Clary POV.
It's been four weeks since our friends found out about the babies, and in those few weeks I've ballooned and now look like a beach whale. Everyone says that I haven't and that they can't notice my bump when I'm wearing my baggy clothes. But people at school are starting to notice, and they are starting to stare at me. Jace says it's in my head but I don't believe it is.
Today marks 16 weeks 3 days of me being pregnant, it's also mine and Jace's two month anniversary. Although our parents are all saying that we're already like an old married couple. Jace and I have plans tonight to go out to Takis and then to the pictures to see 'Ghostbusters'. But first I actually have to get out of bed and to school.
I huff and push myself up, feeling my stomach press against the top of my thighs is still something that I'm trying to get used to. I quickly stand up trying not to think about how huge I feel today and waddle my way into the bathroom. That's another thing that started a few days ago, another reason why people keep looking at me when walking down the hall ways. I knew when Dr Williams told me that I was having twins that I'd struggle with things like this but I thought it would be further into the pregnancy than 16 weeks. Sighing to myself again I quickly jump into the shower, with some difficulty, and wash my body and hair. Getting out I wrap the towel around me as much as I can, struggling with it covering all of my stomach. Reaching for a bigger towel I wrap that one around my body instead, this fact not helping me with feeling less like a beach whale.
I waddle back into my room hand rubbing against a weird sensation that I've had since this morning just to the side of my belly button. When I look up I jump, not expecting to see Isabelle and Magnus in my bedroom. I almost drop my towel but quickly catch it and hold it in place.
"Biscuit, why don't you put some underwear and a dressing gown on and we'll wait in the hall way, call us when you've finished." Magnus says as he pulls Izzy out of the room, bags in each of their hands. I quickly do as he suggested and let them back into my room.
"Okay Clary. I'm not sure what you want to do about people in school noticing, I know you feel like they already know so we thought maybe now would be a good time to give you these." She holds out two of the four bags that she has in her hands. I take them and look through them. There are a few dresses, and a few t-shirts and skirts. I look up to them with tears in my eyes. "This ones full of trousers and stuff. We didn't think that you'd want to wear dresses in the winter and stuff, but we worked it out and you'd be pregnant in the spring and stuff so some of them are a bit bigger."
"Guys." I manage to get out before waddling towards them and pulling them both into a hug.
"So you like them?" Magnus asks his eyes hopeful. I wipe my eyes and smile up to them both.
"Like them I love them! Thank you both so, so much! I can't believe you'd go through so much trouble for me." I stutter out. Wiping at my eyes I take the bags off them and quickly empty the contents of them all onto my bed. I quickly look through it and pick out an outfit. It consists of a long checked shirt in greenish and black colouring, with a pair of black leggings and a nice black cardigan. I decide that I will pair it with my boots that come up to just below my knee and have a small heal. Hoping to get a little height standing next to Jace and the rest of my friends for the day.
"We'll leave you go get dressed and will see you down stairs, I'll sort out your breakfast, bacon and apples still?" Magnus asked. I nodded and waved them out taking my dressing gown off and slipping on my leggings and t-shirt then hunting down a pair of socks. I can't find any in my room so I try my best to walk down the stairs, struggling as usual.
I hear a laugh behind me. I turn to see Jace walking behind me. "Would you like a hand m'lady?" I sigh and give in, nodding my head he quickly works his way down to by the side of me, wrapping one hand around my shoulders and placing one under my legs he hefts me into his arms. "How are my favourite 3 people today?" He asks walking us down the stairs.
"We're okay." I say rubbing the weird sensation again, it feels harder this time, more persistent.
"What's wrong, I've noticed you rubbing your stomach like that for a few days." I look at him, has it been a few days.
"I just have a weird feeling here," I say rubbing the spot, "and it feels more persistent sometimes."
"Do you think it could be the babies moving?" He asks excitedly. I think for a few moments. Then look up to him a smile on my face.
"It could be, I'm not sure." I wait a second for the feeling to calm down, Jace putting me down outside the kitchen. "Say something a second." I ask him looking down at my stomach.
"Like what?" At that moment I feel the fluttering sensation again. I look up to him and the smile on my face answers his unasked question. "They're responding to my voice?" he asks placing his hand over mine.
"I'm not sure Jace, it could be that I'm not sure if you'd be able to feel it outside just yet, I can't but you may be able to." I say his face drops. "It won't be long though Jace, I think I read that it's only about 2 weeks after I start to feel them that you will be able to outside. I'm sorry you can't feel them now." I say holding his cheek in my palm.
"It's okay. I know it's not your fault that you're hogging our children." He says a smirk on his face.
"Ass!" I say as I push his shoulder. "Anyway, can you find me some socks please, I'm so hungry!" I say, and as if to enhance my point my stomach decided to rumble so loud is sounded like a whale call. I feel him laughing as I hide my face into his chest.
"Go eat some food, I'll be in with your socks soon." He says kissing me on my forehead, knowing exactly what I needed without even asking. I quickly make my way into the kitchen taking the plate off Magnus and sitting down stuffing my face. Jace comes in and leans down and puts my socks on for me. I smile down at him as I eat my bacon ignoring everyone's chatter as I eat the breakfast prepared for me.
"Clary!" I hear shouted in my direction. I look up and see Izzy looking excitedly towards me. I give her my questioning look, attempting and failing to raise one eyebrow I raise them both.
"Yes Iz." I reply placing my now empty plate back onto the counter.
"Stand up so that we can see our lovely work! I need to know what they look like on you to see if we need to do any more." She says looking towards Magnus who nods at her words.
"Guys the clothes that you have already made me, and might I add won't let me pay for, are all wonderful I love them all and am very grateful to be your first model in your clothes." I say whilst standing up from my chair.
"I'll admit Izzy, Mag, you've done an amazing job. The clothes fit her lovely." My mom says who sat in the corner, somehow I didn't notice when I came in. I hear agreements coming from all around then a squeal from Isabelle.
"Great! Clary can we take photos of you in all our clothes so we can put them in our college applications?" She asks with puppy dog eyes.
"Ugh, fine!" she squeals again and hugs me, I hug her back. "Okay guys, so who's ready for school? I'm not!" I say with as much enthusiasm as I could muster, making everyone laugh.
"Don't worry Fireball, we've all got your back. Right everyone?" Jace says coming up behind me and rubbing soothing circles on my aching back. As I stare into Jace's golden eyes I hear a chorus 'of course' and 'yeah's coming from my friends and family. I smile up to them all and we all make our way to the cars.
As the car slowly stops in the parking spot that we always park in, my breathing become laboured and I start to panic.
"Jace, what if they do something to hurt me or them. What if something happens and everyone thinks I'm some slut who got knocked up to trap a guy in a relationship with me, what if, what if, what..."
"Enough Clary. Today is just like any other day that we have gone to school. The only difference will be that today people will notice your bump, and that is because of your clothes, not because you're a 'beach whale'." He says with a smirk on his face. "And another thing. I won't let anything bag happen to you, and I'll be with you at all times, as long as I can!"
"Promise?" I whisper to him, feeling like a small child.
"I'd promise you everything Clary. Just promise me you won't listen to a thing any of the people in school say, we know the truth, everyone else doesn't need to know."
"Jace?" I ask, very afraid to ask the next question.
"Clary?" He replies in a questioning voice, a smile pulling on the corner of his mouth.
"Were you… God I don't wanna ask this question and seem like some girlfriend who needs to know everything" I growl in response to my own inability to ask the question that's been on my mind for weeks.
"Clary you can ask me anything and I'll tell you truthfully. You know everything about me anyway." He says his hand rubbing soothing circles on my stomach where the strange fluttering is still happening.
"Where you with anyone else after the wedding?" I say as fast as possible not giving me a chance to stop myself.
"No. Is that all can we go in?" He nods towards the school doors where all my friends are stood looking at our car.
"Why?" I ask looking into his eyes.
"Because school starts soon." Is his reply with a glint of laughter in his eyes, I give him a look that says 'you know what I mean' and he huffs. "Clary I've already told you, the night we made these two was one of the best nights of my life. I say one of them because being with you the past 2 months and actually being able to be with you completely has given me so many more memories. I wanted to get with you after you broke up with Sebastian so I didn't go with anyone else, in all honesty Clary I haven't been with anyone else in almost a year, I knew I wanted to be with you, and I didn't want other people getting in the way of that and causing crap for us when we did get together. We can tell people that we got together just after the wedding, no one here knows when you broke up with Sebastian so it's not like they can use that against us either. We'll be fine. Now come on I want to show off my growing children to the school." He says kissing me quickly, before I can reciprocate the action he's out of the car and walking around to my side. I take a deep calming breath before Jace opens my door and sticks in a hand to help me out.
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Okay, sorry for not updating in so long! I have a valid excuse but I don't want to be one of these people who offer the same excuse all the time (thought mine is genuine) so instead I'll just say sorry again. Sorry!
Anyway, here's an update. Please review guys, it does genuinely help me want to write more for you because then I feel like people actually want to read my story!
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