So everyone wanted me to wait to post Jessie and Ryland's summaries so when this story is over i'll post that and depending on what people want I might do both of them because I made the first chapter for both stories and I feel like one won't be complete without the other but I am leaving it up to you guys.
Ruby9017- I think he does know and he's just scared to admit it because he wants to be the same as his twin and we will see that struggle as he grows older
A Big Fan- I'm kind of leaning to the long lost cousin kind of thing but that will be in Jessie or Ryland's story
Guest- Logan and Jace will definitely be having a musical day soon ;)
Clary's Pov
"You said you were willing to try." I argued as he we sat inside his car while he just looked at the building.
"And I didn't mean we could go the very next day I thought it would at least take a few weeks or something." Jace grumbled.
"First of all it's been four days since we've agreed to do this not a day."
"And why are we doing this so soon?"
"Because i'd like us to talk about everything before you have to leave again."
"Fine, let's just get this over with." He said and got out of the car." He held out his hand to me and I took it and we walked in and I signed us in and sat down beside Jace.
"Well you're a piece of shit." Someone yelled at their husband I looked over and he was rolling his eyes at her.
"And you're a whore."
"I'm glad that's not us." Jace whispered to me and I hit him in the shoulder.
"Don't be rude."
"Well i'm being serious. I wonder how they got so bad?"
"How about we stay out of their business."
"You're telling me you don't want to know what's going on with them?"
"If you don't shut up I will make a scene next." I said and he shut up and sat back and started to play a game on his phone.
"Clary and Jace." She called for us and we got up and walked into the office and sat down on a couch and she sat on the opposite side of us. "My name is Karen, what seems to be the problem?"
"My wife can't seem to stop blaming me for everything that goes wrong." Jace said and I glared at him.
"Oh yeah that's it and my husband just happens to think the world revolves around him and nothing should ever be his fault."
"Okay why don't we start at the beginning, how long have you two known each other?"
"About twenty-five years." Jace said.
"And how long have you been married?"
"Seven years."
"When did you guys start dating?"
"Well we were kind of always 'dating' back in kindergarten I always told everyone he was my boyfriend and growing up we were always together but I mean we didn't officially start dating until seventh grade."
"And you guys have been together all this time?"
"No, we broke up right before high school graduation we both wanted different things in life."
"Like what?"
"I got a big break to move to here and record a demo for the band i'm in so I left New York."
"And what did you want to do Clary?"
"I wanted to be an artist, but I gave that dream up to raise my son."
"And how long after Jace left did you get pregnant?"
"I was pregnant before he left."
"Oh you didn't-"
"She never told me I guess she figured I just would of been a shitty parent or something."
"Okay I never said that you know why I did what I did so don't-"
"Have you guys ever fully talked about what happened back then?"
"We kind of just pushed it out of the way." Jace said bitterly.
"So talk Jace, go ahead yell at me."
"Before we hear what Jace has to say, how was it for you Clary being a single mother?"
"I mean it was hard of course but I was also only eighteen, but I wanted Jace to live his dreams and not be stuck like me I wanted at least one of us to achieve our dreams."
"And Jace how was it for you when you found out you were a father?"
"I was hurt because I didn't understand at first I thought she was joking and then the next day I went over to her house and I met him he was this sweet little boy he knew who I was but I felt so shitty for not knowing him."
"And did you are Clary ever talk about that?"
"No…"
"Is there something you'd like to say to Clary about how she made you feel keeping that from you?"
"You broke my heart, I am so grateful our son had you but don't you think I wanted those five years with him too?" He said and I stayed silent.
"Clary would you like to respond to Jace?"
"Not really."
"You staying silent won't help your marriage."
"When you met Ryland I gave you every chance to get to know him and after Legoland you disappeared for a month."
"I left because you made me feel like a shitty father and all you did was yell at me just like now."
"Jace, the one thing we don't do here is put the blame on each other we are gonna talk everything out since I have a feeling you two don't do that you just forgive and forget but deep down these things are still hurting you."
"You left because you didn't let Chris that's why you left."
"Who is Chris?"
"My ex-fiance."
"And how long were you together?"
"Almost three years."
"And you are angry because he got time with your son when you didn't?"
"I use to be but now i'm not i'm actually grateful my son had people in his life that cared about him so much, I didn't like him back then and it was partly why I left."
"Are you still in contact with your ex?" She asked and Jace gave me a look.
"You still talk to him?"
"No."
"And now you're lying."
"I'm not lying, Ryland talks to him and his family."
"How long after you and your fiance broke up did you and Jace get in a relationship?"
"Well that's complicated because I think it was a month after we broke up we weren't in a relationship we had sex and I got pregnant and we kind of just got together."
"And did you both want to be together?"
"Of course." I said and I looked at Jace and he was nodding.
"She's all I ever wanted."
"And why do you think you guys are fighting now? We established the base of the problem being your son that's where your problems started."
"I know I yell at him to much, I find some way to blame him for everything that goes wrong."
"Would you like to comment on that Jace?"
"Half the time I do fuck up and I do something wrong but rather than us talk about it she just sits there and let's her angry grow." He said and she looked at me to respond to him.
"Because when we get into arguments you always tell me to leave and then you play the victim when I take the kids."
"Because there my kids too."
"The first time I took them was because you said you never even wanted them."
"I was drunk."
"And that makes it okay to say that about your own flesh and blood?"
"You know you always hold that over me that if we end up getting divorced I lose everything you get everything."
"I have never said that." I yelled getting angry.
"But you imply it so I have to try ten times harder to be a better husband and a better father because god forbid you think I am slacking and-."
"I'm a terrible wife." I said and he stopped talking and it was like all the angry just left him with my one sentence.
"Clary-"
"You always try and do the right thing and I always get mad and treat you like shit." I said and he took my hand and squeezed it softly.
"We are out of time but I would like you to look into this." She said and got up and walked over to her desk and walked back with a pamphlet and handed it to me.
"A couples retreat?"
"It let's you relax with your partner and have fun but also working on your problems I think you too would gain something from it and get closer." She said and I nodded. "All the information is in there." She said and we got up I didn't hold Jace's hand when he held it out for me.
"Can we talk about what happened in there?"
"I like the idea of the retreat, do you think you'd be able to take some time off so we can do? It's okay if you don't want to we can wait."
"You're asking if I want to go on tour or save my marriage, I think you know what i'm gonna pick."
"Definitely the tour." I said trying to lighten the mood.
"Clary-"
"Can we save it for therapy please? Right now I just want you to hug me and tell me you love me." I said and he stopped walking and pulled me into him and kissed my head.
"I love you so much baby."
"I love you too Jace."
"You wanna go get lunch or something?"
"Can we go get milkshakes?" I asked and he smiled.
"Anything for you." He said.
"Wow I think you've only said that to Jessie."
"Shut up i've said it to you too." He kissed my head again and opened my door.
"You know since you love me so much you should let me drive."
"No one drives the i8 but me."
"Just around the block?"
"No, I love you but this car is my baby and only I can drive her."
"I love you too and you're a jerk."
"You wanna know the difference between you and this car."
"Oh god, go ahead what?"
"I can ride her all night and she won't get mad at me." He said and I burst out laughing.
"You are a dick." I said laughing and he was trying not to laugh.
When we got home Isabelle and Simon were watching a movie with the twins and Cecily when they seen us they walked into the dining room and sat down. "How did it go?" Simon asked
"Mommy's home." Liam said and Logan jumped up and they ran to me and hugged me and kissed me.
"Hi were you guys good for Izzy and Simon?"
"Yeah mommy."
"You know I was gone too." Jace said and the boys ran over to him and hugged him.
Cecily had ran over to Jace and she was sitting on his lap playing with an empty salt shaker. "Mama look." She was shaking it and laughing.
"It went okay." I said when the twins went back to the movie.
"That doesn't sound like someone who just had a successful day of therapy."
"If you can call it that.." I said and took out the paper and slid it towards Izzy.
"A couples retreat?"
"Yeah she thinks it will do Jace and I some good."
"Simon do you want to go?" Izzy asked him and he raised his eyebrow.
"Why? We are perfectly fine."
"It never hurts to get closer and think about it you said we needed a vacation."
"Yeah like a beach somewhere not therapy and stuff."
"Come on we can be there for support for Clary and Jace and it's in Bora Bora. We have never been there." She said and he sighed.
"Fine…." He said and she hugged him.
"Ooh I can totally talk Magnus into dragging Alec with."
"It's suppose to be for-"
"It doesn't hurt to better your marriage Simon."
"Are you saying Magnus and Alec need to better there marriage?"
"No i'm saying they need a vacation and when was the last time we all did something without our kids?"
"Never, I mean not all together."
"Okay and who would be willing to watch ten kids?" Jace asked.
"Well that's when you call mom and dad and they do grandparent duty."
"I don't need grandma and grandpa to watch me." Ryland said and I jumped because he scared me. "Sorry I didn't mean to scare you."
"You are not staying home by yourself."
"Please i'm thirteen practically an adult and I can watch myself."
"Your dad and I will talk about it okay?"
"Okay."
"I just asked Magnus and he told Alec about it leaving out the couples retreat detail and he said he was down and asked the same question about the kids."
"Well I can see if Kelly can come over and watch the kids she's been asking to babysit for awhile."
"What about-"
"I'd feel bad dumping five kids on your parents."
"Trust me they wouldn't mind." She said and then dug through her purse for something. "Would you like this back now?" She asked and held up my wedding ring and Jace took it from her and stared at it for a little while and then turned to me.
"Here." He said and took my hand and slid the ring back on my finger and leaned over and kissed the ring and then my hand. "I love you."
"I love you too."
"I wuu you." Cecily said looking at Jace.
"And I love you pretty lady." He said and she kissed him. "Where is Jessie?"
"She's napping with Ariabella."
"It's only-"
"She was really grumpy trust me she needed it." Simon said making a face and Jace looked amused.
"What are you guys doing today?"
"We were gonna go home and keep packing so we can get officially moved in by friday."
"You guys get to move in on Friday?"
"Yes and i'm so excited i'm stealing Max on thursday so he can help us move do you guys mind if I take RyRy?"
"We don't mind." I said and Ryland popped his head back in.
"I'll do it for twenty bucks." He said and Jace threw a piece of paper at him.
"You'll do it for free."
"Okay fine i'll do it for pizza." He said and Simon laughed.
"You know when you were three that's how your mom got you to clean your room." He said and I laughed.
"That happened because you were eating pizza in front of him and he was 'dying' of hunger."
"I probably was dying and you just wanted my room cleaned like all mothers." Ryland said shaking his head.
"I'm gonna ban you from eating pizza if you keep it up." I said and he smiled and made a weird face.
"That should be illegal."
"What?"
"Banning pizza." He said and everyone laughed.
"Mommy?" Jordan said and ran to Izzy.
"What baby?"
"Can I spend the night?"
"Did you ask Clary and Jace?" She asked and his big brown eyes moved to me and he pouted his bottom lip.
"Can I please stay." He asked and put his head in lap and looked up at me.
"Of course you can."
"Yayy!" He jumped up and down and then ran out of the room. "Let's play minecraft." He yelled.
"Kids." Ryland said shaking his head Jessie had come down the stairs and went straight to Jace and he put Cecily down and picked her up and she cuddled into him and closed her eyes again.
"You sleep good princess?" Jace asked and she shook her head. "Why not?"
"I slept with my hearing aids in so my ears hurt now." She said softly and Jace started to rock her back and forth.
Izzy and Simon stayed for dinner and left after but Izzy said she'd be back tomorrow to take me shopping for the retreat. "Ryland come on you have school tomorrow." I said and he didn't look at me.
"Mom i'm killing zombies."
"And brain cells."
"Mommmmm.." He groaned.
"Hi Clary." Max's voice came from the tv.
"Hi Maxie."
"Can we please finish this?"
"Do Alec and Magnus know you're still awake?"
"I was suppose to be asleep an hour ago but come on does anyone listen to bedtime these days?"
"Um good kids?" I said and Max laughed.
"I'm a great kid." Max said and Ryland laughed.
"That's the biggest lie I have ever heard." Ryland said and a zombie jumped out of nowhere and attacked one of them.
"Son of a-"
"Max!" You could hear Alec say.
"Oh hey dad."
"Turn it off, now."
"I'm just-"
"Now." He said and you could hear Max sigh.
"Night Ryland."
"Night." He said and the game ended.
"Well you failed to save the planet from zombies so you now you can go to bed and get an education and become a lawyer since zombie killing isn't going to be on your resume."
"Oh ha ha ha very funny." Ryland said and I ruffled his hair.
"I love you bubbie."
"Love you too mom." He said and disappeared into his room.
I walked into my room and Jessie and Cecily were both in the bed. "You know when I said put the girls to bed I meant in there own beds."
"They wanted to sleep with us."
"You're a big ol' softy when it comes to them."
"Yeah and let someone ever try and mess with my babies." He said and pulled Jessie closer to him and kissed her head.
I got into bed and Cecily moved over next to me immediately and snuggled into me. "She didn't wanna lay with you?"
"No she wanted her mama."
"Oooohh you jealous." I said and he laughed.
"No I got my baby girl right here." He said and looked down at Jess who was already asleep.
"Can I ask you something?"
"Anything you know that."
"If I didn't get pregnant do you think we would've gotten back together?"
"You mean pregnant with Ryland?"
"Yeah, I mean I would of never seen you again if I didn't have him."
"I think fate would have brought us back together because I never forgot about you and you were the only person I have ever wanted."
"You mean that?"
"I've thought about how my life could've been different from this and it never felt right to me like this does, you and our kids are the greatest thing to have ever happened to me, you guys mean more to me then my career then my fans then anything and I will go to ends of the earth to make you see that."
"I love you Jace."
"I love you Clary."
The couples retreat will kind of be like the movie with a few differences thanks SuzyDMay for the idea and a lot of stuff happening for all the ships... Also very jealous husband and a party
Also should they let Ry stay home alone?
