Chapter Thirteen

Time Jump – One Month Later

Clary POV:

Jace and I have been trying to get pregnant for a month and we haven't been lucky. Although I really wanted to have another kid, this won't discourage us from trying. We have fun with trying to have a baby, but nothing will compare to the day I see a plus on that stick. The facility was going along wonderfully, we were in the middle switching seasons, so it was coming to the Spring which is when the camp starts to change. I was excited, and I was ready to get back out on the ice and skate with the little kids. Since Jace and I were trying to get pregnant, I was sticking with the young kids so that I wasn't putting a lot on my body.

I was signing in all of the figure skaters and hoping that there would be more boys this time around. We were building up out couples department, and having more boys around would definitely be really nice. I was going around from room to room meeting the parents of the new kids, and welcoming the returners. I walked into the last room when I came face to face with two people I never wanted to see again.

"Clary?" Aline said and it took everything in me to not roll my eyes.

"Aline, Kaelie, what a surprise." I said and I looked at the names of the two boys who were in this room. Clearly they had gotten married, because I didn't recognize the names.

"What are you doing here?" Aline asked and I was about to speak when I was interrupted.

"Mom!" I heard Patrick say and I turned around. "Dad said there are two girls here that want to be involved in both program's, and he wants to talk to you about it."

"Okay, tell dad once I finish here I'll meet him at the house." He nodded and ran away. I turned my attention back to Aline and Kaelie. "So, Justin and Collin is it?" I said and the boys nodded. "Alright, these are your schedules. You have a week to decided if you want to go solo or be partnered with someone. Our duo teams are looking really good this season, we have two wonderful people here to train them, so just let me know by the end of the week." I said and they started looking over their schedules seeing if they matched. I turned to Aline and Kaelie to let them know the regular speech. "I understand you called and asked for your boys to be together, and I have kept their schedules as close as I could. The might have one or two sessions apart but other than that they are practically mirror schedules. I have one last thing you need to sign before I can go." I said and they nod. I handed them the form and they signed them and handed them back. "Thank you for choosing Herondale Snowboarding and Figure Skating Training Center." I said and I turned to leave before someone grabbed my arm.

"You never answered my question, what are you doing here?" Aline said.

"I own the place Aline. I thought that was obvious with my speech."

"That doesn't mean you own the place, it just means you work here." Kaelie said and my jaw clenched.

"I am co-owner of this facility. My husband, Jace is the other owner. I work the figure skaters, he works the snowboarders." I said and they looked stunned.

"Is that the same guy that we…..?" Aline asked and I nodded.

"Now, if you'll excuse me, my son said that my husband needed my help. Parents are only allowed to stay until 2:30. We have things planned for the kids this afternoon to get to know the place and the staff. Thank you for choosing our facility to teach your kids. I hope they enjoy themselves." I say and turned around and headed for the house. When I walked inside I slam the door shut and Jace practically jumps out of his skin.

"What has you in such a bad mood?" He asks and I sit on his lap.

"I just went and checked in my last two boys and you won't believe who they belong too." He raised his eyebrow which was a sign that I should continue. "Aline and Kaelie."

"No way."

"Way!" I said and he laughed. "I can't believe they choose this place of all the places to send their kids, and they were completely surprised to see me. Like did they do any research what so ever before paying for their kids to come here?"

"Well, we don't have any pictures of us up online. We have a lot of pictures of the kids, and the ones where I'm present, I have my helmet and goggles on so you can't see me, and you've been doing so much admin lately that you wouldn't be in any of the latest pictures anyway." He said and he was right. "Come on, we have a huge meeting before the parents leave and everyone should be gathering soon." He said as he kissed my cheek. We got up and made our way to the one rink where all the kids were sitting with their parents. The staff, plus our kids were already standing in the front.

"Alright boy and girls, welcome to Herondale Snowboarding and Figure Skating Training Center. We are very flattered that you choose out facility to train at." I said and everyone clapped. "Now, let me introduce you to everyone. My name is Clary Herondale, and I'm the head of the figure skating center, this right here is my husband Jace Herondale and he is the head of snowboarding center. These two are Jacqueline and Patrick out kids. Jacqueline is part of the snowboarding program here and Patrick is part of the figure skating. To my right we have Julian and Camille who are two of the trainers for the figure skaters, and to my left is Emma and Mark, who are apart of the snowboarding staff. These people right here will be the ones who make you into an Olympian. They will push you to your absolute limits and they don't appreciate slack. They will send you back to your cabin in the middle of a session if they don't feel like you are giving 110% of your effort. We are here to help you. I dedicated 10 + years of training, and my blood, sweat and tears into my Olympic gold medal and Jace has as well. We don't expect perfection, but we expect hard work, and dedication. You are here for four months. You will be doing nothing but snowboarding or figure skating for four months, and if you decide to come back in the fall, your effort and improvement in this session will determine if you make the cut." I said as I take a look around the room. "We take the best of the best. If some kid comes in and shows us they have more raw talent and an incredible worth ethic, they could take your spot. Don't give us a reason to not invite you back." I said and I took another look around. The kids and parents looks shocked but I wasn't sugar coating it. They were in for a brutal workout. "Alright, parents say goodbye to your kids, at 2:45 figure skaters will meet her, and snowboarders will meet on the half pipe to meet the trainers. Thank you for coming, and I hope you enjoy your time here." I said and everyone got up and left. I turned around and Jace was smirking at me. "What?" I said and he walked over to me.

"You're incredibly sexy when you're giving that speech." He seductively said and I could just feel myself getting turned on.

"That's not fair. We have things scheduled today, you can't turn me on if you can't satisfy my needs." I said and he pressed his lips to mine.

"I can satisfy your needs tonight if you want." He said and my knees buckled.

"The kids will be home tonight." I said and I could feel him laugh.

"Jacqueline wants to spend the night with Sammi in the cabins, and Patrick wants to spend some time with Connor. They haven't seen them in a couple months. So the house is all ours tonight." He said and I couldn't wait for tonight.

"You better keep your work Mr. Herondale." I said and he smirked.

"You know I always satisfy you." He said and he kissed me one last time before walking away. It took me a second to collect my thoughts before I ran after him and grabbed his hand. I intertwined our fingers and we walked out of the rink like that. I was going to enjoy trying to have a baby if Jace kept this up.