"Yes!" Kaelie nodded, pushing Clary's shoulder gently to encourage her to turn around in a full circle. "Seriously, girl, I should just have you permanently at our boutique, you make all our clothes look good. I could just pay for you to stand in our window and model our clothes." Clary rolled her eyes, but she cracked a grin as she left the bedroom to walk across the hall to the bathroom. It was a purple and silver dress, with just one shoulder and almost reaching her knees. Magnus was throwing a party at his place, and Kaelie was getting ready at Clary's with her and Lydia, and she had brought over a couple of dresses for them to try on. They had also been drinking, Kaelie had brought over a bottle of wine and Lydia had probably had half the bottle on her own.

"Alright, so I need—" Raphael came into the bathroom, the shirt he was wearing completely unbuttoned and showing off his torso. He cut off as he saw Clary standing there and raised his eyebrows, letting out a whistle. "Shit, girl, looking good."

"Don't let Lydia catch you with your mouth open," Clary teased, tapping one of her fingers under his chin. "I'm pretty sure you're getting close to finally getting a kiss from her." Raphael rolled his eyes at her, but he didn't bother denying it, because it wasn't exactly a secret among the group of them. Clary was pretty sure even Lydia knew, it was just that she was taking her time, making sure that she actually felt the same and was ready to settle down before she said anything to him, which was smart.

"Well, I need the bathroom. This hair doesn't do itself," Raphael told her and Clary laughed as she skipped past him, back to her room. Lydia was laying on her bed, only wearing a black pair of underwear, not at all caring about her bare breasts being completely on display for the world as she scrolled through her Facebook feed on her phone.

"Okay, you realize we're leaving in like twenty minutes, right?" Clary asked her blonde friend as she walked over to her cupboard to find a pair of shoes in her closet.

"And it only takes two seconds to put on a dress," Lydia sung out, lifting her head off the pillow to wink at Clary before she let her head fall back down again. Kaelie was working her way into the highest pair of heels that Clary had ever seen, tying the straps up her toned calves.

It was two weeks since the incident at Jace's house, and it was about four days after it had happened that she decided there was really no point in dwelling on it. Jace and her weren't together, and this other girl didn't even know her. He had been in a relationship with a girl before, because of course he had, she hadn't expected him not to have been, and it just so happened that this girl now had a baby. She wasn't a rebound because they weren't together. The other girl who had showed up in the flat just sounded like a judgmental bitch who seemed a bit jealous, and Clary was never going to see her again, so she might as well just get over it and move on.

The girls were ready in just under the twenty minute mark, Lydia staying true to her word and not putting on her dress until the last minute, and Raphael handed around shot glasses filled with tequila. They toasted each other before throwing them back and then picking up slices of lime that Simon had cut up and left on the bench.

"Is the uber here? We're meant to be leaving now, right?" Lydia asked as she went to the window and looked down to the street.

"Uh," Raphael looked down at his phone and grinned. "Says two minutes out, so we could start heading down now."

"You guys should really move somewhere with an elevator," Kaelie sighed as they started out the door.

"We are but poor, humble students," Raphael sung out as they waited for Simon to lock the door behind them. "We can't afford anywhere better."

"I love how you talk about it as though this is your home," Clary rolled her eyes at him and Raphael smirked at her. They started down the stairs, the girls taking them carefully in the high heels that they were wearing, with Simon and Raphael in front. Raphael was right, by the time they got outside to the curb, the uber was waiting for them. Raphael got in the front and gave Magnus' address while the others got in the back. It didn't take long to get to Magnus' apartment building, but the neighbourhood was so completely different from the one that the students lived in.

"I need to get wasted," Lydia announced as they got out of the uber and started up to the apartment. "And after the funk you've been in—" she nudged Clary in the side with her elbow as she linked their arms together. "I think that you need to get wasted as well."

"Fuck yes," Clary agreed with a nod. Kaelie lead the way into the apartment building and waited for them to crowd into the elevator before pressing Magnus' floor. When the doors opened, they could already hear the music, and Clary couldn't stop her smile from spreading across her face.

She had to snap herself out of this funk.

Jace and his friend just weren't worth it.

She needed to remind herself that her and Jace were just friends—less than that, even—and even though it felt as though there was a line that had been crossed when he had eaten her out the other night, she had slept with a dozen people that she barely knew, and she never felt like crap after them.

"Kaelie!" Magnus cried when they opened the door, the music getting even louder. "And the rest of my babies!" Magnus was carrying a purple drink in his hand that had a pineapple wedge on the outer glass, and from the sparkle in his eye, it looked as though he was already well on the way to being drunk. "Okay," he dropped his voice slightly, but probably not as low as he thought he did as he leaned in. "So Alec's sister and his friend or cousin or something is here. I've only seen the sister so far, and she's fucking gorgeous, so the cousin is probably the same. It's not fair how some people get all the genes."

"Not as pretty as you, Mags," Clary smirked up at him and reached up to give him a quick kiss that was intended for his cheek but ended more on his lips as he turned to look at her.

"Of course not, biscuit," Magnus grinned at her, but there was still a nervous look in his eyes. "However, I do still I need your moral support, so you're coming to meet them right now!" He grabbed Clary's wrist, and downed the rest of the drink in his other hand, putting it down and circling his hand around Kaelie's wrist, tugging them to follow him. Lydia, Simon and Raphael followed close behind, keeping close to them given how many people were squeezed into Magnus' apartment. "There they are," Magnus hissed over his shoulder, although Clary still couldn't see anything, because even though she was wearing high heels, she was still shorter than most of the people around.

"Magnus!" That was Alexander, Clary could tell by the voice.

"Hey, beautiful," Magnus let go of their wrists as they approached Alec. Kaelie moved to stand beside Magnus and she raised an eyebrow. "Oh," Magnus made a surprised noise, and when Clary finally saw the face of the man standing next to Alec, she could see why.

Jace.

"You guys know each other?" Alec sounded confused as Lydia, Simon and Raphael all caught up with them.

"Uh—" Magnus' eyes flicked toward Clary, who's green eyes were wide. "Only by sigh...At the club."

"Clary?" Jace's eyes moved from Kaelie and Magnus to where Clary was standing.

"Hi," Clary managed to say, clearing her throat and pursing her lips together. Lydia's movement was subtle, but the way she moved to stand so her body was ever so slightly in front of Clary's wasn't missed by Jace, who's expression was strained.

"Wait," Alec frowned. "Clary?" Suddenly, a dark haired girl appeared at Jace's side and a smile creased Alec's face, while Clary knew that there was no way she was going to be able to recover her good mood from earlier. "Oh, Magnus—this is my sister, Isabelle." Isabelle, Izzy...Great. Clary gritted her teeth together and tried to stop herself from snapping angrily.

"Lovely to meet you," Magnus leaned forward and gave Isabelle a hug. As he did so, Isabelle looked over her smile, and the wide smile on her face dropped. She looked confused, then slightly guilty, before trying to recover her expression into a neutral one as she looked back at her brother as her and Magnus parted. "I guess I better do the introductions!"

"I'm pretty sure we all know Jace," Lydia muttered, and Clary heard her friend because she was standing right next to him, and it seemed like Simon heard as well, because he grumbled under his breath, not looking happy.

"So this is Kaelie," Magnus began, his eyes sliding from Kaelie to the side where Clary was standing and looking undecided. He knew that something had happened between Clary and Jace, only because Lydia had been bitching to Kaelie about it and Kaelie had reported back to Magnus, but he didn't know the details. He also wasn't sure how much his new lover knew about the relationship between Clary and Jace, so he wasn't sure if he should go through all the introductions or leave it at Kaelie.

Clary seemed to see the indecision on his face because she jutted her chin forward and took a step closer, so she was shoulder to shoulder with Magnus.

"Actually, Magnus, I'm all introduced," she said, her voice sharp, and she saw a flicker of apprehension across Jace's face, but she didn't let him keep her attention. "I know Jace. I've met Alexander," she quirked her lips in a tiny smile that was nowhere near sincere, although he hadn't done anything to offend her, so she really tried to soften the expression on her face. But the smile completely dropped off her face as she turned to Isabelle, and the dark haired girl actually looked a little nervous, like she was worried Clary was going to slap her.

The idea had crossed her mind, but she refused to let herself stoop that low.

"And we've met as well," Clary's voice was icy. "I'm the tramp, remember?" Alec frowned, his head jerking back as he looked at his sister, and there was a sharp intake of breath from Simon.

"Wait, what?" Simon stepped out from behind Clary and Lydia.

"Simon?" Isabelle sounded confused.

"She called you a tramp?" Simon demanded but Clary was frowning as she looked between Isabelle and Simon.

"You know this bitch?" She snapped.

"Hey!" Alec said sharply, holding up his hand. "Let's take a breath." Clary clenched her teeth together, her nostrils flaring as she stared at Isabelle. The dark haired girl was glaring back at her, hands clenched at her sides.

"I'm sorry, Magnus," she managed to grit out. "I've gotta go." She turned on her heel and shoved her way through the crowd of people. Simon shot one last disbelieving look at Isabelle, who looked as though she wanted to stop him, but then he turned to follow after his friend. Lydia was next, and then Raphael. Kaelie made a face, before leaning forward to kiss Magnus on the cheek.

"I better go and check on her," she said. "It was nice meeting you—properly," she told Alec. She nodded at Jace and then narrowed her eyes when they fell on Isabelle. "I'll see you tomorrow, Mags," she said over her shoulder as she made her way through the crowd. Magnus was left with a confused Alec, an upset Jace and a pissed off Isabelle.

"I need a drink," he muttered under his breath.

I don't really have the energy for a paragraph thing sorry. I've been fucking spiraling for the past six weeks or so, although I guess I had my birthday? Which was okay?

Um...Nightmare by Halsey is a fucking anthem and I don't know how many times I've listened and cried to it in the past day and half it's been out.

Hope you enjoyed the update.