" Alec sighed with satisfaction, happy that they were ready to go.

He carefully bumped the stroller down the stone steps, locking the door behind him and they made their way across the street and down Rune Avenue towards Jace and Clary's new little 2 bedroom house.

The cool fall air was pretty still, not much of a breeze in the air but it was refreshing when there was, light and sweet.

The boys babbled away to each other like they were having a real conversation, which always made Alec smile. They giggled when the occasional falling leaf landed in their laps and looked up at the almost bare trees with what looked like fascination, 'Why did these big green things suddenly have no green on them' they must have thought.

Alec hummed 'Old McDonald' as he walked; he constantly had nursery rhymes running round in his head because he would sing them to the boys. Sometimes he didn't even realise he was doing it, but it was intentional this time. The boys were so well behaved when they could hear music of some kind.

15 minutes later they arrived at the beautiful little cottage style house and made their way up the brick path. Jace's bike was parked in the driveway just behind Clary's little red 2 door. Alec smiled and wondered how long Clary was going to let him keep 'that death trap' as she always put it.

He knocked the door and waited with his hands on the stroller handles and smiled brightly when Clary answered the door.

"Hey" he greeted her with a 1 armed hug, leaning to the side so not to press too much on the big bump on Clary's belly.

"How are you feeling" he asked as she shuffled back inside to hold the door open to Alec could wheel the stroller in.

"Fat, swollen, tired" she sighed, followed with a tired smile. She was happy but carrying her 'baby boulder' around was getting exhausting.

Alec smiled sympathetically as he parked the stroller up at the side of the living room; the boys had fallen asleep so he laid their seats back so they could take a comfortable nap. He took Clary's hand and walked her back to the armchair, helping her sit down comfortably and he pulled a couple of throw pillows from the couch. He stacked them on the floor in front of her chair and softly lifted her swollen feet by the ankles to rest on the soft furnishings.

Clary looked so grateful as she melted against the back of the chair, finding just the right angle for comfort.

"Where's Jace?" Alec asked as he sat himself down on the sofa.

"Shower" Clary explained, resting her head back on the back of the chair and pointing upstairs.

"How's he feeling? What is it now? The due date I mean, what, 3 weeks?" Alec asked.

"He's terrified" Clary said with a slight chuckle as she tilted her head and looked over in Alec's direction to speak to him, resting her hand on her bump and caressing it softly.
"Just over two weeks to go now. I wanna meet her so bad, but a little part of me is going to miss this big bump" she giggled as she swiped her hand delicately over her belly.

Alec smiled, excited at the idea of meeting his niece too and he loved the idea of the boys having a cousin to grow up with.

"Oh did you want some coffee? Some Water?" Clary said suddenly, feeling a little rude for not offering as she tried to sit forward to get up.

"No no, stay where you are, I got it" Alec said ending with a little laugh as he stood and softly pushed Clary back to her sitting position.

Alec tip-toed past the boys and to the kitchen to get a couple of bottles of water from the fridge and brought them back to the living room.

He and Clary talked for a while before Jace came downstairs in a pair of gym shorts, scrubbing at his hair with a small towel.

"Hey buddy" he greeted Alec, fist-bumping him on his way past and then kissing the top of Clary's head, her fiery red hair, which tickled his nose.

Just as he walked by the parked stroller, the boys began to stir out of their slumber.

"Hey boys" Jace cooed softly as he noticed their eyes peeping open, making Clary look over at him in adoration at his sweet nature as he reached down to the boys and brushed their hands as they held them up to their uncle.

Jace tossed his towel in the laundry hamper by the kitchen door and unclipped Noah from his seat, picked him up and held him to his side.

Alec smiled. He loved how close the boys had grown to all their family and friends. He walked over and picked Nathan up from his seat too and Clary looked on at the 2 of them in adoration as they bounced the boys softly in their arms.

Clary went to stand to walk over and join them and she felt a twinge in her belly as she pressed her feet against the floor, so she instinctively pulled back and her eyes widened as her back touched the back of the chair again.

Alec saw the look on her face as he glanced over and panicked.

"Clary? You okay?" he said, trying not to scare anyone, but of course, Jace turned and looked directly over at her, worry and fret covering his face.

"Um" Clary stuttered carefully and took a deep breath before smiling, which confused Jace and Alec.

"I'm good" she added and took another slow deep breath.

Jace looked relieved and Alec gently took Noah so that Jace could go over to check on her.

"It's time" she said with a big, excited and nervous smile. Jace took a second to understand, but when he did, his eyes became as wide as Clary had ever seen them. She chuckled softly and unknowingly soothed him by running her hand up and down over his bicep.

"My water just broke" she added, mostly for clarification.

Alec's smile was beaming. He strapped the boys back in their stroller and chuckled as Jace said 'Oh my god' a couple of times.

Jace looked at Alec with panic in his eyes and Alec just smiled and looked at Clary who looked calm and collected, smiling and taking slow, deep breaths with just a hint of nerves.

"Go get the bag" Alec laughed at Jace, who snapped out of his stupor and ran up the stairs to get Clarys hospital bag and pillow.

Alec handed the boys a couple of toys to keep them occupied.

"Where are your keys?" Alec asked Clary.

She pointed to the small bowl on the table by the door and Alec ran to get them, taking her house key off and handing her the car keys.

"Wha..?" Clary started to say and then winced at another twinge as she began to sit forward again.

"You guys get in the car and get to the hospital. I'll clean up, lock up and call everybody"

Clary looked at him gratefully with tears welling up in her eyes. Her hormones were now more all over the place than normal.

No words needed, Alec just smiled and kissed her forehead before helping her up to her feet as Jace pounded back down the stairs, bag and pillow in hand.

Clary slipped on her shoes carefully, she'd specifically left a pair of easy slip-on shoes by the door. And Alec waved the 2 of them off as Jace helped Clary into the passenger seat and then got in to the drivers side himself, gripping the wheel and taking a deep breath before looking over at Clary who was calm and breathing steadily through the mild contractions.

Jace smiled and carefully backed out of the driveway and off to the hospital they went.

Alec shut the front door and grabbed some cleaning supplies to clean up the chair Clary had been sat in. The boys were pretty content sitting their stroller, playing and babbling to each other, which he was very grateful for.

When he'd done that, he sat on the edge of the couch, pulled his phone from his pocket and immedietly called Clarys Mum first.

He explained what had happened and laughed as she screamed with excitement.

"Go, get to the hospital" he said, still laughing.

Once Jocelyn had calmed down and thanked Alec, they said goodbye and Alec scrolled through his phone for the next person; Jace's grandma.

He got the same reaction and she too, took off to the hospital as quick as she could.

He called Izzy next, who was at the park with Simon and they too, took off to the hospital.

Next he called Magnus.

"Hey" Alec greeted Magnus cheerfully after he answered.

"Hey baby" Magnus replied, "You still coming to meet me for lunch or do you wanna meet for lunch in the park 'cause I'm finishing work at 1:30 today" he asked right away.

"Oh really? Perfect!" Alec said excited.

Magnus frowned at the other end, a slight smile on his lips, which of course Alec couldn't see.

"Jace and Clary are at the hospital - She's on the way!" Alec explained happily.

"Oh my god!" Magnus chuckled and smiled brightly.

"Okay drop the boys off with my Mum and come pick me up in a hour, we gotta be there!" Magnus explained as he bounced on his heels.

Alec laughed, his reaction coming from excitement too.

"Okay, I'll call her and then I'm gonna call my parents too. I'll see you in the little while" Alec said.

They said their goodbyes and Alec hung up and then did what he said and called their parents.

Alec gave the place a quick go over with a dust rag and the vacuum cleaner, loaded the dishwasher and fluffed the couch cushions so that his friends could come back to a tidy space, so they wouldn't have to worry about chores. He knew from experience now how looking after babies was so much easier in a tidy space.

After doing that and then grabbing a glass of OJ from his friends fridge, he put on his jacket and locked up before he and the boys took a slow stroll over to Nenek and Kakek's house.

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Just over an hour later, Alec had dropped the boys at Magnus' parents house, walked the short walk back to his and Magnus' place and hopped in his car to go and pick up his husband so that they could head over to the hospital.

Alec hadn't really realised it, but he'd not stopped smiling since Clary went into labour. It occurred to him in that moment that he'd never experienced the birth part of having children, so he was equal amounts nervous and excited not knowing how it all worked, or how long it would take.

Before setting off to the gym to pick up Magnus, he went onto the group chat that he and his friends had to ask Jace how things were going.

Jace replied almost right away.

"Clary is doing good. Contractions are around 7 minutes apart so the doctor said it'll still be a few hours yet. Got her some ice chips and she's getting through the contractions so well! God I love this woman with my whole soul ♥"

Alec smiled, wide and bright. That was a feeling he could relate to easily. There wasn't a day that went by that he didn't look at Magnus and somehow fall in love all over again. Just that morning, he'd woken up a few minutes before his husband and spent a second gazing at him, studying every line and corner of his face, falling in love with every line and curve again and again.

He put his phone down on the seat beside him and started driving towards the gym.

By the time he got there, Magnus was already waiting outside, sat on a bench, swinging his feet. Luckily he'd had time to shower after his yoga classes and change into clean clothes.

Magnus beamed as he saw Alec's car approaching and he hopped up to his feet swinging his backpack onto his shoulder. Alec pulled up to Magnus, driver side facing him and rolled his window down.

Magnus leaned down to him and greeted him with a beautiful kiss. Maybe a little longer than a usual hello kiss but he didn't care, he was full of adrenaline, excited to meet his new niece.

"Hey beautiful" Alec cooed as Magnus slowly peeled their lips apart.

Magnus swiped their noses togther, soft and quick before jogging around to the other side of the car, throwing his backpack into the back seat and buckling up.

"You wanna go straight to the hospital?" Alec asked.

"Absolutely" Magnus said.

Alec turned the radio up and set off towards Idris GeneralHospital.


When they arrived, they quickly made their way to the maternity wing and saw Simon down the hall at the vending machine getting a soda.

"Hey" they greeted him as they rushed over.

"Is everything okay? Did we miss anything?" Magnus asked.

"Hey guys!" Simon greeted them happily with hugs.

"Everything's good. Doc says it'll be a couple of hours, so it's just a waiting game now" he explained as he released Alec and hugged Magnus.

"Everyone's in the waiting room, Jocelyn's keeping us updated" he explained as they walked over to the window-edged seating area.

Alec and Magnus made the rounds and greeted everyone with hugs and handshakes before taking up 2 seats on the left of the small room.

These were the times that made Magnus so genuinely happy. He had such a beautiful family, both biological and chosen, not that either of those factors mattered - Family is Family, he'd always said.

He looked around the room and saw Izzy and Simon, holding hands, Izzy with her feet up on the beat-up coffee table filled with out of date magazines and pamphlets and her head rested on Simons shoulder. At Robert & Maryse, who insisted on coming along, Jace and Clary were as much a part of their family as Simon and Magnus in their opinions, so of course they wanted to be there. At Luke who was holding Imogen's hand as she sat tapping her foot nervously. Jace was the only biological family she had, so meeting her great-grandchild was a huge moment for her, she looked like she could just burst into tears at any moment. And finally he glanced up at Alec who had sat down next to him and picked up a Mens Health Magazine from the coffee table and perched his feet up on the table just like Izzy. He smiled and leaned against him, settling in for the potentially long wait.

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A couple of hours later after Alec had worked his way through all of the magazines on table and removed his hoodie, situating it on the chair on the other side of him, he glanced down at Magnus who had fallen into a gentle sleep pm his shoulder and leaned his head over to breathe in the scent of his hair before placing a soft kiss on his forehead.

"What is it? Is it time?" Magnus croaked as he woke from his sleep, straightening up his back and rubbing his eye.

"No, sorry baby, I didn't mean to wake you" Alec whispered.

Magnus just smiled as he blinked away the sleep and Alec rubbed softly at his back, just between his shoulder blades.

"You want a soda?" Alec asked as he brought his own feet down from the coffee table.

"Sure" Magnus replied and leaned back in his seat so that Alec could get by to go to the machine.

Alec stepped over Magnus' feet and softly brushed at Magnus' cheek with his thumb as he walked by, making him smile up at him sweetly.

Magnus watched Alec as he walked over the machine and smirked as he gazed at how tight his jeans were around his perfect peach-like ass. Made even better as Alec leaned over to pick up the ice cold can of Dr.Pepper that fell into the bottom of the machine.

Magnus felt his temperature rising and his heart start to race as he imagined all the things he wouldn't mind doing with Alec right now while they were waiting around doing nothing.

The world around him went a little quiet as he focused on that perfect posterior and he bit softly at his bottom lip as his filthy thoughts began to come together in an idea.

He stood and casually stretched his back a little, trying not to be obvious. He walked towards Alec who, by the time Magnus got there, had set the can down on the top of the machine as he went to grab another dollar from his pocket to get a second can.

Magnus stopped behind Alec, just to his right and laced the fingers together on their hands.

"Come with me" he whispered in Alec's ear.

Alec's spine tingled. That was Magnus' "I need it NOW" voice and it always made Alec's heart rate shoot up so much so that he could almost feel it in his throat.

"Oooh yes sir" he obliged with a filthy whisper and a smirk as he was pulled to a janitors closet down the hall. This would need to be quick if they didn't want to get caught.

Magnus glanced around to see if anyone was watching before quickly opening the door and dragging Alec inside behind him.

Before Alec could turn to shut the door completely, Magnus pressed him up against it, closing it for him and fumbled with Alec's zipper on his jeans while crashing their lips together with desperate need.

Alec's hands, the palms of which were flat against the back of the door from the shock of Magnus' bold move, relaxed and found their way to Magnus' jaw, cupping his face and wrestling their tongues together ferociously.

Magnus moaned into Alec's mouth. It took a few more seconds for Alec's jeans and boxers to be pooled around his shins and he pulled the front of his t-shirt up and over his head, creating something for him to lean his head back on while leaving the sleeves in place so that it could be back over his body at a moments notice if need be. Magnus copied him, exposing both their bodies and kissing him again, swiping to let their cocks rub against one another.

Magnus dropped to his knees, running his hands down Alec's statuesque body, over his groin and softly down his legs to push his jeans right down to the ankles.

Alec was already semi-hard and breathless but all of the air left his lungs evacuated his body when Magnus ran his tongue up his thigh and took both his balls into his mouth.

Magnus circled his tongue around them, wetting them and sucking just a little.

Alec's head fell back softly against the door as he carded his fingers through Magnus' hair with 1 hand and pinched at one of his own nipples with the other.

"Fuck, baby!" Alec moaned in a whisper as his eyes fluttered shut.

Magnus pulled back and sucked at one of his own fingers for a second, lubing it up with saliva. Before Alec really noticed, Magnus returned to what he was previously doing, making Alec's knees weak.

Magnus ran his wet finger under Alec's balls and along his crack, showing no mercy when he slid it directly into Alec with no warning while simultaneously releasing his sac from his mouth so that he could envelope his cock with it.

Alec almost grunted with a clench of his asshole as Magnus toyed with his body. His knees nearly dropped completely. Magnus didn't move his finger, just held it in place as deep as he could get it while he sucked and gagged on Alec's length.

After listening to Alec's breathing labour for a while, Magnus let up and whipped his finger out, causing Alec's eyes to snap open.

Alec put his feet together so that Magnus could situate his knees on either side of them and continue his motion. He placed one hand under Magnus' chin and carded the other through his hair again, holding him in the perfect place to allow his mouth to be fucked into.

Magnus hummed, smiling around his husbands dick as they made eye contact, giving Alec permission. Alec knew what he wanted. He thrust his hips forward in a few quick bursts, feeling himself slide into Magnus' throat and his length somehow hardening more as he saw Magnus' eyes watering. He pulled back, letting him breathe a little before fucking into his mouth again.

Magnus jerked at his own cock with one hand as Alec continued to use him, wanting so badly for Alec to let up so that he could stand up, spin his husband around and fuck him rough and raw but the beautiful sight of the pleasure on his husbands face made him want Alec to shoot his load right down his gullet right then and there. Each time Alec stopped to let Magnus breathe, he would pull his hard, slick cock from Magnus' mouth and use it to slap at Magnus' cheeks a little.

Alec couldn't take anymore, his legs dropped and his wet cock slipped from Magnus' mouth and he landed on his knees softly.
Lay back baby" Magnus instructed, kissing and sucking at Alec's limp lips.

Alec obliged, laying on the cold tile floor. He pulled his knees up to his shoulders presenting his twitching entrance, ready for penetration and Magnus wasted no time, they had to be quick before someone noticed they were gone, so he held Alec's cheeks apart while he quickly lubed him with saliva and then shuffled towards him, lining his throbbing purple head up with Alec's wet rosebud.

Magnus slid right in, the trimmed hairs at the base of his dick rubbing against Alec's taint.

Alec whimpered, a little too loud, so Magnus threw his hand over Alec's mouth and fucked into him quick and dirty. Alec's eyes rolled back as his prostate felt the pressure of Magnus' tip pummelling into it.

Alec's hands, weak and sweaty, slipped from around his knees, but Magnus quickly caught them, holding them in place with his shoulders as he leant down to be face to face with Alec, replacing the hand over his mouth with his own mouth.

Alec couldn't hold on any longer, his slick cock that had been bouncing against his stomach sputtered with milky ropes, covering their chests.

He grunted a little into Magnus' mouth as he came, begging Magnus to follow him.

Magnus was so close, he could feel his balls tightening. He pulled out and shuffled quickly up Alec's body. With his knees now on either side of Alec's chest, he aimed his dick towards his face and jerked hard, fast and unapologetic, sending huge loads flying into Alec's face, most of which Alec caught with his mouth and swallowed with satisfaction.

"Good boy" Magnus whispered, stroking at his now softening cock and wiping at Alec's bottom lip with his other thumb to remove a bead of cum.

Alec smiled, wide and satisfied.

Magnus hopped up and stuffed himself back into his boxers and jeans before repositioning his shirt.

He spotted some rolls of toilet paper on the shelf by the door so he unravelled a little to clean Alec up with, discarding it in the thankfully already partially full trash can.

He helped Alec to his feet and pulled up his pants, tucking his cock back into his boxers before zipping him up. Their heads were both swimming with adrenaline and oxytocin.

Alec pulled his T-shirt back into place and he kissed Magnus, soft and lazy as they came down from their 'quick-fuck high'

"Well, I don't know where that came from but I'm not complaining" Alec asked, soft and smiling.

Magnus smiled back against Alec's lips as he nipped at them with his own.

"What can I say, even after all these years, I still can't get enough of you" Magnus cooed romantically as he ran his curled fingers up and down Alec's now t-shirt covered chest.

Alec cupped Magnus' jaw softly and kissed him with all the soft passion that he could muster into his weak body.


A minute or so later when they had come down enough, Alec slowly peeked out the door to check that no one was around before he and Magnus made their quick escape, acting casual and normal as they made their way back to the vending machine and picking up their drinks.

They were in luck, no one in the waiting room had really noticed they were missing.

They sipped at their sodas and went back to their lazy sitting position while they waited for an update from either Jace or Jocelyn.

A half hour or so later, Jace walked in, wearing a blue sterile gown and gloves with a little blood on them. Everyone looked up to see him smiling.

"Definitely a girl" he announced happily to the room, which was greeted with cheers and congratulations from everybody.

Alec could feel tears in his eyes. He was so happy that his best friend was now experiencing the joy of family that he had found.