Alec wasn't sure which part of that to address first, so he started with, "He won't if you don't want him to." Which, okay, wasn't necessarily true according to what Jace had announced before, but it was different now, and Alec could probably talk him out of it if he tried. Maybe.

"He might have just-- just figured that I liked you," he offered, and it felt weird saying something like that loudly enough to be heard over the music. "I mean, I do, I think. Like you."