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Chapter 21

Story Book Ending, Fairytales Coming True

Alec sat at his desk, a hand cradling his head, and absentmindedly stared at the pile of paper work he had to do. He had no motivation to do anything for his mind kept reeling back to yesterday. Just the thought that Magnus was in France still puzzled him; it was almost dreamlike the way he had appeared at his doorstep and barged in. He flushed with guilt as he remembered their fight and how he had forced himself to say the things he dared not to speak aloud. He remembered the hurt and pain that flashed across his lover's amber eyes. Those eyes may as well have pierced him through and through his chest and he would have bled out had Magnus back away. But no, he was strong willed and determined. He had staunched the flow of Alec's bleeding heart and tended to the wounds that were both caused by himself and Magnus. They were hurt and it was time to heal. Alec felt his face burn with pink as recollection of the passionate night loomed over him. His body still hurt where Magnus had claimed him and his lips quivered at the absence of the other man's lips. He dropped his head onto the table his stomaching churning.

He remembered waking the next morning in fear that it was all just dream, that he would be alone but when he looked over, half of his bed was being occupied by a lean figure sleeping soundlessly on his stomach beside him. Alec's racing heart slowed to a steady beat and he leaned over to kiss Magnus on his head, lightly brushing the hairs away from his closed eyes. Alec ran a finger along his back and Magnus moaned in pleasure. For the longest time, he sat there, lightly trailing a finger up and own Magnus' bare back until a few minutes later, the older man stirred and rubbed his tired eyes.

"Morning sleeping beauty." Alec smirked. Magnus propped himself onto his forearms and yawned.

"I still am," He said groggily. "How long have you been awake?" He asked finally opening his magnificent green gold eyes. Alec looked over at his nightstand.

"Not that long, fifteen minutes maybe?"

"What time is it?" He asked rolling onto his back.

"Six" Magnus yawned again. "That early? Christ, I'm going back to sleep." He said closing his eyes.

"You can, I have to go to work." Magnus eyes fluttered open and drew his brows together and frowned.

"What is it that you do Alexander?" He asked genuinely interested, propping himself on his side, one hand supporting his head.

"I work at the art museum and catalog papers." The older man grunted.

"That sounds boring."

"That's a crude way of saying it, but I can't disagree. There are times when the long hours take its toll on me." Alec said feeling tired just thinking about it. But it wasn't too bad, he was able to have the first glance at the pieces that were being shipped in.

"Skip it." Magnus suggested.

"I can't do that" the boy replied with a snort. Magnus lunged for Alec before he could lay a foot on the floor when he saw him getting up. Alec fell back onto the bed and Magnus shifted so that his body hovered over Alec and his black hair fell over his eyes like a curtain.

"Magnus," Alec said trying to sound annoyed but he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

"Don't go, stay with me" Magnus begged lowering himself so that his face was buried in the cook of Alec's neck. Alec gripped his arm ready to push him off but Magnus' hot breath against his ear made his strength tremble in weakness. "Skip work today and spend the rest of the day with me," he hissed. "How do you like that?" Alec closed his eyes almost giving into the suggestion as Magnus stroked his hair away from his eyes. The older man began planting faint kisses on his neck and Alec threw back his head in response. Magnus peaked at his clavicle, then his neck, his jaw and finally, his soft pink shaded lips. Alec gave a faint moan kissing him back with eagerness. He brought a hand up and tangled his fingers in Magnus's hair and lightly pushed the other man closer to him. Magnus growled and pried Alec's lips open seeking entrance and Alec obliged. So close was Magnus to have Alec in his grasp when suddenly, Alec's phone vibrated on the nightstand pulling them out of their revere. Alec smiled at the untimely interruption and Magnus sighed in defeat. He rolled off Alec allowing him to reach over and grab his phone.

"Hey Aline," Alec said sitting up. He felt a tap on his shoulder and he turned to look at his partner who mouthed 'who's that?' Alec dropped the phone onto his shoulder and whispered back, "She's someone I work with," before bringing the phone back to his ear. Upon knowing that the caller was a woman Magnus frowned and felt a peg of jealous beat at the corner of his heart and crawled over to Alec possessively.

"Where are you? You're never this late." She said over the phone.

"I know I was-" He felt Magnus's sly hands wrap around his waist and Magnus kissed the back of his neck. Alec stifled a moan and took a ragged breath "A little preoccupied" He finished.

"Are you coming in today?" She asked. The amber eyed boy leaned over to the other ear that was not occupied by the phone and whispered into his ear, "No," He persuaded. A shudder went down the little boy's spine.

"Yes, I'll be there in a few minutes." Alec said fighting against Magnus' provoking words.

"Alright, see you soon." And she hung up. Alec wiggled himself out of the other man's grasp and hastily went to his closet pulling on a clean set of pants. Magnus watched from the bed as Alec pulled on a stripped black and white polo shirt.

"What time do you end?" Magnus asked. Alec stepped out of the room and into the bathroom to brush his teeth and comb his hair.

"Uh, around seven or eight, why?" He called from the bathroom. When there was no response, it motivated Alec to move about his tasks rapidity and he returned back to the bedroom. "Why?" He asked again. Magnus had shifted and was sitting on the bed in his boxers, his legs thrown over.

"I want to take you out to dinner." He said. Alec ducked his head bashfully but he could tell there was more to it than just dinner because Magnus's voice was calm and steady. "Just to start over, go slow." He said. The blue eyed boy smirked.

"We just had sex, I'm pretty sure we jumped the few stages of starting over." Magnus returned the smirk and looped a finger through Alec's belt and yanked him between his legs and the boy wrapped his arms around his neck.

"That's different, it doesn't count." Magnus said shaking his head. "We were in a situation that… required us to reveal our feelings in a…openly and expressive manner." He defended. Alec laughed and bent down to capture the other man's lips.

"Is that so," he said pulling away slightly.

"Uh huh," Magnus responded and ran a hand under Alec's shirt feeling his lower back.

"So tell me," Alec breathed. They kissed. "Does the new relationship start now," They kissed again. "Or at dinner?" And again. Magnus scowled playfully and dropped his hand.

"I'll pick you up here at eight then." He said and drew Alec's lips on his one last time before the blue eyed boy could escape the taunting jest of kisses.

Alec blinked when he heard footsteps stride towards him pulling him out of his thoughts. He looked up and saw Aline approach him. She was wearing a brown tight dress with an enormous black belt wrapped around her waist. Her hair was tied back into a ponytail and she was wearing golden shoes with little jewels on the side.

"Alec, we had the same amount of papers to fill and you've only touched a third of yours." she said looking at the stacks of paper.

"I know" Alec groaned.

"Seelie needs these cataloged by today." She exclaimed.

"I can't concentrate." The boy confessed.

"Why? What could have possibly happened for you to be late to work and not get your work done?" She asked sitting down at her desk. Alec looked down unsure if he should tell her. "Is it about the painting, because you know you can go to Seelie, she knows who the buyer is." Alec shook his head.

"It's not that, I've accepted that its' gone."

"Then what?"

"It's a long story," He said shaking his head, deciding not to tell her. He pulled down another folder and began reviewing the file when a small hand came over the paper blocking his way.

"Well, now you have to tell me." She said placing the other hand on her hip. He looked up at her with almost a guilty face.

"My boyfriend came back." Her eyes widened in shock.

"Ohmygod, that's-" She paused unsure what to think. "How was it? Was it awkward?" Alec looked up thoughtfully.

"It was at first but then…" He trailed off and blushed.

"You had sex didn't you?" Alec shushed her and looked around to make sure no one else had heard. She rolled her eyes. "So are you guys like…together again? Or was it just a one last time thing?"

"Well, he wants to have dinner tonight, and I want to go, but I don't know if I'll finish in time." He said worriedly. Aline didn't say anything but instead, grabbed a handful of the file that was on Alec's desk and brought it over to hers.

"What are you doing?" Alec hissed.

"Helping you out." She said settling into her seat.

"But-"

"It's alright, I don't mind. Besides, I have nothing better to do." She winked. Alec bit his lip in guilt but nodding his head in thanks. "Good, now start working." As the worked, Aline asked questions about his boyfriend and how they came to be together and Alec timidly explained a short run of their story. It was odd to Alec when he talked to her and how open he was. It was almost like talking with his sister and he enjoyed it.

It was around seven thirty when Alec and Aline completed their work.

"I can't believe we finished it." Alec sighed, rubbing his tired strained eyes from all the reading.

"I know," Aline said standing up and stretching. "With time to spare too, wait for me upstairs while I take these to Seelie."

"No, I'll help." They each grabbed their pile and made their way to Seelie's office to drop them off and with a quick goodbye to their manager, went upstairs.

Aline drove Alec home and help him get ready by picking out a sky blue button down shirt and black jacket. In times like these, he was glad he had gone shopping with Isabelle and bought a few suits. She pulled out a black silk tie and Alec told her this was a date, not a ball, but she insisted saying this was France; there was no such thing as a simple date. At exactly eight o'clock there was a knock on the door and Alec took a deep breath his heart racing. Alec opened the door and to his surprise, Magnus was also fully dressed in his evening clothes - a white shirt, a blue, almost purple vest and tie, and a black jacket. There was a handkerchief tucked neatly in his breast pocket and his hair was gelled up into individual little spikes. His eyes were what caught Alec's breath. Usually they were blazing with youth and wildness when lined with black charcoal and glitter but now it was left untouched making him seem older, more sophisticated.

"Alexander," He smiled. His eyes wandered behind him and glistened when he saw the girl. She flashed her teeth and stretched out her hand.

"Hi, I'm Aline, you must be Magnus." She said. Magnus's eyes widened in realization.

"That I am, and you must be the one who called this morning." He said taking her hand and shaking it. She smirked.

"I hope I wasn't interrupting anything." She said sounding concerned. Magnus' mouth twitched just a fraction.

"Actually I was just about to-" Before he could say anything else, Alec jumped in.

"Okay," he laughed nervously. "We have dinner Magnus." The older man let go but continued to stare at Aline with fascination and they seemed to be having a silent conversation between each other. It was Aline who break away first and lightly touched Alec's arm.

"You have fun." She said in a motherly tone.

"Thank you for helping me." Alec said. She gave him a nod before the three went downstairs.

"I thought you said you were starting over, how the hell did you get the money to dine here?" Alec asked admiring the interior of the hotel. They were dinning in the Hotel Meurice in the heart of the city. The flooring was mosaic, crystal chandeliers hung high overhead and heavy damask curtains were pulled aside at the windows. They were seated on white antique chairs and the table set was made of fine china. The room was spacious and spread out enough that one couple did not hear the other's conversation. Magnus gave him a crossed look.
"Yes, I did, metaphorically speaking, not financially." Magnus said. He admired the soft colors that formed on Alec's cheek and watched as he grabbed for the wine glass and took a sip.

"You have got to stop treating me like this." Alec said unable to take in the room.

"Why?" Magnus asked calmly and the boy looked at him in surprise.

"Well- Because- Then I have nothing to give you." He stuttered and Magnus simply shrugged.

"I like spoiling you. Besides, I don't want anything in return; just as long as I have you; that's enough for me." Alec looked down and blushed glad that the lights were dim.

"S-so what do you think of Aline?" He asked changing the subject. Magnus sighed and crossed his arms over his chest.

"I like her, she's quite interesting." He said. "You haven't told me how you met her." He said. Alec jumped in telling Magnus how he was looking for a job and how they had enough workers. He told him that he went to the closest art museum in hopes of lightening his spirit and how he met Aline and the job she offered. He did leave out the part about having lunch with her and kissing her. That was his secret alone since his true sexuality lies with men. Since Alec was on the topic of his time in France he retold Magnus how his mother wanted to reunite with him and how they talked for long hours catching up.

As Magnus listened, he noted that there was much spirit in Alec. He was livelier and happier. The man wondered with interest if he was the reason because if it were true, he'd vow never to leave Alec's side again. Once he had finished, Alec was curious about Magnus's time in New York and what he did during the past week but he dismissed it with wave of his hand.

"I was a mess Alexander, I made no contributions at all." Magnus said. He did however, go into more detail about him confronting his father and Alec was supportive, reaching across the table to give his partner a light squeeze on the hand. The evening seemed to pass by with light conversations and laughter as they enjoyed their meals. As they walked out of the hotel Magnus spoke.

"I have someplace I want to show you." He said. One of the valid attendees came and brought Magnus's car around and the two buckled in.

"Yeah, what's that?" Alec asked with curiosity. The older man grinned.

"It's a surprise." He said and shifted the car into drive and it lurched forward out of the drive way and onto the streets of Paris.

Magnus drove Alec to his condo and the two made their way inside the lobby. Before Alec could make out any of the interior designs Magnus came behind him and blindfolded him with a black handkerchief.

"Whoa!" Alec exclaimed instinctively outstretching his arms getting some sort of direction. "Magnus, what are you-" He turned his head from side to side. "Where are you?"

"Right beside you love," He whispered in his ear. Alec jumped not expecting him to be that close. Magnus laughed and laced his fingers through his. "Do you trust me?"

"Yes," Alec whispered. He felt Magnus lightly pull him encouraging him to take a step forward. They walked through the lobby that was fortunately empty and Magnus led him to the elevator.

"Since I quiet my last job in New York, I won't need a big house, so I found a small condo here in France." Magnus started. Alec turned his head to the direction of Magnus's voice.

"Sorry about that." He said.

"It's alright, hated that job anyway." There came a ring of the elevator stopping and Magnus lead Alec out and into the hallway. They walked a down, made some turns and passed by a few doors before stopping. He heard Magnus fiddle with his key and the door clicked open. "I've been trying a new style, something that's subtle and elegant."Magnus said pulling Alec inside. The boy wondered exactly what Magnus's idea of a small condo was because they continued to walk further into the room. Magnus stopped and pulled his hand away. For a moment, Alec stood there, in confusion and alone. "I saw something the other day that was the perfect piece to compliment what I wanted." He heard Magnus say behind him and then the blinds were removed. Alec blinked a few times focusing his vision and looked up. There hanging on the wall was a large canvas.

It was a painting of a grand white house with wooden pillars that had tall evergreen trees placed around the house like a gate. On the wooden porch was a glass table on one side and on the other was a swinging chair. Rich verdure mountains and rolling white clouds on a clear blue sky could be seen from behind the house. But most importantly, down below, was a vineyard with freshly growing green and purple grapes dangling off spiraling vines.

Alec didn't know when he raised a hand to cover his mouth in surprise. He didn't know he was crying until he blinked and tears fell down his cheeks.

"Y-you bought it?" He breathed. Magnus nodded and wrapped his arms around Alec's waist from behind.

"I saw it in a flyer when I arrived in France." He had a genuine smile spread across his lips. "Before I looked at the artist I knew it was you. I knew you still cared about me and that my trip would be worth it. I bought it as soon I could." There was a long silence as the two looked distantly at the painting imagining being there. When Alec inhaled he could smell the fresh sent of grapes, the grass and the dirt and he relaxed. "I want you to live with me." Magnus said suddenly. Alec stiffened. "I know it's sudden but I don't want to lose you again. I can't lose you again." Magnus said. He stepped beside Alec and looked at him. "You mean the world to me and I want to spend every waking and dreaming moment with you."

"Magnus-" Alec started but Magnus placed a gentle finger over his lips.

"Wait please," Magnus said smiling nervously. He drew in a shaking breath as if getting the courage to speak. "I know that we have struggled Alec, and now seems hardly the time to do anything drastic but because we are both going through a change in our life, we need each other more than ever. It sounds scary and all too fast but can't live another day without you." Magnus choked and Alec saw tears in his eyes. "If you truly believe that this," he pointed to the painting, "is where the magic begins then let's work for it. Let's buy that house on the vineyard and live happily ever after. And if we can't, than that's fine because at least I'll get to spend every moment working with you, dreaming with you and making memorable moments with you." Alec's head reeled trying to process the words and his body trembled and he struggled to stay on his feet. As if noticing, Magnus took Alec's hand to steady him. "I love you Alexander. I love you with all my heart and I don't ever want to leave you." Magnus confessed placing a hand on his cheek. "Please, please stay with me." Alec, the boy never knew how to love, who ran away from everything; that was afraid to make commitments, found himself nodding. "Okay," Magnus breathed steadily. He released Alec's hand and reached into his pocket and got down on one knee. The boy let out a strangled gasp and threw a hand over his mouth. For a split second excitement, eagerness and total confusion seized the air between them. "Alexander Gideon Lightwood," He said opening a little blue velvet box. "Will you marry me?" The box clicked open and there, nestled between a white cushion was a silver ring band. Alec opened his mouth to reply but found himself choking as the sobs rose from within. He was breathing rapidly and he placed a hand over his chest trying to calm his racing heart. When he found an open space where he could talk he said.

"Yes," He choked and Magnus stayed where he was as if he hadn't comprehended the word that came out of Alec's mouth.

"Yes?" He asked.

"Yes, Magnus, yes I will marry you!" Alec cried hysterically and less than a second later the older man had jumped up and embraced the boy tightly against him. Magnus shook as relief and excitement drummed through his body and he dropped his head against Alec's shoulder and cried.

"I love you Alexander, I love you." He whispered over and over. A few minutes had passed when the two settled and tears slowed to a steady trickle. Magnus pulled away and whipped his eyes glad that he had decided not to wear makeup. With shaking fingers, Magnus placed the ring on Alec's left finger and it gleamed brilliantly.

"Oh! I almost forgot." He said snapping a finger. Before Alec could ask, Magnus left him standing there for a few seconds and then he returned with a wide grin on his face. Alec looked at him suspiciously wondering what could be more significant than a being proposed to. Magnus drew his hands from behind his back and there, folded in a neat little circle was his scarf.

"I- I was looking all over for that." Alec exclaimed.

"This may not be the glass slipper you were looking for, but it'll have to suffice." Magnus said walking over to him and wrapping the scarf around his neck. He took a step back to examine his fiancé.

"A perfect fit." He said. Alec blushed fiercely and yanked Magnus forward pulling him into a long enduring kiss.

The End

At least, it is finished. I'd like to give a BIG SHOUT OUT to Cassandra Clare for creating such two very beautiful wonderful characters. Without her, MALEC would have never existed therefore neither this story and all the other wonderful stories i have read. I'd like to give a HUGE thanks to my sister, who read and edited my story and helped me when i had writer's block. She has walked with me every step of the way and i'm so grateful for her. But most of all, I'd like to thank all of those who followed this story. You guys gave me such encouragement and support, giving me tips and uplifting reviews! This story could not have been successful without all these things and i'm so thrilled to have finished it with a high note!

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