Take a Chance
Six months after Second Chances… Alec and Magnus have been going strong but will their little family survive the stress of Lightwood Sibling drama and domesticated life.
Author's Note: I'm back! I would like to take a minute to tell everyone how much I appreciate all the kind words and kudos/likes for my previous story. I hope you enjoy this second installment of my 'Chances' Series.
Chapter 1 – Six Month Anniversary
Alec and Magnus go away for a weekend while Izzy watches the boys.
"Would running away before the children got home to be an appropriate response to this question?" Magnus asked the room of people which included Alec, Izzy, and Simon.
Alec glared at his boyfriend from his place on the stairs, "No." He shook his head and looked at Izzy and Simon; they were on the couch while Magnus stood in the doorway to the kitchen. He wasn't even sure what the question that Magnus was trying to answer, he had been so locked in his own mind with annoyance at his brother.
Their bags were packed and in Alec's car waiting for them to drive away. The only thing stopping them was Jace picking the kids up and bringing them home to say goodbye for their weekend away. It was their six month anniversary and they had never had a night alone without a child. In fact, they were still living in two different houses, albeit next to each other but they barely slept together and only have a handful of times since their 'day one'. It was always after hours when they got both the kids to sleep in the same house, but they never had a night where there weren't kids with them and Magnus was going to go insane. He spent two weeks talking Alec into spending two nights away from home. Magnus found a charming cottage to rent on the other side of the state for cheap and booked it. It was the middle of October so it was getting chilly and a cottage on Lake Michigan was going be reasonable with swimming season officially over for the year but Magnus didn't care; they weren't going for the swimming. Magnus even had easy to cook food, beer, and wine in the car. He planned never to leave their cottage until Sunday at eleven am on the dot when they had to check out.
Izzy and Simon were going to stay at Alec's house with the kids, but they had keys to both to go between the two if they needed. Jace was currently picking up the kids from daycare. Magnus was supposed to do it but he was running late from work, yet somehow he still ended up beating Jace back to the house. Jace seemed to be taking his time as Alec called to check and Jace had already picked up the kids but he wasn't back yet; and Magnus was getting annoyed. He wanted to be on the road and alone with Alec. He loved his son and he loved Max but he needed adult time with his boyfriend. Complete adult time.
"Magnus, I know you want to go but we have to say goodbye to the boys."
"I'm going to murder your brother if he doesn't show up soon. I could have picked them up and we would still be on the road already."
"Twenty bucks says Jace took them for ice cream or to the pet store to play with the kittens." Izzy frowned, that would be something Jace would do since he wouldn't be here at bedtime. It was a lesson she learned with Max not too long ago. It was also the same night she caught her brother and Magnus having an extreme make-out session in the backyard. It was a side of her brother she never wanted to see again.
They heard a car door slam, "Oh thank god." This statement earned Magnus another glare from Alec who rolled his eyes and not in a playful way. Magnus groaned internally; this weekend wasn't starting off very well. They wouldn't even make it to their car at this point. He knew Alec was just sad, he had never left Max for more than a night and that was for a work function, he was required to go. Going for two nights, three days was going to be hard on him but that's why Magnus had things for them to take their thoughts away from the kids, mainly things that included them spending a lot of time naked. If Alec could hear his thoughts, he would have broken up with him already today. He was holding it together more than Alec because he has been away from Raphael a lot more than him. It was all before he became a single parent but he also had to give Raphael up for weekends for over a year, he knew the feeling of being away from your child. Alec had never had that and was being cranky about it. He was against the weekend away from the beginning, Magnus only convinced him with talking about how much sex they could have without the fear of waking a child. He perked up over that and agreed, but that was a month ago, now he wasn't so agreeable anymore.
The front door opened and in came the kids and Jace. Simon took out a twenty and handed it to Izzy. Jace hadn't even wiped their faces.
Magnus looked at Alec and for once his glare was pointed at Jace, he was going to let him have it. "Jace, are you freaking kidding me? We've been waiting on you. And you take them for ice cream. What? So that you can drop them and run, then Izzy has to deal with it." When Jace gave him a sheepish grin, it confirmed what Alec said. "You know Jace once in your freaking life you'll grow up. Hopefully, just maybe, before you have a child of your own." The words were harsh even to Magnus but he lifted Raphael up in his arms for a goodbye while Alec whisked Max upstairs to clean him up; Max needed a new shirt as well as his face washed.
"That's hurtful." Jace looked around but no one gave him what he wanted.
"We've been waiting for over an hour for you. We are now going to be stuck in rush hour traffic. You ruined the kid's dinner so now they are going to eat later which is going to make their bedtime a nightmare and you are leaving your sister to clean up the mess. I think his words were justified because you don't get it. You don't understand how hard it is for a child when you mess up their entire routine. Giving them ice cream wasn't the problem, it when you gave it to them and how long you took to get here when you knew we wanted to leave before the weekend traffic started." Magnus spoke in a calm but commanding voice, one he usually used in court. "You will understand when you have a child of your own. But don't worry payback's a bitch and I will make sure to watch your kid as much as possible towards the end of the day."
Alec came back down the stairs again with a fresh and sparkly Max, "Jace, you are usually the responsible one, that's why I called you. I told you the reason I needed you and you still did this. That's what makes me mad. We could have done it without you and had a better outcome."
"Thanks for picking them up," Magnus spoke but headed into the kitchen to clean his own child up, Raphael had chocolate all over his face. He looked like he was trying on the latest mud mask. "Child, how did you get it in your hair?"
Izzy frowned, "Well, at least we don't have to do clean up. Thanks, Jace."
Alec leaned in for a long kiss on Max's forehead, "Remember what I said, be good for everyone and I'll see you on Sunday. Three days from now. Okay?"
"Yes, daddy." Max squirmed in his arms but Alec held him tight.
"I love you, buddy." Alec sat him down and glared at his brother. "Thank you for getting them but next time can you just do what we ask, you knew we needed to get on the road."
Jace glared back at him without saying a word.
Raphael came running into the room with a wet face and wet hair, he went straight to Alec and hugged his leg, "Do you love me too?"
"Of course." Alec sank down to the floor to look at both the boys, "I love you both, stay good for Izzy and Simon. Listen to them and we'll be back in a few days. Okay?" Magnus came back into the room with a little bit of water in his hair with a glare in Jace's direction. Izzy smirked at him, the only person she could ever see unnerving him was his son.
"Alright, guys. We are leaving now." Magnus gave Alec a stern look when he peered up at him. "That includes you but at this point, I'll leave you behind."
Alec smirked at his dry humor, but he wasn't joking which is what made him smirk. Magnus was going to leave him. Alec kissed Max and Raphael then stood up, "Alright, alright. Let's go." He kissed Izzy then gave Simon a nod, and glared at Jace again who gave him his best 'I'm sorry' look, a look which Alec had seen so often over the years he learned to ignore it. Alec grabbed his leather jacket and went to the door, waiting for Magnus to finish with the boys.
They were only an hour and a half late but they were finally on the road. It was only a three-hour drive, not long for the state of Michigan. They would have to stop for dinner along the way; it was too late for them to drive straight there, Magnus would need food and Alec was already cranky enough for the both of them, he didn't want to deal with a cranky, hungry boyfriend as well.
Alec got the last bag from the car while Magnus started inside. They each had a small bag for their clothes and then Magnus had some food supplies to keep them satisfied along with a case of beer and a bottle of wine. Magnus had been drinking more and more beer but only when he stole it from Alec. He always waited until Alec had the first sip before stealing it. He never opened his own and when he did he made Alec take a drink before sipping his own.
Alec shut the door behind him and locked it. "How did you find this place?"
"Online." Magnus came out of the far door.
The grocery bags sat untouched on the counter with just the beer and wine missing; Alec assumed it was already in the refrigerator.
"Come look at this." Alec put his bag on the couch and to be honest he wasn't even sure what was in it. Magnus had packed him up the night before and told him not to worry about it. So Alec didn't, he allowed Magnus to do whatever it was that he wanted to do. "I want you to see something."
Alec smiled and held out his hand to Magnus, "Of course."
Magnus took his hand and stood outside the door; he nodded his head towards the room, "Go in." Alec grinned at him, he leaned in for a kiss when he went by but Magnus pulled back titled his head to the door, "I have a gift for you."
"Oh yeah?" Alec turned and went into the room. The lights were on. The room was huge with a king size bed along the wall taking up a huge amount of the room. There were nightstands on either side of the bed with large glass sliding doors that led to the lake below. It was too cold on the lake now as it would ice over soon. The state was always colder next to the lake which meant they would need heavy coats if they went outside. Alec only made it a few steps in the room before he felt Magnus behind him, he had put his hands on Alec's side, lopping his fingers in Alec's belt. "Where's my gift?" Alec took another step into the room with Magnus right behind him.
Magnus kissed the back of Alec's neck, "I have to be honest with you, I lied about the gift. I just wanted you in the room with a very large bed." Magnus trailed off into a whispered at the end of the sentence.
Alec nodded, turning to face him. Magnus wrapped his arms around Alec's waist to the small of his back, lifting his shirt to be able to touch his skin.
"Take your shirt off." Magnus pulled at him, "I want you."
"We just got here, don't you want to explore the house." Alec stepped back with a broad smile; he was enjoying this.
"Alec, if you don't take your shirt off, I am going to jump you."
"Oh," Alec put his hand on his t-shirt; he slid it up just a little, revealing just the hint of skin. "You mean-" He lifted it a little more. "-this shirt?"
"Oh, sweet Jesus. Just take the shirt off." Magnus unbuttons his own shirt to reveal a little bit of skin.
"Why would I do that when this is so much fun?"
"Alexander!" Magnus finished with his own shirt and tossed it to the ground. He stepped up closer to Alec then, putting his hands over his. "Would you please stop teasing me? We haven't had sex is almost a month. I need to have sex with you."
"Oh baby, you always say the prettiest things." Alec pulled his hands up then, bringing his shirt with him.
Magnus kept his hands down and when Alec crept his shirt high enough, he put his hands on Alec's skin, rubbing all over Alec's chest; he would never get tired of touching Alec. Magnus leaned in and kissed the side of his jaw then lower to his neck where he kept his focus. Alec brought his hands down and put them in Magnus' hair.
"God, I miss this." Alec pulled on Magnus' hair to get him to look at him. "This was a good idea."
"You're welcome." Magnus kept his hands low; he went straight for his belt buckle. "I know we have all weekend but I can't wait." He went for his button and zipper next.
"I'm not telling you to." Alec came down for a demanding kiss. Magnus wasn't the only one who needed this. He could never explain to the world the struggle to stay so sane when your hot, Greek god of a boyfriend lived next door and you have two tiny creatures running around blocking your alone time. He honestly wasn't sure about this weekend, deep down he knew Max was okay with any of his siblings. It was him being alone with Magnus that he was unsure of. They had never been alone for more than a night, and usually, it was for less than twelve hours. He had never spent a weekend alone for anyone who wasn't his sibling or son.
The kiss shifted just enough for Magnus to take notice and pull back. Alec had seemed to space out in the middle of their kiss, "Alec?" Magnus frowned, letting go of his boyfriend's pants which was disappointing because he just got into them. "Hey, you're overthinking."
Alec snapped out of it and looked at him, "I'm sorry." Alec looked at him, really looked at him.
"Got lost?"
"I was just thinking." Alec leaned in for a kiss but it was gentle, nothing of the demanding nature they just had. "I've never been away for a weekend before." He shook his head, "With a lover." Alec smiled when he saw it finally click for Magnus.
"You've never gotten naked with a lover on a Friday and stayed that until you have to go home on a Sunday." It wasn't a question; it didn't need to be one. They both knew the answer. "Right." Magnus kissed him, just as gentle as Alec kissed him. "I keep forgetting that I dated a lot more before I had Raphael than you did before Max. You're so mature that I forgot you are six years younger than me." Magnus had to smile at him, his innocent- in some ways boyfriend. "That's the reason you didn't want to go away. It wasn't to leave Max; it was to be alone with me."
"I want to be alone with you."
"I know, but this is new to you." Magnus yanked on Alec's open pants to pulled him close again; they had slowly drifted with their speech. "I promise to make an excellent, very lasting impression." Magnus tugged him again but they couldn't get any closer, the friction caused a groan from Alec, "I'm excited that I get to be your first at something."
"When will I be your first at something?"
"No idea, but we'll figure it out." Magnus couldn't keep the smile off his face, "I really want to have sex with you even more now." He swallowed Alec's laugh with his kiss. He was utterly thrilled with life and he really wanted his boyfriend naked.
Alec drew back from him, breathing heavily, and locking eyes with Magnus. He groaned again. Magnus just smirked, moving his hand again, while he was distracting Alec with their little banter he slipped his hand back into his pants and returned to working on what he needed; Alec closer to the edge. Magnus needed to push him over the edge to begin their weekend in style.
This was going to be an enjoyable weekend.