Seventieth One Shot:
Memory Loss
Jace POV:
I never thought that I would be here. I never though that in 5 minutes, my entire life could turn completely upside down. The accident was bad enough, but I wasn't fully aware of just how terrible the events after would be. I still have nightmares about it. Every single night I can't escape, because it doesn't matter when I wake up, I'm still living it.
Two years ago today Clary and I were coming home from dinner. We had decided to go out and celebrate our 4 ½ year anniversary. Normally we wouldn't bother with half's, but I was planning on proposing on our 5th anniversary, and I knew that night was going to be about more than just us, and I wanted a night to ourselves. It was an icy night, and neither Clary nor I saw it. Our car skidded on the road and went straight into the forest. I don't remember much, just that when I looked over at Clary, her head was gushing blood, and I heard faint sounds of yelling than its blackness.
When I woke up in the hospital, I was so confused. I was in pain, and when the doctor asked if I remembered what happened, I vaguely remembered the car accident but I remember the rest of the night. He was testing my memory, which was understandable after being in an accident. Izzy was in the room with me, she looked like she was crying, but not happy tears. She looked sad, and I didn't know why until I remembered that I wasn't alone in the car. It was a conversation I never wanted to have.
Flashback:
"Izzy, where is Clary?" I asked panicked as I tried to get out of the bed. She pushed me back and shook her head.
"She's asleep right now." She said and I sighed knowing that she was alive.
"I want to see her." I said.
"Jace, there is something you should know." Izzy said.
"What?" I asked.
"Clary hit her head really bad." Izzy started. "When she woke up she barely knew her own name."
"So?" I asked.
"Jace, she thought she was 15 again." Izzy said. "She barely remembered me. The doctor was asking her all types of questions, and she lost the last 10 years old her life Jace."
"But she'll remember me." I said a little confused. "We spent the last 5 years of our lives building our future together. You don't just forget that."
"I mentioned your name." Izzy said. "And all she remembered was you were my cousin from England. When I asked the last time she saw you, her answer was the summer before you moved here. I'm so sorry Jace, but she doesn't remember you."
"But - we're in love. We live together. I was going to ask her to marry me." I said.
"The doctor said that her memory might come back, it just won't be an easy road." Izzy said and I nodded before sitting back, my life had just changed, and I didn't know how to cope.
Flashback End
Easy road was nothing compared to what this journey was. After a week I was discharged but Clary was still there. I decided to test the waters and go and see Clary. Just like Izzy said, she didn't remember me at all, and it took everything in me not to break down and cry right then and there. Clary was everything to me, and the fact that she didn't remember anything about the life we made together was really difficult.
Clary was in the hospital for a grand total of two weeks, and in that time Izzy and I moved all her stuff out of our apartment and back in with her mom. Once everything was gone, I sold the place and moved. I couldn't be in that place anymore. Not without Clary.
Which brings us to today. It was supposed to be our 7th year together. I thought we'd be married by now, and possibly starting our family. But here I am, in a bar, drinking away my sorrows and wondering what my life would have been like if we never slipped on that ice.
"You look like you've had a rough night." The bartender said. "Penny for your thoughts?" She asked.
"Not really in the mood to talk." I said as I took another sip of my whiskey.
"We don't have to talk." She said as she licked her lips. "I can get your mind off whatever is bothering you."
"No thank you." I said and I saw her face change.
"Well, I'm done at 11, if you change your mind, I'll be over there." She said as she motioned to the other end of the bar. I nodded and she left, thankful that she was done talking to me. I don't know how long I was there but I wasn't prepared for Clary and Izzy to walk into the bar. I locked eyes with Izzy and she gave me sorrowful eyes, and I just hung my head.
"Jace." Clary said and just her saying my name was torture. "What a coincidence that you're here."
"Yea." I simply said, not being able to have a real conversation with her. It was just too painful.
"You here with someone?" She asked with her normal perky smile.
"Nope." I said as I finished my whiskey and the bartender came back over.
"Need another one handsome?" She said and I rolled my eyes.
"I'm good." I said as I put the money on the bar and stood up. "I'll see you guys later." I said towards Clary and Izzy. I walked out of the bar and started making my way home. I couldn't stand being in the same room with her, even after two years. I wanted her back, but she moved on. She had a boyfriend, and I just couldn't handle that.
Clary POV:
After Jace left, Izzy and I got our drinks and found an empty table. There was something about Jace. Something that was so familiar but I couldn't figure it out. Izzy looked a little sad, and disappointed after Jace left and when I asked her about it she just shrugged it off and I didn't want to bring it up again. Something was clearly going on, but if she didn't want to talk, I wasn't going to push it.
"How are you and Sebastian?" She asked after a while and I groaned.
"He told me he loved me." I said after a moment.
"Wow. That's huge." Izzy said, but I could tell her enthusiasm was fake. "Did you say it back?"
"I opened my mouth to say it, but something stopped me." I admitted. "So I just told him I wasn't ready to take that step."
"Was he mad?" She asked.
"He looked disappointed, but he understood that it might be a little too fast. I mean, we've only been together for 6 months, who knows if you love someone after that short amount of time." I explained. Izzy said something under her breath that I didn't quite catch. "What did you say?"
"Nothing." She said and I gave her that look. "Honestly, it's nothing."
"Did something happen in your family that you didn't tell me about? You and Jace both seem really distraught."
"It's an anniversary of something today, and before you ask, I can't tell you." Izzy said and I nodded. "It meant a lot to both of us, and I guess I didn't realize it was going to affect me this much, but seeing Jace kinda hit me really hard."
"I'm sorry." I said because there wasn't much else I could say.
"Nothing we can do about it now." She said and I nodded. "Come on, we haven't seen each other in like 9 days, we're going to have fun." She said and I smiled and the heavy conversation was over and now we were going to have fun, which is exactly what I need.
Time Jump – Three Weeks Later
Clary POV:
"Izzy, are you sure I should come?" I asked as I was on the phone with my best friend.
"It's his birthday Clare, don't you want to celebrate?" She asked and I sighed.
"Jace and I aren't friends Iz. He probably doesn't even want me there." I said and I heard Izzy sigh.
"I want you there." Izzy said. "It's a party, you might not even see him."
"You want me to come to a birthday party for Jace, and than not see him the whole time?" I said.
"Please Clare, I know you might not see it, but it would mean a lot to him." Izzy said and I closed my eyes.
"Okay. I'll be there." I said and she cheered.
"Great, the party is at 7 tonight." She said. We hung up shortly after, and I laid back on my bed and thought about this party. Jace barely spoke to me, and barely looked at me when we were in the same room, and I was going to his birthday party. It didn't make sense, but for some reason I couldn't say no to Izzy.
Time Jump – Party
Jace POV:
Izzy insisted that she throw me a birthday party. I had no idea why it was such a big deal, I was turning 28, not exactly a huge milestone, but Izzy never really did need a reason to want to throw a party. It started about 45 minutes ago, and I was mingling with a bunch of people, but not really interested in anything they were talking about. Everyone was either getting married, or having a baby, and it just made it even harder to know that I could be discussing my wedding story, or about how far along Clary is with our first child, but I can't and it was truly the hardest thing in the world, even after 2 years. I decided that I needed another drink so I made my way over to the bar and low and behold, the same bartender was working again.
"What can I get the birthday boy?" She said in a seductive voice.
"Whiskey on the rocks." I said and she nodded and grabbed a glass.
"So, how old are you tonight?" She asked as she poured the whiskey.
"28." I said.
"You don't look 28 at all." She said as she pushed the drink over to me. "I thought about carding you the first time you walked into this bar."
"I've always had a young face." I said and she nodded. "Comes in handy sometimes."
"I bet." She said and I smiled. "Have a good night." She said as she was asked down at the end of the bar. I turned around and there stood Clary. I wasn't in charge of the guest list, Izzy was, and I wasn't surprised that she invited Clary, but I was surprised that she decided to show up. I made my way over to her after we locked eyes and just tried to act like it was killing me to be around her.
"I'm surprised to see you here." I said as I made my way over to her.
"Izzy convinced me to come." She said and I nodded. "I didn't know what to get you, since I'm not really sure what you are interested in, but I found this earlier, and something compelled me to get it for you." She said as she handed me the gift. I looked at it, and it was a sheet of music.
"Piano sheet music." I said and Clary nodded.
"I don't even know if you play. I guess that never really occurred to me. If you have no use for it, I can totally return it and get you something else." She said and I laughed.
"I do play. Quite frequently actually." I said and she nodded. "This is perfect. Thank you."
"Let me know when you play it, and let me know if it's good." She said and I smiled.
"I will let you know the minute my fingers touch the keys." I said and she laughed, that beautiful and angelic laugh that I've missed so much.
"Babe, there you are." I heard and there came her boyfriend. "I thought I lost you." He said as he kissed her lips quickly.
"Just giving Jace his birthday gift." She said and he nodded.
"Happy birthday man, thanks for the invite." He said and I had to bit back my temper and nod.
"No problem. Have fun." I said and I looked back to Clary. "Thank you for the gift, but I have to go."
"Okay. Happy birthday again." She said and I nodded before walking outside to get some fresh air. Knowing they were together was one thing, but seeing them together was something entirely different, and I hated that it wasn't me kissing her, and calling her babe. She got me sheet music, for an instrument she didn't even know I could play, so I was holding onto that piece of her memory returning.
"I'm sorry." I heard behind me and when I turned around there stood Izzy. "I didn't know she invited him."
"It's not your fault Izzy." I said and she made her way over to me.
"They've been rocky lately, so I thought maybe tonight she would use as an excuse to have some time for herself." Izzy explained.
"Honestly Iz, it's not your fault." I said and she nodded. "She got me sheet music."
"What?" Izzy asked.
"Her gift to me was sheet music." I said as I handed it to her. "She didn't even remember that I played the piano, but she got it for me anyway."
"Maybe that's a sign that her memory is coming back." Izzy said and I shrugged.
"I'm not going to get my hopes up." I said and she nodded.
"Well, come on. Everyone is wondering where the birthday boy is." She said with a laugh. She grabbed my hand and pulled me back into the bar. Clary pretty much ignored me the rest of the night, which was actually really nice, but I couldn't stop myself from looking over at her every now and than. I never was able to keep my eyes off her, and I guess that'll never go away.
Time Jump – One Month Later
Clary POV:
"Come on, why won't you tell me?" I asked as I drove down the rode. He was being really sneaky lately, but he wouldn't tell me why.
"You're just going to have to wait and see babe." He said and I couldn't help but roll my eyes. "You'll love it. I promise." He said and he was just so convincing, that I knew he was right.
"Okay, but if I don't like it, you're going to be so sorry." I said and he laughed, such a beautiful laugh.
"I think I know how much you're going to love it." He said and I smiled.
"Okay, I trust you." I said and he smiled I turned on my high beams because we were on a dark road and there weren't any other cars. We were coming around the bend when I lost control of the car. I tried to slam on the breaks but it wasn't working. I looked over to the right but before I saw anything everything went back.
I woke up startled for the third night in a row. For some reason this dream is haunting me and I don't know what to do. I can't see the person's face, and when I look to the right, I black out before I can see anything. I look around and notice that I'm in my room. I decided that I wasn't going to sleep again so I decided to just make myself some hot tea.
I was sitting at the table when Izzy appeared. She looked exhausted, and in need of more coffee than we kept in the apartment. She mindlessly grabbed the pot and brought it the table than got herself a bowl of cereal. Once she sat down she looked a little more awake and I felt like it was an appropriate time to speak.
"Rough night?" I asked and she looked at me.
"I barely slept. I think I'm getting sick." She said and I nodded.
"There is medicine in the cabinet." I said and she nodded but didn't get up. I went and grabbed the cold medicine and handed it to her with a full glass of orange juice.
"Thanks." She said and I nodded before sitting down, still thinking about the dream that I had. "You look troubled."
"I've had the same dream for the past three nights now." I said.
"Are you naked in the auditorium while giving your valedictorian speech? Cause I've totally had that before." She said and I laughed.
"No." I said. "I'm in a car, and I'm driving. But someone is there with me. I don't know who he is but we're having a conversation." I said as I smiled at the conversation topic. "He was going to surprise me. And I'm trying to figure out what it is but he won't tell me."
"What's so bad about that?" Izzy asks.
"Because when I focus back on the road, the car skids on ice, and we crash, and the moment I look to my right to see him, everything goes black," I said and she looks upset but nods regardless. "It kinda reminds me of the way the doctor explained my accident."
"Interesting." She says but I can hear something in her voice that's weird.
"What's wrong?" I asked and she shakes her head. "Isabelle, whenever that crash is mentioned you always freeze and start acting weird. I've ignored it every other time, but this is the third time I've dreamed this, and it feels so vivid."
"Maybe it is." She says.
"It can't be. I was alone that night." I said and she looks like she wants to say something, but she's biting her tongue so hard. "Just spit it out Isabelle."
"You weren't alone." She finally said and I was taken aback. "That night, you weren't alone. You were on your way back from dinner with your boyfriend."
"I had a boyfriend?" I asked and she simply nods. "How come I didn't know that?" I asked.
"You lost 10 years of your life Clary. You barely remembered me." She says and I just couldn't believe it.
"Why didn't anyone tell me I was in the car with someone? Did he die?" I ask realizing that maybe that's why.
"No. He was pretty beat up, but he was out of the hospital in a week." She explains and I nod.
"Why would you keep that from me?" I ask.
"He told us too." She said. "You didn't remember him, and he wasn't going to force himself back into your life. You needed to heal, and he wanted the best for you."
"How long were we together?" I ask after a moment of processing.
"Almost 5 years." She said and my eyes nearly pop out of my head.
"I couldn't remember a boyfriend of 5 years?" I ask and she nods. "How is that possible?"
"You slammed your head really hard. The doctors said it would be a miracle with you not to come out without some kind of memory loss." She explained.
"Do I know him?" I asked and she nods. "Who is he?"
"I think you need to figure it out on your own Clary." She said. "He would never forgive me if I told you. He always said he wanted you to remember him on your own. I've already told you too much."
"Okay. I understand." I said and she nodded.
After breakfast I went back to my room and got ready for the day. I had the day off from work, and I had something's to do, and than I was meeting Sebastian for lunch. Maybe that's why I always felt so weird with Sebastian, maybe subconsciously I remembered that I had a boyfriend before and I felt like I was cheating on him by not remembering. But how could I not remember? Being together with someone for 5 years is bound to leave an impression. Maybe the dream was my minds way of telling me. I don't know. I was confused, and lost, and I just wanted to know who was in that car with me. I pulled up to the restaurant when Sebastian was already waiting for you. He greeted me with a kiss on the cheek and I smiled and we took our seats.
"You look lost Clare, is everything okay?" He asked.
"I've been having this really vivid dream the past couple nights, and when I talked to Izzy she told me something about that night that was being kept a secret." I explained.
"And what is that?" He asked.
"I wasn't alone." I said. "Apparently I was coming home from dinner with my boyfriend."
"Boyfriend?" He asked and I nodded.
"He was in the hospital for a week." I said.
"Why didn't he come find you?" He asked.
"I lost 10 years of my life." I explained. "Apparently I didn't remember him. Izzy told me that he didn't want to force himself back into my life, and that if I ever did remember him, he wanted it to be on my own."
"That makes sense. There isn't anything worse than someone trying to force you to remember something you forgot." Sebastian said and I nodded. We ordered our food and the conversation was dropped. I could tell he didn't want to talk about it, and as much as I did, I wasn't going to talk about my old boyfriend, who I didn't remember to my actual boyfriend. But maybe that's why I couldn't commit fully to him. Maybe it was a sign, but who knows at this point.
"Hey Red! Over here!" I heard and it was like my mind started recalling every memory I didn't know I had.
~"Come on Red! Give me one chance!" Jace said as we sat in the park. "If you don't enjoy the date, at least we tried."~
~"Aw Red, it wasn't that sad." Jace said as we walked out of the movie theater. "Not everyone can get a happily ever after.~
~"Red, talk to me, what's wrong?" Jace asked as I cried into his chest.~
~"Can you believe it Red, its our very own." Jace said as we stared at our new apartment.~
~"Red, come to bed, it's late, and you're going to be extremely grumpy in the morning if you don't get at least 5 hours of sleep." Jace said in his extremely sexy sleepy voice.~
~"RED!" Jace yelled as our car flew off the road and into the forest. I tried to stay awake, but my eyes started to flutter closed and everything seemed to stop around me.~
"Clary, what's wrong?" I heard Sebastian ask and I realize that I stood up and spilled my food all over the ground.
"Oh my god." I said as I looked around. "I'm so sorry." I said to the waiter and he simply just smiled and waved me off before going to grab a broom.
"Clary, what's gotten into you?" Sebastian asked.
"I remember." I said silently. "I remember." I said again and he stood next to me.
"You remember him." Sebastian said and I nodded. "I guess that explains why this relationship always felt one sided." He said and I sighed.
"I'm really sorry Sebastian." I said and he smiled.
"Whoever he is, he's a lucky guy." He said and I smiled. I leaned up and pressed a kiss to his cheek.
"You were a great boyfriend Sebastian, and any girl will be lucky to have you." I said and he laughed.
"We had a great run Clare, but go get your man." He said and I laughed before leaving the restaurant and getting in my car. It was currently 1 in the afternoon so Jace should be at work. I remember Izzy mentioning that Jace was an accountant, and worked at the Blackthorn Accounting Firm so I made a beeline in that direction.
It felt like it took forever to get there, but when I finally found it, I parked, horribly I might add, in the parking garage before making my way to the lobby. I ran right to the desk and rang the bell and waited for someone to come and assist me.
"Hello, welcome to Blackthorn Accounting Firm, how may I help you today?" The nice lady asked.
"Jace Herondale, which floor does he work on?" I asked a little out of breath. She started typing and I literally felt like everything was moving in slow motion.
"Jace Herondale's office is on the 8th floor." She said and I nodded before running to the elevator. It stopped on pretty much every floor before it finally made it to the 8th floor. Once the doors opened I made it to the open office space and saw a woman who looked like the floor receptionist and made my way over to her.
"Welcome to Blackthorn Accounting Firm, how can I help you?" She asked.
"I'm looking for Jace Herondale." I said.
"Do you have an appointment?" She asked and I shook my head. "I'm sorry ma'am, you need an appointment to see Mr. Herondale."
"Please, I really need to see him." I said. "I'm an old friend, just tell him Clary is here." I said.
"I'm sorry ma'am, but he's booked all day and…"
"Clary?" I heard and I turned around and there stood Jace. "What are you doing here?" He asked and I made my way over to him.
"For our first date you took me out in the middle of nowhere where we stargazed for hours because I told you I was fascinated by the stars when I was little, and living in New York City didn't give me the best access to them." I said and I saw his face change from surprise to something that I can only describe as elation. "You told me that if the first date didn't live up to my expectations, than at least we tried." I said as I moved closer to him. "You exceeded my expectations that night and you proceeded to exceed my expectation on every other date you took me on." I said and now we were toe to toe and I was looking up at him. "I remember." I said and before I could process anything, his lips slammed into mine and I felt like I had just come home after so long. Forgotten were all the workers on the floor, who had a front row seat in the reunion of Jace and I. I was finally me again, and I couldn't even begin to imagine how hard the past couple years have been for Jace. To just sit on the sidelines, not saying a word, and hoping that I would remember at one point. When we finally broke apart, is when I heard the applause.
"I can't believe you remember." He whispered and I laughed.
"I'm sorry it took me so long." I said and he smiled.
"You remembered, that's all that matters." He said and I nodded. "Come on, lets go to my office." He said and I nodded. He took my hand in his and guided me to his office. He shut the door and turned to face me. "What triggered it?" He asked.
"I kept having this vivid dream. It was the night of the crash, and you were there and we were talking. But every time I went to see who you were, everything went black and I'd wake up. I talked to Izzy about it, and she told me that I wasn't alone that night like I thought I was. She told me I was with my boyfriend." I said and he simply nodded. "Than, I went out to lunch with Sebastian, and I was telling him about it, and than someone in the restaurant called someone Red, and it was like every memory that ever contained you came flooding back." I said. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"The minute I walked into your hospital room, and you said 'oh my god Jace, it's so good to see you, what's it been 10 years?' I just it broke me." He said and I could see how much it hurt. "Everything we built together was gone, and when I talked to the doctor he told me that you may never remember but if I tried to force you to remember, it would probably only make your recovery worse." He admitted. "And there wasn't anything in the world that I wanted more than for you to heal." He explained. "So, after I left, Izzy and I moved all of your stuff our of our apartment, and back into your moms. I sold our place, and got something else because I couldn't possibly stay there without you, and I waited."
"You mean, for almost 3 years, you didn't try and move on?" I asked pretty shocked.
"You're it for me Clary. You always have been." He said. "After the accident, I thought maybe I could move on, but just thinking about it felt wrong. Izzy tried to convince me after a year that it was time I just got myself out there again, but it just didn't feel right." He said. "I mean, it wouldn't take much effort to get another girlfriend." He said and I laughed. "But I didn't want anyone else."
"I can't believe you waited." I said and he made his way over to me.
"I would have waited 10 or 15 years for you Clary." He said and my eyes started to tear. He walked over to his desk and opened a door. He reached in and pulled out a small box. He made his way back to me, took a seat on a chair and pulled me into his lap. "I bought this a month before the accident." He said as he handed it to me. I opened it and there sat the most beautiful ring I've ever seen. "I was planning on asking you to marry me on our 5th anniversary, but than everything went to shit." He said and I laughed.
"You kept it?" I asked and he nodded. "In your office?" I added and he laughed.
"Last year my place was broken into and robbed." He said and I gasped. "I literally didn't care about anything but the ring. And when I found it, still in the drawer, I was relieved. This office building is so secure, and I figured that it would be the best place to keep it."
"It's beautiful." I said and he smiled.
"I saw it, and knew it was the one. Kinda like when I realized that I liked you." He said with a laugh.
"So was this a show and tell moment, or are you asking me to marry you?" I asked and he laughed.
"Clarissa Fray, will you please marry me?" He asked and I couldn't help but laugh.
"Nothing would make me happier." I said. He took the ring out of the box and slid it on my finger. "I love you."
"I can't tell you how amazing it is to hear you say that again." He said. "I love you too."
"Thanks for waiting for me." I said and he pressed his lips to mine.
"You are worth the wait." He said and I threw my arms around his neck and hugged him like my life depended on it.
Jace talked to his boss, and he is such a sucker for love that he left Jace leave early. We made our way back to my place, and when I opened the door Izzy was sitting on the coach with Simon watching a movie. I walked in first, and she looked up and smiled.
"How was lunch with Sebastian?" She asked and I laughed.
"Eye opening." I said and she looked confused, and when Jace walked in she looked even more confused.
"What are you doing here?" She asked him.
"Iz, I remember." I said and for a split second she looked more confused until it clicked.
"Oh my god. You remember?" She asked and I nodded. She jumped off the couch and pulled me into a hug. "Everything?"
"Everything." I said and she looked like she was about to cry. "And there's something else." I said. I lifted up my left hand to show her the ring and I think we all went deaf for a moment while her high-pitched screams carried throughout the apartment.
"Oh my god! Finally!" She said and I laughed. "I was seriously wondering if this was ever going to happen. I mean, after a year I was still hopeful, but I honestly had given up."
"It's understandable Iz. I'm just thankful Jace didn't give up." I said and Jace pulled me into him.
"He always was super loyal." Izzy said and I smiled. "How did you remember?"
"I was at lunch with Sebastian and someone in the restaurant called someone Red, and everything just came flooding back." I said and she nodded.
"Now we get to plan a wedding!" She said and I laughed. "This is so long over due."
"You're telling me." Jace said and she gave him a hug and than pulled me into it.
"I'm so happy you two found each other again." Izzy said and I smiled.
"Me too." I said. "Which brings me to another point." I said and she released us. "I'm moving out."
"Finally." Izzy said and I laughed.
"Jeez, don't throw a party quite yet." I said and she laughed.
"It's not that. Simon asked me to move in with him a month ago, and I've been postponing it because I didn't want to leave you alone." She said.
"I'm a big girl Iz. I could have lived alone." I said and she smiled.
"I know, but still." She said and I laughed.
The rest of the day I spent attached to Jace's hip, but I didn't care how clingy I was being. I had missed out on almost 3 years of being in this man's arms and I was going to try and get that time back as much as I could. He didn't seem to mind either. He held onto me so tight, that I couldn't breath sometimes, but it didn't matter because I remembered, and I was with Jace, and everything felt right for the first time in years, and I couldn't wait to finally start living my life again.
Time Jump – One Year Later
Jace POV:
I rolled over in bed and blindly reached out for Clary. When I found her I pulled her into my embrace and buried my head into her hair and smelled the sweet scent of strawberry shampoo. It was a smell that used to haunt my memories, but ever since I got it back, it can't help but smell it every time Clary is near, and instead of pain, all I feel is pure bliss.
"Good morning Mr. Herondale." Clary said in a sleepy voice.
"Good morning to you Mrs. Herondale." I said and she smiled.
"I can't believe we're married." She said and I laughed.
"I can. It's been a long time coming." I said and she leaned up and kissed me.
"It does feel like we took our sweet time getting here." She said and I smiled.
"It was anything but a sweet time, but I'm thankful to be here and to be holding you in my arms." I said and she smiled.
"What do you want to do on our first day as a married couple?" She asked and I smiled.
"This." I said and she snuggled into my chest.
"This sounds perfect." She said and I kissed her hair. It might have taken us a long time to get to this moment, but we were here, and we were happy, and in love, and everything we were before the accident. We were finally in a place where we wanted to be all those years ago, and Clary was right, we took a long time to get here, but the point was that we were here, and we were happy, and together. And that all I've ever wanted.
Authors Note:
Happy Valentine's Day, even though I hate this holiday, that doesn't mean I don't want others to enjoy it! And no, I am not single, I've been with my boyfriend for a long time, I just don't really care for this particular holiday! Anyway, with that in mind, I think I have come up with a mushy one shot that gave me all types of feels while writing it! I have no idea who requested this one shot, but I know it was requested a long time ago, and although it took me some time to finally give it to you, I hope that it was worth the wait, because I think this one just oozes Clace, and thats exactly what I wanted to give you all on such a mushy day, and for all of those who don't have a Valentine, I hope you live vicariously through Clary and Jace in this one shot! Let me know what you think and leave a review! :)
And WOW 70 one shots! Seems like time is just passing us by! I have no idea if I'm going to stop at 100 or not as of this moment, but I still have 30 more before I even get to 100, so I have plenty of time to think, but I've appreciated all of your input and I'll take what you all feel into consideration, because as long as you all love what I write, than there really is no reason to stop giving you something to look forward too on a daily basis! Just because I'm perpetually sad doesn't mean I want you all to be, and if one of my one shots puts a smile on your face, than I'm doing something right! :)
