Later, in the elevator back to their apartment, Maia and Alec were left on their own.
"I heard them earlier- they called you such horrible things." She said, breaking the awkward silence between them.
"I've learned to block it out." He lied. He did hear them, and it definitely hurt him. "There's nothing else you can really do."
"So...yesterday, when Magnus invited you to his to look over costumes, he..."
"Yes, let's just say it wasn't to talk, or at least, it wasn't just to talk."
"Oh."
"Yes, Oh."
The elevator dinged to a halt and Maia walked out, surpressing a smile.
