Chapter Fourteen
"Mom, Jace and Maryse are here, we need to go." Clary said as she waited for her mom to leave her room. They were apartment hunting today and Clary was super excited.
"I'm coming Clary, just hold your horses." Jocelyn said and Clary rolled her eyes. When they finally did leave their apartment and made it to the car Clary hoped in the back and greeted Jace with a kiss and than turned towards Maryse.
"Hi Maryse, how was Connecticut?" Clary asked.
"It was simply wonderful. We bought Isabelle and Simon a beautiful apartment and Isabelle and I can't wait to start decorating it." She said and Clary smiled.
"Wait, you bought them a place?" Jocelyn asked.
"Of course. Renting is a waist of money, and they are going to be using it for four years, so why worry about when rent is due." Maryse explained and Jocelyn nodded along. "I have a list of very nice gated apartment communities that we should look at first. Right in the middle for both of you so the commute would only be 10 minutes."
"Wait a minute, gated communities? Isn't that a little much?" Jocelyn asked. Clary didn't exactly tell her that the how wealthy the Lightwoods were and it never occurred to her that it could come up.
"I want my son to be in the safest place possible. Gated communities are the way to go." Maryse said and Jocelyn decided not to question her anymore.
Jace and Clary were caught up in their own conversation when they pulled up to the first apartment and to say Clary was awestruck would be an understatement. This place looked like royalty was supposed to stay here, not two college students. When they all got out of the car Jace grabbed Clary's hand and they started walking towards the apartment. It was opened so Jace walked right in and Clary gasped at the sight. Everything was so regal. Hardwoods floors throughout, a beautiful fully stocked kitchen, and man did Clary want to cook it in right now. The living room was bigger than her own, and there was even a cute little dining room that they wouldn't use unless necessary but was nice to have anyway.
Jace and Clary walked through the house to discover what it had in store for them. There were two bedrooms and a nice little den. The bigger bedroom had a bathroom attached and when Clary walked in she just wanted to hop in the shower and feel the pressure. When they returned to the living room Clary looked at her mom and could tell she was in complete awe as well.
"Well, what do you think?" Maryse asked. Jace and Clary looked at each other and smiled.
"It's amazing Maryse. I mean, it has everything we could ever need, and more." Clary said and Maryse smiled.
"I thought it would be. This is the nicer of the places that I wanted you to look at. I figured we'd start with the best and if you liked it, there was no need to look at the others." Maryse said.
"It's beautiful, and I could so imagine living here." Clary said and Jace pulled her into his side.
"Honestly Maryse, it's more than I could have imagined." Jace said.
"Great! I'll go talk to the man selling." Maryse said.
"Hold on, you two don't want to look at any other places?" Jocelyn asked and Clary shook her head.
"Why do we need to? This place has everything we need, and want." Clary said.
"What about a room for your studio?" Jocelyn asked.
"This place has two bedrooms. The second one can be my studio, plus there is a small den that Jace can put a piano in and practice. This place doesn't have a strike against it mom." Clary said.
"But it's the first place." Jocelyn said.
"But we love it." Jace said and Jocelyn sighed. "Jocelyn, do you not like it?"
"It's not that. It's beautiful. I mean, I wish I was able to live in a place this nice. It's just, this is happening so fast. I was hoping that it would take you a couple weeks to find a place." Jocelyn said and Clary walked over and grabbed her hands.
"I'm not moving out tomorrow mom. We aren't moving in until August. We still need to buy furniture and furnish this whole entire house." Clary said and Jocelyn smiled.
"You're growing up so fast, I wish you were 4 again and sitting on my lap helping me paint." Jocelyn said and Clary gave her mom a hug.
"I had to grow up eventually." Clary said and Jocelyn nodded and smiled. "Come on mom, lets explore." Clary said and she grabbed her moms hand and lead her around.
Jace stayed in the living room and when they rounded the corner Maryse brought Jace into a hug and than smiled at him.
"So, this is the place?" Maryse asked.
"I think so. It's perfect, and Clary really seems to love it." Jace said and Maryse nodded.
"You really love her don't you?" Maryse asked and Jace smiled.
"I really do." Jace said.
"I'm so happy you, Isabelle and Alexander are all in good and serious relationships. I think it's been good for all of you considering what happened." Maryse said and Jace nodded.
"I don't know what I'd do without her." Jace said and than Clary and Jocelyn walked back into the room and Jocelyn had a smiled that matched Clary's. "So, is that a yes from you Jocelyn?"
"This place is perfect." Jocelyn said and Clary jumped up and down and started clapping. She was so excited.
"Wonderful, I'll talk to the man, and we'll sign the paperwork, and this apartment will be all yours." She said and her and Jocelyn both walked out leaving Jace and Clary.
"This is going to be our house." Clary said and Jace smiled. "Like, I get to come home to you every night, and sleep in the same bed with you, cook dinner for you, cuddle on the couch with you. It's going to be amazing."
"Nothing has every sounded so perfect to me in my life." Jace said as he leaned down and pressed his lips to hers. "I love you."
"I love you too." Clary said and they kept kissing until they heard the door open. Maryse and Jocelyn walked back in and had the biggest smiles on their faces.
"Okay, this place is all yours. These are your keys, and this is the password to enter the community. You can literally move in whenever so we can spend the whole summer decorating." Maryse said and Jace laughed.
"How are you possibly going to decorate this house, plus Izzy's?" Jace asked.
"Jocelyn and I talked about that. While I'm up helping Izzy, she'll be here helping you." Maryse said and Clary and Jace nodded.
"Sounds like a plan." Clary said and Maryse and Jocelyn brought Jace and Clary into a group hug. Jace and Clary thought it was a little much considering they weren't moving out yet, but they knew this was also heard for their parents so they let them have their moment, because they knew that in the next four years they were going to be having plenty of moments of their own in their new house.
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When Izzy and Simon got back to school they were both super excited to graduate and start their lives together in Connecticut. They were sitting in the caf eating lunch like they always do and every time Izzy looked at Simon she couldn't help the butterflies that filled her stomach. She had no idea why she completely ignored him before, but having him in her life, especially now that he's a big part of it, she doesn't know what she'd do without him. Izzy hadn't realized she was staring until she heard Simon laugh.
"You okay Iz? You zoned out on me there." Simon said and Izzy smiled at him and leaned over and gave him a kiss.
"I'm just thinking about how lucky I am to have you in my life." Izzy said and Simon smiled and took her hand in his. "Thank you for not giving up on me."
"It was my pleasure. I knew the first time I sat down with you that I wasn't going to give up that easily." Simon said and Izzy smiled. They were silent for a minute before something popped into Izzy's head.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, Alec texted me earlier today and said that he wants to have dinner with us this week." Izzy said.
"Both of us?" Simon asked and Izzy nodded.
"Yea, apparently they have some news for us." Izzy said and Simon nodded.
"Okay, just tell me the night, and I'll be there." Simon said and Izzy smiled.
"You're the best." Izzy said and Simon laughed. A few minutes later Jace and Clary joined them and Izzy was happy to see them together and happy. She didn't realize how unhappy she was before she had Simon and Clary in her life. They were truly the best friends that she could be happier that everything worked out.
"How did house hunting go?" Izzy asked after Clary after a moment.
"Perfect. Your mom really knows how to pick them." Clary said and Izzy laughed.
"I know. She picked our apartment out too, and it was exactly what we wanted." Izzy said and Clary smiled.
"You excited to be moving to Connecticut?" Jace asked.
"You have no idea. I can't wait to be out of this town." Izzy said and Jace nodded in understanding. "How did your mom take the news Clary?"
"It took some convincing but she was finally on board. I think she was just too caught up on the fact that we would be extremely tempted to partake in naughty extra curricular activities that it clouded her judgment." Clary said and everyone laughed.
"Surprisingly that never crossed my moms mind, and you know how religious she can be." Simon said.
"Your mom has always been super cool though, and she loves Izzy. She probably knows that you and Izzy wouldn't put yourself in that kind of situation." Clary said and Simon and Izzy smiled and nodded.
"But she thinks you two will?" Izzy asked Clary and Jace.
"My mom has always been super protective of me, especially after everything went down with my brother." Clary said and Simon and Izzy both looked at her with confusion.
"What are you talking about?" Izzy asked.
"Shit. I forgot you two didn't know." Clary said and she looked at Jace. Jace put his hand on her back and smiled at her encouragingly. "My brother wasn't the nicest person when it came to me, and he is currently in jail because of certain sexual advances her did to me."
"You're not saying he…"Izzy said but she didn't need to finish because Clary nodded her head in conformation. "Oh my god."
"Yea, he is currently rotting in prison for the rest of his life." Clary continued. Izzy and Simon both reached across the table and grabbed one of Clary's hands and she smiled at them.
The rest of lunch went by without talk of the truth that Clary had told them. Izzy could tell that it impacted Clary a lot more than she let on because Jace had his hand on her back rubbing circles on for the rest of lunch. Izzy couldn't even imagine going through something like that, but she glad that Clary had someone like Jace to help her through. He was always really good at understanding people, and just seeing how much Jace helped her was nice.
Izzy and Simon walked out of school at the end of the day hand in hand. It was still weird that people still stared at them. It had been months since they got together yet people still couldn't believe that they were together. Izzy couldn't care less though. She was happy with Simon and whatever these people thought about her didn't matter to her. Once school was over she would be living with her boyfriend in Connecticut and going to school for something she was truly passionate about and in the beginning of the school year she wouldn't have been able to say that she was truly happy for the future like she was now.
They got in Simon's car and headed towards his house. His mom and Rebecca were out and they knew they couldn't be alone at her house. When they finally reached his house they walked in and Izzy took a seat on the couch while Simon went into the kitchen to get them something to drink. When he came back out he took a seat next to her Izzy looked at him and smiled.
"Did you ever think we'd be at this point?" Izzy asked and Simon laughed.
"Not in my wildest dreams." Simon answered and Izzy smiled. "You were so far out of my league that I was prepared to be your friend forever."
"You had to of thought you had a small chance though. I mean, even if it was tiny." Izzy said.
"I mean, I had hoped it would happen, but I was also happy to be your friend. You're an amazing person Iz, and I'm lucky to have you in my life. And I would have been happy if you were in my life as just a friend." Simon said and Izzy smiled and than leaned up and kissed Simon on the lips.
"I love you." Izzy simply said and Simon smiled and put a loose hair behind Izzy's ear.
"I love you too." Simon said and Izzy smiled. She leaned into his side and Simon turned the TV on. Everything was perfect for Izzy, and she couldn't imagine this amazing feeling ever going away.
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"Izzy and Simon should be here soon." Alec said as Magnus and him took a seat at the restaurant.
"How long has it been since you've seen your sister?" Magnus asked Alec. He could sense some nervousness in his voice.
"I haven't seen her since Max's funeral." Alec admitted and Magnus put his hand on Alec's thigh.
"She's your sister, stop being so nervous." Magnus said and Alec took a deep breath and calmed down. "Just in time." Magnus said and they looked up and Izzy and Simon were making their way to the table. Alec stood up and hugged Izzy and than they took a seat. They ordered their food and had light conversation until Magnus cleared his throat. "There was a reason I wanted to have this dinner tonight."
"I was wondering what the hidden reason was." Izzy said and everyone laughed.
"As you know, I'm a fashion major and it is my dream to be a designer, and I was told that it's also your dream to be a designer as well Izzy." Magnus said and Izzy nodded enthusiastically. "My design professor went behind my back and gave one of my mini collection to her friend who just so happens to know people in the fashion world, and I was invited to showcase a mini collection at this years New York Fashion Week."
"Oh my god, that's amazing. Take a million pictures for me1" Izzy practically yelled, and Alec and Magnus laughed.
"I was actually hoping that you two would be so kind and take the two extra tickets off my hands." Magnus said and Izzy's jaw dropped and her eyes popped out of her head.
"You're giving me tickets to New York Fashion Week?" Izzy said a little dumbfounded and Magnus nodded and handed over an envelope.
"I got three, and Alexander has so graciously accepted my offer to be my date, and I have no need for two extra tickets, and I know how great of an opportunity to see fashion week."
"Thank you so much Magnus. This literally means the world to me." Izzy got up and Magnus followed her lead and gave her the biggest hug. "Simon, we get to go to fashion week. Oh my god, this is so great!" She said and Simon smiled and took the envelope from Izzy to put it in a safe place. "Seriously, thank you so much Magnus, this is like a dream of mine and the fact that I get to go and experience it before college even starts is more amazing than I could have even hoped for.
"The pleasure is all mine. I have a feeling it is going to be extremely chaotic, and I might not get a chance to spend a lot of time with Alexander and he will feel a whole like better if you're with him." Magnus explained and Alec smiled and so did Izzy and Simon.
The rest of the night went by wonderfully. Izzy couldn't get the dopey smile off her face, but Alec was glad to see his sister so incredibly happy. When they were finished they walked out and when they got to Simon's car they lingered. Alec and Magnus both gave Izzy a hug goodbye and a handshake to Simon. When they got into the car Alec and Magnus watched them drive away. Alec smiled at looked at Magnus and pressed his lips to Magnus's cheek. Magnus turned and smiled back at Alec.
"I love you." Alec said and Magnus felt his heart leap out of his chest. He never expected Alec to be the first one to say it, but seeing how happy Alec looked recently and seeing him finally express his feelings was all Magnus ever wanted from him.
"I love you too darling. Let's go home." Magnus said as he took Alec's hand in his. They made their way back to Magnus's apartment and Alec had felt lighter than he ever has before. Him and Magnus were at a spot in their relationship where everything was pure bliss. There weren't any secrets, and they could openly express themselves in front of his family, and in public. It had been a tough year for Alec, and seeing how great everything was turning out made him optimistic for the future.