I yawn as I leave the kitchen and bid Alec and Iz goodnight, utterly spent. Since Ariana had been born, me and Clary hadn't had any time alone together. So tonight me and Clary had gone out, leaving Ari with her aunt Izzy and uncle Alec, who were all to happy to oblige. Marise had popped in a bit to, elated to be a grandmother for the second time. I walk into mine and Clary's room to find she is still not there. She had missed Ariana and went to say goodnight to her. I walk through the door in the side of the wall that conects our's and Ari's room and find them both. My heart swells at the sight before me: Clary sits in the rocking chair with a pillow behind her head, and Ari is lying across her lap, belly to belly, a pillow on the right arm of the chair where her head is. They are both sound asleep. A halfway finished picture book is open on the other arm. I stay quiet and linger in the doorway a minute. I think back to what Valentine told me years ago, that to love is to destroy. That it clouds our judgment. He was wrong. So wrong it's laughable. Love dosn't destroy me, it only makes me stronger. The love I have for my girls only gives me something to fight for, dosn't cloud any judgment. A tear slids down my cheek as I smile. How was it possible to be so happy? I wipe away the tear and tip-toe into the room. I close the book and put it away befor returning to the chair. I gently pick up Ariana, and cradle her to my chest. She stirrs a little, but without opening her eyes, she knows its me, so she curls into me and falls back asleep. I smile and rock her. I pick up the pillow and put it in her crib, before kissing her forhead and putting her in her crib. Thankfully, she's so tiered she dosnt make a peep, but rolls over and wraps her arm around the little pink teady bear. I help her find her soother and cover her in her thin blanket. "Goodnight babby girl," I whisper. I return my attention to my wife, who still snoozes in the chair. Not wanting to wake her, I pick her up bridal style and carry her to our room. She stirs a little more than Ari did, and her georgous green eyes open a little. She snuggles into my chest and smiles. Somewhere halfway between our room and Ariana's, she kicks off the sparkly silver heels she was still wearing, even though she's already in her pajamas. I lay her down on the bed, which she does not like. She stops protesting though when I lay beside her, and she snuggles up, close enough to burry her cold little nose in my neck.
"I love you," I whisper, even though she's so asleep she can barrley hear me. I make a habbit of saying it, every night and every day. Because I can't plan when something bad will happen to me. When my last day will be. That one time I don't see that spider deamon behind me. She hears it though, and murmurs somrthing that sounds like "luf oo tow". I smile and click off the light, and wrap my arms around her. "Goodnight Clary. Sweet dreams."
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