Jace and Clary moving on

Alone at last

Jace was happy to finally have Clary to himself tonight. The next week is going to be torture without her in his arms at night. They both felt a little tired from dealing with Izzy. Jace honestly would be fine if they didn't celebrate the wedding night early. He would be okay with just laying in bed with his favorite red head in his arms.

The red head in question was laying sideways with her head rested on Jace's chest and her sketch book against her knees. Jace loved to watch her draw. She was truly gifted with a pencil. The way Clary could capture every small detail of something was truly a masterpiece.

Right now she was drawing the Herondale family ring around the Mortal Sword. The image looked like Jace could just reach out and grab the ring. It was a beautiful work of art.

She was just putting on the finishing touches to it when she suddenly asked, "do you regret anything?"

Jace was taken off guard by her question. 'was Clary starting to have second thoughts?' His heart began to race with fear. "what do you mean by regrets?" He asked fearing what her answer might be.

She set her sketch pad on the pillow and rolled over to face her Angel. "I mean is there anything that happened in your life that you would wanna change?"

Jace gave it some thought as he stated into her emerald eyes. There was a lot that happened in his life that at one point he would have done differently. But as he looked into the eyes of the greatest thing that ever happened to him, he knew his answer.

"No," he spoke with admiration and certainty. "Everything that has happened in my life has prepared me to become a better person worthy of an Angel's love. The choices I've made set me on a path that led to you. And this moment right here is why I would never change anything."

" not even the time we thought we thought we were brother and sister? " Clary asked with a laugh.

"Not even then," Jace spoke with a smile. " Because during that time when I thought what I felt was forbidden was the strongest feeling i have ever felt. when I thought you were my sister i tried to get rid of my feelings but they were too strong. Strong enough to overcome everything that life has thrown at me. and those strong feelings i still feel today as I lay here playing with your hair and watching you draw. "

At this point, Clary was on the brink of tears. Jace was not sure if they were tears of joy or sadness. He was praying for joy. His prayers were answered when she suddenly tackled him and slammed her lips against his. Jace could feel her smile against his lips as he deepened the kids farther.

When they parted Clary looked deep into his eyes and smiled greatly. "I wanted to make sure that you weren't having second thoughts about me. And somehow you took one simple answer and turned it into something so beautiful that my heart skipped a beat for every word you said."

Jace looked at her like she was crazy. "Clary, I will never have second thoughts about you. You are everything I want, everything I need. I don't deserve you. My conscience is clear. I've made up my mind. In a week, when you are in that golden dress, you will see me standing there waiting for you."

Nothing else was said that night. They did not sleep. Instead they were consumed by one another in a fiery passion. So much emotion was poured out tonight. Imagine what the ceremony will be like when they exchange their vows.

Author's note: I'm sorry it's been so long since I have updated this story. My life has been kind of busy lately. But I promise I will try to publish as much as I can. There is still more to come.