Hello!
Well, this is just a sweet fic about the relationship between these two and how things go when James meets Michael's daughter. For some reason I keep picturing Michael with a daughter, even when James is the one who actually has a son. In this story, James doesn't have a son and he hasn't been married. There will be some explicit sexy-times eventually, because I can't help it, I'm sorry!

Hope you like it :)

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"Oh my God, just kiss him already!" hollered James at the TV as he sent a flying cushion to try and hit the very sexually tensioned face of John Watson on the screen. Michael laughed, "you know they won't kiss", he said calmly, stroking his boyfriend's arm; "I know Ben told us it won't happen but it's more frustrating than I expected it to be", said James with a little smile. "Well, now you know how some people feel about us in X-men", answered Michael with a small mischievous smile, getting closer to James and rubbing his nose on his cheek softly, surrounding his waist with his arm; James chuckled, "well, yeah, but I get to kiss you in real life", he said as he turned his face slightly to rub their noses together, then kissed him softly. "And isn't that better?" said Michael in between little kisses as he shifted James' body to be facing him, and kissed him unhurriedly, caressing his back, relishing on the softness of the one-too-many pillows of James' bed.

He heard a little moan coming from James and felt his boyfriend's leg rising up slowly along his own leg, then felt his pocket vibrating; after a couple seconds, James pulled apart and smiled at him, "answer that now, we'll be busier later", he said a bit flirtatiously, and Michael smiled back as he pulled his cellphone out; "Hm, it's Michelle… It's probably about Violet -he whispered with a little frown- … Hello?" he said as he answered his phone, a small frown still on his face. "Oh" said James quietly with a small hint of jealousy in his voice. Michelle was the last girl that Michael ever dated, right when he was in the verge of realizing he was actually gay; because of destiny's odd ways, this girl got pregnant not too long into their relationship, and now they shared a daughter together. Michael told her his actual sexual preferences right away but also made her know he would take responsibility for the baby, even if they weren't a couple anymore. She was, of course, heart-broken, but got over it relatively quickly and they became good friends; now that Violet, their daughter, was five years old, they held a healthy and friendly relationship, and Violet lived with Michelle and her partner, Robert. Of course, even if James was completely sure that Michael was in love with him and had no feelings for Michelle, it was hard for him to not feel slightly jealous of the woman that had a daughter with his boyfriend.

After a few words were exchanged, he hung up the phone. "What happened?" asked James, fumbling with the collar of Michael's shirt. "She asked if I could pick Violet up tomorrow instead of Saturday, because they want to leave a day earlier to their trip", he answered, looking slightly worried, and James nodded, "I said it was okay", and James nodded again. "That's okay, babe, you can spend tomorrow with her, don't worry", he said with a little caress to Michael's cheek, noticing he was worried about the change of plans.

They had been in a formal relationship for about a year, but there hadn't been the opportunity for James to meet Violet, and it was planned to happen this weekend, which was one week before Christmas so everyone was on vacations, including them, who were in London at the same time without work since forever ago. Michael was going to pick up Violet, who lived in Cambridge, on Saturday, spend the day with her, then talk to her about James –since she didn't know her dad was in a relationship with another man- and then she'd meet James on Sunday. James was eager to meet her, he loved kids and even if he hadn't met her yet, he felt like he loved her already just by being the child of the man he was in love with. "Okay –said Michael a bit less apprehensively- we'll just move everything one day earlier than planned. I'm sorry, I was really looking forward to spend the day with you tomorrow", said Michael, clearly sorry about it, but James understood that Michael obviously wanted to also spend the day with his daughter, whom he adored. "It's fine, honey, please don't worry about it", said James with a warm smile and cupping Michael's face with his hands, causing Michael to smile. "Okay, thank you" he said with a little nod, and scanned James' handsome face for a few seconds, "I'll make it up to you right now, though", he added sexily, then approached James' lips and kissed him a bit more eagerly than before, causing him to gasp and chuckle playfully, "well, you better", he said as he was being pulled up on top of Michael.

Next day, Michael left James' flat very early to go pick his daughter at her house, which was about an hour away. Once he arrived, a very excited Violet received him as her mom opened the door of the house to let him in; "Daddy!" she yelled excitedly as she was being picked up from the floor and up into a very tight hug, "hello, sweetheart, I missed you!" said Michael, caressing her hair and enjoying the feeling of her little arms wrapped around his neck. "I missed you too", she said softly, not letting him go. He smiled at Michelle, who was standing there with a little smile too, "how are you?" said Michael, kissing her cheek, still carrying Violet in his arms. "I'm good. Sorry about the change of plans, I hope it wasn't too much trouble" she said quickly, and Michael shook his head, "not at all, don't worry –he said, then looked at Violet- this way I spend an extra day with this doll", and Violet chuckled bashfully. "I'm glad. Go get your things, darling", said Michelle, and Michael placed her on the floor so she could go, "okay!" she said cheerfully and ran to her room.

Michael looked at her go and felt slightly dizzy as he remembered he was planning on telling her about James that same day; he knew she was a little girl that didn't hold any prejudices, but it was still hard for him to have such a serious talk with his baby. He had asked Michelle not to tell her about him and James, since he was the one who wanted to explain to her what being gay meant, and how his relationship with another man was, at the end, the same than any other relationship. "So, she's meeting James today?" asked Michelle a bit seriously; "tomorrow", answered Michael quickly, and Michelle nodded. "I'll talk to her about it tonight, I'll let you know how that goes" he said, and Michelle smiled at him sweetly, "it'll be fine, don't worry about it", she said with a slight stroke of his arm, and Michael smiled back at her, appreciating the support. "Michael!" he heard Robert's voice, and they both turned to look at him as he was coming down the stairs, "Hey, Rob! How are you?" asked Michael with a bright smile and a hug; he liked Robert, but there was this obvious dad competition thing going on between them, even if he knew Violet loved him more than any other dad figure she could ever have. They exchanged a few words before Violet came back with a little backpack and a big plush lion that Michael had given her a couple of years ago, and they were inseparable. "I'm ready!" she said happily, "great, let's go then!" he said to her with a big smile, and her mom helped her into her coat as Michael picked up the little suitcase that was already set next to the door, and everybody said goodbye.

"So, are you hungry?" asked Michael as he started the car; he hadn't had breakfast at James' flat, only coffee because he wasn't hungry before, but he was very hungry now; "yes!" she said eagerly, and Michael laughed, "good, me too, what do you want for breakfast?" he asked, and saw Violet squinting as she thought of what she wanted. "Ice cream, with waffles" she said, obviously very conscious that she could have anything she wanted for breakfast whenever she was with him, and he always let himself have that right. Michael made an amused face and high-fived her, "that's my girl", he said, knowing where she had gotten her sweet tooth from, and Violet chuckled as she high-fived her dad back.

After breakfast at a waffle house in Cambridge, they drove back to London and spent the day in different activities; they went to a park near Michael's house to play, then went to the movies, ate at a restaurant down town and went window shopping just for fun, but he actually bought her a pair of shoes; she rarely let her mom or Michael buy things for her, she wasn't very fond of owning stuff, and it was something that Michael could relate to; maybe she had gotten that from him, too. She had fallen in love with that pair of shoes though, since they were bright purple and sparkly and she loved those kind of things; she only accepted to buy the shoes if Michael bought something too, so he bought a blue scarf that she picked up for him, since it was getting a bit cold and he was wearing just a jacket. "You are so handsome, daddy" she had said proudly after she arranged the scarf on Michael's neck, her little hands on his cheeks and her beautiful, big grey eyes on him. He felt his heart melting, "thank you, princess, you're the most beautiful thing on earth", he said sweetly, plastering a kiss on her forehead.

After they arrived to Michael's house, they were both exhausted and it was time to have dinner, so Michael cooked for them, then helped her take a shower and put her into bed in the room he had specially for her in his house. He knew it was time for them to have the talk, and felt his heart racing faster; "Hey, Vi, I wanted to talk to you about something important", he said as he sat in the edge of the bed, right next to his daughter's small body. She looked up at him with big eyes as she held her plush lion tightly. Michael smiled softly and ran his hand along her long, golden hair. "You know how your mommy and Robert are a couple, right? They're boyfriend and girlfriend" he started, feeling kind of foolish with his own question. "Yes", she said softly; "well –he continued nervously- I am with someone, too, but it's different than mom and Rob's relationship". "You have a girlfriend?" she asked, her eyes going slightly wider and her voice with a hint of jealousy, and she reminded him of James the night before; "No, I don't. You're the only girl in my life", he said, smiling at her, and she smiled too, then frowned; "you have a boyfriend?" she asked after a moment when she realized by herself what her dad was trying to tell her.

Michael blushed, "I… yes", he said, and everything he had planned on saying to her, he suddenly forgot it, but he concentrated on trying to read Violet's expression. She was squinting slightly, figuring it out; "Oh. Okay", she said simply, and smiled sweetly at him again, and Michael felt like laughing everything away; "see, some couples are like that, when two boys fall in love with each other, or two girls… but it's the same, it's just not as common", he added. "You're in love with a boy?" she asked, wrinkling her nose since she didn't understand yet how boys could be attractive at all, and Michael chuckled, "yes, I am. And you'll change your mind about boys when you're older", he said and felt raw happiness bubbling up his chest as he saw his beautiful daughter chuckling with him, accepting him the way he was without a doubt. "His name is James, and he's my best friend. He's my age, and he likes dogs, and he's an actor, too", he said. She hadn't been able to watch X-men yet since she was very young so she didn't know James at all. "I like dogs, too" she said, and Michael smiled since he knew that was what she was going to like the most about everything he mentioned about James, "will I meet him someday?" she asked, and Michael nodded. "I wanted you to meet him tomorrow, if that's okay with you. He's very excited to meet you", he said, and Violet nodded excitedly, "yes, invite him tomorrow!" she said, and Michael felt his heart go warm with his daughter's words. "I will, then. So, do you have any questions? You can ask me or tell me anything, you know that, right?" said Michael, holding her small hand. "I know" she said, nodding, "would you read me a story?" she asked, and that wasn't the type of question he was expecting but it was even a better one. "Of course I will", he said lovingly. They chose one and after she fell asleep, which wasn't much later than that, he went to his room and called James immediately, happy and excited.

"Hello, you! I miss you!" was how James answered his call, and Michael smiled brightly at hearing his voice, "hello! So did I, I'm sorry we could just message, I was very busy, but Violet's asleep now", he said, and heard James chuckle, "don't worry, handsome. How was your day?" he asked. "It was great. I just talked to her about you", he said excitedly, and James gasped, "really? How was that?"; "she was amazing, and she wants to meet you. You're officially invited tomorrow, so we'll go pick you up around noon, probably", he said, and James made a cheering sound, "that sounds great, I can't wait!" he said eagerly, and Michael chuckled, "I can't wait, either". James sighed contently and said a sweet, "I love you" after a couple seconds, causing Michael to smile like a teenager in love, "I love you too, gorgeous", and he could almost see James blush. They talked about their day for a while, which James had spent mostly reading, eating and sleeping, then wished each other a good night and got ready for sleeping. Michael took a hot shower as he thought about next day, happy that he was going to be able to hang out with his daughter and his boyfriend, and he was nervous but eager and excited. He thought briefly about families with James, and other kids, and weddings, and a slightly older Violet helping them out with those things. He knew he was going insanely ahead in time but he couldn't help it, he was in love, and he knew what having kids was, so he let himself fantasize about it with a little smile on his face, letting the warm water run along his shoulders, taking away with it whatever seemed to have worried him before.