Sucking on Alec's neck, Magnus was sure to leave big, bright marks before moving on to the next spot, something Alec knew was going to last until he was wearing a turtleneck of Magnus' hickeys. "Move in with me."

"I can't just-"

Magnus dug his nails into Alec's shoulders, "Don't keep making me ask. You're an adult, you can do whatever you please."

Now it was Alec's turn to pout, not that Magnus was pouting earlier, "It's not that I don't want to move in with you, I'm just scared to."

Magnus' claws retracted, his head resting against Alec's shoulder, a diamond-hard spike sticking into his cheek, "Why? Haven't I already proven-"

"It's not that... I know how much I mean to you, because you mean the exact same to me," Alec's voice was rough, cracking at the edges as if he were about to cry, "Its only that I've never been away from my family... I have never moved out and been away from Izzy, or Jace, or... my mother."

So that was why Alec wasn't jumping at the chance to further their relationship - He was terrified of moving away from home and leaving his family. Magnus had such a frail understanding of family, but at the same time, he understood what Alec was feeling. He remembered when they had taken that vacation around the world together, the way Alec was apprehensive about going in the first place. He had only convinced the reluctant Shadowhunter to in the first place because he had told him that they needed a vacation after the almost war Clary had prevented in Idris. Oddly, even his parents were more for the trip than Alec. Once they were gone, Alec had relaxed and embraced the alone time, but Magnus could still see the fear inside his fearless warrior.

"Oh, Alec, what am I going to do with you?" Magnus sighed gently, craning his neck to kiss Alec, "If that's why you're afraid to move in with me, you can just take your time. I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable."

Alec knew that for as long as they lived, the offer would still be good, and he also knew that Magnus would wait for him forever, but he didn't want to wait even half that long, "Don't say that... I want to stay with you forever. Will you help me?"

Magnus nodded, scratching Alec's cheek unintentionally, "I will always be there to help you, no matter what you need."

X x X Fast Forward X x X Enter At Your Own Risk X x X Fast Forward X x X

Alec looked up at the Institute as if looking at it for the first time. Magnus gave his hand a small squeeze, letting him know that he was here for him. Nexus was fussing with the fluffy magenta sweater Magnus had put her in, pulling at the soft strands that stood out on end. Alec had to admit that Magnus had been smart for putting her in that sweater so that she would be tempted to pull at his hair again. Alec looked away from the place he had grown up in, taking in the image of Magnus holding their daughter in his arms. Nexus really was their daughter, the Nephilm just couldn't explain when or even how he had reached that conclusion, but they all knew that they were family now.

"Magnus, why do you think that Devon named Nexus after you?" Alec wasn't thinking of his own problems right now, he was focused on the baby.

He chuckled, "Stalling? Well, I don't have anywhere to be, so I suppose that I could tell you that much. Devon never knew her real family, never knew where she came from, so I assume that she named her daughter after the first family she knew. I am a little surprised that she didn't just use the name I gave her."

It was the first time Alec had heard Magnus talk about Devon openly, "You two were family?"

Magnus shook his head, "That was a long time ago. You're my family now."

"So," Alec thought back to how they ended up here in the first place, "Why did you want that picture?"

Magnus smirked, "So then I could send it to my phone."

Alec knew that that wasn't the only reason, "And?"

"To get a picture or ten with you," He shrugged, holding Nexus' ting hand in his own, "You know that I'm a camera whore."

Alec snorted, "That's putting it mildly."

"Alexander Lightwood!" Maryse, dressed in a pewter power suit and matching stiletto heels, clomped up to them, her footwear alerting the warlock a few minutes ahead of her voice cutting through the air, "Where have you been? If the others hadn't seen you earlier, I would have thought that you had - "

Her voice had caught in her throat, the pain of losing Max still a razorblade in her heart, "I'm sorry mom, I got hung up."

She looked at Magnus, blue eyes traveling down to rest on the baby in his arms, "Whose baby is that?"

Magnus' cat-eyes glittered in the fall light, a reddish-orange hue tinting the edges, "That is a long story."

She gestured toward the Institute, inviting Magnus inside, "Enlighten me."

A/N:

I know Maryse was/is a bit off; I really need to work on "colder" personalities. And Magnus wouldn't mind if Alec took a picture of him. Hell, he'd probably make him take a hundred! And I know, Alec isn't really a masochist, and Magnus is actually more subdued (I guess that that's the best way to describe him)... I swear that from here on in, I'll try harder to make it more authentic! I might fail, but I will still try! Or is this version of everyone alright? If you care at all, either go to my poll, PM me, or review your answer! And yes, I know that the "Not that I would know" thing is Jace's, but really, neither Alec nor Magnus said it...