"You can still call me Alec, Magnus." I smiled and started to walk out the door when he stopped me. "Hey, we're having a family dinner tonight for me to come out to my parents and I was just wondering if you wanted to come by. Izzy and Clary will be there."

"Yeah, that sounds great. I'll be there. And don't worry. It wasn't really that hard to come out." He smiled a breathtaking grin at me before I walked out of the room, weak-kneed.

Later that night…

APOV (Alec)

"Mom, Dad, there's something I need to tell you," I said nervously, surprised I didn't stutter.

"What is it, Alec?" Magnus squeezed my hand comfortingly under the table. It was weird seeing him again but I was overwhelmed with returning feelings. Yes, I liked him when I was twenty-two and he was fourteen. I know it may sound disturbing but he's beautiful, smart, funny, sweet, and gentle. All I wanted was to wrap my arms around him and kiss him.

"I'm gay," I blurted out. The blood was pounding in my ears, anticipating their reaction. My father didn't look too happy and my mother just seemed a little shocked.

"How long?" my dad asked.

"Since fourteen years ago," I said. "I was just scared of what you guys were going to say."

"Honey, I'm okay with it."

"Thank you, Mom. And what do you think, Dad?"

"I just wish you told us sooner, but other than that, I'm okay with it." I released a breath I didn't realize I was holding.

MPOV (Magnus)

Maryse and Robert were leaving when Alec gave them a hug goodbye. I was so happy for him. I knew I was staring at him all night. I couldn't help it, he's perfect

Alec and Jace apparently moved out together and Izzy moved in with them. It was a beautiful apartment. It had four bedrooms and two bathrooms. "I'm going to leave, too, Alec," Magnus said.

"You can spend the night, Mags," Alec told me.

"That'd be nice but I don't have any clothes and all my glitter's at home so I would have nothing to get ready with in the morning."

"I'll walk you out," he offered. He led me down to the lobby.

I don't know what possessed me, but when he was about to say goodbye, I went on my tiptoes and kissed him lightly on the lips. I realized what I did and jumped back. "I am so sorry, Alec, but I kind of wanted to do that ever since I met you." I was about to run away when he caught my wrist and brought me back to him. He bent down and kissed me passionately on the lips, snaking his arms around my waist. I brought my hands up to his broad shoulders and kept them there, kissing him back immediately. I honestly thought about pinching myself to see if I was dreaming. "We probably shouldn't be doing this," I whispered against his lips.

"I know," he breathed, kissing me again. "Will you go out with me?" he said quietly, trailing kisses up and down my jaw. I couldn't find my voice to speak so I just nodded. I felt him smile against my neck before he went back to kissing my lips.

"Alec, you're eight years older than me."

"I know, and I'm sorry if I just complicated your life. It's just that I like you so much and every once in a while, I was thinking about you, even when I had a boyfriend." I smiled and crashed my lips to his.

CPOV (Clary)

"Wow, Mr. Wayland, this is amazing," I said in awe looking around the greenhouse.

"I thought you would like it. And, Clary, you know you can call me Jace outside of school."

I nodded. "Okay, so, Jace, what are we doing up here?"

"I just thought you would like to learn about new plants if you have an interest in Botany. This flower over here," he looked at his watch, "is called the Midnight Flower. It only blooms at midnight and before 12:02, it has already died." I watched as the flower bloomed.

"It's beautiful," I whispered.

"Yeah," he said quietly from right next to me. "It is." I turned to look at him but he wasn't looking at the flower. He was staring into my eyes. He lured me in with those gorgeous honey-colored eyes. Before I knew what was happening, his lips were attached to mine.

"How old are you, Jace?" I murmured.

"Twenty-four," he mumbled.

"You're eight years older than me." Even though I was the one to point this out to him, I was also the one who leaned back in and continued to kiss him. "My mom is going to kill me," I muttered against his lips.

He chuckled and whispered. "Shush…she doesn't need to know." I grinned and captured his lips with mine. He gently laid me on the surprisingly clean floor of the greenhouse. "Mm, no one needs to know…" I felt him flick at my lower lip. I instantly granted him access. He rested between my legs as they wrapped around his waist. He started to trail kisses up and down my neck sucking here and there.

"Why is everyone hooking up with each other, but not me?" I looked up at the doorway to find Izzy staring down at us. "I'm going to ignore that it's my brothers, though." Earlier in the night, Izzy had explained that Jace is her adopted brother. For some reason, she didn't want me to know that she was related to Jace.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Alec just came up from walking Magnus out. He has a goofy grin, swollen lips, and glitter all over his shirt."

"Oh my god, if anyone finds out, you and Alec can be arrested." I stood up and let Jace get up, too. "Not only are we your students, but we're minors."

He gently took my hand in his. "No one is going to find out." I glanced at the cell phone in Izzy'shand.

"Okay, I texted Alec and Magnus and told them about you two but that's it. And you know they won't say anything because they have the same secret." That's when Alec burst through the door of the greenhouse.

"You two are going out?" he asked. He looked at my hand in Jace's.

"Well, um, w-we really haven't t-talked about it," Jace stuttered. He didn't really seem like the kind of guy to stutter.

"Well, talk about it," Isabelle said, beaming at us. Jace turned to me holding my hands in his.

We turned back to the eager siblings standing by the door. "Can you give us a minute?" They rushed out the door but I knew that they would have their ears pressed against it. "They're listening in, aren't they?" I just nodded with a smile. "Okay, so, Clary, will you go out with me?"

"Yes," I said, grinning. I leaned upwards to capture his lips with mine once more. I wrapped my arms around his neck while his enveloped my waist. I pulled away and said, "I should probably go. It's getting late and we all have to wake up early for school." He gave me one last kiss and walked me to the door. We opened it and watched as the two went tumbling down at our feet.

I grabbed Izzy by the wrist and tugged her to her room. "Goodnight, Jace and Alec!" I yelled before shutting the door. "How come I never met him before?" I asked, pulling on the pajamas she offered.

"Well, he went to college six years ago overseas and you and I became friends five years ago. He just got back last week. That's why I went to Europe at the beginning of the summer. We went for his graduation."

"It's not weird that I'm dating your brother, is it?"

"No, I'm happy for you guys. You haven't been with anyone since last year when that whole thing with Sebastian happened." I just smile wistfully, remembering him. I like to remember how he was. He was my first time and I was really falling in love with him when he died in a car crash. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that."

"No it's okay. I'm glad I'm finally starting to move on."

Morning…

JPOV (Jace)

"Hey, Little Red," I said to Clary as she walked into the kitchen in a pair of short shorts and a low cut green tank top that made her beautiful eyes stand out. I wrapped my arms around her and pecked her on the lips. "So, I think," she put her arms around my neck, "that our first date should be this Saturday. What do you think?"

"I think that that sounds great." She pulled me down so my lips would meet hers. "We need to leave."

"Here, at least have something to eat," said Alec, handing her a banana.

She grabbed it and followed Izzy out the door. When we got to the lobby, I asked the girls if they needed a ride. I was desperately hoping Clary did. "No, that's fine; we're going on Clary's bike. Her step-dad brought it over last night."

"Izzy, you know you're going to have to wear a helmet, right?" I asked her.

"Yeah, I know, that's why I straightened my hair."

Clary rolled her eyes. We reached the parking lot and I saw a Harley parked next to my Ducati. Clary walked up to it and unlocked the combination lock on the case attached to the back. Holy crap, she has a Harley? She pulled out two leather jackets and handed one to Izzy along with a smaller helmet. Clary mounted the bike and pulled on her own leather jacket that had her name stitched over the heart. She kissed me one last time before she put her helmet on, pulling down the mask so it'll cover her perfect face. Izzy climbed on after her. I put on the leather jacket and helmet that I brought down from the apartment and straddled my Ducati. "There is nothing hotter than a girl driving a Harley." I heard her giggle at my comment as she started the bike and pulled out of the parking lot.

I pulled out after her and went to the school where we had to pretend to not know each other.

Saturday…

CPOV (Clary)

"So…who are you going out with, again?"

"I told you, Jon, it's someone from school," I said to my brother for the third time. Jon was the same age as Jace

"Just tell me his name." I kind of don't want to. What if I say the name in front of Mom and Luke and they recognize it as their colleague? There's no one else in the whole school named Jace. I would say Jonathon since that's Jace's real first name, but it's weird to have a boyfriend with the same name as my brother.

"Fine, his name is Christopher." I technically didn't lie since that's his middle name.

"Was it really that hard to tell me?" You have no idea, I thought. I heard the roar of Jace's bike in front of the house. "I want to meet him." Oh no, they both went to the same school and were in the same grade. They most likely know each other.

"No, Jon, you can't meet him. It's our first date. I don't want to scare him off by him meeting my overprotective big brother."

"Fine, but I don't like that he's picking you up on a motorcycle."

"I drive a motorcycle," I countered.

"Yeah, and I'm not too crazy about that either."

"Whatever, but I need to go; he's waiting." I rolled my eyes at his attempt to make me stay. "Bye, Mom, Luke, and Jon, I'll see you guys later!" I shouted.

"Be back by ten!" I heard my mother say before I went out the door. I went down to his bike and told him to leave the helmet on. I had a feeling someone was watching through the window. I was wearing three inch heels, black skinny jeans, and a silky green blouse. I had my tight leather jacket unzipped over that. I threw his extra helmet on over my curls and placed my arms around his waist. We went so far that he pulled up somewhere I didn't recognize. He parked the bike and got off after me.

"Hey," he said smiling down at me. "I didn't really get to say that when I picked you up, and I didn't get to do this." He leaned down towards me and kissed me softly on the lips causing warm tingles to shoot throughout my body. I pulled away slowly.

"So where are we?"

"We are at the most amazing garden in all of New York. Come on."

He took my hand and led me through the garden. It was amazing; there were so many flowers from pansies to daises to sunflowers. There was a gorgeous fountain in the middle. The entire place was absent of people making it so much greater. On the edge of the fountain, there was a little picnic set up. We sat on the fountain and talked, laughed, and kissed for hours. It was an amazing first date.

"So, is it safe to assume that there will be a second date?" he asked me as we neared his bike.

"Yeah, that'll be great. How about you give me my goodnights kiss now so you don't have to take your helmet off when we get to my house?"

He just smiled and wrapped his arm around my waist, pulling me closer. He slammed his lips against mine. It was soft and passionate at the same time.

Once I was in my house, I let out a content sigh. I ended up being home right at ten o'clock. "So how was your date?" I heard Jon say.

"Perfect," I told him.