At the park
Not many people were at the park when Simon and Maia got there. It was mostly seniors taking walks or others playing with their dogs. The two started walking on a random path without talking. Every few minutes Simon would take a glance at Maia. He liked everything about her; her curly dark brown hair, her smile, and her wide hips. He liked her dark eyes most of all for some reason
Maia caught him staring at her. "Take a picture. It would last longer." She teased while smiling.
Simon smiled back at her. "I would, but it wouldn't be as good as the real thing."
Maia blushed and looked away. She wasn't expecting that reply. Simon was caught off guard with what he said too. He wouldn't be able to say that to Clary. Clary, he thought. Ever since they broke up, being alone with her sometimes was…awkward. With Maia, he wasn't his usual clumsy self. With her, it was never awkward. It seemed like neither of the teens noticed that it was starting to get dark until Maia looked up.
"Simon, I think we should start heading back. Luke is probably freaking out that we're not back yet."
He checked his watch. "Yeah, we should." He was disappointed that they didn't talk as much as he wished they would. The pair slowly started heading for the institute. Maia was thinking the same thing.
"Where are they?!"
Luke was pacing in the living room, checking his watch every five seconds. Jace was leaning against a wall, watching the frustrated werewolf with amusement. Clary was unsuccessfully trying to calm him down.
"Luke stop worrying. They just went out for a walk. They probably stopped somewhere to get something to eat." She said reassuringly to him. Jace couldn't help but think she was also trying to reassure herself. After twenty minutes went by, Simon and Maia walked through the door. Luke pounced on them, giving them a full speech on how they should have common sense and tell someone when they are going to be late. Luke decided that it was too late for Simon to go back to his home and making him feel like a child, sent Simon to a guest bedroom upstairs.