Chapter Four – Don't Give Up

The Next Day…

There was a knock on Magnus' apartment door, and he went to answer the door.

After looking through the peephole he recognized the warlock on the other side of the door Magnus opened it.

On the other side of the door stood a normal looking woman simply beautiful tall blonde hair blue eyes, but she wasn't normal in any sense of the word.

"Hello Imelda," Magnus said in greeting. "How's Kendall doing."

"Hello, Kendall is doing all right and he's sorry he couldn't come himself but he had another client so he asked me to come instead," she answered. "I brought what you needed me to bring."

She held out her hand which held a small vial which held a clear liquid in it.

"Just remember after you take that you will be bleeding for a while afterward," said Imelda. "And there is pain to be expected also just my suggestion is just to lay down afterward. I wish that you would allow me to stay but I will respect your wishes and just drop this off and go."

"Thank you," Magnus said before handing her the payment and shutting the door in her face.

Magnus took the bottle to his room and laid it on the dresser beside his bed now that he had the potion he could take it anytime.

"Better get this over with," Magnus said unscrewing the lid and putting it up to his mouth his hand shaking a little a few tears escaping from his eyes.

~~MALEC~~

Alec really didn't know how much time it was needed for Magnus to heal, but something was pulling him towards his apartment anyway.

He didn't know what it was but he woke up this morning with a sudden pull to telling him someone needed help. And that pull was leading him towards Magnus apartment, "This isn't weird at all," Alec muttered to himself.

He found himself standing outside of the door to Magnus' apartment building this was where the pull ended but without his key how was he going to get inside. He doubted knocking on the door would help cause the moment Magnus saw who was on the other side he wouldn't answer it.

"Screw it," Alec said aloud pulling out his stele. He placed an unlocking rune on the door to the apartment, and once unlocked he pushed open the door.

Upon first entering the apartment Alec thought that nobody was home, but then he heard loud sobs coming from the bedroom.

He looked at the bed where he could see a shaking body hidden underneath the covers of it, and Magnus cat laying on top of it trying to comfort him.

Alec's heart broke at the sight of what was before him, and he went to the bed and knelt down beside it.

Chairman was looking at Alec like this was all his fault and upon trying to reach over to get Magnus attention he hissed and attacked claws fully extended.

"Ouch," Alec complained as the cat drew blood. It was all he could do not to throw the cat across the room in anger; he knew that Chairman was only defending his master.

Alec placed the cat on the nightstand beside the bed and when he did that he knocked something over. He picked it up and saw that it was a small vial filled with a clear liquid inside of it. He wondered for a second what it was, but decided it wasn't important finding out what was going on with his ex was.

He knew Magnus must have heard the commotion that he and the cat had caused, but he decided to simply ignore it.

Alec placed a hand on Magnus' trembling shoulder only to have it shrugged off.

"Magnus…" Alec started but was interrupted by Magnus sitting up hurriedly with an angry expression on his face.

"Get out," he growled.

"I was just coming to see if you were alright," Alec said not moving an inch.

"I'm fine," he said. "Now go."

"Look if this is about yesterday I am so sorry about what I said," Alec said. "I was angry and I don't know what came over me." The words came unbidden to his mind and he pushed them back before continuing, "I also didn't send Jace after you."

Magnus closed his eyes for a moment before saying, "I know. I was just so… let's just yesterday wasn't one of my better days. Then the incident yesterday with Jace… And I took it out on you and I am sorry okay."

Alec didn't know what to say for a moment then finally, "What happened yesterday?" At the look that Magnus gave him he recoiled slightly but then added, "If I may ask."

"Nothing," Magnus said suddenly defensive. "Nothing happened."

And with that he fell back on the bed and turned away from Alec in agitation.

"Magnus…" Alec said slowly. "Please tell me what's going on. Something has you upset other than Jace I can tell."

"Just get out Alec," Magnus said. "I don't wanna talk about it."

"No I am not going until you tell me what the hell is bothering you right now."

When he said nothing Alec got up and walked to the other side of the bed so that he could see Magnus' face where he saw tears flowing down his cheeks.

"Please," Alec said in a pleading voice looking directly into Magnus' eyes. He started to reach out to try to comfort him but thought better of it.

Magnus closed his eyes and then wiped the tears away with the sleeve of his shirt. "I don't know how to tell you this but…" Magnus stopped for a moment and then grew quiet like he didn't know how to continue.

"But what?" Alec questioned him trying not to get annoyed.

"I'm p – pr," Magnus said. "I'm pregnant."

He said the last word so low that Alec almost didn't catch it. And then it sank in just what Magnus said and he started to laugh. "Pregnant seriously? You really had me going there for a moment now what's really wrong."

~~MALEC~~

Magnus glared at Alec and said through gritted teeth, "It's the truth Alec."

Alec stopped laughing and met Magnus glare and could tell he wasn't lying, "But I thought warlocks were supposed to be sterile."

"Yeah I thought so too," he said very angry. "But here I am with a bun in the oven."

"But how?" Alec asked. "I… you… I…"

"Well according to the Seelie queen she seems to think that I have some shadowhunter blood in me from somewhere. And you know some of my history thanks to Camille, and you know that my father was a prince of hell. And you know that according to the bible that a lot of the demons were originally angels gone to the dark side. And for him to be a prince he most likely was an angel first so…"

Alec didn't have to hear anymore he knew what that meant but, "Oh god." He suddenly felt lightheaded and Magnus was out of the bed in a flash to catch him.

"Are you alright," Magnus asked him with true concern lacing his voice when he saw that Alec hadn't completely passed out on him.

"I don't know," he said truthfully.

"Here why don't you lie down," Magnus said helping Alec to his feet and helping him to sit on the bed.

A few minutes later Magnus spoke up, "You know I have a way to end this all."

Alec looked at him with uncomprehending eyes, "What?"

Magnus picked the vial of clear fluid that was on the table up and showed it to Alec, "I was going to take this earlier but I changed my mind. I was really upset about all that had happened and I wanted to just…"

"You wanted to end it!" It wasn't a question not really.

"I was…" Magnus stopped for a moment not sure what to say. "I was alone in this or so I thought I didn't know if I could do it alone. And after what you said yesterday I figured it would be best to keep you in the dark. But then I couldn't do it, I had the vial to my lips and was ready to pour it in my mouth but I just couldn't do it."

Magnus broke down crying again, and Alec reached up and touched him on the cheek, "Hey, hey it's going to be okay I am here now. I know we have discussed children in the past put not right now, but now that it just fell onto our laps we can't ignore it anymore. What do you want to do with the baby?"

"I want to keep it," he said. "I know that this will forever change our lives but I am willing to do it, and I already love it so much. And to be honest I want you here with me every step of the way I am tired of fighting. I love you so much."

Alec smiled then a real and genuine smile and said, "I love you too."

Before they knew what was happening Alec reached up a hand and pulled Magnus close kissing him. Before long their clothes were being thrown to the floor in they were in the heat of the moment.

When it was all said and done, they lay panting in the bed next to each other.

Alec then had to spoil the moment with, "Make up sex is the best thing ever, but let's try not to fight again ever please."

Author's Note: This chapter is brought to you today by my roommates. Seriously though I got caught up in the creativity of the day because my roommates who are artists was all doing something creative today. Albeit it was between Writing (Me), Drawing, and painting. It was like a lets be creative day today and I started and finished this chapter today because of it. I was planning on starting today and just work on it while doing laundry and cleaning taking breaks of course and doing that. And then finishing up tomorrow but of course as you see it didn't work out that way so while I have one load left that is in the dryer right now yeah I have a lot of cleaning tomorrow so sorry you probably won't see chapter five until later this week.

But I hope you like this chapter and ya'll have a good night.

p.s. I saw that everyone wanted Magnus to keep the kid which meant to me to start lightening up the story. Thank you again for all the review and my new subscribers you guys are the best.