SONG LIST FOR THIS CHAPTER….
Work Song-Hozier
Breath(Album Version)-Breaking Benjamin
Cosmic Love-Florence & The Machine
Dirty Work-Halestorm
Still Counting-Volbeat
Any Way You Want It-Rise Against
There Is Only You-The Xcerts
Half A Heart-One Direction
Runaway-Ed Sheeran
You're Not Pretty But You Got It Goin' On-Band Of Skulls
Battle Born – Five Finger Death Punch ((This is kind of Jace's theme song…pre-Clary, that is.))
Sorry-Meg Myers
Moving On-Asking Alexandria
It's nearly eight o'clock when Clary and I return to the institute. I only have enough time to get her inside and put on my hunting gear before I need to go tell Alec or Izzy they will need to go on patrol with me because in less than thirty minutes the sun will be completely set. I escort Clary to my room and kiss her quickly goodbye after I change into my gear before seeking out one of my siblings. My first choice would obviously be my parabitai but his interaction with Clary earlier has me a little thrown off right at the moment so I end up knocking on Izzy's door instead. She opens the door almost as soon as I knock and I jump at her quick answer.
"What's wrong now Jace?"
"Nice to see you too sis. Nothing's wrong, I was just wondering if you would be interested in going on patrol with me tonight?"
"It's not my turn."
"I know but Clary will be off patrol duty for quite some time and we aren't really supposes to go alone. If you're busy I can just go alone."
"Are you two okay?"
"We're fine. Are you coming with me or not?"
"Where is Alec? Why didn't you ask him?"
"He was weird with me earlier and I guess I'm just not in the mood to be around him right now."
"Seriously? That's your reasoning? You aren't asking your parabitai to go on patrol with you just because he was weird with you earlier? Don't you think that should be all the more reason to ask him to go with you? If something weird is going on between the two of you; avoiding him will not make that go away."
"Fuck! Fine, I'll go find Alec then. You realize that you can be a real pain in the ass sometimes don't you?"
"And you can be a real son of a bitch sometimes but why point fingers?"
I roll my eyes at her and make my way down the hall to find Alec; I should just fucking go alone so I don't have to deal with him. The only reason why I end up knocking on Alec's door is because I will come home to a very pissed off red head if I go on patrol by myself. Me going on patrol alone is putting myself in more danger than necessary and considering I just told her today that she needs to be more careful from now on will only make me look like a fucking prick if I go out alone. Alec takes so long to open his door I think he might not even be in there but just when I decided to go elsewhere to find him his door swings open.
"What do you want Jace?"
"Damn it! You too?"
"Me too what?"
"Izzy was moody with me and now you are being moody with me."
Alec completely blows off my comment as he crosses his arms over his chest and narrows his blue eyes at me.
"Where is Clary?"
"In my room."
"How is she? Did you yell at her again?"
"She's fine. I'm fine too thanks for asking."
"I didn't ask how you were. Answer my question. Did you yell at her again?"
"No but I am seriously considering yelling at you right now. Why are you pissing me off Alec?"
"Why are you here right now Jace?"
"I came to ask you to go on patrol with me because Clary can't go with me. I can see you don't really want to be around me so I will just leave you alone."
I don't give him the chance to respond to my words; I turn away from him and walk quickly down the hall towards the elevator and close my eyes as I lean against the cold metal of the elevator doors after they close. Fuck I have a lump in my throat from my cold conversation with Alec. I shake off my emotions as I start my walk down the dark sidewalk; I need to stay focused on what I am doing more now than ever. I have been on patrol alone a couple of times before but only for a couple of short moments. I am surprised at the height of my anxiety because I am all alone. Shit, Clary will be so pissed when she finds out; maybe I can blame Alec and she will end up yelling at him instead of me.
"I can see how seriously you are taking your patrol duties tonight Jace. I thought for sure I would have to run for at least three or four more blocks before I caught up with you."
I turn around to see Alec jogging towards me. He is no longer dressed in sweatpants and a ripped t-shirt; now he is in full gear like I am. I stand still and wait for him to catch up to me.
"Why did you follow me?" My tone is clipped.
"I'm sorry if I hurt your feeling Jace."
"You didn't."
"Okay if that's how you want to do this; then fine let's just go on patrol. It's not like there are rules saying we need to converse with our hunting partners."
"Alec…"
"No it's fine let's just go."
"You did hurt my feelings. There I said it; are you happy now?"
"I'm not happy that I hurt your feelings but I am glad that you admit that I did in fact hurt your feelings. I really am sorry Jace."
"Alec, are we okay?"
"I'm not sure to be honest. You scared me earlier today. Do you realize for a short period of time today I actually thought you were going to hurt Clary? I could almost see you hitting her in my mind; I could almost see the bruises on her face. I would have never in a million years thought I would be saying these things to you right now."
"You of all people should know better than that Alec. I would never hurt Clary. Fuck every time I even raise my voice to her I feel like a piece of shit. I would never put my hands on her. Was I pissed? Sure. Was I in shock about her being pregnant? You bet your ass I was. Most of all I was scared; I'm still scared Alec. Clary is pregnant with my child. I am going to be a father; and I am scared shitless about that. I need me and you to be okay. I need all the support I can get right now. Please tell me what I have to do to make things right between us."
"You don't have to do anything Jace. We're okay, I promise."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes…I realize I may have over reacted but you know how I am Jace; over reaction should be my middle name."
"Yeah well…I guess I should apologize to you…you know for scaring you."
"No, you don't owe me an apology; I should have just minded my own business in the first place."
I decide to just drop the subject; we have both said our peace on the matter so there really is no need to press the issue. There is something I need to clear up right now; I need to understand why all of a sudden Alec is being different with Clary. I need to know if it was just because he was afraid I was going to hurt her or if there is another reason.
"Why were you being so nice to Clary today? I am happy to see you being nice to her but why?"
"She is important to you."
"That's the answer I get?"
"It's the answer you need from me. Look Jace, I will admit that since the two of you have started dating I have been distant toward her but after today I won't be that way anymore. Today I realized just how important she really is to you and if she is that important to you then she is important to me as well. It's simple Jace; I love you, you love her so I need to love her too."
"Thank you Alec."
"You will have all the support you will need from me Jace; you and Clary both."
"I really will need support from you so that means a lot to me."
"What are you two going to do?"
"What do you mean?"
"Is she going to get an abortion or…"
"No! Absolutely not. We are going to raise our baby Alec."
"I'm sorry, I was only asking. You do realize that no one would judge either one of you if you did decide that abort…"
"Don't even finish that sentence Alec. I don't ever want to hear that fucking word again do you hear me?"
"Loud and clear…So do you have any baby names picked out yet?"
"I don't think we are quite there yet Alec; we only just found out she was pregnant today. Christ, today feels like the longest day ever."
"Alexander is a really good name."
"Hint taken." I can't help but chuckle at his name suggestion.
"Oh by the way; I hope you won't be angry at me for telling Magnus about Clary."
"You can be such a gossiper sometimes Alec."
"So you're not mad at me then?"
"No but Clary might be a little upset about it."
"Shit! She is going to kill me."
"She isn't going to kill you. She is pregnant now and she knows I would not approve of her being violent. No she will tell me to kill you for her."
"Shit."
"You already said that."
"It seemed worth repeating; in fact I think I will say it a few more times. Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit."
"Do you feel better now Alec?"
"Not really but there isn't much I can do about it. If you end up killing me then I guess it will just be my time to go."
"You can't even keep a straight face Alec."
The two of us let our laughter trickle off and end up patrolling for the next hour in a comfortable silence. I let my mind wander to what it will be like to hold a child in my hands and how it will feel to know that I made that child; that Clary and I created this tiny person together. My wandering thoughts disappear when Alec nudges me with his elbow as we walk.
"Where did you go there Jace? I've been trying to get your attention for about five minutes."
"Sorry Alec, I was just thinking about Clary and the baby; still trying to wrap my head around it."
"Funny, I was thinking about Clary and the baby too."
"Really? What about them?"
"Well, here I am going on patrol with you because obviously it would be too dangerous for Clary. Do you realize that she has been on patrol…oh Christ…what over a dozen times while she was pregnant and didn't know it?"
"Trust me Alec, I am fully aware of that and thankfully nothing happened to her or the baby."
"That's not completely true…remember two weeks ago when she fell hard enough off that dumpster that she broke her wrist and split her knee wide open?" He chuckles as he remembers the night.
"Christ Alec! Yes I remember that; I remember every single mark that girl gets on her body. I can't stand seeing a paper cut on her finger let alone any kind of real injury. Can we stop talking about this now because I manage to freak out enough on my own without your help?"
"Sure. Sorry for adding to your anxiety Jace." He grins widely at me; not being sorry in the least.
"It's no big deal; I guess you and I are both guilty of over reacting sometimes."
"Are you going to leave?"
I look at Alec for two reasons. Number one: His question came out of left field and I am confused. And number two: his casual tone is now replaced by a very sad tone.
"Leave? What do you mean?"
"You and Clary; are you two going to move out when the baby comes?"
"How can we move out Alec? When the baby comes I will still have to wait two months to turn eighteen and Clary will have to wait almost eight months to turn eighteen. How can we afford an apartment with no money? The clave won't put me on the payroll until I am an adult."
"That's true, I guess I really didn't think about the question before I asked it. Do you think after you turn eighteen you will move out of the institute?"
"I don't know; I guess I would have to discuss that with Clary. By your tone I am assuming that you would be sad if I moved out of the institute."
"I would be. I would miss you. I know I stay at Magnus's apartment quite a bit but I try to get home to see my family as much as I can."
"Face it Alec; we all have to fly the nest at some point."
"I know but just not any time soon okay?"
"Sounds good to me brother. Now if we are done being emotional can we focus on our patrol?"
At six-thirty the next morning I am exhausted and covered in mud; I even have mud caked in my hair. Alec thought it would be funny to push me down a hill and into a huge mud puddle. The bastard was still laughing when we parted ways to go to our rooms for much needed showers. At least I'm not the only one that will have to scrub mud off their body; I tackled Alec to the ground and rubbed myself all over him until he begged me to stop. When I saw that he was just as muddy as I was I grinned in satisfaction and called a truce with him. I silently slip into my bathroom and end up draining the hot water tank to get all of the mud out of my hair and off my body. I brush my teeth quickly and skip shaving again so I can get some sleep. I carefully crawl into bed so I won't wake up Clary but just as I close my eyes she climbs on my chest and starts kissing my neck.
"Mmm…I missed you too baby."
"I don't think I slept at all last night. The bed was cold and lonely without you Jace."
"Awe I'm sorry baby."
She continues to kiss my neck as she runs her hands across my stomach and when I feel her fingers curl around the waistband of my boxer shorts I know that she want to do much more than just cuddle. As tired as I am right now my need for her overpowers my need for sleep. I shift our bodies so that I am on top of her. I don't waste anytime taking off my boxers or her (my) t-shirt and underwear and I consume her full lips with my mouth for a moment before I start to kiss her soft skin all the way down to her stomach. I place my hands on her flat belly and kiss it sweetly and whisper good morning to our baby before my lips travel lower. When I reach the soft hair between her thighs I pause; waiting for her to tell me to get the hell away from there and sure enough she pulls my hair hard enough that I raise my eyes to her.
"Please Jace…" She pleads. Any other time I would just give into her shyness and move onto something else but I decide that it's time to fight dirty if I am ever going to get what I want from her.
"Please what baby?"
"Don't…"
"I need you ready for me Clary." I purr as I slide my fingers between her thighs and her eyes lashes flutter.
"I am ready for you Jace."
"Really now? How ready are you for me baby?"
"I've been ready since you whispered in my ear at dinner last night."
She whimpers when I gently run my fingers at her center; barely touching her as I do. When her hips involuntarily jerk towards my light touch; I quickly move my fingers out of her reach.
"Hmm…that's a really long time…how can you stand being so pent up for so long?"
"I told you I couldn't sleep last night…"
"You didn't have to wait for me."
"Of course I did."
"No baby…you could have relieved some of your frustrations on your own."
"Jace…" She rolls her eyes at my suggestion; shit I need to be careful or my attempt to fight dirty will blow up in my face.
"Clarissa…" I purr.
"You know I don't do that."
"You only want me to make you feel good?" I ask as I run my thumb dangerously close to her most sensitive area.
"Yes." She practically moans.
"You must want me pretty bad right now."
"Yes."
"Tell me Clary…tell me how bad you want me right now."
"Jace…"
"Come on baby…tell me." My persistence is greedy of me but the look in her eyes tells me she is starting to get lost in my words; her body wanting to give into her need for me.
"I want you so bad right now."
"Good girl…now that wasn't so hard was it?"
"No."
"You want me inside of you?"
"Yes please."
"Tell me baby."
"Oh please Jace…I want you inside of me." Her body starts to almost slither with anticipation.
"Do I make you feel good when I'm inside of you…right here…" She gasps loudly and her hips buck up off the mattress when my fingers tease at her opening; I let my fingers circle her a few times as I wait for her to respond.
"Jace…please…I need you…please…"
Just as her hips start to roll against my fingers; I move my hand once more out of her reach. I bite back a grin when she drops her head against the pillow in frustration.
"Oh baby…I want so bad to give what you need…but I don't think I am going to give it to you."
"Why?" Her green eyes go wide.
"Because I need something first Clary." I purr.
"Like what?" She ask in confusion because on quick glance between our bodies and she can see that I am more than ready for her.
"I need…and I mean I really need to taste you Clary." I slide my fingers over her wet center and use feather light pressure to tease her sensitive clitoris.
"Jace…I don't want you to…"
"But I need to baby…just like you need me inside of you…I need to taste you."
Her eyes go wide when my fingers that were between her thighs slip into my mouth and I groan as I lick them clean.
"Fuck you taste so good Clary…let me make you feel good baby."
"Jace…" Her cheeks blaze with color from embarrassment but the look in her eyes tells me not to give up just yet.
"Close your eyes and just feel me baby…" When she doesn't agree or protest; I dip my face down and run my tongue across her ribs before I nibble and kiss my way lower on her body. My tongue swirls suggestively around and inside of her navel as her fingers slide into my hair; her soft moans urge me to travel lower. When my mouth brushes against the soft hair between her thighs I whisper 'I love you' as I kiss her slowly and gently; giving her the chance to stop me but when her hips roll in satisfaction I know she isn't going to stop me.
I have to stall for a few seconds because I can't contain the grin on my face. Desire over takes my childish behavior as my tongue begins to stroke her clitoris. Within a few strokes of my tongue her thighs begin to shake from the sensation and her loud gasps are music to my ears (guess my insecurities were for nothing). Fuck she tastes good; I could taste her all day and still want more. It only takes me about two minutes of using my lips and tongue and a few brave grazes of my teeth on her before she finds her release; I have to grip her thighs tightly to keep her hips from bucking off the mattress as I continue to move my mouth over her sweet center. Her moans barely taper off when they start to increase once more as she nears her climax again; my movements are quick and relentless. Her heavy breathing is cut off by a moan as I nip her sensitive skin with my teeth before wrapping my lips around her and sucking gently. After her third orgasms in a row; even I am having trouble separating each one because they are coming in such fast waves it's hard to tell which one ends and which one begins.
"Please Jace…I feel like I'm going to pass out." She pleads.
I slow my mouth movements and then start to kiss a slow path up her body; giving her time to catch her breath and come down off her high before I reach her mouth with mine; but before I can kiss her lips she turns her head.
"Don't tease me Clary. You give me those sweet lips of yours."
Her hand covers her mouth as she looks at me with her green eyes and she begins to speak.
"You just had your mouth down there."
"So? You taste good baby; come here and see how good you taste."
She takes her time uncovering her mouth and as soon as her lips are visible I press my lips against hers as I hold her face in my hands so she won't turn away from me again. I slide my tongue into her mouth and within a few strokes of my tongues she is kissing me back. I continue to kiss her as I carefully start to slide my length into her center; when I enter her completely I gasp at the sensation.
"Fuck you feel good Clary."
"So do you. I love you so much Jace."
"I love you…Touch me baby."
I bury my face into her neck as I start to rock into her at an even pace. She has her mouth on my neck as her hands glide across my back and her soft moans increase my pleasure as I increase my speed. The way she is nipping and sucking on my skin sends a deep pulsing sensation all the way down to my toes. My body shudders as a groan escapes my throat and I pick up more speed. I should be going slow but right now I need my release to come faster than I normally do. Between not being inside of her for three days and all the stress of the last twenty-four hours; it has been almost too much for me to handle. Not to mention how unbelievably turned on I am from the way her body reacted to my mouth between her thighs. As much as I want to go even faster I don't increase my rocking because I need to wait for her to find her release first before I can allow my body to shudder with my own.
"Please baby…please I need you to…I can't hold on much longer." I beg as I feel the pressure getting more intense as I near my end.
"It's okay."
"Noooo…please Clary…" My words come out in loud groans as I try to keep control of my body.
I quickly slide my hand down her body and begin circling her center with the tips of my fingers as I continue to rock into her; knowing that with the help of my fingers she will reach her peak faster. Just when I think I can't hold on any longer I feel her center begin to quiver as she finds her release; she sinks her teeth into my shoulder as her nails dig into my skin and for some fucked up reason that small amount of pain causes me to spill into her seconds later. I collapse onto her chest for a moment before rolling off of her to catch my breath. My head is spinning from a mixture of exhaustion and my fast paced pumping and I have to close my eyes to stop the room from spinning out of control. When I open my eyes to look at Clary; I find that she is fast asleep. I pull the covers over the two of us as I lay my head on her stomach. Within seconds my mind shuts down and I fall asleep.
"Jace?...Jace can you get off of me? Please wake up Jace; I really need to pee."
I groan as I roll off of her warm body and bury my head under the pillow with the intensions of going back to sleep for the rest of the day. I must have fallen back asleep because her voice wakes me up and I can smell her soap and shampoo in my nose from her fresh shower.
"Are you going to sleep longer or are you going to get up?"
"What time is it?" I mumble from underneath my pillow.
"It's eleven thirty."
"Sleep longer." I mumble again.
"I am going to go see Simon so I will see you later okay."
"Love you."
"I love you Jace."
"How long are you going to be gone?"
"I'm not sure; maybe an hour or two. Why?"
"Wake me up when you get home."
"Okay."
"Clary?"
"What?"
"Take a weapon with you."
"Jace, its broad daylight and I will be with a vampire; I think I should be safe."
"Please…just take a weapon so I don't worry about you."
"Fine if it makes you happy I will take a weapon with me."
"Thank you baby."
"See you later."
"Give the blood sucker my love."
"Jace…" She groans.
"Kidding. I am only kidding but please tell Simon I said hello."
"Love you."
"I love you baby."
Five minutes later I hear my bedroom door close as she leaves my room and I find that I am wide awake and wishing I would have gotten up and went with her. Fuck the next thirty-three week are going to be absolute torture on me. Worrying about that tiny red head when I am not with her tortures me as it is but now she is carrying my child and before long she won't be able to defend herself if something happens. I flip my phone open and dial the number before I can chicken out.
"What's wrong Jace?"
"Nothing. Where are you meeting Clary?"
"At the coffee shop. Why?"
"Are you there yet?"
"Yeah why? What the hell is going on Jace?"
"I want you to leave there right now and head for the institute to catch up with Clary."
I can hear him release an unnecessary breath and hear him ask someone to put his coffee in a To Go cup.
"Okay I'm on my way towards the institute. So now that I have done what you have asked me to; will you tell me what this is all about?"
"I just don't want her to be by herself any longer than she needs to be."
"Is everything okay?"
"Yes, everything is fine. Are you walking fast or are you dilly-dallying?"
"Well I'm not running but I'm motoring long pretty quickly. Are you sure everything is okay?"
"Yes, I'm sure. Sorry if I am freaking you out; I guess I just got a strange feeling after she left and decided it would be best if you meet up with her sooner. Maybe I am just being paranoid."
"Maybe you are paranoid Angel boy but at least I know how much you love my best friend."
"You couldn't just give me a compliment without throwing in a stab could you?"
"Should I be on the phone with you when I get to Clary?"
"No! Fuck no and please don't tell her I called you; she will be pissed."
"If I don't hang up right now she will be pissed."
"Thanks Simon."
"No problem. Bye."
The little shit hung up on me before I could even say goodbye but I decide to let it go because I really don't want Clary to know that I was freaking out. I shave my three days' worth of stubble after I take a quick shower and head downstairs to find some food. The smell of something horrible coming from the kitchen tells me that Izzy must be attempting to cook again; I cringe as I enter the kitchen.
"Good morning Iz."
"You do realize that it is nearly noon."
"Nearly, but not quite; so it's technically still morning."
"Fine, good morning then."
"What are you cooking?"
"Veggie stir-fry with steamed prawns."
"So you're making shrimp stir-fry?"
"No. I am making what I said I was making. Do you want some?"
"Ah…maybe a little later but for now I think I will just have some cereal."
"Suit yourself; where is Clary?"
"With your boyfriend."
"Oh, he didn't mention anything to me about meeting her today."
"They were getting together for coffee and I think Clary is going to tell him about the baby."
"How come Alec got to tell his boyfriend that Clary was pregnant but I wasn't allowed to tell my boyfriend?"
"Because your boyfriend happens to be Clary's best friend so she gets first dibs on telling him."
"Are you and her really going to be okay?"
"Clary and I are just fine."
"I can see by the hickey on your neck that you two are fine right now but babies can be stressful."
I choose to completely ignore her comment about the hickey that Clary left on me early this morning.
"Alec already said he would be here to support us; will you?"
She spins around and I expect her to look angry or annoyed but instead her eyes are bright and she has a huge grin on her face.
"I can't wait to hold that baby! You will have my support Jace; don't worry about that."
I get up out of my chair and before she can protest I scoop her up in a big hug. Her hair smells like vanilla and her strong arms return my hug with all of her love for me; when I release her we both have tears in our eyes.
"Christ what on earth are you two bawling about?"
With my hand on Izzy's shoulder I turn to see Alec with a cheesy grin on his face and his hands on his hips. I take three steps across the kitchen and hug my brother; he chuckles in my ear and pats my back. When I take my seat at the table once more Izzy surprises me by handing me a cup of coffee and I smile at her; giving her a silent thank you.
"What's this? You give him a cup of coffee but none for me?" Alec huffs.
"You can get your own coffee Alec." She snaps as she turns back to the fowl smelling food on the stove.
"I wouldn't drink that Jace; knowing her she probably poisoned it."
I nearly spit out my mouthful of coffee when Izzy darts across the room and smacks her brother over the head with the wooden spoon that is in her hand.
"Ewe! Isabelle, I am never going to get that smell out of my hair now."
Alec stalks out of the kitchen as Izzy and I laugh at him and we can faintly hear him telling the two of us that we can go to hell as he disappears down the hall.
"Can I ask you something Iz?"
"Sure."
"How do think Simon will take the news?"
"Probably not very well to be honest with you."
"He better not be rude to Clary."
"He's her best friend Jace; I'm sure the news will be hard for him to digest but I doubt that he would ever be rude to her."
"Let's hope you are right about that; otherwise you will probably need to find yourself a new boyfriend."
"Yeah right Jace; you would never touch him because you know how much that would hurt Clary."
"True but I know people. Just because he ends up dead behind some dumpster doesn't mean I would have had anything to do with it. In fact I would make sure to have a solid alibi just for the occasion."
"You love Simon so don't bother denying it Jace."
"Love is a strong word but I do appreciate his love for Clary. I know no matter what he would do anything for her and that simple fact makes me quite fond of him."
"Can I have you repeat that once more while I record you?"
"Very funny Iz."
"This stir-fry is done now if you want to try some?"
Fuck! I would rather dig something out of the garbage than eat the food in that pan.
"Like I said save me some and I will eat it later. The cereal I ate filled me up and I have things to do anyhow so I will see you later."
"Okay Jace."
Normally I would have just told Izzy that I wouldn't feed the food she cooked to a stray dog but we had a little heart to heart and I didn't want to spoil her good mood towards me. I wish Clary would come home already; I miss her and I am worried about Simon's reaction to her pregnancy. I decide to scrub the walls in my bedroom to keep me busy until she comes home. An hour later there are fresh sheets on the bed and my walls are clean; I am in the laundry room dumping the dirty water down the sink when my phone vibrates in my pocket. I pull my phone out to read the text.
Bloodsucker: 217-9437- Should I walk her home?
ME: 217-0226- Yes.
ME: 217-0226 – please.
Bloodsucker: 217-9437- k.
ME: 217-0226: Thank you.
Bloodsucker: 217-9437- np.
ME: 217-0226 – What?
Bloodsucker: 217-9437 – NO PROBLEM…DUMBASS!
ME: 217-0226 – WOW! Really? Dumbass?
When Simon doesn't text me back I decide to just leave it alone; I don't know how pissed he is at me for getting his best friend pregnant and I surly don't want to make things any worse than they need to be. I quickly wash my hands and make my way to the front steps of the institute to wait for Clary. I made sure to grab a book off the shelf so I could pretend to be reading when she gets here; I don't want her to know that I knew she was on her way home. Even though I can see her red hair out of the corner of my eye I keep my head down as I pretend to read.
"Jace? What are you doing out here? Were you waiting for me?"
I stand up and kiss her cheek.
"No I wasn't waiting for you I was just reading; it's such a nice day out I thought it would be nice to soak up some sun. I didn't even think you would be back so soon. Hello Simon, how are you today?"
Simon just nods his head at me as Clary nuzzles in for a hug. I don't care if Simon is watching or not I bend down and kiss her soft lips.
"Did you drink coffee?"
"Well yeah Jace; we were in a coffee shop."
"How much coffee did you drink?"
She takes a step back from me and looks up at me because of my strange tone and my persistent question.
"Two, no, three cups. Why?"
"Clary! All that caffeine isn't good for the baby." I scold.
Before I can even see Simon move; he punches me hard in the mouth and tackles me to the ground and grips my throat with his hands. Fuck! Sometimes I forget that he is a vampire and is much stronger than he looks. Clary is screaming but I am focused on what Simon is screaming instead.
"You fucking got her pregnant? You no good piece of shit!"
Clary tries to pull Simon off of me at the worst time because when Simon pulls his fist back to punch me in the face again he ends up elbowing her right in her stomach. Rage consumes my body and I am on top of Simon in a split second; inflicting blow after blow to his face. I know there are words coming out of my mouth but I have no idea what they are; probably a string of curse words. Simon makes no attempt to stop me from hitting him nor does he try to hit me back. I have full intentions of beating him to death when I remember that he elbowed Clary in her belly; her belly where my baby is. I jump off of Simon to see Clary sitting on the edge of the steps with her face buried in her hands as she cries. I drop to my knees in front of her and pull her hands away from her face and I can feel my stomach rolling with panic.
"Clary? Are you okay?"
"I think so…do you think the baby is okay; he got me pretty good."
"Clary! I am so, so sorry." Simon's voice is heartbroken.
"It's okay Simon; you didn't do it on purpose." As much as she tried to soothe her friend with her words her voice cracks and she is now sobbing. I pull her to my chest as I lift her up off the steps.
"Jace, man I am so…"
"Go home Simon."
"But I…"
"I have to take her to the hospital. Go home and I will text you later."
I don't give him time to respond as I begin to carry Clary around the side of the institute towards the garage. I put Clary in my car and get in the other side. I try my hardest not to drive like a maniac on my way to the emergency room but I end up scraping the side of my car against a cement pole when I pull up to the ER doors. I could give a shit less about the deep red gouge in the side of my car as I lift Clary into my arms and rush her inside.
"Help me please! My girlfriend is pregnant and she got hit in the stomach!" I plead with the nurse that is sitting behind the glass window. A door next to the window opens and another nurse comes out and tells me to come into the room. She points to a wheelchair and tells me to put Clary in it. I refuse to do as she asks and I insist on carrying her to where ever they want her to go. Ten minutes later I am holding her hand as we wait for the doctor to tell us what the ultra sound says. As much as I want to fall apart right now I do my best to keep myself together so I don't make my crying girlfriend more upset than she already is. I keep my eyes on her eyes as I gently caress her tear streaked cheek.