Magnus had just finished unloading some bags into the nursery. After a good day of shopping, he had found a crib, a dresser, some clothes, and a few stuffed animals so far. The furniture was already zapped in, but he was too lazy to put the clothes into the dresser. He was about to call it a night and wait for Alec to get home, when he heard a single knock at the door.

"Odd." He thought. Why would someone knock on his apartment door? There was a button with his name on it for a reason, but he went to the door anyway. He opened it to find his angel standing there.

"Why didn't you-"He stopped when he realized that he had tears in his eyes, and looked like he might collapse at any moment.

"M-magnus," Alexander whispered, as a tear made its way down his face.

That's all it took for Magnus to take the boy in his arms and walk him to the couch, closing the door by way of magic. He pulled Alec unto his lap and rubbed his back, while Alec put his head on the warlock's chest, and cried quietly. Magnus didn't bother to ask if he was alright, seeing that clearly he was not alright. They sat there for about 10 minutes; Magnus just rocking him and letting him calm down a bit, while Alec hugged him around the waist. To anyone else this would have looked weird. A muscular man with a large stomach sitting on a tall skinny guy's lap crying, but to them it was intimate. Something they'd do for each other when life would happen, just to sit there and feel the other and be able to hold them was enough to make most problems go away.

Magnus broke the silence, "Do you want to talk about it, Sweetie?"

Alec sniffed and wiped his face, "My mom found out."

Magnus stiffened. This was not going to be good. "How did she find out? What happened?"

"Me, Isabelle, and Jace were talking about me not going on anymore hunts for awhile, when she walked in and started getting mad at me for letting 'some downworlder' tell me what to do and how you have no right to help make decisions in my life, so I kind of flipped and started yelling at her and one thing lead to another, and…and" He took a deep breath and looked him in the eye," Our baby is not an abomination, right?" Another tear fell from his eye.

"No, Alexander, no-she didn't tell you that, did she?"

He nodded, "And other things." Magnus turned his head and glared at the air.

"That bitch. Nobody says the about my child," He seethed, "She deserves to turn into a bitch-That's what I'll do. A bitch with mange." He lifted his hands, blue sparks starting to form, when Alec, careful not to touch the warlock's hands, grabbed his forearms and nudged him to look at him.

"Don't bother. That wouldn't help anything, just make her want to tell the Clave, and that is the last thing we want.

"What happened next? Do you think she'll do anything?"

"I'm not allowed back at the institute, and if Kadir hadn't showed up, I'm sure she would have told Jace and Izzy not to speak to me. But to answer the second question I-I think she's too ashamed o-of me." He hugged Magnus around his chest and the tears came back, "I'm Sorry, Magnus, I should have told her sooner. I knew you wanted me too, but I just couldn't. It hurts so much more than I thought it would."

Magnus rocked him," You have nothing to be sorry for. You were just scared. It's understandable."

"No, I was scared the first time I met you about coming out to them. I didn't do it when I should have, and I hurt you, and I kept hurting you until I did. Now our kid won't be able set foot in there and won't have the opportunity to train to be a shadowhunter, just a warlock. Not that that's a bad thing," He added quickly," it's just…"

"I know, It's fine , I get what you're saying. Every parent wants their kid to be like them, excluding the ones who are criminals and have a rap sheet a mile high, but it's not like you can't teach h-it." Alec smiled at his almost slip-up," You can take it to the dojo a couple blocks away. It can be the next Bruce lee. Plus a glamoured shadowhunter isn't easy catch when they sneak in at night, and it's not like your siblings can't take a few more blades then needed when they go out, and like every other conclave member, you'll be called when needed."

Alec nodded his head against his chest and yawned," Who's Bruce Lee?" He snuggled into the warlock more.

"One of the best Martial artist to walk the planet and movies screen, but it's time for bed, little boy, you've had yourself a very long day, now haven't you."

Said boy leaned back and kissed him with a sweet passion. "Thank-you." He whispered and stood up from the older mans lap, grabbing his hand and helping lift him up. They walked into the hall, Magnus went into the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth. When he entered their bedroom he saw his Alexander sound asleep in bed, still fully clothed, excluding his shoes, which lying were by the bed. Magnus smiled and stripped his clothes. Crawling into bed he snapped his fingers changing the nephilim in sweats, and pulled the sheets up to them, letting Alec have all the comforter. It was too warm for him, but he knew his boyfriend would appreciate it, and he was perfectly fine with just the top sheet. He kissed his forehead and carefully wrapped his arms around the blue eyed beauty's waist, falling asleep quickly.

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Alec woke up to the smell of wood burning. His shadowhunter reflexes kicked in and he shot into a sitting position. First checking on his love, he found him looking a little shocked and eyeing him funny. "Are you alright? You shot up like cork from a shaken wine bottle."

One- Oh that's right, there's no use in playing this gave again. He thought bitterly, remembering last night. He hated crying, but the hormones were hard to ignore, "Yeah." He answered, looking behind him at the door." I smelled something burning."

A look of realization passed Magnus' face. "I lit a candle. " He turned around and grabbed a small jar from the night stand and lifted it up so the shadowhunter could read it. Upon inspection, he saw that it read sweet hickory. That explained the wood smell. Magnus put it back down and turned around

"You can lie down. You were exhausted last night." Alec put his head on the pillow and pulled the comforter back up. He turned on his back and rested his arms, over the blanket, on his stomach. There was something bugging him that he couldn't stop thinking about yesterday after the walk at the park.

"Magnus?"

"Yes, Dear?" He mumbled. Alec turned his head to look at him. He had his head in his pillow; his arms up near his face, holding the pillow there. He looked like he didn't want to get up.

"Can faeries read minds?"

"No, but the older you get, it becomes easier to figure out people by watching their reactions. The older faeries are like that. They can read you like a book, especially the queen. She seems to know what you're thinking before you do. It's almost impossible to lie to her, and I wouldn't suggest you try. There no telling what that lady will do to you." Magnus stopped to yawn," You'd probably end up a lobster in one of those tanks at red lobster. Why did you want to know?"

"I talked to the Seelie queen yesterday, near the entrance to the court at Central Park. She just popped up out of nowhere, and started talking about parenthood. Do you think it's possible for her to know? Isabelle told me she knew about Jace and Clary being experiments before anybody else did." There was no answer from the other side of the bed. "Magnus, you still awake?"

"Oh, no, I don't think she would." He said a bit quickly. Alec noticed and turned his head again, but Magnus' head was still in his pillow so he dismissed it.

"Why don't you?"

"I just don't is all." He let go of the pillow and kissed Alec on the cheek. Magnus slid out of bed and walked toward the walk-in closet." I have to go out today. Why don't you read those books and get it over with. I'm sure there mostly filled with pictures." He doesn't even need to turn around to know Alec is rolling his eyes.

"I thought maybe we could get some lunch later today. Do you think you'll be home by then?" Alec called from the bed a couple minutes later.

"I'll try my best, Love." Magnus walked out of the closet in black skinny jeans, a purple button up, and a black velvet vest; Hair still in disarray.

"Any reason you're dressing up?"

"I like to look nice, sometimes." He said indignantly, walking toward the door, "You should know by now that I have an extensive wardrobe, and all my clothes should feel equal."

"That excludes the lederhosen, right?"

Magnus poked his head back in the room," That's not what you said back at the hotel." He winked, and Alec's face flushed. Magnus laughed and headed back to the bathroom. He loved the way he could make the boy blush. After spiking his hair and matching his make-up to his too monotone clothes for his taste, but he had to look acceptable for who he should be meeting today, and if he's right she will accept; He grabbed some paper and a pen from the coffee table in the living room, and started to write. He lit it to flames and waited. Three minutes later a letter burned its way into the air in front of him. It read-

High Warlock:

Your audience has been accepted. It shall be held in the main court.

We will send an escort to lead you from the New York City entrance. She is waiting your arrival.

After reading the note, Magnus headed back toward their room. He stopped in the doorway and smiled. His shadowhunter looked like he was about to fall back asleep, all snuggled in his blanket he looked years younger. Magnus thought that Alec was most beautiful when he slept. All his worries seemed to leave when he fell asleep. Sometimes Magnus would watch him fall into unconsciousness, Watch his face soften, and his breathing calm. The warlock walked over to the bed and leaned down. He kissed the boy's forehead.

"I'm leaving now. I'll be back soon." He snapped a pregnancy book in his hands, and put it on the bed."Read the book, Stubborn. I love you," He leaned over and kissed the blanket above Alec's stomach kissed It." and I love you too, Baby. If you make your daddy miserable enough to make him read the book, I'll get you some glow-in-the-dark glitter." He whispered.

"I heard that." Mumbled the half asleep Alec.

"You were supposed to." He drawled walking out of the room. He turned around again to look at Alexander's now sleeping form. He didn't want to do it, but it was for the baby, and he'd do anything for It, even if would never ask if It wasn't in the equation: And with that thought he left.

AN- Sorry I didn't post it on Saturday like I usually do. Something came up and I was having a lazy week.