Hey everybody! I AM SO SORRY that is been so long since I last updated. I kind of had a mini writer's block and didn't know what I wanted to put in the chapter. But, here it is, Chapter 3! This is kind of a filler chapter but whatever. Hope you enjoy!

NOW ON WITH THE STORY

I'm fat. Really fat. Not only that but I also feel fat. My ankles are swollen, my back aches, I'm hungry all the time, tired all the time, and have to pee all the time. Yeah, pregnancy definitely rocks. But, hey, I do have that pregnancy "glow" everybody talks about.

I must have been staring at myself for a long time in the mirror because suddenly Jace comes up behind me and says, "Admiring your perfect body in the mirror? I know I would too." I roll my eyes.

"First, of all, you already admire your own perfect body in the mirror way too much. And second, I'm super fat. I'm not in the perfect condition right now."

"You are absolutely perfect! Clary, I would love you anyway, in any shape or form. And the fact that your stomach is growing because our child is in there just makes everything more perfect."

I give him a genuine smile. I feel tears starting to come through. And yep, there they are. Damn hormones. Jace is just so sweet and I love him so much.

"Umm Clary, why are you crying? I didn't mean to make you cry."

"N-no t-these are t-tears of jo-joy." I stutter out in between my sobs. Oh my gosh. Come on Clary. Pull yourself together. My tears slowly start to fade out to where I'm no longer crying. Jace's face visibly relaxes. He wraps his strong arms around me, taking me to the one place where I love to be, where I feel safe and protected and loved. In his arms.

"Alright, Blondie, I'm tired let's rest. Okay?" I ask. I really am tired and I just want to spend a couple of hours resting.

"Okay, come on." Jace responds, pulling me to rest with him.

Jace and I decided we needed to tell everybody about the pregnancy tonight. So I invited Mom and Luke over to the Institute for a family dinner while Jace confirmed that Maryse, Robert, Izzy, Alec, and Simon would be here as well.

I slipped on a pair of jeans and an emerald green blouse that Jace says looks really good on me. If my baby bump were any bigger than you would definitely be able to tell with this particular shirt. I leave my hair down and walk out the door of my bedroom where Jace is waiting for me.

We walk in silence all the way to the large dining room where Maryse already has the food sat down in the middle of the table. Jace and I sat down, across from Izzy and Simon, and beside Alec and Magnus. Soon after Mom, Luke, Maryse, and Robert came in sitting down.

The dinner goes by painfully fast and before I know it, everybody is finished while I get a third helping. Hey, I am eating for three here. Jace looks at me, clearly amused, while everybody else looks a little shocked, as I usually am a light eater.

Mom finally says, "Clary, honey, has training made you hungrier than normal? Because never in all my life have I seen you eat that much!"

"Well, um, a-actually it's not the training." I give Jace a look, telling me to help me out here. Mom looks confused and so does everybody else.

"So, Clary and I actually have to tell you something. Clary is pregnant!" Jace says, obviously very enthusiastic about the whole situation.

Then all hell breaks loose. Izzy is squealing and jumping up and down in her chair, Simon paled a little bit, Alec looked like he was in utter shock, Maryse seemed happy, and so did Robert, while Mom and Luke didn't exactly seem angry, but weren't exactly too excited about it either.

"OH BY THE ANGEL! WE HAVE TO GO SHOPPING FOR CUTE BABY CLOTHES!" Izzy practically yelled which caused Magnus to finally jump into the conversation.

"YES! DEFINITELY! THERE HAS TO BE GLITTER!" Magnus yells right back at Izzy.

"Hey, guys, calm down!" I yell and that makes everyone shut up for the time being.

"Well, I am happy for you guys. You both will make great parents and I know you will take care of the baby." Maryse says and Robert nods his head in agreement.

"Oh, well, about that. Clary and I went to a doctor's appointment, and she's having twins!" Jace says sheepishly.

"Oh even better!" Izzy squeals.

"So, I get to be an uncle?" Alec asks softly.

"Yeah, you are!" I say to him who looks back at me in awe. My mom hasn't said anything yet so I decided I should at least try to talk to her.

"Hey, mom, you ok?" I ask waiting for an angry blow.

"I actually am, just a little surprised. I've been living as a mundane for too long. You know, Shadowhunters usually marry and have kids at a young age. I'm just a little shocked, because, it's just not normal for mundanes, but I know you guys will take care of the babies. How far along are you?"

I breathe out a sigh of relief. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. "I am almost 4 months actually." I reply to my mother.

"Is everything ok? Morning sickness? Anything else?"

"Yes, I've had morning sickness and I'm tired a lot but that's about it."

Luke just chuckles beside mom and she joins in too.

I'm really glad we had this dinner. I have one large happy family that is ready to support me through everything that may happen in my life.

I jolt back into the present after reminiscing when Jace and I had told everybody about the babies. Jace stirs beside me and slowly wakes up from our nap. I still lay curled up next to him, even if it is a little bit of an awkward position with my bulging stomach. I glance at the clock and it reveals it is almost midnight.

"Jace, let's go to the greenhouse! It's almost midnight."

He agrees and we quickly make our way up to one of my favorite places in the Institute. Jace and I sit down and he wraps his arms around me. I love watching the flowers bloom. It's always so pretty. With that, I try to live in the happy moment, and push down the nagging feeling that something bad is about to happen.

So, there you go! I hope you liked it and sorry, but this is kind of a filler chapter! I will try to update as soon and as much as possible. Byeee!

~Avery