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Choctaw County Affair
(Carrie Underwood)
Song is kinda random, but one of my favorites-It is a revenge/payback kinda song
It almost fits
The song has a crime, deception, and blackmail,
Way different outcome though…
Anyways,
Things get wrapped up, Alec hangs out at the apartment with the other's, everyone is happy
Raphael just has one small thing to deal with though…
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Alec-Alec-Alec-Alec-Alec *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"So, wait…oh my god…y-you actually tried to teach Simon how to lie?" Alec just barely managed to get out, laughing loudly
"Hey! It's not that funny!"
Alec shook his head apologetically, still chuckling, glancing over at Simon shaking his head slightly,
"Sorry Simon, but that…That just seems like an impossible task."
"It was" Raphael exclaimed, emphatically nodding
"Hey!" Simon elbowed him slightly, turning to glare at his boyfriend
Raphael laughed, giving him a warm smile, kissing his cheek, in apology, tugging him a bit closer.
"I am sorry, amor. I love you, and have no doubt you can do nearly anything you set your mind to…but, lindo, you are about as deceptive as Magnus is subtle."
"Hey!" Magnus snapped from next to Alec on the couch.
Once the initial awkward scheme reveal was done, and subsequent sweet moment broken by Charmin (who was still curled up on Alec's lap, Magnus was not, in any way jealous…Damn cat), they had drifted back out, Simon hastily apologizing for deceiving his partner.
Simon and Raphael cuddled up on the lounge, leaving the couch for Alec and Magnus. Alec told him it was okay; he appreciated them all going through so much trouble for him. Simon said of course, he was his partner…as if it was just the most obvious thing in the world.
Raphael had grumbled slightly and reiterated that he only did it because Alec was upsetting the other two and his moping was annoying as hell…
They were now sitting around the apartment, just chatting comfortably, Simon eager to tell Alec all about the entire thing,
He was really getting into it and Alec got the feeling he may have been embellishing a bit, but couldn't really bring himself to mind too much. It was ridiculously endearing…It was also an awful lot to follow, especially with as fast as Simon was talking, he found himself tuning out slightly.
His mind kept drifting back to Magnus…
He'd told him a bit of what happened at the bar, but Alec got the feeling there was more, he wanted to ask him, but figured he'd wait until they had some time alone. He knew it wasn't anything too bad, but he still wanted to know.
"…And then I sat in my car trying to psych myself up to try to do my part of the plan, but I was really worried, cause I didn't know how I'd be able to lie to you…and I tried to remember everything they said, and kind of gave myself a bit of a pep talk in the car.
I had to go try cause I'd been sitting in my car, talking to myself for, like, ten minutes and I figured someone would probably notice soon. So I just decided to go for it, and it kinda worked… once I got the hang of it, anyways. I mean, I had a few slip ups, like practically yelling good morning at you and getting stuck repeating random words, but you didn't figure, like, any of it out, so I wasn't that bad" Simon cheerfully boasted, grinning brightly,
Alec shook his head, with a faint chuckle,
"Well, I actually did figure out that you were trying to cheer me up and boost my confidence, but that was all I got."
"You did?" he asked, tilting his head curiously,
Alec laughed, raising his eyebrow,
"Simon, you complimented me, probably a hundred times, and I don't think that's an exaggeration."
Simon's eyes go wide, looking shocked
Magnus and Raphael tried to muffle their snickering,
"I don't think I did that much."
Alec gave a slight nod,
"Uhh…yeah, you kind of did. It was a bit over the top, even for you…It was either you were trying to boost my confidence, or you were suddenly trying to flirt with me; and since One, You are completely in love with Raphael and Two, When Annabelle thought we were together you nearly tripped over yourself declaring how completely uninterested in me you were, I kind of figured it was the first one…"
Simon blushed brightly
Raphael raised his eyebrow at him, teasingly,
"Someone thought you two were a couple? You did not tell us that part."
Magnus gave him an exaggeratedly scandalized look
"tsk, tsk… Raphael, Me, and now Alec as well; I am beginning to think that sweet, adorably charming, persona you have is just a cover, apparently you are quite the player…"
Alec and Raphael snicker
Simon blushes brightly, but gives him an unimpressed, sarcastic look that rivals Raphaels
"Oh…Shut up, Magnus"
Raphael bursts out laughing, the other two not too far behind. Simon tries to seem serious for as long as he can, but ends up losing it as well.
"I'm just really glad it all worked out…I'm glad I have my partner back."
Alec looked slightly guilty,
"Yeah…I'm sorry I've been so hard to deal with lately-"
Simon shook his head, quickly
"Alec, you weren't…you've been, like, the cop I wanted to be for pretty much as long as I've been with the SBPD. You're the best detective I've ever met; I just wish you would of told me what was bothering you so we could of fixed it sooner."
Alec smiled gratefully,
"Thanks Simon, that means a lot. And just so you know; you really are doing great. Since your promotion you really seem to be coming into your own. I've seen you progressing every day, but the way you handled the situation at the bank? Everything you did that day," He paused, shaking his head,
I really don't think any detective could have handled it better. You are already a great detective, and I have no doubt that you'll be one of the best we have, I really couldn't ask for a better partner."
Simon looked absolutely stunned for a moment. Then he positively beamed, practically bouncing in place.
He turned to Raphael
"Did you hear what he said!?" he enthused excitedly
Raphael gave him a warm smile, nodding,
"Yes, amor, I did...and he is right; in fact, I believe I have told you something quite similar, several times."
Simon rolled his eyes playfully, grinning,
"Well, yeah…But you're my boyfriend, you kind of have to think I'm great."
Raphael laughed, surprised, raising his eyebrow,
"I do, huh?"
"Yup" Simon affirmed with a grin
Raphael chuckled again, shaking his head before tugging him in for a kiss. Simon sighed happily, cuddling closer,
Alec turned to Magnus,
"They really are annoyingly sweet, aren't they?"
He nodded, rolling his eyes, affectionately. Alec smiled at Magnus before glancing at the other's shaking his head,
"I really do appreciate you guys doing all this for me; I can't believe I let those guys get to me. Usually, I'd just ignore them like everyone else does, but the way I was feeling…It just really got to me, seemed like it almost made sense, you know?"
Simon nodded
"Yeah, I get it…Though really, no one listens to those idiots, but when you're feeling that down, even those guys can get to you…"
Raphael looked curiously among the others
"Who is it that you are talking about?"
"Hmm…Oh these three at the station, I mean there were a few people making comments, but they're the worst."
Magnus nodded, adding,
"Calvin, Clyde, and Fabian, I believe they were friends with Dax, Alexander's old partner. They blame me for him leaving, they tend to be quite obnoxious, but no one really takes them seriously…Well usually no one does"
He turned to Alec, raising his eyebrow,
"I did not realize they were who started this whole ordeal?"
Alec shook his head,
"Well…I mean, they didn't, not all of it anyways. They were just kind of the last straw…" he shrugged faintly
"Anyways, at least it's all sorted now, and you can go back to ignoring them like the rest of us" Simon offered, before pausing when a thought occurs to him. He tilts his head curiously,
"Hey, Alec? Why did you come over anyways? I mean-not that you aren't welcome or anything- cause you totally are…it's just, like, if you didn't figure it out and you thought Magnus was out of town, was there something else you needed or something? There's nothing wrong with the case, right?"
Alec blushed slightly, shaking his head
"Oh, no, nothing like that…umm…I-I had actually kind of came by to see how Raphael was doing…"
The other three stared at him in surprise
None more so than Raphael
"You did? Why?" he asked, looking totally baffled
Alec gave an awkward shrug,
This was a bad decision
"Well…I didn't mean to seem nosy or anything, I just…You two had a fight, a bad one, and I know it's okay now, but I got to thinking that there's no way Magnus would've gone out of town if you two were having trouble a-and…If it happened when he was already gone, I mean…I-It's obvious how much you love Simon and I just…
I didn't know how many other people you had you could turn to with something like that. I just wanted to check in, and let you know that, if you needed to, you could…" he trailed off with another unsure shrug,
"Thank you, Alec" Raphael said, softly, with a surprised, warm smile,
A real one
Simon was absolutely beaming; looking at Alec like he did something remarkable.
Magnus smiles tenderly, shaking his head. The look on his face nearly takes Alec's breath away; eyes warm, soft and so very bright, with an amazed, beautiful smile. He slides closer to him, slipping his arm around Alec's shoulders, leans over, and presses a light, soft, sweet kiss to Alec's cheek, lingering faintly.
"My darling detective, you never cease to amaze me." He murmur's softly
He doesn't move away, stays pressed right up against Alec's side, resting his head on Alec's shoulder. Alec feels his breath catch slightly, and his heart is racing.
Okay…best decision ever
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Raphael-Raphael-Raphael-Raphael-Raphael *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"Yeah, they said he did, but I think -"
"No one really cares what you think, any of you" Raphael cuts off Clyde, mid sentence.
The three startle slightly, turning to see who spoke, they'd just entered the records room, putting away their files for the day, chattering away as always, none of them had seen the other man slip quietly into the room.
"Oh, it's you, that psychic's…something or other." Fabian said
The other two snickered a bit, Calvin chimed in snidely
"Yeah, usually you're all over that chatterbox junior detective, but clearly whatever was going on between you and the psychic is still going too. Make's since really…kids cute enough, but doesn't seem too bright, probably doesn't even realize it."
Raphael gave a sharp, rather dangerous smile, tilting his head,
"My relationships really are none of your concern…Though, it is rather amusing that you would be the one to bring up something involving infidelity and friends…I would think you would rather steer clear of those topics…"
Calvin scoffs, giving a cocky smirk,
"Oh, why's that?"
Raphael shrugged casually,
"Well generally, when one has been having an affair with an, apparently close, friend's wife, it seems like you would try to avoid a line of conversation that could lead to it, correct?"
"I-I, w-what ar- you don't know what you're talking about!" Calvin stammered
"Actually, I do, although… perhaps we should ask Officer Fabian? It is his wife we are talking about after all…"
"WHAT!?" Fabian shouts rounding on the other man, Calvin shook his head, eyes wide, hands up placatingly,
"He doesn't know what he's talking about! He's lying, just trying to mess with us!"
Raphael pulled out his phone, tapped a few buttons, He turned to Calvin, who looked furious, smiled, then pushed one more button.
Both Calvin and Fabian's phones chimed, signaling a text
"You do not have to believe me. They have been meeting at the same hotel for the last year, I sent both of you a copy of the receipts, you can check for yourself"
"O-Okay…I can explain-" Calvin started
Fabian lunged at him
Clyde tried to break them up
"Guys stop! We're at the precinct, this isn't the place!"
Raphael gave an amused nod,
"Yes…by all mean's listen to him. After all; out of the three of you he is the one who cannot be charged for any criminal activity… well, at least as of, what? Three weeks ago?"
"W-what do you mean?" Clyde stammered,
Raphael tilted his head curiously raising his eyebrow,
"Well…that is when the guy you've been sleeping with for the last five months turned 18, isn't it?"
Clyde looked like he'd been hit by a truck…
"What, what?" Calvin asked, side eyeing Clyde, momentarily forgetting his drama
Clyde shifted guiltily
"Umm…It, uh…"
Raphael chuckled, shaking his head faintly,
"That really wasn't a very smart move; it wouldn't be in general, but really? Judge Vance's son?"
"Judge Vance! The judge who has a plaque of the 2nd amendment on his desk? Who has a conceal and carry permit? Who has a reputation for being the strictest judge in the entire state?
Who is extremely protective of his only son…Who has been interning at the court house?" Calvin shook his head disbelievingly,
Man, you are so screwed!" Fabian exclaimed,
"Yeah, I mean, what I did was bad, but it's not, like, possibly life threatening, legally bad…" Calvin chimed in
Fabian sobered instantly, glaring at him
"We'll see…" He muttered
Raphael chuckled
"Actually, neither of you is legally innocent…" he turned looking at the first two men,
"Obviously, Calvin, you have no problem cheating on a friend, it really shouldn't be surprising that you have also cheated the legal system more than a few times."
"I-I have not"
Raphael quirked his eyebrow,
"Really? So, it was merely a coincidence when the fingerprint evidence in the Walker drug case happened to get misplaced, you just happened to suddenly have a new car a month later?"
"That doesn't prove anything!" he argued nervously,
Raphael gave a dismissive shrug,
"No…perhaps not…but what about the blood evidence in the Quincy case? Or Ramose or Ander's? Those just coincidences, as well?"
He glared
Raphael ignored him, turning to Fabian
The man took a step back
Raphael gave a sharp, rather dangerous, smirk,
"And you…you have been stealing things from crime scenes for years…"
Clyde glared
"You can't prove any of this…"
Raphael raised his eyebrow, smirking, pulled out his phone, tapping a few buttons…All three of their phones chimed.
"That is all the proof I have on all of you…I can prove everything, I have it all ready to go."
Calvin, the largest of them, stepped a bit closer, folding his arms with an intimidating, threatening glare.
"We could stop you"
Raphael smirked, eyes sparking dangerously,
"You could try…I wouldn't really recommend it, but you are welcome to try…"
They looked between each other, suddenly not as sure,
Raphael gave yet another dismissive shrug,
"Of course, if you do, regardless of the outcome, you will have to explain to the entire station why you attacked a civilian consultant helping out the SBPD…
And I would give my side as to why you did…
And, well, then you are right back where you started, aren't you?"
They looked between each other again, silently debating; finally Clyde looked back at him
"What do you want?"
Raphael tilted his head slightly
"You three put in transfers; you are gone by the end of the week. You cease whatever illegal activities you are involved in, and you do not mention Magnus, Detective Lewis, or Detective Lightwood again. I could care less if you mention me or not, really…
If you fail on any of these, I will send every bit of information I have to the chief, internal affairs, the DA's office, Judge Vance, and, really, anyone else that may find it of use…
Any questions?"
They shook their heads
"Good… If you hurry, you can still get the transfer forms tonight from chief Garroway, I think that would be best… don't you?"
He smiled sharply
They rushed out of the room...
Raphael chuckled slightly, shaking his head, before glancing back, somewhat nervously towards one of the far shelves. Simon comes out from where he'd been hiding during the entire confrontation…
Raphael told him about what he was planning, as he had swore that he wouldn't keep anymore secrets; he wasn't going to risk their relationship on another lie, but now…
Now Simon's expression is strange, and he doesn't know what it means. He really hopes this wasn't a huge mistake.
Simon comes closer…Raphael starts to explain, nervously
"Simon, amor… I did try to warn you, I know you did not believe me, but I did tell you."
Simon reached him; he has an odd, somewhat dazed expression
"Y-Yeah, yeah, you did…" he said slowly, shaking his head,
"S-should I not have tol-"
Simon shakes his head, cutting him off, reaching forward, grabbing him firmly, pulling him into a hard, nearly desperate, mind numbingly passionate kiss. He reaches up, hand catching in Raphael's hair, tugging firmly, tilting his head, changing the angle. Raphael gives a slightly shocked, surprised moan, wrapping his arms around him, holding him tight. Finally, when air becomes necessary, Raphael shakily pulls back, gasping slightly, completely dazed and weak-kneed.
"T-that, uh…wow…okay, so, I take it you're okay with this…?"
Simon gave a bit of a laugh nodding enthusiastically,
"Uh…yeah, I- I think I'm good with it. That was, like, the hottest thing I've ever seen"
Raphael gave a surprised, laugh, raising his eyebrow
"Yeah?"
"Oh, yeah" Simon said emphatically
Raphael laughs relieved, before reaching forward, catching Simon's hand tugging him in closer, pulling him into another deep, passionate kiss…Simon laughs happily into the kiss, wrapping his arms tight around Raphael, deepening the kiss, before sliding his hands down Raphael's back, trailing over, hooking his fingers in his belt loops, beginning to walk backwards, tugging him further into the room.
The End… ...For now *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* _End Of Chapter Notes_ *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*Okay…
So, what did you guys think?
I didn't really know what to do with Raphael; I wanted Simon to see that side of him though…
How about Magnus and Alec cuddling?
I couldn't resist…
It is still going to be a bit till they are officially together, but they'll get there
The next story I'll be starting sometime this week…
A lot More Malec, I promise ( I know they've been shorted a bit the last two…but I just keep getting distracted by Simon and Raphael)
Also these two were really Simon-centric, so it kinda had to focus on them…
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So this is what I have planned so far up till the big get together (some I have more, some I have fairly well planned out, some are just cheesy titles that popped into my head but here we go):
to School- Magnus investigates a case at Max's school (Magnus meets Max, Magnus goes undercover as a substitute teacher)
2. The Truth is Really Out There- The guys investigate a case at a Scifi convention- (Crossover with The Librarian's, thanks to an idea given to me by one of my favorite readers-{though I like you all})
3. Meet The Parents- A burglary case hits too close to home for Alec (Magnus meets Alec's parents, a lot of Drama, probably a bit of angst)
4. About Last Night- Alec, Magnus, Raphael and Izzy wake up and try to piece together what happened the night before (wackiness, humor, Izzy meets Clary)
5. Alec did a bad, bad thing (I want to come up with a better title, but I haven't yet)- Alec is accused of killing a suspect-(this is the one you're all waiting for)
So… What do you guys think?
I know it's a bit of a wait, but I think it'll be worth it
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