A/N: I know I suck. I took way too long to type such a short chapter. I know how this is going end now, which makes me just want to stop writing, but I will finish this. There is only a few more chapters most likely. So here you go.
"Clary, I would like you to meet our brother Jonathan." Jace introduced me to the familiar man. He looked like Valentine, but he was a younger and thinner.
"Clary, it's nice to finally meet you." Jonathan held his hand out to me. I didn't return the gesture, as I glared at him.
"I'm going to go check us into our room." I pushed past the two men, and walked into the hotel. I quickly got the room key, hurrying up to my room. This is by far the nicest hotel we've stayed in so far, which I was planning on taking advantage of. I ordered the most expensive bottle of wine, as I began to fill up the large bathtub. The door opened, knowing it was Jace I stayed in bathroom.
"I was going to tell you tonight. I thought he was going to come tomorrow." He leaned against the bathroom door.
"Of course you were." I ruffled my hair, before I pinched the rim of my nose.
"Clary, he called me telling me that our father fired him for a bad business deal, and cleared out his trust fund. I told him I could help him and to come to Denver." He explained, watching me move around the bathroom. There was a knock on the door.
"Can you get that for me?" I twisted my hair, pinning it up.
"Sure." He sighed, exiting the room. I slipped out of my clothes, sinking into the tub. I exhaled in relief, loving the feeling of the hot water on my skin. "You do know this bottle of wine is 700 dollars right?" He came back in with two glasses and a bottle opener.
"Yes I do. Now poor me a glass." I held my hand out, trying to calm down. Why doesn't he tell me about these things? He poured some into my glass, and I sipped it. Jace started to take his shirt off. "Oh you think you're getting in here with me?" I laughed, watching him strip.
"Yes I do." He dropped his boxers. "Now scoot up." I huffed, giving him room behind me, as he slipped in. I leaned back against him, and he wrapped his arms around me. "I did nothing wrong. I was going to tell you tonight when we were alone because I knew how you would react. He has nothing right now, and he is our brother." He murmured in my ear.
"Your brother." I corrected, playing with his fingers.
"Fine, my brother. I just need to help him get back on his feet." He pecked under my ear. "Ok?" He rubbed my legs, kissing the back of my neck.
"Ok." I dropped my head back against him, closing my eyes.
"I love you." His nose tickled against my ear, making me squirm. He chuckled.
"Shut up." I slapped his chest lightly, feeling a smile creep across my lips. He laughed, and held me tightly against me.
"What you don't believe me?" He mused, licking below my jaw. "Tell me you love me." He nipped my ear lobe.
"What are you going to do if I don't say it back?" I teased.
"Then I'll do this." He started tickling my sides, making me writhe. I forced back the giggles as long as I could, until I busted out laughing. I twisted around, catching his hands. I bit my lip, mingling our fingers together.
"I love you." I dropped our hands in the water, starring into his eyes. He leaned forward, capturing my lips. I gasped against him, as his hands felt against my smooth skin. I drew back, trying to hide how much I wanted to kiss him right now. "You know I really wanted a peaceful bath, and this is anything but peaceful." I scanned his face, seeing his pupils dilated.
"You could always have a peaceful bath after." He stroked my cheek gently, moving his fingers into my hair. "First this needs to get out." He took the clip out, tossing it to the tile.
"I also didn't want to deal with wet hair." I snickered, pecking his lips. "And it's my time of the month." I sighed, putting our foreheads together.
"Well, you in water so that second one is void, and stop making excuses." He chuckled. "You want this. Don't even pretend."
"Fine." I rolled my eyes mockingly. He scratched my scalp gently, playing with my curls.
"I love you." He breathed, leaning in hesitantly to kiss me. I took a shaky breath, keeping my fingers in his hair. "Have you planned any of our vow renewal?" He murmured, circling his thumbs on my hips.
"Hmmm." I nodded, peppering kisses up his neck. "When we get back to DC..." I pecked his skin again. "I rented out a botanical garden..." My lips trailed his skin. "With Christmas lights... And just us... Saying our vows of love..." I breathed in his scent. "Doesn't that sound nice?" I hummed.
"Yes it does." He agreed, sucking my mouth in his.
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We sat across from me afterwards, staring at each other from across the way. I was trying to ignore the fact that we had spilled water all over the floor, so I kept my arms under water. We both held wine glasses, sipping them quietly. "Has Simon called back yet it's been two weeks?" Jace asked, twirling his wine glass.
"He's been on the rig, but he gets off tomorrow. He should call when he gets off." I sighed, sinking further down in the water. I kept it slightly above the water.
"Good." He took a deep breath, closing his eyes. "I'm ready to nail Sebastian for what he did to us." He rested his arms on the sides of the tub.
"Me too." I murmured, finishing off my wine. My foot brushed against his crotch, making him flinch.
"Gosh." He snickered, shaking his head. "Can't keep your hands to yourself now can you?"
"We are getting all pruny." I wrinkled my nose.
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I flinched awake, hearing my phone go off. I groaned, rolling over to snatch it up. "Simon." I muttered, curling back onto Jace's chest. "It's 5 in the morning."
"Sorry I just got off the boat, and I figured you would want to know what I found." He responded.
"Yes." I grunted, and sat up. "Two second while I wake up Jace." I rubbed my eyes, while slapping Jace with my free hand. "Jace its Simon." I kicked him, making him sit up.
"Give me the phone." He held out his hand.
"He's my source heck no." I drew away from him.
"Oh, now I'm a source." Simon scoffed.
"Shut up." I sighed, clicking him on speaker. "What did you find?"
"So Sebastian is breaking over a dozen federal laws and another dozen continental laws for oil drilling." He explained. "I have a bunch of evidence against him, but a lot of these aren't major laws. Just a few safety thing."
"But it is enough to bring down his rating." Jace ruffled his hair. "Can you send the evidence to me? I can deal with it once I receive it." He plopped down on his back.
"Yeah I'll send it to Clary and you can deal with it. Send me money by Monday." He hung up, and I laid back down against Jace.
"This is perfect timing for this. I'll release this info a month before the election so he can't recover." He wrapped his arms around me. "Thank you so much for doing that for me." He kissed my head, as his eyes slipped shut.
"No problem." I smiled faintly, feeling a slight flutter in my heart.
"Love you." His voice trailed off, and when I looked up, he was asleep again. I felt my cheeks flare up, as I snuggled against him more.
A/N: I know mostly a fun chapter, but also chalked full of info. I recently started a few things like with her brother that I really don't feel like typing out. I'm guestimating about 3 chapters which includes an epilogue. I feel like this chapter kind of stunk, but here you go. Hopefully the next one will be better.
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