Clary walked down the stars after a few hours. They'd both kept quiet. She walked into the living room quietly her eyes were stiff puffy and her cheeks were flushed. Her mother were still there with Aline and now her brother and father. They all silently watched as she knelt down and picked up the envelope and said "sorry for shouting and punching the wall" She glanced at the slight dent in the drywall.
She walked away only to stop by the door and turn back. "Sorry again" her mother nodded and said "you should go apologise to Jace not us" clary nodded turning around. Clary walked up the stairs were Jace laid in bed naked the sheets covering his bottom half. Clary locked the door again and placed the envelope on her desk and said "let's have bath" Jace stood up and clary kept her eyes on his. He smirked and said "really after all that you can't even look at it" clary shook her head and said "it's not like it's pretty" Jace shrugged and walked passed her.
Clary filled the tub with bubbles and took her dress off again. Jace kissed her shoulder and said "what did they say" clary turned around and said "not much they just watched me and nodded" Jace nodded and said "get in"
Clary leaned back pulling her knees up so jace could lean against the other side. Jace smiled at her and asked "so how you feeling down there" clary blushed and said "a bit tender" Jace smiled and said "you turned on" he winked at her. clary shook her head and said "no.so keep your hands off me"
Jace leaned back in the tub relaxing while clary played with the bubbles. Jace convinced her to cuddle with him at some point. So they laid back in her bed in their underwear. Spooning in the late night covers keeping them warm.
Jace hummed quietly to a song as clary slipped off hugging the covers as he laid behind her. Jace was still surprised she'd let him touch her. The knock on the door was so quiet it didn't even wake her. Jace carefully got out and pulled on his sweatpants and walked over. Aline paced nervously and turned to Jace. Her eyes settled on his lack of clothes and whispered "put some clothes on" Jace chuckled and said "I was sleeping"
Aline held out a pair of keys letting them hand from her fingers and said "here are you keys, Izzy left them behind before her boyfriend picked her up" Jace took them and said "I'll make sure she gets them, she's welcome at my place for when she needs space. Before I had my apartment her brother did the same for me" Aline smiled and said "that's nice" Jace nodded and said "sorry you had to see us" Aline shrugged and said "no it's totally our fault, did you talk with her" Jace looked over his shoulder at clary who hugged the covers and said "yeah we talked"
Aline smiled as she looked at clary and said "I'm sorry for snapping at you, but she's not good at remembering to eat and to take care of herself" Jace nodded and said "I know, and no she didn't have breakfast cause she was up all night working" Aline sighed and said "sorry but she's my sister I care" Jace smiled and said "I love her and I'll take care of her, you don't need to tell me what to do because I know already" Aline nodded and said "goodnight Jace"
Jace closed the door and got back in bed hugging clary. Clary tangled their legs and said "I love you too jace, thank you for taking care of me" Jace chuckled kissing her cheek and whispering "my pleasure"
Clary held his hand around her as they slept. Jace tucked her against him tightly sleeping comfortable and calm.
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Throughout the night Aline checked in on them. John caught her in the early morning and closed the door to his sisters room.
Aline leaned against the wall and said "I miss having her around" John nodded hugging her and chuckled as he said "don't watch them sleep, it's creepy" Aline showed him lightly and said "we need to move out soon" John nodded sighing and said "i know it's just been a lot with you pregnant and then Sofia now but I promise I'll look into it" Aline nodded and said "where is my baby" John sighed and said "asleep" Aline hugged him and said "wedding first then house"
Clary opened her door and snapped "yeah cute, great plan but shut up I'm tired" they both looked at clary shocked that it woke her up. Clary closed the door and called "go talk somewhere else" Jace laughed at her foul morning mood and said "your so mean" clary smacked him with a pillow and said "either cuddle me or shut up, or preferably both"
Not even an hour later, Her mother opened the door wide and called "wake up, you've been locked in here long enough" Jace sat up and gave clary a kiss and said "I need a shower, get dressed so we can head off" clary almost cried as she had to leave her calm bed. Shrugging on some left behind dress in her closet. Brushing her hair and teeth before laying down in bed again. Jace left the bathroom dressed and ready.
Jace held her hand as they walked his suit jacket in the other. Clary had looked at him long and hard as he wore his white dress shirt and his nice slacks. He looked to handsome for her to handle. Clary pulled him into the kitchen and gestured for him to take her seat. Her father looked up from his paper quickly. Then looked up again asking "how late is it" Aline sipped her drink and said "7" her father looked at Jace who took the coffee cup clary handed him and asked "how did you get her up this early" Jace chuckled and shrugged. Clary sat a plate down in front of Jace and said "I can get up in the morning if I want to" her mother huffed and said "of course" clary rolled her eyes taking a seat beside Jace stealing parts of his breakfast.
Jace gave her a look telling her she should eat more. Clary finished her coffee and said "any more mail for me" her father nodded and told her it was on his desk. Clary walked out of the kitchen and her father nodded at Jace silently telling him thank you. Her parents had always had trouble getting clary out of bed and still in a good and reasonable mood.
Clary retrieved the single envelope opening it and pulling out yet another bunch of photos. A couple in an alleyway getting handy. Still to dark to make out anything but she assumed it was the same couple. She pulled out the note and read 'never heard of a bedroom' clary huffed wondering who thought this was interesting and a good use of her time. Who takes pictures of a couple who clearly though they were alone.
Clary got the pictures and said "we need to go now Jace" Jace stood holding Sofia as Aline rushed around the kitchen. Jace smiled over at her and asked her "you want a minute" clary leaned against the door frame and said "not today" Jace walked over slowly rocking Sofia gently. Clary smiled at the little baby and whispered "he's mine, find your own" Jace chuckled and tugged the envelopes from her hand and gave her the baby to hold.
Clary cradled the baby waiting for Aline to get whatever she was doing done. Jace leaned down and whispered "in a few years we could have a baby" clary hummed and asked "I suppose you'll be pregnant for 9 months and give birth" Jace wrapped an arm around her waist muttering "kill joy" clary kissed Sofia's head and whispered "don't make your momma cry and be good" the little baby grabbed onto her hair and clary tutted disappointed in the little baby.
Clary sighed as her head began to hurt and and said "Aline get your child" Aline tugged her hand free from clary's long hair and held her in her arms and said "bye, don't be a stranger" clary shook her head giving her mother a hug before taking jaces hand and walking out the door.
Jace took the keys from her and said "I was wondering if you had time to go look at a house now" clary sat down inte car and asked "now, I thought you were kidding" Jace shook his head and said "no, plus I'm sick of the elevator" clary nodded smiling as she said "fine we can look, but only look" Jace seemed happy with himself as he drove them outside of town. Clary played along knowing exactly how this was going to end.
