Get Away Chapter One
[Alec POV]
"This is what she wants most in the world."
"He's lying. This is what she wants most in the world." Simon replies, gesturing to himself.
"SO not helping my nerves, Simon..." Jace glares.
I finish fixing my tie while Jace continues pacing in the hotel room Magnus and I are sharing. He's wearing a dark brown suit with an off-white shirt, deep leaf green vest and tie. Simon and I are both in the same brown suit but with auburn red vests and golden ties. This is a shadowhunter wedding, after all.
I've been selected by the bride herself to walk her down the aisle. Isabelle's the maid of honor and to round out the wedding party, Magnus has chosen to be a bridesmaid...yeah.
Jace has actually taken a liking to Simon over the past year. All the wedding planning that they were both required to attend or else face the wrath of the bride, they built a relationship over all the girly things they had to endure. Jace's stories over the months have made me more glad than ever to be homosexual. Although, truth be told, Magnus' wedding planning would probably look eerily similar to a woman's.
"Guys, I've got to go retrieve the bride. Be back soon." Both men looked in my direction with looks of terror. I don't think Simon is ready any more than Jace at this point. I had to actually retrieve the entire bridal party, my boyfriend included, from a bed and breakfast down the street. Isabelle didn't trust anyone enough to not break the "no seeing the bride before the wedding" rule.
I climb into my grey Audi and take off down the road.
[Isabelle POV]
"Stop fidgeting with my creation!" I shout, while finishing my makeup, at Magnus who is currently trying to rearrange the off-white miniature roses I have expertly dispersed throughout my best friend's hair. It was the closest to gold I could get without spray paint or fake foliage. The bride would not stand for this for a moment.
"There are simply too many roses on her right side." Magnus responds. After another look, I regrettably must agree with my brother's boyfriend. I allow him to modify my creation so that the bride isn't too florally heavy on one side.
I still can't believe Magnus opted to be a bridesmaid. Thank the Angel he didn't go for a dress. With Magnus, you simply never know what he's capable of. Instead, he is dressed head-to-toe in gold. Gold suit, gold shirt, gold shoes, by the Angel the man has even painted his nails gold. I wondered why he wanted to borrow my nail polish last night...I should have known.
Magnus finishes his repairs to my creation and then goes to get the door before Alec can even knock. The look on my brother's face as he stood on the other side of that door with his hand raised to knock was priceless. After a moment, he simply came in and took in the sight of our beloved bride. A tear escapes before Alec can compose himself and Magnus comes to his side, brandishing a golden handkerchief. He dabs away the traitorous tear, cooing over Alec. Finally the bride turns around and thrusts herself into his welcoming arms. He twirls her around before setting her back down and placing a gentle kiss on her cheek and whispering something in her ear.
"The time has come to depart. You look absolutely stunning. We all look damn good, but you look absolutely stunning. As the bride should." Magnus remarked, giving the blushing bride a swift kiss on the cheek, careful not to disturb her makeup.
Magnus holds the door open, Alec takes her hand, and I take up her train as we all make our way downstairs to get into the car and make it to the altar on time. I can't wait to see Simon. Partly for his reaction when he sees the bride, and partly so I can see his reaction to me.
Plus, he probably looks damn sexy in that suit.
[Jace POV]
"Do you think she's going to show up?" I ask Simon. We're both sitting on the couch in the hotel room.
"I would hope the bride would show up...I mean, it is a thing for one party not to show up, but I have faith that she will..." Simon replies.
"Not the bride, Si. Her."
"Oh. Right. I doubt it, man. She hasn't tried to contact you in what? Over a year? Highly unlikely she's just going to show up." Simon says, gesturing wildly with his hands, as he's prone to do when he doesn't even believe what he's saying.
"This could result in the best or worst day of my life. I think it'll be both regardless."
"I know, Jace. But she made up her mind and there's nothing any of us can do to change that. You know how unbelieveably stubborn she is."
"She's fucking impossible." I reply.
Isabelle shows up at the door and gasps as she takes in Simon in his suit. She distractedly come over to me and kisses me on the cheek before crushing her mouth to Simon's. That is definitely my cue to get the hell away from those two.
After a few minutes of who knows what, she drags Simon out of the room to see the bride in all her glory. This rule of not seeing the bride before the wedding is total bullshit. I sit back down on the couch and rest my face in my hands.
Magnus comes in and puts a comforting arm around me.
"She's stunning, Jace. You're going to be blown away when you see her." He mutters. I lift my head and take in Magnus Bane, decked from head to toe in gold. He's even got gold nail polish...probably Izzy's. I sigh and say "I'm sure she is stunning. I just wish I could see her before the ceremony. Stupid rules..."
I return my head to my hands.
"All in good time, my lad. All in good time." He gives me a side hug and I hear him leave the room, shutting the door quietly behind him.
There's a knock at the door no more than a minute later. I get up to open it, thinking it's Magnus or Alec, coming to take me to the ceremony. I open the door, ready to face my future.
When I see who is on the other side, my heart stops. It's her. She's here. This is not good. Horrible, really.
By the Angel...is this karma kicking me in the ass for all the times I was cocky?
"Jace." Her voice resonates in my ears and my heart flutters. I have to remember how she hurt me. How this ended. Why I'm getting ready to marry someone else. Someone who is as in love with me as I am with her.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing here? Today? Seriously? You've had an entire year to contact me. To contact anyone. But no. Nothing but silence. And now, on my wedding day, you decide to come back? No. Fuck this. I'm not dealing with this today. Come find me in a few months." I go to shut the door, but she's wedged herself in the door frame.
"Move, goddammit. I'm not playing with you. Leave. Now."
"No. Jace, I'm not leaving. I'll just be another guest at you wedding, if that's all I am to you now. But I am not leaving."
"Well I'm a little too busy to talk, so if you'll kindly leave me the fuck alone..." I begin shutting the door again.
"I'm so sorry, Jace. I messed up. I love you. I just need one minute. To say goodbye. I swear." She wimpers. I look at her face finally and realize she's sobbing. I wondered why she sounded so weak.
"Fine. One minute. Go." I let her in and she wraps her arms around me. I embrace her because I'm a sucker and I still can't stand to see her cry, even after everything.
"Why now?" I ask, feeling my heart break all over again. "Why couldn't you do this sooner?"
She sniffs and looks up at me.
"Because I didn't realize what I'd done. Now I know. I'm so sorry." Her sobs started back up. I just held her. I didn't know what else to do.
"I know you're sorry, but it's too late. You're too late. I'm sorry." I say, gently pushing her away and toward the door.
"You know I love you, Clary, but it's just too late."
