Alec finally got home somewhere around four in the morning, and he was unsure that he had ever been as tired as he currently was. He had expected to come home to Magnus curled up on the couch. Magnus often tried to wait up for Alec and ended up falling asleep on the couch when he was too tired to stay awake anymore.

This time, however, Alec opened the door to see Magnus on the couch, but he was sitting up and was definitely still awake. Magnus looked up and smiled as Alec walked in. Alec couldn't help but smile in return. His heartbeat always picked up when Magnus smiled at him in such a way, and he didn't think he would ever get so used to being this in love. Sometimes, he looked at Magnus and became utterly terrified of how in love he was.

When he and Magnus had first begun dating, Alec had been fairly certain that it was not a relationship that would last. He had often thought that Magnus was just passing the time with him, that this was just going to be a beginning for himself, a way to get experience and that Magnus would eventually get bored with him and move on. The longer they stayed together, the more Alec became sure that he had been terribly wrong. Many people had passingly said that they were sure Magnus was still using Alec to pass the time.

That thought had always lingered in the back of his mind, until Magnus had proposed to him. It was in that moment, as he looked down at Magnus who was smiling up at him as he propped himself up on one knee, that it finally hit Alec that Magnus was as in love with him as he was with Magnus. He was finally able to push that thought out of his head entirely, and he was finally confident enough to disagree with anyone who might still say that Alec was just a way to pass the days.

Alec threw himself on the couch and into Magnus's arms, relaxing immediately. Magnus responded without stopping to think, wrapping his arms around Alec and bending down to kiss the top of Alec's head. Smiling, Alec asked him, "Why are you still up?"

"I just recently got rid of Raphael and Ragnor, so I thought I would wait up for you." His voice was soft and light in a way that Alec hadn't heard in a while. "Plus, I don't think I can really sleep right now."

Alec turned in Magnus's arms to look up at him. "Why's that?" he asked, still unable to keep the smile out of his voice.

"Well, I wanted to tell you happy anniversary as soon as possible," Magnus responded. As he finished speaking, he leaned into Alec, placing his lips gently on Alec's. Alec smiled into Magnus's kiss. He had slightly forgotten that it was their anniversary already. He often lost track of days and nights when he was on patrol.

Their kiss lasted much longer than Alec had initially expected, but as Magnus pulled away, Alec found himself feeling as though it hadn't lasted long enough. Magnus sighed, but Alec could tell that it was a sigh of contentment. He leaned forward, touching his forehead of Alec's. Unable to restrain himself, Alec reached up to place his hands on either side of Magnus's face, cupping his face gently and staring straight into Magnus's eyes. He broke out into a smile before his lips could find Magnus's again.

"What are we going to do to celebrate?" he asked instead of getting lost in kissing Magnus.

At that, it was Magnus's turn for a smile to light up his face. "That, Alexander, will be a wonderful surprise."

Magnus chuckled as Alec groaned and leaned in to place his forehead on Magnus's shoulder. "You know I hate surprises, Magnus."

"That," Magnus said through his smile. "That, is precisely why I have planned one."

Alec was utterly terrified of what Magnus could possibly have planned for their anniversary. He had woken up to find Magnus gone and a note in his place. The note had given him a set of instructions for getting ready for the night. Magnus had instructed him to wear his suit and to be ready by seven, and Alec was having trouble figuring out what could possibly require him to dress up.

The note had also said that Magnus would be out all day, so Alec had spent the day trying, and failing, to occupy himself without ripping his hair out from wanting to see Magnus. Just as he got up to begin to get ready, he heard a knock on the door. He was considering sneaking into the bedroom and leaving the door unanswered when he heard Isabelle on the other side, "Open up Alec! Magnus asked me to come help you get ready!"

Sighing, he turned to open the door. He should have known he would never get out of this without a makeover. He should have known that Magnus would never trust him and his terribly fashion sense to get dressed on his own.

Isabelle entered the apartment and immediately took him by the hand, leading him to the bedroom without another word. She flung open the closest as though she owned the place, and Alec sat down on the bed, knowing that this was going to take a while. "Izzy? You do know I have to be ready by seven, right?"

"Of course I do, Alec," she responded. To Alec's surprise, she turned away from the closet and came to sit beside him on the bed. "This is your first anniversary with Magnus, so I want this to be about you, Alec. So go pick out what you were going to wear, and I'll just be here as a sort of auto correct."

Smiling, Alec got up from the bed and retrieved his suit from the closet. The only thing he hadn't been sure of was what undershirt and tie he was going to wear. In the end, he decided to go with his green shirt. It was the exact color of Magnus's eyes, and Magnus had magicked it up for him at his request.

He turned to Isabelle expecting her to immediately have something to say about his choice in clothing, but she simply smiled and nodded. He headed to the bathroom to change, noticing as he did so that his hands were shaking slightly. There was absolutely no reason that he should have been nervous. It wasn't as though he had anything to prove to Magnus anymore, they were already married. But he realized that he wanted this night to be as perfect as possible.

As it neared seven, he allowed Isabelle to inspect him one last time before she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and left in a flurry. Mere minutes after Isabelle left, Magnus entered the apartment and took Alec's breath away. He was dressed more formally than Alec felt he had ever seen him. Alec often told him that he looked just as good, if not better, without such a flamboyant wardrobe, but Magnus had never really listened, until now.

He was dressed in a simple black suit. His undershirt and tie were the exact color of Alec's own eyes, and his shoes were surprisingly devoid of color as well. His hair was not spiked up, nor did it have glitter in it. He only wore one ring as opposed to his usual several per hand, and that right was his wedding band. He wasn't wearing any other jewelry, not a necklace, no earrings. Magnus's face was even devoid of makeup, something that Alec had never seen outside of the apartment.

Alec could tell he was visibly uncomfortable with so little on, could tell that Magnus most likely felt naked. But as Alec looked his husband up and down, he decided he had never seen Magnus look so striking. "Oh, Magnus," was all he was able to say.

Magnus looked down at his feet, suddenly embarrassed. "I- uh. If you don't like it, I can fix it before we leave." Alec could hear the apprehension in Magnus's voice, so he stepped forward and gave Magnus a quick kiss.

"No, Magnus. You look absolutely perfect. I've never seen anyone as stunning as you."

Camille was busy barking orders around, and Lily still hadn't figured out a way to warn either Alec or Magnus. They were getting into position, Camille placing herself in the perfect spot to trap Magnus, and Lily had no idea what she was going to do. She was running out of time, and Camille had just ordered her into position too.