"I'm friendly." Jace protested, giving Alec a pretend glare of offense. But then he smiled a little and held out the smoothie to Alec. "To prove it I'm going to let you finish my mango smoothie."

He'd already finished it and he was planning to get Alec another, but he couldn't resist. He hurt and he couldn't let Alec see because he couldn't explain it beyond the memory of losing him and having believed Alec was gone while he wandered the streets searching for something he knew he couldn't find.

The other half of himself.