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Alec walked up to the last floor of the building where he worked for. On the top floor Magnus's office was located and he was nervous as hell as he felt the elevator ascending. His heart was beating so fast he was sure anyone could hear it. His head ached for thinking so much of all the possibilities about how this could end. And he was sweating with nervousness…he was about to see his boyfriend after a week of not talking to him…Magnus. His boyfriend.
"Could he still call him that?" Alec Thought.
He didn't know where they stood right now and he wasn't even sure if he had seen the photo yet.
"What if he hadn't? I'm just going to make a fool of myself going into his office"
He had texted Camille telling her to tell Magnus to check out his blog
"What if she hadn't told him? Or worse! What if he had ignored her? He could still be mad at me for what happened 1 week ago."
The rumors had calmed down and now no one remembered what had happened. But Alec knew Magnus was still hurt…Hell, he still was upset about it all.
But now here he was. He was about to face his problems and try to fix them all. Alec knew posting a single photo on his blog wouldn't solve anything. It didn't even qualify as an apology…That's why he had a bouquet of flowers. They were three different kinds of flowers that meant forgiveness, or at least that was what the lady at the shop had said. Alec hoped she was right. Alec was more than sure that Magnus knew all the meanings of the flowers. Alec also knew that Magnus hated roses because they were "too common" as he had said once, and so Alec didn't buy him any roses. He opted then for Daffodils, Tulips, and Hyacinth. He hoped Magnus would get the message and that it would help in this situation.
When Alec reached the top floor the doors of the elevator opened just in time to see Camille walking out of Magnus's office, which was right in front of the elevator doors. Alec was glad the blindfolds of the office were shut tightly and so no one could see what was happening inside and vice-versa.
Camille saw him as soon as he stepped out of the elevator. Her eyes traveled from his face to the flowers and back up. She raised an eyebrow and walked closer to him.
"I hope you know that forgiveness flowers won't solve everything" Was the first thing she said as she approached him
"I know" Alec said "but I hope they soft things down"
"I'm sure they will" Camille nodded "He's checking the blog now, you don't have much time"
"Good…I need your help" And he told her his plan.
Magnus was still in shock as he stared at the photo for 5 more minutes. He knew it was him…that was his Armani shirt he loved so much and had worn when he first knew Alec. The title of the photo shocked him the most.
"Love at first sight"
None of them had used the four-letter-word before…They just weren't there yet. Their relationship had gone slow. They knew they cared for each other deeply, but they never used the word "Love" towards each other because none of them was sure if it was really love…But here was Alec, telling the world he loved him…he had said it was love at first sight, or at least that's what the photo explained.
Had Alec really loved him from the very first moment he saw Magnus? It made the designer wonder…He never actually thought about it. He remembered hearing the click of the camera and seeing the flash, but he never thought too deeply into it. He now knew that Alec didn't take photos unless it was something he really liked…Had he liked Magnus so much when he saw him to take a photo of him? Apparently he did because he had taken the photo…and kept it.
He stared at the photo for a couple of moments more when the door of his office opened. Someone walked inside, but Magnus didn't pay attention at who it was. A girl, he thought as he heard the sound of heels against the floor of his office.
Suddenly, a bouquet of flowers was placed on top of his desk, covering the screen of his computer and breaking him away from his staring contest with the photo.
Magnus looked at the flowers with curiosity. They were a mix of white tulips, purple hyacinth, and daffodils.
"These were outside" Camille said grinning at Magnus "They were addressed for you"
And then she turned around and walked out of the room. Magnus stared at the flowers even more shocked now. Everything that was happening was so confusing. Magnus took notice of the colors of the flowers. These were apology flowers.
"The photo and now flowers... What does it mean?" He thought as he noticed a small note attached to the bouquet of flowers.
He took the white note in his hands and saw the small message that was written inside. He recognized the handwriting. He would recognize that from miles away, but the two words that were written in there confused him even more.
"Come Outside"
What does it mean? Outside? Outside of his office or the building?
Magnus's eyes traveled from the flowers, to the photo on his computer, to the door of his office. He took a deep breath and made his decision. Magnus stood up and walked towards the door, opening it, and stepping outside.
The first thing he noticed was that the floor was deserted. All the doors that lead towards offices and studios were closed, leaving the hall empty. It was strange for everyone to be gone considering they had all been here when he came into the building. He took a look around when he saw him.
He was standing in front of the elevator doors. He was wearing his black hoodie and some faded jeans combined with black converse. His hands were playing with a loose thread of his sweater as he looked up nervously, biting his lower lip.
"Alec" Magnus breathed as he saw the man who had been in his thoughts the whole week.
Alec didn't answer. He just looked at Magnus and indicated him to step closer…and he did. Alec waited until Magnus was close enough to him, and when Magnus was just a few steps away from him he took a deep breath and started talking.
"I'm so sorry Magnus" he said softly "I never wanted you to feel as if I was denying our relationship, which I wasn't…I was just too scared. My whole life I've been running away from who I was and now that finally something good came of it, I was so afraid I lost it…I screwed royally, I know. But you need to know I never meant to hurt you. I never meant for you to feel as if I thought everything else was more important than us…I never meant to l-lose you"
Alec's voice caught on his last sentence as tears welled up in his eyes, but he refused to cry. He had cried enough these past days. So instead, he just looked up and stared into Magnus's eyes that were staring at him with such intensity that Alec had to look down.
"Oh you stupid boy" Magnus said shaking his head "You never lost me…and I'm sorry as well. I'm sorry because I let my jealousy towards Jace lead me and made me take the most ridiculous decision I've ever taken…It's not your fault Alec, I screwed up as well…and I'm so sorry for making you believe this was all your fault"
"It was, though" Alec said "I didn't want the world to know about us…I was a coward-"
"That's my boyfriend you're talking about, don't be rude"
That made Alec shut up. He looked at Magnus with wide eyes as the elder man stared at him back. Their eyes were reflecting in each other eyes and they both could see that there was pure sincerity in what they were saying. Their eyes reflected nothing but what they felt right now and it all showed love, regret, hurt, and many emotions more that could not be described.
Magnus took another step closer and opened his arms wide. Alec smiled with teary eyes and stepped inside his arms, wrapping his own arms around Magnus's waist and burying his face on his chest.
Magnus hugged Alec back, holding him tightly against his body as if afraid that if he let go Alec would be taken away from him.
He felt his shirt get wet and he noticed Alec's body was shaking with sobs as he cried against his chest. Magnus buried his face on the space between Alec's shoulder and neck and let himself cry together with his love.
"I'm so sorry" Alec kept repeating over and over again "So, so sorry"
"No, don't" Magnus whispered "I'm sorry too"
Magnus broke apart and brought Alec's face closer to him. They looked at each other in the eye, their foreheads touching until Alec leaned up and captured Magnus's lips in his.
The kiss was soft and gentle, treated as if it was something precious that would break if they were too rough. In that soft kiss all of their hurt melted away and was replaced with pure love. No tongue was used. Just their lips pressed together as they cherished it with all of their beings.
And they both knew in that moment that no matter what, they would always have each other to deal with everything. They promised themselves they wouldn't let their insecurities take the best of them and that they would deal with everything as it came…together.
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