After eating their fill of breakfast they decided to head over to Macy's and have a look at the dresses and suits.
Walking hand in hand towards they store, chatting about nothing but everything.
"So whats it like staying at Luke's?" Jace questioned Clary
"Not too bad, different from our old apartment, but its better than I thought. I like being around mum and Luke, however It would be nice to have some more space"
"Have you thought about coming to the institute? It would mean you could train more and be closer to everything. And of course I live there" He grinned
"Well that's probably the reason I am not allowed to stay there, you know what my mother is like. But I don't really want to stay with mum and Luke to long, I mean they are getting married. They deserve some time without me around, so I might bring it up.
"I'm sure Maryse would love to have you, and Isabelle of course. She seems really taken with you, which is strange. Your the first girl she has liked since, actually since ever."
"I'll take that as a compliment, anyway what about you, Don't you have a manor or something that's been left to you? Why do you stay at the Institute, when you have the Herondale place in Idris?"
"I suppose at some point i'll head out there and see what it would be like, but for the moment its too weird. Besides all the action is here in New York and I can't be missing out on all the fun in Idris, you would all miss me to much"
"I could always come with you?" Clary said under her breath
"You are welcome to (squeezing Clary's hand a little tighter), but for now I still don't even feel like a Herondale. God I don't even know what I am, so once I figure that out, I'll make up my mind, in the meantime the institute is neutral you know?"
"Yep, you could even look at rebuilding parts of the place, you know make it feel like you. No matter what your name is"
"Good idea! something to think about anyway. Now where are we going?"
"Dress shopping, but I think there is a chemist on the way?"
They were just around the corner from Macy's when Clary spotted the chemist.
"Are you coming in as well?"
"Um, I can if you like?"
"No, its ok. I'll meet you out here in a few?"
Clary walked in through the doors and looked around the chemist. She had no idea what part of the shop she should be looking at. Was it in the section with the pregnancy kits, it seemed like a good place to start.
"Can I help you with anything?" The pharmacist asked Clary.
She had straight brown hair, and wore glasses on her face and was dressed in a white uniform. Her name tag read Megan.
"No, um well yes actually. So recently my boyfriend and I have started sleeping together and I just needed to get some things?" Oh god this was awkward.
"More than happy to help, perhaps you would like to come and chat in the consultation area and I can ask you a few questions and we can work out what would be best for you?"
"That would be great, thank you" Clary replied, feeling relieved that they were moving away from the openness of the shop.
After following Megan over to the consult area, they sat down at the desk and she started to fidget, feeling nervous.
"So, is it contraception you are after?" Megan inquired.
"Yes, we ah have condoms, but um" Clary was struggling to make eye contact with her.
"I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name?"
"Clary"
"What a lovely name" Megan smiled, "Ok so Clary, I am assuming its quite recent you and your boyfriend have started having sexual relations, am I correct? she asked lightly.
"Yes, very recent" she replied.
"Well its excellent that you have come in to get some contraception sorted, very responsible of you both"
Clary flushed red with embarrassment "well one of the reasons I am here, is because we got a little carried away and"
Megan interrupted her "No, need to say anymore its fine, Ok so for the "carried away" I am going to assume that it was unprotected?" Clary nodded.
"First things first, there is a morning after pill, it will work up to 48 hours after unprotected intercourse. That is our first step. Secondly you need to decide are you comfortable using condoms as a contraception or would you like to go on something else, like the oral pill?"
Clary started to feel more relaxed as Megan spoke.
" I would prefer to take the pill"
"Excellent, we actually have a doctor here, so I will get her to come over and speak to you about which type if that's alright with you?" Once again Clary nodded.
"Also in the meantime the pill takes 7 days to come into effect, so condoms are recommended. Please also be aware that condoms are the only form of protection against STD's. I will get everything ready for you, whilst you chat with the Dr, if you don't mind waiting a few moments?"
Megan walked off to get the Dr as Clary sat there waiting. Feeling much better now she had spoken to the pharmacist.
A few minutes later the Dr came over and introduced herself as Dr Rigune. Together they decided on a pill, that was to be taken every day at the same time and it was to be started straight away. She was given a repeat for 3 months so to see if it suited her and was told if anything was the matter to come back in and speak with the Dr. After the Dr left, Megan returned with a bag for Clary. She explained inside was a box of condoms, the morning after pill and the script and oral pill. After thanking Megan for all her help and paying the bill, Clary headed off to find Jace.
Wow, she is taking a long time, I hope they aren't making it too hard for her, Jace thought. After a few minutes waiting out the front Jace saw Clary and a lady walk over to a separate area of the chemist. Getting fidgety and bored waiting for her, he decided to have a look around. Across the street was a shoe shop, jewelry store and a book store. Not stores he wanted to look around, sitting down on the bench near the chemist he started to think. Clary had given up so much for him, she stuck by him when he was possessed by Lilith, when they thought they were related and everything else that had happened. He didn't think she knew how much he meant to him. Looking over at the jewelry store he had an idea. He had heard Isabelle mention something that girls like that kind of thing, so he walked over to see if there was something in there he could get for Clary. Walking into the store, he felt like he didn't really belong here. The sales women looked him up and down. Well perhaps its because i'm so attractive, he smiled at himself.
Walking up to the brunette sales assistant, he noticed her name was "Samantha"
"Hello, Samantha" he said smoothly, "I am here to buy my, ah my" Mmm, he thought to himself. What was Clary to him, had he ever asked her to be his girlfriend? He didn't think so, they had just started hanging out, being together, calling each other, sleeping together but he had never actually asked if she would be his he thought.
"Well she's not my girlfriend officially, however I would like to ask her, so what do you recommend I can get?"
Samantha smiled at him, "Well we have some friendship bracelets that may be suitable? They are also not overly expensive either"
"Money is not a problem, and she is not my friend. I need something that says more "I love you, and I want to spoil you always"
"Well in that case, what about these?"
Samantha had walked Jace over to a cabinet called "Pandora"
"How it works, is you purchase the bracelet and as you go you can buy charms. Some people buy charms for their birth month, hobbies they like, that kind of thing. You'll see here we have this one that says "bee mine?" perhaps that would work if you wanted to ask her to be your girlfriend?"
"That's an excellent idea, I will take the gold bangle and the gold charm, do you gift wrap?"
After paying Samantha and leaving a generous tip he quickly headed back to the chemist. Slipping his purchase in his pocket so Clary didn't see.
Moments after arriving back at the chemist, Clary emerged from inside.
"Everything ok, did you get everything you needed?" Jace queried
"All sorted now, I have the pill for 3 months and that other pill you suggested. But the Dr told me I need to stay away from any sexual activities for 7 days so that we can ensure the normal pill takes effect and the morning after one works" Clary replied
Jace's jaw dropped. "Are you serious?"
Clary laughed, "No, but we still need to use protection for a little bit"
"Clarissa you are not funny. Do you know how hard it would be to stay away from you now? Anyway lets get this dress shopping over with"