"I didn't want you to get in the middle of that. I didn't want you to fight with them." It wasn't quite an apology, but it felt like saying 'I'm sorry' meant he was sorry for finally being himself. He knew that Izzy wouldn't want that. She'd always wanted him to stop hiding. She'd encouraged him to go out with Magnus. "What he said doesn't matter. It's over and we're here." That he truly believed. "I just hope that someday you can fix things with them." Alec wasn't sure he was ready for accepting their father's apology even if Magnus thought that he would eventually.

At the mention of their parents' relationship, Alec was grateful that he hadn't been eating or drinking anything or he might have choked or garbled out some stupid sound that would make everyone look at them. Instead he stared at Izzy, unable to hide his surprise at how casual she was about the divorce. He hadn't expected her to accept the change so quickly. "No, they're not. Maybe that's why I keep worrying that Magnus will get bored." Like Robert had...

"If me glaring ran him off, he wasn't good enough for you." No one would be good enough for Izzy. He'd always think that since he was her big brother but he thought he might have been softening toward what's-his-name. "Probably not for long. If I could find someone, then someone as amazing as you will find someone soon. If you want to."