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Chapter 10

"Well you don't look so good my dear," Magnus said. Alec was laying down on the couch and looked miserable. He had one arm rested over his head and the other hanging by his side. His eyes were closed and he just grunted in response. "Why so glum?"

"I'm so tired of doing nothing," Alec said. He dropped the arm that was rested over the top of his head to his side and looked over at Magnus.

"Well you are still healing from a demon attack," Magnus pointed out. He sat down on the chair in front of the couch and crossed one leg over the other.

"It's been almost a week," Alec said as he slowly sat up. He winced slightly but Magnus caught on to it almost instantly.

"Then why do you still wince when you sit up?" Magnus asked, raising an eyebrow at him.

"I sat up too fast," Alec insisted but they both knew he was lying. They both knew that he was clearly still in pain, despite the healing runes and Magnus's magic.

"It's okay to need time to heal," Magnus insisted. He slowly stood up and walked over to join his boyfriend on the couch. "You got hit pretty hard."

Almost a week ago, Alec and the others were out on a mission. It was supposed to be smooth sailing but everything fell apart pretty quickly. One minute they were discussing where to get dinner from and then the next they were attacked by a large group of demons. They did a pretty quick job of getting rid of them but one of them took Alec by surprise. He was putting an arrow through one of the demons when one came up from behind him and scratched him across the stomach before launching him across the room.

He remembered hearing Jace's shout and then everything went black. The next thing he remembered was being inside his apartment on his and Magnus's bed. His eyes slowly opened and he saw everyone staring at him intently. His wound healed for the most part but there was still a large scratch across his stomach. They insisted that he was going to need a little more time to heal and that meant he was on the sidelines for the time being, something he was not fond of.

"I just want to get back out into the field," Alec said. He softened his tone and Magnus could see that he was tired of just sitting around. He knew how much his boyfriend hated feeling useless.

"You're not useless," Magnus insisted.

"What?" Alec widened his eyes and turned to face him. "I didn't say anything like that."

"Alexander," Magnus raised an eyebrow at him.

"You really do know me that well, don't you?" Alec asked, a sigh escaping him.

"You are doing one of the most important things that you can possibly do right now. You are taking care of yourself and making sure that you are fully healed before you get back out there," Magnus explained. "Once you do heal, you are going to be stronger than ever."

"Thanks Magnus," Alec smiled. He let out a yawn but tried his best to stifle it.

"Off to bed," Magnus shooed him away and Alec laughed.

"I'm not even that tired," Alec insisted but the yawn that once again escaped him contradicted that statement. "Fine," he relented before standing up. He leaned down when he was standing in front of Magnus and kissed him. "I love you."

"I love you too Alexander," Magnus smiled at him before he watched him walk away. He suddenly smiled to himself when he realized exactly what Alec needed right now. He knew what would cheer him up.

. . . . .

"Magnus?" Alec called out. He got no response and he raised an eyebrow before tossing the covers off his body. He trudged his way to the living room and was alarmed when he didn't see him in there. He heard a noise and then saw Magnus on the balcony.

"You're awake!" Magnus smiled as he made his way into the living room.

"I just woke up," Alec nodded. He noticed a small cup in his boyfriend's hands and raised an eyebrow. "What's that?"

"Gelato," Magnus said as he handed the cup to Alec. "I got it for you. You always told me that you wanted to try it so I figured you might like some."

"That's really sweet of you," Alec smiled as he accepted the cup and then leaned forward to kiss him. "Thanks."

"Something sweet for my sweets," Magnus shrugged. Alec blushed slightly as he walked to the kitchen to grab a spoon. He scooped some onto the spoon and then groaned in content after his first bite.

"That is so good," Alec said before taking another bite. "I can't believe I've never had gelato before."

"I can't believe you've never had it before either," Magnus said as he walked over and joined him on the couch.

"Where did you get it from?" Alec asked, his mouth full of gelato. "Some shop in the city?"

"Italy," Magnus said.

"What?" Alec's eyes widened and the spoon fell out of his mouth. He swallowed the gelato in his mouth and looked at his boyfriend in surprise. "Did you just say Italy?"

"Well I wasn't going to let you try knock off gelato for the first time, now was I?" Magnus asked.

"You went all the way to Italy so that I could try authentic gelato?" Alec asked.

"Of course I did," Magnus nodded. "It wasn't that difficult. I portaled there and back while you napped."

"I can't believe you did that for me," Alec said. He was still in disbelief that Magnus would do something like that for him. It still surprised him to have a partner in life that only wanted to see him happy.

"I would do anything for you Alexander," Magnus insisted. Alec leaned forward and crashed his lips against Magnus's. Magnus was surprised at first but recovered quickly and rested a hand on Alec's cheek. Alec pulled back and rested his forehead against Magnus's.

"I love you so much," Alec whispered.

"I love you very much my dear," Magnus said before closing the gap between them again. Something as simple as gelato was enough to remind the two of them just how special they were to each other. Every day they continued to prove to the other that they would do just about anything for the other. They loved each other so much and the other's happiness was all that mattered at the end of the day.