Magnus was lying in Alec's bed, his limbs tangled up with Alexander's, as their lips continued to dance together. Magnus wasn't sure how long they had remained snuggled up together on the small bed, but at some point Alec had pulled the covers over them. The fact they barely fit on the twin bed, at the moment, didn't seem to matter.
The floodgates were open now and there was no going back. He let someone in again and though he was still terrified of the whole prospect, Alec's kind words had lessened Magnus's fears somewhat. After all, Alec had been a kind friend, surely that meant he would be a kind boyfriend.
The word stopped Magnus's train of thought in its tracks.
"Alec," Magnus whispered breaking their kiss and pulling his hands out of Alec's soft hair to gaze into those blue eyes.
"Yeah," Alec said grinning. Alec's hands hadn't moved, they still rested on Magnus's back and neck. It was wonderfully warm snuggled up so close to someone in bed, with blankets over them. Their shoes lay discarded by the bed, but no other clothes had been tossed aside.
"What should I call you now?" Magnus asked. It was the most casual way of clarifying what they were to each other that he could think of.
"My name is Alec," he said, sleepily. Either Magnus's attempt had been far too subtle, or Alec was too tired to read between the lines.
"I know," Magnus chuckled. How could Alexander be so adorable? "But if we aren't going to be friends, then…" There was something holding him back from saying the word itself.
"Are you trying to initiate 'the talk?'" Alec asked grinning. "You string me along for months then after a half hour of kissing you want to get serious?"
"Sorry," Magnus mumbled, turning in Alec's arms to face away. He had moved slightly, as if to get out of the bed when Alec protested.
"Did I say you could leave?" Alec whined. "Come back." Magnus settled back down, but gave Alec a confused look.
"I was just teasing," Alec said as he snuggled in close again.
"Oh," Magnus said, though he was still half expecting Alec to be mad at him.
"It seems my boyfriend doesn't like to be teased," Alec said and Magnus couldn't resist kissing Alec fiercely. Alec responded with just as much enthusiasm and soon they were both breathing hard and so intertwined that Magnus was having a difficult time identifying which leg was his.
"Are you sure?" Magnus asked. "I know I was horrible to you and…"
Alec put a finger over Magnus's lips to stop him from speaking.
"You were worth the wait," Alec whispered into Magnus's ear.
"I was worried you wouldn't forgive me," Magnus whispered against the soft sheets. "That you wouldn't be willing to see me."
"Is that why you texted me?" Alec asked. Magnus nodded still not looking at Alec. He felt a hand under his chin as Alec raised his head to look into Alec's eyes. Magnus stared at those blue pools so alight with happiness. Alec had the most beautiful eyes Magnus had ever seen.
"You silly," Alec scoffed. "I was the one who couldn't be your friend remember? I was the one who left dramatically and hurt you."
"But I should have told you," Magnus said. "When I learned who Aline was, you looked at me with all that hope and I should have said something then at least… maybe explained... but I just couldn't face it… so I…"
"Laughed it off as a misunderstanding of no importance?" Alec supplied.
"Yeah," Magnus muttered.
"What finally changed your mind?" Alec asked. It was easier to talk about this with Alec's arms around him, while they were lying closely in bed together. There was a security to it. Alec's physical presence next to Magnus was wonderful. It was like the scars on his heart were old and long since healed. Magnus let himself relax into his boyfriend's arms before answering.
"I reacted badly when I saw you with the stupid blond," Magnus admitted. "I realized part way through class I was doodling different versions of his death on my notebook." Alec burst out laughing; Magnus felt the vibrations from Alec's chest reverberate through his own.
"You were jealous," Alec said as if speaking an impossibility. "That's so funny! Since I spent the whole time wishing you actually were jealous."
"Your wish is my command," Magnus purred as he kissed Alec sweetly. Alec's enthusiasm took the kiss further and it was several minutes before they came up for air.
"Why did you ask the blond out then?" Magnus asked after a moment. "I thought you were trying to move on since you thought I didn't feel the same."
"Jace was on my case to get a date," Alec replied. "And I'd just tried to talk to Clary, which didn't go well because she hates me. I was frustrated and decided I wanted you to see me move on even though I thought you wouldn't care."
"Sorry," Magnus said quickly. "And I'm sorry about Clary! She can be way too overprotective. You'd think I was her little brother or something."
"You're older than her," Alec reminded him.
"Yeah I know," Magnus chuckled. "No one has told her that though. She is such a hot head sometimes."
"Maybe that's why Jace likes her," Alec said absently. "You know, I could never figure out what all the fuss was about."
"Jace likes Clary?" Magnus asked. This was news to him. Magnus knew very little about Jace except the snoring and womanizing complaints Alec had shared while they were friends.
"Jace freaking loves Clary," Alec corrected. "He's like a whole different person since he met her."
"That's so weird," Magnus laughed. "When I think about Jace, all I can think of is you complaining about him."
"Yeah," Alec said. "We'rekinda friends now. I know it's a bit strange, but it turns out he's actually an okay guy."
"Doesn't he snore?"
"Not anymore," Alec said. "He went to a clinic. I sleep great now."
"Wow," Magnus replied. "He really has changed... and you said this is all because of Clary?"
"Yep," Alec said.
"I can promise you that she has no idea," Magnus said.
"Oh I know," Alec said. "Jace told me what happened when he tried to tell her how he felt."
"And what happened?" Magnus asked more curious than he thought he'd be.
"Clary didn't tell you?"
"I suspect Clary didn't even register it as worth mentioning," Magnus said. "Silly clueless girl."
"Well, Jace said how he felt and Clary, thinking it was a line, brushed him off and proceeded to comfort you," Alec said. "Since I had just callously ended our friendship."
"Ah, so everything went down at once then," Magnus said. The reminder of that day made him pull Alec in just a little closer, suddenly craving more contact.
"So how is Clary?" Alec asked, responding to Magnus's tightened grip with affection. Alec's subtle reaction felt almost automatic and Magnus couldn't help but smile. "Do you think now that you're smiling she'll forgive me for upsetting you?"
"If she doesn't, I'll make her," Magnus grinned as he kissed Alec quickly on the lips. Alec, it seemed, was not satisfied with just a peck and pulled Magnus in for a proper kiss.
"You will huh," Alec said huskily as they broke apart.
"Yes," Magnus said. "It seems I'm quite good at it actually. I managed to get Will to talk to Tessa and Jem with nothing but a threatening text message." Magnus knew this because Tessa had texted him just hours after Will's arrival at their apartment to thank him for his interference.
"Why wasn't Will talking to her?" Alec asked. "I thought she was dating him?"
"She was, or rather is," Magnus said. "And Jem too. It's a little complicated."
"Sounds like it," Alec said. "Well, I liked her. When I met her she thought we were dating." He grinned goofily.
"At the time you weren't so giddy about it," Magnus reminded him.
"At the time I couldn't do this," Alec said and pulling Magnus in, kissed him again. He had to admit, Alec had a point. His lips were a little swollen, but Magnus didn't care.
"Hmm…" Magnus purred as Alec began to kiss his neck.
"Or this?" Alec whispered as he pulled up Magnus's shirt and started to kiss his chest.
"Alec," Magnus gasped as Alec's finger teased the soft skin at his waistline.
"Yeah," Alec whispered. He had a look of pure joy on his face. Magnus loved the feeling of knowing that it was him that made Alec look like this. Being with Magnus was the reason why Alec was grinning like a fool.
"The bed is rather too small for this," Magnus said grinning. Alec chuckled, nervously.
"I don't really know what I'm doing," Alec confessed.
"I beg to differ," Magnus replied, pulling Alec in close and running his fingers across the bare skin of Alec's arms.
"That's just cause it's you," Alec mumbled.
"Oh?" Magnus whispered curious what Alec meant.
"I've never been so attracted to someone before," Alec said, blushing deeply. "With you I just go on instinct."
"Well, your instincts are very good," Magnus said.
"Really?" Alec asked. He seemed genuinely happy for the obvious compliment.
"Yes," Magnus whispered as he settled down more comfortably into his boyfriend's arms. Boyfriend. That was going to take some getting used to.
"So," Alec said conversationally. "Clary is dating Simon right?" Magnus nodded. "But how much does she really like him?"
"I don't know," Magnus said. The day Clary had told him she'd decided to go out with Simon he'd asked he why and she'd said something vague about how he liked her. He hadn't thought it would last a week, let alone her entire senior year of high school, but Clary was nothing if not loyal.
"And you don't like Simon?" Alec asked tentatively reading between the lines.
"Simon's alright," Magnus said. "He's known Clary for ages and loved her basically as long as he's known her."
"But..." Alec encouraged him.
"But I don't think she loves him," Magnus said. "I mean she cares about him and I guess she loves him, but not the same way he loves her. She won't listen to me though."
"You don't like her with Simon?" Alec asked.
"I don't like her settling for Simon," Magnus corrected. "It would be all well and good if I thought she really loved him."
"Can I tell Jace this?" Alec asked. Magnus stiffened in Alec's arms, realizing he had just told Alec something private between himself and Clary.
"Sorry, Alec, but I don't think you can," Magnus said. "I forgot. When I'm around you I forget about a lot of things." He chuckled softly. "Didn't I tell you my life story when we first met?"
"Is that not normal?" Alec smiled. "I thought you were just chatty."
"I don't usually tell people I just met all about myself, no," Magnus said.
"Does that make me special?" Alec asked shyly.
"Yes, I rather think it does," Magnus smiled, then pulled Alec close to kiss him again. Magnus's mind went blank as he kissed Alec, feeling nothing but the moment and the man in bed with him. There was nothing weighing on his mind anymore and Magnus was perfectly happy to just lie here, kissing Alec.
The sound of Alec's phone vibrating threatened to pull Magnus out of his bliss. It faded and Magnus was once again lost in kissing his boyfriend when Alec's phone buzzed again.
"Alec," Magnus whispered as Alec's phone went off about four times in a single minute.
"Yeah," Alec mumbled kissing Magnus's jawline rather than give up contact to talk.
"Your phone is being needy," Magnus said smiling. Magnus thought about making a very possessive comment about how he wasn't willing to share Alec with his phone, but decided against it. Alec pulled away and looked at Magnus for a second, then turned in time to see his phone vibrate again. Reaching over, Alec picked it up and read his missed messages. He groaned.
"My sister," Alec complained. "Is spamming me."
"Whatever for?"
"Details," Alec said with air quotes.
"About?" Magnus asked.
"How us talking went," Alec said.
"How does she know I wanted to talk?" Magnus asked thinking it rather odd. To his surprise, Alec blushed.
"I've been kinda stressed out about what you wanted to talk about since I got your text," Alec confessed. "I may have told my family about it."
"Why were you stressed out?" Magnus asked, concerned. This had not been his intention.
"I wouldn't let myself hope that you had suddenly changed your mind," Alec said. "So every other possible thing you might want to say ran through my head."
"Alexander," Magnus whispered stroking his boyfriend's face gently. "I- I don't know what to say. I'm sorry."
"It's okay," Alec said cheerfully. "You're here now." He was smiling. Whatever pain Magnus had caused him seemed to be wiped away with the knowledge that Magnus wanted Alec the way Alec wanted Magnus. Magnus took comfort in this and decided to never again be the source of Alec's pain. Magnus smiled back at Alec with as much emotion as he could muster before he spoke.
"So you talked to your family and now your sister is spamming you for information?" Magnus summarized.
"Yeah," Alec said. "She is so nosy."
"May I?" Magnus asked holding out his hand to take the phone. Alec handed it over and Magnus read the most recently text.
'Alec if you don't tell me what is going on I shall call you next and keep calling until your phone either dies or you pick up.'
"Oh wow," Magnus laughed. "She is determined, isn't she?"
A rather wonderful idea occurred to Magnus and quickly, before Alec could stop him, Magnus hit the dial button under Izzy's name.
"Oh no, Magnus!" Alec exclaimed as Magnus brought the phone to his ear. "What are you doing?"
"Alec!" an excited female voice spoke the second the line connected.
"Not quite," Magnus said grinning. "But Alec is here if you want to talk to him."
"This must be Magnus!" Izzy squealed. "I knew it!"
"Hi," Magnus said. He turned to Alec who had his face covered with his arm though Magnus could make out a light blush colouring his skin. "It's nice to meet you."
"I knew you liked him too," Izzy squealed.
"I do," Magnus smiled. "But you haven't even met me. How could you come to such a conclusion when Alec didn't?"
"Oh, Alec has always been clueless," Izzy said. "And anyone with eyes couldn't resist my brother for long."
Magnus couldn't help but laugh; she made an excellent argument.
"Oh I believe we shall get on splendidly," Magnus told Izzy.
"Magnus get off the phone!" Alec complained. Magnus sat up trying to stay out of Alec's reach as he continued to talk to his boyfriend's sister.
"Oh I heard him," Izzy giggled in Magnus's hear. "Did you steal his phone?"
"I asked nicely," Magnus said grinning. Alec wasn't trying very hard to get his phone back, which made Magnus think he wasn't that upset. "And you were threatening to call him until his phone died."
"Reading his texts too I see," Izzy said slyly.
"Yep," Magnus said with a grin.
"Magnus," Alec whined. "This is weird."
"Oh how so?" Magnus inquired. "Can't a man talk to his boyfriend's sister?"
The echoing squeal in Magnus's ear told him Izzy had heard what he said. Magnus couldn't deny this had been his intention.
"Your sister wanted to talk to you," Magnus said grinning from ear to ear as he handed the phone over. Alec rolled his eyes as he took the phone and muttered something under his breath, but he again didn't seem very upset. Magnus knew Alec was close with his family and had no secrets with them or he wouldn't have been so forward.
"Hey, Iz," Alec said, getting up out of bed and walking back and forth in the small room while on the phone. Magnus settled comfortably in Alec's bed as he watched Alec pace.
"Yes, Izzy this is very new," Alec said patiently to his sister. "I didn't not tell you or anything. We just talked about this literally minutes ago."
Magnus couldn't hear Izzy's reply and soon Alec was making excuses and saying goodbye to his sister.
"Yes I love you too," Alec said. "Bye, Iz!"
Alec hung up the phone and turned to glare at Magnus, who just chuckled.
"Come over here," Magnus said holding his arms out and with a sigh Alec returned and was encircled by Magnus's embrace.
"Izzy is very excited," Alec said, but he was grinning. "And I know you did that on purpose."
"Guilty," Magnus said.
"I bet she's telling my whole family as we speak," Alec sighed.
"Is that a bad thing?" Magnus asked.
Alec laughed. "No." He turned in Magnus's arms to smile and Magnus couldn't resist reaching out to stroke Alec's cheek.
"Alexander," Magnus whispered. "My Alexander." Alec closed his eyes and leaned into Magnus's touch.
"My Magnus," Alec whispered back as he kissed Magnus sweetly. Alec settled into his arms then and his breathing began to slow. Magnus gazed loving at his boyfriend as he fell asleep.
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Sneak Peek chapter 21
Jace exercised extreme self-control by not laughing. Though the shock at seeing them all snuggled up like a couple was helping him keep his laughter in check quite effectively.
"This bed is too small," Alec complained.
"You know," Magnus said slyly. "My bed is bigger."
Alec blushed even more; Jace really didn't want to be here anymore, but this was his dorm!
Then a thought occurred to him; this was what it was like to be on the other side of such an intimate moment. Jace remembered just four months ago when Alec had walked in on him and that woman with short black hair. At the time he'd thought Alec had overreacted, but right now he was starting to realize Alec had actually been rather civil given the circumstances.
Alec mumbled something and Magnus smiled at him with a surreal expression; suddenly Jace was so jealous of them he couldn't think straight! Magnus stoked Alec's cheek and Jace thought, how dare they be happy!