Chapter 1.

Hey guys so this is a new story that came to me while watching a show where a Christmas tree caught on fire because of the Christmas lights. I hope that you guys enjoy it :) Enjoy!

Jace's POV

My life had been perfect. Everything at that moment had been perfect. I had the perfect wife, who I loved so much. I had the perfect children, who were my life. I had everything that I wanted.

I never thought that all that happiness that I felt could be taken away from me in an instant. The day where I lost my wife was one that I was never going to forget. It was the same day that my children lost their mother and their unborn brother or sister.

I sighed as I got out of my car.

Three years ago today, I lost my wife in a fire that happened during the Christmas holidays. It had not even happened on our house.

My wife Karla had been the most beautiful woman I had ever seen, and to me she still was.

We had two twin toddlers that at that time they had been the age of three. Now they were six and they were going to school. They always asked for their mother, and I had told them that she was in heaven with God and his angels. They would ask when she was coming back home.

I wish she would.

She was my everything. She was my life. She was my happiness. She was the love of my life, and she was gone.

I came to the cemetery every week to bring her flowers and to talk to her even though she wasn't going to talk back. I came here when I missed her the most and when I was feeling terrible. I didn't bring the children since they knew how to read and they would ask questions. Questions that I wasn't ready to answer. Questions that were going to be very painful.

Six years ago.

"I can't believe that we have been married for a month and now we're going to be parents." Karla said as I parked the car in front of our new home.

We had just moved here yesterday.

I smiled. "I can't believe it either but I'm very happy." I told her.

Karla smiled. "I'm happy also." She said.

"Have I told you today that I love you?" I asked.

Karla smiled. "Not today Mr. Herondale. I remember you told me yesterday and the day before and the day before that and the day before that..." She said before I kissed her.

"I love you. I love you more than yesterday and the day before that..and the day before that." I told her against her lips.

Karla laughed. "I love you too but now we have to go unpack. We should be getting back to work in a few days." She said.

I sighed and nodded.

That was true.

We got off the car and walked to the front door.

"So what do you think the baby will be?" I asked.

"Huh. I was so excited by the news that I didn't even get to think about it." She said.

"What would you like it to be?" I asked.

She smiled. "Well I want a girl but I would also like a boy...what about you?" She said.

"I would like a girl so I can spoil her but then I would like a boy also with who I can play cars and do boys stuff." I told her.

She smiled and took my hand in hers. "It will be what God decides it to be. I'll be happy if its a girl or a boy." She said.

I nodded and smiled. "I will be too." I told her.

The next two days we spent them unpacking. Unpacking clothes, unpacking dishes, unpacking everything.

The next nine months we're the happiest moments that I have lived. When Karla was six months we found out that we were having twins and not only that. We we're having a boy and a girl.

I could truly say that I was blessed and more than happy.

Karla had stopped going to work since she needed to rest. The babies have gotten too heavy for her to carry and the doctor had ordered bed rest.

I knew that she wasn't too happy about it since she loved her job as veterinarian but every time that she thought of the babies that feeling went away.

The moment that we had found out that it was a boy and a girl we had gone shopping and we had started decorating the two baby rooms. The moment that I held my son in my arms was the moment my life changed, and when I was able to hold my daughter in my arms I felt like my heart had grown so much.

Present day

"Those are moment that I will never forget." I told her as tears starred to run down my cheeks. I was sitting down on the grass next to her grave, and I always talked to her about the moments we had spent together.

The day that she was taken away from me I promised myself that I wasn't going to love anyone else but her. I didn't wanted to forget her and I didn't wanted my children to have another woman to take their mother's place.

My phone started to ring then.

I looked at the screen.

It was my mother-in-law.

I cleaned my tears and cleared my throat. "Hello?" I answered.

"Daddy! Are you coming home? You said you we're taking us to the park." My little Alice said.

I smiled and sighed. "Yes sweetheart I'm going to pick you and your brother up and we're going to go to the park like I promised." I told her.

"Okay! We'll wait for you here. Love you daddy!" My little Alice said.

"I'm on my way okay? Love you too." I told her.

"Okay! Bye daddy!" She said before she hung up.

I put my phone back in my pocket. "I'll come see you soon again love. I must go take care of our children. I love you." I said as I got up. I walked back to my car and turned it on. Then I started driving towards my mother-in-law's home.

Ten minutes later I was parking in front of the house where I came to visit her so many times when she was my girlfriend.

I sighed. Living without her was very hard for me. I loved her and misses her so much, but one day we are going to be together again. I got out of the car and walked to the front door. I opened it and I was attacked by my children.

"Daddy!" They both said.

I smiled.

They were the ones that reminded me that I had to keep going.

"Alice said we're going to the park. Are we going daddy?" My little Edward asked.

I smiled and knelt on one knee. "Yes we are and we are also going to have some ice cream." I told them.

"Ice cream? Yeay!" They said together.

I smiled again.

They had to be twins.

"Alba I'm taking the twins." I said.

"Already? Ya'll are not staying for dinner?" Alba asked.

"It will have to be another time. I'm supposed to take them to the park." I told her.

She smiled and nodded. "Have a nice time." She said.

I nodded. "Alright let's go." I told Alice and Edward.

"Yeay!" They said as I opened the door. They took off running outside and went to the car.

I smiled and shook my head.

"Be careful." Alba said.

"Always are." I said before I walked out the door I closed the door and walked to the car. I unlocked it and the twins got in. I put on their seatbelt and closed the door. Then I got inside the car. I turned it on and started driving towards the park that was close to our home.

After driving for twenty minutes we finally made it to the park.

I parked and went to get Alice and Edward out.

Before going to play Alice looked around, which to me was weird since she hadn't done that before.

Her expression changed.

"Alice?" I said.

"Mommy!" Alice said.

Mommy?

Edward turned to see who Alice was pointing to and his expression also changed. He smiled. "Mommy!" He said.

They took off running.

I was momentarily frozen. I was shocked. I hadn't told them that their mother was dead but this was very weird. I turned to see who they meant and I was more surprised.

No. This can't be happening.

Okay guys I am going to leave it there. So I know that it might be confusing but it will clear up in the future chapters. I will also post the chapter where Jace loses his wife so that will be in the future. So what do you think? Who do you think that the twins saw? Let me know in your review :) thank you for reading. Thank you for following and putting this story as your favorite. Until next time!