"Clary, make sure you have everything packed for the cruise and my wedding" My mom yelled from the bottom of the stairs.
We were leaving for the cruise ship where my mom was getting married, in 3 hours. She was marrying Luke Garraway. A very rich man, they were staying on the cruise for their 'honeymoon', along with their friends Maryse and Robert. They hadn't seen each other since I was born and they wanted to catch up. If you ask me it's not really a honeymoon if your there with another couple.
"So, mom, what are Jon and I suppose to do while you're with your friends?" I asked while walking down the stairs. Mom met me at the bottom of the stairs. Her red hair in her face.
"Maryse has kids. Four of them actually, I believe they have three boys and a girl. I think there all your age, accept for one. You guys can go anywhere on the boat and the ports as long as you have your cell phone to let me know where you are. Also Luke's kids." My mother explained. I faked a smile. Luke's kids a.k.a. my evil stepsisters. Great. "It'll be fun. Have you seen your brother he is not packed yet?"
"Nope, haven'-"
"Can you call him please?" She interrupted. Normally I would say 'no, you do it' but I could tell she was really stressed for the wedding.
All of our family and friends would be on the boat for their wedding, and then they would just leave. The best part is, is when all the drunk people start dancing or when the try to leave the boat at four in the morning and can't walk straight.
"Okay" I said. So I dialled his phone number and called him.
"Go for Jon" I heard the familiar voice say through the phone. Who answers their phone like that?
"Jon, its Clary, where are you?"I said in a very motherly tone.
"I'm on my way home, Mom." He said.
"Ha-ha, very funny. But umm...Mom is freaking out that she is getting married tonight, and you need to pack because we have to leave in forty-five minutes to drive to dock so Maryse can do moms hair 'cause she's a hairdresser an-"
"Clare, I get it. I'm pulling in the driveway as we speak" he said.
I ran to the window in our living room. And sure enough Jon's old beaten up truck pulled in. He stepped out with his shades, some jean shorts and a white Hollister top on. Jon looked more like my dad with the blonde hair and black eyes. With me more looking like my mom, with the red hair flowing down my back in its natural curls and my bright green eyes. My hair was twice as long as hers and two shades lighter.
"Jonathan Fray, go pack this instant!" Mom yelled as he walked through the door.
"Going." Jon said...sounding scared actually.
Forty-five minutes later we were in the cab n the way to the dock. Wow...the boat was huge. I mean I get it's a cruise ship but man, it was a big boat. We walked up the dock and on to the ship. On the main part of the boat there was a pool and a hot tub, also a smoothie bar.
"Maryse!" Mom yelled exaltedly.
"Jocelyn! Oh my goodness" Said the woman, who was assumed was Maryse. They ran up and hugged each other. Awkward.
"Maryse, these are my kids. Jon and Clary."Mom said while pointing to the pair of us. We mumbled are "hello's' back.
"I don't know where my kids went." She looked around and then pointed to 4 kids turning the corner around the smoothie bar.
"Jace, Max, Izzy, Alec get over here" All four of them walked hesitantly over here. "Jocelyn, Clary and Jon these are my kids. Isabelle, Clary, you and Isabelle are going too share and room together, this is Alec, Max and Jace, who will be rooming with Jon." Maryse finished. "Why don't you guys go get ready for the wedding we only have 3 hours."
The little one was so cute we had brown hair, blue eyes and glasses. The on standing next to him was Alec, he had almost black hair and blue eyes, wearing black shorts and a black top. Stylish. The next to him had to be Isabelle. She looked the same as Alec except for she was wearing heels and a blue top and a black skirt, and her hair was way longer. I felt under dressed wearing light jean shorts and a white top and gladiator sandals. The one next to her must be Jace...he was gorgeous he had blonde hair, golden eyes and super tan skin. Jeez. He was wearing jean shorts and a black button up tight shirt that showed the toned muscles. Why doesn't he look like the rest of them?
Oh my god, I'm so nervous" Mom whispered.
"You'll be fine, Mom" Jon reassured her.
I went up and hugged her. And I whispered in her ear. "Good luck."
"Good luck with that blonde boy you were staring at" She whispered back.
I pulled away from her "Mother!"
"What?" She asked.
"Go get ready!"
"Yes," Maryse butted in, "We must go get ready." She hauled my mom away. So that just left us kids. Awkward.
"So are you excited about your mom getting married?" Isabelle asked trying to fill the awkward silence that filled the air.
"Yeah" Jon and I said in union. Even though I was lying. I mean I wanted mom to be happy and all and Luke was really nice, but my dad just died. I feel like she was moving on to fast.
"Well, Clary we don't have a lot of time for the wedding, do you want to start getting ready?" Isabelle asked.
"Um...sure, let's go." I replied with a polite smile. I grabbed my suitcase at walked away leaving all the boys talking about football or something.
We walked past the hot tub and turned the corner to walk down a long hallway, in silence. We stopped at room 333.
"This is our room and the one right next to us is Jace and Jon's. Three doors down are Alec and Max's." Isabelle said.
She opened the door to reveal a huge sweet; it had two double beds and one giant bathroom. I walked past the beds and opened the double door to see a beautiful balcony, with a view of...well a bunch of buildings, but I'm sure when were out on the ocean the view will be the ocean.
"It's amazing" I said, with bug eyes.
"I know right" Isabelle said as she walked up behind me. "So, can we start getting ready now? Can I do your hair? Your make up? Your-"
"Isabelle. Stop." I interrupted.
"Please. Please. Please. Please. I'll do a rally good job I promise. And don't call me Isabelle, its Izzy." She stated with the 'puppy dog eyes'.
"I don't know Isa-Izzy...don't you have to get ready to. I mean we only have three hours." I prayed she would say I was right. I walked past her and back inside the room at sat down in the room.
"I'll be fine. We'll have enough time" She said in the 'Le duh' tone.
"Alright" I gave in. I got my dress out and hung it up in the closet. Izzy did the same with her dress.
"Okay." She put her suitcase on the bed closes to the door. "You seem like you would want to sleep closer to the balcony more than me, I'll take this bed." She opened the suitcase a pulled out a box of makeup. "Let's get started."
She started with my hair. Well, that's a lie she started by telling me to get shower. When I got out I blow dried hair. Then she did it. She striated my natural curls, then put more lose curls in it and put it up in a very fancy bun and pinned the few lose curls that were in my face, up.
Then she took a break from me and worked on her hair. Thank God. I went to look at my dress. Since my mom didn't believe in the whole 'brides maid, maid of honour thing' I got to pick my own dress. But she said if she did believe in it, I would be her maid of honour. Yeah right. When Izzy turned around to show me hair it looked beautiful. She had the top layer in a curled ponytail. And the bottom layer was all flowing down her back in lose curls.
"You look really pretty Izzy" I said earning a smile from her.
"So do you" She said. "Alright now we have one hour to both of our make ups. Can we do it?" She yelled with enthusiasm.
"Um... I -" I started.
"Yes we can." She finished. "Okay, go in the bathroom, were going to do your makeup" She said with a huge grin.
"Here we go again." I whispered to myself...or so I thought, as I walked into the bathroom.
From outside I heard Izzy yell "What 'cha say?" She asked.
"Nothing, just talking to myself." I stated.
"Did you know that's the first sign of insanity?" She asked. Umm...? She rolled her eyes. "Never mind, I found my makeup."
So she started with that not before covering up the mirror in the bathroom. Okay then. Fifteen minutes later she took the blanket of the mirror and showed me what I looked like. I looked beautiful. I had smoky eyes a light blush and some pink lip gloss.
Izzy must have seen my reaction 'because she spoke up. "It's a miracle what a little make up can do." Yeah, no kidding. I couldn't stop staring. "Go get your dress on." Izzy shooed me away, then started with her makeup.
I went and got my green, strapless dress on. It was tight until just about the ribcage and then it flowed out in to three layers, and fell just above my knees. Plus it really made my eyes pop.
Izzy walked out of the bathroom, half hour later with her dress on, looking gorgeous as ever. She had a white, tight dress on that ended a little before the knee. She had a thick coat of eyeliner and some blue eye shadow and some light pink lip gloss. Wow I've known this girl for about three and a half hours and I could already tell that she must, like, have a lot of male attention. Or like me, no one hasn't even called me beautiful, besides my mom but she doesn't count.
"Ready to go?" She asked with a smile. Was I ever.
"Hey Iz?" I asked biting my lip. Should I ask? Now or Never.
"Yeah?" She sang.
"Why doesn't Jace look like you?" I asked
"Oh, he's adopted. It's not really a privet thing She said. "Come on let's go."
She opened the door and walked out I followed. There on the deck was Alec, Jace and Jon. Oh. My. God. Jace. Damn. He looked gorgeous; he had a tux on with a black tie. I mean so did everyone else, but damn. No you can't like him, in two weeks you won't ever see him again. Well probably.
"Look, I know I'm hot but, you got to stop staring" Jace said with a coy grin. As he said that I felt a blush creep up on my face, shit.
"Jerk" I spat. Even though it was totally true and I was staring at you.
"Easy, Little Red" He said.I now noticed that Izzy was having a conversation with Jon, Oh, she has to tell me 'bout it later. And Alec was talking to what had to have been his dad looked just like Alec. Anyway back to Jace.
"Little Red? How original" I said rolling my eyes. At least there wasn't an awkward silence
"Well I try" he said with a little laugh, I couldn't help but laugh to. Wait am I flirting? Is this flirting? I got no clue. Now he's not flirting guys as hot as him don't go out with girls like me. Not that we could date because we live in different states. Just making a point. There's that awkward silence I was talking about.
"Hey, um doesn't like have kids?" He asked, now fidgeting with his tie. Was he nervous?
"Yep-" I said popping the "P"-"Two twin girls, well fraternal. Aline and Kaelie, um are age. There obviously staying with us to. On the boat, after the wedding." I said while rolling my eyes. Jace didn't seem to notice. "Well I should go say hi to some of the family" I said as I started to walk off Jace grabbed my arm.
"Save me a dance?" He asked. I nodded and he grinned. The he grabbed the pins that held the few lose curls up. "I like it better this way" he said still grinning. I blushed and walked away.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife" Mom and Luke kissed and everything was perfect. I had avoided my evil stepsisters (its official), and I get to dance with Jace. Yay! I looked around for him only to see him talking to... Aline!
The thing is about my stepsisters is that they're both gorgeous. Aline had long black hair (about the same length of mine) and these almond shaped eyes. She wore a red dress and had red lipstick on. Kaelie was different she had layered blonde that was a few inches past her shoulders. She had a black dress on and her hair down and straight. They're also both whores. Figures, he would be talking to her. Izzy told me he is a quit the man whore.
So we ate dinner then the dancing began. There was a whole bunch of music, Izzy and I got up and danced for hours and I also noticed that Aline was dancing with Jace. Well it was too good to be true. Then my favourite song came on 'For the night I can't remember' by Hedley. I thought if fate ran its course, Jace would come over here and ask me to dance. I was sitting alone at my table playing with my name card, waiting I was seated in-between Izzy and Alec. Me and Alec had talked earlier he seemed really nice. I kept peeking behind my shoulder; I noticed Jace slow dancing with Aline. I sigh, Oh, well. I also noticed Izzy and Jon dancing. Aww...
"You wanna dance?" Came a voice behind me. I turned around to see the familiar face of Sebastian Verlac. He was my friend since I was little when he was ten his dad died and three years ago his mom remarried, and the moved to L.A., now he has a two year old sister named Leigh-ann.
"Hey, I haven't seen you since your moms wedding" I got up hugging him. "I would love to!" I said with a smile. He led me over to the dance floor and we slow danced.
"Looks like Aline found her new prey" Sebastian said nodding to Aline and Jace who were...making out! What the hell? They've known each other for like 6 hours. Aline, Kaelie and Luke had come to Sebastian's moms wedding. So he knew her.
"Yeah" I said emotionless.
"Who is that" He asked.
"Maryse Lightwood's son. Jace." I said
"Are her kids staying to? I mean, like on the cruise?" I asked.
"You're staying?" I asked confused. Mom had not mentioned it.
"Yeah" He said, still with his hands on my hips. "Mom thinks it would be good, so after she is taking Leigh-ann home and I'm staying" I smiled.
"Thank god." I stated. He smiled and the song ended.
I truly did miss him.