Authors Note:
Okay, so here is the next chapter! Let me know what ya'll think! Also, I already picked out the names, and I absolutely love them! :)
Chapter Forty Six
Clary POV:
I heard this annoying vibrating, and blindly reached over to grab my phone off the nightstand. I had no idea who was going to call me in the middle of the night, but I was not a fan.
"Hello?" I said still trying to wake up a little.
"Clary. It's Tucker." I heard and that immediately got my attention.
"What's wrong?" I asked nervously.
"Nothing. Jack just went into labor, and we're on our way to the hospital now." He said and I started slapping Jace.
"We'll be there soon." I said and I hung up not even bothering to hear him answer.
"It's the middle of the night Clare, what's wrong?" Jace asked groggily.
"Nothing is wrong, your daughter is just in labor." I said as I got out of bed. Jace immediately got out of bed and we started getting dressed. "You get Karina ready, and I'll go over and get Patrick."
"Why don't you just call him?" Jace asked and I laughed.
"Please, that boy sleeps like the dead, it would take a natural disaster to wake him up." I said and Jace smiled.
"You're right. I'll be over with Karina and we can head over together." He said and I nodded. He gave me a quick kiss before I started running across the property to get the rest of the family. I had a spare key to both of their houses just in case, and when I opened the door I ran right up to their bedroom. When I opened the door Patrick was basically hanging off the bed looking dead. I walked over and started slapping him, just like I did with Jace.
"Sam, it's to early." He muttered and I laughed and continued doing it. "Samantha." He said angrily.
"It's not Sammi, it's your mother." I said and he shot up in bed.
"Sorry, why are you here?" He asked as he rubbed his eyes.
"Your sister is in labor." I said. "We're going to the hospital. Get ready." I said and he nodded and ran to the bathroom. Sammi was sitting up and rubbing her eyes at this point.
"You see what I have to deal with?" She asked and I laughed.
"I know exactly what you have to deal with. I have the older version." I said and she laughed. "I'll be in the kitchen." I said and she nodded and I made my way downstairs. A few minutes later Jace and Karina walked in and joined me. PJ was the first one to run downstairs, and Sammi and Patrick followed shortly behind.
We made our way to the hospital, and when we finally got there it felt like forever. We went right up to the nurses station to find out where Jacqueline would be.
"How may I help you?" The woman asked from behind the desk.
"Our daughter was brought in earlier. She's in labor. Where can we find her?" I asked.
"Name?" She asked.
"Jacqueline Lawson." I said and she started typing.
"J. Lawson is in room 213. Only immediate family is allowed." The nurse said.
"We are her immediate family." I said gesturing to all of us.
"Really?" She asked.
"Yes. I'm her mother, this is her father, her sister, her brother, her nephew and her sister-in-law." I said as I pointed to each one.
"Sister-in-law and nephew must wait out here." She said and I was about to protest when I felt a hand on my arm.
"It's okay Clary. PJ and I can wait." Sammi said and I nodded.
"Can you call Alec, and Izzy? I know they'll want to be here when the babies are born." I said and she nodded.
"Of course. Tell her we love her." Sammi said and I nodded.
We made our way to the elevator where we were going to the second floor. Everything felt like it was taking twice as long, and all I wanted to do was see my baby. When the bell dinged, I practically ran out and to her room. When I opened the door Jacqueline's eyes immediately locked on mine.
"Mommy." She said and rushed to her side.
"Oh baby, how are you?" I asked.
"In pain." She said and I kissed her head.
"I know. It'll all be worth it when you see them." I said. "I promise." She nodded and Jace made his way over to my side.
"Daddy." She said and he leaned forward and kissed her head.
"Hi bunny." He said and she smiled. "How are you?"
"It hurts so badly daddy." She said as a tear escaped her eye. Jace wiped it away.
"I know. It'll be okay though." He said and she nodded.
"Hey sis." Patrick said as he walked over to us.
"Hi Pat." She said and he kissed her head.
"Just keep breathing. They'll be here before you know it." He said and she nodded.
"Hey J." Karina said.
"Hey K." Jacqueline said back. "Where are Sam and PJ?"
"Only immediate family was allowed in here. They're in the waiting room calling Uncle Alec, and Aunt Izzy." I said and she nodded. "Don't worry, you'll see them once you have your babies."
"What if I'm a terrible mom?" She asked and I smiled at her.
"You're going to be a wonderful mom baby." I said.
"How do you know?" She asked.
"Because you were absolutely amazing when Karina was a baby, and you were amazing with PJ as a baby." I said. "You'll make mistakes, every new parent does, but that's just how it works."
"Plus, you're a Herondale, you're naturally good at everything." Jace said and she laughed.
"What if I screw them up?" She asked.
"Mom and dad didn't screw us up." Patrick said and she laughed. "Plus, these two have so many people to love and take care of them. You aren't on your own sis. You have an army." Jacqueline nodded and than something hit me.
"Oh my god. No one is in charge of the facility." I said and everyone laughed.
"I called Emma and Julian and told them that we wouldn't be around and that they are in charge. Don't worry, everything is covered. "Jace said and I nodded.
"Okay Jacqueline, lets see how far you are." The doctor said as she walked into the room. She walked over to Jacqueline and examined her. "Looks like you're ready to push."
"We'll be back as soon as they're born." I said and she nodded. "We love you."
"I love you all too." She said and we walked out of the room and back down to the lobby. When we got there I wasn't surprised to see Alec, Magnus, or Izzy, but what did surprise me was seeing Simon there.
"Simon, what the hell are you doing here?" I said.
"Nanna, bad word." PJ said and I laughed.
"Seriously though, you didn't tell me you were coming." I said as I hugged him.
"Well…" Simon said before Patrick started laughing.
"Uncle Simon and Aunt Izzy, gotta say, I didn't really think this day was ever going to happen." Patrick said and I looked between the two. Simon was avoiding eye contact and Izzy was actually blushing.
"No freaking way." I said and I slapped Simon. "How could you not tell me?"
"Because you'd make a big deal out of it." Simon said.
"Of course I'm going to make a big deal out of it. My best friend, and my husbands best friend are dating! That's huge!" I said and everyone laughed. "How long has this been going on?"
"Well, unofficially since we came in for your mother's funeral." Izzy said. "Officially it's been about 6 months."
"6 months!? You've kept this from me for 6 months?" I nearly yelled until I felt a hand wrap around my waist.
"Babe, they aren't entitled to tell you anything." Jace said. "Maybe they wanted to see what happened without any pressure."
"But he's my best friend." I said and Jace laughed.
"Yes, and she's one of my best friends, and she didn't tell me." Jace said and I huffed. "Come one, you know now."
"Fine, but I'm going to be annoyed with you for like 10 more minutes, and than I want to know everything." I said and they laughed.
"Of course Clare." Simon said and I took a seat.
We were all sitting in the waiting room anxiously waiting the arrival of the babies, and I needed to stretch my legs so I stood up and pointed at Simon.
"You're coming with me." I said and he nodded and stood up and followed me.
"What's up?" He asked.
"I needed to stretch my legs, and I want to hear the details." I said and he laughed.
"What do you want to know?" Simon asked.
"Well, why Izzy?" I asked.
"She's nothing like any other girl I've ever met." Simon said with the biggest smile on his face. "She's funny, and outgoing, and a little over the top, but it just adds to her amazing personality." He said. "And god, she's the most beautiful girl I've ever laid eyes on. Everything from her dark eyes, to her equally dark hair is just even more beautiful than anything I've ever seen before."
"Wow. You are totally head over heels for her." I said and Simon laughed.
"I've never felt like this before." Simon admitted. "It's weird, because you know I've always been the type of guy who wanted to be married, and have a family, but it never seemed right. Every relationship I was in had some huge void in it, but with Izzy, I just feel complete."
"Wow." I said and I looked at Simon. "Have you told her you're in love with her yet?" I asked.
"No." He said.
"Why not?" I asked.
"I don't want to freak her out." Simon confessed. "We've only been dating for 6 months."
"Jace and I told each other we loved each other before we even started dating." I said and Simon laughed.
"But you two knew each other for years. You had been in love for years before actually getting together." Simon said.
"And you've known Izzy for years. You were both at my wedding. You were both here when I had the twins. You just know her in a different way now." I said and he shrugged. "Trust me, Izzy has been waiting to find the perfect man for so long. The fact that you've been together for 6 months clearly means she seems a future with you."
"You think?" Simon asked.
"Of course. If within the first 3 months Izzy doesn't see a future with someone, she cuts them loose. You've made it remarkably far my friend." I said and he laughed. "Come on, let's get back to you lover." I said and he laughed.
Jace POV:
Once Clary and Simon disappeared I looked over at Izzy and she was just looking in the direction that Simon had just gone. I've never seen her so captivated by a person like this before, and the fact that he's still around is amazing.
"So you and Lewis huh?" I said and Izzy turned her attention towards me.
"Yea." She said and I laughed.
"I didn't see that one coming." I said and she smiled and shrugged.
"Neither did I, but when we were in America, he was just so incredibly kind, and he was actually interested in what I do for a living, and what I cared about." Izzy said. "Every other guy just liked me for my looks. Simon likes me for who I am, my looks are just a bonus for him."
"Hey, if you're happy, than I'm happy." I said and she smiled. "So, what was he doing here in the first place?"
"He's such a nerd." She said as she laughed. "He said he wanted to do something special for our 6 month anniversary. I told him that I didn't need anything, but one day I got flowers at my work, and I thought it was really sweet. When I got home that night though, Simon was standing in my doorway." She said with the biggest smile on her face. "I mean, he flew all the way to England just to be with me. Who does that?"
"A guy who is in love." I said and her eyes widened.
"He can't possibly love me." Izzy said and I laughed.
"It's written all over his face Iz. The way he looks at you like you're the most beautiful thing he's ever seen. How he holds doors for you, or pulls out your chair when you sit. He would probably lay down on the ground and let you use him as a bridge just so you didn't get your favorite pairs of shoes dirty." I said and she laughed. "Do you feel the same way?"
"You know what I did?" She asked and I was confused because she was changing the subject but Izzy always knew what she was doing so I just let her go.
"What did you do?" I asked.
"I flew to America about a month ago. He's really into comic books, and he'd been telling me about comic con for weeks, and that he was going with a couple of his friends. He seemed so excited, and for some reason, I wanted to go and share that with him." She said. "I could careless about comic books, or anything remotely related, but I wanted to experience it with him."
"Sounds like love to me." I said.
"But it's crazy right? We've only been together for 6 months." Izzy said.
"You're talking to the wrong people Iz. Clary and I were in love before we even got together. Alec and Magnus were married 5 months after they met. Love doesn't have to simmer for years before you know you're in love. Plus it's constantly changing. I love Clary differently today than back when we met, but that's because we've grown together."
"I don't want to scare him away." Izzy said and I smiled.
"Trust me, that boy isn't going anywhere." I said and she smiled. A moment later Simon and Clary were back laughing about something. Simon sat down next to Izzy and kissed her cheek, and Clary made her way over to me and I kissed her temple.
"Jacqueline Lawson?" We heard and well all stood up. "Would you like to meet the babies?" The nurse asked and we all nodded. I couldn't believe that my little girl was now a mom, but I couldn't wait to meet my little granddaughters, and watch Jack grow into the woman and mom that I know she can be.