itsananomaly | MHA #16 - Saturday Morning

It really had been a good night hadn't it? And Connor definitely was content to just lay there in that very nice very comfortable bed, all tangled up in his boyfriends's arms.

It had been really, really nice and the best part was they really didn’t have to be anywhere and could lie in as long as they wanted.

He murmured contentedly from where he was leaning snuggled against Connor.

There was absolutely nothing that could change this right?

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Connor gave a happy murmur against Cutter's shoulder and gave a soft kiss.

Absolutely nothing that could make this quiet happy moment stop surely.

Cutter let out a contended moan of pleasure at that, “this is nice,” he murmured, eyes still closed as he wrapped his arms around Connor and snuggled in as much as he could.

Somewhere down the hall, the sound of tiny little feet could be heard,

"Da-Da? Papi?"

Cutter had to be dreaming, he could have sworn he just heard a child’s voice outside the room…that was impossible though…

“Do you hear that?” he murmured to Connor, still keeping his eyes closed.

Connor thought he had heard something too, though it had to be just sleepiness still. There were no kids in the flat, right? But then the knob on the bedroom door jiggled and the the door open.

A steak of color flew by landing on the bed. And that was when Connor ended up staring in surprise at the small boy now bouncing on the bed

"Da-Da!" He exclaimed as he threw his arms around Cutter. "Papi!" He claimed even more enthusiastically as he did the same for Connor.

Cutter was definitely awake now, blinking back the last sleep as he was being hugged by a small child calling him ‘da-da,”

“Um…hi,” he managed to gasp out as he watched the small child hug Connor, “where did you come from come from?”

"The kitchen!" he said with a grin. "I'm hungry! When's breakfast?"

Connor looked over at Cutter with a confused look and a small shrug. Island thing? Connor mouthed silently to Cutter. So much for sleeping in that morning.

Cutter looked a little stunned at that and shrugged himself, “it must be,” he mouthed back.

Then a few moments later a girl who was a quite a few years older appeared, “I told you not to run off Teddy, you could have let dad and pops sleep a bit longer,”

And then it was Connor's turn to be surprised, not just the sudden arrival of the other guest, but that 'dad and pops' that definitely hung there.

"Sorry, Tabby..." Teddy said with a small pout. "I didn't mean to wake them up..."

"Hey.. was time for us to be up anyway, so thank you Teddy," Connor said with a grin as he ruffled the boy's hair.

Tabby sighed, “I was trying to make breakfast for you,” she explained, “I wanted it to be a surprise,”she rolled her eyes at that.

Cutter looked at Tabby curiously, something in her expression seemed very familiar but he couldn’t place it just yet.

“You’re making us breakfast?” he asked.

“No offence dad and pops but I would really prefer the fire department didn’t have to get called out here this morning because you decided to try cooking something,”

It wasn't just Cutter finding something familiar about their miniature guests. Something about Teddy seemed very familiar. It was... Almost like looking at a mini version of himself.

"Well how about we go and finish up breakfast together then? " Connor said with a glance over at Cutter

This was odd... but also in a way strangely familiar.... Comforting even.

Cutter smiled at that, “breakfast does sound nice,” he smiled as he looked between Teddy and Tabby curiously, he had always wondered what his life would be like if he had had children and now he was finding that it was an amazing feeling …even if he didn’t quite understand how or why yet.

He started to sit up and tried to find where his pyjama top had ended up.

Connor watched as Teddy bounced off the bed and ran down the hallway, Tabby rolling her eyes as she started after him.

Connor sat there in the bed staring after them for a bit. A soft smile slowly spread over his face.

"So... Kids huh?"

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“I know right,” Cutter said with a warm smile, “this is …I never thought…it’s wow,” he finally stammered, “Teddy and Tabby,” his smile widened, “they’re amazing,”

"They are definitely something" Connor agreed with a warm smile of his own.

"Shall we go see what the island has in store for us this time around?" Connor asked as he leaned over and gave Cutter a quick kiss.

“It sounds like a plan,” Cutter smiled, “and we should probably make sure they’re okay in the kitchen, even though it seems like Tabby knows what she’s doing,” he couldn’t help but wonder where she learned to cook.

Connor gave a thoughtful look for a moment then shrugged. It clearly wasn't from either of them, that was for sure.

"Yeah, probably best to make sure Teddy isn't getting into anything. Little man has mischife written all over him."

Because of course, it took one to know one!

Cutter smiled at that, “I think he might take after his papi there,” he said slightly teasing, “I couldn’t imagine where he would learn to get into such mischief,”

That was a bit said the pot to the kettle Cutter, you weren’t completely off the hook either.

"Oh and I am sure he just loathes spending time with Da-Da so he certainly hasn't worn off on him any at all" Connor said with a wink.

"Did all the serious sides rub off and Tabby and poor Teddy get what was left?"

That was part of it ... but only part of it, Connor.

Cutter just winked at that, “I have no idea what you’re talking about,” he said with a completely innocent expression.

He then frowned slightly at the last part “ I’m not sure, there’s something familiar about her expression…I’m seen that before, and that eye roll …if I didn’t know better …I could have sworn she’s the spitting image of Helen?”

Which felt weird to think about.

"Well, there's really no telling what other reality the island could be showing us...." Connor ventured slowly after a moment's thought. "Maybe.... Tabby is what you and Helen may have ended up with if... well... you know..." he said with a small smile.

“I suppose it’s possible that in one reality Helen and I …well had a child together,” he paused, “maybe our marriage was better in that reality?” or Helen had simply followed the same path she did and instead of just abandoning Cutter nearly 9 years ago, she had abandoned their daughter as well.

But he didn’t want to voice that theory out loud.

Connor watched Cutter for a moment, knowing him well enough of course to know where his mind was likely going when what he was choosing not to say out loud just then.

He reached out and pulled him close and into a hug. "Hey, at least you get to enjoy her now, that's what matters right?" he said. "We get the chance to see what some 'might have beens' get to be like," he added with a soft smile.

A voice from down the hallway ended anything else he was about to say, replacing them stead with stuttering blushes.

"Dad? Quit snogging Pops! Breakfast is ready!"

Cutter could only nod as he gratefully accepted that hug, he held into that embrace as long as he could ..,

Then he went bright red at that last part as he reluctantly let go of Connor slightly, “well I think we’re being summoned,” he managed to grin.

"Aye," Connor said as he reluctantly let go, his own face a bit red as well. "It's gonna be ok Nick" he said with a reassuring grin as he grabbed hold of his hand and headed down the hall towards the sound he didn't think would ever be something he'd be hearing- happy kids laughing.

Cutter smiled softly at that as he took Connor’s hand and followed him out of the room, as strange as this all was it was still a nice feeling.

“It smells incredible,” Cutter remarked as the smell wafted towards them, and he felt just a little guilty that Tabby seemed to be the only one who could actually cook out of all of them.

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"So, what delicious delight have you whipped up for us Tabby? It smells amazing" Connor said as they walked into the kitchen.

He gave Cutter's hand a gentle squeeze. That was until Teddy came bounding over, asking to be picked up. Reluctantly, Connor let go of Cutter's hand and scooped up the boy up, with a grin.

It was different.... a bit odd. But nice. Really nice. He didn't think something like this would ever be anything remotely possible for him.... but now... Connor found himself breaking into a warm smile as he looked over at Cutter.

“I made the whole works, I know how much you both like breakfast,” Tabby smiled, “I made bacon, eggs, sausages, hash browns, fried tomato and onion, Uncle James says that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and you need to have a lot of it,” Tabby said with a proud smile at what she had cooked.

That made Cutter pause, “Uncle James?” he repeated, looking from Tabby to Connor at that.

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Uncles James. THAT was one Connor hadn't expected to hear. And it was definitely more proof of alternate realities because he was pretty sure there was no way the Lester they knew was a fan of kids.

"Well, it all looks and smells amazing, Tabby..." Connor said with a grin that turned into a laugh as Teddy leaned over and snagged a piece of bacon off the plate with a grin.

Tabby merely rolled her eyes at the ‘Uncle James’ part, “I spent a lot of time at the Home Office and the Arc” she told them, “Uncle James taught me how to cook, he wanted to make sure at least someone in the family could cook a nutritional meal and we spend a lot of time together, he even takes me out with his kids when they’re together sometimes,” she smiled at those memories.

Then she watched Teddy take a slice of bacon of pops plate, “Teddy, there’s enough food to go round, you don’t need to take everyone else’s food,” she told him and there was another roll of her eyes, she was really good at that.

Cutter tilted his head with a smile, he was pretty sure now that some of that eye rolling has been learnt from Lester.

Teddy just stuck his tongue out at Tabby and laughed as he finished the piece he had snitched.

Connor watched as he scrambled out of his arms and ran around to the other side of the table and plopped down. Had he had that much energy when he was little? (Connor, you had that much energy now- who were you kidding?)

As Connor watched Teddy and Tabby, he had to wonder what the story was. Tabby was pretty obviously Cutter and Helen's kid. He had his suspicions about Teddy, but there were still a few scenarios that could have happened.

All Connor did know for sure was he was happy. This... the whole family thing... with Nick... it was all he had ever wanted.

"Da-Da! Is Rex still here?" Teddy asked excitedly.

Cutter smiled, “Rex is still here,” he assured Teddy, “he’s over at your papi’s flat, I’m sure we could bring him over though if you’d like to see him,” he looked up at Connor with a smile as he said it.

"Aye I can definitely bring him over for a visit" Connor smiled. "Rex has been getting a little restless so I am sure he would love the company for a bit.

Connor stood as both Teddy and Tabby cheered.

"Figures.. Rex is still more popular than your own parents" Connor laughed as he looked over at Cutter. That word "parent" lingering a bit as a big smile spread over his face.

Cutter couldn’t help but laugh at seeing Teddy and Tabby so excited about Rex, “well it is kind of hard to compete with Rex,” he returned that fond smile, enjoying how nice it was to hear the word parent, he really could get used to this.

Yeah, Rex was always the popular one so he couldn't blame the kids.

"Well think ya can manage the ruffians for a few minutes while I go grab the guest of honor, Dad?" he asked with a small wink.

Cutter smiled at that, “I think I can manage to keep us out of trouble for a few minutes, right?” he looked at Tabby and Teddy.

Tabby rolled her eyes again, “I’ll make sure to keep everyone out of trouble, pops,” she assured Connor.

She knew all too well how quickly her dad could manage to get in trouble.

"That's my girl," Connor said with a grin. "I won't be too long."

And with a glance over his shoulder, as if he was afraid all of this would be gone when he got back, Connor headed across the hall to round up Rex.

Cutter smiled as he took a moment to just appreciate how nice this was and he managed, luckily Teddy seemed mostly interested in finishing his breakfast and looking forward to Rex visiting so everything was still the same when Connor came back.

Rex almost seemed to know something special was going on. He followed Connor across the hall, chirping happily. As soon as the door was open he jumped into the air and flew around the flat, trilling happily to Tabby and Teddy.

Cutter smiled as he watched how happy Rex was and how thrilled Teddy and Tabby were to see him, “I think they’re happy to see him,” he said as he took a bite of his bacon.

Connor stood and watched the reunion, marveling again at how nice and right this all felt. Watching Tabby and Teddy, and Rex, and Nick... it all just seemed so normal and right. He could definitely get used to this.

"I think that is a fairly safe assumption," Connor said with a grin as he sat back down beside Cutter and leaned his head over against his shoulder.

Cutter smiled as he leaned his head against Connor’s and watched the kids with Rex, “I could definitely get used to this,” he murmured quite contentedly.

"Well, its definitely something we can work towards, together" Connor said with a grin.

"I mean, I know Tabby cant ever happen... And theres guarantee Teddy will be here later. But I.. i do like the idea of a family someday. With you. Whatever that ends up looking like."

“It will be nice to see where the future ends up, getting to build our family together,” Cutter said softly as he looked at Tabby and Teddy, he knew that Tabby couldn’t happen now but just that look into what might have been, he realised he did want to have kids …that future with Connor.

It was definitely a new hope and dream for the future Connor wanted to share.

Life in Fandom, job, career, future.... a family. He wanted that with Cutter... more than he had ever realized.

"I guess I never thought I would be much for the parenting stuff" he admitted with a sheepish grin.

“Neither did I,” Cutter admitted softly, “actually I didn’t think I was very good husband material either,” he added sheepishly.

He didn’t have a good track record with that one.

"You just needed a better counterpart for the husband bit I think" Connor said with a shy smile, his own cheeks flushing slightly.

"As for the father thing... i think it's safe to say in at least one reality we got it damned near perfect,' he said with a fond smile at Tabby and Teddy. "And if we did it here I am sure we can do it again."

Cutter winked at that, feeling his own cheeks start to turn red, “well I think I’ve found a better counterpart for my husband,” he said shyly.

Then his smile widened, “I think it’s very possible we can do it again, we can make a life like that here,”

"Whatever it ends up being.... I'm here for it" Connor said and then gave a small sigh as he watched Tabby and Teddy arguing over the last piece of bacon.

"Hey now, you know the rules when it comes to the last piece of bacon" he said with a smirk as he leaned over and grabbed it off the plate. "Last piece of bacon is always Dad and Pops," Connor said as he broke it in half and handed one piece to Cutter with a wink.

Cutter couldn’t help but giggle at that as Teddy and Tabby’s fighting died down instantly. and they both looked dismayed.

“I definitely approve of this rule,” he said with a grin as he put the piece of bacon in his mouth.

"Thanks, I happen to like it as well. Keeps certain kids from bickering and fighting" Connor said with a fond smile.

"More bacon, Tabby? Please?" Teddy asked with a pleading look he had practiced far too many times most likely.

Tabby sighed, “I just made you a whole lot of bacon,” she pointed out but she looked over at Cutter and Connor the same, “what do you think dad and pops? Should I make another lot of the bacon?”

“What do you think Connor ?” Cutter said with a smile, “think they deserve more bacon?”

“Please?” Teddy ~~whined~~ whined.

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"Oh, I guess they deserve some more bacon..." Connor said with a grin. And ny they he totally meant himself and Cutter. "If Tabby doesn't mind doing the honors that is?"

Tabby smiled as she got up to go to the kitchen to start making more bacon, “an order pf more bacon coming up,”

Teddy cheered at that.

“I think I might have to say thank you to Lester next time I see him, how do you think he’d react if I told him he taught one of my alternate kids how to cook?” Cutter smiled as he imagined that particular conversation.

"A year ago he'd think you were bloody mental" Connor laughed. "Now? He might not fully believe it but would probably humor you and me at least."

Cutter laughed as well , “well I’m pretty sure he already thinks I’ve had a nervous breakdown,” he admitted as he recalled that day he’d come back from the anomaly and everything had changed, “so he might just think I’ve had another one,” he considered,”even though I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t try to sanction us so that would be progress for Lester,”

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