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Chapter 3

The Card

Alec ran down the stairs and made his way to the kitchen. He found his sister talking amongst colleagues and he quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her away.

"We have to go, now." He demanded taking her outside and into the parking lot.

"Wait what? What's wrong? And what are you wearing?"

"Just drive Izzy!" he said getting into the passenger seat. Isabelle started the car and drove out of the parking lot and went down the driveway and out into the busy streets of New York. Alec let out a breath and leaned back against the head rest. "I think I'm going to be sick." He said holding onto his stomach.

"Oh my god, what happened?" His sister asked giving a worried glance at her brother.

"Nothing, just…" He choked his voice suddenly dry.

"This doesn't look like nothing Alec, are you sure you're alright? You look extremely pale." Alec bit his lip and rubbing his temples deeply.

"Isabelle," He sighed closing his eyes. He only said her full name when he was serious. He looked at his sister and saw the worry in her eyes and he didn't want her think this was a medical emergency.

"I danced with Magnus." He confessed.

"WHAT!" The car swerved and Alec gasped.

"Izzy!"

"Sorry, what's this about dancing with Magnus?"

"I was serving drinks and I fell and some guy had an extra tux and he lent it to me." Alec started. "I meant to tell him that I was just a server but he wouldn't listen. So I met up with him in the ball room and he asked what I thought of the party and I said it was overrated." Alec took a breath.

"And…" Isabelle said waving her hand motioning him to continue.

"Magnus was behind me."

"He heard you?"

"Yeah" Isabelle let out a hysterical laughter and Alec gave her a side glace.

"I don't believe it, so then what happened?"

"He wanted to dance and though I didn't want to we did."

"How was it?"

"Like I was floating and the only thing keeping me up was him." He confessed closing his eyes and remembering their bodies pressed together and dancing in beat with the music. This was not what he had expected to happen. Isabelle looked at her brother in awe and affection.

"Anything else?"

"Yeah, we kissed." The car swerved again and Alec shouted at his sister to pay attention to the road.

"You know, you should really be telling me this when I'm not driving!" She shouted back. The two fell silent until Isabelle spoke again.

"You kissed him?" She asked quietly. Alec nodded.

"He took me to a separate room and the next thing I knew we were making out."

"Oh my god Alec, this is…"

"Awful"

"Great!" They said in unison. Alec looked at her sister with complete horror.

"Great? How is kissing a guy great? How is getting caught great? How is getting caught by Magnus' girlfriend great? How is any of this great?"

"You were caught?!" Isabelle shook her head in disbelief. "I think you have a shot with this guy. There aren't a lot people who are open as he was." Isabelle said slowly.

"Don't start that Izzy, don't you dare start that." Alec warned.

"Alec, he kissed you first, that means something, aren't you a least a little bit curious?" Alec shook his head but Isabelle knew he was lying; he was just confused at the moment. "So did you kiss him back?" She added.

"I did." Isabel squeaked and pinched her brother gently on the arm and he sighed in annoyance.

Once they were home, Alec rushed to the bathroom and ran the cold water. He splashed the water onto his face hoping that when he looked up, he would have a different face, one that was actually fit to kiss a guy like Magnus Bane. One that was rich and not waiting tables or doing dishes but all he saw was his own face with red cheeks. He flushed and ducked his head into the water trying to make his red cheeks go away.

He whipped his face off and looked back into the mirror feeling sick to his stomach. Knowing that staring at himself would get him nowhere, he thought he should change out of the tux. He shifted through the pockets to see if Woosely had left a card so that he could return it and was relieved when he felt the corner of a small card prick his finger. He pulled it out not expecting it to be the wrong card.

It was glittery and it read Magnus Bane in the front and just under it had the dealing business number. He flipped the card and saw that in perfect writing was Magnus' number. He swallowed not sure how or when Magnus slipped that there and if he wanted to get into this mess. He shook his head and dropped the card into the trash and began searching for the real card which he found in the other side of the jacket. He was about to leave when he turned and looked into the trash can. With a heavy sigh, he went and picked it back up and went into his room. He stared at the card and slowly a smile spread across his face. This was certainly a night he would never forget.

"Are you going to call him?" Isabelle asked sitting on the counter drinking her morning coffee. It had been three days since the party and Alec had looked at the card longingly every time he had the chance. Alec, who was sitting opposite of her, had told her about Magnus' card and the phone number on the back. Alec shook his head.

"I don't think it's such a good idea. I mean, there was that girl next to him and she seemed pretty comfortable around him."

"Well, what about him? His feelings should be taken to account to. Did he look interested in her or you?" Isabelle said raising her eyebrows. Alec thought about it. He recalled the dance and how he felt light on his feet. He remembered the kiss like it just last night and Alec bit his lip.

"It doesn't matter; it was just that one kiss." Alec said hoping that if kept telling himself that, then it would be true.

"It doesn't have to be like that, just give him a call and see what happens." Isabelle protested.

"I don't want to. If he really wanted this to be serious, he wouldn't have kissed me knowing that there was a girl already in his life." Alec said a little too harshly than he intended to. Isabelle looked down feeling sorry for pushing to issue. "Izzy, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap. It's just, I don't know what to do, I'm so confused." Alec said dropping his face in his hands.

"No, you're right." Isabelle said placing a hand on his shoulder. "Besides, he's too perky for you."

"What's that supposed to mean, I can be perky." Alec countered raising his head. Isabelle laughed. He gave a light smile grateful that he had a sister who knew how to make him smile when he was in sticky situations.

"Sure, with your baggy pants and black shirts." She said getting up. "Come on, I don't want to be late for work." Alec looked down at himself and shook his head.

"I can be perky." He mumbled under his breath following Isabelle out of the apartment.

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