Hey guys, sorry it's been so long since I updated but life has been hectic with exams and such but the exams are done now, thankfully!
I'm so happy to finally start this! I hope it has as much success as the last did.
Here is what you need to know, this takes place approximately 2 years after City Of Parenthood. Clary is 18, Jace is 19, Izzy is also 18 while Simon turned 19 a while ago. Alec is 20, as is Jonathan. Abby is 1, Jack is 2 and Lily is also 2.
Also this story takes place the December after Jack's second birthday.
You will notice Jack can speak very well but I mentioned in the Epilogue of the last story that he was advanced in speech.
I think that's all you need to know. Hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, all rights to Cassandra Clare.
City of Angels
(Sorry that the name has nothing much to do with the story, I'll try to incorporate it later on.)
Chapter 1.
*2 years later*
*CLARY'S P.O.V.*
It's been two years since I got pregnant and Jack was born. Jace and I started trying for another baby 6 months ago. We know it could take a while, up to a year. We're not planning exactly when to have sex by using ovulation tests and planning everything out on the calendar. We talked to Magnus' friend Catrina Loss, who's a nurse at the local hospital. She told us all we need to know about conceiving and how life will be once I get pregnant and have to look after Jack at the same time. I know it will be difficult but Jace is a great dad and always playing with Jack, taking him to the park with Simon and Lily and singing him to sleep, so I know I won't be left to look after Jack completely on my own, all the time.
Magnus and Alec's wedding is getting closer and closer each day. They had to post pone their wedding- to their annoyance- as it was taking Alec a long time to heal from his attack. He was alright for a few days after Lily was born, but about 4 days after Lily was born, he suddenly got a lot worse. He was throwing up all the time, lost an awful lot of weight and could barely keep his eyes open.
We were all so afraid we were really going to lose him. The silent brothers were at the institute almost every day, helping Alec. He was very sick for months and even after he had recovered he was extremely weak. By the time it came to the wedding only minor things were planned and no one knew what was happening, so Magnus and Alec agreed to post pone the wedding.
Alec is much better now and the wedding is at the end of the week.
It's Jace's voice that breaks me out of my thoughts.
"Clary, are you okay? You look really pale." He says. I'm sitting in our room with Jack, who is sitting on the floor chewing on anything he can get his hands on.
"I just feel a bit sick." I say.
"Do you need some water or anything?" Jace asks, gently taking a toy that Jack was chewing on, away from him.
"No, no I'll be okay thanks." I say. Though I prove myself wrong when I feel the bile rise in my throat. I leap off the bed and into the bathroom, collapsing in front of the toilet just in time. This is the third time this week. As I throw up, I realize I've been having all the symptoms of pregnancy, sickness, weight gain, cravings and fatigue. I haven't taken a pregnancy test in a while as I haven't had any real signs of pregnancy until this week. By the angel could I really be pregnant again? After only six months of trying. I need to take a test.
When I finish throwing up I feel Jace wrap his arms around me. I lean back into his chest.
"Mommy?" I hear Jack saying. I look to the doorway to see him standing there looking confused. "What wrong mommy?" He innocently asks.
Jace helps me stand up and I walk over and lift Jack up.
"Nothing sweetie, I just feel a little sick is all." I tell him.
Jack frowns and puts his arms around my neck, hugging me. I smile as he leans his head against my chest.
"Thank you baby, that made me feel better." I say.
"Jack, do you wanna go to the park with me, Uncle Simon and Lily? Let mommy rest." Jace says.
"Yeah! Let's go park!" Jack happily exclaims.
"Okay, let's go see if Uncle Simon and Lily want to come with us." Jace says.
"Yay! Bye mommy! Love you!" Jack says. I laugh and kiss his forehead.
"Bye baby, I love you too." I say, letting him down.
"Maybe you should talk to Magnus." Jace hopefully says to me. I know he hopes I'm pregnant, I do too.
"I will." I say. Jace smiles and kisses me.
"See you later." He says.
"Bye." I say.
After he, Jack, Simon and Lily leave for the park I go to look for Izzy, planning on telling her I might be pregnant.
I find her in her room.
"Iz, can I talk to you?" I ask, standing in the doorway.
"Of course, come in." She says. "What's up?" She asks, as she sits down at her vanity table and I sit on the bed.
"Well, um over the past few weeks I've been feeling sick, having cravings, gaining weight, and just this week I've started being sick_" I make to continue but Izzy interrupts me.
"You're pregnant." She says.
"That's what I think, but I need to take a test and I don't want to do something so important and exciting alone, will you come with me?" I ask.
"Of course! Come on, let's go." She says, walking out and down the corridor.
"Wait, Iz, don't we need our coats and money?" I ask, following her.
"Not for our source." She says, stopping outside Magnus and Alec's room. She knocks on the door and Alec opens it.
"Hey Iz." He says.
"Hey Alec, is your fiancé here?" She asks.
"Indeed I am." Magnus says, walking up behind Alec.
"Clary and I need to talk to you, alone." Izzy says.
"Of course." Magnus says, walking out. We go back to Izzy's room and sit down.
"Mags, I've been really nauseas over the past few weeks, having cravings, gaining weight and having all the symptoms of pregnancy, I've started getting sick everyday over the past week and I really think I'm pregnant. What do you think?" I ask.
"It sounds like you're pregnant, have you missed your period?" Magnus asks. I think about it and realize I haven't had my period in a while.
"Yeah, actually I've missed a few; I thought it might have been from stress or something." I say.
"It sure sounds like you're pregnant. Here go take this and no matter the result I'll check you over so you can be sure." He says, snapping his fingers causing a pregnancy test to appear. I nod, pick it up and go into the bathroom.
*5 minutes later*
It's been 2 minutes, that's how long I have to wait. I lift the test up and look at it.
There is a little purple plus sign in the circular window.
Positive, I'm pregnant.
Okay so I'm not too sure as to how I feel about this. I hope you like it. I know it wasn't a great first chapter but I have to get back into the swing of writing about Clary and Jace as opposed to Jocelyn and Luke.
Hope you all enjoyed!
Love you all."