Okay so there was some confusion with what Jace does he plays football.. I had originally had it as basketball but I realized I know nothing about basketball so I changed it and some places still said basketball so I changed it and i'm sorry for the confusion... I was gonna have Jace come in a few chapters later but I really wanted him in the story and I like how it turned out.
It's been a few weeks since Mason said he wanted to meet Jace I kept trying to get him to change his mind but when he sets his mind to something he sticks to, he's like his father stubborn as hell I was watching him sleep the chemo taking everything out of him most days he could barely open his eyes but he always smiled no matter how much pain he was in, I once asked him why which answered so you don't have to feel so sad all the time, it only made me break down and cry even more.
"Clary." April said with a smile.
"Oh hi are you leaving?"
"Yeah I am, there is a visitor for Mason."
"Wh-" I was cut off by a shimmer of golden hair I looked at Mason and stood up and left the room.
"Hi my names-" He started to introduce himself but he stopped when he seen me. "C-Clary?"
"What are you doing here."
"Make A Wish contacted me and I didn't want someone wasting a wish on me so I came here and was gonna visit the kid and a few other kids here… What are you doing here?" He asked and looked around.
"That's not really any of your business is it?"
"Do you have to be like that? Can't we be friends?" He asked and I laughed.
"Friends-"
"Oh Mr. Herondale I take it you met Clary, her son Mason is the one who wanted to meet you." One of Mason's doctors said with a smile and Jace shifted his gaze back to me.
"You have a son?"
"Yeah."
"Wow I uh didn't know you were a-" He stopped and looked at the doctors then back to me realizing where we were his eyes softened and he looked at me. "I'm so sorry."
"My son he's a big fan, before he got sick that's all he talked about was football and his favorite player.. He never said your name just your number."
"And his father is he in the picture?"
"No he uh-"
"Mason is awake and asking for you." Tony said and I nodded.
"It was nice seeing you." I said and he grabbed my hand.
"Can I meet him?"
"He hasn't been feeling good-"
"Please?" He asked and I walked in the room with Jace following behind me.
"Hi…. Mommy." Mason whispered with his eyes still closed, they had put a feeding tube in because he refused to touch his food for three days he has complained about the tube made his nose feel weird.
"Someone is here to meet you." I said and he opened his eyes and I was meet with his father's golden eyes.
"Who?" He whispered and I pointed towards Jace and Mason turned and looked at him and when he finally noticed who was in the room he smiled. "Am I dreaming?"
"No sweet boy you aren't dreaming." I said and Jace came a little closer his hands were in his pockets as he looked down at Mason.
"Hello, i'm Jace it's nice to meet you."
"I'm Mason." He said and sat up slowly, Jace sat down beside him. "You have golden eyes too." Mason said.
"Too?"
"Mommy says I got my eyes from my dad, he doesn't care i'm dying."
"Mason William Fairchild." I said and he looked at me.
"What mommy he doesn't he would of been with us by now if he cared and he doesn't." He said and crossed his arms, Jace was looking at the floor.
"Okay but does that give you the right to bring stuff up in front of strangers?"
"I'm just upset." He said and looked back at Jace. "I'm sorry." He said and Jace looked at him and smiled.
"It's okay… Look I uh have to talk to your mother right away and then i'll be right back okay?"
"Is everything okay?" He asked looking at me and then at Jace.
"Everything's…. Fine…" He stood up and stalked out of the room.
"I'll be right back."
"Did I make him mad?"
"No bubba, I did."
"How you didn't even talk to him." He said and I kissed his head and ran out into the hallway.
"Jace-"
"Don't. Don't you dare try and lecture me with excuses."
"Can we go somewhere and talk?"
"Why you don't want anyone to know?" He asked throwing his hands in the air.
"I'm not gonna do this with you out in the open." I said and he nodded.
"Just answer the question… Is that my son?"
"Jace please."
"Answer the question Clary." He said his voice serious and frightening.
"I'm sorry." I said and tilted his head back and he laughed with no trace of humor.
"He's what five?" I didn't answer just nodded. "You had five fucking years to call me, wait let me guess you lost my number?" He yelled and I grabbed his hand pulling him towards a family waiting room and closed the door once we were both in.
"You don't get to do that Jace it's your fault we broke up."
"You don't think a baby would have factored into my decision to break up?"
"You didn't want to stay with me Jace!" I yelled. "I knew it would and then you'd just end up hating me because you didn't get to do what you wanted to do because you had a fucking baby and a girlfriend to come home to so no I didn't tell you, I did it by myself I raised a beautiful little boy for four years and that's all I might get Jace that's all I might get." I said and dropped to the floor.
"He's five… Why did you say four?"
"This isn't living Jace, this is existing he's been here nearly two years and there isn't much more they can do for him… The chemo isn't working anymore the cancer comes back stronger when he goes into remission and he is getting tired so tired and I can't keep putting him through that he tries so hard to be brave for me but he wants to give up I know he does but he stays strong for me."
"So what you're gonna give up?"
"I gonna keep fighting for my son until his very last breath."
"He has both our genes you know what that means right? He's a fighter, and a Herondale and we don't go down without a fight."
"I wanted to tell you but after our last conversation we had I was so scared.."
"Clary-"
"You can hate me all you want Jace but Mason he's a good kid and he deserves a good father who can be there for him through this… You don't have to be that you can go and forget all about us and go back to your big famous life where everyone knows who you are." I said and stood up and opened the door and looked back at him. "But if you are gonna be in his life, being there for him isn't a part time job." I said and left and walked back to my little man's room wondering what Jace's answer will be.
