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Chapter 7- Keep Her Safe


Clary's POV

I felt the aching pain of the hangover before I even realized I was awake. I rubbed at my eyes while attempting to sit up. Key word on 'attempting'. I felt an arm draped over my waist, pulling me into a warm, strong chest. I felt someone's breath tickling the hairs on the back of my neck.

I carefully turned so that the arm held my back and my front faced the person's chest. The first thing I saw was a gorgeous, peaceful face with golden locks falling over his closed eyes. I then realized that the sleeping figure in front of me was Jace. The second thing I realized was that we were both, naked.

I should have been shocked, embarrassed, ashamed, guilty, anything! But I felt none of that; all I felt was the pulling sensation to wake him up and see those magnificent golden eyes of his. I want to see if he feels anything, what he thinks of me, of us.

While lost in my thoughts, I didn't notice that he was looking at me until I heard his angelic voice tell me sleepily "Morning Beautiful" I looked into his bright eyes that watched me with happiness seemingly laced inside them. The small smile on his face was contagious as I felt a smile tugging at the corners of my lips.

He leaned forward and captured my lips with his into a passionate kiss. I rolled on top of him with my lips still locked with his while my naked chest was mushed against his. I let go of the kiss and looked into his eyes before asking him "Do you remember anything from last night?"

He looked at me with a knowing grin before saying "I don't think I'll ever be able to forget last night" I started blushing before burying my head in his chest. I felt the vibrate of his chest as he chuckled before he grabbed my face and forced me to look up at him. "Clary, I mean it when I say that I really like you. I don't think we ever officiated anything so I'll ask you now, will you give me the honor of having you as my girlfriend?"

I smiled and kissed him in response. I backed my face up to look at him and said "That was a yes" He smiled and brought his hand up to the back of my neck before bringing my lips down to his. The kiss would have looked regular to anyone else, but the feeling I got from it was amazing. He kissed me with passion and, love? No, he can't love me. Do I love him?

Before I could continue this argument in my head while I simultaneously kissed the guys I was having the argument about, the door opened. Jace and I jumped apart and I fell beside him while covering myself with the bed covers. "Isabelle" I heard Jace say. I slowly popped my eye out from under the covers before saying "Iz, it's not what it looks like"

Her reaction was not even the last thing I expected; it wasn't even a reaction I had in mind. She started squealing and jumping around the room like a monkey on drugs. I finally brought my entire head out from the covers and said "You're not mad?" Izzy stopped squealing and looked me in the eyes.

"Of course I'm not mad; I've shipped you guys since last month!" Izzy practically screamed at us. Jace and I looked at each other confused before looking back at Izzy. Izzy rolled her eyes at us before explaining "Oh come on, ever since you became friends, you've always had goo-goo eyes for each other" My cheeks flamed slightly before I shook my head out of it.

Isabelle's voice pulled me back from my little moment "By the way, I came to tell you guys that Jordan and Jon are cooking breakfast and to go and order before Alec and Magnus wake up. They eat a lot" I laughed as Izzy left the room, leaving Jace and I alone.

I looked over at him to see him already staring at me. I licked my dry lips when Jace spoke up "I'm gonna get dressed in the bathroom since it seems you don't feel comfortable dressing in front of me" I smiled at him thankfully as he got up and grabbed his clothes before heading into the bathroom. I quickly got changed. I had just put on my shirt when Jace came out of the bathroom. "Ready?" he asked me.

I smiled and said "Well I'm gonna have to face Jon one day" Jace grinned at me before kissing my cheek and wrapping his arm around me as we made our way towards the wonderful smell of bacon, pancakes, and eggs that were located in the kitchen.

Jace and I walked into the kitchen, causing Jon along with everyone else to look at us. To say the least, none of them were surprised. Maia, Sebastian and Jordan looked amused while Izzy looked knowing and Jon looked furious with what looked like a little sadness in his eyes. Magnus and Alec seemed to be the only ones missing, probably still sleeping like Izzy had said.

"Get your hands off my sister Wayland" Jon fumed, glaring daggers at Jace. Jordan started to continue cooking so the food wouldn't burn while Maia helped him since my brother was preoccupied with Jace and me and there was no way anyone was gonna let Isabelle near the frying pan. Though Sebastian seemed to sit down and get comfy while staring at us, knowing something was about to go down.

I rolled my eyes at my brother while Jace retracted his hand from me and took a step back. "Jon" I sighed, but before I could say anything else, Jon had already dragged me from the kitchen, through the living room, and into the hallway. I was about to say something before he interrupted me again. But not the way I was expecting. He wrapped me in a big bear hug and gave me a kiss on the side of my face next to where he nuzzled his face into my neck. I hesitantly hugged him back before asking him "Are you okay, Jon?"

He shook his head and mumbled into my shoulder "No, my little sister is growing up and I don't like it" I hugged him tighter at his loving words and told him "You can't protect me forever Johnny Boy" I felt him smile in my neck at my old nickname for him.

"I know but I wish I could, no one wants to see someone they care about hurt. Especially if they could have prevented it" I felt a small tear escape from my eyes and slide down my face onto Jon's shoulder. "Thanks Jon, but I know what I'm putting myself into; and I'll always be your little sister" I told him before letting him go.

He looked down at me with a smile "I wish you would stay the small dorky, midget you've always been" He ruffled my hair before he started heading back to the kitchen.

I momentarily fixed my hair before running after him and jumping onto his back. He stumbled but caught my legs so he could support me and continued his walk to the kitchen. When we walked past Jace I jumped off Jon's back with a huge smile on my face while Jon told Jace "Keep my sister safe"

Jace turned to me and grabbed my hand before looking me straight in the eyes and said "I will" He then placed a small kiss on my cheek before everyone sat down and started eating breakfast.


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