Disclaimer: All Mortal Instrument characters seen in this story belong to Cassandra Clare.

In the morning, I wake to find the distance between Jace and I nonexistent. With my eyes still closed, I know exactly what we're doing. We are facing each other on our sides with our legs tangled and our arms wrapped around each other. We physically couldn't be closer than we are right now…well, maybe that way... My face heats up at the general idea of that. Ya! I need to compose myself! I shouldn't be thinking of his beautiful body above mine… "Now what are you thinking about to have your face that red?" Oh, shit. I'd know that voice anywhere. Jace…

I open my eyes and am met with beautiful sleepy golden eyes that have curiosity written all over them. "Nothing," I say and untangle myself from Jace, but I don't get far. "You aren't getting out of this that easy, Red," he says and rolls on top of me. "Now, what were you thinking about?"

Immediately I feel heat pool between my legs and feel my face get red, Jace sees this and smirks. "Ahh, so that's what you were thinking about…" he trails off and his smirk widens. "How do you know?" I respond stubbornly. "Because your face got red and it will get even redder when I say…" he bent down and whispered things that I could never EVER repeat into my ear and he couldn't be more right. My face turn redder than my crimson hair, and that's saying something.

"So I was right…that is what you were thinking about."

"Asshole." I say and then I get an idea…

"What? So, me being right makes me an asshole?" Jace says, raises an eyebrow, and smirks.

"You should stop talking. Not that I don't love your voice, but you are playing a dangerous game, Mr. Herondale." It's my turn to smirk as his face looks confused for a minute before he smirks again.

"And what game would that be, Miss Morgenstern?"

With a rush of bravery, I say, "This game," and roll my hips against his. Jace's hands tighten on my hips and he says, "Don't do that," in a strained voice. "Then kiss me," I say and pull his lips to mine.

~.o.O.o.~

Jace and I are sitting at the breakfast bar eating cereal when the front door opens. I changed out of the shirt I slept in last night and into some clothes I had in Izzy's room, but she wasn't there. I hear the 'click' of heels and immediately know that it's Izzy. I swallow hard and look at Jace. He smiles at me and grabs my hand over the counter.

Izzy comes in the room and looks directly at our still clasped hands on the counter. She's doing the two-day walk of shame with the club outfit she was wearing last night and looks me in the eyes. "Clary…will you please meet me upstairs in my room…I would like to talk with you." And with that she goes upstairs.

I slowly get off the stool and walk over to the sink to wash my bowl. I slowly walk over to the stairs when Jace catches my arm. "You'll be fine. And if not I'll help you," he says and then pulls me into a sweet kiss. I am reminded of this morning and our heavy make out session. Damn, that boy can kiss! Jace and I part and I head up the stairs to face Izzy.

~.o.O.o.~

Just as I am about to knock on the door, it opens. Izzy stands to the side and waits for me to enter. I walk in her room and sit on the bed. She goes to sit next to me and I scoot over so she has space. And also so I can save my sorry ass if need be.

"So…," I want to get out of here! It's so awkward! "So, you and Jace, huh?" she says.

"Yeah, me and Jace…"

"Look, I'm sorry about how I acted, but you know my reasons," Aline. She's talking about Aline.

"What made you change your mind?"

"Well, Clary, I guess I started thinking about Jace," she shrugs and looks me in the eye as she says the next part, "I have never, in all my years of knowing him, have ever heard him say the words 'I love you'. And when he looks at you, I see that he actually means it. He's changed, Clary, and you are the one to thank for that. He used to be the biggest manwhore I've ever seen, and then I see the way he looks at you, like you are his whole world, and that's the exact same way you look at him…I guess I just couldn't keep you two apart for my own selfish reasons. It's like you two were made for each other"

"Oh, Iz," I say and hug her. She hugs me back and then looks nervous as she says, "Would you mind me asking how long you two have been together…" she trails off.

"About 2 months. Why?"

She looks at me with wonder and amazement in her eyes. "2 months? And you've already said 'I love you'?"

"Yeah, but you said it yourself, Iz. We're made for each other. And it sounded like you had another question. What was it?" I raise an eyebrow.

"Don't be mad at me for asking," she is incredibly forward so I was preparing for the worst, "Have you two slept together yet?" Whoa! I was definitely not expecting that!

I feel my face get red and say, "No. No, Izzy, we haven't."

"But what about this morning?" How the hell does she know about that?!

"How do you know about that?"

"I came home to talk to you but you were busy so I had breakfast with Simon instead." She says nonchalantly and shrugs.

"No, Izzy. Jace and I were just kissing."

"Damn! That was a heavy make-out session!" You know, at this point, I'm not sure I want to know how the hell she knew about that.

~.o.O.o.~

Izzy and I talk a bit more and then she kicks me out of her room so she can get ready for her date. With who? She wouldn't say. But it sounded like it was Meliorn.

I head downstairs and see Jace is watching a movie in the living room. He pauses it, rushes over to me, and gives me a once over. "Are you okay? Did Iz hurt you in any way?" he sounds worried. I giggle and kiss him. "I'm fine. Actually, we both are." I wrap my arms around his neck, he wraps his arms around my waist, and we lean our foreheads against each others as we catch our breaths.

We kiss for a while longer when the doorbell rings. We don't want to let each other go, so Jace wraps an arm around my waist and I reach my hand up to hold his as we walk to the door. When we open it we see that Simon is there and he looks at how close we are and our hands. "What are you doing here, rat boy? Besides preventing us from kissing," Jace sounds irritated as he says this.

"Oh, don't you know? I'm here to take Izzy out on a date."

A/N: So, what did you think of this chapter? Did you like the ending?