(A/N): Alright guys, sorry for the long wait!

I was stumped after reading your reviews, seeing as I might have screwed up with my words, causing you guys to think something happened that really didn't. But you know what? Stuff happens, and we've all got to roll with the punched. So I re-wrote this chapter to fit with the part that you guys thought, and here it is!

Enjoy amigos!

There was a point between the thrust of the needle and its connection with Clary's chest when Jace thought of his mother. Hadn't her death happened the same way, with a blade to the heart and the intention of ending her own life? Even though Jace had never known the woman that had been his mother, he felt strongly about her decisions, and not in the most positive way. She had almost killed him, after all, and not even for a good cause. Celine Herondale had taken her own life because she was sad, for the sake of self-pity and nothing else. Jace had always thought suicide was selfish, and that he would never let himself get close to someone who would even think of doing something so stupid. Now, he was beginning to doubt his choices. His mother had done it. The love of his life was about to do it. He was seriously considering it himself after the recent events. There was only one thing that stopped him from spiraling into an inescapable pit of depression, and that thing was about to destroy herself right in front of Jace's own eyes.

He had only split seconds left to act before the syringe would plunge into her heart and cease its beating forever. To a normal human being, this may have been an impossible feat. Even for Jace this was pushing the limit. But he had to do it, if not for himself then for his child. Jace kicked off the ground and rocketed towards Clary, wrapping his arms around her and knocking her to the ground. She let out a strangled gasp as he pushed her over. At first, Jace thought he had been too late. Clary's face was pale white, and she lay motionless on the ground beneath him. But as he listened closer, he heard the faint beating of her heart in the otherwise dead silence of the old house. Turning to his left, Jace spotted the syringe inches away from Clary's fragile hand. He kicked it aside, not wanting her to make a grab for it again.

Clary squirmed for a moment as if to try and escape his hold. Jace was taken aback by this, as she was usually very happy to lie with him no matter what the circumstance. "Clary, it's okay. You're safe." She shook her head, and he saw the tears that were streaming down her freckled cheeks. "No!" she cried. "It's not okay, Jace! Don't you see? We have to destroy it! It's a demon thing; Sebastian has made sure of that." She was hysterical, writhing beneath him to try and retrieve the needle. Her words made no sense. What was she talking about? "Clary, I don't know what you mean… there's nothing around here that's demonic, well except for Sebastian, but he's-"

The pieces clicked together in Jace's head, causing him to stop mid-sentence. Everything made sense now; Sebastian hovering over Clary with a needle, the horrified look on her face when he arrived, and her attempt to stab herself with the blade. All of this had been because she thought her baby was half demon. Completely against Clary's assumptions, Jace burst into laughter, letting her bear his full weight as he collapsed on top of her. "Jace!" she yelled, trying to push him off of her. "This is not funny! We have to kill it before it can be born!"

Against her pleas, Jace continued to laugh to the point where tears trickled down his golden face. Once he had calmed himself and was back under control, he looked down into Clary's luminous green eyes and whispered "You think the baby's a mini Sebastian, don't you?" Clary scoffed. "No, I know it's a mini Sebastian. He told me himself. And be serious Jace. We have to get rid of it!" The tears began to well in her eyes again as she registered the hurt in Jace's expression. He turned away from her, sitting up slightly and releasing her from beneath him. Before she could grab for the syringe, however, he snatched it up and shoved it in his back pocket, promptly sitting on it for good measure. He shook his head. "You are so stubborn, you know that Clary?"

"Name of the Angel, Jace. I'm telling you that we have to do our duty to kill this demon spawn, you're refusing, and you're going to call me the stubborn one?" Jace nodded smugly and propped himself up against the wall. He opened his arms, beckoning Clary to him, but she stayed in place, crossing her arms over her bruised chest. Accepting that she was not going to submit to any interaction with him before he explained things, Jace sighed and threw up his hands. "Fine." He said, exasperated. "If I really must tell you, there is no possible way that this baby is a demon." Clary opened her mouth to object, but Jace held up a silencing finger. "I know what you might think, but I have my reasons. Angels and demons are opposite, enemies if I may. If there blood were to mix, it would cause a reaction of instant death to whoever consumed it. And since we have Angel blood in out veins…"

Jace trailed off, allowing his girlfriend to finish the thought herself. After a second of contemplation, Clary raised her head and looked at him. "So, what you're saying is that if Sebastian had injected me with demon blood, I'd be dead?" Jace nodded, triumph pulling his features into a wide grin. Clary felt first relieved, and then horrified. "So if I would have injected myself…"

Jace's eyes softened. He had clearly known the effects of her decision better than she had. She cringed back at the thought of what must have been going through his mind: that she was being selfish, leaving him alone in the world. She couldn't bear to think of what Jace might have perceived her as had she gone through with her action. Shuddering, she scooted along the hardwood floor and into Jace's arms. He gratefully pulled her to him and nestled his face into the crook of her neck. To him, she smelled like cotton and shampoo, just the way he liked it. "You know," Clary said, mischief playing on the edge of her tone, "I think there's something you haven't done yet."

Perplexed, Jace whispered into her skin. "And what might that be?" Clary shifted around so that she was facing Jace with her legs wrapped around his waist. He smiled, and she patted her belly, which was slightly larger than it had been a couple months earlier. "You haven't felt the baby kick yet. For someone so young, he moves quite a bit." Jace's eyes widened. He still hadn't gotten quite used to the fact that the baby was some living person, and he was a little shocked that it moved. Still, he was filled with anticipation at feeling his own child, so he nodded and eagerly held out his hand for her to take. She beamed and placed it on her stomach, covering his tanned and calloused hand with her smooth pale one. Jace closed his eyes and waited.

At first there was nothing but the slow and steady beat of Clary's heart. He could feel it pulsing through her skin, slightly accelerated with his touch. After a few moments, when Jace was certain that nothing was going to happen, he felt it, the slightest shift in the balance of her body that signified the movement of the baby. His golden eyes flew up to meet Clary's, and the exchanged a glance. Jace's was full of astonishment where Clary's was sheer pride. Neither of them had ever been so happy in their lives, knowing that the two things that they loved most in the world were safe and sound in their arms. They sat there like that for what might have been hours, just feeling the baby turning about in Clary's womb.

Soon, the redheaded girl began to fall asleep, and Jace caught her as she fell forward in exhaustion. Chuckling lightly to himself, he hoisted her up in his strong arms and carried her out the door. After a long run back to the Institute, he walked through the door of his bedroom and laid her down on his mattress. Without even the slightest hesitation, he fell in beside her. She's so beautiful when she sleeps… Jace thought to himself. Resting an arm on her bare shoulder, he closed his eyes and joined her in the land of dreams.

(A/N): Alright! Sorry for such a short little chapter, but I assure you, there will be more to come! Please review and tell people about this.

Also, I'm looking for a new beta to edit, preferably someone with very good spelling and grammatical skills. Also, someone who is very familiar with the characters of the mortal instruments series would be awesome! So if anyone is interested, or knows someone who might be, please PM m me and let me know!

Thanks a ton guys! :D