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Clary and Izzy found Tessa in no time. She was sitting on a bench, nose deep in a book. Tessa hadn't realized the girls were standing there. She slammed the book closed. "Thats it." She muttered, still unaware of Clary and Izzy. "I'm so not calling him back. Wait two hours to meet a guy, and he doesn't show." Tessa threw her book into her bag. Isabelle stealthily grabbed Tessa in a position where she couldn't fight back. "Let her go Iz." I said and touched Tessa's shoulder. Tessa stood, jaw open, staring at them.

"How did you get here?" Tessa screamed at them. Clary and Izzy both took a step backwards. Tessa looked ready to rip their heads off. She saw the same passion in her eyes as Jace's eyes. But behind her dark guarded eyes Clary could see the hurt of a lost love. Clary lept on impulse and buried her head into Tessa's shoulder. Tessa stroked the back of Clary's curling flamy hair. It was such a universally motherly gesture, Clary felt herself mold into it.

Tessa reached out and grabbed an uncomfortable looking Izzy. Izzy tried to pull away, but Tessa's strong grip won out. Tessa now had both Clary and Izzy into a motherly hug. Izzy's body felt like it had never had a hug before, while Clary's remembered a mothers love. Tessa pulled Izzy in tighter. Izzy felt herself strangely accepting the motherly gesture. It was strange to Izzy. To be loved when she had done nothing phenomenal. This was the way she felt when she was with Simon. Her own mother had never been much of a hugger.

"He promised he would be here. Two hours ago." Tessa's voice quivered. "Come on Tessa. Lets go to the institute and have some girl fun." Izzy said, trying to help Tessa out. Tessa smiled her pretty smile at Izzy. "That would be lovely Isabelle." Izzy cocked her hip to one side. "It's just Iz, or Izzy. Not Isabelle." She said, and with that, walked towards the institute. Clary smiled mischievously, and followed after Izzy. Tessa sighed, "what have I done?"

Jace found Alec right where he was supposed to be. He motioned for Simon. Alec was downing another shot. "Aww, come on!" Alec slurred when he saw Jace and Simon. "Come on bloodsucker. Join me for a shot! Keep it coming Kali. I wanna forget who I am when I'm done with these." Alec yelled across the room. Kali just gave Jace a wink and poured Alec one more. Simon sighed, "whatever. Get me one too." Simon cracked and sat down. "GIVE THE BLOODY BOY A DRINK KALI!" Alec yelled. His chair teetered and threatened to fall over. Jac grabbed the back of the chair, just before Alec was about to fall.

"Thanks buddy." Alec slurred and downed the shot Kali gave him. "I'll have one too Kali." Jace told the waitress. She didn't look to pleased to be serving three boys who were probably about to be so drunk they can't stand. Kali brought back the shots. They all downed them within a second. Jace was a little surprised to see how Alec looked when he was drunk. Come to think of it, Jace had never seen Alec drunk, or drink at all.

"Man," Alec slurred to the group. "I really screwed it up with Tessa and Magnus, huh? I was gonna go to Tessa, I really was. I stopped in here to get her some food, but all I got was drunk. And Magnus, oh Magnus. I really screwed everything up didn't I?" Alec asked. Simon comforted his drunk friend. "Don't worry. The girls have Tessa. Its all fine, we were here to get you." Simon was also feeling a little tipsy. "Jace meanwhile was twirling around his shot in his fingers, he had never drank it. "Lets go." Jace said, and downed the shot.

He yanked Simon and Alec out of their chairs. They were giggling like little girls. "Jace the big bad shadowhunter is gonna get us!" Alec laughed.

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