Magnus sat back into the couch, feeling complete content as the sounds of the heavy rain outside pounded against the windows of the apartment.

He wondered over the last time he'd felt this relaxed like nothing could possibly be wrong in the world when he felt like this. Of course, he'd lived for centuries, he knew that this calm wouldn't last, but for now, he could enjoy it.

Particularly as he watched his boyfriend sit opposite their son, both plates of food put to the side, as Alec tried to engage Max in a conversation; which was proving futile.

"Come on Max, can you say Dad?" Alec was holding Max's hands and was trying to capture the attention of the toddler, who was giggling at some sitcom that was absently playing in the background.

Magnus had to admit he was surprised that Max hadn't spoken yet. After officially adopting the young warlock, he'd done an intense amount of research into the raising of children, and though he could admit he'd probably gained high expectations, he presumed Max would have started speaking already.

"He's almost a year and six months, why isn't he saying anything?" Alec said, sounding frustrated as he stood up, letting Max engage fully in the lights of the television.

"It'll come, my dear, we all expect our child to be a genius, but most of them take their time. I expect he gets his stubbornness from you."

Alec shot Magnus a look as he joined the warlock on the couch, reaching for his glass of wine as he did so.

"And I suppose you spoke the moment you were born?" Alec retorted, slumping back onto the pillows covering the couch.

"Naturally, made sparks fly the moment I met my mother's eyes," Magnus laughed, and he glad to hear Alec's laughter join his.

If he had made that joke even a year ago, Alec would have become somber and refused to speak until Magnus changed the subject. Magnus was relieved that the long accepted topic of his parents no longer affected the young Shadowhunter.

"It makes me wonder if that feeling will ever go away." Alec's voice was lower now, more concerned.

"What's that my dear?" Magnus replied, putting his arm around his lover, pulling him closer.

"The fear, the concern that something bad will happen to him."

There was a brief pause, as both of them looked at their son, who was happily babbling on the floor, clanging two plastic bricks together.

"I don't think it ever does, it's our job to worry about him." There was another silence before Magnus continued. "But that is love my dear, that's why we love. I'll be damned if there isn't a day that goes by where I don't worry about you, or Isabelle, or Clary, even Jace."

Alec turned to Magnus, his mouth forming a small smile.

"You love them?"

"Of course, it's almost impossible not to love you."

"I said them, not me."

Magnus sighed but returned Alec's smile.

"Yes, I love them." Alec's hand crept into Magnus' and he squeezed it.

"They're your family too, even if you deny it."

Magnus didn't reply to that, letting himself bask in the moment, the happiness that he could feel practically radiating from him.

It was a loud clap of thunder that broke the silence, and Magnus's stupor. He jumped up from the sofa and began collecting the plates that had been left on the coffee table.

"I'm going to clean this up," He said, gently pushing Alec back down as he attempted to help. "You look after Max, I'll be done in a few."

As he disappeared into the kitchen, he learned a smashing of glass and Alec's angry voice.

"Oh fuck!" He said, and Magnus turned to see the cause of the noise. The glass of wine that Alec had been drinking was now shattered all over the table, red wine pooling on the floor underneath.

"Magnus I'm sorry," Alec hurriedly said as he began clearing up the shattered glass. "I know those were your nice glasses."

Magnus smiled, as he walked back into the room, to help his boyfriend clear up. "It's nothing my dear, material items are easily replaced."

"Fuck!" A small voice broke the tension, and both Magnus and Alec turned towards the noise.

Max was sitting facing them, the plastic bricks abandoned as he beamed happily up at his parents, a large grin stretching across his face.

"Did I imagine that?" Alec said in a whispered tone, as if afraid of the answer. Magnus shook his head, but before he could reply, Max spoke again.

"Fuck!" He giggled, bouncing up and down. "Fuck!"

"I am so sorry." Alec's voice was quiet and was followed by silence. It continued for only a moment before Magnus burst into laughter.

Alec looked at him incredulously, as Max joined in the amusement, pleased to see that one of his parents was appreciative of his new-found skill.

"I'm sorry, Alexander dear, but the look on your face!" Magnus continued, heaving with laughter, as Alec looked as if the whole world had turned upside down.

"Fuck!" Max had joined the chorus again, and Alec hurriedly picked him up and tried to shush him.

"I'm putting him to bed, maybe he'll forget that word if I get him to sleep fast enough."

Magnus wiped the tears of laughter away from his eyes, as Alec quickly disappeared down the corridor, towards Max's bedroom.

"I don't think it works that way, my dear!" Magnus called after them, still struggling to stop his laughter. "Anyway, it's just a word!"

"It is not just a word, Magnus! And I am not explaining to my parents how Max's first word was a swear word. I am not."

Magnus began laughing again, as he imagined the look on the Lightwood's faces if they knew. He made a mental note to tell them, something the family could tell Max when he was older.

The idea of that word crept back into Magnus' mind as he continued to clear up the mess, and to the two people in the next room who had taken every doubt he'd ever had about being close to someone, and created something Magnus had never believed he'd truly have, a family. And in that moment, Magnus wondered how he'd ever thought happiness was anything else.

Wow, okay, so this story became a lot more than I was intending it to be! This was supposed to be just a light fluffy piece on Max's first word, but I guess I'm just in one of those moods! Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this, and are enjoying these

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this, and are enjoying these one-shots so far! Thanks for reading!