Hey guys, thanks for all the reviews.
I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own TMI or TID; all rights go to Cassandra Clare.
Chapter 21.
*CLARY'S P.O.V.*
*The next day*
Today, unfourtenetley is another day of bed rest for me. It gets very boring in here during the day. Jace comes and visits me as often as he can, but that's not very often, as he's busy looking after Jack and keeping him entertained and he also has to train Simon, along with Alec and John.
Magnus will perform the spell that will make Simon mortal, in a few days. The ascension is going to be two weeks from now. I'm excited for Simon, for him to finally be mortal again and for him to be a shadowhunter and fit in. I know he always felt a little excluded because he was a vampire. He still does, but not as much.
I crossed into my six month about a week ago, a few days before I woke up. I can't believe there are only three months left until Lucy is going to be with us. I can't wait.
Now, as I sit in the infirmary reading, I hear a soft knock on the door, before it opens and Alec walks into the room. I smile warmly at him as he walks over to sit beside me.
"Hey." I say, as he embraces me.
"Hey, how are you feeling?" He asks, sitting beside me.
"Good enough I guess, Lucy hasn't kicked in a while which is scaring me, but I'm sure she'll start to kick again at any moment." I say, rubbing my belly.
"Let's hope so." Alec says.
"How is little William?" I ask. Alec's whole face lights up at the mention of his son. I can't help but grin, because it's so obvious as to how much he loves Will and how he has already become the centre of his world.
"He's doing good. He and Magnus are still asleep, I woke up this morning and Will was fast asleep on Magnus' chest, cuddling into him. It was the cutest thing I'd ever seen, there was no way I was wakening them." He says.
"Aw, how sweet. How did the birth go?" I ask, knowing how complicated things can get during the birth.
"Well Alli had a rough time actually getting Will out, so she had to be assisted by a cut, which really scared her but made things go a lot quicker. Magnus helped to deliver Will, which he really liked." He tells me. Oh poor Alli, I remember hearing Magnus say something about a cut, to Brother Zachariah, when I was giving birth to Jack. It really scared me, but thankfully I didn't need one.
"And how's Alli doing?" I ask.
"Well when we left she was pretty sore and exhausted but she seems to be making a recovery. I have to call her today, but it's a bit early yet." He says.
"Well that's good, at least everything went good and Will is perfectly healthy." I say. Alec nods in agreement.
"Yes, that's all I was hoping through the whole birth. That Alli got through it okay and Will was born healthy." He says.
"I think that's all a parent wants during the birth of their child." I say.
"Yes, it is. Speaking of baby's, apart from not kicking, how's my little niece doing?" He asks, placing his hand on my bump. I smile and place my hand on top of his.
"Oh she's good, I had a check up the other day with Brother Zachariah and he says she's of a very good size and has an excellent heartbeat. I even got to heart the heartbeat." I tell him, smiling as I remember one of the most magical sounds I've ever heard.
"That's great, was Jace with you?" He asks.
"Yep, and it was his first time hearing our baby's heartbeat so it's needless to say he was totally mesmerised." I say.
"I'm sure he was, I know I was when we heard Jack's heartbeat." He says.
"That was truly amazing." I say. Alec nods. "How are you finding parenthood?" I ask. Alec smiles weakly, as if he is unsure.
"It's great, I love it and I love Will more than I've ever loved someone in all my life." He tells me. I sense he isn't telling me something. I grasp his hand in mine and look him in the eyes.
"Alec, is there something you aren't telling me?" I ask. He shakes his head, becoming quieter. I'm becoming concerned now. "Alec did you and Magnus have a fight?" I ask.
"No." He whispers.
"Then what? Alec, please tell me. You know you can trust me, and I won't tell anyone else, I swear, not even Magnus." I tell him. He locks eyes with me and tightens his grip on my hand.
"Just... promise you won't tell anyone, not even Jace." He says.
"I promise." I say.
"I just... I'm scared Clary." He admits.
"About what?" I softly ask.
"Being a dad, a dad like my dad was." He whispers. How could he think he would be anything like Robert?
"Alec, you are never going to be anything like your father. You and Magnus have a strong relationship that nothing can break or ever will. You love Will with all your heart and you want to spend every waking moment with him, never letting him out of your sight In case he gets hurt. Your little boy is your world and there is nothing or no one to distract you from that fact." I tell him. I know the reason Robert is how he is, is because Maryse wasn't the one for him and because of that he cheated on her which broke their relationship.
"How do you know all this?" Alec asks.
"Because I'm a parent too. I have a beautiful baby boy that I love with all my heart and I have a perfect little girl on the way, and I love her as much as I love Jack." I tell him.
"But, you don't get scared." He says. I laugh at how untrue that is.
"Alec! Really? You think I never get scared? Every day since I got attacked, I have been scared out of my mind. I almost lost my life and my daughter's, twice. That could happen again at any minute and that thought drives me insane. For the angels' sake Alec, my father was Valentine Morgenstern and there are people out there who want to hurt me and my baby boy and my baby girl, all because of him. Every time I set foot outside the institute, I just wanna wrap my bump in bubble wrap to protect Lucy from any harm. I want to able to push Jack in a push chair that faces me, but he's too big. I want every stranger who stops me on the street to admire Jack and to congratulate me on my pregnancy, to just go the hell away and leave me alone.
I am so scared that something will happen to my babies." I tell him. By the time I'm finished I have tears rolling down my face and my breath is coming in quick, uneven pants.
"Oh, Clary. I never realized. I'm so sorry." Alec says, putting his arms around me and hugging me. I lay my head on his chest and let myself be comforted, instead of being the one to do the comforting. "I'm really sorry Clary; I had no idea how bad this scared you." He says.
"No, its okay Alec, don't apologize. There's no way you could have known." I tell him.
"You're my baby sister and my best friend, I should always notice when something isn't right." He says.
"Alec, no you shouldn't. We're not parabatia so we can't feel everything together; therefore you wouldn't and couldn't have noticed I'm afraid." I tell him.
"What do you mean by 'couldn't?" He asks. I bite my lower lip, debating whether or not I should tell him.
"I never told anyone how scared I am, or acted like I'm scared, I've just kept it to myself." I say.
"What? Clary why? You know how unhealthy that is, it could depress you!" Alec says.
"I-I know, but you were all already so worried about me when I was unconscious, I didn't want to worry you all anymore." I tell him.
"Clary, we're your family, it's our job to make sure you're alright." He says.
"I know Alec, but you know me and how stubborn I am." I say.
"I know, just... promise me from now on you'll always tell me if something's wrong, and I'll tell you." He says. I grin at the agreement. It really is a win win situation.
"Okay, I promise." I say.
"As do I." He says. We sit in comfortable silence for a while, before Alec speaks up.
"Earlier you called Valentine your father, but you always call Luke 'Dad', why did you call Valentine your father?" he asks.
"Because that's all he is, is a father. Any idiot can be a father and conceive a child. But it takes a real man to be a dad, to love, care and protect their child, even if the child isn't theirs biologically. That's why I call Luke 'Dad' because he is my dad and he always has been. When I was a little girl I thought he was my dad, I use to call him daddy and everything. But, then one day I seemed to forget that I called him daddy and everyone else did too so I started calling him Uncle Luke, right up until I was fifteen." I say. I assume the fact that I forgot that I use to call dad 'daddy' as a little girl has something to do with the spells Magnus put on my mind.
"I wish I had a dad..." Alec trails off. I tighten my arms around his waist.
"You don't need one; you have an amazing mom that can fill the position of both mom and dad." I tell him.
"Yeah, you're right." He says.
"Aren't I always?" I joke. Alec laughs and kisses the top of my head.
"I love you." He says.
"I love you too." I say.
*Later that day*
"What did you and daddy do while I was asleep Jackie? Grandpa tells me you did lots and lots." I say to Jack, as we sit in the main room of the institute, drawing, sketching and colouring. I was allowed out of bed for a while today and I wanted to spend the time with Jack. I asked him what he wanted to do and he immediately said he wanted to colour, and who was I to argue?
"We went to the park, sometimes with Uncle Simon and Lily and even Aunty Izzy! Daddy read lots of book with me and he let me sleep in your bed with him, and we went to see grandma and grandpa, lots! And daddy told me how he met you. And we did lots of drawing and colouring together! Daddy drew a picture too!" He tells me. They certainly did do a lot. I know Jace hates drawing so the fact that he drew with Jack to keep him happy, makes me love him even more.
"He did? Can I see it?" I ask. Jack nods. He takes a white sheet out of his little folder I got him, for all his pictures. He loves drawing so much and draws pictures for everyone. I can easily tell he will be a great artist some day.
He hands me the drawing and as I look at, I'm surprised. Jace has drawn a whole page full of runes; most of them are the love rune. At the bottom he has drawn the love run then put a hyphen and has written 'The love rune. A rune that symbolises my love for my beautiful wife Clary, my gorgeous son Jack, and my precious daughter Lucy.' My heart melts at how sweet he is.
"I drew a picture for you too mommy." Jack says.
"Oh thank you baby, can I see it?" I ask. He eagerly nods as he hands me the drawing. As I look at it I get the shock of my life.
Clearly displayed in the drawing is a man, a beautiful man with huge white wings with black tips. In his arms, is me, unconscious. The wings are wrapped around my body and they seem to be glowing.
"Jack... sweetheart, who's the man in the drawing?" I carefully ask.
"Michael, he's my new friend!" He exclaims.
"Michael who?" I ask, just as carefully.
"Michael the Arch Angel, that's why he said his name was." Jack tells me.
There it is. I hope you enjoy. If you have any questions, ask in a review or pm me. Please review.
Love you all.
Also, I just want to thank my good friend Claceforlife, for helping me out so much with this story. Without her this story would probably be on hiatus.
And also a thank you to Taliesin The Eternal Bard, for giving me the idea of Michael appearing to Jack and for helping me to write it out properly.