Authors Note: Thank you guys all so much for the reviews! So I've decided to include a lot of flashbacks in the story so it's not all heartache and sadness but also some fluff! I will also try to update everyday so here you guys go :)

Clary woke up feeling trapped and warm. She opened her eyes to see a tanned tattooed arm on her waist and her back in pressed up against Jace's bare chest his breath ticking her neck. Was she dreaming or is this really real? Was Jace actually here with her for once? Clary couldn't recall the last time she woke up with her husband. He always got up early considering he had to drive to work and well she worked from home. She slowly turned around and faced her husband. He looked much younger when he's sleeping, not that he was even old he's only 29 and her 28.

She looked at his face and couldn't help but reminisce about their life. She met him at 15 and married him 11 years later but they were only dating since she turned 21. It took them 6 whole years to admit their feelings to each other. 6 years filled with confusion, heartache, sweet moments, tears, laughs and everything else really. She's always liked him since they met she just never cared to admit it and so did he so they dealt with it, Jace being with many girls and Clary acting as if nothing bothered her at all. If Izzy, Jace's adopted younger sister who became Clary's best friend when they were introduced, never threw her 21st birthday party who knows when they would've admitted their feelings to each other.

"No Izzy! I would not agree to this. I'm only turning 21 same as when I turned 20 or 19 no big deal" Clary was exasperated, parties may be Jace's and Izzy's scene but definitely not hers.

"Clary PLEASEEE PRETTY PRETTY PLEASEE! You won't even have to do anything at all! Just sit in a chair while I give you a makeover and arrive to your party I'll take care of everything promise!"Izzy begged she was turning 21 for goodness sakes! She had her 21st party earlier in the year and she would not let her best friend not have one.

"Izzy I'm already having a party remember? You and your brothers are invited you all even have +ones to bring dates!"

"CLARISSA MORGENSTERN! That's a dinner party with your parents which means no drinking no dancing and no sexy boys" she paused scowled and muttered "not that Jace would mind the no sexy boys part"

"What was that?"

"Nothing Clary please just let me do this for you this could be your birthday present for me!"

"Your birthday passed and I got you the whole set of that naked makeup you've been wishing for" she sighed.

"Yes yes I know and thanks I love it, how about Christmas present?! Pleasseee just give up Clary I would not stop on this"

"Finee Iz set it up" Isabelle was probably the most persuading person she's ever met she would never stop until she gets what she wants.

"YAY!" she squealed. You'll love it I promise and since your birthday dinner is on Monday on your actual birthday we'll do the party the Friday before got it? So you better not make any plans! AHH I can't wait!" Izzy clapped her hands smiling like an evil villain and set to work on her party.

To say Izzy had outdone herself was still an understatement. The Lightwood mansion was basically redone and looked like a club. There were little booths set up around the room with the middle as one huge dance floor and in the right corner was a bar setup with countless drinks and alcohol already lined up. Once you go out the double doors to the pool area there were lanterns and Christmas lights covering the trees making the area glow. The end of the pool had a shed with extra towels for people to use and there were beach balls and floats in the pool. She arrived earlier because Izzy needed time to "make sure she dressed hot". Clary knew how to dress well and make herself look pretty of course but that came with always having to go formal social events with her family and never on her own accord. She walked in Izzy's room to see a disaster and clothes thrown everywhere.

"Finally you're here! What took you so long?! Never mind that I already have your outfit picked out it's on the bed go change into it"

Clary looked down at what she's currently wearing. Simple denim shorts with a white black vneck shirt with her pink bikini underneath and converse. "Uhm I'm dressed Iz"

"No that won't do you have to look hot and I already bought it! So just go you know you're gonna end up weqring it anyways"

"Ugh fine" Clary picked up the bundle of clothes and started to change. Her and Izzy were so close that they just changed in front of each other. She picked up a red bikini with the undies showing a big portion of her toned butt and push up bikini top which also gave her boobs a good amount of push. She looked at herself in the mirror and couldn't help but admit the red on her pale white skin matched perfectly with her red curls and made her look hot. She put on the cover up which was a see through form fitting but not tight black knee length dress and the black wedges that gave her a good 5 inches height added. "Woh"

"Woh indeed! You look hot my clary dear! Alright now sit down I gotta fix your hair and put makeup on you!"

"Iz it's a swimming party too why would I have to do that"

"Cuz you're the main attraction! So just sit already besides they're waterproof" Clary sat and let Izzy put waterproof mascara and eyeliner on her making her green eyes pop. She opted to put Clary's curls in a messy bun so it wouldn't mess up when she's swimming showing her slender neck and cleavage. "There you're done! High five to me right?"

Clary couldn't help but agree with her. "Thanks Iz and you look beautiful too" dressed in a black bikini the same manner as her but the top part was a bandeau only and a strapless blue summer dress.

Everyone gawked as Clary walked pass them everyone greeting her happy birthday. The party mixed people from high school and college friends to everyone else who knew about it and was invited by others, it was a big party indeed. Clary took her time to smile and thank everyone for coming making small talk but really all she wanted to see was Jace. She finally met eye contact with his as he was walking inside from the door with Alec carrying cases of beer. She smiled at him and made her way to them.

Jace was annoyed as he had to carry beer inside the house. It was his best friend's party and he was missing it because Izzy forgot to buy more beer. As he walked in he made eye contact with Clary right away, it's as if they're magnets drawn to each other always sensing each others presence right away. His jaw dropped as she came into full view and he couldn't help but marvel at her. Sure he had seen her dressed up, even went as her date before but it was always socialite events with her parents and she was always dressed very modest never like this. Her black dress was practically see through and you can see her flamed red bikini underneath and dare he say it his best friend was freaking hot! She looked breathtaking and with her hair up he couldn't help but want to kiss her neck. Wait what! What is he thinking this is his best friend and … she is standing in front of him talking. "Sorry what Red I didn't hear"

"I said where were you? And why did you barely get here?"

"Oh sorry we just went out to get more drinks. Why? Did you miss me?"

Clary snorted at his response and scowled "yea like I'll ever actually miss you" but she knows that was a lie. She does miss him whenever he's not with her, especially when he's out with his girls doing who knows what but she would never admit that.

"Cmon Red you're gonna fall for all this sometime" he always says it as a joke but he couldn't fool himself. He was in love with his best friend, even tried to get her jealous with many girls but she was so unaffected by it didn't even blink an eye. Now he just uses the girls as a distraction.

"Yea you keep wishing that Herondale". Jace kept his parents last name when he was adopted by his godparents Robert and Maryse and damn how much he loved it when Clary called him by his last name. "But please Jace stay with me tonight I've already been groped I don't know how many times and the guys only tend to stay away from me when you're next to me and besides parties aren't my thing I feel really weird Jace"

Jace immediately narrowed his eyes "Who touched you tell me"

Clary sighed and wrapped her arms around one of his "It doesn't matter anymore Jace just let it go. Just please stay with me for the party" her voice diminishing to a whisper by the end of her sentence.

"Of course Red, I promise, besides it's your birthday it's your night. Your wish is my command" he smiled and took his arm out of her grasp to wrap it around her waist and pull her into his side.