Alec hummed to himself as he stirred the mixture in the bowl, grabbing a cup and scooping some of the mixture out before tipping into the hot pan. He was making pancakes for lunch, happily baking while the others wandered around the house.

Jace was training with some new weapon he had gotten and Izzy was off playing Shadow Hunter somewhere. Last he had seen her she was jumping off the couch and attacking one of Magnus' house plants, declaring that she would kill the demon and protect Sir William.

Magnus had been teasing Alec with kisses, planting them along his neck and shoulders until he lost focus and added too much milk to the pancake mix. Magnus had laughed and Alec stole a kiss, feeling Magnus' smile against his lips, before sending him off till lunch.

"I have to concentrate Mag's or I'll burn them all."

"Oh alright then darling but I'll tease you as much as I like when they are done."

Alec was looking forward to fulfilling that promise. He was still smiling to himself as he flipped the first pancake. Then there was a tug at his shirt.

"Alec?" Izzy's tiny, sweet voice made the elder Lightwood smile. He looked down where the girl was tugging at the hem of his sweater. She'd been asking questions all day in her two year old persistent manner.

What are you doing? Making lunch. Why? Because you guys will be getting hungry soon. Why? Because you need to eat during the day. Why? Izzy!

Alec sighed, bracing himself for another barrage of questions.

"Yes Isabelle?"

"Do you love Magnus?"

Alec froze in his movements, putting down the spatula and looking down at her. That wasn't a question he had been expecting. She looked genuinely curious, her big eyes looking up at him as she waited for an answer.

He hesitated. "Umm, I'm not sure. I certainly like him a lot. Why?"

She was still holding the bottom of his sweater with a small fisted hand, and she began to swing it idly as she spoke.

"You were kissing him." Not a question this time though Alec knew she was confused because she was scrunching her eyebrows and wrinkling her pink nose.

"Yes I was."

"Are you allowed to kiss boys?"

Alec laughed. "Yes Izzy."

Now she looked even more confused.

"But you're a boy."

Alec nodded, flipping the pancake before it could burn, and thought about his answer.

"Yes but some boys like boys and some girls like girls and Magnus likes… umm you know what? This can wait till you're older."

"Can I kiss girls?"

Alec coughed out a laugh in surprise but looked at her seriously.

"You can kiss whoever you want to as long as you wait till you're older."

Izzy thought for a while, trying to climb up one of the tall stools at the bench until Alec lifted her up so she could watch him work. She swung her legs and looked at her big brother again.

"Are you going to get married and have babies and be mommy and … and be daddy and daddy?"

Alec blushed and looked at Izzy's innocent expression.

"Only mommies and daddies can make babies Iz and – oh, by the Angel, I'm not explaining this. Why do you want to know?"

"I like Magnus. I think he loves you and you should marry him."

Alec poured some more batter into the pan and placed the first one on a plate, far enough away from Izzy's eager fingers that she wouldn't try to sneak it.

"How do you know he loves me?" This was a strange conversation to be having with a two year old but Alec couldn't help asking, smiling as he waited for her answer.

"He was crying when you got hurted and he was holding your hand."

Alec's smile faded a little and he nodded.

"Well he was worried but that doesn't mean he loves me."

Izzy would not be deterred.

"He looks at you funny."

Alec made a face, raising an eyebrow, smiling at his little sister's serious expression.

"What do you mean?"

"Like when Daddy looks at Mommy and he has sparkles in his eyes."

Alec raised the other eyebrow. He had seen his parents looking at each other like that, sharing looks or doing it while the other wasn't looking, showing all their love through their eyes as they looked at each other. He blushed and smiled a little at the thought of Magnus looking at him with that much love.

"Magnus looks at me like that?"

Izzy nodded, jumping a little on her chair in excitement when Alec handed her the cooled down pancake.

"Yeah. I like Magnus." It was hard to understand her when she had half a pancake in her mouth but Alec smiled all the same.

"Me too."

"Hey, I like Magnus too but I think you should wait a bit before you marry the guy. Go on a few more dates first." Jace came and clapped a hand on Alec's shoulder, snatching the pancake from his spatula before he could set it on a plate.

"You could hear that?"

Jace kissed the top of Izzy's head and pretended sneak a bite at her pancake, smiling when she squealed.

"Only because I was purposely eavesdropping. I wanted to know how long lunch was taking but stumbled on this riveting conversation instead. Hearing you try to explain sexuality to a two year old is probably the highlight of my week. Seriously though; dates first, marriage later."

Alec rolled his eyes at his brother.

"I know Jace. I don't even know if Magnus likes me that much. I mean as much as Izzy thinks he does."

Jace jumped onto the stool next to Izzy, watching the next pancake in the pan with eager eyes, his hands empty of his first which he'd already eaten.

"Oh he does. He looks at you like that all the time." He gestured vaguely. "The sparkly thing."

Alec looked at his brother, searching for any sing that he was lying or exaggerating. There were none.

"Really?"

"Yeah man. You look at him like that too." Alec almost dropped the spatula.

"I- I don't-"

"Alec the pancake!" He looked down at the slightly brunt circle in the pan, quickly flipping it out onto a plate, still staring at Jace with an incredulous expression.

"Jace!"

The blonde, was frowning down at his lunch, but shrugged and stuffed it into his mouth anyway.

"You gotta focus man, Magnus isn't gonna want to eat lunch if it's burnt. And I'm not saying you love Magnus, not yet, but anyone could see that he makes you happy. I haven't even seen you frown tod-"

He looked up to see Alec frowning at him and laughed.

"Okay well, you've been happier than I've ever seen you. I think you guys are good together."

Alec looked down at the pan again, and tried to hide his smile.

"Thanks."

Jace, of course, saw his parabatai smiling and shook his head with a grin. Izzy had just finished eating her pancake and was looking for another, giggling when Jace lifted her on his shoulders to help with the baking.

"Come on Izzy Dizzy let's get these pancakes done so we can woo Magnus for Alec and you can be a flower girl."

"Yaay!"