Malec one shots

A Coffee And A Kiss

Its just gone 7 am and Alec had finished up patrol of the city. It's a gorgeous sunny morning and he decides to swing by his favorite coffee shop. He found it in the winter months when patrolling in the snow required several coffee stops per night.
It's a small joint, so small that Alec had walked past it many times before he'd finally gone in.

This morning he entered and the little bell on the door tinkled. Behind the counter is the smiling girl who usually serves him.

"Good morning!" She says with a warm surprise. "What brings you into the bean this early?"

Alec smiles back and reaches for his wallet.
"Hey, yeah good morning. Just up early I guess."

"Are you sure you're not just going home, Alec?" She grins remembering his name from all the times she's written it in his cup.

Alec huffs out a small awkward laugh. Why is he so awkward around mundanes?

"Are you trying to say I look like shit, Claire?" He reads her name tag "there goes your tip." He joked

She blushes and adjusts her green hat and hair net "Not at all, you just look tired. Plus you're all lathered up, you look like you've just come off the runway."

Alec raises an eyebrow and laughs "Right. Anyway." He says

"Sorry, what can I get you?"

"Can I get an earl grey and actually you know what... You know that other generic coffee place? They do that nutty, toffee coffee drink with all the foam?"

Claire looks thoughtful "yeah I know what you mean, that's actually a seasonal coffee, winter drinks you know."

Alec sighs "ah, I get it. But I'm sure you'd know exactly how to make one right?" He smiled widely with begging eyes. Magnus loved those drinks and he wanted to treat him with a little surprise when he woke up.

She smiles. "You know what? Sure. I can do that for you."

Alec grinned. "Yes. Thank you. You're incredible."

Claire blushed and grabbed the toffee shots. "It's nothing."

She busied herself with the order and Alec leaned on the counter and checked his phone.

"Your girlfriend is very lucky," Claire said suddenly and Alec looked up from his screen

"Sorry?"

"The drink is for your girlfriend? I said she's really lucky, I wish I had someone like you to bring little treats for me."

Alec pocketed his phone again "uh, girlfriend. No. Not a girlfriend."

"Oh!" She smiled and blinked "Oh sorry, my mistake."

Alec shrugged and gave her a little smile.

"Lots of whipped cream." She said as she squirted the canister. "Plenty of toffee sauce..." She drizzled it over like a fine art and then casually scattered chopped nuts on the top.

She placed it on to the carrying tray with Alec's tea and then suddenly took it back.

Alec raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"Oh. I had an idea... A sprinkle of edible gold dust..." She blushed as she turned her back with the cup for a long moment.

"That's actually pretty amazing," Alec said. Magnus would love it.

"There we go." She said putting it back into the carrying tray.

Alec handed her ten dollars. "Keep the change for your incredible effort, I really appreciate it."