The number you have dialed cannot be reached. Please try again later. No answer again. Clary has tried calling Jace for the past five hours now but still no answer. He promised her dinner surely he wouldn't have forgotten right? But inside she knows she's wrong. Jace has been forgetting all their dates and coming home late. She was starting to doubt her decision, this is not the marriage she's dreamed of.
"Dad! Jace and I have been together for 5 years now surely he's proven to you he's not after our money!" Her dad has never trusted in Jace and with 5 years passed Clary has had enough.
"No Clarissa! This boy is no good for you! He will just leave you in pieces. I would not approve of this marriage and if you do well you should forget you're a Morgenstern." Valentine calmly said and with that he walked away.
Jace squeezed her hand and said, "Clary maybe we should wait I wouldn't you to choose between me and your family".
"No Jace, I've made my decision and that's that. Dad needs to accept it." Clary turned and faced Jace, she brought up her hand and caressed his cheek "Besides I know you won't hurt me" Jace grabbed the hand on his cheek and kissed her knuckles where her ring laid "never Red" he whispered so softly and never in her life had she been so sure of her decision.
Clary hasn't talked to her father in 2 years. She missed him of course, he's been both her father and brother since her twin brother died in a car crash when she was 15 years old. She met Jace when she visited his grave site a week after the funeral.
"Hey Jon, sorry it took me a whole week to come again" she sobbed. "It's been hard without you. Mom and dad, they uh they couldn't handle coming here yet" the tears are starting to come now she took 2 ragged breaths to try to calm herself "I really miss you, our late nights eating out, all the pranks we would pull on everyone, even your teasing. I just I really miss my b-brother" Clary was full on crying now burying her face on her elbows on her knees.
"You know part of the reason why this cemetery is by a mountain side is so people can scream out all their grief" a stranger said. Clary didn't want to look up but by the sound of his voice she guessed he was around the same age as her. She felt him sit criss cross applesauce across from her but still she didn't look up. "I'm really serious" he continued "look I'm gonna scream so loud and no one would even care you should scream as loud as you can with me okay 1 .. 2.. 3.." Clary expected a loud deep male scream but that was not what she got the boy across from her let out a high pitched shriek like a girl and immediately she looked up. Clary was stunned into silence by this guy. He looked like those angels she would paint with the golden hair, golden eyes, strong jawline, high cheekbones, even up to the perfect smirk on his face. "I knew I could get you to look up" he smirked. He stood up and with the sun shining from behind him he looked exactly an angel, well an angel with a white t shirt in a leather jacket and jeans at least she thought. He held out his hand to her "I'm Jace and I know a great coffee place near here cmon my treat Red". She had no idea who this guy was but for some reason his presence for this few minutes gave her the most comfort she's felt all week. Clary stood up wiped her tears from his face and took his outstretched hand "I'm Clary and I'd want to know a great coffee place" she smiled.
The bang of the front door shook her from her thoughts. She looked at the clock next to her 12:07 he was supposed to be home 3 hours ago for their dinner date but as usual he forgot.