Paparazzi ch 6

Happy mothers day! This chapter is short but important, part of the plot. It makes the story move a little bit slower I guess. I used to have a problem of writing a story too slowly until it became boring. Now, I write making the story go too fast. :) anyway Thanks for the reviews! I appreciate it! :) I'll try to write a longer chapter next time though.

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"The minute you think of giving up, think of why you held on so long."

Clary's POV

I ran across the street looking at my destination. The news I was about to deliver to Jace sent my heart racing. I didn't have to, but it felt right. My heartbeat quickened when I saw him sitting on a nearby bench looking absent mindedly at his phone with his sunglasses.

I sat next to him. He looked up and put his phone in his pocket.

"Hey," He greeted. I didn't respond, just looked wordlessly in the distance.

"Have you ever thought that we were never meant to be?" I asked, still not looking at him.

"Why?" He asked,not knowing what to answer with my sudden question.

"Jace, you are Jace Lightwood, I'm-I'm nobody," I said.

"Clary, you're not nobody, ok? You're special, beautiful. That's why you're breaking up with me?" He replied knowing what's coming.

"We're moving to fast, I mean we just met last week. Let's face it, we barely know each other. And, I know this won't last, why not just end it before we fall to hard." He stared at me sadness etched in his features.

"Clary-" I shushed him before he could start.

" We have different lifestyles, nothing in common, if we were together, we would we pushing fate. It wouldn't be worth it." I almost started to cry as I said those words.

"I don't get it, why all this-" He gestured with his hands," now?"

"I don't know, I guess I was just caught up in the moment, wanted to make it last. A dream,but now I woke up, and realized the truth." I paused and tried to give a small smile. I had only known him for a week, I was falling for him too fast. I needed to slow down, and this was the only way. I stood up on the verge of tears. He grabbed my arm.

"Can't you just give me a chance? You know what changed me? You, you fucking changed me. Is that not proof enough for you? What's all this sudden crap Clary? "

"I'm sorry, goodbye,"I cried and ran away in tears.

"Clary!" He called after me, but I kept running. Running from the place where I left Jace Lightwood, every girl's dream.

Jace's POV

I couldn't believe Clary broke up with me. When I thought about it, we were moving fast. But I thought that didn't matter. I knew one week wasn't enough time to truly love someone, but I cared about Clary more than the other random girls I had hooked up with. They never lasted longer than a week. Clary made me realize who I really was. It was like I slept a jerk and woke up my old self. I knew that being with her kept me grounded. Kept me myself. And I knew one thing, I was going to win Clary back.