Ok, this is a closer version of when I update. I think I said every 6-8 day? Well today marks six days, so I'm being fair, anyways I really love this chapter! I hope you will too, read my bottom caption?
~Clary POV~
I walked out of my room at 8:30 and saw my four kids sitting in a huddled up circle, clearly trying to have a serious conversation but failing miserably. Each one of them were laughing so hard and I was left wondering what I had missed out on. I walked over and pulled them in for a hug, and then I would ask wHats going on.
"Morning Mama!" Miley laughed, still not recovered from her previous scene.
"So, what were you guys talking about? And why didn't you wake me up earlier?" I asks trying to sound jokish.
"Well, we want to have a serious talk with you." Andria says.
"Sit!" Jack sternly says and I can't help bu let a giggle escape my mouth, he starts crying.
"You made fun of me!" He sobs. After my reasurrance that I was not making fun of him, and that I remembered a funny joke, we continue.
"Well we wanted to talk to you about a serious matter." Lexie explains. And I , have no idea what this could be.
"When we were at the park the other day, we made a friend." Miley says.
"Good for you, what's it's name?"
"Not the point, she introduced us to her parents. That got us wondering." Andria points out, I start to realize where this is going, but I'm not sure.
"We are only kids, but we aren't dumb. And we know that everyone has a daddy, and we also know that we somehow do not."
"Mommy? Why don't we have a Daddy?" Jack asks in his most innocent voice.
"Ok, I need you guys to sit down and let me explain this."
They all sit down around me and I a resting my back against the couch.
"Well, you see. It's just that me and your daddy couldn't spend time together because of our jobs. And I could explain this more, but you wouldn't believe me. Maybe, soon you can meet him, but I would have to think about it."
They gasped at the thought of meeting their father, but I secretly dreaded it.
"If you meet him though, you couldn't get attached to him, he would have to leave soon."
"Why hasn't he wanted to meet us."Miley asks in her usual, shy voice. I worried the most about her meeting Jace, she was always shy. I didn't want her to push herself into the background and let him ignore her, even though she has so much to say. Once she starts school I fear she won't make friends, she has three sibling and no dad. I know from experience that no dad makes you an easy target for bullys.
"Uhm... He did, as soon as I told him."
"When did you tell him what's?"Jack asks clarifying everyone's thoughts.
"Well, I found out that I was gonna have your guys, me and him, we had already went separate ways, I didn't tell him about you guys until yesterday." I explained, knowing I would regret this.
"Who is it?" Lexie wants to know, but I can't tell her without sounding crazy.
"I can't tell you." They all sigh. "What if I told you the story of us." I ask trying to fix their sorrow.
"Is it romantic?" Lexie and Miley shout at the same time, appearantly Izzy was already wearing off on her. I nod quickly and they smile and pull themselves in closer for the 'story'. I was telling this because they knew Jaces story and always say that they would want to meet the girl he used to date and make sure they got back together
"Well, in seventh grade almost everyone in our grade was meeting up at a restaurant, so obviously I went. I sat at a table with my friends and some people I didn't know. We all started talking and then became really close. He offered to drive me home, on the way he asked me to be his girlfriend. I was shocked, he was my first relationship. Aside from when me and Simon were engaged, but that's another story."
"Then what happened." They all shout when they notice I stopped.
"He introduced me to his family, his adopted family. His parents died when he was younger. His brother hated me and his sister quickly became my best friend, she still is one of them. Besides Simon. He asked me to go somewhere with him, we went to the greenhouse. He said he knew I loved flowers, so he wanted to show me it, then he kissed me. Or I kissed him."
"Mommy. I know who our daddy is!" Andria says. Miley and Lexie exchange looks and semi-screamed.
"You don't even know him!'' I scream jokingly.
"Well, I know everything about him. Everything!"
"Then who is it?"
"Jace! The famous one. We've heard his story so many times! And that means he still loves you! And you guys could start dating!" They took that pretty well, but Lexie and Miley were just exchanging these shocked faces and Jack was confused because he usually doesn't listen to them talk about him.
"Yeah."I whisper. "I talked to him yesterday, he wants to meet you guys. I'm going to see him tomorrow if you want to come?"
"Wait a second. Yes, I do want to come. But Izzy? Is that his sister?"Jack says.
"Adopted sister, but yes. Well, now you know so today we are going to Takis, I have to work." They all groaned and lack there entertainment bag. I pull the stroller out of the closet and Lexie and Mikey hop in.
I hold jacks hand and carry Andria on my back, they all keep asking questions about Jace. Which I answer with honesty.
"Okay, you guys can sit at a table if you want to eat breakfast, or go straight to the back room." I say and they walk over to their usual booth, and sitting in the booth next to them was Jace, in a pitiful disguise. He has a hood on and bulky sunglasses. But I recognize him.
I walk to the back room and pick up my notepad and pen, I place my apron on and walk out.
"What can I get you?" I ask Jace quietly, because I know the kids are watching me like a hawk. He grabs my hand and pulls me in the booth.
"Jace!" I scream, thankfully almost nobody noticed. But Lexie, Andria,Miley and Jack jump out of the booth.
"Are they..." Jace says in my ear. I nod and he smiles and gets up. "Do they know?." I nod again.
"Can you and Mommy starts dating again?" Lexie asks excitedly. He looks at me smiles, clearly that's all he wants. But I'm not sure I'm ready to open up to him again, he will never be able to stay.
"Maybe another time Lexie, not now. Can we hurry this reunion up? I'm suppose to be working!"
"I paid Miya to cover your shift, come sit down. Can you introduce me?" We all sit down I sit next in the middle, with Miley on the wall side, and Jace on the exit side. Lexie is across from me, Adria from Miley and Jack across from Jace.
"Okay, this is Miley Tessa Fairchild. She's shy, and obsessed with you, along with the the other girls. she is the most like me." I tell him and Miley buried her head In the side of me.
"Tessa?"
"She was my girl-friend obviously! This is," I say motioning to Jack. "Jack Christopher Fairchild. He likes football, and Mangos." I explain and Jace is clearly happy.
"This is Alexandria Isabelle Fairchild. She reminds me so much of izzy, everything about her screams Izzy. Also, she prefers Andria over her full name." I say and she nods.
"And then there's Alexis Emma Fairchild. She is the most carefree, how I used to be."
"Wow, hi guys. What else whole I know?"
"They are terrified of ducks. Terrified." They all cringe at the words.
We talk for almost two hours, until Jace offers to drive us home. On the way homeless takes a different turn.
"Where are we going?" He responded with you'll see, but I'm not sure I want to see.
We pull into an amusement park, but I can't afford it, and now Jace has the kids hopes up. Once we went to a playground somewher outside of town and they considered that an amusement park.
"Jace, you know I can't pay for this." I whisper, and slowly watch as the tear drip out of my eyes.
"I am! It's the least I could do." I start shaking my head.
"Kids, go read the map." I said pointing to the map in front of our car.
"Jace, I can pay for my kids! I can support them! These are my kids, you can't just come in here and start paying for their lives! It's simply not right!" I scream at him, I want to be able to support my family, I make money in four different ways, that's enough to support them
"You kept me out of their lives for 3 years, I understand why but I want to make it up to them. And to you. Let me pay for this, at least?"
"You walk around acting like money is just a piece of paper, like it comes out of nowhere! I spend almost 60 hours working and you work whenever it's convenient for you! I'm sick of this! You can spend time with your kids today, because after that, I doubt you'll be back. Spend time with your kids, and maybe even me since you claim to loved me! Damn it, I'm sick of your lies!" I scream, he looks hurt and I feel a small sense of pride, which soon leaves when I feel his soft lips pressing against mine.
I'm completely caught off guard, and then out of the corner of my eye I see cameras watching us nin the distance. Which makes me return the kiss, everyone can know that he is mine, even if I'm not ready to be his. When we break apart he smile, and we walk out.
Jack jumped on Jaces back and he picked Andria up. I held Miley and Lexie in each arm and we walk in ignoring the questions people were shouting at us. We, for now, can pretend that we are the perfect little family. The kids wanted to go on some teacup-spiny ride and shit, so Jace and I sat on the bunch located outside the gate.
"I still love you." He whispered, nev r taking his eyes off he kids.
"I love you too."
"Then what's stopping us? Why aren't we the perfect family?" He asks hopefully.
"I'm not ready to open up to you, the last time I let you in my walls you left. You can't dedicate your life to this family, and I'm not going to disappoint them like that." I say confidently.
"I won't leave! I'll stay forever, and be with you. You and our kids. I can find a new job, and we can move on. Clary, trust me." I can't.
"I trust you but that doesn't mean I'm ready to go back to before. Maybe if we start by let I got the press know we're a couple, if they get more pictures of us kissing and always being together, then the kids will catch on. If their okay with it, maybe I'll let you into our family completely."
"Thank you." As if on cue the kids walk out of the exit. All with smiles, they all run over to us and we pick them up. I could get used to this, to him. And to being a family.
That night I offered for Jace to stay, which he reluctantly accepted. The six of us sat on the couch and watched a movie. Jace was on the end and I was laying with my head in his lap, Miley andLexie were sitting on top of me and Jack was by my feet. Andria had fallen asleep in the chair almost as soon as we got back.
The movie ended leaving everyone but Jace and I asleep, we carried them to their rooms. They didn't move a single bit and so we assumed it was safe to talk. We sat back down on the couch.
"So..." I say trying to break our silence and making it more awkward. We start kissing, I pull myself on top of him. Not once did my lips leave his. My tongue traces the lining of his lips and then I force it down his throat.
Minutes later I realize what has happened and I don't want to stop it, one good thing about this small apartment was its soundproof walls.
"My r-room." I said panting from our previous session. I wrap my legs around his wast and he carries me in. We shut the door and roll into bed. I press my lips against his and start to take his shirt off. He unlatched my bra and starts kissing my breasts. He starts a trail of kisses going down my side.
At this point neither of us have anything on. I was sure I would wake up the kids with my occasional shrieks, but hey soundproof walls.
Several hours later we lay in my bed on our backs looking at the ceiling wondering what we just did.
"Uhm, Clary? We didn't use protection." He says in fear.
"It's okay, I'm on birth control." He feels relief. That night, I slept better than I have in years.
1- How often do you prefer updates? Within reason, of course. Like every week? Every other week? Monthly?
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3- What are you looking forward too in the plot?
Okay, so,I haven't listened to anything but Hamilton in at least eight weeks, and my love and general enjoyment is becomiNg an obsession...
