A/N: Max's injuries are not based on any scientific knowledge, I just needed a plot thing.

Simon POV

As soon as I get home from dropping Isabelle off I call Clary. "You will not believe the night I just had." I tell her when she picks up.

"Oooh." She says, "Should I be getting popcorn?"

"No! Save it for when I'm over at your house, then I can steal it from you."" She asks, "Jace just left." Clary and I live across the street from each other, so we can basically drop in on each other anytime we want. We don't even have to put shoes on.

"Actually, why don't you come over here." I decide.

"Okay, okay, start telling me what happened as I walk over." She tells me. I take a deep breath and begin:

"So yesterday there was a party, which you missed because you were shoving your tongue down Jace Lightwood's throat, and Eric roped me into being his designated driver, because Mom was out on a date and I got to use the car while she was gone."

"Where was the party?" She asks.

"Evan Shorts house."

"Oooh, he's a douchebag."

"Right? But that's not the point."

"What's the point?" She asks, "Wait- Open your door I'm here."

I go downstairs to let Clary in, and we both hang up as I continue my story. "Okay, so we get to the party and Eric immediately meets up with some girl and decides that he doesn't need me anymore."

"Typical."

"Yeah, but anyways, I couldn't just start drinking 'cause I had my mom's car. So I just stood there awkwardly for a while."

"God, why didn't you just leave?" She asks.

"Well… I was going to… But then I saw Isabelle."

"What?"

"Yeah, she was there, dancing with some guy."

"Ugh."

"Yeah, anyways, than she ran away from him and into the bathroom. So I followed her."

"You followed her into the bathroom?" Asks Clary, wrinkling her nose.

"Hey she looked like she was going to throw up! I was being chivalrous." I argue.

"You were being a stalker." She corrects.

I roll my eyes, "Anyways, I go into the bathroom and Izzy is puking over the toilet."

"Eww."

"Yeah. So I help hold back her hair, and then offer to give her a ride home but she says no."

"Why?"

"Because of her parents, she said. I don't know, I guess they're pretty strict."

"Yeah, I think Jace might have mentioned that, but he doesn't really talk about Robert and Maryse much."

"Isabelle seemed to have a really bad reaction to talking about them. She puked a second time." I tell her.

"And then?"

"And then she tried to have sex with me." I say.

Clary's mouth falls open, "She WHAT!"

"She kissed me, and climbed on top of me and tried to take my clothes off."

"Oh my god."

"Yeah."

"Oh my god!"

"Yeah."

"And then what?"

"Well I stopped her from doing something that we'd both regret and I took her home."

"To her home?"

"No, to my home."

"What!?" Asks Clary.

I press on my forehead with my fingertips "I took her to my house and we slept together."

"You slept together?" She yells.

"No! I mean- we slept in the same bed… We didn't have sex."

Clary stares at me, "Are you sure you're a teenaged boy?"

"Shut up, I was being chivalrous."

"That's the second time you've used that excuse." She points out.

"Anyways," I continue, ignoring her, "nothing happened and this morning I drove her home and then I called you."

"Oh my god."

"Yup." There's an awkward pause where everything sinks in.

Clary tilts her head to the side and examines me, "So how do you feel about this?" She says finally.

"What?"

"Well I don't know what to say Simon, this is a little… Weird."

"I know! But I couldn't just leave her there I-" I'm honestly not quite sure where that sentence is going, and I have no idea what I think about last night, luckily for me, at that moment Clary's cellphone rings.

"Hello?" She says, picking up, "Jace?… Jace what's wrong?… Slow down… Okay I'll be right over." She hangs up. "Max is in the hospital."

"What?" I ask.

"Max! Jace and Izzy's little brother?"

"Yeah?"

"He's in the hospital. Jace got home from our brunch-yes we had brunch, don't laugh- and there wasn't anyone there and so he called Izzy and she was in the ambulance with Max and he was unconscious with like, a concussion or something and he won't wake up."

"Oh my god that's terrible." My thoughts fly to Isabelle.

"Yes I know, I'm heading over there now." She says, "Hey, is there anything that we could bring Max? You had a concussion once right?"

"Yeah, a couple years ago when I fell off my bike."

"Well what did you do?"

"Um… Well I listened to a lot of audiobooks… Actually I think I still have them on CD. You can bring those, I even have a Walkman to put them in..."

"You still have a Walkman?" She asks skeptically.

I roll my eyes, "Not really the point Clary."

"Right, right, well get the stuff, and can you give me a lift to the hospital?"

"Of course, anything for Iz- I mean you- I mean Max- I mean- never mind I'll just go get the audiobooks."

20 minutes later we're pulling into the parking lot of St. Mary's hospital, and Clary is rushing in to see Jace. She forgets the bag of audiobooks I the car with me because of course she does. I have no choice but to go in and find her. And Jace. And Isabelle. Fuck.

I take the bag of supplies (which includes my old CD Walkman, some cookies, and about ten audiobooks) and head towards the doors of the hospital. Part of me is starting to think that Clary did this on purpose. Actually a lot of me is starting to think that.

The thing about hospitals is that they're big, confusing, and depressing. Because of this, and my hesitation to see Isabelle, the search to find the Lightwoods is less than pleasant. Luckily I see Magnus, who is both very tall and very sparkly. He's standing next to Alec, holding his hand, and looking altogether very protective. And Alec isn't pushing him away. But then again it might just be that he's to busy focusing on talking to a doctor and looking very tense.

They're in a little waiting area, not in the ER, which I guess is a good thing. Jace and Clary are sitting on hospital chairs, holding hands and watching Isabelle, who is pacing, and looking kind of awful, or as close to awful as it is possible for Isabelle to look. She's wearing sweatpants, and uggs, and her face is all pale, and her hair looks completely wild. That last part seems weird until I see that she keeps raking her hands through her hair in frenzy.

I approach the three of them hesitantly, deciding not to disturb Alec's conversation. "Um… hi." I start, somewhat awkwardly. Three heads immediately swivel towards me. I focus on Clary, and hold out the bag, "You forgot this." I tell her.

"What's in there?" Asks Jace, narrowing his eyes at me.

"Um… Well, you said that Max probably has a concussion, and you can't really do much when you have a concussion, so me and Clary thought that we'd bring over some audiobooks for when he wakes up."

"Thank you." Says Jace, sounding more sincere than I'd ever heard him before.

"No problem." I reply, glancing over at Isabelle for the first time since I started speaking, she's stopped pacing and now is staring at me with wide eyes, "So… I guess I'll be going…" I continue, suddenly reluctant to leave, really reluctant: "Or, I could get everyone some coffee." I suggest. Yes, coffee. That's good. That's helpful.

"That would be great, thanks Simon." Says Clary, smiling up at me, as she gently rubs Jace's arm.

"Ok, I'll do that." I decide, satisfied, and leave to find the coffee machine. Clary and Jace immediately go back to focusing on each other, but I can still Isabelle's eyes on my back as I walk away. I force myself to keep looking ahead so that I don't run back and give her a hug.

I find the coffee machine and get to work pouring six cups of coffee. I know Clary likes hers black, and that Isabelle likes hers with milk no sugar, but as far as everyone else goes I'm clueless, so I get some extra packets of milk and sugar for everyone so that they can make their own thing. I foresee Magnus using at least three of each.

It takes me a while to get back to the group because I'm balancing two trays of drinks plus some chips I picked up in the vending machine on impulse. When I get there, there are two very scary looking adults talking to Alec Isabelle and Jace. They don't appear to be doctors, so I can only assume that they are Isabelle's parents, Robert and Maryse Lightwood. I go over to where Magnus and Clary are sitting, watching what seems to be a very heated argument.

"What's going on?" I ask as I put the trays down and hand them both their coffee (I was wrong- Magnus ends up taking four sugar packets).

"Robert and Maryse showed up." Says Clary.

I roll my eyes, "Well I got that. But what are they arguing about?"

"Well apparently the reason it took them so long to get here was that they were in a business meeting, and the kids are more than a little mad about it." Sighs Clary.

"Oh." I say, "Should we do something?"

"I don't think they'd want us to interfere." Says Magnus. Clary nods.

The three of us watch the five Lightwoods argue, not really being able to understand what they were saying, but very able to tell how upset they were, "I feel like I'm back in the tech booth." I say. Clary and Magnus chuckle half-heartedly, but I can tell that they're distracted. They're worried. I'm worried as well.

"Maybe I should leave, I'm not sure Alexander wants me here where his parents could see." Says Magnus. He's tapping his cup nervously and shifting from foot to foot. Neither Clary or I know what to say to that.

Greeted with our silence, Magnus makes his decision, "OK, yeah, I'm going to go." He gets up and walks away. We watch him head towards the exit. However so does Alec, who has been getting more and more irritated with his parents.

"Magnus?" He says, "Where are you going?"

"Oh, um, I'm leaving, I don't want to get in the way."

Alec looks between Magnus and his parents, seeming to understand Magnus's insecurities. And once he understands, he makes a decision. Right there, in front of us, his parents and the rest of the hospital waiting room, Alec Lightwood walks over and kisses Magnus Bane full on the lips.

Magnus freezes for a second then closes his eyes and wraps his arms around Alec pulling him closer. By the time the two of them break apart they are both smiling so wide it looks like their faces might break. "Mom, Dad, I'd like you to meet Magnus. My boyfriend." Says Alec.

Robert and Maryse seem fairly shocked. I honestly can't blame them all that much. "Well it's about time." Says Jace, magically breaking the tension. Maryse and Robert walk towards their oldest son and Magnus, only slightly hesitantly. Jace and Izzy come towards Clary and I. Jace takes Clary over to a little corner to talk to her, leaving Izzy and I alone in the little waiting area.

"So… I brought coffee-" I start, reaching for words that won't make the situation more awkward, but Isabelle cuts me off:

"Simon I'm sorry." She says.

"What?" I ask.

"I'm sorry for everything. For running away after our date, from running out of your car this morning, for throwing myself at you last night, I'm just…sorry."

"It's okay." I tell her.

"No, it isn't." She says, "I've been selfish, and scared, and heartless… I've been a Lightwood. But if Jace can commit to a relationship, and Alec can come out to our parents, then I can do this."

"Do what?" I ask.

"Simon Lewis, would you like to go on a date with me?"

"Wh-what?"

"I'm asking you out." She clarifies.

"For real?"

"For real." She confirms.

"You're not going to run?"

"I'm not going to run."

I feel myself starting to smile, "Ok."

"Ok?" She asks, smiling as well.

"Yeah."

Isabelle throws her arms around me and I hold her close. We stay like that for I don't know how long, then she pulls away and we dissolve into laughter.

A doctor comes over, looking very official with a stethoscope and everything, and taps Izzy on the shoulder, "Excuse me Miss, I can't find the rest of your family, but I thought you would like to know that your brother has woken up."