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Previously..

"No, you're right. Jace should beat him to a pulp !"

"He won't ! Sebastian is his friend."

Isabelle scoffed."Some friend."

"Yeah..."

Jace came into the room sweaty and dirty from fighting outside with Simon. He couldn't wait to take a shower and then spend time with Clary. Their relationship was going so well, but he was still too scared to tell her that she had begun to mean so much to him, that being with her was the highlight of his day..He hoped she would just.. figure it out somehow.

The minute she saw him she leaped into his arms and hugged him, wrapping her legs around his waist. He was caught by surprise, but grabbed her thighs to support her weight.

"Jace.." she whimpered, while hugging him tightly,her face buried in the side of his neck.

"Are you okay, Clary?" he asked, concern obvious in his voice.

"I just..." she remembered how much she had needed him when she felt cornered by Sebastian."I missed you.."

Jace's grip on her thighs tightened."Oh.. "he said, confused.

Clary looked at his face then."Did you miss me ?" she inquired, her eyes glassy and flickering.

She had never asked him that before, still, he couldn't lie to her. He promised himself he wouldn't reject her anymore, no matter how hard it was for him to admit his feelings to anyone."Y-yes, o-of course." Jace stuttered. He felt relieved when he saw her smile. SHe pressed her lips to his in a light peck. He walked towards the bed and sat on the edge of it with her straddling him. She began caressing his hair,twisting it around her fingers unconsciously,while looking him in the eyes."Do you care about me?"she asked,her voice low and unsteady.

Jace tucked a curl behind her ear,watching his hand as he did so, unable to look her in the eyes."Yes.." he answered,his voice barely a whisper. He was afraid to ask but, still, he did. "Do you?"he added.

"Of course."Clary answered immediately in a firm tone.

"Do you think I'm beautiful?" she continued. By that time Jace had already started to realise something was obviously bothering her but he didn't want to push her .

"Don't I show you that I think that everyday?Several times a day, actually?" he inquired in a serious voice, not playful or seductive.

"You having sex with me doesn't necessarily mean you think I'm beautiful . It means you have needs.."

"Yes. I have needs. But I don't need to satisfy them that often. It I were having sex with you just to have sex I would have sex with you 3-4 times a week. Not everyday. And I wouldn't be interested in satisfying you,just myself." Clary blushed and couldn't help but remember how many times Jace had buried his gorgeous face between her legs,though she hadn't returned the favour yet."I have sex with you because I enjoy it, because I enjoy you and everything about you. Now , tell me, who put this nonsense into your pretty little head?"he asked, kissing her forehead affectionately.

"No one...I want to ask you something else though.."

"Sure, anything " he said, kissing her cheek.

"How much do you trust your friends?"

"That depends. Which friends?"

"Your close ones. Simon,Sebastian.." she emphasized his name.

"I trust them both with my life." he answered firmly.

"Oh.."

"Why?"Jace asked suspiciously, but Clary didn't answer him. "Do you trust me ?"

"Yes, but why are you asking me all this ?"he inquired ,confused.

Clary got up from his lap and started pacing around the room , struggling to find words to tell him what had happened that day.

"You're kind of freaking me out ,Clary"he chuckled nervously. "What's going on?"

"Ok, here's the thing.." she began.

Several minutes later

"You're kidding ,right?Sebastian would never do just seems pretty science-fiction to me.."he laughed.

"What?"Clary spat."Are you saying that I'm lying?"

"Maybe you just.. misunderstood him. Or maybe you had a dream or something.."

"A dream?Are you implying that I'm fucking insane, Jace ?"

"No,I'm just saying.. These things happen.."

"Ugh. You are unbelievable! I knew I shouldn't have told you anything ! Are you even going to confront him ,ask him about it?"

"No... "

"Because you don't believe me."Clary stated.

"Um.."

"Forget it, Jace. Forget I told you anything." she left the room, slamming the door shut behind her.

Jace tried to treat Clary's story as a joke, but, what if she was telling the truth? She wouldn't have any reason to lie, after all. Still , Sebastian was his friend, he couldn't tell his wife to leave him, could he ? He had always noticed a darker side to Sebastian, but not this dark..And if he did that, should he ruin his relationship with his friend for his wife? Yes, because if he did that and thought all those things about him, he clearly wasn't his friend at all. He got up from his chair and went looking for Sebastian.

Sebastian laughed."Dude, are you insane?You should take that wife of yours to a doctor or something. She's got serious issues."

"Well, that's what she told me. She wouldn't have any reason to lie to me. " Jace gave him a scrutinizing look.

"I'm not saying she did lie to you. Maybe she does believe it happened. Maybe she's cray -cray." he rolled one finger next to his head, mimicking the "cray-cray " part.

Jace used all his training in order to read Sebastian perfectly. He wasn't sweating, his eyes were unwavering, he wasn't fidgeting, he was as natural as ever. He was his good old friend Sebastian. There wasn't anything suspicious about him. But why would Clary lie to him?

"So you don't fancy my wife?" Jace asked for the milionth time.

"No, dude. She is a beautiful woman, I'm not blind, but, I don't want her. She's all yours." he reassured him.

"Okay, sorry for bothering you.." Jace said, feeling down in the dumps.

"No problem ." Sebastian smiled genuinely. Or so it seemed to Jace.

It was already nightime and after looking through the whole Institute for her ,he finally found her in the backyard sitting on a secluded bench,underneath an old willow tree. SHe had her knees up and her head on her knees, her long red hair falling around her like a curtain. He approached her slowly and sat next to her on the bench, almost soundlessly. He caressed her head affectionately, playing with her hair. She raised her head and looked at him with big,scared eyes.

"What do you want?" she asked, her voice trembling in fear and anticipation.

''Just to talk to you."he smiled seductively. If she weren't so scared of him she could have actually fallen for that smile.

She didn't say anything, she just looked at him, studied him and his predatory eyes.

"So, you told Jace.."

"He didn't believe me anyway, so you're safe."

"I wasn't scared of him "he laughed, the sound of his voice piercing the complete silence surrounding them."He came and confronted me."

"And ?" she was so surprised by how normal he sounded. But she knew there was nothing normal about him.

"I denied it." he admitted, proudly.

"Why? I thought you wanted to be with me. If I were to, supposedly , say yes, Jace would have to find out."

"But you're not going to say yes. I see the way you look at him. You love him." he said, disgusted."So, if he were to believe you, he would try and protect you and I couldn't get you for myself. So , I lied to him, and now he doesn't believe you. And here you are, all by yourself.." he whispered, leaning closer to her.

"You're sick." she got up from the bench walking towards the Institute, but he caught her by her arm and spun her around. He pressed his lips to hers firmly, holding her by both her arms so tightly he was most certainly leaving bruises. She bit his lip hard,drawing blood."So, you like it rough , huh ?"he asked, biting her neck. Clary took advantage of his distraction and released her whip wrapping it around him , imobilizing him.

"I forgot about that whip of yours." he hissed, trying to get out of it.

"It's pointless,Sebastian. Stop struggling." she tightened the whip around him, hurting him.

"So what are you gonna do, huh? Bring me wrapped in your whip in the Institute ? Cause the second you release me I'll jump on you and you'll have nowhere to go. I'll make you mine right here on the grass."

"Stop underestimating me, darling." she said, right before she kicked him in the head, knocking him unconscious. SHe unwrapped her whip and ran inside the Institute.

Probably another update tonight, I don't know for sure. Tell me what you guys think !

-kisses.