As Adam moved away, Alec almost leaned in again to start another kiss. Then he realized that if Adam had broken the kiss then there was probably a reason. Slowly he opened his eyes, trying to focus on something other than how much he wanted to keep kissing Adam.

"It is?" He hadn't asked Magnus during their first few kisses, but they'd both been caught up in a significant moment that would have been ruined with questions. If either one of them had asked, Alec was sure that reality would have crushed him before he had even gotten a chance to experience a kiss.

With Adam it was different. Even if he did enjoy the little touches they'd shared, they were still boundaries that Alec knew that he needed to learn. Magnus had walked across boundaries as if they never existed, dragging Alec along with him. With Adam, he felt that he needed to hear the words, especially after their earlier miscommunications.

"I wasn't sure if you'd want..." He let the sentence trail off, smiling at Adam instead of finishing the thought. Reaching up, he cupped the right side of Adam's jaw, knowing that if he touched Adam anywhere else except to hold hands, he'd forget that he was supposed to be guarding Adam not making out with him. "But I'll have to be careful so I don't get distracted."