JACE
The movie was playing in the background, but I wasn't paying any attention to it. I mean I was trying to but… Clary was squished next to Alec on an armchair, and she kept shooting daggers whenever she looked over at Izzy, who was sitting on the ground with Simon underneath a blanket. The only way I knew nothing was happening under the blanket was because of Simon's surprisingly neutral expression. But that didn't change Clary's obvious jealousy.
Jealousy.
I was greatful when the doorbell rang, when I got to follow John out of the room to the door. I opened the door and found Kaelie standing there, blushing and smiling, holding a stack of pizzas.
"Oh hello Kaelie," I lounged against the door frame and grinned slyly.
She blushed even more. John smiled and started looking for the money to pay her, rather slowly. John and I were trying to see who Kaelie would give her number to first, it was a challenge we'd set ourselves the moment she began turning up every time we ordered pizza.
"Um hi," she mumbled. Her eyes danced, and I could just see through a bit of the glamour, it'd been there so long it had almost become natural not to try peeling it away. "I've got two meat lovers, a Hawaiian, a mozzarella and a vegetarian without olives," she focussed her attention on the money in John's hand, having regained her composure slightly.
A shout from the lounge room, "STOP FLIRTING AND BRING ME MY PIZZA, I'M HUNGRY!" Clary's voice making both John and I turn slightly red. John shoved the money into my hand and stomped into the room, faking his anger.
I was left alone with Kaelie, who I handed the money to and smiled.
She spoke first, "Um thanks." She paused but then added, "Is there any chance we could go out sometime."
I was, admittedly, quite surprised that she'd actually asked. I suddenly saw Clary sitting in the armchair with Alec, but- "Yeah, that'd be great."
She handed me a small piece of paper, undoubtedly holding her phone number, shoved the pizzas into my arms and then disappeared down the street. The only person I could think about was Clary.
CLARY
Jace flung the pizzas onto the table, smiling gleefully. "I win John, that's fifty dollars for our first date," Jace said.
Alec became slightly wide eyed, and I could feel his body tense up next to mine.
John just replied outraged, "What! She actually asked you out," he ran his hands through his hair, "I thought I was getting somewhere with her. Clary," he turned to me, "Can you believe Kaelie asked him out instead of me." Jace looked rather smug, and I couldn't tell if Alec was relieved or not, his face neutral but eyes blank.
"It's alright John, you can just hang with me and Alec. We're the single pringle club and happy to bring in anyone who's feeling lost and unwanted," I said, fully aware that I hadn't included Simon and Izzy.
John pulled a pouty face and came and sat on top of Alec and I saying to Jace, "Yeah Jace, I don't care about Kaelie. I'm in the single pringle club, and ya know what, I don't think I'm ready to mingle." He said all this as Alec and I tried to push him off us frantically.
I looked at Jace, like actually looked at him, and was suddenly very relieved that he hadn't seen the picture that I had drawn of him in my sketch book. I didn't know what I thought of him. He was dramatically good looking, like WOW good looking. He even seemed nice enough, which was a definite compliment to him as most guys who have looks have nothing nice to say. But. The list of why not to like him was ever growing. Like the fact that he's two years older than me, one of my big brothers best friends, his clear disinterest in serious relationships and the fact that he was hiding something behind those golden eyes.
Not that I was interested in dating.
I didn't even like him that way.
Probably.
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