This chapter is pretty short, but it's a cute one, so I hope you guys like it. If you guys have any ideas for interactions between characters, let me know and I'll be happy to write it. Thanks!

The sound of the front door opening and closing jolted Clary awake. She hadn't meant to fall asleep on the couch, and the pain in her lower back told her she should have lugged herself to her bed instead.

Instead, Clary sat up with some difficulty, her hands clutching her huge belly as she pushed herself into a standing position. Jace made his way into the living room right as she was beginning her journey to the kitchen. "Hey, baby," he smiled down at her before he pulled her in for a hug. "No, shopping was not fun. Yes, I hated every minute of it. No, I don't think I should be punished by having my sexy time revoked, and yes, I would love to take a shower with you right now, at this moment."

Clary was giggling uncontrollably into his chest when he first started his rambling. He was so funny sometimes. "Not a chance in hell, mister."

Jace sighed into her hair before pulling back to meet her eyes with his golden ones. "I am very disappointed."

Clary shrugged and sidestepped him. "I am very hungry," was her response. "Feed me and your child, and maybe I'll reconsider this punishment."

Jace didn't even bat an eyelash. He was in the kitchen in a flash, rummaging through the refrigerator. Clary attempted to hoist herself up onto the counter to no avail. Jace gathered the ingredients for pancakes before setting it down on the counter. He grabbed Clary by the waist and set her down on the counter with ease. He truly amazed her with his strength. Clary was pretty light, but she didn't feel that way.

Clary looked down to where her shirt had risen to expose her pale stomach. She pushed it back down and rested the palm of her hand on the side of her belly. "Thanks," she muttered. Jace stepped between her legs and kissed her on the mouth sweetly before returning to his mess on the counter.

"Whatcha making?" Clary asked with a cute smile. She had been hungry even before he left with Isabelle, but she wanted to wait for Jace before she ate.

She was always hungry, though.

Jace busied himself with mixing pancake batter. "I'm making pancakes. Did you want something else in them?"

Clary worried her bottom lip in thought before answering, "Coconut sounds great. But so does everything else, so…"

Jace flashed her his signature smirk, "We have coconut, bananas, and strawberries. Want one of each?"

Clary's eyes widened in excitement. "I knew I married you for a reason!"

Jace shook his head and laughed. "I swear we have this conversation every time I make you food," he said. "but I know for a fact that you married me because of how gorgeous I look naked."

Clary hummed in thought. "I dunno, Jace," she said to him, which earned her his full attention. "I've seen better."

Jace nearly dropped the knife he was using to slice the strawberries. "You take that back!" he said with wide eyes. "Or I'm revoking your sexy time."

Clary scoffed. "You can't take away sexy time, Jace. That's the rule."

"Never heard that rule before, Clary," he said defiantly. "I think you're just mad that I'm using your tactics against you."

Clary huffed and crossed her arms over her chest. "Fine," she grumbled. "I take it back. But only because I want my pancakes, and not because I want sexy time."

Jace continued slicing fruit and adding it to the batter. "Everyone wants sexy time, hun. Don't kid yourself."

"Easy for you to say," she said. "You don't waddle from one place to another like a penguin."

Jace met her eyes. "You're a very sexy penguin though."

"Jerk!"

Jace's smile was magnificent as he poured the batter into the pan. He was quiet for a while before he said, "I'm glad you like pancakes. It's the only thing I'm good at making."

"That's not true."

"What do you mean?"

Clary couldn't fight back the giggle that escaped. "You're good at making babies too," she deadpanned.

This earned a hearty laugh from Jace. He was still chuckling as he flipped the pancakes with a spatula before setting them on a plate. He slid it over to Clary with a sweet smile. Clary reached underneath her legs for the drawer that contained utensils. She grabbed a fork and took a bite of a pancake while Jace cleaned up. When he finished he walked over to Clary and stepped in between her legs again.

She stabbed a piece of pancake and held it out to Jace. They did this until the plate was empty, and Clary was full. Jace kissed her lips softly, and Clary wrapped her fingers in his hair as she pulled him closer to her. Jace deepened the kiss, sliding his hands around Clary's hips before he shifted her onto his waist. She wrapped her legs around him as he slid her off the counter.

The trip to the bedroom was a hasty one, and when Jace laid Clary back on their mattress, Jace looked at Clary with an extremely smug look on his face.

"If I weren't already in bed, I would deny your sexy time," Clary said through narrowed eyes. "But since we're here, and you fed me, I'll allow it."

Jace exhaled and pulled his shirt off in one swift motion. "Let the sexy time commence!"