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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="5bdb07f98435b7f42eac538970f91325"I woke up to rain pouring outside. So much for a white Christmas. I untangled myself from the sheets and tiptoed carefully out of the room trying not to wake Jace. Ever since Sebastian had told us about Valentine at homecoming, I had nightmares and slept with Jace. I constantly assured Izzy that we weren't having sex or anything, but she was still suspicious, along with her mom, Maryse. I went down the creaky stairs trying not to wake up the household. I walked into the family room where I saw the twinkling Christmas tree. My mind drifted off to two weekends ago. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="341f429c1a4ebce8c0d79e7f59652606"em style="box-sizing: border-box;""Come on Clary, you can reach higher than that". "Jace, if you haven't noticed I'm five two, and what are you, almost six feet? Why don't you do it yourself". His eyes glinted with something that I had come to recognize as mischief. I held my hands up in surrender as Jace quickly put me on his shoulders to put the star on the tree. I bent over, my hair making a curtain around us, and kissed him on the cheek. "This is going to be the best Christmas ever". I nodded in agreement, but as soon as I did, Jace tripped and landed on the tree Isabelle had bought. The tree was adorned with pink ribbons and me and Jace were covered in glitter. I started laughing uncontrollably. "We look like Magnus" Jace said./em/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="44c0819d3cf93f3a5f8556230bb40e5a"Now, next to the bright family tree, stood Izzy's crooked one. I walked into the kitchen where Izzy and Simon were up making coffee. "Coffee, Fray"? Simon asked. "Yep, black like my soul". Simon rolled his eyes. "Why are you not at your house"? "I'm jewish, so I thought I would spend this Christmas with my amazing girlfriend". Izzy grinned and they kissed. Alec came into the room, where he saw them kissing. He coughed into his hand and they jumped apart. "People eat here guys" Alec groaned. Simon turned a bright shade of red but Izzy was unfazed. "Then we'll go somewhere else" she said, smirking. Alec just shook his head. "So how are you and Magnus" I said popping a strawberry in my mouth. "We're great, how about you and Jace" he said while winking. I ran my hands through my hair. "No Alec, don't wink, nothing has happened"! "You sure, because you sound awfully defensive". I groaned. Alec held up his hands, "It's Christmas so I'll leave you alone. But good luck on that big date tonight" he said waggling his eyebrows. I threw my strawberry at him, but he just caught it and exited the room. I grabbed my coffee and followed him into the living room, where everyone was gathered waiting to open presents. I saw Jace and shot him a smile. We had been dating for almost three months, so we were going out tonight to celebrate. We were also going to exchange gifts also. With the help of Isabelle and Maryse, I got him new football cleats and gear. I had been working at Starbucks, so I had saved up money for this occasion. Everyone exchanged presents. I got a new pair of boots from Izzy and Alec, a new set of art supplies from Luke and my mom, and a computer from Robert and Maryse. I hugged everyone and thanked the ones that were there, because unfortunately my mom and Luke were at Luke's lake house. After hours of watching Christmas movies, I went up to my room to get ready. I threw on ripped jeans, a white tee shirt with a crystal flower necklace, and a navy sweater. I also put on the new boots that Izzy and Alec had gotten me. I headed downstairs where I saw Jace in all black, which was not surprising. He offered me his arm and said "this way m'lady". I giggled. Jace and I had been watching way too many 18th century movies. We walked outside, where it had started to snow. "Maybe it will be a white Christmas after all" I exclaimed excitedly. All of a sudden, Jace kissed me on the lips. I pulled back, smiling. "What was that for"? "You're just so damn cute, Red". I rolled my eyes at the nickname. We finally arrived at Taki's. It was one of Jace's favorite restaurants in the city. Jace held the door open for me, and we walked in hand in hand. We were seated in a comfy booth, a little distant from the other tables. "I wanted to be able to hear you" Jace said before pressing his lips against my knuckles. The waiter came and served us water and bread. I ordered a salad and Jace ordered a steak. "So" Jace said, "could we exchange presents in my room later, after dinner?". I raised my eyebrows at him. Jace suddenly became panicked. "No,no,no, I didn't mean it like that" he said waving his arms around frantically. I slid into his side of the table and kissed him lightly on the lips. "What was that for"? "You're just so damn cute, Goldilocks". After we ate our entrees, we had desert. They served mango pie, which Jace and I were attacking each other over. "My piece!" I half screamed. Then started sword fighting, or spoon fighting, over the last piece. After that argument was settled, we drove back home. We went up to Jace's room, where we held our gifts in our hands. "Me first" I said holding my gift out to him. He shifted through the contents, with a grin on his face. "These are the most amazing cleats ever, holy shit" Jace breathed. "Hopefully they don't stink up your room like the other ones" I said waving the air around my nose. He stuck his tongue out at me. He handed his present to me and I opened it. It was a necklace, one that would rest right below my collarbones. It had a C initial charm and a green stone that matched my eyes. "Omigosh, thank you Jace"! I said nearly tackling him. I kissed him over and over on his forehead and his cheek before giving him a quick peck on the lips. "Clary, I would do anything to make you happy" he said. "Jace, I have to tell you something". He nodded, confusion in his eyes. "I um, I love you" I mumbled. "I love you too" he said flashing me a quick grin. He took the necklace from my hands, and undid the necklace I had worn for dinner. He carefully lifted up my hair and clasped it around my neck. I didn't mean to, but I sucked in a quick breath of air when he touched my skin. I turned around quickly and kissed him with all of my love and feelings for him. He cupped my face and carried me to his bed, where he took off his shirt. I traced his stomach and face, kissing each part of him. "Have you ever done this before" I breathed shakely. He shook his head. "I wanted it to be with someone special" he said before taking off my sweater. Holy shit this was actually happening. Here I was laying in just my bra and jeans. I carefully undid the buttons to my jeans and put my hands around his neck. "I love you, and I will love you until the day I die and if there is life after that I will love you then too Clary Fray". /p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="2aab4a0dbc846a3094ab0a9f6a19621f"I woke up with the most happiness I've ever felt. It was the middle of the night and Jace was sleeping soundly. I was lying on his bare chest, where I whispered, "You have literally saved my life, Jace, you're my angel and my knight and everything amazing all rolled into one. I know you can't hear me because you're asleep but it has always felt right with you, ever since I met you. I love you". Suddenly I saw two tawny eyes gazing down at me. "I love you too, now go to back to bed sleepy head" Jace said. I reached for his hand and intertwined my fingers with his. "Good night" I said, pressing a kiss to his neck./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="5bdb07f98435b7f42eac538970f91325"I woke up to rain pouring outside. So much for a white Christmas. I untangled myself from the sheets and tiptoed carefully out of the room trying not to wake Jace. Ever since Sebastian had told us about Valentine at homecoming, I had nightmares and slept with Jace. I constantly assured Izzy that we weren't having sex or anything, but she was still suspicious, along with her mom, Maryse. I went down the creaky stairs trying not to wake up the household. I walked into the family room where I saw the twinkling Christmas tree. My mind drifted off to two weekends ago. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="341f429c1a4ebce8c0d79e7f59652606"em style="box-sizing: border-box;""Come on Clary, you can reach higher than that". "Jace, if you haven't noticed I'm five two, and what are you, almost six feet? Why don't you do it yourself". His eyes glinted with something that I had come to recognize as mischief. I held my hands up in surrender as Jace quickly put me on his shoulders to put the star on the tree. I bent over, my hair making a curtain around us, and kissed him on the cheek. "This is going to be the best Christmas ever". I nodded in agreement, but as soon as I did, Jace tripped and landed on the tree Isabelle had bought. The tree was adorned with pink ribbons and me and Jace were covered in glitter. I started laughing uncontrollably. "We look like Magnus" Jace said./em/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="44c0819d3cf93f3a5f8556230bb40e5a"Now, next to the bright family tree, stood Izzy's crooked one. I walked into the kitchen where Izzy and Simon were up making coffee. "Coffee, Fray"? Simon asked. "Yep, black like my soul". Simon rolled his eyes. "Why are you not at your house"? "I'm jewish, so I thought I would spend this Christmas with my amazing girlfriend". Izzy grinned and they kissed. Alec came into the room, where he saw them kissing. He coughed into his hand and they jumped apart. "People eat here guys" Alec groaned. Simon turned a bright shade of red but Izzy was unfazed. "Then we'll go somewhere else" she said, smirking. Alec just shook his head. "So how are you and Magnus" I said popping a strawberry in my mouth. "We're great, how about you and Jace" he said while winking. I ran my hands through my hair. "No Alec, don't wink, nothing has happened"! "You sure, because you sound awfully defensive". I groaned. Alec held up his hands, "It's Christmas so I'll leave you alone. But good luck on that big date tonight" he said waggling his eyebrows. I threw my strawberry at him, but he just caught it and exited the room. I grabbed my coffee and followed him into the living room, where everyone was gathered waiting to open presents. I saw Jace and shot him a smile. We had been dating for almost three months, so we were going out tonight to celebrate. We were also going to exchange gifts also. With the help of Isabelle and Maryse, I got him new football cleats and gear. I had been working at Starbucks, so I had saved up money for this occasion. Everyone exchanged presents. I got a new pair of boots from Izzy and Alec, a new set of art supplies from Luke and my mom, and a computer from Robert and Maryse. I hugged everyone and thanked the ones that were there, because unfortunately my mom and Luke were at Luke's lake house. After hours of watching Christmas movies, I went up to my room to get ready. I threw on ripped jeans, a white tee shirt with a crystal flower necklace, and a navy sweater. I also put on the new boots that Izzy and Alec had gotten me. I headed downstairs where I saw Jace in all black, which was not surprising. He offered me his arm and said "this way m'lady". I giggled. Jace and I had been watching way too many 18th century movies. We walked outside, where it had started to snow. "Maybe it will be a white Christmas after all" I exclaimed excitedly. All of a sudden, Jace kissed me on the lips. I pulled back, smiling. "What was that for"? "You're just so damn cute, Red". I rolled my eyes at the nickname. We finally arrived at Taki's. It was one of Jace's favorite restaurants in the city. Jace held the door open for me, and we walked in hand in hand. We were seated in a comfy booth, a little distant from the other tables. "I wanted to be able to hear you" Jace said before pressing his lips against my knuckles. The waiter came and served us water and bread. I ordered a salad and Jace ordered a steak. "So" Jace said, "could we exchange presents in my room later, after dinner?". I raised my eyebrows at him. Jace suddenly became panicked. "No,no,no, I didn't mean it like that" he said waving his arms around frantically. I slid into his side of the table and kissed him lightly on the lips. "What was that for"? "You're just so damn cute, Goldilocks". After we ate our entrees, we had desert. They served mango pie, which Jace and I were attacking each other over. "My piece!" I half screamed. Then started sword fighting, or spoon fighting, over the last piece. After that argument was settled, we drove back home. We went up to Jace's room, where we held our gifts in our hands. "Me first" I said holding my gift out to him. He shifted through the contents, with a grin on his face. "These are the most amazing cleats ever, holy shit" Jace breathed. "Hopefully they don't stink up your room like the other ones" I said waving the air around my nose. He stuck his tongue out at me. He handed his present to me and I opened it. It was a necklace, one that would rest right below my collarbones. It had a C initial charm and a green stone that matched my eyes. "Omigosh, thank you Jace"! I said nearly tackling him. I kissed him over and over on his forehead and his cheek before giving him a quick peck on the lips. "Clary, I would do anything to make you happy" he said. "Jace, I have to tell you something". He nodded, confusion in his eyes. "I um, I love you" I mumbled. "I love you too" he said flashing me a quick grin. He took the necklace from my hands, and undid the necklace I had worn for dinner. He carefully lifted up my hair and clasped it around my neck. I didn't mean to, but I sucked in a quick breath of air when he touched my skin. I turned around quickly and kissed him with all of my love and feelings for him. He cupped my face and carried me to his bed, where he took off his shirt. I traced his stomach and face, kissing each part of him. "Have you ever done this before" I breathed shakely. He shook his head. "I wanted it to be with someone special" he said before taking off my sweater. Holy shit this was actually happening. Here I was laying in just my bra and jeans. I carefully undid the buttons to my jeans and put my hands around his neck. "I love you, and I will love you until the day I die and if there is life after that I will love you then too Clary Fray". /p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="2aab4a0dbc846a3094ab0a9f6a19621f"I woke up with the most happiness I've ever felt. It was the middle of the night and Jace was sleeping soundly. I was lying on his bare chest, where I whispered, "You have literally saved my life, Jace, you're my angel and my knight and everything amazing all rolled into one. I know you can't hear me because you're asleep but it has always felt right with you, ever since I met you. I love you". Suddenly I saw two tawny eyes gazing down at me. "I love you too, now go to back to bed sleepy head" Jace said. I reached for his hand and intertwined my fingers with his. "Good night" I said, pressing a kiss to his neck./p