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Miguel's pov
It didn't take much for Michael to figure out Alex was secretly dating Henry.
He figured he'd be able to use this sensitive information to plot his revenge against Alex.
Alex, who is not in love with him anymore.
Alex, who drags his name through the dirt and told all his friends he hates him now.
Alex who is so okay without Miguel.
Alex who moved on from Miguel so easily.
How is Alex better than he's ever been now that he's cut Miguel out of his life?
How is he so happy now?
How is he not still in love with Miguel?
Instead of asking him all of that shit, and getting ruthlessly blown off by Alex's security, he's going to make it impossible for Alex to ignore him.
And instead of asking him any of that shit, he's going to get his revenge.
He's going to end Alex's relationship with Henry.
Because if Miguel can't have him then Henry shouldn't get to date Alex either.
First, Miguel had thought of writing an article about Alex and Henry filled with whatever evidence he could find to prove they were secretly dating and posting that online, given that he's quite a well-known journalist, he certainly had his resources.
He was even able to hack into the private email server Alex and Henry used to exchange some very spicy love letters.
But as a fellow queer Latin man, Miguel didn't feel right outing Alex to the public.
So he decided to use another one of his skills to plot revenge, which meant that instead of using his journalism degree, he took advantage of his shapeshifting powers.
It was the perfect plan, he wouldn't be outing Henry and Alex, but he'd break them up, so he'd still get his revenge, without forcefully outing fellow queer men.
It shouldn't be too hard because based on the E-mails he read it was clear that Henry was still kind of in denial that anyone could love him based on some trauma involving a homophobic racist grandmother and a shitty brother who became an asshole after their dad died.
Miguel would feel bad because Henry seemed nice enough and he doesn't have any personal reason to hate him.
But Henry is partially responsible for the fact that Alex won't give him another shot, which is reason enough for Miguel.
After all a villain doesn't need a particular sane reason to commit his crimes.
His plan is easy.
Miguel doesn't think he's going to be able to break into Alex and Henry's brownstone, because of their security.
But luckily for him, they have a fire escape.
Which isn't secured at all.
So he doesn't even have to break into the brownstone.
He can just fly up to the fire escape.
He shapeshifts into a bird and flies to the fire escape so Prince Henry isn't wandering around without security.
When he spied on Henry, earlier when he shape shifted in to a bird, he overheard him saying he had plans to hang out with Bea and Pez on Friday night, while Alex worked on a law school assignment.
So Henry won't be at the Brownstone at first.
Now all he had to do was make sure that Henry would walk in on him and Alex making out
Poor Alex would think he was making out with Henry when it was really Miguel that he was making out with.
The plan was spotless.
He'd just have to shift back into himself or anyone other than Henry, the moment Alex's boyfriend walked in, so it would look like Alex was cheating on him.
Obviously, if Henry sees a Henry look-alike he'll understand that Alex thought it was him and he won't get mad at Alex.
Or at least he seems like a guy rational enough not to get mad when catching his boyfriend getting tricked by a shape-shifter.
**** Friday night (Miguel's pov)
Everything goes according to plan.
Miguel can see Alex sitting on the couch, alone, reading a book and sipping on an enormous coffee.
He decided it'd be weird if he just randomly showed up in their brownstone without using the front door, so he shifted into Henry while landing on the stairs/fire escape and yelled for Alex.
Alex came rushing out.
"Hey babe, what are you doing here?! Weren't you going to the movies with your sister and Pez, while I got some work done?" Alex asked Henry.
"I missed you", Miguel answered truthfully.
Despite this clearly being an act of revenge he does miss Alex, which is why he despises him for being with Henry.
Besides he assumed that the fluffier he got, the bigger chance he had, to get Henry to walk in on a steamy make-out session later.
Alex rolled his eyes at him. "And you couldn't just use the front door like a normal person? You had to climb the fire escape? When did our life turn into a scene of pretty woman?"
Miguel laughed. "Sorry, I'll just go then", he joked.
Alex rolled his eyes at him and pulled him into their brownstone. "Comm'ere Henry, it's cold outside. Did you want some tea baby?"
"Coffee is fine", Miguel said casually.
Alex raised an eyebrow at him and then laughed.
"Yeah okay, that was a stupid question, my bad, one earl grey tea coming right up. So where are Bea and Pez now? Did you really just ditch them? That doesn't sound like something you would do?"
"I'd do anything for you", Miguel admitted.
"Aw H, you're so cute, I'm going to throw up", Alex teased
Miguel spent some time talking to Alex, luckily the man didn't catch on that he wasn't really talking to Henry, at least Miguel's unhealthy obsession with Alex paid off for once. He clearly knew enough about the man to keep him talking for hours.
"Watcha thinking about H?" Alex asked eventually.
"Oh you know.. just how lucky I am to have you", Miguel tried.
Alex smirked at Henry and grabbed his hips.
"Someone is in a cheesy mood", Alex joked.
Miguel bat his eyelashes at Alex. "I just can't believe we're finally together."
Alex raised an eyebrow at him. "I hate to bring it to you, but we've been dating for a whole ass year babe."
Shit.
They must have gotten together long before Miguel spot them together at a bar.
He didn't know that, there was probably something about it in their e-mails, but Miguel didn't read all of them, out of jealousy.
"I know but I loved you before all that", Miguel tried, he's sure he'd read Alex type something along side "That you loved me all along".
Alex put his arms around Henry's neck. "So you've told me, you're sweet Henry."
Miguel tried not to gag.
"Yeah. I am, aren't I? You know what is also sweet, your as-arse in these jeans. Man, I gotta say you really look sexy in these", Miguel said trying to sound seductive.
"I've been wearing these jeans for the past 2 days", Alex reminded Henry with a chuckle.
"Well I never noticed how tight they were", Miguel whispered seductively.
Alex laughed nervously. "Babe, these jeans are not tight at all."
"You are though. Look at my ripped man", Miguel teased while lifting Alex's shirt up and touching his abs. "Fuck, you're hot, Alex."
Alex grabbed Henry's hand.
"Are you okay, baby?"
Miguel looked at him confused.
How could he possibly cause suspicion by teasing Alex a bit?
He'd seen him and Henry banter before.
"Of course I'm okay, but I'd be better if you weren't wearing this shirt", Miguel said while trying to yank it off.
Alex stopped him. "Babe, what has gotten into you? Since we've been dating you've never allowed me to tease you in public."
"We're home alone", Miguel reminded him.
"Yeah, right in front of a huge window and a fire escape, You always tell me the public has to think we're just 2 friends living together, for now at least", Alex reminded him.
"Fuck, you're hot when your bossy', Miguel whispered.
Alex laughed. "I thought you were the one with the authority babe?"
"You can boss me around any time", Miguel reminded him.
Alex's pov
Alex had a weird gut feeling about this.
Henry was never that blunt and direct with him.
He was always loving and tender and a year into the relationship it was clear to Alex that Henry always asks for consent.
In other words, Henry would never just try to take off Alex's shirt without asking for consent.
He also wouldn't curse while complimenting Alex, he would consider that disrespect and also wouldn't appreciate it if Alex did that to him.
Sure there were exceptions, (like that one E-mail Henry sent him where he called him so fucking beautiful) but this just felt off.
"Is everything alright?" Miguel asked confused.
"Yeah, I think so. You're just... you're acting a little different than usual", Alex admitted.
Miguel's pov
"What? I can't tease my boyfriend a little?" Miguel asked, annoyed that his plan was failing already.
"You can, I love our banter, but something feels off", Alex admitted.
"Maybe I should close the curtains, would that help?" Miguel tried.
Alex shrugged. "Maybe?"
"Can I kiss you now?" Miguel asked, hoping he'd say yes.
He figured it wouldn't take much longer until Henry came home.
Alex shifted uncomfortably "I don't know. I'm sorry for being paranoid, but can you tell me something a shape-shifter wouldn't know?"
Shit.
Wait...yes! Miguel could in fact do that.
He'd hacked into their private e-mails so he knew a shit ton of intimate he shouldn't know and no one else could possibly know.
He thought it was a waste of time when he'd decided he couldn't post them and forcefully out them.
But look at those damn e-mails coming in handy afterall.
"Should I tell you that when I'm asleep your body comes back to me in my dreams', Miguel whispered to him.
Alex stared at the ground, probably feeling guilty. "Sorry for doubting you, babe".
Miguel tried to smile sweetly.
"It's okay babe. Can I kiss you now?" Miguel tried.
Alex grinned. "Yeah, I'd like that."
He closed his eyes and they kissed.
After a minute or two there were voices and footsteps outside.
Alex didn't seem bothered and kept kissing who he thought was Henry, since he obviously didn't expect anyone to come in to their home.
As if on cue Henry, Bea, and Pez came barging in.
And just like that 3 angry people were suddenly staring and yelling at them.
Miguel was honestly impressed with himself because he'd actually managed to shift into someone other than Henry right before everyone walked in on them.
They were talking loud, so he heard them coming and Alex luckily had his eyes closed, like any sane person would while kissing someone, so he hadn't noticed that Henry shifted into someone else.
Henry's pov
Henry felt his world crumble when he watched his loyal, loving boyfriend, make out with someone else on their couch, after unexpectedly walking in to their livingroom.
The hands of the mystery man were placed around Alex's neck and if Henry weren't a little preoccupied with feeling heartbroken, jealous, and betrayed he would have noticed that those hands were a little too close and too threatening around Alex's throat.
Alex had his eyes closed and his arms were wrapped around the back of the mystery man, higher than he usually wrapped them, because his hands usually fell to Henry's arse during a make-out session and Alex's shoulders seemed tense.
He didn't look nearly as relaxed as usual.
Something felt off.
First of all, Henry had a hard time believing Alex would cheat on him.
Especially after all the times he'd reassured Henry that he would help him with his trust issues and that as long as he was there no one would ever betray him again.
So no Henry did not see this coming.
But then again he hadn't seen Philip's betrayal coming either.
Call him a fool but he was actually starting to believe he finally had someone in his life who would go to the ends of the earth to protect him.
Someone who liked him for him, not for his royal title (more like despite his royal title).
Someone that would never hurt him.
Someone that would have his back for the rest of his life.
He thought he'd found the person he'd grow old and grey with.
The idea of being 80 years old and roasting their siblings, friends, potential kids, and grandkids together in comfortable chairs while sipping Earl Grey tea and black coffee seemed like a dream.
Maybe a little bit of a creepy one, which is why Henry had never mentioned it to Alex.
But they did talk about marriage sometimes.
Heck Henry had already planned out the perfect proposal, in fact, that was what he had been doing today.
He'd been looking at engagement rings with Pez and Bea.
He wanted everything to be perfect because Alex had single-handedly brought his confidence, his trust, and his excitement for life back.
Things he thought his father's death, his brother's change of character, and his grandmother had taken away from him forever.
But apparently, Henry couldn't seem to catch a break.
He felt his heart being ripped into pieces as he watched his boyfriend shove his tongue down the throat of some random stranger.
What happened to his loving, loyal, funny, charming boyfriend?
The boy who had stormed a bloody castle to declare his love for him.
The boy who patiently listened to him trauma dumping when he was having a dark day.
The boy who had helped him through some of the nastiest panic attacks he'd ever had.
The boy who laid his own clean hoodies on the chair in the shower if Henry was taking a shower so he could change into something his boyfriend owned. Just as a reminder that he had one of thoughs now.
The boy who had kissed his scars and promised him no one would ever hurt him again.
the boy who held him while Henry slept through the night for what felt like the first time in his life.
The boy who pointed at old couples in parcs and told him "that is going to be us someday".
The boy who dramatically kissed him after he made a sarcastic joke.
The boy who loved and treated Henry's dog and sister like it was his own.
The boy who looked at him with nothing but pride.
The boy who sends him dirty text messages at the most inappropriate times.
The boy who answers the phone within 2 seconds if Henry calls him, no matter what he is doing.
The boy who still shamelessly flirted with him every chance he got even though they'd been dating for a full year now.
The boy who brought him tea and food on his dark days and stayed in bed with him if he asked.
The boy who helped heal a heart he didn't break.
The boy who went on trips with Henry and Pez and Henry's sister to bond with them knowing how much they mean to Henry.
The boy who joined him to stalk Pez on his first date with his new boyfriend to make sure he was a gentleman.
The boy who knows Henry's smoothie and tea order by heart (he drinks simple Earl Grey tea with no milk and no honey but still).
The boy who bought them matching sneakers for when they, hopefully, someday will come out as a couple to the world ("to keep the hoes away from your man" Alex had joked).
The boy who brought snacks and water and Tea to him if Henry had been working for too long.
The boy who roasts the absolute shit out of him but always avoids making jokes about the subjects Henry told him make him insecure.
The boy who saw right through Henry's fake public persona that he tried to keep up to look more confident and cocky than he really is.
The boy who lovingly forced him to go to therapy.
The boy who punched the future king (aka Henry's shitty brother) straight in the face when he'd called Henry a coward.
The boy who sent the weirdest memes to Henry during ungodly hours while he was fighting insomnia.
The boy who made them a 27-hour couples playlist (Henry cried when Alex showed him and teased him with it for months).
The boy who found out Henry's favorite color is blue and went out of his way to buy blue roses for him.
The boy who just info dumped on him for hours while Henry thanked the gods for blessing him with Alex.
The boy who defended him against anyone when necessary.
The boy who almost got arrested for nearly attacking a girl (thankfully Amy had held him back) because she touched Henry in places he didn't want to be touched in a nightclub and made him feel uncomfortable.
The boy who practically started drooling when Henry showed up on one of their dates in a suit.
The boy who listened to him talk for hours about stuff that didn't actually interest him and stuff that did.
The boy who used his body as a human shield to protect Henry even though they had actual trained security for that.
The boy who kisses him at red lights when they are driving.
The boy who bought a British cooking book to be able to cook for him.
The boy who held his hand while driving.
The boy who still whistles every time Henry takes his shirt off.
His boy.
Who is currently standing in front of him with another guy, kissing said guy the way he usually kisses Henry.
All Henry wanted was to find one good guy that wouldn't break his heart and who would be worth the absolute hell his family would give him for loving him.
But he should have known that as a romance reader, his expectations were way too high.
Falling in love with a fantasy.
Classic Henry.
Why do I always do this and how the hell do I even get through it this time? Henry thinks to himself.
Alex had made him so many beautiful promises, he'd written entire emails to him and Henry had believed every single word.
Alex had showed up at the palace in the soaking rain and Henry was so sure that if he let Alex go he'd be saying goodbye to the best thing that would ever happen to him.
He was so sure that if he did what he so desperately wanted to do and fought for him, for them, Alex would never back down and always always fight beside him.
He can't believe Alex would do that to me after he specifically explained to him how bad his trust issues are.
He should have just broken up with him, it's not that complicated.
He has the time to shove his tongue down someone else's throat, in their brownstone, but not to send Henry a quick text message saying; "Hey babe, so just so you know, we're over because I saw a really hot guy I would like to have a steamy make-out session within our home, preferably right when you walk in. So you can stop looking at engagement rings xx"
Alright in hindsight, he probably wouldn't have appreciated that either.
Henry tried to shrug himself out of his thoughts.
He has always trusted Alex, so he'd give him the benefit of the doubt and give him some time to explain himself instead of rushing out immediately.
Pez and Bea didn't seem to agree with that approach though.
** Alex's POV
Alex turned around at the angry yelling that seemed to be directed towards him.
He was confused and a little scared since no one other than him and Henry, who were already inside their apartment, was supposed to have a key and he was even more confused when he heard someone scream, "You disgusting Cheater".
That someone sounded an awful lot like Henry's older sister. And he heard another voice yelling "You're dead", which sounded an awful lot like Pez.
He froze when he turned and saw his boyfriend look at him with tears in his eyes.
"What are you doing Alex? And how could you do this to me?" Henry asked, sounding absolutely broken.
Henry was the only one who wasn't yelling at him, he just stood there, looking heartbroken.
Alex normally would have had a million questions. But all he could focus on was the betrayal in Henry's eyes.
He knew like no other how bad Henry's trust issues were.
He had promised him that as long as Alex was alive he'd do anything to make sure Henry would never have to go through any betrayal again.
He felt dizzy.
He turned around to face the man he'd just been kissing.
Just to be met with a dude he'd never seen before.
No.
No, this wasn't happening.
"Wait what? How are you? Fuck! So I was right? Oh shit, Oh fucking hell, I really thought, oh my god I'm going to be sick", Alex screamed.
He didn't mean to cheat on Henry.
He would never cheat on Henry but, how was he supposed to know that the person he'd been kissing hadn't been him?
Actually he did have his suspicions but the guy had quoted their private e-mails to him!
Alex looked at the stranger again confused and then at his boyfriend of a year who looked miserable.
He felt his heart break while taking in the betrayal in Henry's eyes.
"Henry, baby, I- I don't- I'm so sorry I would never hurt you or betray you. You gotta know that. You do know that right?"
Henry stared at him, he looked far too vulnerable for Alex's liking.
"I, I don't know, I don't think you are who I thought you were.-" Henry choked out.
Pez protectively had an arm over Henry.
Bea was rubbing his back.
Alex took a deep breath. "Baby I'm-"
Pez glared at him. "Don't call him that!"
Alex cleared his throat.
"Henry, I'm so sorry. You showed up on the fire escape and I just, I didn't think that that might be a trap. If it wasn't really you, I thought I would have realized that. I'm really sorry for what it's worth. It did seem suspicious to me at first, but then the guy quoted our private e-mails to me when i asked if he could prove he wasn't a shapeshifter. And I mean I know some shape-shifters but none of our friends are going to use their powers to make us cheat on each other. Obviously. But apparently, some asshole did. And I'm like 99% sure I know who this fucker is."
Pez looked at him confused. "What do you mean that guy whose face you were sucking looks nothing like Henry. He's even whiter than him", he said, earning a punch from Bea.
"I know that he doesn't look like Henry, this is obviously a shapeshifter who is trying to make it look like I'm cheating on him. So I'm going to take a wild guess and say it's fucking Miguel", Alex answered defensively.
"Why are you so sure that dude is a shapeshifter?" Bea asked still suspicious.
"Geez I don't know, maybe because when my eyes were still open I was at home with my boyfriend and then when I closed them, I heard someone shout Cheater, and when I opened them again this dude was standing in front of me. And I've never seen this fucker before in my life", Alex yelled.
Man, he hated this.
Couldn't Miguel have done something else to mess with them?
Bea looked at Alex disgusted. "I thought you were different, but I guess you're all the same, bloody hell and to think you made him so happy. Lets go get Henry's stuff Pez. This guy isn't worth it. He's clearly nog who we all thought he was. Ugh I'm disgusted. Who would hurt someone whose only intention is to love you? Bloody idiot."
Henry shook his head. "No, no not yet Bea. Give Alex a moment to explain himself, please."
Bea rolled her eyes at him.
"Oh my god what could he possibly say or Explain to you, that could change what we just walked in on? Alex was clearly kissing another guy!"
Then as if on cue Miguel accidentally shifted back into Henry.
Everyone's jaw dropped, except for Alex who was so relieved he could cry.
"Idiot!" He exclaimed surprised yet excited.
Thank god Miguel did that, now he'd officially proven Alex's innocence.
Not only to Henry and Bea and Pez but to Alex himself too.
Because even if he obviously knew that he'd seen Henry before he closed his eyes, he felt sick with guilt when he opened his eyes after kissing his boyfriend only to be met with a different guy.
For the first time since Henry stepped foot into that apartment he felt like he could breathe again.
He immediately turned to face him.
"Henry I would never ever kiss someone else, I really thought that was you", He admitted.
Henry nodded.
He seemed to understand.
Which made Alex feel a little better.
Pez spoke up. "Wait so which Hazza is real?"
Henry put a hand on his shoulder.
"I was with you guys the whole time, that person that Alex was just kissing is obviously the intruder".
Alex felt sick "I swear I didn't know that H".
"Oh, who are you kidding? I'm sure this wasn't the first time you cheated on me", Fake Henry said nonchalantly.
Alex glared at the intruder. "Fuck off Miguel".
"You mean like how you sneak off to fuck other people?" Miguel asked trying his best to keep Henry's face looking upset.
'Shut up. I would never do anything to hurt Henry, but I will, however, hurt you", Alex yelled.
"Really you're going to hurt me?! I knew everyone I loved would eventually hurt me", Miguel whined.
Hearing those words coming from a Henry look-a-like seemed to catch Alex off guard.
Henry walked towards him and put his arm around Alex.
"It's okay. We're okay. I believe you didn't know that wasn't me. I'm sorry this happened to you. I'm not mad", he promised.
Miguel's pov
Miguel was annoyed at this.
His plan was failing.
By changing back into Henry, on accident, he proved Alex's innocence.
He made it perfectly clear that Alex thought he was kissing his boyfriend.
So he didn't sabotage their relationship.
Even Henry's friends seemed to have forgiven Alex.
What a waste of time.
Miguel decided to give it one last shot. "Alex, baby, stop listening to the intruder. It's me".
Alex froze halfway through trying to attack him.
Pez and Bea didn't really do much either.
Henry stepped forward, "If none of them want to fight you, because you look like me, then I'll do it".
And he did.
Henry had always been decent at martial arts.
Miguel fell on the ground after Henry tackled him, which made him shift back into himself.
Before they had the chance to do god knows what else Miguel changed back into Henry.
"Stop hurting me, Alex". He yelled out.
Alex came up from behind him.
"Nice try", he said as he shoved Miguel into the nearest wall.
"Now get the fuck out before I have Henry throw you into the dungeons."
"He can't do that", Miguel spits back.
Alex practically growled. "Want to find out?" He yelled.
Miguel swallowed hard.
Henry glared at him. "If I were you I'd get my arse out of here before I have you arrested for sexual assualt."
Miguel scoffed. "I kissed him. With consent."
Henry walked closer to Miguel and put a threatening hand on his throat.
"You're not stupid Miguel. You know that kiss wasn't consensual. Now you better make sure you stay away from Alex from now on. Because if you ever come near him again i'll make you regret that you were ever even born. Are we clear here?"
Miguel nodded and hurried out of the apartment.
But before he left Henry yelled. "And if you miss him somuch you probably should have treated him better when you had the chance. And not only realize how amazing he is once he's finally dating someone else, someone who knew his worth all along."
Alex kicked the door close behind Miguel and slit down to the floor.
Henry's pov
Henry kneeled down next to him.
"Are you alright love?"
Alex looked up at him through teary eyes. "I'm really sorry Henry."
Henry brushed his tears away.
"Absolutely not Alexander. We do not apologize for harassment here. You did nothing wrong, do you hear me love? Nothing. You did absolutely nothing wrong."
Alex shook his head.
"No, I did. I should have known he wasn't you."
Henry sighed.
"My love, he was wearing my face. My skin. My body. My voice. You couldn't have known Alex."
"I should have", Alex argued.
"Alex, you stubborn, beautiful man, you did nothing wrong. Nothing." Henry promised.
He tried to hug him but Alex flinched so hard he fell on his back, completely losing his balance.
"Alex, are you okay?" Henry asked concerned.
Alex was being spacey and the flinching had caught Henry off guard.
"Do you want me to call June or Nora?"
Alex shook his head.
Henry tried to talk to him again, but Alex wasn't paying attention, he seemed too busy beating himself up.
Henry decided to call Alex's childhood best friend/sister with Alex's phone, despite knowing today she was celebrating her anniversary with Nora.
June picked up immediately. "Alex, I love you but if you're not calling for an emergency so help me g-"
"June. It's Henry. Alex needs you. Please come to our home."
Alex was just sitting there.
He almost seemed frozen.
Henry was kneeling in front of him, giving him a lot more space than he usually did.
"What happened?" June asked concerned over the phone.
"Miguel tried to rape him", Henry said upset.
June probably felt her heart shatter. "What?" She shouted.
Alex finally talked again.
"That is not what happened at all. I'm just a fucking idiot and a disgusting cheater and I don't deserve Henry."
Henry hung up on June and tried to grab his hand but Alex smacked it away.
"Stop acting like I'm the victim here! You're the one who got betrayed again!" Alex yelled at him.
Henry gave him a concerned look.
"Alex, one more time, you couldn't have known that the guy who came home to you wasn't me."
Alex groaned.
"Yes, I could have. I should have. And I did! I had a weird gut feeling when he made suggestive comments. I asked security questions, that Miguel was not supposed to know. He for some reason knew the answer to all of them, that was apparently enough to fool me. He fucking quoted you. He said the whole should I tell you that when we're apart your body comes back to me in my dreams thing."
Henry looked at him confused.
"Alex if you asked security questions, there is really nothing else you could have done. Don't beat yourself up about it, I'm not mad at you and you shouldn't be either."
"Why aren't you?!" Alex shouted.
Henry looked at him as if he was insane.
Why would he be mad at Alex after some disgusting bloke forced himself on to him?
Henry was furious yes, but not at Alex.
" Because Alex, you're the real victim here. Not me. Getting mad at you would be victim blaming. And that's not something I would ever do. Not to anyone but certainly not to you."
Alex scoffed.
"What am I a victim of? My dumb brain?"
Henry glared at him.
"Don't ever call yourself dumb again. You're not dumb. And Non-consensual kissing is also sexual assault Alex."
Alex rolled his eyes. "He asked for my consent. It was consensual so I wasn't assaulted."
Henry shook his head. "No, your boyfriend asked for your consent. Or atleast that is what you thought. You gave your boyfriend consent to kiss you, not the person who actually kissed you. There for he kissed you without your consent."
Alex sighed.
"Henry why are you making this such a dramatic thing from my perspective. I cheated on you! If I were you I'd be furious."
Henry let out a small laugh.
"Yeah, at the shapeshifter. Not at me. And you know I'm right. We're both rational people. Thank god."
Alex rolled his eyes at him.
"I'm not rational, I'm an incredibly jealous person."
Henry grinned at him. "So am I love, but this wasn't your fault. Why would I be jealous of you making out with who you thought was me?"
Alex groaned. "You're too forgiving."
Henry chuckled. "I'm not. Like not at all. Believe me, I can hold a grudge just fine. In fact, I have some grudges I'm taking with me to my grave."
"Does that list include me? Am I nr 1?" Alex asked upset.
Henry rolled his eyes. "No, you foolish man, my grandmother has occupied nr one already, the list doesn't include you, it doesn't even include Bea and she once put blue paint in my toothpaste."
Bea rolled her eyes at him.
"I'm going to let that comment slide because you guys are hurting right now."
Alex grabbed Henry's hands and let him help him up. "We get a free pass to tease Bea? I'm feeling better already."
"Cute, but I'm scheduling an emergency therapy appointment for you", Henry demanded.
Alex groaned. "I already went on Wednesday! How much more healing does a guy need to do?"
Henry laughed. "As long as villains exist? A lot."
"You're really going to make me go to therapy a 2nd time this week?" Alex pouted.
Henry nodded. "It's best to deal with this right now so your brain doesn't register it as a traumatic experience."
"You know sometimes I seriously despise the fact that i'm dating a man with blue blood", Alex teased.
Henry rolled his eyes at him. "Deal with it."
"I do!" Alex answered slightly defensively while also laughing a little and pulling Henry in to a hug.
Pez cleared his throat. "Can Auntie Pez have a hug now Alexander babes? I'm sorry for being a prick to you."
Alex let him join their hug. "It's fine, I get it. I'm glad you have Henry's back."
Bea joined them too. "Sorry Alex, you didn't deserve that. I'm really sorry for what you said, you're not an idiot and you're a good guy.'
Alex smiled at him, "it's fine. You don't have to explain overprotective sibling instincts to me. I'm familiar with those. I Once almost got arrested trying to attack a guy who smacked June's ass in a night club."
A few minutes later Nora and June stormed in.
"I brought wine", Nora yelled while June tackled and hugged Alex onto the couch after asking permission to touch him.
"If I ever see that dick, I hope god looks away", Nora hissed while pouring wine for everyone but Bea.
"You and me both", June agreed.
"I'm going to tell our security to never let the bloke come close to us and I'm going to ask Shaan how we can protect our home against break-ins from bloody shapeshifters", Henry added.
Alex gagged. "All this talk about Miguel reminds me I need to shower to get his greasy fingerprints off my abs."
Henry choked on his wine. "He did more than kiss you?" He asked concerned.
Alex looked at him with fear.
Nora gave him a small pained smile. "Alejandro, Henry is not mad, we're all just concerned about you. Do you guys need some privacy?"
Alex shrugged. "I'm fine."
Henry sets his wine a side and walked to the other side of the couch and kneeled in front of were Alex is sitting in between a protective Nora and June.
Alex looked at him confused. "H? Are you crying?"
"Alex, what exactly did that man do to you?" Henry asked, ignoring the question.
"He kissed me and he tried to take off my shirt and touched my abs, but I felt weird so I didn't let him take off my shirt, even though I was still fully convinced it was you."
"Can I hug you?" Henry asked.
Alex nodded so Nora made room for Henry.
"I'm so sorry that happened to you, Alex", Henry said again.
"I'm fine", Alex repeated.
"I'm sure you'll be fine, but that doesn't make what Miguel did okay babes", Pez replied.
Bea hummed as she took another sip of her apple juice. "We should have someone put the bloke on a non-flight list."
Alex laughed at that.
Henry frowned
"I'm still confused as to how he knew about that quote you mentioned, I'm sure I've only send that to you, my love."
Alex shrugged. "You've probably told me out loud some time and Miguel probably spied on us while shapeshifting into a bird or some shit, untrustworthy asshole."
***
Before June, Pez, Bea and Nora leave June hugs Alex tight and whispers in his ear. "Forgive yourself like you forgave that shitty ex of yours so many times." And then. "Just say the world and I'll ruin his entire journalism career. Because no one hurts my little brother and walks away unharmed."
***
Later in bed, Alex turned to face Henry.
"Baby, do we need to talk about you?" He asked while placing a kiss on Henry's forehead.
"What about me?" Henry asked while snuggling into Alex's embrace.
"Do we need to talk about what you were thinking and feeling when everything went down?" Alex asked.
Henry sighed. "That doesn't matter anymore Alex. It wasn't real. You weren't really Cheating on me. So no. I'm just upset you got hurt, but I'm alright love."
Alex frowned. "But you looked like you were regretting every life decision you ever made."
"Oh Love I'd never regret you", Henry said sweetly.
Alex sighed. "Ugh, I love you. And I hope you know I'd never betray you or hurt you in any way."
Henry kissed his curls. "I know, and for what it's worth, I wouldn't do that to you either. And I'm really sorry security failed to protect you from Miguel. I guess I'll have to step up my protective boyfriend game now."
Alex chuckled. 'Are you sure you don't mean possesive babe?"
Henry smiled. "Alright alright enough of you. Let's go to sleep love."
Alex sighed. "Fine but H, I want to say it one more time. I would never cheat on you, I might eat something that is yours, but that's about as toxic as it's going to get."
Henry pulled him closer and jokingly whispered in to his ear, "stay away from my jaffa cakes."
Alex laughed so hard he almost fell out of their bed.
Henry smiles at him.
He was wrong. He knows exactly who this is.
This is the love of his life, he is a good guy that won't break his heart and he can trust him completely.