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Clary went into school the next couple of days without paying much attention to what was happening. Magnus had told her that it would be fine for her to have the tattoo uncovered and out in the open, in fact it would be better if she let it breathe, but she couldn't help but be a little nervous when she first went to school. She didn't bandage it up again but she stuck to long sleeves or jackets, and she skipped right out on cheerleading practice, even though she knew that she was going to get death glares and angry messages from Lydia.

Maybe she was a little upset that Jace hadn't text her.

She was telling herself that she wasn't upset about it, but she couldn't really help it.

And maybe upset was the wrong word. A little pissed?

Saturday morning came around and Clary was thinking about going out to get a pedicure and getting her hair cut when she heard the front door open. She was in the lounge, flicking through the TV channels, only coming out of her room because her mother had gone out last night and hadn't come back, and she frowned as she heard footsteps on the tiles. Essex jumped off the end of the couch and ran out of the lounge, but she didn't start barking, so she knew that it was someone that she knew.

Her heart jumped for a moment, remembering Jonathan's text from the other day about how he would be coming home soon, but then the footsteps got closer and Kaelie's head popped around the corner.

"Babe! Come on!" She announced with a grin. She was wearing a partially see-through pink and white dress and underneath she was wearing a bikini. "We're going to the club."

"I really don't feel like swimming today," Clary stated, already settling back down on the couch and propping up her legs. Kaelie rolled her eyes and came over to where Clary was, shoving her legs off the couch.

"We don't need to go swimming. We'll just sunbathe," she said, grabbing Clary's arm and pulling at it. Thankfully, it wasn't the one that had been tattooed, so there was no chance of her hurting, and it was clear that Kaelie was stuck on this idea, because she kept on pulling until Clary let out a groan and got off the couch, letting her friend drag her out of the lounge and up to her room to get a change of clothes.

The beach club was actually where Clary and Kaelie had met. They had been about ten or eleven and had been there with their mothers. They had both been bored out of their minds, and they had found each other in the bathroom when they had escaped from their mothers. They didn't bother to show their ID's or sign in as they walked through the front office area, the girl behind the counter knowing who they were on sight. They stopped by the bar to pick up drinks, even though it was only just after ten in the morning, and then headed out to the cabanas. There was an empty one just down the smooth, wooden steps that lead down to the sand, and they put down their bags and slipped out of the thin dresses that they had pulled on over their bikini's.

"Something's been going on with you," Kaelie stated as she poured some sunscreen onto her hand and then tossed it over to Clary to pour some onto her self as well. "I thought that it was the break up with Jordan, but I'm pretty sure it's more than that."

"Nothing's going on, Kaelie," Clary sighed as she spread the sunscreen over her shoulders and then began spreading it down over their thighs. They pulled the reclining beach chairs out of the shade of the cabana, just a little bit forward so that they would be able to get on their barely covered bodies.

"I know you're lying, but I'm going to let it go, because I trust that you'll tell me when you're ready," Kaelie responded easily as she made herself comfortable and slid big sunglasses up her nose. It was pretty quiet today, probably also because it was so early, but one of the big differences between the public beaches just a couple of miles in either direction and where they were was the fact that people weren't allowed to just run around and yell. There were rules and a noise level, when there wasn't a party happening, and so it made for a relaxing morning.

"I guess," Clary muttered as she picked up her drink and swallowed almost half of it. Kaelie raised an eyebrow and then suddenly jerked up in her seat.

"What the hell is that?!" Kaelie cried out, her hand snapping out and gabbing Clary's arm, which made Clary's grip on her drink wobble a little and she spilt some of the alcohol.

"Hey!" Clary protested with a pout.

"What's this?!" Kaelie repeated, turning Clary's hand over. "You got a tattoo? And you didn't ask me to come with you?" She sounded more upset about Clary hadn't invited her to come with her than surprised that Clary had actually gotten a tattoo. "Where did you go? Same place I did?"

"You got any more questions you want to add to that queue, or you ready for me to start answering?" Clary asked, a touch of snarkiness in her tone, but nowhere near enough to bother Kaelie, because she just grinned and let Clary's wrist go as she tugged at it, picking up her own drink from the little drink holder in her reclining chair. "So, yes, obviously I got a tattoo. No, I didn't ask you to come, because it was kind of a spur of the moment thing. And yeah, I went to the same place."

"It's pretty," Kaelie said with a grin, sipping from her drink. "What's it for?"

"Well...You know how I said it was spur of the moment?" Clary asked and Kaelie nodded. "Yeah, well, I really didn't know what I was going to get...Until I got there." Kaelie's eyes widened and the hand that wasn't holding her drink pushed up her sunglasses so that Clary could see how incredulously she was looking at her.

"What?! You were the one who was trying to talk me out of getting one in the first place! And I had already decided what I wanted!" Kaelie cried out and Clary couldn't help but feel a smile begin to tug up the corners of her lips. Kaelie was a bit...Ditzy, in the best way, and she really wouldn't understand this restless feeling that Clary had begun to feel because she was completely content with what they had and where they were, but Clary loved her. Simon was her best friend and always would be, but Kaelie came in close second.

"I went with my birth month flower," Clary said, tipping her hand from side to side, watching the tattoo shift slightly with the change in muscles, rolling her thumb a little.

"It's pretty," Kaelie said. "But next time you do something impulsive, make sure you invite me."

"Alright, deal," Clary agreed. Kaelie looked placated with that, because she pushed her sunglasses back on and slumped back in her seat, making herself comfortable and letting out a long sigh. Clary mimicked her position, letting her legs spread out on the reclining beach chair and feeling the sun warm her skin. At some point, Clary fell asleep, and it was only when one of the attractive cabana boys came over to offer them fresh drinks and more sunscreen that she woke up again. She checked her phone and let out a yawn as she realized it was after twelve.

"Shit," Kaelie had obviously fallen asleep as well. She blinked a few times and then sat up, stretching her arms over her head and grinning. "I could look at him all day," she smirked as the cabana boy walked away with their empty glasses, now that the full ones were sitting with them. Clary didn't pay much attention, sipping at her drink before Kaelie's body jerked, her spine stiffening, and Clary raised an eyebrow at her.

"What's wrong?" She asked as she followed Kaelie's gaze. There were a couple of people in the water further down, and the beach was busier than it had been when they had first settled down, and there were families and groups of people around the cabanas.

"What the fuck?" Kaelie hissed out and Clary felt the girl jump to her feet behind them. It was then that Clary's eyes found what Kaelie was looking at.

Lydia.

And Jordan.

Wrapped around each other in a disgusting display of public affection that Clary had always hated. Lydia was in a white one piece that hardly covered any of her ass and was actually brought at the recommendation of Clary a month or so ago. Jordan's arms were around her, one hand firmly on her ass, face buried in her neck, underneath her hair, and she felt her lips curling downward.

"She can't do that!" Kaelie making to move around the beach chair that Clary was in, in the direction of Lydia and Jordan. "She's our friend! She—"

"Don't, Kaelie," Clary gripped her friends arm tightly, eyes shifting between Lydia and Jordan, and then her friend. She watched them for a moment, a look of disdain still on her face as. They kissed, completely unaware that they were being watched, and Clary sighed, shaking her head.

She was pissed but she wasn't...She wasn't super angry about it.

She wasn't even all that surprised.

"Let's go," Clary said, already picking up her sunglasses and turning back to their cabana.

"No, Clary!" Kaelie's eyes were widened. "That's not okay! What they're doing—oh my god, do you think they were doing this before?!" With how loud she was speaking, it was a wonder Jordan and Lydia hadn't spotted them, which was the opposite of what Clary wanted, so she gave her friend a quick glare as grabbed her bag and then shoved Kaelie's at her.

"They're not worth it, okay? Let's just get out of here," Clary demanded as she shoved her phone into her bag, not bothering to pull her dress over her head or finish her drink. Kaelie swallowed hard, her eyes narrow, obviously wanting to do something, but she gathered her own things quickly and let Clary drag her away, heading up the steps into the beach club, and away from the beach where Lydia and Jordan were.

Okay, so my top songs this week are as follows;

1) Walls - Louis Tomlinson. 2) Alanis' Interlude - Halsey and Alanis Morissette. 3) Venice Bitch - Lana Del Rey. 4) Fake Love - BTS. 5) Too Young - Louis Tomlinson. 6) Always You - Louis Tomlinson. 7) Mikrokosmos - BTS. 8) Caught Up In Your Storm - Mickey Guyton. 9) 8TEEN - Khalid. 10) Heebiejeebies - Aminé and Kehlani.

The song that my husband hasn't stopped playing is Dionysus by BTS. We've been on a total BTS buzz lately, totally jumping on that train, even if we're a little late. My hubby's faves are Suga, Jungkook and Namjoon—he completely swoons everytime Suga comes on stage or starts rapping. Haha. Mine would be Namjoon, who I, admittedly, swoon over everytime he comes on screen, and then Jungkook, even if he's too pretty to even exist.

In one of my reviews, KnivesOut recomended Anne With An E which I have actually watched before although I haven't finished yet, and I definitely want to recommend to you guys! I remember reading the books when I was younger and loving them, and there's just something about this series that has brought it all back. I've also started watching Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood when me and my husband are high, and I'm super into it. Haha.

I think my weekly updates are going to slow down a bit for a few weeks, although I think I had a good run! So I'll be doing previews of the next chapter if you leave a review and let me know if you want one or not.

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