Hey, beauties! I'm back for the second update of the year! Sorry, I meant for it to be sooner, but I have had a fucking full on past six weeks or so. There's been quite a few big events that have happened, a couple not to so great, but things are balancing back out. The biggest thing was a high speed car crash that me and my husband were in, but luckily, no one was hurt too badly. There were good things too, though, I've been to a few concerts, the highlights were Eminem and Drax Project. I think this is the first weekend I feel back on my feet, so I though it was the time to update!

I hope everyone's start of the year is going well, and I hope you enjoy the chapter :)

Clary went home some time around eleven, deciding not to stay the night at the house because she wasn't too sure what was expected of her if she did that, and she wasn't quite ready for that. She knew that she wanted to spend the night in bed with Jace again, and possibly try a couple of other things that they hadn't gotten around to a few nights ago. And the bedrooms were all sound proofed, so she knew that the other were's in the house wouldn't be able to hear. But everyone else would just know what they were doing, and she and Jace had been keeping their distance from each other for so long, it felt weird to just jump into things so casually.

Besides, despite complaining to Jace about how the pack saw her as their 'mum' half the time, she knew that they definitely looked up to her, and she felt a responsibility not to rush into things with Jace. She didn't want them to feel uncomfortable, like all of a sudden her and Jace were together, and they just had to accept it.

Although none of them seemed to have any problems, not with the way they all looked at the pair of them out of the corners of their eyes with knowing smiles. And when Clary had left last night, she had said goodbye just like she always had to each of the were's, but then Jace had walked her down to her car. He had put one arm up against her car and pressed his body against her, giving her a slow, deep kiss goodbye. When they had pulled apart, Clary's heart was beating stupidly fast, and she rolled her eyes when she heard wolf whistles coming from inside. Jace had just grinned and shaken his head.

"You gonna go see your new maaaan tonight?" Lydia sung out as they packed up the bags of the last few children who were waiting for their parents to come by.

"Uh," Clary looked over at Lucy, who was chewing on the end of the crayon that she was drawing with. Clary gave the little girl a look, and she pulled the blue crayon out of her mouth and gave Clary a guilty smile before going back to her drawing. Lucy had a habit of chewing on anything that she managed to get her hands onto, which also sometimes included Clary's hair when she was holding the girl.

"Clary?" Lydia prompted.

"Right," Clary straightened up as she zipped up Lucy's bag and rested it on the table. "Um, no, I don't think so."

"Why not?" Lydia's eyes went wide. "Why would you not be going over there and—" she lowered her voice so that three children who were sitting on the mat near them couldn't hear. "And getting it on?" She whispered and Clary laughed, shaking her head. "If it had taken me years to end up with someone as beautiful as that man, you wouldn't be able to drag me away!" Clary let out a laugh and shook her head.

"I don't know," she shrugged. "I mean...It's not that we're taking it slow, exactly, just...Being careful."

"I guess that's understandable," Lydia gave her a small smile. "Given how close your whole pack is. If something goes wrong between you two...It's going to throw everyone off." Clary narrowed her eyes at the blonde.

"Yes, Lydia. Thank you for just adding to how nervous I already am about this," she stated, and Lydia just gave her a bright smile.

"No problem," Lydia grinned before both woman looked toward the door where a the last few parents were coming to the door to pick up their children. Clary spoke with the parents for a couple of minutes, ruffling Conrad Jensen's hair as he toddled out the door, clutching his Hulk toy that he had barely been separate from in the past few weeks. Lydia finished off the cleaning in the kitchen, and then both girls started on the vacuuming, taking two opposite ends of the building and making their way toward the middle. They had forced Helen to go home early, given a couple of their kids had gotten picked up earlier than usual, and Aline had mentioned a few days ago that her wife hadn't been sleeping the best with the baby kicking.

"Alright," Clary let out a breath once they had finished, swiping a hand over her forehead as she looked around the daycare. "Don't you love that this place takes hours to clean, and they're just going to destroy the place in five minutes?"

"They're lucky they're cute," Lydia laughed and Clary nodded. "Anyway, we ready to head out?"

"Yup," Clary agreed. They put away their cleaning gear and grabbed their bags. Lydia double checked the windows while Clary locked the sliding doors that lead into the outdoor playing area, and then both girls headed toward the front door. They looked up and talked quietly as they walked toward their cars, Lydia laughing when Clary recounted how one of their kids had told another girl that she was planning on marrying Eugene from Tangled when she was older. They both went quiet when they reached their car and saw a young, dark haired man leaning against Clary's car.

"I'll leave you to it," Lydia gave her a quick smile, leaning in to give her a kiss on the cheek. Clary stopped in front of Jem, tipping her head to the side.

"Hey," she greeted him.

"Hi," Jem smiled, but there was something a bit off about it. Clary glanced around, figuring that standing there in front of the brightly coloured play centre probably wasn't the best place to have whatever conversation Jem wanted.

"Come on," she jerked her head. "Let's go back to my place." Jem gave her a grateful smile, waiting as Clary unlocked her car and then got in. They were quiet on the way, letting Clary's stereo fill the silence. When they got back to Clary's place, Jem lead the way up the path, using his own key to unlock the door and let them inside. "You hungry? You want something to eat?" Jem shook his head and Clary nodded, putting down her bag on the kitchen and settling on the couch. She didn't have to be a werewolf to sense that something was wrong, so she sat down on the couch and made herself comfortable, before holding out one of her arms. "Come here," she murmured and Jem practically scrambled over the back of the couch and curled up beside her. "Tell me what's going on."

"I was—" Jem broke off and Clary lifted an eyebrow, and a split second later the front door opened. Magnus and Alec came through the front door, and they were carrying two plastic bags full of food that smelt amazing.

"Hey!" Clary gave them a surprised look. "What's going on?"

"We went, like, a week without seeing you, given this whole mess that you've been needing to sort through with Jace," Magnus stated as he put down his bag on the kitchen bench. "So now we're making up for it." Alec just shrugged behind his boyfriend as he put down his own bag on the kitchen and then moved around the table to pull out plates and cups, completely at home in the red heads kitchen.

"Is that what this is?" Clary looked carefully over at Jem, who didn't look bothered by the intrusion from the two older men.

"Something like that," Jem shrugged one soulder, but she still felt like there was something more that he wasn't saying. Clary licked her lips as she thought quickly and then looked over his head, back toward the kitchen.

"If you guys are staying, do you think that you could do me a favor and go down to the liquor store and get me a bottle of that Riesling that I love so much?" Clary asked, lifting an eyebrow at the two and giving them a grin. Alec looked over at her with and Magnus let out an exaggerated groan.

"But we just got here!" He attempted to protest but Clary just let her eyebrows fall back down and narrow her eyes slightly. "Fine, fine, but we'll go out again," he grumbled and let his shoulders slump. Alec didn't look particularly happy, but he nodded in agreement, and soon they were bustling out of the house just as quickly as they had arrived. The liquor store wasn't far enough away that the food would go cold, but it would give Clary and Jem at least a little bit of privacy to talk. She tightened her arms around Jem, tugging him in closer to her body and smiling when she felt him rubbing his cheek against her arm.

"What's going on?" Clary murmured in his ear.

"If something happens between you and Jace..." Jem began, and Clary knew that her body tighten a little, knowing exactly where this conversation was going. "You know with werewolves...You know it's harder for them to get over someone. Relationships are more serious...And you're part of the pack..." Clary let out a long breath through her nose and cuddled Jem closer, soothing her hands up and down his arms.

"I might be human, but give me a little credit, yeah?" Clary teased him lightly. "I've been around you lot long enough to know what it's like." She felt uncomfortable even mentioning her relationship with Jace given it had literally only just begun and he was the Alpha, and she wasn't sure how he wanted to approach it with his pack. "Me and Jace...I've liked him for a long time."

"You can say that again," Jem snorted with a cheeky smile and Clary jabbed him with the tips of her fingers.

"My point is," she continue. "That this thing between the two of us is new, but it's still serious. And it would never change how I feel about the rest of the pack—how I feel about you." Jem nodded slowly and Clary gave him another squeeze. "Just relax, okay? This isn't something that you need to worry about." Jem seemed soothed by that and a moment later, he followed his nose over to the kitchen and opened the bags. "I knew you were lying about being hungry! You werewolves are always hungry." Jem just grinned as he started piling the food onto plates as they waited for Magnus and Alec to get back.

Down to my recommendations! AM by One Direction, which I will always love. Chasing Ghosts by Against The Current, How Could I Forget by MKTO, Woke Up Late by Drax Project featuring Hailee Steinfield, and Leave Me Lonely by Hilltop Hoods. Also Cosby Sweater by Hilltop Hoods. An Whatchamacallit by Ella Mai featuring Chris Brown. Ooh, and also Before I Go by Guy Sebastian, which was suggested to me by a guest, and I love, so a big thank you to that guest!

In the TV series/movies area...Hm, Tidelands which is on Netflix. I really enjoyed that, and I hope there's a second season. Body Guard, even though my husband now randomly shouts out, "Vicky! I'm innocent!" at the most inappropriate time. Queen of the South which is absolutely incredible. Holy shit incredible and recommended to all. Umbrella Academy as well, my holy trinity is Klaus, Diego and Ben. Loved them. I have incredibly mixed feelings about Vanya and Luthur can suck a dick. Haven't seen many movies recently, although I'm in the middle of Molly's Game right now and it's pretty good. I preferred Miss Sloane, but this is still good.

Now, down to my questions...

Well, well, well.

Okay—what is the first song you remember learning? Not Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star or the ABC's or anything, but the first pop or rock song. Mine was Who Let The Dogs Out. Hahahaha. I came home from school one day singing it when I was about five or six, and my parents didn't believe me until it came on the radio.

Who is someone that you would love to see in concert? I have so many, but I think the ones at the top would be The Pretty Reckless, In This Moment, Camila Cabello, Demi Lovato, Lady Gaga and Louis Tomlinson.

And...Hm...Who is a celebrity that you have changed your mind about? Either you really liked and now you don't, or didn't like and now you do? Mine would be Bella Thorne, I used to find her really annoying and a bit trashy, but now I love her, including all her trashiness. And I used to really like Chris Pratt, and now I really don't.

Okay!

Let me know what you think, and let me know if you want a preview xx