Jessie's Pov

My poor sweet Logan… I watched him fail three times at flirting and then he walked back to us sat down dropping his head on the table. "Can we go home now?"

"No," Liam said and Logan groaned.

"I don't want to do this guys I don't need a rebound I just wanna go back to the hotel and put my Star Wars pajamas on and drink some tea maybe read a book."

"This is why it's not working," Liam said to Ryland pointing at Logan. "He needs to be more open to this."

"I don't want to do this."

"It's the first step of moving on trust me Log you'll be better after this now help me pick someone else."

"How do you even know who's gay and who's not?" Logan asked looking around.

"Some you just know others not so much… Try that guy." Liam pointed at a really handsome guy with dark hair.

"Damn…" Henry flicked me. "What? You're hotter I'm just saying he's good looking." He rolled his eyes.

"Go on," Ryland said shooing Logan away.

"Don't you guys think he's not ready for something like this? I mean they broke up like five days ago." I said and watched Logan go up to him awkwardly and come back ten seconds later.

"This will go down as the worst day of my life." Logan sat back down and sighed.

"Dude come on you've talked to three guys none of them were good enough?"

"That's not the point Liam."

"What is then?"

"I'm demisexual," Logan said and watched for their reactions. Liam looked at Ryland before taking a deep breath.

"Come on Logan, be realistic. Demigods don't exist." He said and Ryland shook his head.

"Nah man, demisexual is when he's only attracted to people whose names are demi," Ryland said and Liam nodded.

"Oh! Ya, that makes more sense. So we looking for a male Demi Lovato?"

"Exactly!"

"I'm surrounded by idiots…" Logan muttered. "Help me?" He said to Henry.

"Demisexual means that a person doesn't experience sexual attraction unless they form a strong emotional connection with someone."

"Emotional connection?"

"Like love," I said grabbing Henry's hand squeezing it tightly.

"That's not gonna do how do we change that?" Liam was shaking his head. "This will never do."

"What are you gonna do force me to have sex with someone?"

"Of course not I just have to make you fall in love with one of these dudes."

"That's not how loves works…" Logan said shaking his head.

"You can fall in love for a night, right Ryland?"

"Dude I'm getting married in three days don't drag me into that one." Henry laughed and Liam glanced at him.

"You agree with me Henry right?" Henry looked at me and sighed.

"Uh…"

"Oh fuck this." Liam stood up and cleared his throat. "Ladies and gentlemen, mostly gentlemen I'm looking for a young and gay-" Logan jumped up and tried to stop Liam. "Stop it Log I have a really good speech planned then will start the bidding."

"Liam please stop."

"That's a good idea," Ryland said, Logan threw his napkin at him.

"How is this a good idea? You guys are trying to sell me!"

"Only for a night," Henry said playfully.

"Jessie! Tell them to stop." Logan begged giving me his puppy dog eyes.

"Leave him alone guys."

"I had a speech!" Liam yelled.

"It was probably awful," Logan said and Liam raised his eyebrow. "No… No, I'm kidding it was great I bet."

"So let me do my-"

"No."

"I kinda wanna hear it," Henry said and Logan punched him.

"Some best friend you are," Logan muttered as Liam cleared his throat once again.

"Gather round my gay male friends. For I have a man who's shy but is literally a walking Google. That's right, wanna know the circumference of the sun? Or how many electrons are in magnesium? I have the man for you! He cooks, cleans, and even separates his colors religiously before putting them in the wash! Who thinks they're worthy enough for a one night stand with Mr. LOGAN!. I'm his twin brother, I can attest that his dick is huge." Ryland and Henry were laughing so hard but Logan was hitting his head on the table.

"I like the ending there," Ry said Liam smiled.

"Well, I mean Logan can't have all the fun."

"Don't you have a girlfriend?"

"You mean Chase?" He laughed. "She's not my girlfriend we just hook up." Logan looked at him with an expression I couldn't read.

"Okay…" Logan said.

"Okay?" Liam and Ryland said in unison.

Logan reaches over and took Ryland's beer gulping it down and then he took Henry's and drank that too. "I'm ready," Logan said and then shook his head. "I may need a few more drinks."

"You don't drink Logie," I whispered to him but he shrugged.

"I want to feel normal again… I hate feeling like this Jessie it's killing me and Liam says this is the way you start to feel better."

"Yeah but—"

"If you and Henry broke up and you knew you weren't gonna get back together wouldn't you do this?"

"Yeah, probably but you aren't-"

"Normal?" He laughed.

"Exactly."

"I've been taking my Xanax again." He said my eyes shot to his, he knows that mom hates him on that hell even dad does.

"Logan—"

"I know… They help though."

"No, they don't they make you feel worse."

"I just want to go back to how it was before him…"

"You wanna go back to thirteen year old Logan?"

"I want to go back to happy Logan, not heartbroken Logan." He stood up and went to the bar.

"Gotta love being legal age in different countries." Liam followed Logan up.

"I'm gonna make sure those two idiots don't get something disgusting." Ryland left leaving Henry and me alone.

"Are you gonna stay?"

"When?"

"After the wedding… We can have a couple days all to our self."

"I work on Monday."

"I'm sorry what?" He looked at me and sighed shaking his head.

"Nothing baby."

"No Henry, not nothing, you are not going back to work on Monday you just got fucking stabbed," I yelled.

"Can you keep it down a bit? I don't need the entire country knowing my business." He sat up and winced but tried to play it off like nothing was hurting him.

"Let me get this through your thick ass skull," I leaned in towards his ear. "You are not going back to work on Monday or any fucking day soon do you hear me?" He kissed my cheek.

"Don't worry about me Strawberry."

"I swear you drive me insane Hewwie." He smiled.

"I never promised to make it easy for you did I?"

"That doesn't mean I'm gonna stop worrying about you Henry, I'll worry about you until I die."

"You shouldn't worry about me I'm perfectly fine." I raised my eyebrow and he rolled his eyes. "I'm fine Jessica." I touched his stomach and he groaned in pain. "Fucking hell." He groaned.

"Are you sure your perfectly fine Henry?" I said sarcastically as Liam and Logan came back laughing.

"Liam almost drank fireball." Logan started to giggle which never happens the most you ever get from Logan is a tiny chuckle or a surprised laugh that he feels bad about later.

"So?" I said and Logan sighed dramatically.

"Two very allergic twins right here." Logan tried to motion between him and Liam but failed horribly. "So we took a bunch of shots with Ryland and some girl who thinks Liam's hot or something I wasn't paying attention."

"You weren't paying attention to something going on around you?"

"Nah…. I'm just chillin." He said and started to giggle again. "I was just thinking of something funny." He said and tapped on Henry. "Wanna hear it?"

"Sure."

"Why does," He took a deep breath. "Why does…. Ah shit, I forgot." Logan shrugged.

"What are you talking about?" Liam asked and Logan shrugged.

"Who knows." He mumbled leaning against Liam. "The world is moving in slow motion," Logan said and Liam laughed.

"Dude that's awesome." Liam pushed Logan another drink he took it and started to chug.

"Shouldn't we stop this?" I asked Ryland shook his head.

"He's happy and laughing and isn't worried about germs and doesn't care about the circumference of the sun or how many electrons is in magnesium," He looked at Henry. "Did I say that right?"

"Yeah."

"Thank god I was thinking about swapping the two but how many electrons are in the sun did not make sense to me."

"Well technically-" Henry started to say but Ryland shook his head.

"No, I don't want to hear it… Actually, why didn't you correct me?" He asked Logan who looked up at him.

"Huh?"

"I said how many electrons are in the sun?"

"Uh… I dunno I don't really feel like doing math right now." Ryland laughed and ruffled Logan's hair.

"I don't think Logan's smart anymore," Liam whispered loudly to Ryland.

"Oh, guys mom's calling me," Logan said and Liam and Ryland both tried to take his phone away but he pulled away from them. "You don't answer for your mother."

"Come get another drink with us." Ryland pulled Logan up and Liam followed behind Henry struggled up beside me.

"I'm gonna join them."

"Don't drink too much you're on all those meds right now."

"I won't I promise."

"We aren't done talking about this Henry."

"I don't know what you're talking about." He kissed me quickly and then stood up winked at me and turned around.

Jace's Pov

It's normal for me to be woken up by a three kick combo from Benji since he sleeps in our room almost every night anyway at home. He rolled over and cuddled into Clary. The aftermath of everything he experienced with his parents came in the form of his fear of being alone, Benji used to be locked in his room when his mother had her ''friends'' over. Then when he lived with his grandparents they always had him in his room in the attic and when he was at school he lived in a tiny little room, so Benji never would go near his room unless he wanted to play or had his friends over. We've tried so many things to get him over the fear but what works for him is falling asleep wherever he feels comfortable sometimes in Cecily's room or with Liam but most of the time he's right in the middle of Clary and me.

Benji groaned and rolled again towards me rolling over my arm and then stopping so that my arm was under him. "Benji move over," I whispered but he didn't move. "Benji," I whispered as I pulled my arm and he rolled over lifting his head up.

"Morning." He whispered.

"Sorry I didn't mean to wake you but I couldn't feel my hand." He smiled and laid down on me. "Go back to sleep Benny." He kissed my cheek before laying his head right beside mine and closed his eyes throwing his arm over my neck and pushing himself up against me as close as he could get so I wrapped my arm around him and he smiled.

"Jace…"

My neck was stiff and my body felt like I had weights on my stomach I opened my eyes Clary was smiling at me I looked down and Benji was sleeping on top of me and the kid wasn't light. "Morning baby."

"We're supposed to be meeting the kids for breakfast." She had an amused smile on her face and I knew she probably took a picture of us before waking me up.

"Right, Benji come on we have to go meet everyone for breakfast." He didn't move. "Can you help me?"

"Benny get up," Clary said and he stretched out on me and sat up.

"Morning mama."

"Morning baby."

"Are we having breakfast with everyone?"

"No, but we're having dinner tonight with everyone."

"Oh."

"Go get dressed." He jumped off the bed and picked up his backpack and ran into the bathroom.

"How's your neck?" Clary asked still smiling.

"Sore… Why didn't you move him?"

"It was really cute and at one point you had your arms wrapped around him and you both looked so peaceful so I couldn't wake you guys up."

"Well, my neck is really mad at you."

"I'll give you a massage later." She winked.

"You promise."

"Mhmm."

"Full body massage?"

"It's your neck that hurts not your full body." I dramatically rolled onto my side and started groaning.

"Ow, my back!"

"It's because you're old" I stopped and looked up at her. "Jace don't."

"I'll show you old." I tackled her off the bed and down onto the floor she laughed as she wrapped her arms around my neck.

"I take it your back feels better Mr. Herondale?" I leaned down to brush my lips against hers.

"It's-"

"Ew!" Benji covered his eyes as he ran over to the dresser and picked up his phone. "I'm ready and you two have barely even moved." He shook his head. "I'm hungry…" He held his phone up shaking it back and forth. "Everyone's waiting for us!"

"Okay, we're coming bud."

"I'm gonna wait outside for you guys." He looked at us pretended to gag and ran out of the room. Clary laid against me sighing heaving.

"You okay baby?"

"Yeah just tired."

"You didn't get enough sleep?"

"I tried calling Logan last night and he didn't answer, I'm really worried about him he's never gone through something like this and he's all alone in New York."

"I think he's in a better place and he knows if he needs help he can always…" My words died down because this is Logan we're talking about. "Being all together, I'm sure this will help him."

"I hope so." She frowned. I couldn't stop thinking about Logan now that she put that into my head but I knew Logan was not trying to be the center of attention he wanted that on Kayla and Ryland.

"Our son's getting married in two days." Clary stopped getting dressed and just took a deep breath.

"He's not a baby anymore…" She said softly.

"He hasn't been a baby for a long time," I said but she just shook her head.

"He's always been my baby but now he's getting married and I'm happy for him but where has all the time gone?" She sighed and sat down on the bed.

"Are you alright?"

"Yeah just going through the emotions right now." I smiled and grabbed her hand. "What's with the smile?"

"I know Ryland getting married is a big deal and not just because he's our son or our firstborn."

"I never thought I'd see this day," Clary said and tears started to fall. "When I had cancer—"

"Don't Clary…" I said softly wiping her tears away.

"I dreamed about him getting married but I wasn't…" She stopped and took a deep breath. "I'm just happy that I'm here for this moment."

"You know I hate when you talk like that," I said softly.

"I know… It just with his wedding being so close I feel like I'm dreaming and that I actually—" I didn't let her finish that sentence because I couldn't handle thinking that. "I'm sorry I know you hate when I talk like this but I keep dreaming that the cancer comes back and this time I don't make it."

"I hate it because I cannot picture my life without you." She smiled and leaned into me.

"You are my everything, Jace."

"And you're mine."

Clary and Benji went down to meet up with everyone while I went to get Logan he texted Clary saying he wasn't in the mood for food so I was going to drag him down if I had to. "Hey, dad…" Liam handed me the card key. "I've tried to get him out of bed but he won't budge."

"We'll meet you down there." He nodded and started to walk off towards the elevators.

Logan was laying in bed scrolling through pictures of him and Damien deleting them one by one with tears falling. "Log?" He didn't lift his head up or say anything. "Logan?" Still nothing. "Okay then…" I jumped on top of him.

"Dad!" He groaned.

"He talks!" Logan pushed me off of him. "What's wrong?"

"I went out last night and tried to have rebound sex." He said stopping on a picture of them, Damien's arms wrapped around Logan's neck kissing his cheek. "It failed miserably."

"And whose idea was that?"

"Liam and Ryland… We ended up getting drunk because I couldn't do it."

"Have rebound sex?"

"Sex at all… I'm Demisexual so it makes mindless sex a little hard…"

"You know that makes you all the more special right?" He laughed bitterly.

"Yeah? How?"

"Because then you know it's real that your relationship isn't just about sex."

"But-"

"Logan you are one of a kind you have the purest soul I have ever seen and you have so much love to give and I know right now it hurts but this will make you stronger."

"No… it won't."

"Why not?" He sat up and looked at me.

"Because of my low EQ mom had to teach me emotions and how to properly deal with them. Because I can't process emotions like normal people."

"I don't understand."

"Mom didn't teach me how to handle this emotion because I have never gone through this emotion so I can only use what I know and that's how to deal with pain but Wren taught me how to deal with pain." He pulled his sleeve down and glanced at me.

"Give me your arm."

"Please don't…." He said softly. "I know it's wrong and that I shouldn't do it but it helps, my heart hurts and I don't know what to do I try and be happy but I'm miserable and everyone thinks that time will make me, okay but it won't because I don't know how to be okay without Damien he meant everything to me and now he's gone and it hurts so much." He started to dig his nails into his skin.

"Stop that." He shook his head. "Logan look at me." His blue eyes met mine and they looked so drained and tired not his bright eyes that looked like crystal clear water. "I know I'm no good at this and that you'd much rather have your mother here than me but Logan this isn't the way to fix your problems."

"I hate being a genius sometimes."

"Really?" He's never said that before.

"If I wasn't my EQ would be normal and I could live a normal life… Normal kids don't have to be taught how to process emotions or feel them…"

"What do you mean by that? Process emotions?"

"It's like I'm emotional tone deaf I can't tell when people are mad at me because I don't understand different tones of voices like sarcasm I hated sarcasm so much because I didn't understand it… When I do feel emotions it's like a semi-truck of emotions hitting me at once and that's why mom had to teach me because I would get so frustrated."

"Logan-"

"Having a low EQ basically means I struggle to understand and control my emotions."

"So heartbreak… How do I teach you?" Logan smiled.

"It's okay dad I'm trying to work through this on my own."

"Can I at least see your arm?" He stood up and grabbed a jacket.

"Better hurry up before mom gets mad at us." He said softly walking out of the room.

Jessie practically flew into my arms, I spun her around kissing her head. "Hey, PumpkinHead."

"Hi, daddy." I caught a glimpse of Ryland look from me and Jess over to Willow. "I've missed you so much." She said into my neck, it's been over four months since I've seen her.

"I've missed you more princess." She kissed my cheek.

"Hey! How come you didn't say that to me?" Cecily said crossing her arms.

"Because dad gets to see you every day at home, he probably threw a party when he realized he got to get away from his three craziest kids for a while." Jessie said Benji stuck his tongue out at her.

"Rude…" Cecily mumbled.

"Aren't you gonna be late for school?" Jessie said and Cecily punched her.

"Why did you say that!"

"Celine Sophia Herondale! You told me you didn't have school today!" Clary yelled Cecily looked at me and pouted her bottom lip.

"I just wanted to spend time with the family."

"You are going to school," Clary said but Cecily wasn't paying attention to her just staring at me. "Jace." I knew that tone.

"I'm sorry Muffin but your mother's right you have to."

"Oh come on! It's only one day please?"

"No."

"Kayla, can you tell them to let me stay home?" She looked at Clary and then me and then back to Cecily.

"I don't understand how I have a say in this…" She said quietly, I noticed she stayed a little behind Ryland almost like she was uncomfortable.

"I was supposed to help Kayla with something and it was really important but now I can't because I'm gonna be stuck at school."

"Help her with what?" Clary asked.

"It's a surprise for Ryland." Ryland looked at Kayla with an eyebrow raised but she looked away. "It's for the wedding." Clary's expression changed.

"Fine but text Rafe to get your homework."

"He didn't go either." Clary didn't say anything just moved closer to me.

"Stop thinking like that," I whispered to her as we followed the hostess to our table.

"Like what?"

"Like your magically going to drop dead before Ryland gets married." She stopped walking.

"It's not that."

"Then what is going on with you?"

"I've been feeling… I don't know… Sick…"

"What?"

"I just don't feel good and when I get sick now I get terrified that the cancer is back and I'm really freaking out and-" She burst into tears and buried her head into my shirt.

"You're okay," I muttered into her hair, you have to be okay, that's what I wanted to say but I knew I couldn't.

"I'm sorry I didn't want to bring it up this weekend." She pulled away wiping her tears away. "I know I'm probably just over thinking but getting sick scares me cause I never know if it's… I'm sorry."

"It's okay to be scared baby."

"Mom? What's wrong?" Ryland has Willow in his arms. "Why are you crying?" Clary looked at me and then to Ryland.

"Nothing RyRy." Willow held her arms out to Clary. "Good morning my sweet girl." She took Willow from him.

"Dad… What's going on?" He asked once she walked away.

"Nothing Ry."

"Don't lie to me." He looked back in the direction they went and then back to me. "Is mom okay?"

"She's fine just having an emotional time," I said hoping he'd just go with this.

"With?"

"You getting married you're her baby." He relaxed finally. "Come on everyone is waiting."

Henry's Pov

I've been working up the courage to do this and not pussy out but my heart felt like it was going to explode into a billion pieces. "I can do this… I can do this…" I kept repeating it to myself but it really wasn't helping any. I saw everyone walking towards the elevator and searched for him luckily Jessie wasn't next to him so I made my move. "Jace," He stopped and looked around as I ran up to him. "Uh hi…"

"Oh Henry, what's up?"

"Can I uh talk to you for a minute?" He raised an eyebrow but followed me anyway towards an empty room.

"I don't think we're supposed to be in here." He said but leaned against the wall. "What did you want to talk about?"

"I uh…" God my heart wouldn't stop racing. "I love your daughter with all my heart and I…" I stopped and tried to think of the right words. "And I have always loved her and I always will no matter what. She's my best friend, my sunshine, my world… And I want to marry her and I know we're young but there will never be anyone else that can even come close to Jessie and I'm not saying i'd propose to her right this second I want it to be perfect because she deserves that and I feel like I'm fucking this up by rambling so much because I feel like you're gonna punch me in the face or something because I'm asking to marry your daughter. I mean I wouldn't blame you if you punched me-" I stopped because Jace started laughing.

"Henry calm down, take a deep breath." I nodded sighing heavily. "How hard was that for you?"

"I was scared shitless, to be honest," I said giving a shaky laugh.

"Jessie's been through a lot in life and I honestly don't think she'd be where she's at now without your help. You've given her a lot but most of all you gave her patience and love and with that I saw my baby girl come back, she spent so long living in fear because of Sebastian and it broke me to see her that broken but once you came back into her life it's like she became a different person her confidence was back and even her appetite. You pushed her to love herself and I owe you everything for helping her and I know you don't see it that way but I do and I know how much she means to you and how much you mean to her."

"Th-That means a lot coming from you Sir."

"How are you thinking about asking her?"

"I uh… Haven't gotten that far into thinking about it yet I was trying to-" My phone buzzed I glanced at it quickly.

Shane: Someone came in today looking for you when we tried to question him he ran Henry do not come back until this man is found I mean it I will call Jessie and tell her what's going on

"Fuck…" I mumbled putting my phone away I'd deal with him later. "Sorry about that."

"Something wrong?"

"No… Everything's okay I just have to go take my morning meds." Jace didn't buy that.

"You know I haven't given you my permission yet so lying to me isn't the best option right now."

"Someone has been looking for me since I got stabbed."

"Someone, to finish the job?"

"I saw that kids face when he stabbed me he was scared so he ran it doesn't make sense."

"That he's looking for you now?" I nodded but then shrugged.

"Maybe because I saw his face but he didn't look like a killer he looked like a scared teenager."

"Have you told Jessie?" I laughed. "I'm taking that as a no?"

"She didn't find out I was stabbed until I saw her and even then I wasn't going to tell her but someone else told her and we fought about it and we fought about her ignoring me for a month and yeah…"

"She ignored you for a month?"

"Well not purposely she got busy with stupid fashion stuff and I was jealous of the Italian guy she was always hanging out with."

"Do you have a ring picked out?"

"I've had it for about a year now just waiting for the right opportunity."

"I'm sure I'll be one of the first to hear when you finally pop the question." He said and my eyes shot to his.

"You mean?"

"I give you my blessing but if you ever hurt my baby I will take you into the middle of the desert and I will leave you there, understand?"

"Yes, sir…"

"Don't call me that."

"Right sorry." Now I just have to work the courage to actually ask Jessie though I'm sure that won't happen anytime soon.

After that, I met up with Zach he's been bugging me since he has yet to see me with his own to eyes to make sure I was in fact okay. "Hey bro." Zach turned quickly and tears came to his eyes. "Don't cry Zach it's not manly at all." He punched me really fucking hard. "Fucking hell!"

"You scared the shit out of me."

"How? All I said was hey bro…"

"Not that dumbass getting stabbed." Zach hugged me quickly. "I'm glad you're okay little brother."

"I'm sorry for worrying you but it's not like I really had a choice in the matter because if I did I would have chosen to not get stabbed."

"Maybe you should start looking for a different job?" He said and I thought it was a joke but he was really being serious.

"Zach you know that's not going to happen unless I get a call from the FBI saying we'd like you to join."

"We can't lose you to Henry when Kenzie died the family almost fell apart but-"

"Please don't talk about Kenzie I can't think about her right now."

"Henry-"

"I'm fine Zach a little sore but perfectly okay I know you, mom, dad, and Jessie are all worried about me but you don't have to be I'm alright and I'll be more careful."

After that Zach finally started to relax a bit and actually enjoy Italy we went shopping for a wedding gift for Kayla and Ryland, we went to about five stores just looking until we found the perfect thing, Zach had it easier though he knew Ryland way better then I did and Zach was looking for a certain thing meanwhile I'm just wondering around each store thinking will Ryland like that? Kayla, she's a different story I can easily guess what she'd like because she's a lot like Jessie. "You look like you gotta take a shit," Zach mumbled.

"Suck my dick," I mumbled back, he smirked. "Y'know I always hear everyone say that you never swear and when you do cuss it's like the whole world applauds you but when it's just me and you you're a real fucking asshole."

"I swear in front of the guys just not as often as they do so when I swear they make fun of me."

"So start swearing more."

"Mom and dad taught us that it was wrong."

"Aww look at you listening to whatever mommy and daddy say." I teased in baby voice.

"Henry I'm gonna chop your fucking dick off shove it down your throat then sow your mouth shut so you have to suck yourself off for the rest of your life!"

"I'm pretty sure I would choke and die but fuck you too." Zach rolled his eyes.

"It's good to hang out with you again we don't get to see each other nearly as much as I'd like."

"I'll try and come around more I've just been working like crazy trying to make detective and now that I am finally a detective I will probably have a more normal schedule or well I hope I do but I probably won't…"

"You're a detective now?" Zach put down a snow globe and turned to me. "When did that happen?"

"After I got stabbed."

"Why didn't you tell me? Do mom and dad know?"

"No, the only person who knows is Jessie." He pushed his shoulder into mine.

"Congratulations I know you've wanted this since you became a cop."

"Now onto my next goal."

"Oh yeah, becoming a hotshot FBI agent?"

"Yep." Zach went back to looking for a present when my phone rang. "Sup?"

"Where are you?" Jessie asked softly.

"Trying to find a wedding present for your brother but I'm having trouble…" She laughed.

"I put both our names on the present I got for them."

"What would I do without you Strawberry?"

"Can you come back now? I want to spend time with you."

"Once Zach finds something I'll be back at the hotel."

"How long?" She pouted.

"Twenty minutes? Do you need anything while I'm out?"

"Condoms a lot of them…"

"Planning a big night?"

"It's been forever since we've had sex and I don't have any and I know your mopy ass doesn't."

"Mopy ass?"

"You weren't even planning on talking to me this entire trip so I highly doubt you brought condoms."

"Well, you're right about that… But I figured we could go out on a date sightsee a bit?"

"Sure but after sex."

"Yes ma'am."

"And can you get me something to drink."

"Of course, anything else?"

"Yeah, you here right now and in my bed naked would be really nice right about now." She pouted, Zach was still looking around so I slipped away for a second trying to find condoms I didn't need him seeing and making fun of me. "Hewwie…"

"I know baby but it's not like I can just ditch my brother." She sighed heavily.

"I'll be waiting." She hung up.

I was trying to hide my bag as we left but Zach saw and kept trying to peek into my bag. "So what did you end up getting them?" He asked trying to snatch the bag I punched his shoulder.

"I didn't find anything but Jessie wanted something to drink." Zach raised an eyebrow. "What?"

"Well, you're being awful careful with a bag with just a drink in it."

"I'm not."

"What else is in the bag Henry?"

"Shut up Zach."

"Oh look at that." Zach said pointing at something behind me I turned and he grabbed the bag from me but I couldn't move fast because that would hurt way too badly right now so I hung my head in defeat. "At least you're being safe." He smirked.

"At least I'm having sex…" I muttered.

"Hasn't Jessie been here for like a month? If anything I should be saying that to you." He was laughing at me now.

"I hate you."

"Love you too baby brother."

"I'm not a baby."

Zach dragged me to three different stores after that just to piss me off and then continued telling me about his last few hook ups I didn't really want to hear about it but Zach hardly tells me about his personal life so I listened and he listened to me talk about Jess.

Cecily's Pov

My favorite thing about vacations with the family is that you always have something to do with someone, aunt Kelly was taking Rafe and I on a little adventure to her favorite spot but she's never been here before but she's heard about it and has been dying to come here. "Come on you guys look like your at least having a little fun?" She said ruffling Rafe's hair he swatted her hand away.

"I want to lay by the pool and get some hot babes numbers not walk around old places." Rafe mumbled, Kelly pulled his ear.

"This is history Rafie."

"And don't call me Rafie I'm not six anymore it's embarrasing."

"I think it's cool to see things that were built and made a really long time ago, I remember coming here with Logan, now that's really fun he gave us so much information and facts that dad didn't even have to pay for those tours they do."

"But Logan's not here so what's the point?" Rafe whined. "So now we just get to look at boring walls that are old."

"You'd rather be at the hotel playing video games wouldn't you?" Kelly asked him and he nodded before she even finished her sentence.

"Fuck yeah!" She gave him a look but he just rolled his eyes. "Dad and papa went to spend the day with Max and the kids so I had a free ride to do whatever I wanted but then papa had to ask you to babysit me…"

"He didn't ask me to babysit he just didn't want you all alone Rafe."

"Well, what's the point in exploring? I've been here for a month and I've seen all of this! I thought when papa said I'd be getting to spend three months in Italy while he worked there would be more parties and stuff…"

"There is we just never get invited because we're "too young" or it's a "School night" I get it Rafe but maybe if you tried to make friends you'd be less bored." He glared at me. "Or not…"

"Listen to Cecily baby if you don't make friends then your basically just going to school and then back to the hotel."

"I go out sometimes but always on my own."

"Such a loner." He rolled his eyes.

We didn't stay out long because Alec found out about Rafe lying about not having school today so we had to go back and Kelly gave him a long lecture about lying she was almost like his mom at points I wonder if that's how Rafe saw it, they were really close.

I ended up with mom and Willow in her and dad's room. "Ba!" Willow yelled throwing her little bouncy ball off of the bed. "Ba!" She pointed at it while looking at me.

"You want me to go get it?"

"Ba!" I rolled off the bed and picked up her ball.

"So how'd you get stuck with Willow mom." I asked, Willow was trying to get the ball out of my hand but I kept moving away.

"The boys went to get there tux's so I offered to watch Willow so Ryland didn't have to take her with."

"Where's Kayla?" Mom laughed.

"Something about a pregnancy craving I tried to go with her but I think she wanted a few hours kid free but she went with her friend, she deserves a break." Willow got the ball from me and tried to put it in her mouth. "She's going to choke on that Cecily."

"So what do you think the baby is going to be?" I asked while sticking my hand in Willow's mouth to get the little ball back.

"I don't know, you?"

"A girl! I want Ryland to be cursed with all girls well other then Harlan."

"Your brother would go insane." Mom said with a fond smile.

"That's the point!"

"I want it to be a boy with red hair, I think that would be cute."

"Hmm… I would've pictured Jess to be the one to have a redhead kid." Mom laughed.

"Just because none of you have red hair doesn't mean your children don't have that chance."

"I think I would look more like you then Jessie does if I had your hair I mean I have your eyes."

"Muffin my eyes are the only thing you have, you look like the female version of your father." I narrowed my eyes at her. "A cute female version of your father."

"Thanks, mom…" I laid back against the bed Willow took this moment to stand and drop on top of me. "Oww…"

"Mama!" She yelled.

"Mama isn't here she left you here with us forever and ever." Willow just looked down at me with drool falling.

"Ma maaa."

"Why are you back? I thought you and Kelly were gonna do something?"

"I don't know this weekend isn't really about fun… I'm just waiting for our family vacation… So I can actually have fun."

"You're in Italy and not having fun?"

"Ehh I'm living here for three months everything around here stopped being fun after three weeks."

"You can always come home."

"I'd rather not Italy is more fun then home."

"Well-"

"Speaking of the family vacation where exactly are we going?"

"Uh… No one's sure yet we're trying to get everyone to agree on one place but everyone's arguing."

"Baba." Willow said picking up her cup of water holding it up to mom.

"Can you say water?"

"Wa." Willow said.

"Good job baby, now say Cecily." She didn't say anything. "Cecily."

"Wa."

"Mom! Why won't she say my name?"

"She's only one maybe when she's two." I groaned pulling Willow into a cuddle she didn't want any part of. "Stop being a mean baby and love me!" I yelled as Willow just continues to whine.

"Cecily she doesn't want you hugging her."

"Well, I don't care she's gonna love me one way or another." Mom rolled her eyes and laid down beside me, Willow being a traitor got away from me and laid next to mom. "How come she likes you more then me?"

"I don't force her into giving me hugs." Mom muttered in between kissing Willow's cheek.

"Willow you are a traitor." She didn't care what I said just kept cuddling and loving on mom and not me. "So how come you've barely talked to Ryland?" I asked, everyone knew mom was mad at Ry about something but she wouldn't tell us.

"What do you mean?"

"You're mad at him."

"I'm not."

"Well, you were when you dropped everything and dragged Liam and Benji down to HB so you could yell at Ryland for three days."

"How do you know that?" Mom got up grabbing Willow's diaper bag and throwing her wipes and a diaper at me.

"Liam said you were really mad and that you went off on Ryland but he doesn't know why."

"Liam should learn to keep his mouth shut about things that don't involve him." She muttered.

"Why do I have to change her?"

"Because I'm teaching you a valuable lesson."

"Which is?" She handed me a bag as she bit her lip to keep from laughing.

"Don't have sex because it leads to explosive babies." Explosive babies? Willow rolled over and I saw it now she had poop all along her back.

"Eww! I'm not doing that!" But mom had already disappeared somewhere. "MOM!"

"Mama." Willow said and then farted which made even more poop come out.

"I'm never having a kid…." I carefully pulled her shirt off and gagged at the smell. "Mom please I need help!" I yelled but she didn't come out. "How does this much come out of such a tiny human?" I wiped off Willow's back throwing the wipes into the bag. "I'm never ever having a child and if I do I'm giving it to you to raise! Do you hear me mom?" She laughed from the bathroom.

"Ba." Willow screamed and lifted her legs up and it gushed out the sides I almost threw up.

"MOM PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD HELP ME IT'S EVERYWHERE!" I yelled and she finally came out of the bathroom laughing so hard her face was red. "This isn't funny!" I wiped her legs and pulled her shorts off. "Please help me."

"Wipe her off as best as you can and then go stick her in the bath you are just making it worse."

"I'm making it worse? She's practically playing in it!"

"Aren't kids so much fun?" Mom held the bag open for me while I threw all wipes in there and then carefully held Willow far away from me while carrying her into the bathroom. "Who needs sex education?" Mom was still laughing.

"I'm never having sex…."

Liam's Pov

Jordan, Rafe, Benji, Harlan, DJ, and I were all out by the pool well technically Rafe and I were supposed to be babysitting Harlan and DJ while Ryland and Max went to some stupid band meeting, they had a show tomorrow I was surprised Ryland asked me of all people to watch Harlan. "Uncle Liam watch me!" Harlan yelled doing a backflip into the pool.

"Dude that was awesome where'd you learn to do that?"

"My uncle Aaron taught me." He said just as DJ jumped into the water right on top of Harlan. "You tried to drown me!" He giggled spitting water at DJ who started spitting water right back.

"So how'd you get stuck watching him?" I asked Rafe.

"My dads had them and DJ wanted to go swimming but Rosie didn't want to and Empire was sleeping so papa told DJ to ask me and when I said no I got yelled at so here I am…." He muttered.

"You don't seem to happy to be spending time with your nephew."

"I'd rather be playing fortnite…"

"I'd figure you more as a PUBG kinda guy." Jordan said sipping a smoothie.

"I mean I have it but I was supposed to play fortnite with some friends back home."

"What's that?" DJ asked and then jumped backwards into the water with Harlan following him.

"Wait you have your playstation here?"

"Fuck yeah you think I'm gonna stay here for three months with no playstation? I'd rather die."

"That's a bit much…" Jordan said.

"I'm fourteen the only things I like are video games and porn leave me alone." Rafe said snatching Jordan's smoothie.

"Same." I said Jordan laughed throwing a towel at me.

"Video games and fucking every girl in school."

"I will become just like you Liam, please teach me the ways."

"Well it sometimes just comes with being a Herondale but I shall pass along the great methods of those before me."

"Don't do it Rafe half the girls end up hating him after."

"Because they think we're gonna end up together and frolicking through fucking dandalens and shit… I don't do romance." I shivered at the thought of that… I didn't need love that just leaves you with a broken heart and I do not repeat do not get my heart broken.

"Earth to Liam?" Rafe waved his hand in front of me.

"Huh… What?"

"Do you want anything?" He pointed at the waitress in the black bikini, I noticed Harlan and DJ stare at her.

"Harlan, DJ you guys want anything?"

"Ice cream!" Harlan yelled.

"Chocolate!" DJ added.

"Two chocolate ice creams." I winked.

I was trying to talk Logan into getting a tattoo with me but he wants to get a broken heart cut into four piece it's symbolize each year he was with Damien I talked him out of that depressing shit but I couldn't come up with something he said he wanted to get a tattoo for mom and I thought that was cool but trying to decide on the same thing was damn near impossible. I sighed and laid back on the chair I wanted Logan to feel better but I also wanted him and Damien to get back together, they were perfect for each other and Damien's my best friend Logan told me he doesn't care if me and Damien are still friends but it felt weird now.

I pulled my phone out and sent him a quick text to see how he was doing with everything.

Liam: Hey how's everything going? Find out where you're gonna be stationed at yet?

"Jump on him!" I heard Jordan yell and moved my phone just in time to see Harlan's body coming down onto me.

"Fuck…" I muttered dropping my phone.

"I gots you uncle Liam." He wrapped his arms around me. "I'm so cold."

"You brought your close why don't you change?"

"Oh yeah!" He said rolling off me and picking up his pants. "Your phone is ringing." He handed it to me and picked up his clothes. "Can you come with me Jordie?"

"I'm gonna kill my mom for telling you to call me that…" He muttered getting up.

"Hello?" I didn't expect him to call me.

"Hey…" Damien said softly god he sounded just about as bad as Logan does.

"What's up?"

"Actually just got settled into my new place."

"You already got a place?"

"Well not my own place it's at the base I'm at until I move."

"Where you going?"

"Germany."

"Oh wow…."

"Yeah I think it will be a good change for me I was hoping that I wouldn't be going far because I thought… I just thought that if I gave him time… How is he?"

"He's doing good." I lied, he doesn't deserve to know how broken Logan is because of him.

"I know that's a lie…"

"I didn't text you because I wanted to talk about you and Logan," He made a small gasp at Logan's name almost like it hurt to think about him. "How are you?"

"I don't know what I'm doing without him I don't think I can count the number of times I've texted him but deleted it before sending it, I fucked up so badly and I know I have to grow up a little bit before I can beg for his forgiveness but he's so amazing that he probably won't be single by the time I do."

"Why can't you just apologize now and get it over with?"

"I'm still the same person I was a week ago and Logan deserves so much more."

"He never told us what happened between you guys."

"I'd rather not talk about it." He said softly.

"I don't think Logan would give up on you guys that easily just do what you have to do and if fate leads you guys back to each other then it was meant to be."

"Look at you talking all romantically and shit."

"Suck my fucking dick." I mumbled.

"I'll pass maybe next time."

We talked for a little while about how he was adjusting to his new life, my life, Ryland getting married, and a few other random things, until Harlan came running back with his ice cream. "Uncle Liam guess what happened!" He yelled.

"I gotta go I'm on uncle duty."

"Tell Harlan I said hi."

"I will, talk to you later." I hung up and looked at Harlan. "What happened?"

"Jordie was talking to a girl and she slapped him in the face it was funny." I looked at Jordan who glared down at Harlan.

"What happened?"

"I'd rather not talk about it." He mumbled rubbing his cheek.

"Jordie."

"Harlan stop calling me that."

"That wasn't me." Ariabella came walking over to us.

"Mom said you have to stay here with me." She said to Jordan who groaned.

"Aren't you old enough to watch yourself?"

"I told her the same thing and she didn't listen to me."

"Mom acts like she's four instead of fourteen."

"Fifteen in two weeks." She stuck her tongue out at him.

"Still old enough to swim by yourself.

"I told her that but she yelled so I said alright so if you wanna get mom mad and leave by all means go ahead."

"I'd rather not die…"

Benji came down a little after that and said mom told him he could take Harlan to the arcade so the two of them left and Ariabella whined about Benji being allowed to go places on his own but she couldn't.

Benji's Pov

Harlan wanted to see Italy and all the grown ups were busy with wedding stuff so I told him we could go out and explore for a little while we just couldn't go too far because mom would kill me. "How come no one wants to leave the hotel?"

"Cause this trip isn't for fun it's all because your parents are getting married in two days."

"I know but does that mean we can't do fun stuff? Usually when we go on a plane it's cause we're gonna do something fun but all we've done is boring stuff."

"Well what do you want to do that's fun?"

"I dunno… I haven't been Italy before and I don't got no friends to play with like uncle Liam does well I gots DJ but I'd rather play with Kai…"

"Is Kai here?"

"No he's with his grandma probably having fun…"

"Well let's have fun."

"How?"

"Your it." I pushed his shoulder and started to run he laughed and chased after me.

I dodge people walking as I ran down the street not too fast but fast enough that Harlan could keep up at the right distance, I turned the corner and ran down the street then across another with Harlan following behind yelling that he'd get me. We ran for about ten minutes straight until I got tired and leaned against a shop window. "I got you!" Harlan tackled me and we both fell over.

"You win."

"I'm thirsty." I pulled my money out of my pocket to see if I had enough for a drink, mom doesn't trust me with money because I spend it on stuff she thinks is stupid but I was thankful that she gave me some spending money.

"Come on." I held his hand because if he got kidnapped Ryland would beat me to death probably. "Only something to drink." Harlan nodded and looked at everything before going back and picking the drink he first looked at.

The guy checking us out didn't know english and I didn't understand Italian money so I just laid it down and looked at the guy helplessly, thankfully he took what he needed and just smiled. "Uh… Gracias!" Wait that's spanish… "Sorry uh… thanks." I said in my best italian accent.

It occurred to me when we left the little store that I had no idea where we were I didn't panic, I grabbed Harlan's hand and walked back the way I had ran but I couldn't remember what turn I had made and were. "I'm so dead."

"What's wrong?"

"I uh… Don't remember how to get back to the hotel."

"We're lost?" Harlan asked, I nodded. "We're going to be lost forever." He started crying.

"No don't cry… I can find our way back don't worry…" I pulled him along the way going the way I thought I went but it was wrong.

"I want my mommy." Harlan said wiping his tears.

"I know."

"Can't you call grandma?" That would mean having to tell her I left the hotel when she gave me very strict orders not to step foot outside the hotel so I shook my head.

"No she'll be mad that we left and we'll get in trouble."

"My feet hurt."

"Get on my back." Harlan jumped up onto my back and I walked some more.

When the sun started going down was when I started to give up we did get to see a lot of cool stuff and Harlan even got to throw a penny into a fountain. "What you wish for?" He asked me.

"A way back to the hotel, you?"

"A baby brother." My phone started ringing.

"Oh no…"

Dad…

"Hey dad what's up?" I could hear a bunch of voices talking on his end.

"Hey bud, everyone's waiting for you two come down so we can go to dinner."

"Oh uh…." I wasn't a very good liar.

"Benji?"

"Huh?"

"Our reservation is in ten minutes come down now."

"I can't…"

"Why not?"

"Well we're not really at the hotel." Dad didn't say anything for a minute.

"Where are you?"

"Lost somewhere in Italy."

"You're kidding right?"

"I wish I was…"

"Ask someone where you're at!" Dad yelled and the voices in the background stopped.

"I can't do that dad you and mom warned me about stranger danger I will not be murdered!"

"Benjamin Samuel Herondale you are so grounded."

"Why? I just wanted to go out and explore but everyone was too busy doing boring adult stuff! I've never been to Italy before and you all have so your treating it like we aren't in some place awesome I just wanted to have fun!"

"Why is dad telling me you got my son lost?" Ryland asked I groaned.

"We're not lost! Tell me the name of the hotel so I can put it in my GPS!"

"Yeah, yeah…"

Clary's Pov

Benji didn't get as lost as he thought he did he just ended up walking in three big circles and when everyone found that out no one could stay mad because everyone was laughing. It felt good to have family dinners with everyone down to Jace's parents even both of the bands. "So Kayla is anyone on your side of the family coming?" Robert asked, Kayla glanced at Sadie and then nodded.

"A few of my cousins and my little brother, my parents were invited but I don't think they'd show up and maybe my grandparents."

"You invited your parents?" Ryland asked.

"My mom said Rowan wouldn't of been able to come if she wasn't invited so I sent her one." I really didn't like Kayla's mom and that's just from what she's told us about her.

"I can't believe it's in two days." Jessie said looking over at Ryland. "RyRy is all grown up." He rolled his eyes.

"My sweet little boy."

"Oh grandma please don't start with the sappy talk!" Ryland whined.

"I'm just so proud of you baby boy."

"Us to RyRy." Spencer said winking at Ryland.

"Suck my-"

"Ryland." Jace said he glared over at Spencer.

"Do you know what you want baby?" Kayla asked Harlan he nodded.

"Just broccoli and peas."

"What's with you and the greens?" Simon asked Harlan smiled brightly.

"I'm gonna be gay." He said shrugging, Alec started to choke on his bread stick.

"What did he say?" Alec asked in between coughs.

"I have to get all my veggies to get gay and be like uncle Logan." He pointed at Logan who dropped his head on the table.

"I'm invisible, I'm invisible, I'm invisible." Logan kept repeating.

"Who told you that?" Max asked.

"Uncle Liam and uncle Henry." Harlan grabbed a bread stick.

"Really Henry?" Tessa gave him the look and he just pointed at Liam.

"I did not tell him that! It was Liam he was the one who kept naming every green vegetable he could think of."

"What it worked for popeye."

"That was to get muscles!" Logan yelled.

"Well he wanted something and got it by eating spinach so that's the advice I passed on, sue me."

"Mommy can I have spinach?" Harlan asked.

"Baby you can't eat food to make you a certain way."

"But then how do I become gay?" He asked looking back at Liam.

"Very good question, watch musicals it's what Logan did." Liam tapped Logan's back.

"Is that what turned me gay? I always thought it was Hercules…" Logan mumbled.

"Aladdin?"

"Oh I love Aladdin." Jessie said looking at Henry. "I know who you can be for Halloween."

"I can do that any-" He looked at Jace and stopped talking. "Never mind…"

"Wait since we're all here can we make up our mind on where our family vacation is going to be?"

"I wanna go to the bahamas." Cecily said.

"Scotland." Ariabella chimed in.

"Hawaii?"

"Would you bring Kai?" Sadie asked Max softly but loud enough that everyone quieted at that question and Max looked around awkwardly.

"I'd have to talk to Cambry."

"You can't not bring him with," Alec said but Max shrugged.

"It's a lot more complicated than that dad."

"Right you and your ex don't know how to talk to each other without biting each others heads off." Kayla laughed.

"I'm the middle man I can ask Cambry." Kayla said Max just shook his head.

"I can talk to her you people act like I can't do anything." Maryse pinched his cheek. "Ow grandma that hurts." I couldn't hear what she was saying to him but the kids were laughing.

"What's wrong Harlan?" He was just pushing his bread stick around.

"I want to be like uncle Logan but I can't be gay…"

"You don't have to be like uncle Logan you just have to be yourself Har."

"Dada!" Willow yelled trying to shove a bread stick in Ryland's mouth. "Daaaaa." She pulled piece off and stuck it in her mouth and pulled it out covered in slobber and put it up back to his mouth.

"No thank you, princess."

"Da da dada da daaaaaa." Willow wasn't taking no for an answer.

"Are you trying to feed daddy princess?" Kayla asked Ryland shot her a dirty look.

Jessie looked at Henry and then back to Ryland and Willow and once more to Henry and then grabbed his hand squeezing it tightly.

I can't believe in just two days my little Bubbie would be getting married, I was not ready.