Jace's pov*
Jace was down the hall from Clary's room when he saw Luke standing outside of Clary's door, he quickly walked down to see if the doctors have told him anything. As he neared the man he noticed that it wasn't Luke at all, he was a doctor, his name badge said 'Adam. H'. He seemed to notice Jace's confusion,
"Are you Jace Herondale?" His voice sounded almost..sad,
"Yes..is everything all right with Clary?" He tried to mask his concern, but feared it didn't work.
"Mr. Herondale, Clary is going to be fine.. It's just.. I don't know how to tell you this.." Jace stared at the man, frustration started bubbling up inside of him,
"Please Doc, just tell me." Doctor Heartt let out a deep sigh,
"Mr. Herondale, Clary was pregnant.." Jace's heart began to pound 1000 times faster than normal,
"Clary is p..pregnant? How can this be?..." The doctor placed a hand on Jace's should,
"Mr. Herondale.. Clarissa was pregnant." The doctor stared at Jace,
"W..what do you mean by was?"
"The fall was a lot more serious than anybody could have guessed, it caused Clarissa to... Miscarry.."
Realization hit Jace like a slap to the face, He rushed past the doctor and into Clary's room. She was laying on her side away from the door, the same nurse from before was rubbing her back, the soft sound of sobbing was barely audible.. Cassie looked up whispered something into Clary's ear.
Cassie slowly moved from the bed and motioned for Jace to take her place, without hesitation Jace slid into the spot beside Clary and gently pulled her small body against his, she was shaking so Jace pulled a blanket over her,
"Cl..Clary" His voice caught in his throat, "I am so sorry..this..this is all my fault.." For the first time in what seemed like years Jace felt tears stinging his eyes, "If it hadn't been for me you'd never have gotten into any of this.."
Clary had started to shift so she could face him, her cheeks and nose were red, and her face and neck were blotchy.. her eyes were filled with so much sadness, he could feel a tear slide down his cheek,
"Jace.. I could never blame you for something like this.. I know you'd never put me in harms way, and you'd never let anything like.." Her voice shook, "Like this happen... we just... we didn't know."
Jace pulled Clary against his chest and adjusted the blanket, she looked so exhausted.. Maybe she had enough time for a small nap before Jocelyn got there..
*Clary's pov*
*Jace was laying in the bed beside of her, his eyes were closed. Her heart fluttered, he looked so happy.. She went to move closer to him, but felt a slight pain in her abdomen, she grabbed at her stomach and accidentally nudged Jace.. She noticed a small pink blanket in his arms, she noticed slight movement.. A confused feeling washed over her, leaning in a bit closer she pulled at the blanket to see a baby with a head full of golden hair. She pulled back to find Jace staring at her, his expression was still sleepy, but he smiled at the little bundle in his arms,
"Celine mommy is finally awake!" Clary stared at Jace,
"C..Celine?.. Mommy?" Jace smiled at her,
"Don't you remember? We decided to name her after my mom?"*
Clary woke up, Jace had a tight hold on her.. he looked like a sad angel..
There was a soft knock on the door,
"Clary are you awake?" Cassie pushed the door open just enough to see that Clary was awake,
"Your mom is here, is it okay if she comes in?" she gave a slight nod and Cassie disappeared behind the door once more., after a few seconds she heard her mother rush into the room.
"Oh my god Clary, I am so sor-" Clary cut her mother off and placed a finger to hers lips and pointed to Jace, Jocelyn gave a slight smile and mouthed 'Sorry'. She made her way to the side of the bed so she could sit beside her daughter,
"Clary I'm so sorry.. I know how hard this must be for the two of you..." tears had started to form in her mothers eyes
"Are you mad with us?.." Its was Jace, he must have woken up.. Jocelyn stared at her hands in silence for what felt like forever to the two young shadowhunters,
"I..." she paused and took a deep breath,
"I understand that Shadowhunters tend to do things at younger ages than the mundanes do... and I can't say anything I married Valentine when I was only 19.. I just.." she let out another deep breath,
"It's just Clary is my baby Jace, you have to understand that it's shocking to a parent when things like..this happen, but it's not like I didn't see it coming, I mean not this particular situation.. but you know what I mean..."
Jace nuzzled his head against Clary's neck, Jocelyn cleared her throat
"I know that you're probably not going to want anyone to know about this, but just know if either of you need anyone to talk to about this.. you have an abundance of people who love you and will help you." She reached over and grasped Jace and Clary's intertwined hands,
"I think you two would be wonderful parents..." Tears started to form in Clary's eyes but a soft knock warned her that someone was going to come in so she didn't dare let them fall,
"Hello Clarissa.." It was Doctor Heartt,
"Are you feeling any better?" Clary gave a weak nod in his direction, and he let out a sad smile,
"We are all very sorry for your loss, I know it can't be an easy thing to deal with..." Clary's eyes threaded to swell even more, as Jace pulled her to him, Doctor Heartt cleared his throat once more,
"Now Clarissa you can leave tonight if you want to, but if you think you should stay to be monitored just in case you are more than welcome to .." Clary looked at her mother to search for an answer, Jocelyn looked at the clock,
"Do you think it'd be okay if she did go home?" Doctor Heartt nodded,
"She may bleed just a bit more but that's the only thing that could happen" Jocelyn nodded and looked to Clary,
"You wanna go home?" Clary nodded her head,
"Alright Clarissa I'm going to remove your IV while your mother signs you out, and then you can get dressed and be on your way"
When Doctor Heartt finished Clary pulled a pair jeans and a hoodie from the bag Jocelyn brought.
*Jace's Pov*
The ride to Luke's house was miserable, Clary was just sitting against the window staring out into the darkness.. she wouldn't respond to anything that Jace or her mother had to say.
*Clary's Pov*
The ride home felt like it seconds, Clary didn't even realize they were home until Jace opened the door and gently slid her out. Her bed was warm when Jace laid her down in it, it was a lot more comfortable than the bed at the hospital, she breathed in the familiar scent of books and paint... he had pulled out a pair of her favorite flannel pajamas, she slid them on with haste and got back under her comforter.
"Jace will you stay with me?' Her voice was laced with sadness and exhaustion. He ran a hand through her fiery locks,
"Angel you know I would, but I'm not sure your mom would be okay with that..." Clary let out a deep sigh and then yelled for her mother, she was there within two seconds.
"Clary are you okay?" She searched the young girls face,
"Mom I'm fine... it's just I really don't want to be alone... So can Jace stay the night.. Please?"
Jocelyn looked from her daughter to Jace, she didn't want to upset Clary anymore tonight.
"Yes sweetheart Jace can stay with you." She crossed the room and Kissed Clary on the forehead,
"Goodnight, I love you" she gave Jace a warning look that basically said 'If you try anything I will cut you, and it will hurt.' She quietly closed the door and left the two alone..
*Jace's Pov*
Clary had fallen asleep instantaneously, she looked so peaceful... he let out a sigh and pulled his shirt off, and pulled out a pair of training pants from the bag Jocelyn brought, he hit the light switch and crawled into Clary's bed. She was laying with her back to him, but once he was settled into the bed she moved closer so her back was against his chest.
He laid there for what felt like years thinking of how he's going to explain this to Alec and Izzy... What if they hate him? What if they say it was his fault?.. He tried so hard to get to her.. and he didn't know that she was pregnant! His eyes started to water, What if Clary blamed him..what if she didn't want to marry him... The thought of them being married and having a son or a daughter brought him to the edge, tears were slowly making their way down his cold cheek..
He fell asleep to the image of him holding a small baby in his arms..
*Clary's Pov*
Her room was filled with bright light and the smell of pancakes wafted through the air, she was so warm and comfortable, She rolled over and found Jace laying beside her and just like that all of the memories from yesterday came flooding back... She had hoped that it was just a nightmare...
She sat up against the wall, putting her head in her hands, tears stinging the back of her throat.. why did this have to happen to them? It was her first time, and they even used protection... The tears started to fall.. she didn't even notice that her period was late..
She started to sob, she knew that it was loud but she couldn't hold it back..
After a few minutes Jace pulled her into his arms, trying to soothe her, but nothing was working, she managed to choke "J..Jace I..I'm so s..s..sorry" between sobs, he pulled her even closer,
"Angle it's not your fault...none of this is your fault" she pulled her head back and stared at him,
"Y..yes it is, I didn't know that I was p..pregnant.. I wasn't being careful." he pulled her back down against his chest,
"Exactly Clary you didn't know you were pregnant... so we didn't know to be careful." He kissed her forehead, and she started to cry even harder,
"J..Jace do you still love me?" he hugged her even tighter,
"Clary I will always love you, no matter what." Her sobs were getting slower and slower...
*Jace's Pov*
Jace held Clary tight against him..he's only felt pain like this once.. and that's when Sebastian took his baby brother away from him.. and now he's taken his unborn child,
"Clary, I promise you that I will kill Sebastian... He's taken too much from us and I will not give him a chance to do it again..."
The small girl wiggled and sat up, her face was blotchy from where she'd been crying, a few stray tears slid down her beautiful cheek,
"Jace I want to help you... I want to do this with you..please" He looked at her,
"Do you want to be with me forever?" She looked at him, her expression was shock mixed with a bit of concern,
"Of course I do Jace..why ask such a silly questi-"
she was cut off by him jumping off the bed and going to his backpack, he looked through everything hoping Izzy would've put it in here... he almost gave up hope when he remembered the small pouch in the front pocket. He prayed to the angle that it'd be there, and sure enough there it was, the small white box that would change his life...
He slowly turned and went to the edge of the bed, Clary was staring at him like he was a mad man... this isn't the way he wanted to do this, but somehow this felt right. He got down on his right knee and took Clary's hand'
"Clarissa Fray, you are one of the strongest people that I have ever met in my entire life. You have helped me become a better person in every way possible... you've done something that I didn't think anyone could ever do... You've mad me happy."
She was staring at him, tears were in her eyes.. but these were different tears.. these tears were filled with Happiness, fear, and most importantly they were filled with Love.
Jace opened the box, sitting inside of it was a emerald engagement ring,
"Clary.. will..will you marry me?" She sat there for a few seconds, just staring at him... his heart started to pound in his chest..did he mess up? did she change her mind?
He was caught of guard when she jumped on him and kissed his face over and over,
"Yes Jace, a million time YES!" Tears of joy were running down her cheeks...
He chuckled and slid the ring on her petite finger,
"Clary with this ring I promise that I will never let anything happen to you ever again.."
She looked up at him, her eyes were happy but they still had a tint of sadness in them,
"..Jace, can we try and have a family..when were older..?" he pulled her close to him,
"Of course Angel." She pulled back so she could see his face,
"Clarissa Herondale... I like the sound of that."
Well there you have it folks, this is the ending of Shocking Surprises! I hope you all enjoyed it, and I want to thank each and every one of you because every single view, and review has simply made my day! I appreciate you all so much and I'm looking forward to writing some more stories for you! 3