Clary knew that something was wrong today. Something about Jace felt off. It was as if he was afraid that someone would discover a huge secret which he was not wanting to reveal. It was as if he was trying to seem nonchalant about.

He wasn't being discreet. At all.

It was as if he had forgotten that Clary knew each and every fiber of him. The fact that she knew him well enough that she could be a human lie detector machine for him did not help his case at all. But he had not forgotten. After dating Clary for almost 4 years, he had known that he couldn't hide absolutely anything from her, not for a long period of time at least.

The only thing that gave him comfort was the fact that the rest of the people at the Institute knew about his plan, so they were always there to cover up in case he slipped anything by mistake.

Out of all the people that knew, Jace could say that Izzy and Magnus were the most excited. They were fangirling and screaming about how their ship had sailed and how their OTP looked cute together and all that nonsense so loudly that he was afraid that Clary would here them, even if she was all the way across the hall.

Hell, he would have been afraid about it even if she was in a country on the other side of the globe.

Clary knew something was up when Jace came to her and asked her if she wanted to accompany him to the greenhouse. For a picnic. At 11pm.

Yup, something was seriously wrong.

However, she agreed only on the condition that none of the food consisted of any of Izzy's cooking, at which point Jace had made it clear that he was not having any suicidal intentions and he did not want to 'lose all this manliness to death at such a young age' in such a cocky voice filled with arrogance and 'manliness' that she couldn't help but laugh. She was joined by Jace not very long after.

At exactly 11, she was greeted by Jace at the greenhouse. They went to their usual spot and ate while talking and, occasionally, kissing. Jace looked almost back to normal, except for the fact that hr kept on fumbling with something in his pocket occasionally. She wondered why.

Jace kept on looking at Clary. She looked so beautiful while she was laughing at some joke he had made. The way he felt for her and how much he loved her was something that couldn't be described in words.

He never believed in all that stuff that was written in romance novels about how there was one person out there in the world that you loved more than anyone else. Even more than life itself. How you felt that they are the most beautiful person to ever exist even if they didn't agree. How you could never get bored of just looking at them. How just one smile could make your day and how one look from them could drive you crazy. He never believed all that crap, I.e. not until he met Clary.

He couldn't describe how beautiful he thought she was. How just one smile from her could lift his mood and make him forget all his problems and miseries in just one second. How when he stared at her, her eyes would draw him towards her, as if they were some kind of magnet that attracted his soul towards her. He loved the way those bright green eyes would contrast with her feiry red hair that was always in curls and looked perfect to him.

He loved her and he had already told her but he wanted to show her how much he actually loved her and how serious he was about their relationship. That was the reason why he was going to take such a big step in their relationship tonight.

Jace had completely lost track of time and by the time he realised, it was almost 11:55. Perfect.

He suddenly grabbed her hand and started to take her towards the flower, in the exact place where they had shared their first kiss. She seemed confused at first and then realized their location and a smile went on her lips. He watched as the floor bloomed and how Clary looked at them with an expression of pure delight and awe on her face. He slowly went down on one knee and waited for her to turn and see.

Even though Clary had seen the flowers blooming a lot of times at midnight, she never grew tired of watching them. When she turned towards Jace to thank him for the wonderful night, she was pleasantly surprised when she was met with the sight of him on one knee with a ring in his hand, looking at her with an expression that showed his love for her and even betrayed a tiny bit of nervousness in his eyes.

Suddenly, it all made sense as to why he had been acting nervously. The thing that he had been fumbling with was the ring and he had been nervous all day because of want he was going to do with it.

Clary's hand went directly to cover her mouth in shock as Jace began to speak. " Clary, you know how much I love you and I also know that you love me just as much, maybe even more. If that is physically possible,i.e. Clary, I have loved you from the day I first met you. You had intrigued me in a way nobody else had ever done. Maybe you could call it love at first sight. If you consider you finding me killing a demon and me almost killing you a perfectly normal first meeting." He added with a laugh. " Maybe not, but when I later saw you at Java Jones, having a discussion with Simon, laughing at something he had said and being so comfortable around him, I had a feeling that I could only figure out later to be jealousy. When I had kissed you at this exact same place for the first time, I felt I was the luckiest person alive. But, when we thought that we were siblings, I was totally wrecked. I may not have shown it alot, but it completely broke me and all I've got to say that it was the worst period of my life. And I'm sure it must have been the same for you. But, Clary, when I found out that we were not related, it gave me the strength to defeat Sebastian because I knew I had to met you. I know that we have had a rough time in our past. Both of us. And in a world like ours when we could easily die any minute, I just want my last moments to be with you. What I'm trying to say is that , I love you Clary and I want to make you mine forever. I want to spend each and every moment of my life with you. I want to stay wit you forever. So, I'll ask you, will you marry me?"he finished with a hopeful expression gracing his beautiful face.

By now, tears were streaming freely down my face and I was making no efforts to stop them. Not trusting my ability to speak, I nodded my head vigorously, completely moved by the beautiful speech Jace had just made.

A grin broke down on is face, enhancing his features and showing how happy he was. His eyes were a mix of emotions, including happiness, excitement and a little bit of relief.

He slid the ring on her finger and kissed her passionately. They kept on kissing until they heard the clapping and cheering in the background. Startled by the sound, the broke apart and whipped their head towards the source of all the noise.

Standing there were Jocelyn and Maryse, who had tears streaming down their face. Luke, who was comforting Jocelyn as she realized how much her darling daughter had grown. Izzy and Magnus were literally screaming a ND celebrating the events, while Simon and Alec beamed at the newly engaged couple while glancing at their significant others with warry expressions. All of them congratulated the happy couple and had a big group hug.

Yes, sometimes life was difficult. You can't always have a smooth sailing life. There are always ups and downs. But, it is moments like these, where we are truly happy, that we should cherish and store in our memories forever.