Clary had given distinct instruction to Magnus to record the group posing in front of the New York Institute, not take a picture, like they believed was about to happen. The picture featured the newlywed Clary and Jace, Clary's mother Jocelyn, Luke, and the Lightwood family. The parents stood behind their children, up on the first step so the wouldn't be hidden away- even though everybody was taller than Clary, who stood splitting center with Jace.
"Okay, Magnus, are you about ready?" Alec questioned his long time boyfriend. Magnus had been getting a bit carried away with the photo, arranging where everybody stood, rearranging them, and even fixing their hair, so it was only natural that Alec began to get a bit impatient (Alec was not actually very bothered, standing out in the sun, but their little ensemble was, so they elected him to ask. He was Magnus's favorite, after all.).
"Yes, dear." He replied, subtly pressing the record button on Clary's iPhone. "Okay, on three, everybody needs too say cheese! One. Two. Three-"
Instead of mumbling 'cheese', Clary shouted, loud and clear, "I'm pregnant!"
The reactions were instantaneous and varying from person to person. Alec looked like he was going to be sick, while both his parent looked bewildered. Isabelle, however cackled. Not laughed, but cackled, like some sort of stereotypical witch you see in every G-rated movie ever. Once she started, everybody else did, too, except they more chuckled appreciatively than cackled. Well, everybody except Jace and Jocelyn.
Abruptly, Izzy stopped and exclaimed "Oh, my god. You're not joking, are you?"
Clary shook her head and smiled sweetly. "Nope, not joking."
When Jace heard that, his face practically split, he was grinning so big. He picked up Clary and spun her around, then placed her gently on the ground, kissing her softly, laughing with glee all the while.
Meanwhile, Izzy was jumping up and down, telling Alec that he owed her $20. Magnus was shouting the he called it and Alec, you should really listen to me more often. Even Robert and Maryrse smiled. However, in the mere minute that this had been happening, Luke's face had lost all it's color. Just as he opened his mouth, even before he could say anything, Jocelyn had fallen onto him in a near dead faint.
She was pregnant, too.