Am I forgiven for not posting for two weeks yet?! I'm giving you a cute chapter now.

So, since you are all so curious as to what Magnus whispered to Alec at the ending of the previous chapter this one will start with Magnus's POV of that night.

MAGNUS POV

"I'm done! Do you hear me Chairman?! I'm done with relationships! "The cat just blinked at me. "Exactly. Why do I even care!? "I made to take another rather generous sip from the glass only to find it already empty.

I cursed and snapped another bottle in front of me. This time it was scotch rather than wine.

"He's just a little Shadowhunter! What do I care if he chooses his parabatai instead of me?! Again and again and again." I groaned and drank the whole glass in one go. "He's just a Shadowhunter! No one! I can get whoever I want in a matter of seconds by just snapping my fingers." I looked down at Chairman Meow again. "I don't need this! I don't need him! Why do I even care?!"

Chairman meowed and rubbed his head against my hand.

"Yes I know. I know why I care." I sighed, starting to pet him and watching him purr contently. "I care because I love the adorable, oblivious, idiot. He's too cute for his own good."

I poured myself another glass and sipped it-this time slowly-as I looked towards the clock.

It's already ten o'clock. "He's not going to show is he?" I asked him sadly. "Why would he come if he can spend his time with Wonder Boy. Especially now that Clarissa is out of the picture." I downed the rest of the glass. "Now he can go back to him and forget all about me."

I felt sick by only thinking about it.

I don't want him to leave but what choice do I have!? He loves Jace. I knew that from the very beginning. I really don't understand what I even wanted to come out of all of this. I knew he would only bring me more pain.

"He's so oblivious I bet he doesn't even realize it." I poured another one. "Ok, I really am done. Either he comes now or I stop chasing after him. I'm way too old for these games."

Soon the bottle was half empty and there was still no sight of Alexander.

"That settles it." I got up with Chairman in my arms and put the glass onto the coffee table. "I'm done waiting. If he loves the blond idiot and doesn't want to be with me, I'm done with chasing after him. No more."

I walked into my bedroom and stripped before lying down onto the bed.

Alec's smell was still lingering on the sheets. The scent that had become something so familiar to me by now. Something I grew accustomed to.

I groaned. It won't be easy to let him go will it?!

After the night before, I thought that maybe there was a chance he can feel the same about me. That maybe he can grow to love me. Love me more than he loves that idiot parabatai of his. That there is a chance he already did. But maybe I was wrong.

God I feel like a girl right now.

I definitely had too much to drink. I just need to sleep it off and stop thinking about him.

I need to deal with the fact that he is not going to show. It was bound to happen sooner or later anyway. I thought but couldn't believe even one word of it.

My mind wandered to thoughts of Alec-like it always did since the first time I saw his baby blue eyes-and before I knew it I fell asleep hoping that maybe-by some miracle-he will come to me.

The shifting of the mattress woke me up.

I felt a body lying next to me and cracked my eye open only to see a familiar boy there.

I smiled and moved closer to him. Embracing him and bringing him closer to me.

"Alec, darling?" I whispered sleepily into his ear. Feeling the need to check because it felt too good to be true.

"Sorry I'm late." He replied tiredly and snuggled more into me.

He came. I thought happily. Just as I was about to give up, he came. Maybe it's not as hopeless as I thought it was. Maybe I still have a chance.

I smiled into his neck.

"No need to apologize, darling. You came to me in the end." I said meaning it in more ways than one. He came here even though he could have stayed with Jace. I don't care if it's late, he still came.

"Don't I always?" He said, yawning. "Now sleep. I'm tired."

I chuckled. "Good night, sweetness. Sweet dreams." I whispered lovingly.

"Night Magnus." He whispered back and I could see that he fell asleep almost instantly.

But before sleep entirely took him, I leaned towards his ear-knowing he won't be able to hear my words but still feeling a need to tell him-and I whispered one more thing to him.

Three words.

The only real and true thing that I was sure of with every fiber of my being.

"I love you."

Because it is the only true thing in my world. And maybe I will still have to wait and maybe push him a little more to hear the same from him. But I knew that-now that I have hope again-I'm not giving up.

ALEC POV

I woke up just as the first streaks of sunlight showed themselves.

I turned so I was lying on my side only to be pulled back like I was almost every morning.

"No." He said, holding me close. "You are not getting up and you are most definitely not leaving. I won't allow it."

I smiled happily before looking over my shoulder at him. "I need to get up eventually, Magnus."

"Maybe, but that doesn't mean right now." He said looking at me with a smile. "It's barely 6 am darling. Won't you stay a little longer?"

"Fine, I'll stay a little longer." I sighed, shifting so I can face him fully. "I don't want to be there when Jace wakes up anyway."

"And why is that lovely?" He asked me looking a little bothered. But not too much. Just enough for me to notice.

"He got drunk and then fell unconscious and on top of that, now my sheets are going to reak on alcohol for at least a week." I groaned at the last part and rested my forehead against his shoulder.

"Wait! What was he doing in your bed?!" He asked but I barely heard him over my grumbling about the sheets.

Because I really don't like the smell and it stays for far too long.

"He fell onto my door. And since I couldn't just leave him on the floor I put him into my bed and then came here." I mumbled into his shoulder before looking up at him.

He had that spark in his eyes again.

"Let me get this straight…" He started with a teasing grin. "You got Jace into your bed and instead of staying there with him you came here?! I didn't expect that. Didn't expect it at all."

I pushed away from him and sat up.

"Well if you're going to tease me about it I might as well go back to Jace." I said.

I was only joking though. The fact that Jace was in my bed didn't affect me at all now as it would have a year ago. Everything felt so much easier now.

"No. Don't go." Magnus caught my wrist and tugged me back down. "You said you would stay a little longer. And as for the sheets I have the perfect solution for that."

"And that is?" I asked and felt his hand intertwine with mine.

"Well you can sleep here of course."

I smiled at him. "I was hoping you would say that."

"Oh you were?" He teased leaning over me so I was lying on my back.

"Yes." I said simply before closing those last few inches between us and pressing my lips to his.

He kissed me back instantly and snaked his hand into my hair

This kiss felt right. It was everything a kiss with Jace could never be.

It was perfect.

We stayed like that for a little while longer. Just kissing on the bed. But eventually the sunlight became too strong for me to ignore it.

"Magnus, I'm sorry but I really need to go." I said, reluctantly breaking our kiss and pulling away. "It's getting late, someone will notice I'm not home." He opened his mouth to say something but I cut him off already knowing what that is. "And no, Izzy cannot cover for me again. This 'taking walks' all the time excuse is starting to smell fishy to everyone."

He sighed and let me go. "Fine."

I laughed at seeing his expression and pecked him once on the cheek before getting up and getting dressed.

Just as I put on my pants he snaked his arms around my waist and brought me to him so my back was flush against his front.

"Before you go…" He whispered into my ear making me shiver. "I have a question for you."

"And that is?" I asked him turning around so I can face him, with a sweater in one hand.

"Can you sneak out around five today?" He asked me.

"Why?"

"Well we haven't gone out in a while and I know this perfect isolated place where we can go." He brushed the hair out of my eyes."So, what do you say? Want to go out with me again darling?"

I blushed slightly. "Of course I do. I'll find a way to sneak out."

He pecked me on the lips with a smile. "Perfect."

I smiled at him before pulling away so I can put on my sweater.

I could feel his eyes trained on me as I did so and it made me blush even harder.

"Will you stop staring at me?!" I turned my back to him.

"No." He said simply. I could hear him smile as he said it.

"You're unbelievable." I mumbled, sitting down on the bed so I can lace up my boots.

"Oh darling I will have you know I'm very believable." He said in a low voice putting one hand on my thigh, making it hard to concentrate."Very much so." He whispered into my ear.

I swatted his hand away.

"Will you stop that?!" I exclaimed lacing my other boot as quickly as I could. "I need to go."

At the corner of my eyes I could see he didn't look pleased by this. I resisted the urge to laugh at his annoyed expression.

When I was done with dressing I turned to him and kissed him one last time. "I'll come back later, ok?"

He grinned at me. "You better."

"Goodbye Magnus." I said getting up.

"Bye darling. See you at five." He winked at me.

I blushed and-with one last look towards Magnus-I walked towards the door and out of the room.

MAGNUS POV

I fell back onto the bed the second the door clicked behind Alexander.

He was acting a little differently. I thought. Good different but still…different. Especially when we were talking about Jace.

Is it possible that he is over Jace?! I thought, feeling even more hopeful now.

A small ball of fur jumped onto the bed and settled against my stomach.

"Well we will see for sure later today, won't we Chairman?" I said petting the hamster sized cat. "Everything will be cleared up then."

I have a plan. I thought before turning around for a few more hours of sleep.

Did you like it? Tell me what you think.

I'm not sure if I will be able to post tomorrow or not but if I can I will. And as for Magnus's plan you will have to wait and see.