My dear little broccolis💚💚💚

~ Well, here is the chapter before the last of part one. Hope that you will like it.

~ Also, I created a playlist on Spotify with the music that help me write the stories I update. I will refresh the playlist every week. It is called "Fanfics for my little Broccolis. Mina Lisly"

~ Anyway, I hope that you will like this chapter. And I am sorry, but it is three am where I am and I have to work tomorrow, so I won't be replying to your messages. Sorry, I just can't, I am fighting to keep my eyes open.

~ Anyway, enough chitchat, I will let you read this update, and will impatiently wait to read your thoughts on it.

Love, Mina💚💚💚

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Chapter 37: Pancakes (2,5K)

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Live Your Life - T.I feat. Rihanna

La Valse A Mille Temps - Jacques Brel

More Piya - Devdas

Mistral Gagnat - Renaud

Will - Mika Nakashima

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Clary's PoV

When I wake up the next morning, I don't even have to open my eyes to know that I am in Jace's arms. Juts the warmth of his body around me, and his scent tell me so.

After driving in his crazy Fast & Furious mode yesterday night, Jace dropped me in front of my father's house wishing me good night; and a crazy and bold part of me couldn't stop but ask him to come and sleep with me. And after a lot of hesitation from his part, he gave me what I wanted and followed me to the room I now have in my parents' house.

The first day I came in that house, Lily said I could choose any room I wanted (because for some reason, they live in a freaking mansion!). I actually chose the room that was the furthest from theirs, not because I wanted to distance myself from them but because I wanted to keep the awkward to a minimum level. And I think it has being going great so far. The fact that the room is really at the opposite side of their room, gives me back a little the privacy I had when I was in my own flat.

Still, Valentine makes a point to pass by my room when he comes back home really late. Most of the times, I'm already asleep, and I'm half-conscious that he's checking on me by popping his head through the door. But sometimes, when I had a nightmare, he sees me awake and on the phone with Jace, or texting Kaelie. He never said anything about it, and to be honest, I am grateful to that. I don't want him to know that even with the trial over, I still have a damaged brain that causes nightmare.

Gently, I am torn away of my thoughts by Jace caressing the skin of my arms, all the while kissing the top of my head and asking me: "How was your sleep?"

"Very good. How about you? How come your already awake?" I ask back, because let's be honest, I've always been the first one awake between the two us. It's normal, I'm used to wake up at crazy hours when he's more used to wake up around seven. Today is my day off, so I didn't have to wake up before dawn, but still, when I tilt my head up a little to check the time, I see that it's barely seven.

"I haven't been awake for that long. And I had very pleasant dreams. I'd even say that it was even the best dream I had in years," He says, a little smirk echoing in his tone and making me feel like I am missing a part of a joke. I feel like I should understand what his dream was about, but I don't.

So I simply look at him and kiss his lips, before cutting back into his arms, having missed that little and simple contact. Jace tightens his embrace on me and so we just enjoy that moment between us. For a few minutes, we stay like that, before Jace lets me know:

"Your father dropped by, by the way. I think he got close to get a stroke when he saw you sleeping in my arms."

I suddenly get up, my eyes wide as I stare at Jace who keeps on remaining calm. It is true that when I asked Jace to come sleep with me, I did not think of Valentine's nightly checking on me. But then I calm down. Lily says that Valentine doesn't mind Jace that much. It's more that it's all new to him and that he's not handling everything with grace as one would expect from him. I mean, he never made a scene with me about me sending stuff to Jace, or calling Jace in the middle of the night, or when I told him that I would pay Jace a visit yesterday.

"My father doesn't hate you, Jace. He's just … I don't know. But you're not unwelcome in this house, he said so himself."

Jace chuckles, as if I were missing something important, and sits up swell, before kissing my lips and saying: "There is a difference between not hating someone, and not liking that person. But it's okay, babe. I know how to fend for myself if he brings up the topic." I'm about to retort something, when he cuts me off: "I might not be unwelcome in this house, but that doesn't mean I am welcomed in your bed. This is a difference that lawyers love to play with."

For a second, I don't say anything before deciding that this weird thing going on between my father and Jace should remain between them. I love both of them and want both of them in my life; so I refuse to choose and side with either of them in this thing.

"Do you want to take a shower?" I ask him, getting up and looking for a towel for Jace, before indicating the en-suite door that leads to my bathroom. Jace kisses me, before disappearing in the bathroom, and I take my phone and go to the kitchen where I oddly don't find anyone.

I look around, wondering what I could do for breakfast when my eyes set on some black bananas. I smile to myself and decide for some pancakes, all the while texting Kaelie:

OMG! You'll never guess what Jace said yesterday night! C

I thought that I would have to wait for her answer, but it's immediate:

What? Did he say that he would follow you to London, like I said he would? K

No. He asked me to marry him! C

WHAT?! K

Wait a second. I dropped my phone! How did that even happen? Did you tell you about London and all the things you told me? K

Yes. He simply proposed. We went to a meadow, and then … Well, bottom line, he proposed when he was driving us back to town.

Wait? What happened in that meadow? 😏 K

I can't help but blush because let's be honest, I'm not that comfortable to talk about what happened in the meadow out loud. Especially to Kaelie who always knows how to make a bigger deal of simple things. I guess it's okay with Jace, but Kaelie is another story. Not that I don't trust her, it's just that ... it seems like it's something I should share only with Jace.

Nothing of what you could think. The important thing is that he PROPOSED! C

Yeah … But isn't it a bit odd that he proposes when you tell him that you might want to go to London for a year? I mean, I know that Jace loves you to the moon and back, but it feels that his proposal is falling just in time to ask you without asking you to stay with him. K

I didn't think of that. C

Maybe Kaelie is right. I didn't really think about the whole thing. I just thought that Jace proposed and that it gave me wonderful butterflies. But like he often says, he's a lawyer, he always thinks of every possibility his words can open for him. And ... well, I don't. I just live the moment when I'm with Jace. What if Kaelie is right, and Jace found a way to make me stay without me feeling guilty or anything about it? Can Jace be that twisted and sneaky when it comes to us?

I mean, if he really wanted to ask for your hand, he would have asked in the meadow, you know the romantic place. Not on the way back in the car. And he would have had a ring and all. I mean, Jace has always been a big romantic concerning you, and now he proposes out of the blue without a ounce of romance in the gesture. K

But he did have a ring. And … well, I think he wanted to propose in the meadow, but something happened that delayed the proposal. C

I mean Jace did tell me that he didn't bring me to the meadow for … what he did to me, so I figured after he proposed that he initially intended on proposing there. Like Kaelie said, Jace is a very romantic guy, and that seemed like a perfect spot to propose.

He did? OMG! I want to see it! You have to drop by the bar to show it to me! It changes everything. it means he thought enough of marrying you to get a ring. Wether it's a new ring or an heirloom, if he had the ring on him, it means he thinks about it every day. Anyway, wether you say yes or no, it shouldn't influence your decision concerning London. K

You think I should say yes? C

I think you should take the time to think about it. I mean, it's obvious that Jace loves you, but you shouldn't say yes because of how he feels about you but because of how you feel about him. Think if you want to see Jace every day for the remaining of your days, built a life with him and all. The yes is for you, not for him. K

And if I say yes, would you be my bridesmaid? C

What a stupid question! I'd be the best bridesmaid ever! And I would throw you the best bachelorette party ever! Wether you want it or not. 😉 K

As I smile at my screen, shaking my head a little at Kaelie's crazy ideas of bachelorette parties, Jace appears in the frame of the kitchen door. I smile to him, and propose him a few of the pancakes that I made while texting to Kaelie as I let her know in one last message:

Jace just finished his shower, I will see you later in the afternoon. C

Then, I make the last pancakes while Jace comes stand behind me and takes me in his arms, kissing my neck as he tells me: "I missed this. Sleeping with you in my arms, and waking up to the smell of your wonderful cooking.."

I goofily smile, and lean into him all the while surveying my pan, because let's be honest, I missed this as well. I missed the routine Jace and I had, even if because of our different jobs, we didn't get to see each other every day. At least we slept together, and I knew that he ate my cooking. And this was enough for me.

Just as I switch off the fire under the pan, Jace holds me even closer to him and whispers in my ear: "I think you should go to London."

That makes me stop dead in my tracks. I stop moving, my breath suddenly missing as his words echo endlessly in my heart and soul. Is he sending me away? Did he rethink the whole marrying me, and decided that I was not worth it for him anymore? I mean, how can he propose one night, and tells me to go abroad for a year the next morning?

Jace seems to have felt my sudden immobility for he holds me even tighter and explains: "Babe … you said it yourself, yesterday night. if I weren't in the picture, you wouldn't have questioned it, and you would have gone to get an experience you would never have here. Wether it is professionally, just by yourself as a person, or as a family with Valentine and Lily. And most importantly, I shouldn't be the withholding you from your dreams."

"But … What about us?" I ask, doing my best not to sound whinny. My eyes are actually kind of blurry, but I refuse to let Jace see me like that. He's right, I do want to go. But I want to stay as well. Why is life so complicated?

"What's a year when I intend on spending the rest my life with you, anyway?" Jace questions, his lips kissing my neck as his voice sounds so sure. It's like he knows for a fact that we will end up together. And his assurance reassures me somehow. What's a year, indeed?

"I didn't give you any real answer," I tease, with a slight nudge of my elbow, and Jace only responds:

"I know, and I'm not asking you to marry me right away. Just keep the ring so you know what place you hold in my heart."

This man is just too sweet for my own good. Way too sweet. I turn, about to kiss him, when my parents finally decide to step in the kitchen; and so I just quickly peck his lips as he puts a more correct distance between us. Still, I smile to him; and as I set the rest of the pancakes on the table, I inform my father of a decision I just made:

"I'll stay at Jace's for the next couple of weeks."

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💚Your thoughts and opinions are always welcomed💚

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~ So yup, just to make it clear, Clary just decided that shed go to London with Valentine. And Jace strongly encouraged her in that decision. He is the one who helped her make the decision, actually.

~ Anyway, question times:

` 1. So, now that Clary and Kaelie had a talk about all of this, do you think Clary will say yes? And what did you think of Kaelie's reaction?

` 2. What did you think of Jace telling Clary that she should go?

` 3. What do you think will happen next?

` 4. What was your favourite part?

Anyway, Cassandra Clare owns the names of the characters from the Mortal Instruments franchise, everything else is mine.

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