"Alexander" Alec heard a voice whisper his name and he felt someone shaking him lightly. Alec groaned, he'd had slept so well.
"I'm so sorry, you seemed really peaceful, but it's late. We should be getting back" the voice continued. Alec slowly opened his eyes and saw a man leaning over him. It took a second before Alec realized that the man was Magnus and that he was on a date. "Fuck" he thought to himself as he flew up, in a sitting position, or at least that was the plan, but in his panic he'd forgotten about the tiny detail that Magnus was over him. So instead of sitting up and apologizing to Magnus he smacked his head on Magnus's head. "Ow" Magnus said and rubbed his forehead.
"OhmygodIamsosorryMangus" Alec blurted out, making Maguns giggle.
"No worries, at least I don't have to feel bad about waking you up" He laughed and smiled at Alec.
"Sorry about that too" he said and rubbed his neck.
"Me waking you up?" Magnus teased.
"No, me falling asleep" Alec bit his lip "I guess I was more tiered than I thought. I just, I'm sorry.. Falling asleep on a first date is not alright. I really am sorry Magnus. I promise it won't happen again" Alec rambled until he felt a finger on his lips, hushing him, he looked up and met Magnus's eyes, just inches away. The other man smiled and Alec felt like he would melt into a puddle. "Alexander" Magnus said, removing the finger from Alec's lips "it really is okay, don't worry about it."
Alec just smiled in response, not able to move, drowning in Magnus's catlike eyes. For what could have been hours or just seconds, Alec didn't know, everything else melted away and the only thing that existed was him and Magnus, sitting there staring into each others eyes. As if they were the same person they leaned into each other, closing the space between them, locking their lips. It was a soft kiss, brushing of lips, gentle, as if they were scared that the other would pulverize if pressed too hard. This time, the kiss didn't turn into anything else, it was just a kiss and when it was over, they looked into each others eyes and smiled. Without a word they stood up and packed everything in the car. Alec watched as Magnus hoped into the car and put the key in, he couldn't help but be impressed by how graciously he did it, like it was the easiest thing in the world. Alec being a clumsy idiot decided to play it safe and opened the door, going into the car the old fashioned way.
Magnus pressed a button and the roof started to come up from behind.
And Alec looked out of the window to get one last glance at the breathtaking view, trying to memorize it so he could sketch it down when he came home. When he noticed that Magnus didn't start the car, he turned to face him, to see what was wrong. He was met with a nervous looking Magnus, silently tugging on his lower lip, eyebrows in a frown and his hands gripping onto the steering wheel.
"Hey" Alec reached out to touch Magnus arm, causing him to jump, clearly the other man was deep in thought "what's wrong?"
"It's just .. " Magnus said, then shook his head "never mind"
"I can see that something is bothering you. Please, talk to me. Have I done anything wrong?" Alec asked, thinking back on the date, everything had been perfect, except the part where Alec fell asleep, which Magnus had said was fine but.. What if it wasn't? "Is this about me falling asleep?" he asked, causing Magnus to look at him and violently shaking his head.
"No, no, Alexander, you've done nothing wrong! It's just .. " Magnus fell silent again, biting his lip and squeezed the steering wheel so hard that his knuckles turned white. It pained Alec to see Magnus this way, up until now he'd been happy and flirting, Alec didn't even know he had this side.
"Relax, you don't have to tell me anything you don't want to" Alec moved closer, thankful that it was a sofa seat for three. He put his arm around Magnus and massaged one of his shoulders. After a few minutes Alec felt Magnus relax.
"The thing is .. " Magnus paused to take a deep breath "when you're famous, everything is on the internet" he bit his lip.
"I promise to not google you if that's what you're worried about" Alec said, just wanting to calm Magnus down. He didn't know what it was that Magnus was so afraid of Alec finding, but he didn't care. Alec didn't want to snoop, he wanted Magnus to tell him whatever he wanted to tell him. If anybody understood that it would be Alec. There was so many things he didn't want Magnus to know until he decided that it was okay.
"Yeah, well, others will" Magnus simply stated and looked down on his hands. "I want to take things slow, to get to know you, but I've done some shit in my past"
"Hey, I get it" Alec squeezed Magnus, pushing him closer "we all have things we're not proud of and I won't snoop"
"Thank you" Magnus sighed "but as I said, others will"
"I don't care, I won't believe anything that you don't tell me, in person, face to face" Alec stated, trying his absolute best to make Magnus feel that he meant what he said. Despite only knowing this man a couple of days, he really wanted to give this a try, to give it a shot. He'd avoided dating for far too long. If he ever wanted to move on from what had happened, he would have to start dating and Magnus seemed like the perfect person to try with.
"Well, then there's something you should know. I've got a reputation as a player. The thing is, I'm not. I've dated a few people, but my fame or work got in the way. I was tiered of getting hurt so I kept everything casual. Friends with benefits that kind of thing" Magnus swallowed "but with you. I don't know. I want to give it a shot, to be more then that. That's a big reason in why I took you here and not a restaurant. To get privacy, to avoid the paparazzis. Please know that I'm not trying to play you. If someone mentions Camille, you should know that everything she says to the press is a lie. Please trust me on that" Magnus spoke so fast he'd forgotten to breath and Alec could hear him catch his breath, still holding onto the steering wheel hard.
"I trust you Magnus, if someone talks about something that bothers me or gives me questions, I'll ask you, and I'll trust you to tell me the truth" Alec said, scared at how much he meant that, how much he meant that he trusted Magnus. Trusted him to not break his heart, to never lie to him. "Who's Camille? If you want to tell me that is"
"My bitchy ex-girlfriend" Magnus sighed and Alec nodded. He understood, he could see how a bitchy ex could ruin your reputation.
"Well I won't listen to any of your exes, they're obviously stupid for letting you go" Alec tried to lighten the mood "I mean, look at you, you're the hottest man I've ever seen" Alec succeeded, he saw a small smile on Magnus lips and his hands releasing the steering wheel.
"Well, I guess you don't own a mirror then" Magnus flirted back. Alec laughed and shook his head, the happy flirting Magnus was back. He liked this side of Magnus, even when it made him a stuttering, blushing mess.
Magnus turned on the engine and Alec didn't move, he sat there, pressed to Magnus the whole ride home. Neither spoke much during the ride, they did talk but it was mostly small talk and the majority of time it was silent. When they arrived outside of Alec's apartment building he turned to Magnus.
"I've had a really good time today, thank you Magnus" Alec smiled and searched Magnus's face for any sign of that previous doubt. Scared that Magnus was going to let him go because of his fame. Something that didn't matter to Alec, he really didn't care about whether or not Magnus was famous.
"Me too" Magnus smiled back and Alec didn't find any doubt in his face, so he relaxed.
"Let's do it again soon" Alec said and Magnus nodded, still smiling. Alec felt his eyes travel down do look at Magnus's lips and he couldn't help himself but to kiss him. Magnus was just so damn beautiful and his lips so inviting, so soft and gentle. Alec focused on making it a soft kiss, a kiss that said "let's take it slow", a kiss that told Magnus "thank you for an amazing date", a kiss that said everything Alec couldn't. As he broke the kiss, he smiled at Magnus before climbing out of the car.
"Text me" Alec said as he waved, he was met with a big smile from Magnus as he started the car and drove away.
