out of reach//TMI

Chapter Nineteen: Two Can Play At This Game

Songs:

Drunk-Ed Sheeran

Better Than Revenge-Taylor Swift

something big will happen soon:o

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Jace's POV

Lindsay left shortly after Clary came in, because I told her to. I'm not really sure what we are, maybe I should play around with her a little more just to make Clary jealous. I didn't want to hurt her, but I couldn't sulk about while she and Justin held hands and frolicked around.

After Lindsay left, I fell asleep in the clothes I was wearing, just staring at the ceiling. This morning, I rolled out of bed, showered, and pulled on a gray t-shirt and dark jeans. As I left my room for breakfast, I turned a corner of the hallway and ran straight into Justin. He narrowed his eyes at me, and said, "Watch it." I glared after him, then noticed Clary right behind him, holding his hand.

I gave her a confused look, and she gazed at me with shiny, betrayed eyes, then followed after Justin. So they're together now. Two can play at this game.

I descended the stairs to the kitchen, and met Isabelle, Simon, Tegan, Sam, and Lindsay. "Where's Alec?" I asked Isabelle. 

"I think he slept at Magnus' place." she said back with a smirk. I nodded, and sat down beside Lindsay. She looked at me with lust and wanting, and I pretended I didn't notice as I turned and poured myself cereal.

"Wanna come to my room later on?" she asked me. I focused my eyes on my cereal bowl as I said, "Sorry. I'm going to train." in a tone that implied the subject wouldn't be talked about any further. I know she hates Clary, and she wants to make her jealous, too. I'm just really not in the mood for her sticky lipgloss and cemented mascara. 

I heard Sam say, "Hey, guys." I snapped out of my thoughts and looked to see who he was talking to. Of course, Clary and Justin were coming down the stairs to eat with us. "Hello." said Clary cheerfully. I noticed that her and Justin still held hands. Ugh.

As they took their seats, I leaned back over to Lindsay and said, "Actually, I'll meet you in your room in a bit. Training can wait." She looked at me with that lustful, hungry expression again and said,"That's what I  thought."

Clary and Justin were looking at each other, and then Clary shifted her gaze over all of the other people at the table, seeing right through me. "I have good news." she said. Everyone's attention focused on her. "I decided I wanted to stay here another couple of weeks. I don't know about Justin, Tegan, and Sam, you guys can go home if you'd like. It would be great to have you stay here, though." she said, looking only at Justin as she said the last sentence. 

Justin looked at everyone else and said, "Of course. I'll stay too." He turned his gaze back toward Clary, and squeezed her hand.

"I'm fine with it." said Tegan casually. Sam nodded in agreement and added, "Me too. I'll stay."

Clary smiled and happily said, "Great!" Excited chatter filled the room, and all I was thinking was, great. More time with the guy who stole my girlfriend, a girl I hooked up with, the girl's ex, and the love of my life that I was trying to make jealous. I sighed, then realized that Clary and Justin no longer sat at the table. Frowning, I got up, and of course Lindsay followed me like an annoying puppy.

I walked upstairs as she clung onto my arm. We made our way down the hallway, heading towards Lindsay's room. 

As we turned the corner, Clary and Justin were making out in plain sight. Clary had her back on the wall, running her hands through  his hair, and Justin was pressed up against her. Everytime I saw them even close to each other, it shattered my broken heart into even smaller pieces. I didn't let it show on my face as I said, "Get a room."

They pulled away from each other, and Clary's cheeks were flushed. "Oops!" she exclaimed. "Didn't see you there." she said cheerily.

"I'm sure you didn't." I said under my breath. Lindsay sidled up next to me and said, "We were just about to go to my room, to do the same thing." she said, smiling fakely.

Clary narrowed her eyes and shot looks of pure poison at Lindsay. Justin said, "We really didn't need to know that, but thanks for the wonderful picture." Clary laughed and high-fived Justin. They really looked like a team, and Lindsay and I looked like a pair of people forced to be partners.

"By the way, Lindsay, you can stop trying to make me jealous. I'm over Jace, and I'm with Justin now, in case you haven't noticed." said Clary. Her words dug into me like shards of glass. I was with Lindsay just for the purpose of staying away from Clary, but she doesn't even love me anymore.

Trying to hide the sadness and jealousy in my eyes, I said, "Same to you, Clary. Lindsay and I are together now, so you don't have to make me jealous either." Her eyes flashed in anger, then returned to a calm, happy expression. 

"Okay? It's not like I care." she said, then grabbed Justin's hand and whispered loudly, on purpose, "Let's continue in my room." He nodded and kissed her forehead. I turned, and stormed off to Lindsay's room with her scurrying after me.