Alec got out of bed, sighing. He wanted a change of clothes, something he hadn't been wearing in a plane crash. He looked at Magnus, who had fallen asleep almost immediately. Alec smiled. He should wake him up and tell him he was leaving, but he looked so peaceful and happy that Alec simply couldn't. He got up and took Magnus' wallet from the nightstand. Luckily he and Magnus had had a joint account with a joint credit card, and Magnus still had that card, and it would still be the same code.

Putting on his old clothes and grabbing the car keys and the key for the room, he exited the motel room and got into the car, driving to the city. There was a bunch of stores and shops, but none Alec had ever been in before, so he just decided to give one of them a go, and walked in to see a little colorful decorated shop. The walls were hot pink, but all the decorations hanging from the ceiling were green and blue. Alec raised an eyebrow at the shop's interior, but decided to look around. Almost immediately, a man walked over to him.

"Hello, sir," he said, flashing a charming smile. "How may I be of service today?"

Alec couldn't help but frown a bit. "Don't call me sir. My name's Alec. Do you have any… regular clothes? Something that's not all bright colours and stuff?"

"Certainly, si- … Alec. Is it for you, or anyone you know?"

"It's for me."

The man nodded. "Alright. If you would follow me – my name is Joshua, by the way – I think we have something that would suit you perfectly. Now, I know you said no bright colours, but hot pink t-shirts are very popular, and I think we have one a bit tight to show off your shape."

"I'm sorry, Joshua, but how old do you think I am? I think I'm a bit old for stuff like that."

Joshua stopped to look at him. "I don't know. You look somewhere around 25, maybe a bit older, even though you look tired and pale. Why? How old are you?"

"I'm thirty-fo- thirty-seven. I'm thirty seven."

Joshua's eyes widened slightly, and for a second Alec could've sworn he saw an excited glint in his eyes. "You must take good care of yourself, then. Now, I think I have something that would suit you perfectly."

After half an hour or so, Alec had several new shirts and two new pairs of jeans. As he got out from the fitting room in his own clothes, Joshua looked at him.

"How much of it will it be, then?"

"All of it, I think. It was some nice things."

Joshua smiled and nodded, taking the stack of clothes from Alec's arm. As they walked to the check out, he spoke again. "I'm off from here right about now. Let me buy you a cup of coffee or something at the café down the street?"

Alec's eyes widened and he looked up at him. He hesitated. "I shouldn't…"

"Oh, come on. One coffee and you'll never have to see me again."

Alec sighed, getting out the credit card as Joshua was running the things through the checkout. "Fine, but a quick one."

Sipping his hot chocolate, Alec looked at some of the other people at the café. Joshua was looking at him from the other side of the table, but Alec honestly felt a bit uncomfortable. It had been a long time since he'd had coffee – or anything really – with anyone but Magnus, and he wasn't even sure why he'd agreed.

"So, Alec," Joshua said, catching his attention. Alec looked over at him. "What do you do?"

"Oh, I'm an author. Not as glamorous as it sounds. What about you? How did you end up working in a clothes shop?"

"Actually," Joshua said after setting down his cup of coffee. "I own the shop. Every once in a while, I just come in to help a bit, get out of the office, practice my people skills, you know? Even if it is a bit creepy for a 35-yearold to pick out clothes for young people."

Drinking the last of his hot chocolate and sitting down the cup, he looked up at Joshua and smiled. "Sounds good. I've got to get back to the motel, though."

"What's the rush? Stay for a bit."

"No, I've gotta go. I'm going back to Paris later, maybe tomorrow. I gotta go."

Joshua nodded. "At least let me drive you," he said, offering a half smile.

"Nah, I've got my car down the street. It's not far from the shop, so I'm fine," Alec said. He felt a bit bad about letting him down all the time, but he had to get back before Magnus woke up. He got out of the seat, said goodbye to Joshua and left the coffee shop.

He couldn't leave the room. He couldn't go anywhere. What if Alec came back and he wasn't there? But he couldn't just sit around without doing anything. This was Alec, and he wasn't about to lose him again, there was no way, but what was he supposed to do? Alec didn't have a phone – it was destroyed in the crash so long ago – so he couldn't call him. The police would hardly go looking for him when it had only been a few hours.

Magnus was pacing from wall to wall when the door finally opened, Alec slipping inside with a few bags in his hands. Magnus gave a sigh of relief, rushing over to him and wrapping his arms around him. Alec gasped and dropped the bags in his hands. He snaked his arms around Magnus' waist, pulling his head back a bit.

"Don't ever leave like that again! I was so scared I'd lost you again, oh my god, Alec. Where were you?"

"Magnus, relax. I was just out getting some clothes and some coffee. I was going to wake you up and tell you, but you seemed so much at peace, and you were driving all night, so I let you sleep. I'm sorry I scared you."

Magnus leaned down and kissed him. He had been so scared, terrified, that Alec was gone again, that he had made all of it up, and Alec really had been dead all along and it was just a stupid dream. Pulling back, Alec looked up at him.

"Hey," Alec said, looking into his eyes. "It's okay. I'm here. I'm not going anywhere."

Magnus nodded, pulling him closer again and hugging him. If he could have hugged him forever, he would, but his stomach started rumbling. Alec pulled back and looked up at him with an amusing glint in his eyes.

"Let's go get some breakfast for you, shall we?"

"Please, baby? Can't we stay for just a few days? I just want you to myself for a while," Magnus said, rubbing his thumbs against the soft skin on Alec's hips. They were standing next to the bed, had been for a little while. He had pushed Alec's shirt up a bit. Alec's abs had almost disappeared over the years in a coma, but the outline was still there. Magnus wanted to push him down, to kiss him, to touch him, to show just how much he missed him. But for once, Alec just wanted to stop and talk for a while.

"Maggie, I want to see Lewis. What is he now, eleven?"

Magnus nodded, leaning closer to Alec. He started kissing Alec's neck, and Alec leaned his head back, giving Magnus better access. He gave a satisfied sigh, but pushed at Magnus chest, making him pull back. Magnus looked at him.

"Allie, please…"

"Can't we just talk for a little bit? I want to know everything that's happened over the last three years. What's with you, anyway? You haven't been like this for years."

"Three years, Alec. I lost you. I've been alone for so long. I cried every day because everything reminded me of you, or losing you, or everything we've been through. Sometimes I'd cry just from looking at Lewis, because I'd remember the first time we saw him."

"You've been there for him though, haven't you?"

"Of course. What kind of father do you think I am? I love him, and I knew that's what you would've wanted me to do, so of course I did."

Alec nodded and smiled. "Good."

Reaching up, Magnus clasped his hands together behind Alec's neck. Alec looked up at him and smiled a bit wider, reaching forward and placing his hands on Magnus' hips. "I love you, Allie-bear."

Alec laughed at the nickname. "I love you too, Maggie."

"So can we stay for a little while? I can call Katja, she's Jade's mother; she won't mind Lewis being there for a few more days."

Alec sighed, but smiled up at him. "Only a few days, Mags. I can't wait to go home."

Taking Magnus' hands and intertwining their fingers, Alec smiled. He knew how much such simple things meant to Magnus, now that Alec had been gone for so long. Even if he hadn't felt the same pain of losing his husband, his hands would still twitch to touch Magnus, and with his body wrapped up in Magnus arms, he felt happier than he had in years, just for making Magnus happy. That was all he wanted to do – see Magnus be happy, do anything for him.

They were walking down the street from the motel now, hand in hand of course, to get to a small supermarket not very far away. There was a small kitchen area in the motel room, so they wanted some food they could make. They had already tested out the stove – there was no oven – and the microwave, and the refrigerator was already on and two of Magnus' Red Bulls were in there, still cold. They might not be able to have a feast, but a decent home cooked meal shouldn't be much trouble.

"What do you do now? I mean, ever since you stopped modeling, and I don't know if my books are still enough to support you two, when I haven't written anything for years."

"Your books are still more than enough. People still love them. Your death was all over the papers at first, so people started buying even more of your books."

Alec nodded. "That's good. So at least I was still good for something."

"Alec!"

The couple stopped and turned around to face the voice. A few meters behind them were Joshua. His brown hair was ruffled from the wind, and he was out of breath as if he'd been running.

"Hey, Joshua," Alec said, looking at him.

"I thought you were leaving for Paris two days ago," Joshua panted.

Alec nodded. "Yeah, so did I. But Magnus wanted to stay for a few days before we leave, so we decided to stay for a while. Oh yeah, this is my husband. Mags, this is Joshua. He helped me find my new clothes."

When Alec looked over at Magnus, he didn't look to happy. He was giving Joshua a smile, but it was fake; Alec could easily see that.

"I didn't know you were married," Joshua said with a slight disappointment in his voice. They stood and talked for a little while, before Joshua left again, and Magnus just continued towards the supermarket. When Alec turned around, he had to run a bit to catch up to Magnus.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Magnus said with a cold voice. "Come on, we have to get stuff and get home and cook. I'm going to bed early tonight."

AN: Hey guys!

Here's the second chapter - hope you liked it. I don't have much to say about it, really, so just review and tell me what you thought.

Lea