Undoubtedly one of the longest days Magnus had had. His job was such, and he didn't complain about any of it, the long hours, the meet and greets, the panels, because he loved it. But his manager, and friend, seemed to be worried enough for the both of them. Magnus flopped on the sofa as he tried to tell Catarina once again, what he seemed to have been repeating all evening.

"It was one crazed fan Cat. Nothing I can't handle. Nothing that should get you all worked up." Magnus reassured her once again.

"But this is not the first time Magnus! I've let it go all other times, and it keeps happening. And those interviewers are going to have a law suit tomorrow when they wake up. I swear! What kind of a show doesn't have its audience under its damn control. I should have done something." Catarina sighed.

"What can I say, I am irresistible. You can't do anything about that darling." He replied with a wink.

"It's no time to joke Magnus. I'm serious and worried. And even if I let it go, which I'm not, Ragnor is a hundred percent not. He's been pestering you to get a bodyguard for a while now, and I doubt what happened will make him step back from the idea."

Magnus didn't want a bodyguard. He didn't need one. It was extreme, to begin with, and the idea of someone following him around all day every day didn't settle well with him. So, what if a girl did manage to come to the stage and kiss him? It was ONE person. It's not like there was a bounty on his head. And as weird as that whole fiasco was, there was no reason to assume it would happen again. Catarina took a seat in the bed opposite him in the hotel suite he was currently staying in. He had come to Los Angeles for the promotion of his new movie. He had a few more interviews to attend the next day then he would be on a flight back to Brooklyn… back home, where they would start shooting the next season of 'Crystal Court' in a few days. But right now, he was just tired.

"But Ragnor doesn't know, does he?"

"We're are talking about Ragnor Fell! He notices if you have one less hair on your hair, and you think he'll miss something that happened on live television?"

"But he hasn't called yet." Magnus said hopefully. "So maybe he missed it. He is a busy man." He finished with a yawn.

Catarina looked at him, still worried, that much was clear. But she seemed exhausted herself.

"He has not called. So maybe it's alright. And that's a big maybe. And I know you couldn't have done anything about it Magnus, but just try to be… more cautious I guess. And if Ragnor calls you-", She paused as if to think of exactly what to say then finally went with "Don't pick up, I'll deal with it when we get back to New York okay?" Her doubt about the solution evident. Magnus nodded

"Goodnight Magnus. You need some rest before tomorrow." Cat got up, clearly ready to call it a day herself.

"Night Cat. See you tomorrow." Magnus smiled getting up to remove the make-up before going to sleep. And it didn't take him too much effort to let the night and the long day at work take over him.

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Alec got back home from another interview. Getting a job as a bodyguard shouldn't be this hard! He may as well have stayed in the accounting firm with his desk job. But he wasn't happy, and he didn't want to sit there and stare at numbers all day, so he had one day gotten up and decided that he wasn't going to waste any more time doing anything his heart wasn't in. He had quit that day and pondered about what exactly he wanted to do. It wasn't so much as a sudden revelation, as it was a calculated risk to decide to go training a few months in a different state and get licensed as a bodyguard. He had always loved fighting and combat. He even took archery lessons as a kid (not that he needed to use those skills anywhere, but he could shoot an arrow at bulls eye every time). And he did enjoy his time training. More than he admitted. But he had expected to land a job soon, maybe working for someone important. And look at him now, trying to get a job with a film star. To top that, it was a job Jace's girlfriend had told him about, and out of desperation, he had accepted to give it a try.

He laughed at his own pathetic state as he walked to the fridge to grab himself a bottle of water. Clary had just landed her big break as a set designer in some long running sci-fi show. Alec wasn't familiar with the show. But he knew his job was for the lead in the show. He had little time to do his homework before the so called 'interview', considering the disaster that it was. It was obviously expected of him to know about the man he'd be working for.

He sat on the sofa with his laptop open to find out who exactly he was not going to work for when Izzy walked in through the door.

"Hey big brother." Alec and Izzy had shared this apartment ever since she moved to New York three years back. He was nothing if not a protective older brother. "How was the-" She began but was cut off by his phone ringing.

Alec held up a finger and answered the call. "Hello?"

"Hi! Alec Lightwood? This is Ragnor Fell. We spoke this evening."

"Yeah! I remember, Mr. Fell."

"I was wondering how soon you can start the job?"

"I'm sorry? How soon? You mean I got the job?"

"Right! Sorry! Congratulations! You got the job. Now, how soon can you start?"

"How soon would you like me to start?"

"Can you start tomorrow? Say 9am?"

"Yeah! I can do that. Thank you!"

"Great. I'll text you the address. Bye."

"Yep! Thanks again. Bye."

He still couldn't believe what had just happened. He could have bet that he wouldn't have landed the job. He looked at Izzy, who had gotten herself comfortable on the couch, staring at him. "I got the job Iz."

"That's great news!" She shrieked. "Isn't it?" She questioned realizing that Alec didn't seem to reciprocate her excitement.

"Yeah. Of course, it is." He shook his head. "It's just that… I was hoping to do something else, you know, like, I don't know, something important."

"Like guarding the world's most precious diamond?" Izzy raised an eyebrow, which made Alec laugh.

"You know what I mean. I just didn't think I'd be working for a film star." He shrugged.

Izzy smiled. "Who exactly are you working for though? Jace told me Clary got you the interview but Simon cut the call before I could find out who it was. He was making me watch 'Star Wars' again"

"I don't know. Some guy named Magnus Bane. I didn't really get time to google him. But I know he's there in this really popular TV show, I think-"

"Wait! Magnus Bane? As in the Magnus Bane?! Alec… I talk about him all the time HOW do you not know who he is already." Alec gave Izzy the 'you think I listen to all your celebrity rant' look.

"Crystal Court? Every Thursday! Season 4 is coming out this fall? Clary just got a set designing job at the show?"

"I know. I know. It's just, I've never really cared."

"Alexander Gideon Lightwood! You are hopeless!" Izzy sighed. "I'm going to go sleep now. But I have to make you watch the show now. Remind me of that tomorrow. Okay?" She finished walking into her room.

Alec stared at the screen where he had already typed in the name.

Magnus Bane. Apparently the most sought out actor in Hollywood. Absolute heart-throb and, as one website so elegantly quoted, 'A free-wheeling bisexual', and definitely easy on the eyes. No wonder he was in Izzy's radar. He did a little more web searching realizing there wasn't much of a 'research' per say, to do about an actor as he had expected, slipping into sleep right there, on the couch.

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Magnus was beyond excited to be back in Brooklyn. He had taken up the movie during the Hiatus to explore himself as an actor a little more. And he had a blast of a time. But like Dorothy so rightly put it 'there is no place like home'.

"And you're sure Ragnor hasn't called?" Catarina asked, for the umpteenth time.

"Yeah Cat! I'm certain he's not seen it darling. It's unlike him to not call if he had." She nodded, slightly more convinced. They were riding on a car back to his loft. Ragnor was sitting Chairman, so any rage that was probably held back would be thrown at him as soon as he was. Now that was the worst-case scenario. Best case scenario was exactly what he had been leading Catarina to believe, the one that he was praying to everything good, was true.

He got out of the car eager to see his cat. He used his keys to find his way inside, only to be greeted with a stranger petting Chairman. Magnus stopped on his way.

"Hi?" Magnus broke the silence hoping to catch the man's attention, who seemed startled. He had half a mind to call the cops but then realized that a robber wouldn't be sitting in the middle of his loft, and would have definitely run away at the sight of another in the house.

"Hey… um. Hi, I'm… a" He started, a hand still on Magnus's cat. Magnus raised his eyebrow.

"Magnus!" Ragnor walked in with a mug of coffee in his hand. "How was the trip?"

Magnus didn't answer, instead staring at his friend, silently questioning him about the guest. He almost didn't notice Cat walking in.

"Hi Ragnor!" She said with a smile, noticing the addition to his loft as well. "And who is your friend here?" She asked, curiosity not so subtle.

The 'friend' in question was still quiet, with a forced polite smile plastered on his face.

"Oh! Yes." Ragnor answered, "Magnus, Catarina, meet Alexander Lightwood. Chairman seems to like him huh? That's great, considering how much time you two are going to spend together."

The two probably looked more puzzled than ever, so Ragnor continued "Alec here, is your bodyguard."

Magnus gaped at Ragnor first and then turned to Cat, who seemed to be reflecting his expression.

"Ragnor." Magnus said tightly. "Can we talk. Alone. In there." He ordered, dragging Ragnor along with him to the kitchen, ready to give him a piece of his mind.

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Alec watched the entire encounter mostly silent, except for the stumbled mess of words when Magnus first walked into the room. He was expected to be formal and proper, but that is impossible to do that with a cat on your lap. Ragnor wasn't really worried about him being unprofessional as long as Alec kept the cat, who was apparently named Chairman Meow, away from him. Ragnor had filled him in on the fact that the star wasn't aware of him getting a bodyguard.

But when Magnus walked in there were a few things running in his mind, starting with how could the man be more beautiful than in the pictures, then he realized that he was gawking, and not standing, which he most definitely should have been, and soon after, it dawned on him that he was an outsider in the actor's loft, with his cat.

And when he walked out to talk to Ragnor, Alec realized that there was a mutual disinterest to Alec getting the job. But he needed the job, so he prayed that Ragnor was convincing enough to persuade Magnus.