Clary: A fresh start

Chapter 8

Jace and me spent the rest of the day together and we ended up falling asleep. We
didn't kiss and we didn't sleep together, we technically we did but nobody saw anybody's private parts.
"Clary. Clary wake up, your brothers calling you."
I woke up to Jace's deep beautiful voice.
"5 more minutes."
"Clary. I'm not waking you up to go to school. I'm waking you up so your brother doesn't kill me."
"Fine I'm up."
I looked at my phone and and answered it.
"What do you want Jon. It's 8 in the morning."
"I'm just wondering where you are because you never came home."
"I'm still at the Lightwood house. Calm down nothin happened."
I looked at Jace and smiled at him.
He whispered to me "Nothing." He pretended to be shocked. I hate him so much.
"Okay. Be safe and come home before dinner. Someone here wants to meet you. He's someone very important."
"Okay. I'll see you soon."
"Bye Clare."
He hung up before I got the chance to say goodbye. He must be in a hurry. I put my phone back down and I looked at Jace. He looked so happy.
"Your cute when your happy."
"Thanks Little Red. Your not to bad yourself."
"I should get going soon. I have so many people to meet."
His smile turned into a small frown as I said that. He actually cares if I leave. He's adorable.
"Oh. Okay."
"Relax I'm joking. I have to be home before dinner to meet someone. I have all day."
He smiled again and his eyes lit up.
"So. Where's your bathroom."
"To your right."
"Thanks."
Jace's POV
Damn she beautiful. I've never wanted a girl so much in my life. She's just absolutely stunning. Every time she looks at me my heart stops. When she speaks my heart goes insane. I can't love her though. Her dad was my dad's best friend and I'm best friends with her brother. It would mess up our friend group. I can't date Clary. I can't. I can't destroy her, I can't do that to her. My dad learned from when my mom died that "To love is to destroy and to be loved is to be the one destroyed." Him and Clary's dad both learned that the hard way. She was probably taught that to. So I won't be breaking her heart by telling her that I can't love her.
But fuck she's so beautiful and the way her red hair falls gracefully from her head and her emerald green eyes. Fuck I love her.
"Hey Jace, what should we do today?"
We. She wants to spend the day together.
"I know this great restaurant, it's called Takis. Let me get ready and I'll take you there. Is that okay?"
"Yeah."
Her smile is so beautiful, it brightens up the room. I'm such a weirdo obsessing over her like this, but it's true.
"I'll see you soon. You can go downstairs I'm sure Maryse is up."
"Okay. I'll meet you downstairs. See you later Golden Boy."
With that she walked out the door and I waited for the door to shut before I jumped onto my bed back first and just sprawled out in excitement. I can't believe she wants to hang out with me. I was such a dick to her yesterday and then she came over, to hang out with me. WITH ME.
I got up took a short shower and changed into jeans and a teeshirt and I walked down stairs.
"Hey Jace. How was your little sleepover." Izzy smiled and I got to hear Clary laugh. That was enough.
"Well, I had a fun time." I looked at Clary as she said that and I couldn't help but smile. "We're planning on going to Takis."
"Can I come?"
"No. Come on Little Red, I want to get there before the place fills up."
She hopped down from the barstool she was sitting on and she shrunk like 3 inches.
"Shorty."
"Shut it."
Clary's POV
I've become soft with him. I can believe it. Me, soft. He just brings out the better parts of me. Normally with guys I'm an asshole, but with him he's the asshole.
We left Izzy at their house and we called an Uber to come pick us up because it was a long walk. It pulled up in front of their house 4 minutes later.
"After you."
I hopped in the car and looked at the driver. She was a female with dark brown hair and had a fake tan, she looked like an orange. Jace practically jumped in the back of the car and sat 2 inches away from me in the middle seat.
"So where are we going today?"
"Takis." Jace looked at the driver and he was clearly trying not to laugh. He looked at me looking out the window. New York is such a pretty place. The buildings are huge and the sky is beautiful in this part of town. I was sitting next to a beautiful man in a beautiful city. I don't know how much better things could get. I don't have to worry about going to jail or worry about gangs or anything like that anymore. School starts soon which means I'll have a distraction from life. I have great friends and a brother who cares about me. That's all I've ever wanted in life. A family.