At least Adam was willing to look at him. That reassured Alec that Adam hadn't visited him solely because Izzy had cornered him. What he couldn't understand was why Adam kept acting like Adam wanted to be somewhere far away from him. "That's what I thought it was like, but I wasn't sure. I've never seen a normal relationship."

For a moment, Alec was quiet, carefully playing each note as he tried to explain the situation with Magnus. "I care about Magnus, but we weren't dating. Nothing was certain. He supported me while I was trying to figure out who I wanted to be and he saved me from making a terrible mistake. I don't know if he'll ever come back to New York during my lifetime."