Jace had fallen asleep and clary was well on her way. They had gone back to his parents house and eaten and Jace had passed out on the couch holding her waist. The fire was going and it was getting dark. The blanked that jace had thrown over them kept them warm.

Jace stirred awake and looked down at her and with a groggy voice he asked "you didn't sleep" Clary shook her head and said "No i'm not tired" Jace pressed his lips to her forehead and said "we'll i got you a present" Clary nodded and said "I did too but i left it at the house" Jace nodded and said "we'll go get it another time"

Jace sat up and walked over to the piano and lifted the cover. Clary followed him and watched as he played. She didn't know he could but he was amazing. She didn't know shit about playing, She would sing if she knew the song. but certainly not well.

Clary walked up behind him and placed her hands on his shoulders. Jace learned his head back to he could look at her. She smiled down at him and said "play something else" Jace smiled and said "as you wish"

She sat down next to him and leaned on his shoulder. Jace stopped playing after about 20 minutes and clary smiled and said "I didn't know you played" Jace smiled and said "I learnt a long, long time ago, it's a nice way to relieve emotion" Clary looked at him with raised eyebrows and jace sighed and said "When i'm not punching something" Clary smiled a knowing smile and got to her feet and said "I thought so" She stood up and clary reached for his hand and said "dance with me, you told me you would teach me" Jace smiled and placed her hand on his shoulder and he took the other one.

Clary looked down at their feet as jace told her of to step. He chuckled and said "clary look up" Clary looked up at him and he said "It's easy just lift your foot and step whatever way i do, don't look at my feet" Clary nodded and let him lead her.

They were dancing. or more precisely waltzing. Clary smiled and jace reached around her waist and lifted her off her feet spinning them. Clary giggled and squealed out "this isn't waltz" Jace laughed and set her down on her feet and said "but it's fun" Clary wrapped her arms around his neck and said "it was okay" jace nodded and leaned down kissing her softly and said "we should do something christmas related" Clary sighed and dropped her arms and asked "okay then...What?"

Jace suggested they bake but then they didn't really want too. Clary suggested they watch a movie but then they both knew where that would lead. but they settled for just cozying up by the fire. Clary dozed off and jace followed. Clary was flat on her back while jace held her legs in his lap and laid over her.

they didn't mind, it was a soft couch, but jace's parents standing in front of the couch had something to say. Celine shook jace lightly and he blinked in the darkness and asked "What happened?" Stephen sighed and said "you fell asleep on the couch, on top of clary" Jace pushed himself up and looked down at clary who was out like a light.

Jace looked at his parents and said "how was christmas" Celine nodded and said "eventful, would you like to tell us something?" jace glanced down at clary sighing deeply and said "I'm in love with her" Jace ran a hand they his hair and looked up at his parents and said "I'm in love with her and i've been seeing her since the day of the party when we met" celine nodded and a gentle smile placed itself on her face. His father nodded and said "Aline accidentally told us and then she cried about it, so we all know. except her father doesn't know" Jace stared at them in shock.

They knew, so they knew about the nights before she went missing. His mother nodded and said "It's okay jace, we understand why you didn't tell us" Jace nodded and looked down at clary. She relaxed when she fell asleep. His mother nodded and said "you two should sleep, in a bed and not on my couch" Jace nodded and wrapped one arm around her back. Clary wrapped her arms around his neck s she pulled her up.

She grumbled in protest and mumbled "Why are you waking me up" jace stood up and said "because we fell asleep on the couch" Clary sighed and said "I should go" Jace chuckled as he started on the stairs and said "sleep, you're fine"

Jace noticed that a tired clary resembled a drunk clary. An answer for everything. Very stubborn. Didn't listen to instructions. Jace had changed and was trying to get clary out of her dress.

Clary pushed him away and pulled her dress over her head. Jace smirked and said "was it really that hard" Clary glared at him and climbed into bed and muttered "you only wanted to see me half naked" Jace laid down beside her and said "I've seen you naked before, i wanted you to go to bed and be comfortable" Clary smiled slightly and draped an arm over his chest and said "thank you" Jace sighed and pulled her on top of him so he could wrap his arms around her. Clary smiled and pushed herself half off him her face nuzzling his neck. They fell asleep like that.