Clary POV
Shit. Shitshitshitshitshit. I'm so screwed. I can feel the bile raising up my throat. I quickly turn my head in hopes that he hasn't spotted me. I grab Izzy's arm and lead her to the bathroom.
" Wha- Clare, what are you doing? Is something wrong?" I hear her ask, slightly surprised. I just shake my head and continue to drag her until we finally reach the bathroom. I let her arm go and she faces me, her arms crossed, looking concerned. "Clary, what is it? Why'd you drag me here?".
I feel my throat constrict, preventing me from uttering proper words. " I- uh, mmm-that's-" I struggle to form proper words and seem to be making unnecessary gestures with my hands. Izzy huffs and grabs my hands in hers. "Breathe Clare, it's alright. Just calm down and tell me what's wrong. I mean, I know that guy is hot but it can't be that bad." she chuckles slightly, trying to lighten the mood. I gulp in attempt to swallow my nerves.
"Iz… That's- that-" I take another deep breath. "Its him" I finally say the words, barely a whisper. "Him? What do you mea-". I see her eyes widen considerably, comprehension lights up her eyes. "You don't mean...?" she says, leaving the sentence hanging as she points to my abdomen. I give her a small nod and hear her give a small gasp. I bow my head in shame. To my surprise, she pulls me into a bone crushing hug and the emotions come rushing out of me as I start to sob on her shoulder. Her hold only tightens on me as I cry.
Izzy POV
I can only hug her tighter as I feel her body wrack with sobs. I can feel her tears soaking my shirt but i couldn't care less. Right now, she needs me, and I'm here for her. I pull away slowly and bring her head up to meet my eyes.
" Clare, you know I'm always on your side and I'll always be here for you and as your best friend, I feel like you need to hear this. You need to pull yourself together, all this stress isn't good for the baby." She takes a breath and i can see the corner of her mouth pull up slightly. A bit of relief runs through me and I smile at her. "Maybe the fact that he's here is a good thing. Maybe this is your chance to talk to him about this." I try to sounds reassuring. She doesn't look very convinced as she gets this panicked look on her face. I grab her shoulders.
"Clarissa, chill. You need to relax. It's okay, you don't have to do it now. Just go up to him and ask for his number or something." I suggest. I start second guessing my suggestion when she looks at me as if I have 3 heads. "Are you insane!? I can't just go up the father of the baby growing inside me and just ask for is number. That night was suppose to be a one time thing. He's probably forgotten all about me by now." She says, clearly freaking out. I give her a stern look and she calms down.
"Alright look, as much as you've gotta hate this right now, you're the bartender. Your meeting is inevitable. Now, I've never slept with you, but you aren't as forgettable as you thing Clary." I tell her with a smile.
Clary POV
I look up and smile sheepishly at my best friend. I grab whatever little confidence i have left in both my hands and try to stand tall- as much as i could being 5 foot 2. "Well, I've got a bar to tend to, can't be slacking on the job or I might get fired early." We both laugh at that.
I give her one more hug and when we both pull away she smirks at me and says " Go get em', carrot top." I stick my tongue out at her and she laughs. I walk past her toward the exit of the girls bathroom and feel a slap on my ass. I turn and glare, but she simply crosses her arms and continues to smirk with playfulness in her eyes. "Off you go" she shooes me out of the bathroom.
As I leave the bathroom and enter the room filled with drunk people rubbing up against each other, I feel a small wave of nausea rise up from nervousness, probably. Calm Clary, calm. Just walk to the bar. I try to talk myself up as I take slow, torturous step to the bar. I get back behind the bar and start mindlessly taking orders and making drinks as usual.
Jace POV
I haven't been back to this club since that night with Red, but I wanted to see her again so I thought I'd come back tonight. I got here around 5 minutes ago and I'm still trying to push my way through the sweaty crowds to find a bar. I groan in frustration. "You lost pretty boy?" I hear a velvety voice ask from behind me. As i turn, I'm slightly awed- not to mention temporarily blinded by the reflection coming off the glitter-covered man. Literally, there's glitter everywhere. His clothes, his skin, his hair and even his eyeliner. Well, that's some confidence.
"Um…" i say, still trying to take in the guy in front of me. He chuckles, "I knew I looked good but I didn't think it was that serious." he smirks at me. I mentally shake my head and smirk back at him. "That's quite the large amount of glitter you're carrying. But to answer your previous question, I'm looking for the bar." I say, trying not to go too heavy-handed with the comebacks. He chuckles, " The bar is that way," he point to my left. " Just go straight. Oh, and make sure to ask for Clary, she's a short red-head. She's the best bartender there." He says smoothly.
I nod my head, my thought immediately go to Red. It could very well be her, the description sounds about right. Clary, huh? Pretty name. I start to go off into my own head. Focus. Get to the bar Herondale. I turn back to the sparkly man, "Thanks…" I realise I don't know the guy's name. He smirks, "Bane, Magnus Bane." he says. I laugh slightly. Fitting. "Well, thanks Magnus, you've been very helpful." I turn and leave toward the bar. As I push through the crowds and closer to the bar, people start to clear up and I have an almost clear view of the bar. I stop where I am. There she is.
Ok, so, here it is. Now that I've posted all my already written chapters, my updates will be a lot more sporadic. This one is extra long, I'll try to make the following chapter to similar lengths but I promise nothing. End of year exams must be tackled, unfortunately. Thanks for support and I hope you enjoyed it. Reviews are always appreciated. Oh, and also, feel free to check out my new story. It's pretty much an original, and completely different from this one. It's completely unrelated to the shadow hunter world. I'd love it if you checked it out, but you don't have to. Thanks, See ya next time :3
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lou
