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Alec walked inside the coffee shop he worked….or used to work. Today was his last day here. He had told Luke about his new job as a photographer for the Prestigious magazine, and even though Luke was happy for him he had asked Alec to stay one more week until they found a replacement. He had agreed because he didn't have much work until the magazine issue of this month came out and they started working on the next one. They had found a replacement a few days back. His name was Jordan Kyle and Alec had been in charge of training him. It wasn't that hard, he was a nice guy and he learned fast.

"There's not much to do today" Alec informed Jordan "We'll just take orders from the tables and serve them"

"Sure" Jordan grinned at him, took a notepad, and moved to take orders.

Alec went around the store picking used dishes and cleaning the tables. He sighed as he reached the books area and started cleaning the bookshelves. He was going to miss working here. The familiarity with everything and how homey he felt…nothing could replace that. He was going to miss it all so much.

"You won't change your mind about working for me, will you?" Said a voice from behind.

Alec turned around recognizing the voice instantly, but he was still surprised to find him there.

Magnus stood by the table he had taken on sitting by every time he came. He woke skin-tight leather pants with a white shiny shirt accompanied by a dark-purple blazer filled with sparkles. By now Alec was used to Magnus's flashy outfits, but he was always amazed by how great he looks.

"What are you doing here?" Alec asked him

"Came to see you" Magnus answered with a smirk "It'll be the last day I see you with that apron…I had to come"

"I guess this will be the only thing I won't miss" Alec said looking down with a grimace at the apron he was forced to wear.

"It looks good on you" Magnus winked taking a seat on the table "So…will you join me for a cup of coffee?"

"I'm working now" Alec said "I can't sit and have a chat"

"Your replacement has it all covered"

"I'm supposed to train him"

"He knows enough"

"Magnus, I can't" Alec said turning back towards the books.

"I'll wait then" Magnus said with a deep sigh "But we're getting lunch together"

Alec blushed at that but didn't have the heart to refuse. How could he? He was having lunch with Magnus! It wasn't a date, but it surely wouldn't let the butterflies go away from Alec's stomach.

"Stop it" Alec thought "He's your boss…and he's not interested"

Alec sighed and made his way quickly towards the counter, docking his head so he wouldn't have to see Magnus. He walked into the backroom and started washing the dishes as slowly as he could because he just didn't feel like facing Magnus, not yet anyways. After all the dishes were done, he walked out and helped Jordan prepare some of the drinks people were ordering.

"Hey Alec" Jordan spoke

"Yeah?" Alec asked looking up from the Frappuccino he was making

"Your boyfriend wants to talk to you"

"WHAT?!" Alec exclaimed almost spilling the drink he was making. He docked his head as people turned around to look at him.

"The guy on table #6" Jordan said

"H-He's not….I-I…I m-mean….H-He's not m-my b-boyf-friend"

"Thought you were…you two can't stop staring at each other" Jordan said with a shrug "Anyways, he wants to talk to you"

Alec turned to look at the table where Magnus was sitting. He was reading a book, the same book he had been reading every day he came here. Alec frowned looking at the clock. He had 15 minutes until he could leave, but he guessed he could go earlier since there wasn't more work to do, so Alec took two cups and prepared two different drinks; a mocha latte with extra whipped cream for Magnus and a black coffee with sugar for him. He also took a piece of apple pie for them to share. He took it all and walked towards Magnus's table. He set it all down on the table and sat across from him.

"What is this?" Magnus asked

"Thought we could have coffee first" Alec shrugged

"Black coffee?" Magnus asked raising an eyebrow

"That's for me" Alec said taking the cup and handing Magnus the other one "I got you a mocha latte"

"With whipped cream?"

"Extra" Alec smirked

"Mmm…you're too good" Magnus purred.

Alec blushed and looked down, trying to ignore the purr. He could feel Magnus smirking at him, but he refused to look up at him and be embarrassed any further.

"And you also brought apple pie!" Magnus continued "Just one?"

"I thought we could share" Alec mumbled "I could buy another one"

"You're so adorable" Magnus gushed "But sharing is just fine by me"

Alec looked up just in time to see Magnus smiling at him. Not a grin or his usual smirk, but a real and sincere smile that melted Alec's heart. He dedicated him a gentle smile in return and together they drank their coffee and ate the apple pie chatting away happily.

"Jordan told me you wanted to talk to me" Alec said remembering the reason he had walked towards Magnus's table.

"I just wanted you to get out of work" Magnus admitted "I was getting rather lonely"

"I can't believe you" Alec said shaking his head

"But if you insist…there's a photo-shoot next week" Magnus informed him "It'll be on Tuesday and the photos are going online on Friday"

"Alright" Alec nodded setting down his now empty cup "Sounds good for me"

Just then a phone buzzed. Alec knew it wasn't his because he had left it on the backroom with his camera and jacket. He looked at Magnus who was taking out his iPhone. He frowned at the screen and Alec guessed it was just a text…a text message that seemed to put Magnus in a bad mood.

"Is there something wrong?" Alec asked, fearing Magnus would tell him he had to go and they wouldn't have lunch together after all.

"Is there a magazine sale somewhere near here?" Magnus asked instead of answering.

"Just across the street" Alec said nodding his head "Why?"

"Can we go? I need to look at something…"

"Sure" Alec answered "It's already 1 so that means I can leave"

Alec stood up and told him he would just go and get his stuff. He went to the backroom just as his former co-worker, Maia, walked in for her shift. He gave her a tight hug and promised he would visit soon. He said his goodbye to Jordan and wished him luck and then made his way towards the door where Magnus was already waiting for him. He smiled up at him, but Magnus barely smiled back. He was frowning slightly and he seemed deep in thought.

Alec guided him towards the magazine stand on the other side of the street. Magnus instantly started looking at the magazines, trying to find something. Alec decided to leave him at it while he looked around the area. He never bought anything here because he wasn't the kind of guy who read magazines, but he had to admit the area was good. He took out his camera and took a photo of the magazines stand, and then another photo of all the magazines.

Even though he now worked for Magnus's magazine he wouldn't leave his blog. He still found the time to take photos and post them there. He hadn't told anyone about his new work. Just his siblings knew and Luke, but he wanted to tell everyone who followed his blog, but he wouldn't until the next issue came out.

"That bastard!" Magnus cried looking through the pages of a magazine "I can't believe it! Traitor!"

"Magnus what's wrong?" Alec asked putting his camera away.

"This is what is wrong!" Magnus exclaimed throwing the magazine he was looking at Alec.

Alec caught it in the air and looked at the front page. It said in big bold letters on the top "The Clave" and for what he could see of the cover photo was that it was a fashion magazine. He started looking inside and indeed, there were many articles and photos related to clothes or make-up and that stuff.

"Page 26" Magnus told him "That idiot sold his photos to the competition!"

Alec opened on the page Magnus had told him and looked at the photos. It was a photo-shoot of some clothing line that had just came out. He didn't know what was wrong with the photos, but obviously it was something bad because it had made Magnus this mad.

"Those are Sebastian's photos" Magnus informed him "He used to work for me and he was the best photographer the company had before you"

"And he started publishing his photos in another magazine?"

"Not just another magazine!" Magnus said taking the magazine and putting it back in the stand with a huff "The Clave is the biggest competition of Prestigious…They are the enemy!"

"So…this Sebastian guy sold his photos to the competition…I still don't know why you're mad. He doesn't work for you anymore"

"But those photos were supposed to come out in MY magazine next week!" Magnus exclaimed throwing his arms in the air "I'm supposed to send the last format of my magazine tomorrow so they can print it…I can't send it with the same photos The Clave already published!"

"Oh I get it" Alec said with a sigh "But, calm down Magnus. You just need to replace those photos for another photo-shoot"

"But that's it! I don't have other photos!" Magnus exclaimed looked desperate now "The next issue is going to be such a failure!"

"It won't" the blue-eyes boy said sternly "come on Magnus, I'm sure we can think of something"

Alec took Magnus's wrist and dragged him away from the magazine stand. They started to walk away from it when Alec noticed he still was holding Magnus. He let him go immediately and they continued working. It helped to calm Magnus a bit, but he still looked really stressed and frustrated.

"What if we do another shoot?" Alec asked "I can take the pictures…we'll just need models"

"And clothes" Magnus said "I don't have another clothing line to show"

"I might have" Alec said "I mean… a friend of mine is trying to make her way as a designer…maybe we can show her designs"

"Who is your friend?"

"Clary Fray" Alec answered "She works at the coffee shop and she has appeared in some photos of my blog…you know her. She's short, pale skin, green eyes, red hair?"

"She had a fashion show about a month ago, right?" Magnus asked "I remember….her clothes were good"

"So…what do you say?" Alec asked

"I guess…if she would like to show her clothes it would totally save my life"

"Let's go then!" Alec said taking my phone out "You call Isabelle and three models more. We're getting this shoot done in my parent's house…I'll call Clary"

Magnus nodded taking out his phone and calling someone. As soon as he started talking fast to the person on the other line, Alec dialed Clary's number and called her. She answered immediately and when he told her my plan she thought it was a joke. He was able to convince her it wasn't and that they needed her clothes at his parent's place in half-an-hour. She agreed and hanged up quickly. He then called his brother, Jace, to make sure their parents were out of town. They hadn't talked to Alec since they kicked him out, and he didn't care, but he knew the house was the perfect place for said photo-shoot. It was a huge fancy-looking library and a really beautiful green house that would look great on the photos. He still had his key that he had forgotten to give his parents and none of them had asked back, so he was using that one to get inside.

"All done" Magnus spoke "Izzy is taking them at your parent's house…I also called the stylist to get the models ready"

"That's great" Alec said with a smile "Clary agreed to meet us in my house…so we better start making our way there"

"Hey Alec" Magnus spoke making Alec turn around "Thank you"

"Sure thing Magnus" Alec answered with a sincere smile

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