Here's another chapter for you! Sorry about the cliffhanger (not really). I made this chapter a little longer to make up. I've been pretty busy lately. Please review. Please. I am begging you. I need to know how I'm doing.

Disclaimer: I'm not Cassandra Clare

Clary screamed and wrestled out of his grip. He was easily twice her size, but she knew size didn't matter when it came down to it. Her small build allowed her to move quickly and have more agility. She ducked as he tried to grab her again. Clary punched him in his privates and ran for her apartment.

She didn't stop running until she was safely inside her apartment. She leaned against the door and caught her breath. "Mom, are you okay?" she heard Amy ask from the living room couch. Amy and Jace were watching tv.

"Yes, sweetheart. I'm fine. Just ran into a little trouble." Amatis had brown hair and bright blue eyes. Jonny had blond hair like Jace and green eyes. Will had red hair and gold eyes. Clary sighed and collapsed onto the couch next to Amy. Jace raised an eyebrow. Clary shook her head as if to say later. He stood up and went to the master bedroom. Clary went in after him.

"What happened? I've never seen you look so scattered. You're like Simon right now." Jace said. That was her Jace. Always trying to lighten the mood. Clary told him what happened. He tucked a piece of hair behind her ear and said, "I'll never let them hurt you. Never." With that, he leaned and kissed her deeply. Clary responded immediately and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Ewwww. Gross. You guys are disgusting." came a voice from behind them. Clary immediately broke away and turned to face the 7 year old.

"Will. How many times do I have to tell you to knock before you enter our room? If you don't knock, you will find us like this, got it? Now, what do you need?"

"I want ice cream." Clary sighed.

"I'll take him," Jace said. Clary let them go to the ice cream shop across the street. None of her kids were ever going to have a 'normal' childhood, so she usually let them do normal kid stuff when they could. 15 minutes later, Will ran into the apartment followed by a blood soaked Jace. Amy screamed. After all, it was the first time they'd seen any of their parents like that. Clary ran over to Jace and searched him for large wounds.

"I'm fine, really. It's not my blood. Just a small cut on my head. I can take care of it."

"Oh no you don't, mister. As your wife, I am entitled to do a thorough search for wounds first. No let me see that cut." Clary reached up to touch his head and gasped when her fingers came away slick with blood. There was a deep gash on his head. "I am cleaning that up for you whether you like it or not. Jonny, take care of Will for a few minutes."

Clary marched Jace into the master bath and forced him into the shower. She turned on the water and washed off the blood on his head. She found a roll of gauze and a bottle of antiseptic. After applying the antiseptic and wrapping his head in gauze, she turned him around and said, "What happened to you guys?"

"We were attacked. Two men. This time they had knives. I suppose they didn't know we were Nephilim and I used their knives against them. It was nothing really. So fast I was able to catch up with Will who I told to run home when I saw them. My guess is they're after us. All of us. Or at least just us two. Either way we'll be miles from here tomorrow. Now let's go have dinner." Jace said.

They had chinese takeout that night and fell asleep pretty quickly.

Next Morning

"Are we there yet?" Will asked for the 30th time in 15 minutes.

"No sweetie. We still have another 2 hours to go. Why don't you watch another movie?" Clary said from the front of the minivan. Amy was singing along to some song on her iPod. Jonny was playing games on the tablet and Clary and Jace were singing along to the radio in the front. The front had a sound barrier so they could choose to hear the kids or not.

When they got to the mansion, the kids piled out of the car and ran inside the home. Clary and Jace brought the luggage inside and told the kids to unpack. Tessa would arrive in a few hours and they wanted everything put away when she arrived.

Clary had finished putting away her clothes when the doorbell rang. She flew down the stairs and threw open the door. Tessa was standing in the doorway. She dropped her bags and hugged Clary. The 'butler', Clarkson, took Tessa's bags and went to put them in the guest room. Clarkson lived in the home year-round and kept it in good condition for them when they came during breaks. The cook, Lottie, and her assistant, Alice, were in the kitchen preparing lunch. They also lived here all year.

"It's been so long since I came to see you guys. It's been 4 years! You guys look so old now! I can't believe you guys get to grow old and I can't. Immortality is a curse. I demand gray hair this instant," Tessa said.

"Well, we would be happy to have you anytime. You're the one who refuses to come take a break from being with Jem. Besides, gray hair is not fun. At all," Clary said, laughing. It was good to see Tessa again. Tessa came inside and was tackled by Amy. Tessa was all of their godmothers. Amy, though, was especially close to her. Tessa commented on how big Amy had gotten.

Jace came downstairs and Tessa gasped. "What did you do to your head?! I demand to know this instant."

Jace laughed. "Herondales always fall for the same type of women. Really. It's nothing. I just hurt my head when I was attacked in New York. NYC is full of ruffians. It's good to see you to, Tessa." They all ate lunch and spent the afternoon playing Shadowhunters and Demons, the Nephilim version of cops and robbers, all around the mansion. The mansion was hundreds of years old and had several secret passages that weren't very secret anymore.

Unfortunately for them, the fun wouldn't last long.

Hey look! Another cliffhanger! I know. I'm bad. I'll try to update soon though.