It had almost been twenty four hours since Alec had seen Magnus.

He had arrived home after a full day of travelling and went straight to bed. He still hadn't spoken to his sister or their friends about who Magnus was, or why he was kissing another guy. They had stopped asking questions a couple hours into into the flight, and had pretty much ignored Alec ever since. He was quite happy with that.

Alec sat up in bed the next morning, and grabbed his phone. He turned it on, almost afraid on what to do next. Should he call Magnus, or was it too soon? Maybe Magnus was only being polite when they exchanged numbers; maybe he did not actually want to keep in contact with Alec. Or maybe he did. Alec groaned in frustration of not knowing what was happening.

His phone buzzed as soon as he turned it on.

[18:42 Magnus]

Let me know once you are home safe, lover ;-)

Alec breathed out a sigh of relief as he smiled to himself, happy that Magnus had text him, but he also felt guilty that he didn't check his phone last night to reply. He typed up a text message and hit send before he could talk himself out of it.

[09:52 Alec]

Hello, sorry for the delay. I am home now. It's raining here, and cold. I miss the sun. How are you?

Alec regretted it as soon as he sent it. Why was he talking about the weather?! He groaned again, lay back down and pulled the bed covers over his head.

His phone beeped.

[09:54 Magnus]

I miss you.

Alec couldn't help the grin that appeared on his face. Maybe Magnus did want him to contact him after all. Before he could type a reply, Magnus had sent another message.

[09:55 Magnus]

I am okey, apart from that. I go home in 4 days, no plans here though. What are you doing?

[09:57 Alec]

Nothing today. Back to work tomorrow. Maybe I can call you when you get home?

[09:59 Magnus]

I will look forward to that ;-)

Alec blushed. He wondered how long it would take him to save up for a trip to New York.

—

Alec was in the kitchen of the apartment he shared with his sister, her boyfriend Chris and their childhood friend Jace, when Isabelle walked in the front door that afternoon. She looked at him, and Alec said hello.

"So, are you talking now?" she asked, her voice still full of hurt and confusion. She stood at started at her brother, hands on her hips and her face stern.

Alec didn't answer that question, and instead asked if she wanted some coffee. She nodded, and eventually walked over to the table and sat down with Alec.

"So…" he began.

"So…" she continued when Alec didn't say anything else. She looked at him directly in the eyes. "Why didn't you tell me Alec?"

"Tell you what?" he replied in a quiet voice, feeling his ears turn pink.

Isabelle just shook her head, and it was several moments before she spoke. "You know I love you, don't you? No matter what?"

Alec just shrugged his shoulders in response.

"I don't care if you like boys, or like girls, or like both. I just want you to be happy. And for us to not have all these secrets from one another!"

"Sorry Izzy," Alec said sincerely. "I didn't plan on this. I don't even really know how it happened…" he trailed off, looking down at his coffee. He and Izzy used to be so close when they were growing up, and they both used to know everything about one another. When Jace came into their lives when Alec was nine years old, and Jace and Isabelle were seven, it got even better. Alec's childhood memories are fond ones; to be fair however, they are generally filled with Jace and Isabelle getting up to no good and Alec trying to be the voice of reason behind them, but he wouldn't have changed it for the world. Alec felt like they had drifted apart in recent years however; Isabelle had met Chris (and Alec really did not get along with him, despite trying to for his sister's benefit), and Jace was just enjoying himself being a young man in his early twenties. Jace was traditionally good looking: perfect golden hair, beautiful eyes and a body that had girls swooning at his feet. Alec felt more and more like the odd man out: not in a relationship, and not into finding one, as he couldn't bring himself to tell his sister and best friend that he was gay. And his anxiety was getting worse and worse as he got older, he knew that he wouldn't be able to even try to go out and find someone for himself. Until he mat Magnus.

"Alec?" Isabelle said.

Alec blinked, and looked back at his sister. He was lost in his thoughts, and didn't hear what she was asking him,

"What's his name?" Isabelle repeated, her eyes smiling kindly at her brother. She was hurt that Alec did not tell her about his mystery man, but now she knew, Isabelle did not think there was any point dwelling on this fact. She wanted to help Alec out in any way she could. Talking always helped.

"Magnus. Magnus Bane," Alec replied. "He lives in America though. I doubt I will ever see him again." He could hear the sadness in his own voice.

"He had nice eyes," Isabelle observed.

Alec laughed in response to that, and reached over to squeeze his sisters hand. "Thanks Izzy," he began. "I just need some time to process this. I will try to include you, when I can."

Isabelle smiled at him, and stood up. She ruffled Alec's hair as she walked into her bedroom.

Alec sighed, and cleaned up their mugs. He was sure that he would be expected to answer more questions soon enough, but he really didn't know how to, or what he felt comfortable telling people. He walked into his own room, and lay down again on the bed.

—

The next morning, Alec was getting ready for work, when he emptied the contents from his holiday back pack onto his bed. The photo of him and Magnus from the waterski on their last day at the beach fell out, and he picked it up. They both looked so happy. Alec stared at it for a long time, and then placed it on his nightstand. He would try to get a frame for it later on.

Alec walked into the living room, and bumped into Chris for the first time since getting home. Alec didn't say anything to him, but he could feel Chris looking at him up and down.

"So, you are a gay boy now then huh?" Chris asked him, with some genuine curiosity in his voice, along with some noticeable disgust.

Alec didn't answer.

"When did this start anyway?" Chris continued. "Do I need to start covering up around here? You have seen me bare chested, does that turn you on?"

Alec rolled his eyes at that, and began to pack his bag for work.

"Alec!" Chris said more forcefully, coming closer but stopping at a foot or so away. "Why… Why guys?" Chris wrinkled his nose, and scowling.

Alec turned, and picked up his keys, leaving the apartment without acknowledging any of Chris' questions. To be honest, it went better than Alec thought it would. He had expected shouting at least, and maybe a small fight.

—

The next few days went in quickly. Alec worked during the days, came home and had dinner, and then spent the evenings texting Magnus. They told one another about their days, about their plans for the next day, and Magnus said things to make Alec blush.

That evening however, Alec messaged Magnus but did not receive a reply. Magnus was flying back home to New York that day, and now they would have to figure out the best time to chat, since there was going to be a five hour time difference.

Alec watched a little tv, but nothing really took his fancy. He had went out a run before dinner, and now was at a loss at what to do. He grabbed a towel, and stripped his clothes off and jumped into the shower.

As he stood under the water, he closed his eyes and let his mind wander back to his holiday. It seemed like a long time ago now that Magnus had first approached him that night asking if he wanted a drink, and strangely even longer since their first frantic kiss against Magnus' refrigerator.

Alec went over and over in his head what happened over those days of his vacation. The first time he felt Magnus' arousal against him, the first time that Magnus wrapped his full pink lips around Alec's cock. The first time that they slept together.

Alec soon found his hands moving down over his stomach towards his cock. He imagined that it was Magnus who was touching him, that they were both in the shower together. He began to pull on his length gently, using his other hand to squeeze his own nipples. He pictured Magnus standing before him naked, his perfect golden skin wet with water from the shower. He imagined that Magnus would get down on his knees, and take all of Alec into his mouth.

"Fuck," he breathed out, as he increased his grip on his own cock.

In his fantasy, Magnus was working him over, and Alec placed his hands gently into Magnus' dark hair, as Magnus stared back up at him.

Alec placed a hand against the shower wall to hold himself steady as he felt his orgasm approaching. He came all over his hands, crying out Magnus' name.

Alec opened his eyes, and cleaned himself up. He turned off the water, got dried and changed, and went to bed. That night he dreamt of dark hair with purple tips, and woke up feeling more exhausted than when he had went to bed.

This is the first chapter of the sequel to my first Malec fic "Only Human, an AH, AU Malec Love Story".

Please let me know what you think of this, as I don't have as clear a storyline yet in my head as I did with the first one, so let me know if you think it is going in the right direction or not!

Thanks, and I hope you enjoy :-)