Simon walked down the steps of the institute and turned left towards the ally way which was the quickest route home. He jammed his headphones it to his ears, he could hardly hear the music he was too lost in thought. Although he had once hopped that he would maybe have a family with Clary one day, it made him angry just to know that she and jace had slept together. To Simon surprise he looked up to see jace standing in front of him, before Simon realised what he was doing he had pinned Jace up against the wall and punched him on his right cheek Simon knew it must of hurt but Jace wasn't angry he didn't even try to defend himself.

Jace's face throbbed with pain but he hardly felt it. He knew he deserved it. "I'm guessing that means she told you then?" Jace's voice was low he clearly didn't want anyone to their conversation.

Simon looked up at jace. "She didn't have to. I could hear her babies heart beat. How the hell did this happen Jace?. I know your known for your spontaneous decisions no matter how stupid they are Jace but come on, did you not even think to use anything? " There was anger in Simon 's voice he knew it took both Jace and Clary to make this happen but he was only angry at jace.

"You heard the heart beat, I didn't think you could hear it so.. so early. " Jace put his head down he couldn't bring himself to look at Simon.

"I had to really focus to hear it. I bet regular mundane equipment couldn't even hear it." Once Simon finished speaking he looked at jace for a moment, just like Clary he had no colouring to his skin tone. Jace finally lifted his head up and looked at Simon. Simon could now clearly see the bags under Jaces eyes, and the redness from where he had be crying, Simon felt like he had been slapped in the face with guilt for hitting Jace .
"Jace look I'm sorry I hit you, it's always just been me and Clary I know I'm protective of her but it's only because I care." After Simon spoke jace nodded his head then opened his mouth to speak to Simon. "What did it sound like? I mean what did her baby's heart beat sound like" Jace stopped himself he knew it wasn't just Clary's baby it was his too. "Sorry I mean what did our babies heart beat sound like?"

" It sounded beautiful, quiet but in rhythm with Clary's" Simon anger had now turned in to sympathy for jace. Jace nodded his head, he turned to walk away but stopped "oh and by the way Simon it wasn't spontaneous, we did use something, not that it matters because it clearly did not work." That was the last thing Jace said before he vanished without a glance back.

...

Clary and Issabelle walked through the institute in silence, Clary had to force herself to not rub her back or stomach which was the only thing that eased the pain. Clary wasn't ready to tell anyone yet, she couldn't even understand it for herself so she didn't want Issabelle to realise she was pregnant, which was proving hard to hide even though she was only one month along.

"Clary? Hello earth to Clary? I've been talking for the past five minutes were you even listing to me? " Issabelle sounded impatient. Clary could tell Issabelle was not in a good mood.

"Sorry, I just don't feel like myself today, what where you saying?" as Clary spoke Issabelle wandered into the bathroom to get towels and new bottle of shampoo and conditioner ready to wash Clary's hair with. When Issabelle returned she spoke to Clary " I said jace was really distracted today, he almost got seriously hurt, he was lucky. What's wrong with you two, your both acting strange. " Issabelle voice sounded rather judgemental, Clary wanted to tell her the truth so badly. she had never had a girl - friend it had always been her and Simon so she had grown used to telling Issabelle everything. She felt as if she was betraying her by keeping her secret.

"I know, we just had a bit of an argument that's all..." Clary knew her voice was defiantly not convincing but she didn't know what else to say.

"I guessed so after this morning. But if you had been arguing then why where you so desperate to try stop him leaving? I heard you slam the door behind you..." Issabelle asked.

Clary couldn't think of an explanation so she just shrugged and said "I was just in a bad mood I guess" Issabelle half sniggered "Yeah a definite bad mood, I think it's somebody's time of the month" she laughed as she waved Clary over to go into the bathroom. As Clary followed she muttered "Yeah, something like that..." she held back the tears as she followed Issabelle.

...

Since talking to Simon Jace had taken himself up to the roof top greenhouse garden. Even before midnight it was still beautiful. And in despite of everything he still missed Hodges bird, Hugo who would often be found up there as well but now Jace found himself completely alone.

Issabelle had finished washing Clary's hair and twisting it into beautiful plats that would make Clary's hair extremely curly the next day, just the way Jace liked it. Once her hair was done Clary managed to convince Issabelle that she was tired and wanted to go to bed. Although she knew that Issabelle didn't believe her. Clary walked back to her room, put on a fresh pair of pyjamas, her boot slippers and wrapped a fleecy blanket around her shoulders and knocked on Jaces bedroom door.

After a few moments of waiting without a response she slowly pushed the door open. Once she stepped inside she knew that Jace must not have been here ,since he left in the morning. The bed was unmade, clothes from the day before where still on the floor and the book Jace was reading was lost inside the bed covers. Clary found this strange. Jace never left his room untidy or if he did he would come back and tidy it at the first opportunity he got. Where could he be? Clary thought. She left Jace's room and walked down towards the library but Jace was nowhere to be seen the only living thing she could she was Church sat onto of a pile of books watching her. Clary had never understood how Church could always lead you to the person you wanted to find but still found it rather useful. Clary looked at the cat and opened her mouth to speak but she didn't have too. Church jumped down of the stack of books meowed at Clary and set off walking.

Church lead Clary to the greenhouse door and sat down in front of it. Clary bent down and stroked that cat "Thank you Church you may go now" The cat meowed in agreement and set off walking the way he and Clary came. Clary reached out to grab the door handle but hesitated before opening it, she had butterflies in the pit of her stomach. She knew this was ridicules' herself and Jace had been a couple for a long time now, but she felt like she was a high school student going to talk to their crush, then reality stabbed her in the back Clary was the same age as a high school student and not only was she nervous about speaking to Jace she was having his baby! She dismissed her thoughts open the door and stepped in to the greenhouse looking for Jace.

Jace was sat in his favourite part of the greenhouse up the spiral staircase. She remembered sitting there the first time he brought her here as she watched all the flowers blossom at midnight and how Jace held her in his arms and kissed her. A kiss which changed her life forever.

Jace saw Clary walk into the room, he looked down at her, he wanted to speak but couldn't find any words. It wasn't often that Jace was speechless but rather than speaking he looked down towards his girlfriend wanting nothing more than to pull her close to him with nothing between them and touch her in every way possible with their heart beats slamming together but between them now was a thick wall of silence, awkwardness and a baby.

Clary walked up the steps and joined Jace. He moved over leaving her enough room to sit next to him without either one of them touching the other. They sat in silence for only a few moments but it felt like forever, but then Jace broke it. " I saw Simon today, after he found out... He punched me, not that I didn't deserve it but it bloody hurt. I forget how strong the Daylighter is sometimes." Jace's voices was low, husky in a strange kind of way, it was a different tone which Clary had not heard him use before. She couldn't help but wonder whether Jace was mad at her or not. Clary shrugged, "Well Jace if you deserved that punch then I do too. Maybe if I had of thought to go to the doctors or take a morning after pill we might not be in this mess. Don't blame yourself Jace." Clary couldn't look at him, she didn't know how too.

"Clary don't say that, I'm the guy it's always the guys that end up being blamed, it's my fault." Jace had now turned around facing Clary, she looked up as she said "Jace it doesn't matter how much blame we each take... All that matters now is getting through this and making it work together. "

Jace stood up and walked down the steps holding his hands cupped around the back of his neck. "Clary I can't resist you every time I look at you I want to hold you, I want to kiss you like there's no tomorrow, feel every part of you, feel my heart beat pounding against yours. And where has my typical teenage cravings got us... Pregnant that's where." he didn't sound angry, just upset and vulnerable, not a word you could generally describe Jace with.

Clary half smiled looking at Jace, she walked down the steps and placed a hand on his back. "Jace, all those things you feel for me I feel for you as well. You know our connection is different from regular couples, deeper. but I wouldn't have it any other way." Jace turned round to Clary at looked at her taking all of her in. She was wearing the pyjamas he had bought her, her hair was neat and her eyes where sparkling. His eyes drifted towards her stomach where he stopped and stared. He couldn't see her tiny bump through her top it was baggy and hiding her shape. As his eyes slid up her body then met hers he said, "Clary even now all want is to take you in my arms and ... And do this." Before he finished speaking he had pulled Clary into his arms, holding her tight but not too tight. His hand slid just above the hem of her shirt leaving his hands touching her bare skin. He slowly pushed them both backwards pressing clary up against a wall. She let out a small gasp, Jace hadn't hurt her but she was breathless, his arms holding her pressing her body against his took her breath away, she could feel every part of him, including the rhythm of his heart which beats quickened as he spoke.

"like now Clary... All I want right now is you, all of you." Jace was also breathless.

Clary lifted her eyes to meet his before saying, "kiss me then..."