Jace dressed in black pants a white dress shirt with a coat over it. He had waited for clarys call he never got it. He assumed he fell asleep in the morning there was a text 'you surprised me, I shouldn't have reacted like that' He responded with a 'It's okay' and that had been it. He had handled some work and done a work out before showering and dressing.

He headed down to meet with his parents. his mom smiled and said "you look nice" Jace smiled and said "and you do to, as always" They headed off and as they arrived the morgenstern family was inside waiting. John and aline said their hellos and valentine and jocelyn next and lastly came clary.

She was wearing a black dress. her hair half up and half curly down her back. Her face bare of makeup, the way he prefered it. She gave his parents a hug each and then gave jace a hug. his parents sat down and clary and jace said down in the free double seat. Clary sipped at her water as the others talked. Aline stood up and looked at john and said "come dance?" John nodded and followed her.

her father looked at her and raised an eyebrow. Clary looked away and jace cleared his throat and asked "do you want to dance?" Clary looked at his hand and after putting her drink down she followed him.

Jace led her away to the very back of the room. He settled his hand on her waist and clary wrapped her arms around his neck and said "I'm sorry if i upset you" jace chuckled and said "you didn't" Clary nodded and asked "I also fell asleep yesterday which is why i never called"

Jace nodded and said "I kind of figured" The beat in the music changed and clary held it hands helping him spin her around. They twirled and swayed moved to music as it changed so did they.

What they didn't think of was their parents watching them. Jocelyn smiled and said "they would make a nice pair" Valentine nodded and said "they would" Celine turned to them and asked "i thought she had a boyfriend" valentine scowled as jocelyn smiled and at the same time they said "She does" stephen nodded and said "jace is seeing someone, he seems serious about it"

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The night ended suddenly when the music slowed and in the moment they kissed. It was short and gentle, but public. They both stepped back and clary covered her mouth and jace shook his head and said "I'm sorry" clary nodded and jace looked at her and stepped closer and said "I know you don't to hear it, but i love you clary, i really love you" Clary nodded and said "I..." her voice died and she stepped back and walked back to her parents grabbed her coat and walked out the door that jace had already left thru.

Clary rounded the corner into an alley and slumped against the wall. Her lips were trembling and her heart was clenching. She couldn't do anything about it. She couldn't tell him. She was so afraid of telling him she loved him.

Jace stood across the street leaning against the wall when clary walked out. He frowned as she turned into the alley. He crossed the street and watched as she slid down the wall. He looked as she leaned her head back against the wall and He saw the tears on her face.

He walked forward and sat down beside her. Clary turned her head and said "I'm sorry" Jace wrapped an arm around her shoulder and leaned her head on his shoulder and said "why are you crying, is it really that bad to hear?" Clary wiped her tears away and said "It's not that" Jace stood up and said "come on, it's cold and i don't feel like facing my parents"

Clary let him pull her to her feet and they walked. the entire 30 minute walk to his apartment was quiet. with the exception of clarys sniffles. They made in inside the font door and jace took her coat and clary pulled her shoes off.

They walked in and clary sat down and wrapped a blanket around herself. Jace sat down beside her and clary held his hand and said "It's not that I don't feel the same way" jace leaned his head on her shoulder and clary traced patterns on the back of his hand.

"When you say that you love me, it's not that im horrified at the idea or that im weirded out, it's the fact that i can't say the same" Jace nodded and clary said "but i do feel just like you do, but i can't say it" Jace sat up and clary faced him and said "I can't get the word out of my mouth" Jace wrapped his arm around her and pulled her onto his lap and said "why?" Clary shrugged and said "Im scared" jace frowned and looked up at her and she shook her head and said "Hell im terrified that if i tell you how i fell you'll break my heart, and i would let you" Jace cupped her face and said "Id never" Clary nodded and said "I know, but that's what im scared of. and i do love everything about you, but saying that sentence is like ripping my heart out"

Jace leaned forward and kissed her hard and pulled back slightly and said "so im not crazy, you do feel the same way im not going at a crazy fast pace" Clary smiled and said "I wouldn't of had sex with you if i didn't feel that way" Jace smiled and pushed the blanket off her shoulders and picked her up my her legs. Clary giggled and asked "what are you doing?" Jace smiled and entered his bedroom. He set clary down on the bed and said "I'm shoving you just how much i love you"

Clary had been sceptic, The word sex. didn't come to mind. But she realised what he meant when he started kissing her. kissing every inch of her body and taking his time shoving her what he ment. Clary couldn't do anything but beg him to continue.

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The aftermath of it all. Clary woke up after a long night and smiled as she looked up at jace. jace was already awake gazing down at her. They kissed slowly like they had the first time they met in the garden. Except for the fact that they were both naked this time.

Clary pulled back and jace said "how do you feel" clary smiled and said "loved" she kissed him again in soft kisses they mouths just moving in a slow rhythm. Clary pulled back with a smile and said "jace, would you like to know something?" he nodded his hand gliding down the side of her body. clary smiled and said "I'm in head over heels for you" jace grinned and kissed her and said "and im crazy about you" clary grinned and said "i love your eyes, i feel like i could stare at them forever" he smiled and wrapped the cover around her and moved over him. She stroked his hair and said "I love your hair, how i always get to run my fingers thru it and feel how soft it is, how adorable you look when it falls into your eyes" Jace smiled and she cupped his face and said "your face if perfection, and you're lips" She paused and kissed them softly and whispered "it's like a drug and i'm addicted"

Jace smiled and asked "Clary are you with me for my looks" Clary grinned and said "oh definitely" Jace laughed and said "we'll i won't deny you of knowing that i love you're hair, it's always curly and defiant and wild like you" Clary smiled and jace said "and you're eyes are mesmerizing, it's like being hypnotized" Clary smiled softly at him and jace chuckled "and i know you hate your freckles but i love them, it's cute, and when you're mad and you blush they stay there, it's adorable" He traced his thumb over her lips and said "and i to could kiss you all day" Clary smiled and asked "go on, please boost my ego" jace burst out laughing and said "clary you are the girl of my dreams and more" Clary smiled leaned their heads together as she whispered "Jace herondale, i Clary morgenstern am in love with you" jace had the biggest smile on his face and said "I love you too red" he pulled her in for a long kiss he let her go saying "don't you ever forget it"