I'm sorry for the delay! I just took out Clary's part in this chapter and re-wrote it for Chapter 35. So yeah. Sorry for the wait. Here's 34.

Chapter 34: Pretty Faces

"Magnus Bane! You haven't been answering my calls. My first time in New York after years and you don't even pick up my calls?" She had a faint British accent laced with something else…Sort of like French and then another one, as if she had acquainted herself with a lot of foreign languages.

"Not a day past thirty," Camille said as she leaned forward to press soft kisses on each side of Magnus's cheek, Magnus doing the same. Alec felt like something had just gripped at his insides. Old fling, really. Nothing serious. And Magnus had never mentioned it before. He'd mentioned being with guys way back then, but not with a woman. Not with a woman whom he was still so close to, apparently.

"Now why aren't you as sweet to me as you are with her?" Ragnor sighed and Magnus walked back into the sitting room, a very beautiful Camille following behind him.

He took his seat right next to Alec, as with earlier, and Camille stopped short of throwing something sarcastic at Ragnor as her eyes fell on Alec. Her lips went into a very thin line, those green eyes very piercing and hard to stare into for too long before she nodded, a very small nod that was accompanied with a wave of one gloved hand.

"Is this who I've been hearing about?" Camille said as she took Ragnor's seat without much of his consent. Ragnor scooted and they both sat across the pair.

"I haven't mentioned Alec to you," Magnus said lightly, his leg leaning against Alec and one hand lightly touching him. Just a meeting of friends, Magnus wanted to say.

"Ragnor Fell did. And he looks rather young, doesn't he, dear?"

"He's in High School." Ragnor supplied helpfully while Magnus squeezed Alec's hand.

Really, Alec just wanted to get up and leave Magnus to his little reunion. A very unplanned, very on the spot reunion.

Alec was surprised to see Camille's eyes widen before she schooled her features into a cooler state and just smiled as if she appreciated Magnus's chose of young and fresh boys.

"Magnus," it was Alec who called for him now and Magnus felt the cushion beside him ease up as Alec stood up. "I need to go," He wanted to go.

There was that unease in his blue eyes – pale blue on very calm days. But now they were darker, as if this was all somewhat uncomfortable for him and he just wanted to go and leave three friends by themselves.

Great, he had actually professed his love for Magnus Bane and they could be making out or just whatever it was Magnus wanted to do but instead this happened. Was it bad timing or was it bad timing?

"It's okay. Not that late. And I have a car," He made a tilting gesture with his head to point out that he really did bring a car and Magnus stood up with him, Camille and Ragnor involved in their own conversation.

When the door to his flat closed behind them Alec headed down but not before Magnus caught his wrist and smiled at him.

"There's nothing between Camille and I," Magnus said and Alec nodded. "Well, there was something before. But as you can see, she's been married twice now and I think she'll have a third one maybe this January."

Nothing to worry about, Magnus wanted to say. Perfectly a good and normal relationship between exes.

"It's getting late," Alec said and Magnus gave off a sigh that seemed to drag on. When Alec took the next few steps to stand level with Magnus and tilt his head up for a kiss, Magnus's fingers took hold of his chin to steady them both in place.

See? Nothing wrong. Camille Belcourt's prescence in Magnus's flat wasn't going to upset him. Of past relationships and all that jazz.

"I love you," Magnus whispered into the kiss, reluctant to leave Alec go. He had half the mind to just leave Camille and Ragnor there bickering like their usual selves and drive off back to the Lightwood's house with Alec but Alec pushed him back gently to the door because he'd apparently followed Alec down to his car.

"Good night," Alec said but not before a last kiss that felt so short and yet to full of raw energy. "And…I love you, too."

As he watched Alec drive away, Magnus was pretty sure he would never grow tired of hearing that. Not that it meant somebody had actually crushed down all barriers he'd put up years before, but because finally there was somebody.

"Who's it this time, Camille?" Magnus asked, cutting Ragnor and Camille in the middle of their never-ending verbal battle. Well, they got to claws and hissy fits that one time and it was nasty. As in not a very pretty sight. Camille looked him over and then smiled before turning back to Ragnor Fell. Apparently, tonight would be a hard night. As in - Tonight would not be the night the two of them would shut up and stop arguing. But if they shut up for five minutes then it was a little place in Heaven already. God only knew Ragnor and Camille never grew tired of all their squabbles.

"Somebody I met in Paris." Camille said offhandedly.

Ragnor snorted. "How rich is he?"

"Very, if she's thinking about another marriage."

Camille only gave the two of them a little shrug and then another hidden smile. A Gold Digger? Not likely! She did fall in love with her husband...Husbands. But it wasn't her fault they grew tired of her and it wasn't really her who asked for the divorce. It's their fault, really, for falling for good looks and a pretty face and then proposing so soon. It wasn't like she was an enchantress.

"So, when would we meet Husband Number Four?" Ragnor cackled and slapped his knee while Camille shot him a sharp glare.

"At least I don't have a string of one night stands. Hm?"

Ragnor stopped for a second before he went on another round.

"It's safe to say he has commitment issues." Magnus murmured and Camille chuckled.

"Unlike you, love?"

"Sighing like a love-struck teenager. Can't even get his hands off the boy. Can we say 'love of his life' now? Or do we have to wait for you to label him as such?" If Magnus could kick Ragnor Fell out of his home then he already did, but then he would have to deal with Camille by himself and Ragnor was a never ending comic relief. And maybe a punching-bag relief as well.

"Is that so?" Camille's eyes grew darker for just a fraction of a second before she joined Ragnor in his laughing fit. She raised a glass and tilted her head towards Magnus. "To true love, then."

"To your Third True Love!" Both Magnus and Ragnor echoed.

Are some of you guys worried that with Camille appearing something bad is gonna happen to our little couple? Wellllllll.

Oh and I just re-wrote half of this and I feel like I got my funk back. And I need to read COFA. Ugh. Bad. And City of Lost Souls has a dirty-sexy-scene with Magnus and Alec. Well, my mind is taking the sneakpeak as a DLS so yeah.

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