As an apology, here are two chapters in a row! I promise the next chapter will not take me as long as these took me :)

Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoy it!

2017

"Magnus…" Tessa whispered.

"Leave me alone" Magnus moaned, pulling the covers of his bed so they covered his head.

"Magnus" Tessa said again, walking closer to the bed "Talk to me"

"There's nothing to talk about" Magnus said, his voice muffled by the covers.

Tessa sighed, sitting down by the edge of the bed. William and Jem were waiting on the living room. They had all decided to drop by Magnus's place, knowing he would need the moral support. But they had not expected him to be this…this down. He seemed depressed, and it truly worried his friends. Will and Jem had decided to let Tessa talk to him first. They did not want to overwhelm him if the three of them approached him. Plus, Tessa tended to be a bit more gentle than the other two..well, more than Will. Jem was incredibly tender and gentle towards everyone, but Tessa tended to understand a bit more than any of them.

"Magnus…I know it is hard" Tessa said after taking a deep breath. "It's been year already…and I know you thought you two would go further than this…"

"We were soulmates" Magnus said, pulling his covers down to his chin and Tessa saw his eyes were red-rimmed, as if he had cried all night.

"Oh Magnus" Tessa sighed sadly.

Crawling closer to him, Tessa pulled the covers away from her friend enough for her to be able to lay beside him. Magnus quickly cuddled against her side, sniffing softly. Tessa wrapped the covers over both of their bodies and hugged her friend close to her. She didn't say a thing, she knew it was not what Magnus needed right now. He tended to get overwhelmed easily when he got emotional, and sometimes a moment of silence is all he needed to get his head cleared out…or at least, start talking.

"We were soulmates" Magnus repeated, so quietly Tessa almost missed it. "Or at least I thought we were…"

"I know" Tessa responded "And you were….in it's own time"

"I want him back" Magnus sobbed, his body shaking. "I…I w-want him b-back…but I can't"

"Oh Magnus" Tessa hugged him even tighter "It'll get better"

"He's getting married" Magnus whispered "That's…that's what the letter said"

"What?" Tessa asked with a frown "What letter?"

"I received a letter last night…" Magnus explained "It was an invitation…He's getting married"

2025

"I realise now that it makes no sense" Magnus frowned at the cut of coffee in front of him.

"what doesn't?" Jem asked, sipping his tea.

"I…back in college" Magnus explained "I received an invitation. It said Alec was getting married"

"I heard the wedding was cancelled" Jem explained "My cousin, Emma, she is close to the Lightwoods…Said there had been a big drama with the bride and the wedding was cancelled before it even happened"

"But Alexander…he didn't tell me any of that" Magnus stressed out "It makes no sense"

"Maybe it's not something he likes talking about" Jem offered.

"But I remember now!" Magnus shook his head "Lydia…Lydia was getting married to John"

"Didn't you say he died?" Jem asked "I remember you mentioned it a few days back"

"He did" Magnus nodded "But it makes no sense now that Lydia was John's fiancé and then a few months later she was Alexander's"

"It does seem weird" Jem nodded "But…isn't Max Lydia's son?"

"He is" Magnus nodded "Alexander adopted him after he was born because Lydia couldn't take care of him"

"The Lightwoods are a very traditional family" Jem said "they pride themselves with their name, it is a very powerful name after all, and they move through very conservative circles. Imagine a few years back when word got our their oldest son was going to be a single father?"

"what are you trying to say?" Magnus asked with a small frown.

"I'm saying…maybe there is something else to the whole wedding thing" Jem explained.

"Maryse and Robert always hated me" Magnus mused.

"Maybe because you insist on calling them by their first name" Jem offered "But if it really is bothering you, maybe you should talk to Alec"

"The day I received that letter was the worst day of my life" Magnus said, his eyes glazing over with memories. "No…second worst day of my life. The first day was when he left me"

"He didn't leave you" Jem rolled his eyes "You insisted on cutting things off"

"I thought we were stronger" Magnus shrugged "Alas…we weren't"

"Well, maybe not back then" Jem said "But you've said you're getting closer"

"things are so much different now" Magnus sighed sadly "I have Rafael to think about now, and he has Max"

"If there is anyone who can make it work, it is the two of you" Jem smiled kindly.

Magnus hummed and finished his coffee. It always amazed him how much faith Jem had in him and Alec. Back when they were dating, Jem would always said what Magnus had with Alec was something special, something that could not be found anywhere else. He liked to believe it had been that way. His mind drifted back to what had happened during the weekend. Magnus had been unable to talk to Alec. He guessed it was for the better, his mind was still a mess because of what he had found. That Friday Alec's editor and good friend has interrupted their night, and they ended reading over Alec's latest work for his newest novel. Alec had allowed Rafael to read some of the new parts, which the boy had been incredibly excited about.

"I have to show you something" Magnus said, pulling out Rafael's copy of Alec's first novel.

Jem looked confused at the book, but took it from Magnus's hands. He looked at the cover curiously and then eyed some of the pages. The copy was worn out, for how many times Rafael had read it. Even though Rafael took incredible care of his books, each copy of the book series was worn out for all the times they had been read. Magnus guessed it gave them some kind of beauty, seeing them so worn out due to it's usage.

"Is this Alec's novel?" Jem asked.

"Rafael's copy, yes" Magnus nodded.

"How funny is it that your son is your ex-boyfriend's biggest fan?" Jem chuckled.

"Hilarious" Magnus rolled his eyes "But that's not important…look at the dedication page!"

Jem nodded and then opened the book, looking for the dedication page. Once he found it, he read it. Jem had the tendency of reading silently while mouthing the words. It was almost as if he tasted each word, without reading them aloud.

"Do you believe in soulmates" Jem read aloud.

"It has to mean something" Magnus said.

"I don't understand" Jem frowned "There is no name in this…"

"it was our thing" Magnus explained "we used to ask each other that all the time…our answer was always the same"

"So…he wrote this for you?" Jem asked with wide eyes.

"I made him promise to dedicate the first book to me" Magnus said "I….what if he did?"

"You have to talk to him" Jem shook his head "Magnus! talk to him"

Alec found himself cooking dinner at his sister's place. Isabelle had invited him and Max over for dinner, but it seemed she had not improved in her cooking skills since high school. She still managed to mess anything she tried to cook, make it take some weird color or make it have some suspicious smell. Alec guessed it was a good thing Simon, Isabelle's boyfriend, was good at cooking. Otherwise, he would have died of food poisoning a long time ago. Simon was currently in the living room playing video games with Max. Max didn't have a console at home, Alec never got around buying him one, so every time Max came to visit Izzy and Simon, he took advantage of the multiple games Simon owned. It was also a good bonding time for simon and Max. They usually were attached to the hip,much to Jace's charging. Jace liked to pretend he was the best uncle, but Simon was close to taking the title as well.

"So you will never guess what happened the other day" Izzy said with a small grin.

"I'm not interested in gossip, Isabelle" Alec said, stirring the sauce he was preparing.

"You'll be interested in this one" Izzy waver her hand in dismiss "So apparently, one Magnus Bane has been looking for your books"

"What are you talking about?" Alec frowned.

"Magnus went to the local Barnes&Noble and asked specifically for your books" Izzy explained

"How do you know this?" Alec asked, returning to the sauce but Izzy knew his attention was in what she had just said.

"Annelice told me" Izzy shrugged "She found out from Amy, who found out from Carl, who works in Barnes&Noble, as does Maureen. And Maureen helped your boyfriend find the books"

"Magnus is not my boyfriend" Alec shook his head "He could be looking for them for Rafael..his son does love the books"

"Right" Izzy rolled her eyes. "Except Rafael already has every single book. And Magnus did not buy anything"

"It means nothing" Alec shook his head.

"Maybe it does" Izzy shrugged. "You did dedicate those books to him, in the end"

"He never knew" Alec said softly "Probably will never know"

"You don't know that" Izzy shook her head "I meant what I said the other day, you know"

"Isabelle, drop it" Alec said coldly.

"I am not dropping it" Izzy snapped "You need to get your head out of your ass and realise what you have in front of you! Magnus and you were perfect together. So what if you dated 10 years ago?! You loved him, and he loved you back. And I know you did not broke up because you didn't love each other anymore! You made each other happy, made each other be better every single day…don't you see Alec? What you two had was one of the most special things I have ever seen. You can't just give up…I refuse to let you give up"

"Things are different now" Alec sighed in resignation. "I have Max, he had Rafael…do you really think we could go back to how it was?"

"No" Izzy shook her head "I agree things are different now, and there is no way things could be the same as they used to…but you can learn to love each other again. Learn to be the couple you once used to be"

"I don't know Iz" Alec shrugged his shoulder.

"Answer me honestly…do you really think you can meet someone new and love them the way you once loved Magnus?"

"No" Alec answered instantly "Magnus…he's special. There is no one like him. I do believe I could grow to love someone else…but not the same way…"

"So there you have it" Izzy said "Just because of what happened in the past, it does not mean you have to give up"

With that Izzy walked out of the kitchen and towards the living room where Simon was complaining about something while Max laughed loudly. Alec turned back to the stove and turned off the fire on the sauce he was making. It was almost ready, anyways.

He repeated his conversation with Izzy over and over on his head. She did have a point. Alec knew it, and he had known it for a very long time now. There was no one else who could even start to compare to Magnus. Alec would never love someone like he had once loved Magnus, and he knew he still loved him. Even if his feelings had been buried or forgotten for a very long time, they were there somewhere.

Taking his phone out, Alec took a shaky breath. He had to know. He needed to know if there was still a chance. He didn't know how to, though. He could not ask Magnus up front. He always got nervous. He stumbled over his words and he blushed, he messed up and then lost courage. With trembling fingers, Alec started to type down a text. If he had it all wrong and Magnus didn't feel the same anymore, he guessed at least he would know. He would not die without knowing. It would be awkward, especially if Max and Rafael stayed friends. But he needed to risk it. He needed to know.

To: Magnus

Do you believe in soulmates?

There. It was sent. Taking a deep breath, Alec stared at the screen of his phone until it turned black. So it was sent. Now he just had to wait. It was just a few minutes, but they felt like an eternity for Alec.

The tone of a new message startled Alec, and he stared at the screen with wide eyes as it light up. It was almost embarrassing how fast Alec unblocked his phone and read the message he had just received.

From: Magnus

I believe we're soulmates.

BAM! something is happenning...FINALLY!

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