clace jealousy

8. Bet Tactics

Izzy was not going to be pleased. The boys didn't get any suits.

They went to Taki's to meet up with the girls, and of course, as soon as they entered, Kaelie came over.

Does this girl ever take a break? Jace thought.

"Hey Jace, would you like a table?" Kaelie smiled flirtatiously.

Jace rolled his eyes.

Wait, I could use this to my advantage, he thought.

"Hey Kaelie, could we get a table for eight?" he asked.

"Sure, right this way," she said, turning around and leading them towards a booth.

"Thanks Kaelie," Jace winked at her once they were seated.

She giggled and walked away unsteadily.

"Jace, what are you doing? You're engaged to Clary!" Simon hissed.

"I know that!" Jace said. "But you know how Clary gets jealousy really easily?"

"Yeah," Simon said slowly, not knowing where Jace was going with this.

"Well, when she gets jealous, she always kisses me in front of the girl she's jealous of," Jace said.

"Oh," Simon said, finally getting it.

"Good thinking," Alec said.

"Oh please, she's not going to go for it," Magnus rolled his eyes.

"They're coming over," Max said, seeing the girls walk in. He also took Jace's side in the bet.

Nice to know that guys have each other's backs. Well, except for Magnus. That backstabbing glitter bottle, Jace thought.

"Hey guys," the girls said, sliding into the booth, Izzy sitting in between Jace and Clary.

"So what did you guys get?" Izzy asked expectantly.

They all looked down guiltily.

"You didn't get anything did you?" Izzy asked.

"No."

"Magnus!" Izzy said accusingly. "You were supposed to make sure they got something!"

"Izzy, you try shopping with them! It's awful, they have no sense of style!" he defended.

"Where are your bags?" Alec asked, trying to help Magnus out.

"They're at the Institute," Izzy replied coolly.

"Why?" Simon asked.

"Because we can't let you guys see the dress!" Maia said.

"So you got a dress?" Magnus asked.

"Yeah," Izzy said, picking up a menu and angling it so it blocked Clary and Jace's view of each other.

Once everyone figured out what to order, Izzy and Magnus launched into their wedding planning modes, and the rest of them just sat in silence until Kaelie came over.

"Do you know what you want to order?" Kaelie asked, biting her lip when she looked at Jace.

Jace looked at Clary and saw that she was glaring at Kaelie.

Oh, I'm so winning this bet, he thought.

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I see what that boy is trying to do! Oh he plays dirty, Izzy thought. I have to get Clary out of here!