Nineteenth One Shot:

Secret Relationship

Clary POV:

I guess you could say our relationship started off like any other 'forbidden' one. He was my brothers best friend, and I was the little sister. But he was also cousins to one of my best friends, Izzy. He had moved here in the middle of my junior year. He was a senior, like my brother. They instantly clicked, they were into the same things, played the same sports, hit on the same girls.

At first I didn't think anything of it. He would be over my house and Jon would go and take a shower and we'd be left alone. At first we'd just talk. Get to know each other, our likes and dislikes. Where he was going to school next year, what he wanted to do in life. We had became good friends. Not as good as my brother and him but good enough.

The summer leading into my senior year of high school is when things got complicated. Jon, and I have a lake house, my parents bought it for us as a joint Christmas gift one year, and we love it. We decided to spend the whole summer up there. Jon of course invited Jace, and Alec. And I invited Izzy, Simon, and Magnus. It was going to be a blast. I just knew it.

In the middle of July we decided to have this huge party. Alec and Magnus bought the alcohol and we threw a banger. The other kids in other lake houses came and it was awesome. I had a little too much to drink and Jace found me by the docks. He thought I was trying to go swimming but I was just looking at the stars. They were really pretty and I loved looking at them. He stayed with me and one thing led to another and we ended up having sex on that dock. I woke up the next morning confused, but soon the events from the previous night came flooding back and I was mortified. I had sex with my brothers best friend. I looked next to me and Jace was still passed out. I went looking for my clothes and by the time I was dressed her woke up.

"Did we have sex last night?" He asked and I nodded. He sat up and looked around. I handed him his shirt and pants and he got dressed.

"Look, we can forget this happened. We won't tell Jon, and we won't ever talk about it again." I said and he smiled.

"Now, why would I want to do that?" He asked and I was confused.

"Because we drunkenly had sex and we don't even like each other." I said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Who said I didn't like you?"

"I'm Jon's little sister, and you could have any girl you want."

"And what if that girl is you?"

"You can't mean that."

"Why not?"

"Because I'm Clary Morgenstern, Jon's little sister, and you're his best friend."

"So, the reason we can't do this is because of Jon?"

"Yes."

"That seems a little unfair."

"Look, I don't randomly have sex with people." I said and his eyes widen.

"Were you a virgin?" He asked and I nodded. "Clary, if I would have known." He started but I cut him off.

"Exactly. You wouldn't have done it if you knew."

"No, if I would have known I would have been gentler. I would have made it a little more special than on a dock." He said and I laughed.

"Why does it matter?"

"Because you deserve it. Look Clary, I like you. A lot. I have since the day I moved here, but I didn't do anything because of Jon. I didn't want him to think I was going to have sex with you and dump you. I would never do that to you Clary. Last night, I followed you out here because I wanted to spend some alone time with you. It got a little heated, but I don't regret it." He said and his eyes said it all.

"I don't regret it either." I said and he smiled. "But what are we going to do? Jon would kill us both."

"We don't tell him."

"You want me to lie?"

"No. If he doesn't ask, he doesn't need to know."

"Are you sure? You're willing to keep our relationship a secret for who knows how long?"

"I'm positive. You're worth it." He said and I couldn't help but smile. I walked over to him and placed a kiss on his lips.

Maybe a secret relationship wouldn't be so bad, and if Jace was willing to do it, than so was I. It might suck for some time, but we'd figure it out. At least I hope so.

Turns out keeping it a secret was a lot easier than I though. Jon and Jace went to separate colleges, and he never asked about my love life. Which was amazing by the way. I ended up going to the same college as Jace and it was nice that we didn't have to hide there.

After being together for 3 years I knew he was the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. I didn't know how he felt, I mean, I knew he loved me, but I didn't know how he felt about settling down, or having a family. We never talked about it.

Which leads me to the present day. I had graduated college last year, and Jace and I were still together. We had no idea how long we'd have to keep it a secret but we wanted to tell everyone when we were ready, but time doesn't seem to be on our side. I just found out I was pregnant. Almost done my third trimester, and I had no idea how I was going to tell Jace. Jace and I ended up getting an apartment together during school. Everyone thought it was weird but when we said that we both didn't feel comfortable living other people, and that we've known each other for years everyone just nodded and that was the end of that.
I was on my way back to our apartment shaking, not knowing how he was going to react. I walked in and smelled dinner and I couldn't help but smile. He was an amazing cook, and he loved cooking for me. I walked into the kitchen and there my gorgeous man stood, and I couldn't help but thinking how lucky I was.

"Hey." I said as I took a seat on the stool. He turned around and smiled.

"Hey baby." He said and I smiled again. "How was your day?"

"Informative." I said and he turned around.

"How so?"

"Well, I was asked to set up the new exhibit the gallery is holding, my boss said I am up for a promotion, I'm pregnant, I got to fire someone today, and they want to hang one of my paintings in the gallery." I said but I'm assuming he's stuck on the one fact.

"Excuse me? Could you repeat one of those for me?"

"I'm up for a promotion?" I said and he smirked.

"No, the other one."

"I'm pregnant." I said and at first there was nothing, but before I knew it he was spinning me around.

"We're going to be parents." He said and he looked absolutely thrilled.

"You're happy about this?"

"Happy? I'm thrilled Clare. We're having a baby. A baby. I can't tell you how happy I am." He said and my eyes filled with tears.

"Jace, we have to tell Jon now." I said and his face paled.

"Oh god."

"We knew this day was coming."

"Yea, but I thought we'd tell him when we were ready, not when we have too." He said and I nodded.

"We'll be okay. Once we explain everything, he'll be cool with it. I hope." I said and Jace leaned down and kissed me. "For right now can we please just enjoy the happiness of having a baby?" I said and he smiled.

"Absolutely Clare. I love you, and our baby."

"I love you too Jace." I said and he picked me up and hugged me again. Knowing that he was happy about this was everything to me. Telling my family was going to be hard, but with him by my side I knew we'd get through it.

Time Jump - One Month Later

Jace POV:

We were finally meeting up with Jon to tell him the news and I was freaking out. Clary and I had been together for almost six years, but that didn't mean Jon wasn't going to be pissed. We couldn't hid it anymore, with Clary's small frame she was beginning to show, and even though it might be my favorite thing to see, the cat was going to be out of the bag soon enough.

Clary and I got to the restaurant and Jon texted Clary telling her he was going to be late, and that he was bringing his new girlfriend to meet us. Clary was bouncing in her seat, and I put my hand on her knee and she relaxed.

"All this stress isn't good for the baby." I said and she smiled.

"I know, but I'm nervous."

"I won't let anything happen Clare. I promise." I said and I kissed her temple. Ten minutes later Jon and a blonde girl walked in. They took a seat and I decided to break the ice. "So, who is this Jon?"

"This is Courtney, my girlfriend. Courtney, this is Jace and Clary, my little sister and my best friend."

"It's so nice to finally meet you two. Jon talks about you often." She says and I smile.

"How long have you been together?"

"Almost six months."

"That's great." I said and I looked over at Clary. She still looked nervous.

"So, what did you guys need to tell me?" Jon asked and I knew Clary wasn't going to want to tell him so it was up to me.

"Jon, I want you to know right now, you know you're my best friend, and I didn't do this to hurt you." I said and he looked confused. "Clary is pregnant with my child." I said he his face turned a deep shade of red.

"She's what?!" He screamed and Clary flinched.

"Pregnant." I said again and he looked even more furious than before.

"And you're the father?" I nod. "What happened? Could you not keep it in your pants long enough and Clary was the closest thing to you?" He said and now I was furious.

"Is that what you think? That I was too impatient to find some whore to fuck so I settled for your sister?" I asked.

"Yes. I know you Jace. You can't stay committed."

"When was the last time you saw me with a girl Jon?"

"Senior year, but who the hell knows what you did in college." He said.

"I was with nobody in college. No one but Clary." I said and his anger turned to confusion.

"What?"

"You heard me."

"How long as this been going on?" He asked. His question was directed at Clary. She looked up as she rubbed her small bump.

"Since the summer before my senior year in high school." She said and now he was really confused.

"Six years?!" He yelled again.

"Yea. We've been together for six years Jon." I said and now he was clearly confused.

"Why wouldn't you tell me?"

"Um, did you not notice your reaction a couple minutes ago."

"That's because I thought you got her pregnant on a one night stand." He said and we both say back down. "She's my baby sister man. I only want what's best for her."

"And I'm your best friend. We both didn't want to tell you when we knew you'd freak out."

"So you waited six years?"

"Jon." Clary said and I grabbed her hand and smiled. "We did agree to keep it a secret, but after a couple years and we didn't see each other as often it kinda just slipped our minds. We wanted to give our relationship a shot without any outside forces. You being the main one."

"So, I'm going to be an uncle?" He said and I smiled.

"Yea."

"How far along are you?" Courtney asked.

"Four months." Clary said and I couldn't help but smile.

"That's so exciting! How are you feeling?" Courtney asked and before Clary could speak Jon stepped in.

"Courtney here is a nurse."

"Nice. I feel good. Once the morning sickness stopped everything got a lot easier."

"Yea, I heard it can be a bitch." She said and we all laugh. "How are you doing Jace?"

"I'm good. Just trying to be there for Clary as much as I can. I wish I could take her symptoms, but there is only so much I can do you know?" I said and Clary gave me a kiss on my cheek.

"You're lucky to have him Clary. A lot of men aren't that involved."

"I know, I'm the luckiest." She said and finally we both looked back at Jon. "Please Jon, I'm going to need your support when we tell mom and dad."

"After hearing everything, I do support you both. I had no idea this was going on for so long. I'm sorry I flipped. You have my support. No matter what." He said and Clary for up and walked over to give him a hug. After they pulled apart he really looked at her. "You look so strange with a baby bump." He said and she rubbed her belly again.

"It's truly amazing. I honestly love having it. It's Jace's new favorite part about me. Once I started showing, he hasn't been able to stop rubbing it." She says as she sit back down next to me.

"What can I say? I want to be as close to our baby as possible." I said and she blushed. "It might be my new favorite but my old favorites aren't forgotten."

"Please don't talk dirty about my sister." Jon said and I laughed.

"What part do you think I'm talking about Jon?" I said and he groaned.

"I think you know Jace."

"For your information, my favorite part of her before the bump were her eyes." I said and Jon looked embarrassed.

The rest of lunch went by amazingly. After Jon got over his shock he was totally on board with our relationship and it honestly meant a lot to Clary and I. We wanted everyone to be happy for us, and we were hoping that this was going to work out in our favor.

Time Jump - One Month Later

Jace POV:

Clary was five months pregnant and we were going to tell our families and all our friends today and Clary was nervous once again. Thankfully we had Jon and Courtney there with us so we had some support on our side this time.

I had gotten a ring for Clary a couple months ago and I picked it up the other day, and after the news was out I was going to propose, and I was nervous. Not just for asking, but also about how they would take the news, but I'm 24, and Clary is 23, so it's not like we're being irresponsible, we're just going out of order.
Jon told us that he was going to tell them that Clary and I had some news we'd like to share with them before we entered the house. I didn't want Clary to walk in there and surprise them with her belly, because that wouldn't he healthy for her or the baby.

We were standing outside and we could hear everything Jon was saying. Once he was done, I grabbed Clary's hand and we walked inside. I saw everyone's face and they were full of curiosity. Once Clary walked into the house there was a harmonious gasp. We stood there for a moment, my arm around Clary's shoulder, Jon standing on her left side with his arms crossed in front of his chest. I could tell Clary was nervous, she was very tense. And we stood there waiting for someone to speak. After a moment of silence Jocelyn finally broke it.

"What the hell." Was all she said and everyone finally let out a breath. "When did this happen?" She asked.

"Clary and I have been together for six years." I said and all their eyes widened.

"Six years?" My mom asked and I nodded. "Why didn't you tell anyone?"

"We thought that it was better to just keep it on the low until we were both ready to let everyone know, especially Jon."

"You've been living together all this time?" Valentine asks and I nod. "I knew that excuse to live together was bullshit, but nobody else believed me."

"We're really sorry we didn't tell you guys." Clary said as she gripped my side a little tighter. "We just didn't know how you'd all feel and we wanted to see where the relationship was going, and after a while we just forgot that it was a secret. When I found out I was pregnant we knew we couldn't keep it a secret any longer. I'm sorry if anyone is upset that we kept this from you, but we just wanted everything to be up to us. After I found out I was pregnant we knew we'd have to tell everyone. I hope you all can forgive us." She said and Jocelyn got up and walked over to us and started playing with her hair.

"Sweetheart, we aren't mad at you. We're all just shocked. I'm going to be a grandma." She said as her hands made their way to her bump. "How far along are you?"

"Five months." Clary says and soon my mom is pulling me into a hug.

"I can't believe my baby is going to have a baby." She said and I smiled. She turned to Clary and pulled her into a hug as well. "I'm happy for you two. You'll make wonderful parents. I know you will."

"That means the world to us. We've been freaking out a lot lately." Clary said and my mom and Jocelyn smiled. The each grabbed one of her hands and led her over to the couch and all the women preceded to talk about baby things. The moms were sharing pregnancy stories and Izzy and Courtney were planning a baby shower.

Meanwhile the fathers, Jon, Simon and Alec were all huddled around me.

"So, when is she due exactly?" Jon asked.

"Christmas Day. Should be eventful. So I apologize in advance if Clary and I miss Christmas dinner Valentine." I said and he laughed.

"We will all be forgoing on Christmas dinner if my baby is giving birth." He said and we all smiled. "I have to say, I didn't see this coming."

"Neither did we. It happened so fast, but I wouldn't trade a single second of it. I love her." I said and he nodded. "Which brings me to another point. I want to ask your daughter to marry me, and I would love your blessing."

"Of course son. I'd be honored to have you as my son." Valentine said and a huge wait was lifted off my shoulders.

We ended up staying for dinner and dessert and we were all sitting in the living room talking when I decided it was time to ask her. I stood up and cleared my throat.

"I know today has been full of surprises, but I'd like to add one more." I said as I turned to Clary. I took out the box and got down on one knee and her one hand flew over her mouth while the other rested on her belly. "Clary, these last six years with you, have been the best years of my life. I've known for awhile that I wanted to spend forever with you, and I can't wait to bring our baby into this world and start our family. I love you more than anything. Will you marry me?" I asked and she had tears streaming down her face.

"Of course I'll marry you." She says and I slip the ring on and slam out lips together. After we break apart I wipe her tears away and look at our family and notice all the women crying. Now that everything was out in the open I felt like Clary and I would finally start to relax and get prepared to bring this baby into the world.

Time Jump - Birth

Clary POV:

Jace and I had been sitting around our Christmas tree on Christmas Eve and we were simply enjoying each other's company. We new the baby would be arriving any day now, and this would be one of the last nights we had to ourselves.

We were sitting in front of the fireplace, Jace's hand rested on my belly along with mine while we listened to Christmas songs and ate Christmas cookies.

"Can you believe that we'll have our baby any day now?" I asked and I felt Jace's chest vibrate with laughter.

"It's still so surreal to me. I think once the baby is here it'll feel real."

"I agree, now since we are keeping the gender a surprise we should actually settle on two names."

"Okay, you pick the girl name, and I'll pick the boy." Jace says and I nod. "For the boy I think the name Luca would be perfect for him. Luca Alexander Herondale."

"I love it." I said as I kissed his cheek. "For a girl I was thinking Emmalin Isabelle Herondale."

"Perfect. Our child will be perfect." He said and I laughed. It all came to an end when I felt a sharp pain in my belly and when I looked down my pants were soaked.

"Jace, my water just broke." I said and he shot up and had his phone in hand. He called my parents, grabbed my bag, called his parents, helped me in the car and started driving.

We got to the hospital and Courtney was working and she settled me into a room immediately. Half an hour later all our family was here and they were all in my room. I was in a massive amount of pain, but Jace was truly incredible. He never left my side and he always knew the right thing to say. All I could hope was that our baby would get here quickly. I couldn't wait to meet him or her.

Time Jump - Five Hours Into Labor

Clary POV:

"This baby is never coming out is it?" I yelled as another contraction hit. I nearly broke Jace's hand and my family looked at me with sad eyes. I knew they wanted to help but there was absolutely nothing anyone could do. "Why didn't I take the dugs!?" I said and I could hear Jace laugh.

"You wanted an all natural birth babe." He said and I groaned.

"I'm an idiot. If we do this again Jace, I want the drugs!" I said and he placed a kiss on my forehead.

"Whatever you want Clare." I smiled and than a doctor came into the room.

"Let's see how close you are." She said and she checked. "I think you're about ready to push my dear."

"Oh thank god!" I said and she laughed. I looked over to my family and smiled. "I love you all but I want this moment to be between Jace and I. He'll come get you the moment the baby is born." I said and everyone nodded.

"Good luck baby." My mom said as she kissed my head.

Once everyone was out of the room, the doctor started prepping for my birth. I was scared shitless but I was also super excited to meet our baby.
After about an hour of pushing our baby's cries filled the air and I couldn't help but cry myself. The nurses took our baby and cleaned them up and took the information. The doctor turned around and smiled.

"You two are the proud parents of a beautiful, and healthy baby boy." She said and I looked at Jace and I could see how happy he was. One of the nurses brought him over, swaddled in a blue blanket and he was absolutely perfect.

"Welcome to the world Luca." I said and I have him a kiss. Jace leaned down and gave him a kiss as well before giving me one.

"I'm going to go let the others know. I love you so much Clary, and I love Luca just as much."

"We love you too Jace." I said and he smiled. He walked out of the room and it gave me some alone time with Luca and I just couldn't get over how perfect he was. He was going to be a mini Jace and I couldn't wait to watch him grow.

Jace was back a couple minutes later followed by the rest of the family. My mom was the first one in and she came and gave me a kiss and looked down on her grand baby.

"What's his name?" She asked and I looked at Jace.

"Luca." Jace said and he looked directly at Alec. "Luca Alexander Herondale." I saw how much it meant to Alec and he came over and gave Jace a hug.
"Means a lot man." He said and Jace smiled.

They stayed for a couple more hours. Everyone getting their fix of new born. Jace was sitting on the bed with me while we watched our family bond with our baby. We were a family, and I couldn't wait to take him home and start making memories.

Time Jump - Six Months Later

Jace POV:

Luca has been absolutely amazing. He looks just like me, and I'm pretty excited about it. There was just something about my son looking like me that really melted my heart. Clary was happy about that too. She kept saying that she hoped he looked like me, and once he started growing blonde hair, and his eyes were changing to gold Clary was thrilled.

Today we were all meeting for lunch. Clary and Izzy had taken Luca out shopping for some more clothes, that kid was growing fast and clothes were going like crazy. I got to the restaurant and the waitress came over and tried shoving her boobs in my face.

"What can I get for your handsome?" She asked and I just rolled my eyes.

"Can I get a pot of coffee for the table, three waters, and a small cup of apple sauce?" I asked and she looked confused but wrote it down and walked away. A few moments later Clary walked in with Luca followed by Izzy. She handed me Luca and sat next to me while Izzy sat on the other side. "I ordered us a pot of coffee, waters, and apple sauce for Luca." I said and Clary leaned up and kissed my cheek.

"You're the best. I've been in caffeine withdrawal all day." She said and I laughed. The waitress came back over with our things, she looked around and saw Luca in my lap smiled and stormed away. "What was that all about?"

"She tried hitting on me before you got here. I guess she doesn't take rejection well." I said and Clary and Izzy both laughed.

Lunch went by way to fast and I was sad that I had to go back to work and leave Clary and Luca. The best part of my day was spending time with them, and when I had to leave it always sucked. We walked out of the restaurant and lingered for a moment.

"Any thoughts on dinner?" Clary asked.

"Yea, when I get home I'll cook. You take tonight off." I said and she smiled.

"I don't mind cooking Jace." She said and I laughed.

"I know you don't, but you do everything while I'm at work. Tonight is your night off. I'll cook, clean, give Luca his bath, and put him to bed. I want you to relax tonight."

"You're way too good to me." She said and I leaned down and gave her a kiss.

"I just love you so much, and you deserve to have a break every now and than." I said and she smiled. I gave Luca a kiss before I handed him back to Clary.

"I'll see you at home. Love you Clare."

"I love you too." I leaned down and gave Luca one last kiss.

"And I love you too Luca." A smile spread across his face and I couldn't help but smile back.

I got in my car and headed back to work. I look back on my life and couldn't be happier at where I am. I have an amazing fiancé who I am more in love with every single day, and I have the most amazing son that stole my heart the minute he was born. We might have started out in an unconventional way, but where we are today is where I knew I always wanted to be, and I was thrilled to be experiencing life with Clary and Luca by my side.

Authors Note:

This one shot was requested by Miss-Ashwright and I hope you enjoy this story as much as I do! I tried to keep it mostly in the present but I clearly had to go back to the time that they got together because who doesn't like a little Clace fluff. Let me know how you all feel about it! I'm currently in the middle of writing another chapter of another story, and I'm in the middle of getting another one shot done! If you have any suggestions, remember you can always send me a message or leave a review! :)