Hello Hello! Here is Chapter 24 for you and I'm getting a little sad because I don't know how many chapters this will end up having and we are already at 24 and well you know. . . .I don't want it to end! I have had so much fun writing this story and you guys have been so great to me, so thanks!

You get to meet Sara in this chapter which is someone I made up so I guess I own her! HA! As usual, I do not own anyone else even though I wish I did! Oh and the music isn't mine either!

Enjoy! :)

Chapter 24:

**Chapter Songs:**

Belong by Cary Brothers

How Long Will I Love You by Ellie Goulding

Be Still by The Fray

Yellow by Coldplay

Jace and I walk into his apartment to find Alec and what must be Sara sitting in the living room watching a movie. They both turn when we enter and Alec pauses the movie and stands up.

"Jace….um I thought you were staying over at Clary's tonight." he says glancing at Sara and then back at us.

"I am but we need to talk to you for a minute, if you don't mind." Jace says giving him a look that a sibling would give.

"I'm Clary, by the way." I say moving forward to shake Sara's hand. "It's so nice to finally meet you."

"Oh, I'm sorry. Sara, this is my brother, Jace and his girlfriend, Clary. Guys, this is Sara." Alec introduces us turning red at the awkwardness.

Sara smiles and waves at us. "I'll let you guys have a moment. I'll be in your room, Alec. It was nice to meet you both." she says as she backs out of the room and goes to Alec's. Alec watches her leave then turns to us and sits on the couch. Jace and I sit on the love seat and Jace pulls me close beside him, like he doesn't want to let me get too far away. Alec looks at us and this time I let Jace explain why we're here. I look at him and squeeze his hand. He glances down at me and I nod my head in Alec's direction for him to start. Jace clears his throat and turns back to Alec who is waiting for us to start talking with his eyebrows raised.

"Alec, Clary and I are going to have a baby." I watch Alec's reaction as Jace continues. "And we're going to move in together. We'll start looking for something soon, but we wanted to tell you as soon as possible."

Alec just stares at us for a moment and then he begins to smile. "I cannot believe you're going to be a father, Jace. I never thought I would ever see you settle down, but look at you…." And then he looks at me and says, "Clary, I don't know what you did, but this is a side to Jace my mom has been waiting for."

I smile and glance at Jace, he frowns at Alec but starts grinning before long.

"Where do you want to move to?" Alec asks us.

"Somewhere close. Clary wants to be close to Jon and Isabelle." Jace says and I feel my eyes burn at the mention of Jon. What the hell? Why do I keep crying about my brother? Alec nods.

"Sara? Can you come here for a second?" Alec calls out.

Sara walks into the living room and stands next to the couch and looks at Alec in confusion. Alec reaches up and takes her hand and pulls her down to sit on the couch.

"Jace and Clary are having a baby and moving in together. Right now, Clary lives next door with her brother and she doesn't want to move too far away from him." Alec tells her. Sara's eyes light up and then understanding crosses her face. She nods at Alec.

Alec turns back to us and smiles. "Sara and I have been discussing moving in together as well. I was thinking of moving in with her. Now seems like the perfect time to do it."

Jace smiles and looks at me. "That means we can move in here together, if you want I mean."

"Yeah, I want. Are you sure Alec? We don't want you to do anything you don't want to." I say turning to Alec.

"We're very sure. Aren't we Sara?"

"Yes we are. And congratulations on the baby and everything." she says smiling warmly at us. After a few minutes of small talk, Jace and I go back to my apartment and go to my room. We get in the bed and just hold each other. I am so incredibly tired. Just before I drift off to sleep, I hear Jace whisper against my cheek.

"I love you. Both of you."

o.O.o

JPOV

I don't know why I wake up so early. I glance at the clock beside the bed. It reads 5:46. I turn my head and look out the window. I see the moon hanging low in the sky. I run a hand over my face and gaze down at Clary sleeping beside me. When she told me she was pregnant, I was in shock. I hate to admit it, but for a brief moment I thought about the life I was going to have to leave and I felt a little bit of regret. The moment only lasted a few seconds because when I saw how scared Clary was and how panicked she was, I realized I had to be strong for her and the baby. I could do this and I will do this for her…. for us. Looking at her now, there is no doubt in my mind at all. She is what I want and just because things are feeling out of control right now, doesn't change that. I was serious when I told her I wanted to go to all the doctor appointments with her. I do. I wish I could've been with her when she found out. I can't imagine how she must've felt when the doctor told her and she was all alone. I feel her stirring and see her eyes flutter open. I stare into green.

"Hey. Why are awake? Are you okay?" she asks, her voice thick with sleep.

I smile at her and move a curl over her shoulder and gently brush her cheek with my fingertips. "I'm fine, baby. I just couldn't sleep and I enjoy watching you sleep." I say quietly.

She frowns and pulls herself up on her elbow. "Are you changing your mind?" she whispers.

"No. Clary listen to me." I say sitting up and taking her face in my hands. "I'm not going to leave you. I'm not going anywhere you're not. Please believe me." I say staring into her eyes. She closes hers and inhales a breath through her nose and releases it. Opening them, I see they're shining with unshed tears.

"I'm trying to believe you. It's just I can't stop feeling like I've trapped you and one day you'll begin to resent me for this life. I feel it all the time and I dream about it every night. This feeling never leaves. Everything is spinning out of control and I can't stop it. You're going from dating different girls every other day to a serious relationship to being a father in just a few months. I'm just waiting for you to realize it." she says in a small voice. It breaks my heart to hear how deep her fears are. I wish I could take them from her, but the only thing I can do is be here and show her my love and I guess in time, she'll start to believe it.

"I love you, baby. I will love you as long as I have breath in my body. You mean everything to me." I say leaning in to kiss her. I kiss her with as much passion as I can, with as much love as I can. She kisses me back and in hers I feel her fear. I keep kissing her trying to make her forget her fears and feel something else. It doesn't take long before I feel the change. Instead of fear, I feel hope and love. I don't stop until we can't breathe. Even then I continue to kiss her wherever I can. She clutches me closer and I move back to her mouth.

My hands wander her body, her still flat stomach, her hips, and her chest causing her to moan softly. That sound fuels me to continue. It's been so long since we were like this together.

"Jace…." she breathes and it just about drives me insane. I want her so bad.

"What is it baby? Tell me what you want. I'll do anything for you." I say before attacking her neck, shoulder, and just below her ear, biting softly and causing her back to arch. I feel her hands skimming down my body and then they slip inside my boxers and I shudder.

"I want these off and I want you to take my clothes off and I want to feel you. Now." she says low in my ear. I don't waste another second. I rip our clothes off and I position myself. I look at her and she nods.

"Go ahead. I'm already pregnant so we don't have to worry about that for a while."

I smirk at her and enter her and we both release a sigh. I move and the feeling I have right now is euphoric. I keep moving in and out while watching Clary. Her eyes are closed and her lips are slightly parted. She is the most beautiful person I have ever seen. She opens her eyes and leans up and kisses me. We move together and I feel her tightening around me. I go faster and we come down together, breathing heavily and happily. That was amazing. Then I start to worry that I may have hurt her or the baby. I turn to her and she is smiling.

"Did I hurt you or….?" I ask uncertainly.

She giggles and I can't help but smile at that wonderful sound. "No. We're fine. Better than fine actually. Thank you. I didn't realize how much I missed you."

"I missed you, too, baby. God, I love you." I say and kiss her because I can't seem to stop touching her or kissing her. She giggles again and glances at the clock.

"We still have a while before we need to get up. We should try to go back to sleep." she says and yawns.

I laugh softly and wrap my arms around her and bring her flush against me. "Go to sleep, baby." I say and kiss her temple. She snuggles with me and lets out a contented sigh. And then she's asleep. I stroke her hair for a while and then I close my eyes and dream about the girl in my arms and the baby that's growing inside her.

o.O.o

The blaring alarm wakes me from a peaceful sleep. It's been so long since I slept that soundly. I turn my head and kiss the underside of Jace's throat. He shifts and pulls me on top of him with his hands resting on my back. I lay my head in the crook of his neck and breathe in his scent. I hold myself up on my elbows beside his head and look down at him.

"I love you so much, Jace. Thank you for last night or rather this morning. It made me forget everything for a while and I needed that." I say softly.

He smiles angelically and pushes my hair back and reaches up to kiss me. "It was my pleasure. I'm willing anytime you need it, you know that." he says with a cocky smile. I've missed that smile.

"You are insatiable." I say rolling my eyes and attempting to get off of him, but he grabs me and sits up with me making me straddle his lap.

"And you love every minute of it, too." he says and kisses me again, this time slower making me tingle from the tips of my toes to the top of my head.

"That I do. And as much as I'm enjoying this, we need to get ready for work. We can continue this later." I say and climb off of him. This time he lets me go, but he squeezes my ass as I pass by him. I glare at him and he smirks back at me. We get dressed and I go to the bathroom to work on my hair and make-up while he goes to the kitchen for coffee. A few minutes later, he brings me a steaming cup of goodness and smiles.

"You look beautiful." he says at my reflection in the mirror. I roll my eyes and turn toward him wrapping my arms around his waist and looking up at him.

"You're crazy, you know that right?" I say narrowing my eyes at him. He leans down and kisses me.

"I don't want to go to work today. I want to stay with you." he says, his hands rubbing up and down my spine.

"I know. I don't want to either, but I've already missed a lot of work lately so I need to go. Besides, I'll need to ask off early for my appointment next week so I'm going to have to tell her what's going on." I say with a sigh.

"When should we tell our parents?" he asks softly.

"Not until after next week's appointment. It doesn't seem real to me yet and after that it probably will. And I just need some time to accept it myself before I try to get them to, you know." I answer with a shrug.

"It'll be okay, baby. I promise." he says to reassure me.

"I'm scared." I whisper staring at his chest.

"What are you scared of?" he asks quietly.

"Everything."

He lifts my chin and looks into my eyes. "I'm here." is all he says and he kisses me.

We continue getting ready and he drives me to work. I kiss him good-bye and go into the gallery. Telling Libby was not as difficult as telling the others and she seemed genuinely excited for me. I tried to match her enthusiasm, but failed. I wonder if I'll ever feel excitement about this or if something's wrong with me. Unfortunately, I have no one to ask about this. I would ask the doctor if this is normal feelings but Jace will be there and I don't want him to know about this. It would probably disgust him as it does me. I try to spend the rest of the day forgetting about my problems and doing the tasks set out for me. But that is not as easy as it seems. I want to forget again like I did this morning when I was with Jace. When it's almost time to go home, I feel fidgety. I can't wait to get home and have him make me forget. Make me feel something other than these feelings of fear and regret and anger.

Finally, Libby says I can leave and I practically run out of there. I begin to walk home as fast as I can when a car pulls up beside me and stops. Jace steps out of the driver's side and jogs up to me.

"Where are you going in such a hurry?" he asks with a teasing tone.

I launch myself at him and crash my lips to his. He catches me and pulls me against him and kisses me back. When he pulls back, he smiles.

"Hi." I say.

He laughs and replies, "Hi." He grabs my hand and pulls me to the car, opening the car door for me. I get in and watch him walk around the car and get in too. He drives us to the apartment and I lean over the console and begin kissing his neck, his ear, his jaw, while my hands drift down until they touch the inside of his thigh.

"Mmmm….What's going on baby?" he asks shakily.

"I just missed you and I want you right now." I say in between kisses to his neck, rubbing in between his legs.

"Let's go upstairs then." he groans out.

"Too far." I murmer. I climb over the console and lower myself in his lap, thankful I wore a skirt today. My mouth finds his and I begin kissing him roughly. He moans and moves his hands up my shirt to my boobs. Slipping under the bra, he rubs and massages them. This time I moan and I reach down in between us and unbutton his jeans. I pull out his very erect member and slide my panties to the side and slip onto it. Jace's hands go to my hips and he helps guide me up and down slowly, but I don't want slow, so I increase the tempo until we're both panting and gasping and moaning.

"Jesus, Clary…." he says throwing his head back. I keep going until I feel it. That slow burn erupting in the pit of my stomach. Jace pulls me tighter and I know he is feeling it too. I ride out wave after wave while kissing him. I go back to my seat and we sit there for a few minutes adjusting our clothes and cleaning up. Eventually, we get out. Jace wraps his arm around my waist and bends down to kiss me on the temple.

"I don't know what that was, but I really, really liked it. I should make you miss me more often." Jace says laughing lightly.

"Uh huh. Now let's go eat. I'm starving." I say as we continue into the apartment building together.

I think Clary may be in experiencing some hormonal changes, huh? Maybe not, it's Jace, so we would all probably be like that with him pregnant or not! :) Next chapter is the doctor appointment so, we'll see their reaction to that - so

Until next time. . . .