When Clary and Jace arrived at Taki's, they walked in side and were seated at a booth by a window. The couple scrolled through their menus just before the waitress Kaylie appeared at the table, her face lit up with excitement at seeing Jace. "Hey hot stuff, what can I get ya?" she asked to Jace, her back turned to Clary.
Jace didn't even look at her when he answered. "We'll both have waffles and coffee."
"Any sugar with that?" Kaylie asked with an alluring voice as she leaned down towards Jace with a breath-taking smile. Looking away, Clary felt a twinge of jealousy at the other girl's beauty.
Shaking his head, Jace said "Nope."
The waitress huffed as she stomped back to the kitchen with their orders.
Turning to Jace, Clary asked "Why is it that every time we go somewhere together, you always get hit on?"
A confused look crossed Jace's face. "She was hitting on me?"
Clary was dumbfounded. "Uh, yah. Hey hot stuff, what can I get ya? Want any sugar with that?" She tried her best to imitate Kaylie's voice.
Shaking his head Jace replied "How can I notice other girls when I have the most beautiful one sitting here in front of me."
A deep blush filled Clary's cheeks and she was forced to look away from Jace's burning stare. Reaching across the table, he grabbed her hand and squeezed it gently, causing her to look back up at him. "I won't ever look at another girl with interest Clary. After being with you, no one can match your standards."
"Except Aline," she muttered.
A scowl came across Jace's face. "She's too clingy, and you know I had a reason for that."
"I suppose so," Clary said with a small smile.
They sat there talking back and forth until they spotted Kaylie walking towards them with their food and drinks. Placing one in front of Clary and one in front of Jace, she gave him a huge smile, and then turned to glare at Clary before she walked back to the kitchen.
Looking at her food, Clary glanced back up at Jace. "You don't think she poisoned it, do you?"
With a laugh, Jace took a quick sip of her coffee and stole a bite of her waffles. "Nope, no poison."
Giggling at him, she took a sip of her coffee while watching him as he cut his waffles. He had taken his jacket off, so her eyes traveled up his arms to where the bulging muscles lay. "Like what you see?" he murmured with a wicked grin.
Blushing, Clary began to devour her waffles after being hungry all morning. As soon as they both finished their meals, Jace went to pay while Clary grabbed his jacket and was about to follow when Kaylie stopped her. "I don't know what he sees in you. You kind of look like a carrot with that hair."
Before Clary could reply with a snide comment, she felt a familiar arm go around her shoulders and looked up to see Jace glaring at Kaylie. "I don't think you've read the latest news on my Fan Page, I only like girls with red hair and a nice attitude." Turning them around, Jace led her out of Taki's. Neither one of them sparred Kaylie a second glance as she stood their with her cheeks flushed with embarrassment.
