Author's Note: Thank you to my beta TheWolfHourx. :)

Warnings: Incestuous themes and descriptive sexual acts.

As You Say

Alex never intentionally looked for ways to mess up or purposely casted a spell incorrectly. Contrary to what people assumed about her, these things just happened. However, tonight was under different circumstances because she had a plan.

Everything in the past four hours that could have gone wrong, did. What everyone didn't know was that she was fully aware when something happened during the party. Even when she was under a spell. It was just part of the plan to go with the natural flow. Which worked perfectly if she said so herself.

Justin left after helping fix everything, per usual. What she hadn't anticipated though was her moment with Justin. Before he left, he told her she made his life complete. The idea made her smile because she now knew he totally missed her at home. Which was good, because she missed him too.

When everyone was gone Harper went to her room to continue unpacking leaving Alex to stew. The question was, how was she going to get him back here. Maybe she could call him after Harper left.

Pulling her from her thoughts was a soft knock on the front door. When she pulled it open she saw Justin standing there. Instantly she raised her right brow and chewed upon her bottom lip.

Well, this works too, she thought extremely amused with how things were falling into place. Mostly because she really hasn't had to do all that much.

His eyes were soft and his expression was hard to read even for her. It was one she'd seen before, but couldn't quite place what the emotion was. Her amusement started to fade as she noticed he seemed rather focused. Something was off, but she wasn't sure what.

Alex pursed her lips and opened the door for him to come inside. Without saying a word she shut the door and sighed. Easing her thoughts she focused on the carpet under her bare feet while she walked toward the couch with him.

"Well, I'm off to Zeke's..." Alex looked at her friend holding an overnight bag and frowned. "Oh no you don't, you're not bringing me into this. Either of you. I'm leaving. I told you both not to do the bet."

Then she was gone, leaving the two of them alone. Alex adjusted her black and green dress. Looking at him in his usual outfit, a blue plaid flannel button down and jeans.

"Look, Justin," Alex sighed. "You don't need to say it. But as you already know, this time wasn't my fault."

Justin shrugged, "While that may be true, ya still lost, Alex."

"Pshh, you lost," she said in a mocking tone and slumped onto the couch, "I just don't see how I lost when I didn't mess up."

I just didn't stop the mess from happening, she thought to herself, hiding her mischievous grin from him.

"Mmm, well fault wasn't stipulated when we made the bet." Justin spoke and Alex glared while crossing her arms. "All you said was, and I quote, 'Justin will not have to fix or clean up any mess,' end quote."

Really everything was stupid Mason's fault. Even if she got the outcome she wanted, she still couldn't believe he lived on the same floor. Finding out that information was definitely a downside to moving here.

"Ugh, fine. You won. Can we just skip this part?" She rolled her eyes.

Justin momentarily paced on the other side of the coffee table and the action made her nervous. There was a long silent pause in the air and it lasted a minute or two before he stopped.

What is he thinking? Alex attempted to read his actions.

"Did you know?" He finally said and looked for her eyes as she frowned her brows.

"Did I know what?" She tilted her head.

"That he lives here." His tone was blunt and then it clicked.

Immediately she understood why he was acting this way. She watched him remain still while he waited for her reaction. Alex then proceeded to squint at him and attempt to hide a slight amusement behind her features.

"Justin?" She raised a brow and noted his confused expression. "Are… Are you jealous?"

The confusion quickly shifted. Alex knew she was right even though he tried to hide it.

"What? Me jealous?" He scoffed and attempted to brush off her question.

"You totally are…" She smiled and nodded.

Watching him shake his head, she listened to him sigh. The unease in his expression seemed to have faded after looking at her.

"I'm not jealous, Alex." He rolled his eyes and waved his left hand in a dismissive manner.

"You so are..." She laughed and pulled herself off the couch.

Alex walked over to him and continued to smile at him. Then she reached up to place her arms on his shoulders as his hands made their way to her waist. It was the slight pink tint to his cheeks that confirmed her suspicion as she shook her head. She squinted at him while he mirrored her expression.

Watching him closely, Alex quickly leaned forward and pressed her lips against his. The warm feeling bubbled inside her stomach. Instinctively he proceeded to pull her closer into his space. Then without warning, he pulled back abruptly and Alex tried to fight her disappointment she felt at the loss of contact.

"So you didn't know?" He spoke softly and she could tell he was trying to catch his breath by his voice.

Shaking her head Alex could tell he was genuinely asking. "No. I didn't."

The look in his eyes made it harder for her to breathe. Alex exhaled as she watched his eyes drift down to her mouth. Justin leaned his head closer to hers and rested his forehead against hers.

"The things I want to do to you right now..." He breathed the words against her parted lips.

With a shaky sigh he pulled away from her arms while she frowned. Just when Alex was about to protest he looked her up and down.

"Gonna share what you're thinking over there, Justin?" She could tell by his focused expression that he was deep in thought.

The way his eyes looked her over made her shiver. There was something that shifted in his demeanor making her heart race and her body tingle in anticipation.

"You agree that I won the bet today, right?" He asked and his eyes found hers again.

"I thought we already covered this," she said, narrowing her eyes. "Or are you asking when your time can start?"

After a moment, they shared a look and she waited. Alex had to remind herself to breathe as he crossed his arms.

Boy was this easier than I thought it would be, she continued to look at him. Justin is so easy.

Justin then shook his head, and she nodded, "Okay Justin. You're the boss."

"Alright, before we do anything Alex," He paused and she noticed his expression was serious. "I'm gonna preface this by saying I have two stipulations I'd like to address first."

"You would," she said with an eye roll.

"First off, this goes without saying but if there's something you don't want to do, you need to tell me no," he said with a directness in his tone.

"That sure sounds kinky. Does it involve role play?" She couldn't stop herself from smirking and lifting her eyebrows.

"I'm serious, Alex. I will only feel comfortable if you agree." He crossed his arms and looked into her eyes.

Rolling her eyes she huffed, "Okay, fine. I agree."

"Great. Secondly, I would like to request that we put our 'Steps' on hold. At least until we both agree to reinstate them." Justin spoke and Alex smiled.

"Well I'm not about to argue with you on that one." She shrugged and mentally noted she could see a faint coloring his cheeks.

Watching him nod, she crossed her arms. Either luck was on her side today or Justin wanted this just as much as she did. The anticipation that he was thinking about her and what he would have her do, was killing her. Whatever he asked, she knew she wouldn't say no to him. There was no one that she has or will ever trust more than him.

"Okay," he said. "If at any point you feel uncomfortable, say uh… Homework."

"Seriously, Justin. Homework?" Alex snorted and shook her head before adjusting her tone. "Then again if I'm going out my way to say that, it would definitely stand out."

Fluttering here lashes and allowing her amusement to dissipate, Alex briefly nibbled on her bottom lip. She had to remind herself to breathe in light of their unwavering eye contact.

"So…" She pursed her lips while he looked at her. "What now?"

"Take off your dress." His first request was direct and to the point.

Without another word, she reached under her left arm to find the dress's zipper. Once she felt the cool metal tab in her fingers, she started to tug downward on it. Justin watched with arms still folded. Alex refused to look away from him as she dragged the zipper down. There was a stutter in her breathing before she swallowed the tight feeling in her throat.

With a deep breath, she began to wiggle the dress down past her balck strapless bra and matching panties. The room was so quiet she even heard him inhale softly as she discarded the dress at her feet. Everything was hot, but his watchful stare gave her goosebumps.

For just a moment, he bit his bottom lip and sighed. Then he stepped towards her while she blinked twice. Once he was close enough to touch her, she licked her lips.

"I want you to show me what you like, Alex," he breathed while looking at her.

When she closed her eyes, she stood still and listened to their uneven breathing. Opening her eyes, she noticed just how flushed he was, even from how little they'd done.

Reaching out in front of her, she grabbed him by the wrist. Feeling the top of his hand under her palm, she noticed him relax under her touch. Without looking away from his eyes, she moved their hands towards her chest. Their movements were slow and deliberate as she pressed his palm against her lacy covered breast. He breathed pointedly in order to hide a soft groan, but she still heard him.

With a small bit of satisfaction, she then pulled his hand down her stomach while he trailed his fingers against her skin. Feeling the warmth of his hand against her, she sighed. In one gentle curl of her wrist, she maneuvered their hands between her legs.

Alex bit her lip before moving her hand up his arm while his hand still remained upon her panties. Instinctively, she gripped his forearm while he curled his fingers upwards and into her center. She knew he could feel how wet she was from the damp spot now forming under his fingers.

Alex knew she was good at putting up a front on how she allows others to perceive her. But in this moment, she felt her walls fading. The only thing that mattered was Justin.

"Is this what you like?" He whispered, his voice was deep and husky with desire.

Alex nodded with a slight whimper. The heat in her stomach started to build. Then he removed the pressure and she pouted softly as she let go of his arm.

"Take off your bra…," he said and she did under his command.

Only he would take the time to study my body like he was about to be quizzed. Not that I mind… The thought made her lips curl in amusement.

She watched him reach out, brushing his thumb against her hardened nipple. Then out of nowhere, he placed both of his hands on her hips in order to guide her backwards. When her bottom hit the arm of the couch, she leaned against it. With his right hand resting against the arm beside her, he leaned forward. It was the look on his face that made her weak.

With his knee, he parted her legs and then placed his palm flat against her abdomen. In response to his movements, she adjusted allowing him to settle in between her legs. Without looking away, he started to move his hand down and stopped at the last article of clothing she had on. Alex raised her left brow as a challenge to see what he would do next. Then he quickly slipped his hand under the band of her panties.

"Shit, Alex," he growled under his breath. "You're already so wet…"

Alex moaned loudly in response as he dipped his fingers into her heat. Gasping for air, she grabbed his shoulder with one hand to steady herself. Then he found her little gem and applied direct pressure. This action caused her hips to buckle into his hand as she hummed.

The things he made her feel were like nothing she'd ever experienced before. Without looking away from him, Alex bit her lip as he slipped a single finger inside her. Allowing her to adjust, he pressed the heel of his palm against her clit.

"God, Justin. Yes, do that," she gasped.

Then he added a second finger before starting a rhythm. With each thrust of his fingers he rubbed the heel of his palm against her. The motion made her gasp as she felt her legs starting to tremble.

"Yeah? You like that?" He whispered, dipping his head closer to hers and ghosting his lips against her parted ones.

All she could do was nod with a whimper when he quickened his pace. Every inch of her was hot with need and it was only for him.

"Justin…" The only thing that mattered in the moment was him.

"That's it, Alex. Come for me." His voice was husky and his demand sent her over the edge.

All the sensations were too much, as her short yet quick breaths were muted by him pressing his lips against hers. With a quiver in her thighs she moaned into his kiss and it hit her. A hot wave bloomed inside her as she came. Then everything intensified when she felt Justin curl his two fingers inside her.

Breaking the kiss with a gasp, Alex closed her eyes tightly as she slumped forward. Her whole body tingled as she felt his movements stop before he pulled his hand out of her panties. Resting her forehead against his chest, she took a deep breath feeling his free hand move to the small of her back.

After a moment she opened her eyes and moved back so she could look at him. Loving him never felt more right than it did in that moment. Allowing her breathing to slow, she watched him as he raised an eyebrow. Moving her hand off the couch, she used it to pull him closer by his shirt.

He cleared his throat. "That was probably the most attractive thing I've ever seen, Alex." He spoke slowly while she proceeded to wrap her legs around him.

"I'm not done with you yet," she said and bit his lip causing him to groan.

Taking the hint, he reached under her and pulled her into his arms off the couch. His eyes were dark with arousal and heavy with desire. She needed him inside her.

After a few steps he proceeded to guide her onto the couch while he hovered above her. Moving one hand into his hair she pulled him towards her and kissed him. With her other hand she started to pull buttons on his shirt with his assistance. Pausing their kiss she rested her forehead against his. He proceeded to discard his shirt behind him as she shivered at the sight.

With her lips brushing against his, she trailed her fingers against his now bare chest.

"Justin?" She whispered against his mouth and felt him nod. "Are you going to fuck me now?"

His abrupt inhale made her smirk and could tell he very much enjoyed her cursing. After these past few weeks, she now had another reason to say her favorite curse word to him.

"You felt how wet I am." She continued to talk as she reached between them and pulled at the button on his pants. "And it's all because of you."

"Dammit, Alex," he groaned her name as he helped her shove his pants down.

There were two soft thuds of him removing his shoes followed by the sound of him pulling his pants off. She swallowed in anticipation as he peeled away his boxers and proceeded to do the same with her panties.

"I forgot to tell you something," she spoke in a soft voice.

Justin made his way back in between her legs as she felt his hardened member against the back of her thigh. Reaching up, she pulled him towards her as she rested her legs beside his hips.

Bringing her lips to his ear she grinned and whispered, "I'm on birth control…"

After a few seconds she felt him exhale forcefully before dipping his head into her neck. With a soft giggle, Alex felt him start to guide her body towards him. Removing her legs from his hips, she felt him press his lips against the side of her neck. The feeling was tingly inside of her and she sighed before moving her hand from his hair. With her pressing into him, he rolled and swapped their positions so that she was laying on top.

"Alex." He pulled his head back to look her in the eyes. "I still want to make sure you're okay."

Although his sentiment was sweet and she loved that he cared, she was done waiting. Rolling her eyes she used her hands to pull herself into a sitting position. The look on his face was so soft it almost made her pause as she straddled his hips.

"I appreciate you asking-" She tossed her hair to her left before reaching for his hands "-But Justin Russo… If you don't start fucking me right now. I'm probably going to get a little bit cranky."

Alex watched him visibly swallow before sliding his hands to her hips. Noting his grey eyes were dark and wild, she couldn't help but smirk a little.

"God, Alex," he breathed out her name as she lifted her hip a little. "I love you."

Reaching between them, she guided his stiff member against her before pushing her hips down. Instantly she moaned at the feeling of him inside her. The pleasure was just as delicious as she remembered.

It was her turn this time to set their pace. Lifting her hips she placed both her hands flat against his chest. Looking at him, she watched him groan and tilt his head backwards while he helped guide her rhythm.

"Alex." He spoke in a husky voice. "We should… still be careful. Birth control statistically doesn't always work."

Pausing her movements, she glared at him.

"Really, Justin? Coming from you… a wizard…" Her voice was breathy but still had a sharp tone. "And do you really wanna to talk about math right now?"

"You're right." He shook his head. "I'll stop talking."

Resuming her movements, Alex closed her eyes with a gasp when he reached between them and applied pressure. That feeling from earlier rushed back and she felt her body shaking. She knew she was close.

The only thing she could smell, taste, feel, or hear was him. Justin Russo. He was her best friend, her confidante, her lover, and her second half. He said that she made his life complete, when he described what she was to him. She felt complete with him.

"Justin... I'm close…" She breathed the words while rocking her hips in time with his thrusts.

"Me too…" She heard his words and felt the warmth bubbling.

"I want you to come inside me," she whimpered and with her half lidded eyes she saw him nod.

Then with one last thrust, she met him at the edge. Alex first and she felt Justin followed closely behind. The tingling feeling spread through her body as she cried out his name. In the heat of the moment, she leaned down and kissed him. His warmth only intensified her own pleasure as she continued riding out the aftershocks.

After a few minutes, Alex adjusted and he helped pull himself out of her. Not wanting to move she leaned back down on his chest. Then she felt him tug a throw blanket on the back of the couch to cover them both.

Alex couldn't help but smile as she realized her plan had worked.

"Not going to lie. When you made a safe word, I was expecting handcuffs and spankings." Alex couldn't stop but laugh a little. "Don't get me wrong. Everything was really good, just tame."

"Well it's better to be prepared and over communicate," he sighed. "Besides, that was definitely new for me."

"Well, you did very good," she hummed, still smiling. "I would say that was our best time yet, but every time with you feels like that."

After stretching her legs a little, she yawned softly. Then it hit her. Alex instantly felt anxious after thinking about what she just said. It wasn't because she wasn't comfortable with her feelings. She loved him. It just didn't stop her from her discomfort with being vulnerable. To keep the conversation moving, she continued to speak before he could.

"Oh, and this was what I meant when I said we should have bets more often," she said and felt him chuckle beneath her.

It took her a moment to realize how that might have sounded. That's when he gasped and she couldn't help but wonder which part he would react to first. The one about her feelings or the one where she admitted to assuming their bets led to sex.

This is why you don't say things when you're tired, she internally cursed at herself.

Looking up at him, she saw his mouth slightly parted and brows scrunched together.

"We're going to come back to that first thing you said later." Justin then asked, "Did you plan this?"

And this is why…. She used her elbow to prop herself up a little.

"Justin, are you asking me if I not only planned to seduce you, but that I knew what you would do if you won?" She tried to remain emotionless and his eyes narrowed. "Because I'm not psychic and I lost the bet. Remember?"

"Alex …" his voice was low and she knew it was a warning. "You could've lost on purpose. And now that I think about it, you definitely didn't argue much when you did."

"I resent that. As for your theory, I can neither confirm nor deny this." She held up her free hand. "And frankly Justin, the accusation is a little hurtful."

He shook his head and continued to glare.

"Admit it, Alex. I know you. You planned this. Didn't you?" He lifted an eyebrow.

Alex couldn't stop herself from laughing a little. "It does sound like something I would do, doesn't it?"

"I knew it," he said and she patted his chest with her hand and laid back down.

"You were surprisingly quick to figure it out." She laughed again and felt him tighten the hold he had on her. "Though everything really just sort of fell into place. I didn't have to really do much."

"Excuse me for not realizing your 'bet' had another purpose," he sighed and she nodded. "But I guess I can forgive you."

"Thank goodness you feel that way." She laughed, "Because you're probably going to be saying that a lot now."

With her cheek resting against his bare chest she sighed. Wearing a soft content smile, she felt the vibrations of his chuckle under her.

"I think you're forgetting I already say that a lot," he said and yawned a little.

"Oh, I'm not forgetting. I'm warning you because you'll probably be doing it even more now," she said and closed her eyes feeling him humming in acknowledgement.

"By the way," he paused and she looked up at him. "I agree with what you said. Being with you feels that way every time for me too."

Looking back down, she smiled softly at his words. She could feel a heat in her cheeks as they fell into a comfortable silence.

"Justin," she murmured and he started to trail his fingers upon her skin. "I love you."

She felt him kiss the top of her head.

"I love you too, Alex." He brushed his thumb against her skin. "We're going to find out how we can be together. Where we don't have to worry about someone finding out or having to remember The Steps."

"I don't know if we can and that scares me," she whispered, feeling a sudden burning in her eyes.

There was a long pause and she just listened to his breathing. Then he inhaled deeply and spoke.

"Well, I may have found something…" Alex instantly looked up at him. "It's a spell in the Forbidden Spells book."

"Well don't make me beg, Justin. Spit it out," she huffed, pushing her hair from her face.

"I'm just not sure about it," he sighed. "It's temperamental at best, and I know we're both great Wizards, but it has to do with memory alteration."

At that moment, she felt a weight lifting and a glimmer of hope. But she knew not to trust that feeling with the hesitation in his voice.

"And I'm gonna need a little more information than that, Justin." She pursed her lips and he sighed.

"Well, I don't know if you remember from the lesson we had at WizTech about forbidden spells," he said as he lifted his free hand behind his head. "But it has to do with taking a specific part of memories and replacing them with another."

"Okay, so why is it temperamental?" She tilted her head.

"Well basically, how it works is the caster selects something in the person's memory. Take our situation, for example." He looked at the ceiling as if recalling information. "Say we want to replace mom and dad's memory about me being their son-"

"-No. Absolutely not," she said sharply and shook her head.

"Let me explain, Alex. This might be our only shot," he huffed as she pulled herself up and off of him.

"We've had this happen before, Justin. They can't forget you, again. Not because of me for a third time. Even if it means we can be together." She felt a tight frustration inside her as she wrapped the blanket around her.

"That's just it." He sat up and grabbed his boxers beside them. "They wouldn't. We would only be swapping a specific word in the memories."

"A word? Now you've lost me." She squinted and tucked her hair behind her right ear.

"Yes, we would be only altering a specific word that we choose." He paused and slipped his feet into the boxers. "For example, when people think of memories about me and you, if we were to replace the word 'brother' with 'best friend'."

"I…" Alex paused and furrowed her brows. "Can we do that?"

"It's definitely plausible after studying the spell. We would just need to use a magical object to amplify the spell. Which, WizTech has one."

"Okay, say we do this. What would mom and dad remember." She sighed, "If they think you're my best friend, what happens to their memories?"

"Well, they would still have them. We would need to alter some documents about my 'other' parents." He scratched his head and looked at her. "But if they believed they took me in when I was born, nothing would change the rest."

"Alright, then what's the catch? You have that look like you're about to have a conniption or something." She lifted her left brow then squinted.

Justin gave her an indifferent lopsided curl of his lips along with a shrug. "Well, that's why I'm hesitant. Because the caster should be a Full Wizard, otherwise it could be dangerous."

"Oh." Alex pursed her lips. "Well how dangerous are we talking?"

"Let's put it this way. If a wizard were to try it without being a full wizard, whoever they were attempting to use the spell on… could potentially lose all their memories that they have with the caster. Permanently." He spoke slowly and Alex nodded.

"Well that isn't ideal. But it could work," she huffed and puckered her lips. "Welp, I'm tired. We should get some sleep."

Alex stepped off the couch and made her way to her wand upon the table.

"That's it?" He asked and she lifted both brows before looking at him.

"Sorry, what? I thought we finished the conversation." She pulled the blanket edge under her arm tighter while he stood up.

"I guess I'm just surprised. Like no argument or disregard for the rules?" He said and she could see his confusion.

With a laugh she watched him walk toward her with a rather adorable puzzled expression. With one hand holding the blanket, Alex used her other hand to pat his cheek with a smile.

"It's cute how well you know me." Alex then grabbed her wand.

Without another word, she pointed past him at the couch causing her bed to magically flip from under the floor.

"So you do have a plan," he asked after admiring her use of magic.

"Mhm, we're going to pay a little visit to Professor Crumbs." She leaned in and kissed him on the lips.

Without waiting for his response, she made her way to her bed. As she sat down she watched him walk to the other side of her bed.

"And why exactly are we going to see Professor Crumbs?" He tilted his head as she dropped the throw blanket and slipped into her own.

"Well, as you said, we would be accepted in the Wizard World. If that's true, he's old and probably has seen it all. Meaning he would know what we should do." She shrugged and watched him crawl into her bed.

"I don't know." He shook his head. "As much as I look up to him, I'm not sure we should be willing to take a chance. What if he talks to dad and mom?"

"Ugh, I don't know alright." She turned off the light and pulled the blanket up. "I just want to be together. I want to be a better person and I am when I'm with you. And I know normal people would say that us being together is wrong. But when it comes to being with you, it doesn't feel like it is."

"I know. I've told you we're not normal people. Maybe this is part of that," he sighed as she looked at his expression under a soft light from the open window. "I feel the same, but I think we should wait. To see if there's something else I can find. Then we can go to him as a last resort."

Alex nodded as he kissed her temple and they pulled the other closer. With a yawn Alex nodded before leaning into his chest.

"Okay. We'll wait, but if anything changes or we feel like we don't have another choice, we're going to Crumbs," she mumbled and closed her eyes.

"Okay…," he whispered.

She knew one thing was certain, if they didn't do something, everything they shared together would disappear. She couldn't even handle the first time she lost him. After experiencing that, she knew she couldn't even imagine it happening now. Let alone what it would feel like to not have him with her.

With that last thought, Alex welcomed sleep.