Alec had not heard him come in, he was too absorbed with everything else in his mind. He jumped slightly when he hear the other and turned his head before blushing and looking away.
"I have not been hiding, Magnus." he said, still liking that he got to use the other's name. It was like they were on some sort of an equal ground. "I have just been reading. I thought you were busy trying to find the one that created our winter wonderland that then turned everything into a swamp."