His expression turned worried as he watched Magnus. For whatever reason, the turn the conversation had taken was having a negative effect on his husband. Maybe I'm not good enough. As soon as he thought it, he pushed the idea way. Magnus chose him. He must have wanted Alec even with the strange backgrounds they both had. Doubting their relationship when they didn't even remember it was asking for trouble.

And this wasn't about him. This was something else that was causing Magnus to be uncomfortable. Alec gave him a reassuring smile while carefully ignoring what happened to the spoon. Magnus' magic was unpredictable at times, but he hadn't seen something like that happen before. Whatever it was about magic and Angels that was unnerving him needed to be discussed in private.

"You're welcome. We'll figure this out eventually" The words were polite, but Alec wasn't sure if he really wanted to be polite. The happy bubble that had surrounded them had been broken and doubt was making it difficult to rebuild. "Don't worry about the tea. It's our treat."