A/N- ANOTHER CHAPTER! Yay! Today I saw Hot Pursuit, it was so hilarious! And I am watching Pitch Perfect as I write this :) I hope you enjoy chapter 16 :)

Chapter 16

*Friday*

Clary POV

"Jace." I say as we sit on a park bench after school. I decided that I needed to tell him about what Aline did. He deserved to know.

"Yes, angel?"

"Angel?"

"Yeah, angel. Do you like it?"

"Not really."

"It fits.. Angel." I sigh. On with it clary! "Anyways what did you need to say?"

"Oh it's just something about Aline.. And what she did on Monday."

"She didn't do anything Monday except for that encounter in the hallway and your sailor mouth showed up." He replies, starting to look worried.

"Yeah, well.. I was in the bathroom and she–"

"I swear by the angel if she hurt you I will—"

"She didn't hurt me, Jace. I'm fine. She probably mentally scarred me, but I'm not hurt." I reassure him, "anyways on with the story. She pushed me up against the wall and.. And kissed me, she took me out of my clothes, kept me pinned against the wall. I tried to escape her grip, but she was too strong and.." Tears blurred my vision. "She practically raped me. I was so shaken up, I could barely speak afterwards. I should've told you, I know, but—" I'm cut off by him fitting his lips to mine lightly, I melt into the kiss as he slowly and gently fits his hands on my waist. He kisses me and we pull away, I stare into his beautiful golden eyes and he catches me in a soothing embrace. He rubs his hand up and down my back as I shake with sobs in his arms. He soothes me as I sit there, shaken up from the memory of Aline. It horrified me. It made me feel uncomfortable. Not that I had anything against people like Aline, but she threw herself at me. It was horrifying. I look up at Jace and he looks down at me.

"I love you, Clare." He whispers in my ear.

"I love you, too, Jace." I reply and lean my head against his chest, falling asleep to the steady rhythm of his heart and the rise and fall of his chest as he breathes. I breathe in the scent of him, smiling against his warm body as I close my eyes and rest.

Jace POV

"Clary. Wake up." Clary awakes as I tell her to wake up while stroking her hair. By now it was six o'clock and we had been here longer than planned. She had just looked so peaceful sleeping I hadn't wanted to wake her. She smiles up at me and I smile back, then she sits up and grabs my hand and we walk off to Taki's for something to eat.

•••

We walk into Taki's and the the cool air inside blows in our faces. We smile at the lady who is at the front door and we go to our usual booth right next to the window and in the far back of the restaurant. Soon, Kaelie from our school walks up and takes our orders. I order for the both of us, since I know what Clary gets.

"She would like chicken strips with fries and ranch and a Pibb for the side and I'd like a BLT with fries on the side with ranch. I'd like a Coke with that." Kaelie smiles at us and says, "thanks." Then walks off and tells our order to the people.

"Are you going to tell anybody?"I ask her once Kaelie is gone.

"Tell anybody what?" She asks me.

"About.. You know.. Aline."

"Oh. Yeah. That." She starts, "yeah but I just.. I don't know when."

"Well you should tell Jon at least. He deserves to know. He's your brother. And Simon and Isabelle too. They're your best friends."

"Yeah... Can you be there with me when I tell them?" She asks quietly, looking at her hands.

"Of course. When do you plan on telling them?"

"Tomorrow." She replies. She was still looking down at her hands, her beautiful red curls falling around her, hiding her face. I reach over and lightly touch my fingers to her chin, lifting her head up to look at me. She had small tears in her eyes, causing them to glisten.

"Hey, don't worry. Everything will be ok." I tell her and she smiles at me and nods.

"I know, it's just... I'm scared. Aline, what she did. It really freaked me out. We're going to be friends though."

"Well that's good. You guys need to get this drama gone." She nods at my reply and then Kaelie walks up to our table with our food.

"Chicken strips with fries and ranch, and the BLT with fries and ranch. Here's the Pibb and the coke. Hope you enjoy your meal." She smiles warmly and saunters off and Clary and I dig into our food.

•••

Clary POV

Jace and I hop into his car after eating at Taki's, and he drives me home. Then, he takes a turn to the right instead of the left. What was he doing?

"Uh.. Jace?" I say.

"Yes, Clary?" He asks sweetly.

"You took a wrong turn." His lips go up in a smirk.

"I know."

"Then where are we going?"

"So many questions. Just lean back, and we'll get there. You'll just have to wait to find out."

"Ugh." I sigh and lean back in the chair and close my eyes. I peak my eyes open when the car rolls to a stop and Jace looks over at me. "Come on, we're here."

"I'm getting there." I mumble as I unbuckle and step out of the car. He laughs at me as we both get out. We're on a grassy hill and at the top is a maple tree and there's a lake to the side, the moonlight shining on the water. It was so peaceful, so relaxing and I smile up at Jace as we walk under the tree and sit down, leaning against the trunk. He wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me into him, placing a sweet, chaste kiss to my lips. I loop my arms around his neck and kiss him back then we pull away when a bird flies up next to us, scaring the crap out of me. I jump up, startled and Jace just laughs.

"Hey, it's just a bird." He tells me.

"I know it's just a bird. It startled me is all." I reply and sit back down, placing a kiss to his lips. It was a sweet kiss, not passionate, just sweet and calming. Soon the kiss grows deeper and I'm combing my fingers through his hair and feeling his soft locks between my fingers. I smile against his mouth as his hands rest on my hips and he kisses me back. Soon, we pull away and I lean my head on his shoulder, relaxing for the first time all week.