Just a little something extra.

Enjoy.

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Stuart follows his newest lover out the supermarket. He's tall with dark hair, like all of Stuart's lovers. Although the kid with him will have to be dealt with. Stuart sneers as he thinks of other kids that tried to keep him from his lovers. All of them were taken care of. Stuart does not share.

He's been watching this one for the past month. Every Friday he and the kid show up at the supermarket. No car, they walk home pushing a shopping cart.

Last week, Stuart followed them all the way to a building, fifteen blocks from the store. Stuart waited outside for hours and was pleased to see that nobody else entered the building. It would seem that his lover and the unwanted kid were the only tenants.

Stuart smiles at the memory. Today will be the day that he and his new love will finally be together. He doesn't like going too long without companionship. He got rid of his last lover two months ago because his constant crying gave Stuart a headache.

Tall dark and handsome might be a little upset about the kid being gone, but Stuart will be there to comfort him. He'll get over the loss, Stuart will make sure of it.

He follows at a slow pace. He knows where his lover and the boy are going, so he doesn't have to keep them in sight as they turn down streets. Seven blocks from their building, he goes around a corner and nearly walks into a taller man.

Purple eyes coldly look down at him as he stops. He tries to go around the other man, but Purple Eyes steps in his way.

Stuart can see his lover and the kid going down the block. He glares up at the stranger, "Excuse me, but you are in my way."

Purple Eyes nods, "I know."

"Then kindly get out my way."

Purple Eyes sneers, "Make me."

Stuart glances around, they seem to be alone. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out his switchblade. Stuart flicks the knife open, "This is your last chance to get out my way, or else."

Purple Eyes sneers, "Or else, what?"

Stuart takes a step towards him, "Or else this." As he goes to stab the other man, Purple Eyes flicks his hand. Stuart's head spins to the right and he hears a loud snap as his neck breaks.

He knows nothing after that.

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Nine year old Micheal holds tight to the shopping cart. The bad man is behind them again.

At first, it was just a sense of being watched as they left the supermarket every Friday for the past month.

But last week, Micheal felt the bad man walking behind him and Daddy all the way home. He was going to mention it to Poppa, but he wasn't there and when he did get home, Micheal forgot.

Now he can feel the bad man's evilness and it scares him. Michael wants to turn around and tell him to go away but Micheal is just a boy and the bad man would just laugh at him.

So Micheal walks besides his Daddy and counts the blocks until they get home.

Poppa is at the loft and he has guns.

Micheal nods, the bad man is in a lot of trouble. Poppa does not like bad men who mess with Daddy.

And neither does Micheal.

As they turn the last corner, Micheal realizes that he no longer feels the bad man behind them. Micheal isn't sure if that's a good thing or not.

He sees somebody standing in front of their building and wonders if that's the bad man. But as they get closer, he sees it isn't.

Micheal glances up at Alec, who smiles then nods. Micheal lets go of the shopping cart and runs to Mikey. Alec laughs.

Mikey easily picks the boy up and swings him around before holding him close, "Hello Micheal."

Micheal holds him around the neck, "Hello Mikey."

Alec laughs as he comes closer, "Glad you two know each other."

Mikey giggles as he puts Micheal on his feet then hugs Alec, "Hello Dr. Alec."

"Oh, so formal."

Mikey giggles as he pushes the shopping cart inside then holds the door for Alec and Micheal, "I could call you Dr. Lightwood or Dr. Lightwood-Bane."

Micheal giggles, "That's silly."

Mikey raises an eyebrow, "Are you calling me 'silly'?"

They walk to the elevator, Mikey pushes the shopping cart as Micheal walks beside him. Alec laughs as he follows them.

Micheal shakes his head, "I would never call you silly, Mikey."

Mikey nods as he pushes the cart into the elevator and holds the door, "Okay, just checking."

Micheal giggles as he holds Alec's hand and they step into the elevator.

They go upstairs, then walk to the loft.

Alec holds the door as Mikey pushes the shopping cart inside.

Micheal follows, "Poppa, look who's here."

Magnus is sitting at the kitchen table cleaning a few guns. He looks up and smiles, "Your Daddy?" Alec smiles as he leans over and kisses his husband.

Micheal giggles, "Yes, but look who else is here."

"You?"

Micheal shakes his head, "Poppa being silly."

Mikey giggles, "Yeah, mine too." He walks over and hugs Magnus, then he starts helping Alec put the groceries away.

Micheal sits next to Magnus and watches Alec and Mikey for a few minutes then he realizes something, "Mikey, did you make the bad man go away?"

Magnus drops the gun and rag he's holding, he looks at his son, "What bad man?"

"The bad man that was following Daddy and me."

Alec looks at him, "When?"

"Today, last week, the week before, and I think the week before that."

Magnus looks from Micheal to Alec, "Why am I just hearing about this now?"

Alec shakes his head, "I had no idea we were being followed all those times."

Mikey sniffs, "I don't know about those other times, but I do know that he's no longer a problem."

Micheal asks, "You talked to the bad man?"

Mikey smiles, "Oh yeah, we talked."

Magnus raises an eyebrow, "And?"

Mikey shrugs, "And he's no longer a problem."

Magnus nods as he leans back in his chair, "I see." He looks at his son, "Micheal, why didn't you say something?"

Micheal chews on his lip, "I was going to last week, but by the time you got home, I forgot."

Magnus brings his son onto his lap and hugs him, "Okay."

Alec raises an eyebrow, "That's it?"

Mikey nods as he puts the shopping cart away in a closet, "Yes, that's it."

Magnus nods, "As long as Mikey says there is no longer a problem, I would consider the matter closed."

Mikey smiles, "There is no longer a problem."

"Then, that's it."

Alec nods, "Okay then. I'm going to take a nap before dinner."

Micheal slides off Magnus' lap, "Me too."

Magnus laughs as Micheal holds Alec's hand and they walk into the bedroom. He waits until his husband and son are out of earshot, then glances at Mikey, "Now tell me what really happened."

Mikey sits next to Magnus, "Like I said, we talked."

Magnus folds his arms, "And?"

"Then I broke his neck and portalled him to the bottom of the Hudson River."

Magnus nods, "Better." He returns to his gun cleaning, "You just happened to be in the neighborhood?"

"Kind of. I wanted to see you. Max told me about Stuart. As the mundanes would say, I killed two birds with one stone."

Magnus narrows his eyes, as he puts the rag and gun back on the table, "What did Stuart do originally?"

"He told Dr. Alec that he needed to make a phone call. Dr. Alec bought him here to the loft."

Magnus interrupts, "My angel bought a stranger into our home?"

Mikey nods, "Max couldn't see exactly how he convinced Dr. Alec to let him into the building, but Stuart did get into the loft."

Magnus closes his eyes and takes a deep breath then slowly opens them, "Did he hurt Alec or Micheal?"

Mikey shakes his head, "No, although Max was certain that if you weren't in the loft, that might not have been the case."

Magnus' cat eyes flare, "Okay, what happened once they got up here?"

"Micheal was antsy, so Alec opened the door and allowed Stuart to walk in first, then closed the door and stayed in the hallway with Micheal."

Magnus slowly smiles as his eyes go brown again, "My angel let me deal with the bad man."

Mikey nods, "Stuart was surprised to see you. He had been under the impression that it was only Dr. Alec and Micheal living in the building."

"How?"

"As Micheal said, last week he followed them all the way here. He stayed until way past nightfall."

Magnus leans back in the chair, "I was running late and didn't want to wait for a cab, so I portalled home." He nods, "So, he and I are looking at each other..."

Mikey continues, "You asked him who he was and he referred to himself as Dr. Alec's lover."

"Oh that would have pissed me off."

Mikey giggles, "You told him, you were Dr. Alec's husband."

Magnus nods, "I'm sure that was a big surprise to him."

"It was. He tried to open the door, I guess to get to Dr. Alec, but you shot him in the head."

"Good for me. Then I got rid of the body?"

Mikey nods, "Yes, then you went out in the hall and found Dr. Alec and Micheal hiding behind the shopping cart."

"Alec didn't know who might walk out the loft." Mikey nods. "So, you got rid of the problem before I could?"

Mikey giggles, "Exactly."

"I appreciate that."

"You're welcome."

"Why did you want to see me in the first place?"

"Not only you, but Dr. Alec and Micheal as well."

"Why?"

Mikey glances at the master bedroom then back at Magnus, "The timeline got fucked with. Not Daddy was killed, Max was Albert, all the Magnuses and Alecs were dead."

Magnus stands and walks to the bedroom. He stands by the door and watches his husband and son sleep for a few minutes before returning to the table and sitting down, "What happened to Micheal?"

Mikey shrugs, "No idea. Dr. Alec and you were dead."

Magnus raises an eyebrow, "I was dead?"

Mikey nods, "Yeah." He gestures to the guns on the table, "You shot yourself."

"Doesn't surprise me. If Max and his father hadn't have shown up when they did, I was ready to die."

Mikey holds his hand tight, "A few years ago, Max told me what originally happened to Dr. Alec. I wished I had the power to bring back the dead, because I wanted to kill Lamar."

Magnus smiles and kisses Mikey's forehead, "You and my angel have a special connection."

Mikey giggles, "I like Dr. Alec."

"I know."

Mikey glances at the bedroom, "I also wanted to kill his father." He weakly smiles at Magnus, "It's probably a good thing I don't have that power, because there are a lot of dead people I would bring back, just so I could kill them."

Magnus laughs, "You're probably right."

Mikey giggles, "I would get nothing else done."

Magnus nods, "Especially those that harmed Max's fathers."

"Hell yes. Max told me about all the stuff that his fathers went through and I wanted to smash heads."

"Like Stuart?"

"Worse than that."

"You're a good man, Mikey."

Mikey's purple eyes sparkle, "Thank you." He kisses Magnus' cheek then stands, "Time for me to get home."

"You want to stay for dinner?"

"Sorry, Maxine and Amber invited me over. Maybe another time?"

"Alec has gone back to work. Overnights on the weekend. That's why he's taking a nap. How about Tuesday?"

Mikey smiles, "That would be awesome."

Magnus stands. They hug. Magnus smiles, "I'll let Alec know. See you then."

Mikey opens a portal, "I look forward to it. Bye."

"Bye." Mikey leaves the loft.

Magnus sits down and returns to his gun cleaning.

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A couple of hours later, the guns are clean and locked away. Magnus has a baked ziti in the oven and he's sitting on the sofa watching Judge Judy.

Alec and Micheal walk out the bedroom holding hands. Alec smiles, "Something smells good."

Magnus laughs, "Dinner is almost done."

Micheal giggles, "I'll set the table, Poppa."

Magnus smiles, "Thank you, munchkin." Micheal runs into the kitchen.

Alec looks around, "Where's Mikey?"

"He went home."

"Oh? Did you ask him if he wanted to stay for dinner?"

Magnus stands, "Yes, I did but he already had dinner plans."

"Oh."

Magnus walks over to Alec, "So, he'll be over Tuesday." He puts his arms around Alec's waist and pulls him close.

"Tuesday? I have to go shopping again. What am I going to make?"

Magnus smiles, "Chicken?"

"Chicken? I'll have to get a roaster. Mikey's a big boy, I bet he eats a lot. It'll have to be a big roaster. Do I make rice? Potatoes? Stuffing?"

Micheal giggles as he walks over and holds his fathers, "I pick potatoes."

Magnus laughs, "I pick potatoes too."

Alec sighs, "Baked? Mashed? Sweet?"

Magnus glances at his son, "Munchkin?"

Micheal giggles, "Baked."

Magnus nods, "Good choice."

Alec sighs, "I can't just make one vegetable. Do we even know if he eats them?"

Magnus laughs, "Make corn and green beans."

Micheal giggles, "I like both."

"See, easy."

Alec shakes his head, "Dessert? Does he like chocolate? Does he even like sweets?"

Magnus kisses him, "I'll pick up a cheesecake at Junior's."

"Suppose he doesn't like cheesecake?"

"Then I'll pick up a box of Munchkins from Dunkin."

Micheal giggles, "Poppa, I'm munchkin."

Magnus nods, "So you are. I'll pick up a box of Micheals from Dunkin."

Micheal giggles, "Silly Poppa."

Magnus laughs, "It's not that serious, Alec. No matter what you make, as long as he knows YOU made it, he'll eat and think it was wonderful. Even if it's salty as hell and tastes like garbage, he'll smile and enjoy it."

Alec rolls his eyes, "And why is that?"

Magnus kisses him, "Because my angel, like me, he fell in love with you at first sight."

Micheal nods, "Me too, Poppa."

Magnus smiles as he squeezes his son's arm, "Yes, Micheal ran to you as soon as he saw you. We are all wrapped around your little finger." He kisses Alec, "Give Mikey a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and he'll love it."

Micheal giggles, "Silly Poppa."

Alec smiles, "No, silly Daddy." He kisses his husband, "Magnus, you're right. I'm worrying about nothing."

Magnus smiles, "Good, let's eat then plan Tuesday's meal before you leave."

Alec kisses him again then nods, "Okay."

They walk into the kitchen. Magnus gets the baked ziti out the oven as Alec pours iced tea for everybody. They sit at the table. Magnus fills plates with food then they eat.

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Magnus and Micheal wash the dishes as Alec dresses for work.

Alec walks out the bedroom as Magnus wipes the table. Alec walks over to Micheal and picks him up, "See you tomorrow, munchkin."

Micheal holds his father tight, "Tomorrow, Daddy." Alec puts him down. Micheal runs over to the sofa, sits down then picks up the remote.

Alec walks over to Magnus, "Love you."

Magnus holds him tight as they kiss, then he opens a portal, "Love you more." Alec smiles, kisses him again, then walks through the portal waving at Micheal. Magnus smiles as he walks over to the sofa and sits next to his son, "What are we watching?"

Micheal grins, "Monsters Inc, Poppa."

"Again? How many times are you going to see this movie, munchkin?"

"It's good, Poppa."

Magnus puts an arm around Micheal, "Fine."

Micheal snuggles against Magnus as they watch tv.

A few minutes later, Magnus' phone beeps. A text message from Alec, I'm here.

Magnus nods as he texts back, Good, see you tomorrow. He relaxes, knowing that Alec is safe in the hospital. In the morning, Catarina will open a portal for him to return to the loft.

When Alec decided he wanted to go back to work, the only spot open was overnights. Magnus hated the idea of Alec taking the subway, so he convinced Alec to use portals. Magnus went with him, his first night back, just to show Alec how safe it was. Alec agreed that for getting him back and forth from the hospital, it's the best mode of transportation.

Magnus' phone beeps. Another text from Alec, Love you xxx

Magnus laughs then responds, Love you more XXXX

Micheal smiles, "Shouldn't Daddy be making people feel better?"

Magnus nods, "He has five minutes before his shift starts, so he's being silly."

Micheal giggles, "Poppa being silly too."

Magnus kisses the top of his head, "That's what people in love do, be silly."

Micheal smiles, "Silly is good."

"Yes it is."

Micheal snuggles against his father, "Love you, Poppa."

Magnus holds him tight, "Love you more, munchkin." Micheal giggles.

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Around ten o'clock, Magnus carries a sleeping Micheal to his bedroom. He lays his son on the bed and with a flick of his hand, Micheal is in his pajamas. Magnus covers him with the sheets then gently kisses his forehead, "Night night, munchkin."

Micheal sleepily whispers, "Night night, Poppa." Magnus smiles as he leaves the room.

He walks back to the sofa and sits down. He picks up the remote and puts the news on. He'll sit for a while, then change into his sleep clothes, but won't go to bed until Alec returns in the morning. The first night Alec returned to work, Magnus learned that he can no longer handle sleeping alone.

After putting Micheal in his room, Magnus got ready for bed. He made sure the alarm was set and the loft was locked up. He turned off the tv and the lights. He checked on their son one last time, then walked into their bedroom. He got in bed and figured that was that.

Until he woke up an hour later, his tshirt was drenched in sweat and he was shaking. He quickly sat up and tried to think, but he was terrified that the last eight years had been a dream. Alec was still dead and all Magnus had to look forward to was his daily Pity Party.

After ten minutes of staring at the door, he found the strength to get out the bed, walk out the bedroom and go over to Micheal's room. Holding his breath, he looked in and saw their son peacefully sleeping.

Alec was alive and well.

Magnus took a quick shower, changed his clothes and sat on the sofa the rest of the night.

When a portal opened and Alec returned home, Magnus stood and held him. Alec knew right away that something was wrong, but didn't say anything. They held each other for a few minutes, then they walked to their bedroom. Alec changed into his sleep pants and a tshirt and they got into bed.

They fell asleep holding each other. Three hours later, Magnus sensed somebody in the bedroom and opened his eyes to see a sleepy eyed Micheal tip toeing around the bed. He laid down behind Alec, and wrapped an arm around his father.

Smiling, Magnus held his son's hand as they both fell asleep with Alec safe in between them.

Now, Magnus sits on the sofa until Catarina opens a portal and his angel returns. He may nod off for an hour or so, but as long as he is on the sofa, he knows that Alec is alive.

Keeping the memory of Alec's death and the three months afterwards has been both a blessing and torture, but Magnus doesn't regret it. Remembering that pain makes him appreciate this second chance with Alec. He also appreciates having Max and Mikey help keep his angel and son safe.

the end

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Yes, indeed this is a done deal.

Much love to YOU, my dear reader, for your patience. xoxo

The final chapter is a guide to the other Malecs mentioned.