There you go lovelies! Chapter 4! Sorry it's a little later than usual but I wanted it to be perfect ;) And it's longer than the last chapters at least XD So, the winner was the date so here it is and also... I must say I'm happily impressed with you guys, we'll keep Magnus's life bordering on mystery hehehe ;) I had 4 persons out of 5 who wished it that way so we'll keep going how I had planned it! (Sorry my dear TeamSparkles :( I knew you wished to know right now... but it won't be long!) OK so as you guys remember, next chapter will be a 'recap' of Malec's meetings in both pov... You will see each characters feelings toward what's going on and where all this is going... And that's my pivot point. There should be hmm..3 to 4 chapters after this and an epilogue. And as I'm a bit OCD, i will try to make it end at 10 chapters sharp lol... so we'll be halfway there tomorrow night my darlings :) I'm glad you enjoyed it so far! And XMizzTuraX, thank for the challenge my dear, I must say I really enjoy writing this every night ;) It's very pleasant! :D

Also, thanks to all my usual reviewers ( XMizzTuraX,TeamSparkles, PplAreBeahh and azaaw) you are so amazing to follow all my stories, it's great and I will never thank you enough :) But I also wish to thank the newcomers (Mica,deviant97,Elfie and nala) I love to see what you have to say and invite you to look out my other stories if you want to :) Thanks to you all, you're wonderful!

Dislcaimer : I swear to always abide to the perfectness of Cassie Clare and will never disobliged by pretending to be as awesome as her! :D

Chapter 4: A Date With You

I had found the cafe fairly quickly. I looked at my cell phone and sighed with nervousness. I was really early... again. It was only 6h15. I hadn't brought Chairman Meow today, as I was sure he would have been kicked out of the coffee shop and now I was anxiously twirling around with the excuse I would give Alec for the feline's absence. Doing so just added to my nerves and I was already a mess. I hated lying. My blooming relation with sexy Alec was promising and I just... didn't know how to cross the line and out myself to my blue-eyed angel. I chuckled darkly at the irony of it... I never had had to out myself ever; my being gay was always painfully obvious. I looked up the street again and beamed when I saw Alexander coming down my way. I would tell him today... or not. Soon, I would do it soon. I didn't want to ruin everything. Not now.

I smiled broadly when Alec stood in front of me, hands in the pocket of his leather coat, a shy smile on his lips. The boy was too good to be true. We didn't say a word, staring, and we moved inside the cafe with a buzzing expectation hovering in the air. We strolled alongside to the counter where we would pick our breakfast and we both asked what we wanted. As soon as we walked close to the cashier, Alec pulled out his wallet but I stopped him. I was rich for Christ's sake! And I already felt bad for the last 2 coffees Alec had bought me. Me pretending to be homeless didn't mean I was a parasite; I still had my pride. My angel protested but I cut all further words with confidence.

- "Don't worry about it. I still can manage on my own and I owe you one coffee, remember? I do intend on staring as I said yesterday." I grinned cheekily. Alec was afterward a mumbling wreck, blushing vividly and his protests died quickly. He was so adorable.

I paid without a blink but I made sure to hide the contents of my wallet to Alexander, which held a couple of hundred bills. And I hated myself for it. The cashier did saw it though and gave me an odd glance, her eyes roaming my outfit. Yes I know, I don't look like a filthy rich bastard... Get a grip! After my hard return glance, she abruptly ducked her head and gave me the change without meeting my eyes.

We sat in a quiet corner of the little shop; sided by one window and my back to some shelves holding biological products and coffee derive. I loved the place and thought that it suited my reserved Alexander. He seemed to blend in the place. The silence was lingering as we ate silently, watching each other in wonder, yet again. My curiosity soon was nagging me though and I was the first to break the ice. Nothing surprising there!

- "Sooo, Alexander." I said slowly, making sure to drag his name, as I knew he liked it. "What are you doing for a living, if I might ask?"

Alec lifted his head and looked at me gratefully, as if he hadn't known what to talk about now that we were "officially" out on a date and was relieved that I had saved him from his anxious mind meanderings.

- "Well, I am a desktop support technician at NYU. It's nice enough and pay the bills." He said shyly, giving me a crooked smile, the blue finally meeting my eyes. As he saw my confused glance, he laughed and explained further. Yes, we are in 2013 and I'm not ashamed to say I know near to nothing about computer... well except for how to open a word document! Hum okay; I'm a bit ashamed...

- "In fact, it's simple really." He chuckled seeing my wary expression. "Hum, you know University, Colleges and privates businesses in general connect all their computers to a single server and that we, tech, call a network." I nodded eagerly, although, I was a bit lost. "So, basically, my job could be described as one of a doctor. I help other tech to make sure that the network stays healthy, work properly, evolves when needed and also fix problems when needed. That means dealing with lot of stupid people who know next to nothing else beside the power button when computers is concerned. But I suppose nobody can have the dream job." He said, warming up to his subject and finishing his sentence with animation and a spark in his eyes that I found truly endearing. He really loved what he did. Something truly rare...

- "You know Alec, to be honest, if I would work at NYU, I would most definitely annoy you to no end and find any kind of stupid excuses or useless requests for you to come by so I could see these gorgeous blue eyes of yours and that fine ass... I can't blame these people you find so demanding." I laughed at his fire truck blush.

But honestly, what was going through my mind was a bit of a panic attack. How was it that I never came across Alexander at NYU? Okay, the building was huge and there were a lot of different faculties but still... I was doing my doctoral program over there and it was mostly luck that now I didn't need to be there as often, what with doing my thesis. Life worked in the strangest ways...

Alec's pov

Magnus had got to me again. I didn't understand how this beautiful man caught me always blushing like a maiden. Whatever he said, he always made it sound so dirty... that I couldn't stop my mind from going to the gutter... Every Single Time. That and the fact that I was a healthy 24 years old young man who hadn't had physical relations in about two years... yeah, I know, depressing. I quickly tried to change the subject as now whenever I thought about my work, my mind was set on me being slammed down a work table by a very naked Magnus and having myself a thoroughly needed ass pounding. I went bright red again and cleared my throat before speaking.

- "Hum... if you don't mind me asking, how did you get where you are now?" I muttered shyly, eyes downcast. I supposed it was a sensitive subject but I wanted... no I needed to know. Magnus warm eyes closed off a bit and I thought he wouldn't answer but after some lingering minutes, he did.

- "The usual I guess. Rich Family. My mom died. My dad didn't care about me. He kept fucking around... One day I just needed to get away." He said, in a surprisingly honest and straightforward way. "But I'm working to make it better now. And don't worry, I never touched drugs or prostituted myself or anything of the sort..." He said, laughing loudly at my sheepish expression. Yes, I had thought about that and honestly, that's what I had been worrying about mostly. I had known he wasn't a junkie but there was so much other possibilities, some even worse. I was glad it was just a sad family drama. Well, not really but... Anyway!

- "I'm sorry about your Mom and how... all this turned out for you. Although, I'm glad you think you can make it better. I must say I've been impressed by your positive behavior in general!" I said, smiling truthfully with my compliment. He was a very happy person and I was drawn to that. He smiled at me with a soft expression in his eyes, as if he had appreciated my compassion and that it wasn't something he had came across often. My throat tightened at this thought... Life wasn't always easy and Magnus surely hadn't had one all pink with flowers falling from the sky.

- "Thank you, Alexander. I do try to see the upside rather than focus on what's going wrong. I don't think I could make it through another day if I did..." He said, whispering, with his face somber. But it vanished quickly and he changed the subject, not wishing to dwell I guess. "What about you? Any family? Friends?" He asked me, cheery once again.

- "Well, I have a sister, Izzy. She's studying at NYU too. In Cinema Studies. I used to follow the Computer Science program." Magnus gave me an inquiring look but I avoided it. I didn't want to bring along my parents kicking me out... just yet. "And there's also my best friend Jace, that is following the Comparative Literature Master." I continued, unable to keep a fond gleam to enter my eyes as I spoke about Jace... I used to have a crush on him and even though I was over it, he still held a special place in my heart. I hoped Magnus didn't notice it. "So with my cat Church, these two are about the center of my universe... at the moment." I finished, murmuring these last words, hoping to convey in these three words how I wouldn't mind having somebody else enter my bubbly world and shatter it with laughter and lust.

We were both done eating and somehow I had turned Magnus silent and staring with my last comment. I didn't complain; I was staring too. He was so sexy... Then, I suddenly remembered what day we were and that I was supposed to start work at 8am this morning. My eyes widened slightly and Magnus looked puzzled till he saw me looking at my watch and... Swearing again.

- "Shit, shit, shit! I'll be totally late! It's 7h20! Fuck!" I exclaimed, Magnus looking at me with round eyes as I gathered my coat quickly, moving to the exit, hoping he would follow. Thankfully, he did.

We walked swiftly toward the metro and when we got there, in about two minutes as we almost ran, Magnus stopped me, grabbing my elbow delicately. A tremor bloomed in the pit of my stomach, dazing me for a few seconds. I turned around and looked up... just in time for Magnus to bring his lips down on me. I'm ashamed to say I moaned like a cat in heat... and it was over before I could even taste him. I looked at him confused and slightly frustrated to see a sad smile stretch his lips.

- "Will I see you tomorrow?" He asked me very quietly. I shook myself out of my trance and answered him with a croaky voice.

- "Tomorrow's Saturday, I'm off." He looked so disappointed that I couldn't help myself. "Wanna have breakfast again?" His answering smile was worth it all...

- "Absolutely. Later though?" I chuckled lightly and nodded.

- "9 am, is that okay with you?" I asked him.

- "Yes Alexander. I'll be waiting." He said meaningfully, his eyes catching mine for what felt like eternity. His voice snapped me out of my wandering thoughts about our brief kiss and how I could make it happen again. "You're late Alexander. We'll see tomorrow."

- "Oh yeah! Okay!" I shouted, running toward the metro. "See you tomorrow!"

And yet again, I was on my way, butterflies in my stomach the only remnant of our brief contact, stress overtaking my mind. Something was nagging in the back of my head though... It felt like I had forgot or missed something important. Looking at my watch again, it all went away and I was flying, hoping that my boss would be in a good mood today.

Hope you enjoyed it lovelies! :D See you tomorrow ;)