I'm back! I'm so sorry for the hiatus! I'm working on another chapter so it will be up shorty! Thank you!

The car ride back was absolutely brutal. Since Kaelie's confession, my mind was restless.

That, and Simon's elbow digging into my ribs in the backseat of the car wasn't helping either.

"Couldn't get any from Isabelle so now you're coming onto me?" I huffed and pushed him off of me.

"Don't knock it til you try it" Simon smiled and wiggled his eyebrows.

I went to go flick him when Sebastian interrupted me.

"Do you guys mind shutting the fuck up back there, some of us are hungover" He groaned, and clicked the radio on.

I went to grab my empty water bottle to whip it at him when I caught Jace's eyes in the rearview mirror.

He had one hand on the steering wheel and the other hanging out the window, he was so effortlessly sexy. His eyes were a gorgeous glowing gold, and I could feel them burning into me with questions.

Since last night, I didn't talk to him at all this morning, I barely even acknowledged his presence.

I wouldn't know what to say to him. Before, all of my thoughts and feelings towards him were just a fantasy, but now, it's all starting to feel too real.

I blushed, and shrank myself down towards the car door, avoiding his gaze at all costs. I had to figure out exactly what was happening before I could face him.

"Are you guys hungry?" Simon quipped, rolling down his window. "I need food right now and maybe that might quel Sebastian's shitty attitude"

Sebastian suddenly became animated at the thought of eating.

"Listen, we gotta go to this pancake spot, their food is better than sex. Jace, you know the place" he said, eager to stuff his face with pancakes.

Jace rolled his eyes, and took the exit towards the restaurant.

Eating with him after last night's revelation was definitely awkward. Luckily for me, Sebastian and Simon were in a heated debate over whether or not chocolate chip pancakes were elite or not so they didn't notice how flustered I was.

I was locked in a staring contest with my food so I didn't have to look up to see if he was staring at me. There was no possible way he was thinking about me. It was beginning to feel too real, and I always thought my affection was one sided. Jace literally flirts with everybody so it's not like he has a specific thing for me.

I was still pissed about Kaelie though. Although I think she's a really sweet girl, it was hard to see him with another person - even though he isn't even mine.

A flick to my arm rattled me out of my thoughts.

"Clary- you've been hogging the syrup for 6 minutes, give it up" Simon moaned, and reached over me to grab it.

I sighed and stared back at him, "Your pancakes are literally drowned in it, stop waterboarding them" I purposefully avoided even looking at Jace, I needed a break to figure things out.

After we left and drove home, Jace and Sebastian took naps on our couches while Simon and I went into my room.

Pushing aside all the clothes on my bed, Simon laid in the middle of it and watched me take off my makeup from the night before.

"You know Clary, you should've taken that shit off before you slept yesterday, your skin is going to be fucked" he laughed, his head resting on his hands.

Rolling my eyes and fiddling with the makeup wipe, I manage to swipe the last of my eyeliner off.

"Simon" I said, turning around, my fingers nearly ripping the wipe to shreds. "I have to ask you something, and if you tell anyone I will literally fucking kill you"

Simon sat up, and I could tell he had something to say. "Is this about Jonathan? Okay, I saw him with someone new and I didn't know if I should tell you because I know you guys have a thing but I didn't know if it was serious or not"

I looked at him and laughed, less nervous than I was before. "Si- I literally could not give a fuck about Jon but thanks for the heads up" I paused for a moment and looked down at my feet.

"I was actually asking about Jace… I think I actually really like him" I murmured, my cheeks on fire.

Simon was at full attention now, and he hastily crawled to the corner of my bed. "Clare- you told me that you wanted to hook up with him before but like, do you actually want to be with him?"

I sighed, and sat down next to him. "Yeah.. I do, I'm just worried though because he literally has a hard-on for anything with a vag so I don't know if he actually flirts with me because he likes me or he's just doing it for fun" I rested my head on his shoulder, and looked up at him while a devious smile flashed across his face.

"I have a plan," he said, looking down at me. "You may not like it, but it's the most effective way to figure out whether or not he's actually interested"

I met his gaze, immediately feeling wary. "What is it?"

He smiled again and an evil look in his eyes sparked. "Avoid him, and literally do not flirt back to him, if he says something to you or is bothered by it, then you have your answer"

I smiled back at him "... I like it, it'll keep him on his toes" I turned back to my bed, and snuggled under the blankets.

"Come take a nap with me, I have to sleep this hangover off" I said, and patted the bed next to me.

He grinned again and laid next to me, wrapping an arm around me. "You know Clare… I know you're on the rebound but I am a taken man" I swiftly kicked him in the ankle before turning away from him.

"Keep dreaming, Isabelle will rip your heart out and eat it" I laughed.

"Then I will die happy" he smiled, and closed his eyes.

Going over the plan in my mind, I closed my eyes too. Excited to see what will come out of it.

Okay, reading through the story, I realized that I made a lot of typos so I'm going over it! I will be updating older chapters so if you want to reread it go ahead! Thank you and enjoy!

Also Cassandra Clare owes the rights to the Mortal Instruments.