Warning: Suggestive language at the end of this chapter! Enjoy!

Hephaestion walked into the nursery the next morning. In the last months, Darko had been showing signs of being more like Alexander, which Hephaestion was very amused by.

One of Alexander's quirks that Darko had acquired was having trouble waking up in the morning.

"Darko..." Hephaestion sang softly, rubbing his back gently, "Time to get up, Darling..."

Darko whined, rubbing his face into his pillow before opening one grey eye to glare at his mother.

Hephaestion smiled. He was so much like Alexander it was uncanny.

"I know, Darling, but if I let you sleep any longer, you won't go to bed tonight," as Hephaestion picked him up, Darko twisted in his arms and grabbed the crib railing, holding on tight and nearly tripping Hephaestion.

"Alexander!"

Feet came running from the kitchen, "What's wrong?"

"Your son is refusing to get out of bed and it's already nine! This is your fault!"

"My fault? How is it my fault? He chose this on his own. Although I have to congratulate him. Good choice, my Little Man!"

Hephaestion rolled his eyes, "Says the man who sleeps until noon! Help me!"

"I only sleep that late because I wake up whenever you move, and then I have to watch you sleep for a few hours before I go back to sleep!" Alexander defended himself.

"How very romantic. Help me!"

"I think so," Alexander said at his husband's sarcastic tone.

"Help me!"

"All right, all right... Hey, Little Man, good morning," Alexander got in his son's peripheral vison and held his arms out. Darko saw this as an invitation and promptly took it.

Without anything to pull against any longer, Hephaestion fell on his back. Darko began to laugh, but Alexander scolded him gently.

"If Mama falls down, we help her up. We don't want Mama to get hurt, do we?" Darko shook his head in agreement and held out a tiny hand just as his father was doing.

"Thank you Darling," as Hephaestion got up, he planted a soft kiss to his babe's forehead, "Good morning."

Alexander pouted to get his husband's attention, "What about me?"

Hephaestion smiled at his husband's antics, "Jealous, Lion?"

"You are my lioness."

"I may have had your child, but I am certainly no woman..." Hephaestion whispered before kissing Alexander.

When they broke apart, Alexander answered, "Don't I know it."

"See that you remember it. If you forget, I will reteach you. Now, I'm hungry, did you make breakfast?"

"I did."

"Good boy," Hephaestion pat him on the head.

Darko did not hesistate to copy the motion. Hephaestion's laughter rang down the hall as he carried his little boy to the kitchen to eat.