Clary walked into Jace's garage after their graduation party. She had been in this room so many times before it felt like home to her. The green walls, the storage boxes, the lights hanging around the giant "Rogue Kingdom" band poster she had gotten him for his birthday. However, the garage doesn't feel like home this time as she made her way in.
She stood there watching Jace and his band for a moment. They seemed happy, really happy. Jace ran a hand through his blonde hair and noticed her standing by the door. She wore a flowy white dress whichever made her bright red hair pop.
"Hey guys" Jace said to the rest of the band. Alec instantly noticed what was going on and urged the rest of the guys to give them some privacy. "Hey babe"
"Hey" Clary said as he took her hands in his.
He tried to speak, but couldn't get the words out. How was he supposed to say this? He looked down, and Clary noticed how worked up he was.
"Hey" she reached down and stroked his cheek, "what's wrong?" She didn't want to show it, but she was freaking out too. How was she supposed to tell him?
"I love you" he looked up and into her eyes, "you know that right?"
"I love you too, Jace" she frowned concerned.
"Laser Records offered us a record deal" he half smiled, "Rogue Kingdom is getting signed"
"Jace!" Clary smiled, forgetting all her problems for a few seconds and hugging him, "that's amazing!"
"Yeah" he nodded unhappily
"Then why aren't you happy" she asked and he looked down again.
"We have to go to L.A." He stopped and took a deep breath, "tomorrow..."
"Oh" Clary now realized why he seemed so down.
They sat there, looking at the floor, each one waiting for the other to say something. This wasn't easy for either of them. She knew this was a once in a life time opportunity, but she didn't want him to leave, especially now. This was everything he had ever wanted, but leaving Clary was tearing him apart.
"I can stay..." He began.
"No!" Clary interrupted holding back tears, "This is all you've ever wanted. You have to go Jace".
"I know" he whispered and leaned down slamming his lips into hers.
She could have stayed there for hours. His lips felt soft on hers. Her hand trailed the back of his neck as he urged to go further, but Clary couldn't go on. She pushed him away. He could feel her cool breath on his chin, their foreheads pressed together.
"Goodbye Jace" she whispered before getting up and heading for the door.
"Wait!" Jace said forcing her to stop, but she didn't have the guts to turn around and face him, "I'll be here until noon tomorrow". He wanted her to come before he left, but she couldn't say goodbye again.
Clary opened the door and walked out casually. Half way down the block she began to run. She ran all the way to the park and stopped herself by grabbing onto a tree. Now she couldn't hold back. Tears began flowing down her face and it didn't seem like they were stopping anytime soon.
The next day Jace waited for Clary to show up. Every time the clock ticked closer to noon, his heart tightened. When noon came around, he couldn't believe he was actually leaving.
"Come on dude" Alec said as they finished packing everything into their van, "we have to go"
Jace nodded. This was it. His life was about to change forever. He got into the van, and didn't look back.
Clary sat in the waiting room at the doctor's office pretending to read a magazine, but in reality she couldn't stop staring at the other woman with their big bellies. This would be her in a few months. Then she stared at the ones who had small children with the . This would be her in a few years. And finally she stared at the ones who shared these moment with their husbands. This would never be her. She only had herself, and soon she would have her baby.