A/N: Sorry it took so long to update, hardly have time anymore :( I'm a full time baby sitter now and it's hard to juggle everything! Well, this chapter is for kennna97 who gave me the idea for this chapter! Hope you like it.

I woke up relaxed and ready to go see Jace. I felt so refreshed, but then I looked at the clock and realized why, its 10:12! I have to meet Jace in 18 minutes! I knew I should have set an alarm. I grabbed a towel and my robe and ran to the shower. I took the fastest shower of my life and put my bathing suit on. I took a quick peek at the clock, 10:25. I quickly threw on a grey dress and looked myself over in the mirror. I ran my brush through my tangled locks and added a small layer of lip gloss.

I sprinted over to Mia's room to tell her that I was leaving, but did not find her in her bed. I went downstairs to find her munching on some cereal and watching MTV. "Hey what are you doing up so early?" I asked, while simultaneously glancing at the clock. I didn't want to be late, but I didn't want to rush there and make it seem like I was over excited about seeing Jace again.

"Oh, I have a hangover, I couldn't sleep," she said, then after examining me closely said, "Where are you going all dressed up?"

"Jace asked me to meet him, so I'm heading out now. I don't know when I'll be back, so feel free to do whatever without me today," I said.

"Okay, have fun. We will most likely just stay in, Izzy and I had way too much to drink last night," Mia moaned.

"Serves you guys right!" I yelled, for her benefit, "You look like shit by the way. Drink lots of fluids!" I smiled at her over my shoulder and she glared at me, holding her head until I was out of sight. Sunshine was sleeping by his food bowl so I quietly filled his food bowl and slipped out the back door.

And there he was, Jace. His back was turned to me, but as soon as I shut the door, he turned around with a smile on his face. He jogged over to me and swept me off my feet, literally. One minute I'm standing there staring at him and the next, I'm in his arms with his mouth pressed against mine. "Well good morning to you too," I laughed, pulling away to stare at his face.

"Mmmm," he said nuzzling into my neck, "A very good morning so far."

"As much as I'd like to stay like this, didn't you have a surprise to show me?" I asked.

With one last kiss and a smile, he set me down and led down to the beach. On the sand, waiting for us were two surf boards. "What do you think about learning how to surf?" He asked.

"You surf?" Was the first thing that came out of my mouth.

He laughed at my shock, "Is that so hard to believe?"

"Well you don't act like the typical surfer. You do have those gorgeous blonde locks going for you though," I said, then internally winced at my stupidness.

"Ah," Jace said, "I knew that was why you decided to go out with me!"

"Yeah, that's why," I said sarcastically, "Now are you going to teach me to surf or what?"

He knew that I was trying to change the subject, but let it pass. I took off my dress and set my stuff down before walking over to the board. It was a lot taller than me and I was slightly intimidated, but it's just an overgrown skate board right? I turned to talk to Jace and realized he was still behind me. "Are you staring at my ass?" I asked.

"Maybe," he said, waggling his eyebrows up and down.

I sighed, "Just come teach me to surf before I change my mind and go back inside."

"Okay, okay, first we have to wax the board," he said coming up behind me and handing me the wax.

I turned to the board and just started moving in random circles. "No, no, no," he said, "Move in small circles across the board." I felt him against my back as he guided my hand across the board.

"Ahh, now I see why you wanted to teach me how to surf," I said, not minding one bit. He turned me around so that I was facing him and I could see the heat burning behind hid golden eyes. I put my hands on either side of his face and brushed the hair out of his eyes. I brought his head down and kissed him. Jace quickly took control of the situation, but I wasn't having that. I ran my hands down his chest and lightly bit down on his bottom lip.

He growled and pressed his lips against mine almost roughly. I felt his tongue graze my bottom lip, asking for permission, and I gladly granted him it. I marveled at this type of kissing. It was so much better than I was used to and I could do it all day. I tried to slow down the kissing, but he was having none of that. So I kissed him back with just as much passion until I broke away, gasping for air. Apparently, Jace was not done with me. He started kissing my jaw line and then down my neck. When he reached the hollow at the base of my throat, he kissing it so tenderly, I gasped in pleasure.

As much fun as this was, I was not about to continue this on the beach. I gently grabbed his face and pecked him on the lips before pulling away and smiling into his pouting face. "If you keep kissing me like that, we'll never get anything done."

"Okay, okay, let's get started," he said. We soon had the boards all waxed up and after about 20 minutes practicing on the sand, I was ready to go in the water.

"You had some pretty good reflexes on land, but let's see how you do in the water," Jace said, smirking over in my direction. It was almost 100 degrees out, but the water was so cold, it was a welcome getaway. I submerged myself completely under the water to get used to it. From the corner of my eye, I could see Jace looking at me and threw my head back, running my hands threw my hair to get rid of the excess water.

"Stop teasing me or I'm going to throw you over my shoulder and have my way with you right here on this beach!" Jace called over.

I laughed and got on my board, "You know that's starting to sound really good right about now." I winked at him and started paddling further out. Once I was far out enough, all that was left to do was sit and wait. Jace paddled up next to me, he was so close that our knees bumped each other.

"This is the best and worst part," Jace said, "I hate waiting for a wave, but sometimes, it just feels so peaceful, it's a good time to think."

"You know Jace, you're not at all what I expected," I admitted.

"What did you expect?" Jace asked, trying and failing not to sound interested.

"Well honestly, when I first laid eyes on you, you looked like some dumb jock that doesn't give a shit about anybody's feelings but your own," I paused, "But the more time I spend with you, the more I realize that there's a lot more to you than you let on." He looks at me and smiles the most beautiful smile ever. His eyes seemed less guarded and his whole face seems more relaxed than ever.

"Well you're not so bad yourself," he said. Just as he was about to open his mouth to continue, a wave hit us, and we were both knocked off our boards. I resurfaced, coughing all the excess water out of my lungs. I leaned on my board and grinned over at Jace.

"And that my dear, is what happens when you don't pay attention to the waves," he said, smiling back. We got back on our boards and focused on the waves. I caught a few waves, but they were little ones, so I wasn't that happy about it. I know understand what Jace said about the waiting. It's frustrating to have to wait for a good wave, but sitting there is just so peaceful and tranquil. Even though there weren't many good waves, there was still a hand full of surfers out, all guys.

Jace brought me back to reality when he said, "Look here comes a huge wave, be ready!" As the wave was coming up I started paddling like crazy and soon I was up! I looked to my left, but Jace had let the wave pass and I could hear him cheering me on. I was still somewhat shaky, so moving was a little difficult, but I got the hang of it. Everything was going great until I was suddenly thrown off my board. I wasn't prepared so I had a pretty bad fall. I swallowed a mouth full of water and I was dragged across the sand like a rag doll. The waves tossed me in circles and I couldn't decipher what was up and what was down.

Finally, I was deposited unceremoniously on the shore. I lost my board somewhere along the way, but then it floated up beside me completely unharmed. Jace was at my side in an instant rubbing my back as I coughed up mouthfuls of water. "Are you okay?" Jace asked, "Sorry what a stupid question, of course you're not."

"What happened?" I sputtered.

"Some jackass came in on your wave and completely just knocked you off your board! I should go kick his ass right now," Jace was so mad, his fingers tightened slightly on my arms, not enough to hurt, but enough to know he was not okay with what happened.

"I'm fine, I just…" I hissed, as I sat up, feeling a burning pain on my back. Jace helped me sit up and looked at my back.

"How bad is it?" I asked, fearing the worst.

"Well," Jace said, "You have some pretty big scratches forming, probably when you were dragged across the sand. They're bleeding slightly, but not too serious." My stomach had some scratches too, but not enough to actually hurt. I think my hands got the worst of it, since I used them the most when I was trying to block my face. They were also slightly bleeding too.

Jace came back around and kissed me palms, "I'm so sorry baby. I didn't want you to get hurt. You were doing great until that jackass ruined your moment!"

"Don't worry about it," I said, "I'll just be a little sore for a while." I tried to smile, but every time I moved, I felt a searing pain shoot up my back.

"Let me get our stuff, then I'll help you inside," he said. He kissed my cheek and ran over to our scattered belongings.

"Nice surfing," I heard a nasally voice say. I turned my head and saw Kaelie sneering at me.

"Where is your pack of clones?" I asked.

"Gave them the day off," she replied, "Not like you would care, but I'm so over Jace. I'm here with my new and IMPOVED boyfriend."

After a slight pause, "You're right, I don't care." I struggled to get up when a guy walked up to Kaelie and gave her a lazy smile.

Then I felt Jace helping me up and supporting most of my body weight. Then all of a sudden he stiffened, "You!" If I weren't holding on to Jace, I'm sure he would have lunged at the mystery guy.

He looked over at us and recognition slowly appeared on his face. "Oh, yeah, sorry." He did not sound sorry at all and Jace was not happy.

"You better give her a sincere apology, none of that half ass crap," Jace growled.

This time his growl was not one of pleasure. I was scared at what he might do, so I clutched him closer and said, "Come one, just let it go. Let's go." Jace looked down at me and I pleaded with eyes to make him see reason. I must have convinced him pretty well because his eyes softened and nodded slightly. He picked me up, being careful not to touch my back so much, and started walking back to the house.

"What a wimp, you used to go out with that guy?" I heard the nameless jackass say. I was so proud when Jace just kept walking because I know that if I heard him, Jace definitely heard him. I leaned my head against Jace's chest as he opened the door and led us inside.

"Hey Clary, you're…" Izzy trailed off when she saw me in Jace's arms.

"Before you say anything else, it's not as bad as it seems," I said cautiously.

"Oh my god! What happened to you?" Mia yelled, rushing over to me.

"Thanks Mia," I said dryly.

"How could you let this happen?" Izzy yelled at Jace. Jace looked up, shocked and outraged.

"It wasn't Jace's fault," I defended him, "We were surfing and some dumbass knocked me off my surf board right in the middle of the biggest wave ever!"

"Still, Clary was in YOUR care! You should have made sure nothing happened to her!" Izzy yelled. And that's how it went for a bout five minutes, with Izzy and Jace arguing back and forth about whose fault it is.

"Hey!" I yelled, "Injured person here!" That instantly shut them up and Izzy looked away once I made eye contact with her.

"Right, sorry baby," Jace said, kissing my forehead tenderly, "Mia do you have a fist aid kit and some calamine lotion?"

"Yeah, I think it's upstairs. I'll run up and get it," she said, running upstairs to check in the bathroom.

Jace was about to set me down on the couch when I stopped him, "Maybe you should let me lay down on my stomach."

"Right," Jace said and set me on my feet so I could lie down. I tried not to be so obvious about how much it hurt because I didn't need them worrying anymore than they already were. Jace didn't believe one minute of it though and propped some pillows up so I would be comfortable.

"Here it is," Mia said, running down the stairs and almost falling on her face. I giggled as she handed Jace the some bandages and antiseptic wipes. "This might sting a little," Jace said cautiously. He started wiping down my cuts and even though he was doing it as gently as possible I still hissed involuntarily. Jace put the bandages on and applied calamine lotion to my minor scrapes.

Once Jace was finished with my back I looked over at Izzy who still wasn't looking at either of us. "Izzy, isn't there something you'd like to say?" I questioned her, looking pointedly at Jace.

"Nope, nothing comes to mind," she said, "Now that you're feeling better, I'll be in my room." Everyone was quiet as we heard her stomp up the stairs and slam her door.

"That went well," I said sarcastically, "I thought Izzy was okay about Jace."

"She is," Mia assured me, "But you know how protective she is of you. She just wants to make sure Jace is taking care of you." Jace didn't say anything and continued rubbing in the lotion over every red scratch on my body.

"Okay, looks like you're done. I think I'll go talk to Izzy, straighten out a few things," Jace said, standing up.

"Don't tear each other to bits," I joked, "She's the second door on your left."

"I'll try not to," Jace said, seriously. He bent down and kissed me gently before walking up the stairs.

"Don't worry," Mia said, "Jace is a great guy, Izzy was just giving him a hard time. I'm sure they'll get everything straightened out."

"I hope you're right," I said, looking towards the stairs warily.

A/N: Well that's it for now! Will Jace and Izzy be able to resolve their issues? Will Jace ever figure out that I'm the love of his life?! Well, the Jace and Izzy situation is probably more possible, but you can't blame a girl for trying! Anyway, enough of my fan girling, review review review! Can I get over five reviews before the next chapter?