EVERYBODY CALM DOWN! I'm back from vacation so I can post again... Only Chapter 10 left until the Epilogue... Aaaaand I'm gonna try to make it sad, but I will probably fail...

Anyway... back to the story

Magnus PoV

When I wake in the morning there is an absence next to me where Alec usually is. I sit up, prop myself up, and sleepily look around. I see a slip of paper on the bedside table on my right.

Went to train with Jace. Be back soon.
-Alec

I read in Alec's short, compact scrawl. I smile, get out of bed, and get dressed. I put on a pair of looser-fit, plain, dark jeans and a T-shirt the color of Alec's eyes. Then, I wiggle my fingers and step through the portal that I just made. I arrive outside of the training room where Alec supposedly is. I peer inside after I open the door silently. I don't think either Jace or Alec noticed my intrusion. Jace and Alec are currently wrestling on the mat that lies on the floor. He and Jace are both shirtless, wearing only black sweatpants, so I have a wonderfully clear view of the way the lean muscles in his back expand and contract. Jace pins Alec down for a second or two before Alec twists his body in a very attractive way to reverse the situation. I watch as the muscles in Alec's body strain to hold Jace in place until he surrenders and pushes Alec up and off of him.

Alec holds out a hand to help Jace up and he takes his hand. He puts his hands on his hips and Jace claps him on the back, "You put up a good fight, brother." Alec smiles and wipes his face with a small towel.

Alec PoV

Jace looks at me and smirks, "I think you have some company." I look over to where his head is tilted and see Magnus standing just inside the doorway. He inclines his head towards me with a smile, "Alexander," he takes his time pronouncing each syllable, the name rolling off his tongue like honey, sweet and beautiful.

"Magnus, I see you got my note."

"I did, so I came to see you. you were almost finished when I walked in. I just got to see the part where you so gracefully pinned Jace to the floor," he tells me and takes a few steps closer to me.

So you liked the show?" I ask him while moving so I am about two feet away from him.

"Definitely liked the show, darling," he purrs and puts both of his hands on either side of my face. I lightly wrap my hands around his wrists, silently telling him not to move. He keeps his hands still, but kisses my cheek, then the side of my mouth, and finally my lips. The warlock slowly walks me backwards, not breaking the kiss, so my back is against the wall. I hook two of my fingers through the belt loops in his pants and pull him closer to my body. One of his knees goes between my legs and his hands shift from my face to my hips.

He pushes closer, even though we are already as close as possible. We kiss again and again, the kisses becoming quicker and more frenzied. My fingers move of their own accord. One hand curls around his neck, the other slides down his back and under his shirt, re-memorizing the shape of Magnus's back. His hands move to their favorite spot: my hair. They twist and turn, making it stand up in random spots. His mouth relocates to my neck. Magnus covers my neck in kisses. He bites at my collar bone, most likely leaving a mark. I sigh and stretch my neck to give him more room. I bring my hands under the front of his shirt and lightly run them over his bellybutton-less stomach. Magnus presses further into my hands, soundlessly begging for more. I comply by moving my hands up to his chest, smoothing them over the skin there.

I bring Magnus back up to eye level and kiss him again. His hands move to my back and stay there, keeping me close.

"So that's what was taking you so long, Alec, you were messing around with your warlock." Isabelle must have walked in unnoticed.

"He's not my warlock, Iz."

"That's not what you said last night, Alec" Magnus says, loud enough for Izzy to hear. She looks mildly horrified but amused and laughs.

I blush and say, "Let's go." We walk out of the room and into the kitchen.

"I need a shower," I start to walk up the stairs to the bathroom.

"A cold one," Jace calls

"Are you sure you don't want Magnus to go with you?" Simon says.

"I'm going with him whether he likes it or not." Magnus retorts.

I smile and shake my head and call behind me, "Shut up." I get a chorus of no's and never's in return.

I know this is a super short chapter, but I just wanted to post this because I haven't posted in a long time so yeah...