Collision Course

Chapter 6:

I love how this friendship is and I hope you will too. Remember SLOW. BURN. CLACE. This won't be an issue, you have my word.

(ALSO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 3,000 reads)

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Jace's favorite thing about his building was the huge window, since the building was a old factor when they converted it 5 apartments were build in front of the window. So one of his wall was a window, not a lot of privacy sure, but his place was on a top floor so it was pretty private from the outside and it gave him a good view of the Brooklyn Bridge.

"I will never tire of that view" Maia said, she was lying on her stomach with her head on his chest as she looked out the window

"Perks of working at a law firm for 2 years and rent control." Jace said as he traced the scar on her shoulder, Maia was as secretive as he was when it came to her past. But unlike him, you get a few beers in her and she's an open book. He and Maia never dated they both knew they would never, in a million years, work. But she has been his friend since Sophomore Year of high school, so they were close. He's one of the few people Maia let's in to her life closely.

"You know for someone who's very ticklish in certain areas of their bodies you do have a lot of tattoos on those areas." Jace said as he traced the tattoo of a butterfly on her lower back. Which made her kick him in the shin, then he traced the tattoo above her scar.

"Jace! Stop that!" Jace laughed he and Maia got tattoos when they both turned 18 with Maia's then boyfriend Simon, he was now Maia's bandmate which Jace always said would be awkward but Maia said it wasn't. Jace would have to see it to believe it.

"We have a welcome home gig this Wednesday you should come. You never come to our gig even when I, your best friend who isn't your brother, ask you."

It's true Jace has always been busy when Maia's band played anywhere near where they lived. Wether he was studying for the bar exam or he was traveling in Europe, he's never seen them play. He's heard Simon and Maia play because Maia would drag him to their little two people busking trips in New York where he would be the first one to put money in to make others put money in but that was a long time ago.

"You're going to make me feel guilty if I don't go aren't you?"

Maia smiled, knowing she's won this conversation. "Fine. Where is it at?" Jace asked

"Hunter's Moon from 9 until midnight."

"So would you like that pot roast now?" Jace asked about to get out of the bed but Maia just stretched out trapping him down on the bed.

"I'm too tired for food, you should be proud, let's just sleep."

"Oh I am, but I'm hungry, so last chance because once I get back in bed I won't be getting up."

Maia groaned, "finnneee" she said stretching out again, Jace swears she's like a cat she finds a place that's comfortable and you can't move her to save your life. "Bring me pizza and the beer that I brought."

Jace hopped out of bed not bothering to put underwear on since it was late and Maia has seen it all, he was never one for being shy or modest.

"Cold pizza and beer, living that broke New Yorker experience." Jace said as he handed Maia the pizza and beer.

"Except you aren't broke," Maia replied as she sat up from the bed putting on Jace's shirt.

"True but I am too lazy to buy food." Jace said as he jumped back into bed. For the next hour he and Maia sat crossed leg on his bed and ate pizza while watching Netflix. Jace sometimes thinks what he and Maia has was somewhat a relationship, but it quickly vanishes. They've never considered each other more than friends, they never slept with each other when they had a significant other, granted almost none of their past flings ever made it too "boyfriend and girlfriend" Maia was too unpredictable when it came to her schedule to keep a relationship, while Jace, Jace didn't open up to others easily which makes it hard for him to ever form anything past sex and dates. That's why he decided a long time ago that Maia was off limits when it came to girlfriend material. If he lost her, then he wouldn't know what to do. Plus Isabelle would kill him as well since Maia is her friend too.

"Can I borrow your car tomorrow? I'm picking Alec up and I don't think my bike will hold his luggage as well as him."

"Sure as long as I get your bike tomorrow. I have to go to a mandatory party since my brother has won another award and my parents... well they want to brag about him to their friends."

Jace has never met Maia's brother, but from the way her parents always talk about him and how Maia should have gone to med school like him, he wouldn't like him very much. He seemed very big headed, and hot headed. Maia's parents were always oblivious to her problems always focused on Daniel.

"Why don't you wait for me to get back from picking Alec up and we can go together."

Maia gave Jace a look, like a "Are you joking look."

"What?"

"Jace, as much as I would love for you to be there I don't think that would be a good idea."

"Why?"

"My parents don't like you."

"So?" Jace met her parents during their junior year of school and Maia's then band had a performance at the talent show. Maia's grandmother asked them go, Maia didn't show it, but she was excited, then they had the audacity to show up after the performance saying the had something they couldn't get out of. Jace was already upset enough for Maia that he may have snapped at them. He swore if it weren't for Alec and Simon he might have done something more than yell. Maia didn't speak to him for a week but it was worth it.

"Fine but ask someone to go with you. You should not be thrown at the wolves yourself."

"I'll ask Simon. They like him."

Jace was fine with that. Even though Maia's parents liked Simon, Simon certainly didn't like Maia's parents and Jace found that satisfying enough.

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This is probably my shortest chapter. I think? Also, Jace and Clary share some friends. How do they not know each other? Lol because I made it that way. Don't worry their worlds will collide soon ;)

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