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Alex's POV
The sound of the door opening pulled me from my memories.
"I'm home!" I heard Mason call
"Dada!" I heard my 2 almost 3 year old call. Oh how time flies. I heard her toddling down the hall and jump into Masons arms.
"Hey, Kenzie!" She giggled; I walked into the next room where they were
"Hey, British Guy and little Princess" I said walking over to them
"Mommy" My little brown eyed angle called to me, reaching her little hands over to me. Her name is Mackenzie Nicole Greybeck.
When Mason and I ran away that year, we lived in our small quiet apartment and a year later we got married. By the end of that year we found out I was pregnant with Mackenzie, 9 months later our quiet apartment, was not so quiet anymore. "Hey Baby Girl," I said taking her from Masons arms "how was your nap?"
"Good!" she exclaimed
"Hello Love" Mason leaned over and kissed me, I kissed him in return
"Ewwww" Mackenzie giggled
"Ewwww? Well I think for that she needs to be tickled." We walked over to the couch and set her on it. We started tickling her.
Her little girl laughter rang through the apartment "Stop mommy" More laughter "Stop dada"
We finally gave in and sat to rest. No, I was wrong today…today was a good day.
Max's POV
Today is the four year anniversary of when Alex ran away to be with Mason, I hated today, every year Mom, Dad, and Justin sat around trying to find Mason. They tried to locate him and do who knows what. I was sitting behind the register of the new restaurant, Zoey and I redid it with no help from anyone, it was now an art themed diner. We used 'real food' now, and without anyone knowing I searched for Alex's old paintings and hung them around the diner. On the wall where the subway car had once been is now a beautiful mural of a sunset down by Zoey, she's quite the artist herself.
Alex would have loved this place now. I heard someone coming down the stairs, it was Zoey.
"Hey" she said with a smile "come on cheer up, I have a surprise for you."
"Of all the days, you chose today?" I asked letting out a deep sigh
"I promise it'll be worth it, it'll turn that frown upside down," she said laughing, but then got a very serious face and leaned close to me and whispered "but when we get back you can't tell anyone, okay?"
"Okay" I replied oddly puzzled
"Be ready in 10 minutes" She said bouncing up the stairs
As I watched my beautiful wife go up the stairs, I wondered how I Max Russo got so lucky. We've been married almost a year now, my one wedding wish was that Alex might somehow show up, Justin didn't come he was still so focused on finding Mason, it consumes him day and night. I quickly headed up the stairs to get ready, but where could we possibly be going to make this day better.
Masons POV
Alex was in the kitchen cooking up a storm, they would be here in half an hour, about 2 weeks ago we got a call from Zoey, we have no idea how she found us, but promised to keep it quiet she said she wanted to bring Max here, today, on the 4 year anniversary of our running away, because she said that every year it got worse to see Max hurting so bad.
"Mason!" Alex called
"Yes, Love" I said going to her
"Can you check the spaghetti sauce please oh and where's Mackenzie?"
"In her room" Alex was moving in every direction all over the kitchen "Love?'
"What?"
"Why don't you use magic to help you?" I whispered Mackenzie didn't know about wizardry or that I am a werewolf; we try to keep it from her as long as we can or until its time.
"You know why." She sighed "I can't because if Mackenzie was around, then she'll need to know everything, I can't tell her the truth about my family she wouldn't understand."
"You haven't used any since we ran away." I said
"You don't think I know that!" she said raising her voice and turned to me "I'm sorry, I miss it but I just can't reveal those secrets to a 2 year old"
"You know how cute you are when you're angry, Brown Eyes?" I leaned in and kissed her, when we pulled back we were breathless
"Ewwww" I heard that lovely little girl laughter behind me "Yucky!"
I turned around and ran toward Mackenzie and grabbed her up "If you think it's yucky then I guess…I am going to have to tickle you" I laughed as I tickled her
Alex's POV
By the time Mason and Mackenzie's tickling war was over dinner was almost ready, it was at the point where I could go and get ready. I walked into the living room to see my husband and daughter lying on the couch exhausted from their tickling war "Now kids behave yourselves tonight, which means no tickling wars." I gave them the best serious face
"Yes ma'am" they said in unison
I was ready in 5 minutes; I learned to get ready faster when Mackenzie came along. They would be here any minute. Mackenzie was in her room cleaning her toys up I was pacing back and forth
"Alex, sweetie sit down." Mason said patting the seat next to him
"I can't what if he doesn't like me anymore, because of this" I said gesturing around our small somewhat cluttered apartment
"Love," he started getting up and coming to me "he's your brother, this…" he said gesturing around the room "is not going to stop him from loving you." He finished and kissed me long and somewhat reassuring.
"But…" I started
"No buts tonight" he smiled
Zoey's POV
"Zoey, where are we going?" My husband questioned fidgeting with his blindfold
"I told you, I'm not going to tell you, and stop messing with your blindfold there's a reason it's there." I said giggling
"When are we going to be there?" he asked getting impatient. Right as he asked that we pulled into the apartment complex
I quickly found building G and found a spot. "We're here." I said getting out of the car and helping Max out
I led Max down the hallway until we reached apartment G3.
"Okay, now" I told him knocking on the door
Max's POV
I got the blindfold off just as the door opened. I stood there in shock at who I was seeing. I couldn't move or think or speak.
"Alex?" I managed to get out
"Hi little brother" she said grabbing me into the biggest and tightest and best hug I've gotten in four years.
"Zoey, how did you…when did you…" I stuttered out
"I'll tell you later honey. Let's go have a good time!" she said pushing me through the door
Alex's POV
I led Max and Zoey into the small purple living room and had them sit on the couch. "How are you guys?" I asked sitting on the coffee table
"Okay." Max said still in shock
"I've missed you so much Max…and Zoey, sorry, so…how's Mom, Dad and Justin?" I asked barley able to say Justin's name
"Insane, since you left they haven't stopped looking for Mason, they want revenge, nothing but revenge by the way where is Mason?" he replied looking around (not that there's a lot to look at)
"Mason! You guys can come in" I called putting the biggest grin on my face
Mason walked into the living room, Kenzie toddling behind. Mackenzie had her long brown curly hair in pigtails, and was wearing her favorite blue butterfly dress.
I got up and walked to where Mason and Mackenzie were standing. I picked my baby up and put her on my hip and cuddled into Mason. "This is Mackenzie, Mackenzie this is your Uncle Max…and Aunt Zoey?" I looked up with questioning eyes
"Yes, Max and I have been married for almost a year now." She smiled it lit up her whole face
"Hi…" Mackenzie said burring her face in my shoulder
"Oh come on your not shy Kenzie" I told her
Max and Zoey got up and came to us, we all hugged and talked to Mackenzie trying to warm her up to them.
"She looks so much like you Alex" Zoey said looking down at Mackenzie
"Thanks" I replied hugging my little princess
We chatted for a few more minutes until dinner was ready. We sat down around our small green table it was hard but we got the 5 of us around it.
"So…where do you guys work?" Max asked
"We own our own art gallery we paint in the back and sell our paintings in the front." I explained
"Yeah, Mommy and Dada paint peety pitures" Mackenzie chimed in
We all laughed. We finish our dinner and moved back into the living room. Then Zoey started "I have some news I want to share with all of you…"
Cliffhanger…any guesses about Zoey's news? Please review I hope you enjoyed!