Twins. Fucking twins! How will we manage with twins? I don't even know how to change a nappy, or feed a baby. Hell I haven't even held one! I'm walking the corridor in the hospital, the doctor wanted to give Clary an internal scan and she didn't feel comfortable with me or her mother in the room, so now Jocelyn is leaning up against the wall whilst I'm pacing going out of my mind. Both of us avoiding the chairs that are nearby.
"Jace honey calm down. Whatever happens in there I promise you that we will be here to support you all the way. One baby or two." Jocelyn says using the wall to push herself away and towards me.
"But I don't know what to do. J, twins are worse to carry, that much I do know from school. She is so tiny it's gonna break her. And it will be all my fault." I say breaking down in Jocelyn's arms.
"Oh honey, oh no, no. None of it's your fault. Yes you both did something stupid to end up in this situation. But we all thought you'd be here. Obviously not at this age but we thought you and Clary would be together eventually. And if I know my daughter and future son-in-law like I think I do then I know that even if it is twins you will both work it out and you will figure something out to help and support each other. But you don't have to do it alone. I'll be here, Luke will be too. As well as Jon, Simon, Izzy, Alec, Magnus, Sebastian and even your parents will when they find out." She says rubbing soothing circles on my back, my head resting on her shoulder.
"Shit, my parents." My head jumps off her shoulder and I start to pace again. "They are going to kill me J! And even worse because it's Clary. What do I say?" I start pulling at my hair and before I know it two hands grab my wrists and pull them out of my hair.
"Jace, stop it honey, you'll be bald and will look funny in my graduation photos." At this we both let out a small chuckle. "I tell you what honey, why don't we Skype them after the doctor's appointment and we will all be there to tell them. Me you and Clary? Sound like a plan?" She says pulling me down onto the chairs opposite that neither of us could even think about sitting in moments ago because of worry about Clary.
"That sounds amazing J. Thank you so much." As I say it I pull her into an awkward side hug because of the chairs we are sat in. Before ever one of us gets a chance to speak again the door opposite is opened and Doctor Williams pokes her head out.
"Jace, Jocelyn, would you like to come back in please." We nod and stand up making our way back into the doctor's office. I walk towards Clary and see tears streaming down her face as she looks at a screen. I walk towards her to look at the screen as well and gasp. There it is… Or rather there they are. Our babies.
"Congratulations, you're having twins." Doctor Williams said smiling at Clary, me and Jocelyn.
"Two of them Jace." Clary whispers so quiet that I only just hear her. She looks at me gauging my reaction and I look down at her, a smile so big on my face I feel it might break in two.
"Two babies Clare. We are going have two babies!" I say smiling and pulling her into a hug. She wraps her arms tightly around my stomach, her head resting on my chest.
"Promise you won't leave me." She whispers into my chest and nuzzles herself as far in as she can. I lean down and kiss her head and lean into whisper in her ear.
"Never, I'll never leave the three of you. I promise." I say tightening my arms around her. Jocelyn walks forwards and wraps her arms around both of us.
"I'm so happy for you both. And look at my blobs! Their so cute!" She squeals in my ear when she sees the twins on the screen. She's right they do look like blobs.
"Blob one and Blob two. Until we find out there sexes." I say smiling down at the wonderful women in my arms. I have to do something to show her just how much I love her.
"I can't quite work out of they are fraternal or identical twins just yet, but I should be able to at the next appointment that you book which should be in about 4-5 weeks whenever you are free. Unfortunately I don't work weekends so you will have to come in after school or before school when you have your appointments. Is that ok?" Doctor Williams says as she prints out a few photos of our blobs for us to have.
I'm so confused, what does fraternal mean? Jocelyn must see the confusion on my face and laughs quietly. "Fraternal means that they are from different eggs which means that they could be either sex but if they are identical they will be the same sex. Get it now?" She asks and pats my shoulder gently. I nod my head and she smiles.
"Okay Clary you sort yourself out and myself and your mother will go and arrange your next doctor's appointment. We will meet you outside when you are done." Doctor Williams smiles as she and Jocelyn leaves the room smiles on both their faces.
"Jace can you pass me my pants please." She point to where they are and I walk over and grab them for her. She smiles as she slips them back on and I bend down to put her shoes on.
"My lady!" I say holding out the shoe for her foot. She laughs and lets me slip her converse on to her feet. "When we get home your mom and I decided that we will video chat my parents and let them know about the babies. Is that okay with you?" I raise, finished with her shoes, and plant a small kiss on the top of her head.
"That's fine Jace. We need to tell them anyway now would be great. I don't want to tell our friends yet thought. I want to wait until the next scan. Or until I can't hide my bump from them anymore. Its already gone rock hard, here feel." She grabs my hand and lightly pushes down on her stomach.
"Clare, you'll have to quite cheerleading. Are you okay with that?" I ask not wanting to cause an argument in the small room. She sits quietly for a short period of time nodding her head from one side to the other then smiles.
"I don't care about cheerleading. All I care about right now is my family. Our family." She corrects herself, placing her hand over her stomach on top of mine. I smile down to her and kiss her, she smiles into the kiss. "Come on or they'll come in and catch us kissing on the chair." She laughs and pulls me out.
We say our good byes to Doctor Williams and make our way out of the hospital and back to the Garroway/Fray household. When we get there we decide that now would be a great time to call my parents. We head over to the kitchen table that currently houses Clary's laptop and open it up and start Skyping my parents.
"Clary… oh hello everyone what a surprise. Jace Clary why aren't you in school?" My mom answers after a few rings.
"Hey mom, could you get dad as well?" She looks at me questionably then calls my dad.
"Stephen! Jace is on the Skype and wants to talk to us." She shouts. Clary and I barely hold in our laughter at the way she referred to Skype. A few seconds later my dad comes onto the screen as well.
"Hello son, Clary Jocelyn. To what do we owe the pleasure of your call?" Clary and I immediately look to Jocelyn to do the talking she looks back at us and sighs.
"Fine I'll tell them. Well, Celine, Steph. I'm going to be a grandmother." She says and smiles. Hoping they catch on.
"Oh what poor girl has Jonathan managed to knock up now?" My mother speaks and instantly I see tears gather in Clary's eyes. My mother must see it too as she speaks up. "Oh… oh Clary I didn't… I'm so sorry I just didn't assume you would do something like this." She says leaning closer to the camera as if to hug Clary.
"It's okay Celine." Clary says with a small smile. "I didn't think it either but hey things happen and I couldn't be happier." She says and smiles, her eyes quickly glancing to me.
"So… Why are you phoning to tell us Jocelyn?" My dad asks. He must not understand. Seconds later my mother gasps.
"Oh Jonathan Christopher. You didn't did you?" She asks shock in her voice. I drop my head as an answer to her question.
"Didn't do what? Celine what didn't he do?" My father asks… ever the dense man.
"Steph honey, she's not the only one becoming a grandparent, that's why she phoned us." She says to him. I honestly don't know how he can be a lawyer, he's so stupid some times.
"So who else is going to be grandparents?" He asks.
"You are dad!" I shout getting pissed at his stupidity. His mouth hangs open and shock is written clear across his face. Then he drops it all and puts up his wall. I recognise it because I do the same in situations like this as well.
"We will talk when we get back son." And with that he ends the Skype call and I fall back into my seat, a deep sigh leaving my lips.
"Maybe he'll come around?" Clary questions, also picking up on my dad's facial expression.
"God I hope so." I say pulling her into my lap. Jocelyn discreetly leaves the room as I Clary and I hug for minutes, hours? Who knows? All I know is that I'm never letting her or our babies go.
Celine POV
I look at the laptop and see that Skype is ringing. I click it and see that Clary is calling me. Shouldn't she be in school? I wonder in my own head answering the call.
"Clary… oh hello everyone what a surprise. Jace Clary why aren't you in school?" I answer shocked, this can't be good news.
"Hey mom, could you get dad as well?" Jace asks. I look at him questionably. What's happened?
"Stephen! Jace is on the Skype and wants to talk to us." I shout looking across to Stephen, I see Clary and Jace struggling to contain laughter. I never understand those two kids.
"Hello son, Clary Jocelyn. To what do we owe the pleasure of your call?" Stephen asked I see Clary and Jace both look at Jocelyn. What's happening here?
"Fine I'll tell them. Well, Celine, Steph. I'm going to be a grandmother." She says and smiles. Oh Jonathan, he'll be the death of poor Jocelyn.
"Oh what poor girl has Jonathan managed to knock up now?" I say to Jocelyn and look at the face of all the others on the screen. I look towards Clary and see tears in her eyes. It then clicks in my mind. "Oh… oh Clary I didn't… I'm so sorry I just didn't assume you would do something like this." I say, I wish I could reach through this thing and hug her.
"It's okay Celine." She says with a small smile. "I didn't think it either but hey things happen and I couldn't be happier." She says and smiles, her eyes quickly glancing up to Jace, I think nothing of it their best friends.
"So… Why are you phoning to tell us Jocelyn?" Stephen speaks up. Then it clicks in my head. I'm pretty sure I gasp too.
"Oh Jonathan Christopher. You didn't did you?" I ask the shock evident in my voice even to my own ears. He drops his head and I know right there and then that I'm going to be a granny.
"Didn't do what? Celine what didn't he do?" Stephen asks, my husband might be a lawyer but he's not a bright man in normal circumstances.
"Steph honey, she's not the only one becoming a grandparent, that's why she phoned us." I say to him.
"So who else is going to be grandparents?" He asks looking very confused glancing between all of our faces.
"You are dad!" Jace shouts, his anger at his father's stupidity getting the better of him. Stephen's mouth hangs open and shock is written clear across his face. Then as if nothing ever happened he puts on his blank and stony face.
"We will talk when we get back son." And with that he ends the Skype call.
"Stephen! Why did you do that?" I ask exasperated, a look of anger passes his eyes and then they narrow and look at me.
"That boy has ruined the Herondale name! Getting a girl knocked up still in high school! He will have no life! He won't be able to do anything without that girl using that baby against him! He won't play professional football, he won't go to college. He will lose his life because of her!" He screams.
"How well do you know our son Stephen?" I ask in the calmest voice I can muster when all I want to do is rip him a new one for the way he spoke about Jace and Clary.
"I'd say I know him pretty well, he is my son after all." He answers back, anger radiating through his body.
"So how come you don't know that he doesn't want to become a professional football player, or that he doesn't want to go to college! The only reason he was going to college because he was following the girl he loved? And do you know who that girl is? No well that girl is Clary! Yes they both should have been more careful and not got themselves into this situation but do you think it would never happen for them? Every time we go home I hope to find out that they are finally together and this is wonderful news! Now phone our son back and apologise!" my voice raises towards the end until I'm shouting at Stephen. He looks at me shocked and shakes his head.
"If you support this then that's you. But I won't have anything to do with it." He says and grabs his suit jacket.
"If you are going to be like that then I'm going to go home to my house where my son is. I don't need to be on this business trip with you. I earn enough money to support myself, Jace, Clary and the baby with a lot of money left over. What will it be? You're real amazing and sweet son or the imaginary son that you built up in your head?" I ask him, fully intending to go through with what I say.
"You can leave then. There is no way I will support him or her." He says walking out of our hotel room. Fully thinking that he will return to find me still here when he comes back. Not this time Stephen. I grab my suitcase and put all my belongings in it. I grab everything of mine in this room and make my way to the door. I go outside hail a cab and go to the airport.
"One ticket to New York please." I ask the lady behind the desk. She smiles at me takes my card and hands me it back with my ticket. I smile and make my way to the gate. I'm so happy to be going back to my son. It's about time I watch him grow up a little bit. Even if I am slightly late.
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One baby - Seven votes
Twins - Seven votes
Triplets - One vote
There for I decided to go with Twins! I'm sorry for those who didn't want twins but I'm sure that Jace and Clary are both mature enough to deal with them, even if they do cause a little trouble at first. Now I need a new question answered! Fraternal or Identical? Then Boys Girls or one of each?
Please review everyone! And sorry for the long wait! CWTCHES!