I love you

Even after a week every time Clary closed her eyes she saw Jace saying those words over and over. Reliving that one moment was the worst of her life. Jace couldn't love her it just couldn't be possible why had he just dropped that on her. Things just kept going on and on in her head and having nothing on didn't help well she had her art stuff but otherwise she was just alone, cause Jocelyn and Luke were still on their honey moon for another week. The only person she really talked to about any of this was Izzy and Clary still made her swear not to tell anyone.

FLASH BACK

"I still don't understand why this is bothering you Clare, don't you love him too?" Izzy asked

"Yes, wait, no un maybe I don't know" Clary cried out. "I mean yes I like him a lot really but I don't know if I love him, the last time I loved a boy like that I wanted to curl up and die."

"Clary, Jace isn't Sebastian. I've known Jace since I was 9 alright and he has always been there never backed out of his promises and when he wants something oh boy is he persistent," Izzy said.

"But," Clary started only to be cut off by Izzy.

"Look I don't want to hear it alright I have years' worth of evidence behind me and soon you'll run out of excuses, so just listen to Catch me by Demi Lavoto alright and then let me know how your thoughts are sorting out," Izzy said then left.

END FLASH BACK

Clary had been ignoring Jace for the past week skipping lunch and hiding in crowds in the halls so the week end was the only time she didn't have to hide. Clary turned her phone off cause it kept going off with texts and calls from Jace. She just couldn't talk to him, it wasn't that she didn't want to talk it's just if they did things would go horribly wrong.

"Delivery for Clarissa Fray," someone called from outside.

"She's not here," Clary said opening the door only to see the one person she had been hiding from the whole week.

"Then can you gives to her and tell her that Jace want to talk to her and say sorry," Jace said looking kinda sad with a bouquet of flowers in his hand.

"What are you doing here?" Clary asked leaning against the door.

"I want to know why you've been ignoring me," Jace said.

"I have my reasons now can you go so I can spend the rest of my day alone, like I'm supposed to," Clary said walking back into her house.

"Wait you've been alone this entire time?" Jace said fallowing her in the house flowers still in hand.

"Why do you care?" Clary asked kinda harshly. "It's not like I deserve it, not by the way I've acted."

"Then tell me. Tell me what's wrong so you don't have to be alone. But you can't shut me out," Jace said standing in front of Clary.

"I can't" Clary said turning her head to the side trying to hid the tears that started to fall. "It's just gonna hurt more when you're gone I'm just trying to save myself ok."

"Save yourself from what Clare?" Jace said truing her face so he could look at her.

"Look I'm sorry I can't give you what you're trying to give me ok I'm scared. I think I love you but I don't want to get hurt again alright because I don't think I can take it," Clary said trying so hard not to cry.

"Is that what this is all about, Clary I would never hurt you ever it would kill me if I knew that I was the reason that you were so upset," Jace said.

"How do you know?" Clary asked looking up at him.

"This," Jace said pulling out a small box. "It's a promise ring. And my promise to you is that I will do whatever it takes to keep you happy no matter where I am I will always love you as much as I do right now." With that Jace pulled Clary close to him and hugged her tight afraid that this wasn't enough.

"I love you Jace," Clary said her heart racing.

"I love you too Clary," Jace said then leaned down and kissed her. The kiss was sweet but it held so much love and promise that Clary didn't want it to stop.

THE NEXT DAY

Jace sat on the couch in his basement playing Call of duty when Alec came down and sat next to him and picked up another controller. "How'd it go?" Alec asked.

Jace smirked remembering his day with Clary after they broke apart they just spent the day together making up for their time apart throughout the week. "It went well," was all he said.

"I'm little scared to ask but it's also a possibility. By any chance did you get laid?" Alec asked.

"Ha yeah, no nothing like that we just spent the day at her house and central park and just," Jace trailed off and sighed pausing the game. "Alec is this normal? To always want to be with one person and never let them go? Cause whenever I'm not with Clary she's always on my mind," Jace said

Alec laughed. "Yes Jace it's normal it also has a word. Love."

"Love," Jace said smiling like a goofball. "I like that word."

"Yeah most people do, But ya know sometimes love isn't always there to hid the bad stuff and you need to make the choice whether to stay and find that love again or lose it," Alec told him.

"What do you mean?" Jace said sitting up and looking at his friend. "Is something wrong with you and Maggie?" he asked.

"Uh sortta," Alec started. "It's just she's pulling away from me as the year winds down like she's moving on and leaving me behind."

"Why is that?" Jace asked wanting to help his friend

"I don't know but it's just I can't lose her Jace, I just can't" Alec said his head now in his hands.

"I hear ya man" Jace said.

"When I first told Magnus I was in love with her, I asked if she would catch me, she told me that when the time came I would know," Alec said.

so that was the chapter there will be a little more Malec and Sizzy or at least I plan on it by the way I got City of lost souls and am already more than half way done is it bad that I am starting to like Sebastian a but cause he seems like a really good big brother now that he has some of the amazingness that is Jace in him oh well I will find out later so until next time I love you all bye bye *Blows kisses*

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