I knocked three times on Jace's front door and took a step back, waiting. I heard the lock turning and then I was looking up into those golden eyes that I loved.

His face lit up at the sight of me and then he stepped back to let me through the door. I noticed with a smirk that he was wearing nothing but a pair of skinny grey jogging bottoms and his hair was standing up at odd angles.

I took in his golden, washboard abs and the v of his hips and felt my face heating up.

Jace closed the door behind me and then walked over and placed a chaste kiss on my lips. Why was he being so gentle? I hadn't kissed him in over a week, that wasn't what I wanted.

I pouted and pulled his face down to mine. Jace parted his lips and my tongue delved into his mouth, exploring every corner. Our bodies pressed closer together until there wasn't a single centimetre of space between us and I could feel his heart beating against my chest. I slanted my head, deepening the kiss before Jace pushed me over to his sofa.

I fell back on it with a soft thud and Jace lay on top of me, his legs between mine, leaning on his elbows so as not to crush my small frame. He placed a small kiss on my lips and then drew back to look at me for a moment. I felt a blush growing on my cheeks under his scrutiny and giggled. "What?" I asked him. "You're beautiful," Jace whispered, his eyes darkening.

That was all the motivation I needed. I put my hands on either side of his head and pulled him into a fiery and passionate kiss. My hands moved down to explore every crevice and line of his toned physique as his slowly inched from their place on my hips up under my shirt.

His fingertips found the bottom of my bra and I froze, jerking back, my head suddenly filled with images of Sebastian. "Clary? What's wrong? Do you want to stop?" Jace asked me, looking into my eyes and stroking my cheek. The lust and desire that had been in his eyes mere seconds ago had now been replaced by worry and adoration. "No, it's...Sebastian," I managed. I thought I had moved past what had happened, but I guess not.

"Oh, Clary." Jace disentangled our bodies and pulled back, looking at me across the sofa. I felt the beginnings of tears prickling my eyes and curled into Jace's chest. He wrapped his strong arms protectively around me and I sat in silence for a moment, listening to his heart beating.

"Clary, have you ever...?" Jace trailed off. He didn't need to finish, I knew what he was asking. "No," I said softly. He hugged me tighter to his body as if he were trying to make us one person and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry."

"For what?" I looked up at him. "For Sebastian. For pushing you." Jace said sadly. "You didn't," I reassured him. "And Sebastian's not your fault. It would have been much worse if you weren't there." I put my hand on his cheek and placed a small kiss on his lips.

"I shouldn't have done that. We can't go any further - I'm still your teacher," he said, his hand stroking my back. I muttered in sad agreement and closed my eyes, falling into sleep.

When I awoke, what could have been minutes or hours later, Jace was no longer beneath me. My head was now resting on one of the pillows from his sofa and I had a blanket covering me.

As I came to, I realised that there was a piano playing softly. "Jace?" I said, sitting up and rubbing my eyes. No reply came so I stood up and followed the noise.

Jace was sitting in front of a piano in a room I'd never been in, his fingers moving expertly over the keys. I stood in peaceful bliss for a moment, watching him. As he reached the end of the piece he was playing, he turned around and noticed me at the door. "Hey, did I wake you?" he asked softly. "No, you didn't. That was amazing," I smiled.

"You're amazing," he told me, coming over and kissing me softly. I wrapped my arms around his torso, breathing in the scent of him: vanilla and soap and sunlight and Jace. "Do you wanna stay for dinner?" he asked into my hair. "I would love that," I said, smiling up at him.

The next day at school, Izzy was telling me about her plans for spring break next week. Her father, Robert, was in the hotel business and had recently opened a new one in Hawaii called 'The Clave'. He was bringing his family over for the entire vacation and so Isabelle and Alec were told that they were allowed to bring some friends to keep themselves amused.

"Would you like to come?" Isabelle asked me excitedly. "I would love to! I mean, I'll have to speak to my mom but it should be fine."

"Okay, Simon's coming too." Izzy smiled. Isabelle had decided not to tell her parents that she and Simon were now a couple as she thought that they wouldn't let him come over as often or go on this holiday with her if they knew. It was pretty clever actually.

"Wow, I'm gonna be such a third-wheel! But then what's new right?" I joked. "How about I convince Alec to bring Jace?" Isabelle suggested. That was a great idea - Jace and I could actually be a couple without having to hide!

"He's already bringing his new boyfriend, Magnus, but I'm bringing two friends so I'm sure he could too," Isabelle continued. From my understanding, Alec had argued a lot with his parents to allow him to bring Magnus but they eventually agreed after he made the point that he was 23 and didn't have to listen to them.

"Oh, would you really? That would be amazing, Iz!" "Of course, Clary! My mom and dad will be working most of the time anyway. Speaking of..." Isabelle inclined her raven head forward and I turned around to see Jace walking up the corridor.

No matter how many times I saw him, I didn't think I'd ever stop being blown away by how beautiful he was. He looked like he had been carved by angels.

I heard collective sighs from many of the girls in the corridor and even a few guys as he passed. "Isabelle, Clary," he said, smiling when he reached us. "Good morning," I smiled at him.

The sound of my phone ringing jolted me from my homework. I smiled as I read the caller ID: Jace.

"Hey," I picked up, excitement evident in my voice. "Hey. What's this about us going to Hawaii?" He chuckled. "Isn't it great? We can go on real dates! Outside!" I laughed. I'd spoken to my mom about it as soon as I got in and she thought that it would be a great experience for me. "It is great. I can't wait," Jace said, sounding almost as excited as me. "Me neither."

I hung up the phone and looked around my room. If I was going on holiday in less than a week, I should probably find clothes to pack.

Hope you enjoyed the double update!

I go back to school this week so updates will probably be once a week but I'll try get more out if I can!

Did you get the sunlight reference? In CoHF, Simon says that's what Shadowhunter smell like.

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Thank you for reading! Hawaii next update ;)