August 23rd
Clary
I feel two pokes to my cheek as I wake slowly. Another poke and I swat at the hand that I can barely see through my slitted eyes. I growl as I get poked again, and cover my face with a pillow. It's really to early for this crap.
"Happy birthday." The muffled voice of Jace says.
"There's nothing happy about it." I say back in annoyance.
"That's not true." He says confidently as he rubs my right side.
"Yes it is, or I'd still be asleep if it was." I say certainly. "Please just let me sleep for another hour."
"I can't." He says simply as he pulls his hand away.
I groan. "Why not?"
"Cause I made you breakfast in bed." He says as he pulls the pillow from my head. "See, your favorite."
I open my eyes and see a stand with a plate of waffles, bacon, fresh strawberries, and a red rose on it.
"So you mean to tell me I eat roses now?" I say teasingly as I try to not to smile.
"Maybe." He says jokingly with a smile. He leans over and kisses my right cheek, the same one he was poking. "That's just a little something extra, in case you're still hungry."
"I have to admit it does look tastier than the rest of it." I say as sit up with a smile. "Maybe I should just start with it."
"Fine." He says in mock hurt as he grabs the tray. "I'll just eat them myself."
"Oh no you don't." I say with a laugh as I start to reach for the tray. "It's mine."
Jace pulls the tray closer to him with a mischievous grin. "Nuh uh, you criticized my cooking so no food for you."
"Fine then, I'll just back to sleep." I say with a grin as I lay back down and close my eyes.
I hear the tray as it clicks on the nightstand.
"Oh no you don't." Jace says mischievously.
Within seconds he is on top of me and pinning my hands with his own, above of my head. I open my eyes, looking up at his grinning face and the twinkle in his eyes. I lean up and kiss his lips.
"Night." I say with a smile and close my eyes again.
"You think so huh?" He says with a laugh.
He kisses my lips and begins slowly kissing his way down from there. He stops when he reaches the hollow of my neck, he places a wet kiss there and begins sucking.
"That's cheating." I say through a moan as I tighten my grip on his hands, which are still pinning mine down.
He pulls back, bringing my skin with him as he does.
"Does that mean you're going to eat before it gets cold?" He asks, his voice slightly husky, and I feel him shift his weight above me.
"Seriously?" I ask incredulously through a breath.
"Yep." He says seriously, popping the p. "You need to eat before it gets cold."
"Fine." I say dramatically with a sigh. "Give it here."
He rolls off of me, releasing my hands as he does, and starts reaching towards the night stand.
"You're such a tease." I say as I slap his ass. "And here I thought I was going to get a good morning wake up call, again."
"Here you go insulting my cooking again." He says with a chuckle.
"No." I say with a laugh as I sit back up. "I'm just saying you're a better wake up call than food."
"In that case eat," Jace says as he sits the tray in front of me. He covers my lips with his, he sucks my bottom lip into his mouth as he pulls away smiling. "And we'll see what can be arranged afterwards."
I smile with a groan. "Using sexual manipulation to get me to do what you want, touché."
He laughs. "Don't play innocent, you do it too."
I scoff and pull my hands to my chest, acting hurt by his statement. "I do no such thing."
"You damn sure do." He says confidently with a laugh. "Now eat."
I look at the tray again, getting a good look this time. I look back up at him.
"Do I not get coffee?" I ask innocently.
"Of course you do, but I have to go get it." He says with a smirk as he stands up, getting off the bed. "But I had a feeling you'd need persuading to wake up and didn't want it to get knocked over in the process. I'll go get it"
"Oh I see how it is now, you had it planned to tease me this morning." I say certainly with raised eyebrows and a half smile.
He laughs as he turns and starts walking towards the door.
"Hey, Jace." I call out as he reaches the door.
He stops and looks back over at me.
"Thank you!" I say sweetly with a smile.
"You're welcome, Clary." He says with a sweet smile. "I'll be right back with your coffee."
I watch as he walks out the door, shutting it behind him, and then back to the tray that he so lovingly made me. I think how truly fortunate I am to have him as I start eating on the waffles. He does everything he can to make me happy, even though I don't think he realizes that it's the little things like this that truly make me happy.
My thoughts are interrupted when I hear loud talking from downstairs. I can only make out bits and pieces but there's something about the birthday girl and being awake mentioned. I shake my head slightly as I take another bite of my waffles. I can see it now, this birthday girl is in for...
An interesting day.
Jace
Today's the day! Yes, it's still storming out which ruined one of the surprises I had in store for her. But damn it, I'm determined to do my best to make sure that the rest of Clary's birthday isn't a complete wash.
I've already surprised her with breakfast in bed like I had planned. Which seemed to go over pretty well considering she didn't want to wake up and I had to use my power of persuasion to get her to eat. When she's done eating, I'm going to finish what I started though. I'm going to make slow, passionate lo-
"So the birthday girl is awake?" Jon asks eagerly, interrupting my thoughts.
"Yeah she's awake." I say pouring her cup of coffee. "She's eating right now."
"Well, since she's awake, I'm going to go see her." Izzy says determinedly, and storms off up the stairs.
I sigh inwardly. Well, I guess there goes me finishing what I started, at least for a while longer than I had hoped.
"Have you given her your birthday present yet?" Jon asks curiously.
"No, not yet." I turn to face him with a cup of coffee in each hand, one for Clary and one for myself. "I hid it over at my mom's so she couldn't find it."
"Smart." Jon says impressively with a nod. "I stashed mine in my truck."
"What would you have done if she had got in your truck and found it?" I ask with a laugh.
"Oh no, she wouldn't have found it." He says confidently with a smile as he shakes his head slightly. "I stashed it really good."
"If you say so." I say with a chuckle. "This is Clary we're talking about here."
"I know that's why it's not in the house." He says proudly with a smile.
I look over toward the stairs to make sure Clary isn't coming down them, then I look back to Jon and step closer to him.
"You did double check with the others about coming today like I asked right?" I whisper as I cut my eyes back over to the entrance of the stairs.
"Yeah, and as long as this storm doesn't get worse the gang will be there." He whispers back putting his hand on my shoulder.
"Good." I say in an exhaled breath. "I just wish I could've got your mom and Luke down here for her."
"I wish I could've too." Jon says sadly. "It would've been great to see her face when they showed up."
"Right." I say with a sigh. "Well, I guess I better get her, her coffee before it gets cold."
He laughs while taking his hand off my shoulder. "Yeah, I don't want to deal with the monster that's unleashed because of the lack of caffeine."
"I hear that." I say with a chuckle as I start for the stairs. "But she's not that bad."
"If you say so." He says jokingly.
As I walk up the stairs I get more excited about the events I have planned for today. It's going to take some rearranging since the weather didn't cooperate but I think I can pull it off. I know she's going to be surprised but I hope like hell that she likes it since she's not a big fan of surprises. Boy is my birthday girl in for...
One hell of a day!
Alec
"Where's everybody at?" I ask Jon as I walk into the kitchen.
"Upstairs with the birthday girl." He says with a mouthful of food. "You can go up if you want, I am when I'm done."
"I think I need a cup of coffee before I climb back up those stairs." I say as I open the cupboard and grab a cup.
It might sound crazy with us living right across the street from each other, but this place is like home away from home for me. That's why I am able to find everything so easily here, Jon and Clary are the same way at our house. I guess it helps with the fact that the four of us literally grew up together we were all in diapers together for crying out loud; it was Jon and me at first, next came Clary, and then Izzy.
"Where's Magnus?" Jon asks curiously. "Still in bed?"
"No. He had to get up early to be at work this morning." I explain as I pour myself a cup of coffee.
"He's still going to make it later though right?" Jon asks worriedly. "I mean he said he would and... well, you know."
"He'll be there." I say assuredly as I turn to look at him. "So, who cooked?"
"Jace." He laughs. "He thought he was feeding an army."
He points to the center of the island. There's a plate with about two dozen ten inch waffles on it, and a bowl half filled with bacon.
"That's not much." I say confusedly with my eyebrows furrowed together.
"That's just what's left. Me and Izzy have eaten already, and he made Clary a plate with four waffles and a handful of bacon." He pouts. "She even got strawberries."
"Poor mistreated Jonny." I say cooingly with a chuckle.
"Oh I snuck some when he wasn't looking." He whispers with a smirk
"You're as bad as a kid." I say with a laugh as I shake my head slightly at him with a smile.
He scoffs. "Not uh."
"If you say so." I say in laughter.
"I don't have to take this." He says dramatically as he lifts his chin up. "I'm going to see my sister."
"You mean you're going to run off and tell on me." I say still laughing at him.
"Possibly." He says simply and starts stomping away towards the living room entrance like a child.
"Hey, you're going the wrong way." I point to the stair well entrance. "She's that way."
He stops and looks over his shoulder at me with a grin.
He winks. "I've got to go get her birthday stuff from the truck."
"I didn't have to worry about hiding mine, it's in my wallet." I say proudly.
"Mine wouldn't fit in my wallet." He says with a chuckle as he starts walking out through the entrance. "If you get up there before I get back, tell her I'll be up in a few."
"Alright." I say simply.
I start drinking my coffee and think of how the present in my wallet isn't the only thing I've got to surprise her with this year. I can't wait to see her face but I have to wait until Magnus gets back, since he wants to be there to see it too. I can however give her the smaller surprise now. Today, for once...
We're going to be able to surprise her!
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