Rolling his eyes, Alec began reconsidering the time frame Jace might be from. Before Alec's first date with Magnus? No, they hadn't been to Idris before then. Maybe this Jace's Alec hadn't met Magnus? In Izzy's reality they'd been dating. Alec had assumed that in others he must have ended up with the High Warlock of Brooklyn too. "Remember the bite mark on my neck?" They hadn't technically done anything more than make out but it should be proof that Alec had been thinking of more than just playing Scrabble with Magnus.

But Jace's answers were strange. Not quite aligning with what Alec would expect from any version of his parabatai. Having the right to ask had never stopped Jace from questioning him about his relationships. Grabbing Jace's arm, he started leading him toward one of the out of the way booths. He could still see what was going on and talk to Jace. "My shift's done soon. Then we can find something to do that doesn't involve us getting beat up."