Two hours later and it was opening time. Alec was trying his best to cover up his nerves. He'd just learnt all the basics of what it was like to serve behind a bar and to be quite honest, Alec felt like he'd been put in the deep end of a pool without being taught how to swim. Everything Simon had said felt like a blur, as if his co-worker had been talking and demonstrating things at the speed of light just so that Alec was left feeling overwhelmed and muddled. However, he was thankful because Simon would be with him all shift.

Alec had been reassured that if anything went wrong then Simon would be there to help him sort it out. He got along with Simon quite well already and found that the fellow employee was quite humorous and a massive nerd, (which had been realised by Alec when Simon made three comic book jokes in a row that then had to be explained to him. As well as the fact that Simon had introduced himself as "I'm Simon, the World's Geekiest Geek, and I'll be your mentor for today."). Maybe Alec didn't like Simon's nickname for him, but he was grateful that the guy was so friendly towards him, it made him feel less worried about the prospect of starting his first ever shift in a night club what was in store.

"Don't look so scared Newbie, it's alright most of 'em are too drunk to remember what they ordered and how it should be made anyway." Which if Alec was honest, did nothing to calm him down. "If someone asks for a complicated drink that I haven't shown you yet then wait for me and I'll show you what you need to do. Other than that, you should be okay Newbie, if you get stuck there's a list of what ingredients go in which drinks but most of it is common sense."

With that the door was opened by Ragnor and Alec's mind whispered, let the madness begin…


Magnus was having such a great time hanging out with Ragnor and his friends that he almost forgot to vlog what was happening. Tessa had to remind him that if Magnus wanted a new video up by the end of the week then he should probably get his camera out for a while. Ragnor was okay with Magnus vlogging in his club, but Ragnor himself had never wanted to be in the footage and Magnus had respected this.

"Hey guys, guess who I'm with today!" Magnus turned his camera to face Catarina and Tessa. "That's right, I'm out with these lot of losers!" Tessa frowned at the camera in a jokey way as if to seem offended, while Catarina made peace signs with her hands.

"We are out and ready to PARTAYYY!"

"For goodness sake, did you have to shout that loud? You nearly burst my eardrums." Tessa laughed as Catarina covered her ears dramatically.

"Yes darling I did, and do you know why? CAUSE IM READY TO PARTAYYY!"

"FUCK YOU." This earned a snort from Magnus, who raised his cocktail in the air and winked towards the camera, before stopping the recording.

The group were sat in a corner of the VIP suite, as Ragnor insisted they go there instead of staying in the staff room as 'he'd just cleaned up and Magnus was sure to ruin all his hard work because of the amount of glitter he had on', but for some reason Ragnor didn't care about getting glitter in the VIP lounge.

Magnus thought something fishy was going on.

Unfortunately he had no more time to think about this, as opening time had arrived and Ragnor rushed to open the door.

As soon as the music began to play, Magnus decided to make a beeline for the main bar area. Ragnor had told the group that the VIP room was free if they wanted to stay there, but Magnus was curious. He wanted to know what had changed since the last time he had been to Intensity.

Of course, that wasn't the only reason. He was there to have a good time. The upbeat music and the carefree dancing and the smiling people, gave him the best feeling. For Magnus, watching everyone let go and enjoy themselves, he felt that nothing could compare.

So, Tessa, Catarina and Magnus entered the focal point of the club. Already it was full of energy and life. Magnus had to give Ragnor credit, because the club was certainly a popular one.

"Are you going to finish that? I'm off up to the bar and I'll get you another." Catarina pointedly looked at the drink in Magnus's hand. In one swift motion, Magnus raised the glass to his lips and downed the rest of the alcohol.

"No need to be cheeky, darling, but I would highly appreciate a new drink."

Catarina was about to leave when she noticed Tessa's wide eyes and quick shake of the head. Turning to follow Tessa's gaze, Catarina surveyed the bar area. When she looked back at Magnus her face held the same expression as Tessa. Fortunately, Magnus had yet to notice as he was too caught up in swaying to the song.

"Actually maybe you should go up? Tessa and I want to dance." Before Magnus could protest, his two friends had pushed past and disappeared into the midst of the crowd. Shrugging his shoulders and rolling his eyes theatrically, Magnus made his way over to the bar.

He stopped in his tracks, however, when he caught sight of an employee.

Behind the bar, making a drink for a customer, face lit up by the changing colours of the lights, was the most striking figure Magnus had ever set eyes upon. He was tall and muscly, with a well-defined jaw, hair as black as charcoal and his eyes shone brightly as if full of life (which was definitely not just because the lights were reflecting in them).

Magnus was pretty sure he'd never seen the man before.

If he had, there was no way in hell he would have forgotten about it.


Here is the third chapter, just like I said it would be! Hope you liked it. Thank you for reading, leave a review and tell me what you think if you want. :)

-Rose