Her rune was gone! Thinking back she tried to remember when she had last applied it. It had been a couple months before they had taken over the institute, so it had been 4 months. Crap! That meant she hadn't had any protection this afternoon! Her head was swimming. What if she had gotten pregnant! They had barely talked about the wedding yet and now there might be a baby. Getting out of the bath her head was filed with questions. Dis she want a boy or girl? Were they ready for a baby? who would the baby look like? That's when she heard the door to the bedroom open, "Clary?" Jace! should she tell him?

"I'm in the bathroom!" She couldn't redraw the rune unless she knew she wasn't pregnant and that wouldn't be for a month. She picked up her brush and began working on her hair.

"Clary? You ok?"

"Hmm? Oh! Yeah I'm fine."

" You have that worried look on your face."

"How do you feel about kids Jace?"

"Umm I would love kids later. Why are you asking?"

"Well..."

" Are you pregnant?" his face went a little pale.

" I don't know yet." She took a deep breath, " When I took my bath I realized that my birth control rune was gone."

"So this afternoon..."

"Right and I have to wait a month to make sure I'm not pregnant before I can re draw it."

"Do you want a baby right now?"

"No. Someday of course but not right now. We are still learning how to run this place, we have a wedding to plan and there is this new mess. But if I am then I will love this baby with everything I have."

"I will too. But we should try to function as if you are and play," he wiggled his eyebrows, "like you aren't."

"Always on that huh?" He smiled at her pulling her close. " Clary with a fiance as beautiful as you what else would my mind go to?"

"Aww." She gave him a kiss, " We need sleep tonight though babe."

In the morning Clary woke up first. After putting on her training gear, she gave Jace a quick kiss and headed for the training room. She was on the beams when Jace came racing in. "What are you doing?"

"Training."

"Get down!"

"Why?"

"You know why Clary."

"No I... oh." She slowly got down and walked up to Jace, "I forgot and as long as I'm careful I can still train. I just have to stay with things I do know and not advance."

"I just want to protect you," he glanced around and lowered his voice," both of you, if you are."

" I know." She smiled. "I should have thought of it."

" Well you are"

"Jace!" Isabelle rushed into the training room. " They found another body this morning. A vampire in our territory."

"Shit. We'll get ready and g..."

"It's only a block away." Isabelle cut in.