Malec AU

Chapter 12

POV Alec

Its saturday, Mangus has been officially living with us since tuesday when he “moved out” of his mums house.

Jace’s dad came back from his trip, so jace went home.

Magnus took my room and i moved to jace’s, he didn’t want magnus in “his bed”. It’s weird having magnus here, especially in my room, even more so in my clothes. He keeps stealing my shirts.

This morning i got ready and went down for breakfast, as i walk into the kitchen i see izzy cooking. I turn and back away hoping she didn’t see me come in.

“Alec don’t you dare leave!” it was magnus..

“Magnus you don’t understand she-”

“Shh im sure its fine” i reluctantly sit at the counter, as izzy starts to talk to magnus. I zone out and start to check my phone. I smell burning i look up and see smoke coming from her pan.

“Um Izzy?” she’s on her phone

“Yea?” the smoke detector goes off, automatically informing the fire department.

“Izzy! Your food!”

“Shitshitshit” she moves pan off the flame, and her towel catches on fire. She throws her towel into the sink and turns the water on blast.

I run over and turn the flame off, check to make sure izzys okay and that the towel is no longer on fire and finally i check the food , which was never on fire, just badly burnt.

“ThIS IS NOT HOW YOU PUT OUT A FIRE YOU GUYS” magnus was looking at us dumbfounded

I sigh and call greg, a family friend from the fire department.

“Hey… yea, just a towel…. Yeah already out… oh were good. Got a new member to the house… no hes 18… nah izzys boyfriend wont come within 10 ft of this house, you fucking crazy?! are you fucking crazy… she most likely texting him though possibly what started the fire… alright bye greg... see ya later.” i end the call. “So Caths?”

“What the hell was that!” oh yea magnus..

“She burnt the food… and the towel”

“But you just?”

“It happens a lot so greg just gave me his cell so i can call him directly and tell him if it’s a real fire or if Izzy just burnt something”

“Hey, it’s not always me”

i just look at her.

“Anyways, wanna go to Caths Place it’s this small bakery down the street, good rolls”

“Ohh her cinnamon rolls are the best!” she starts texting again

“Shh izzy the grown ups are talking.”

Magnus just laughs.

“Well then let’s go” i grab the car keys, “izzy you coming?”

“Nah ill let the “grown ups” go.” she walks upstairs.

“I’ll get her a cinnamon roll” then we walk into the garage and get in the car.

After a short drive we pull up to cath’s. It looks like a little two story cottage with a porch that has two tables on it. In the window you can see all the pies, and small tart that line her display. On the inside there are three more tables and a small counter where a teenage girl stands near the register on her phone. A couple seconds after we walk in an older lady come around the corner carrying a tray of freshly baked lemon tarts.

“Oh those smell lovely” magnus says practically drooling.

“Glad you like ‘em sweetheart” says Cath. ((the old lady)) After she sets down the tray she looks up at us and says “oh hello, and how are we to day Alec?”

“I’m good, how bout you?”

“Just lovely, now what would you like today?”

“I’ll have a dozen rolls, a cinnamon roll for izzy, a rose macaron for mum, and…” i look at magnus. He staring at all the goodies in the display, then he realizes that we're waiting.

“Oh.. uh..”

“Do you want a lemon thing?” he look at me and slowly nods

Should have known by the way he was looking at them...i wish he would look at me like that...

“Can.. can we get a chocolate croissant for ralphie, i know he’ll love them.”

“Sure,” i turn to Cath “a lemon tart, and a chocolate croissant”

“Alright, my granddaughter will ring you up” she says then goes to the back to get us our treats.

“What am i doing? Oh, hello alec.” shit i forgot she worked here.

“Hey lydia..”

“You never called me back, and jace said you liked me so i was starting to worry.”

“Oh well i was uh”

“I was beginning to think that you didn’t want to.” she does a mock pout while gigging and touching my arm.

“I um”

“I think what Alexander means to say sweetie,” Magnus says as he wraps his arm around mine, “Is that he’s in a relationship and only went on that date with you because jace wanted to get with your friend.” he winks at her.

“Oh.” she looks us up and down and then hands us our receipt. “Well i hope you are happy together” she says with a monotone voice.

Just then Cath come back with our stuff, “ here you go, sweetie”

Magnus lets go of me and takes the bag and we turn to leave.

“What a nice young man don’t you think lydia?”

“Grandma.”

Magnus and I  just laugh and get in the car.

“That was great thanks for getting me out of that one.”

“Anytime.” he smiles.

God i love his smiles

I pull out into the street and drive home, the whole time thinking about how nice it felt to have magnus reference me as his.

I park in the garage and turn off the engine, but we both just sit there.

“Whatcha thinking about?” he asks

“Nothing..” i open the car door but i can’t help the nagging feeling that i should be honest “ actually..” i turn back to him.

“Yeah?” he looks at me softly as if he knows what i’m about to ask him…

“Would you…”