Clary

"Hey, even though it hurts, I do understand and do not blame you at all. At least as mundanes, our paths will always cross and we will remain family. You came into Jace's life and influenced him in ways that no one was able to. You brought out the best in our brother and he has never loved anyone as much as he loves you. The two of you together make a great team and deserve to be happy no matter what the cost."

"I think we all agree with that. Whatever you decide, we will be there for you. I miss Jace as my parabatai, but he is still my brother and that will never go away." 

Jace put his arm around me and kissed the top of my head. He looked at our little family and smiled.

"I knew that I can count on you guys. That is why I love you because you always back us up. I am not going to say that living the mundane life is easy for me, but I love Clary and our child more than my Shadowhunter days. I will be alright as long as she is by my side."

All of a sudden, I felt like my body was on fire and I screamed. I fell and Jace caught my head before it hit the floor. Everyone gathered around me and seen all my runes appearing all at the same time and glowing like gold. I started to hold my head with both hands and start to scream even louder as my memories of the shadow world started coming back to me. Then everything went black. When I woke up, I was laying in bed with Jace at my side. The room was dark and we were alone. As soon as I moved, Jace sat up right away.

"Clary, are you alright?"

"What happened? How long have I been out?"  

"Three hours. Everyone left after the first hour. It was incredible to watch! All your runes came back at the same time. You held your head, screamed, and passed out. Why were you holding your head? Do you remember?"

"My memories all came back at the same time. It was so overwhelming and painful. One thing that was good about the whole thing is that I remember you, us, and what we had. The only memory that I always had that the angels never were able to take away from me, was the one hidden in my heart, all my love for you. I love you, Jace Herondale, always have, and always will, until the day I die and after that."

"I love you more than life itself and nothing will ever take that away from me. Now we have to decide what we want to do, now that you have all your runes back. I volunteered to get rid of mine to be with you, but I cannot tell you what to do with yours."

"Of course I want to be de-runed. I do not want to be a Shadowhunter after what the angels did to me. You and our baby are the most important part of my life and I will not be part of a life that could take you away from me whenever they please. This is the life I want, the one we have right now. The two of us together and happy."

"This is what I always wanted, Clary, you and our own little family. Whatever you decide is going to be alright for me. If you choose to be a Shadowhunter, then I will be one too. If you decide to stay mundane, then I will be by your side."

Jace

I held Clary in my arms and we both stood quiet for a while. I could see that she was deep in thought and I was wondering what she was thinking of. After a while, she looked at me and sighed.

"Jace, I hope that I am making the right decision. Deciding not to be a Shadowhunter because of the anger I hold against the angel, might not be a good reason. I will be taking away from you what you have loved, being a Shadowhunter, a warrior of the Clave. The love for your Seraph blades and the hunt. We were a good team and we did a lot of good with our skills and gifts. Am I being selfish, are we?"

"I have to admit that I surely am. All I wanted was to have you back in my arms and in my bed, next to me. I missed everything about you Clary and I felt my life empty without you. That is why I followed you around and made sure that I protected you. The day I followed you to the doctor's office and seen the sonogram of our child, that is when I made my decision to join you in the mundane world. Everything that I held important to me meant nothing without you and my soon-to-be-born child. I did not care who or what I left behind and requested to be de-runed. I could not bear to be in the shadow world without you."

"All I want is for you to be happy, Jace. I will not ever forgive myself if you made a decision because of me and not because of yourself. I want you but not for selfish reasons."

"You have never been selfish. I have made the right decision choosing the woman that I am in love with and our unborn child. You are both important to me."

Clary leaned in and crushed her lips to mine. She had tears in her eyes and I knew that they were tears of joy. Tomorrow, I am going to make sure that Luke comes to see her and that she will be absolutely sure of her decision. I already have made mine, to marry the woman I love, to raise our son, and live the happy life that we both deserved. For now, we are going to lay in this bed, wrapped up in each other's arms, and fall to blissful sleep.

Clary

I woke up in Jace's arms. I would never get tired of this. I got out of bed to jump in the shower. Luke, my dad, and Maryse are coming to see me today. The water felt really good and gave me a chance to think a lot. Jace woke up and walked into the bathroom looking for me. He wrapped his arms around me and gave me a kiss.

"Good morning beautiful. Did you sleep well?"

"Yes, I did. I woke up early thinking about Luke."

"Let me jump in the shower and get ready."

I walked out of the bathroom and let Jace jump in the shower. I went into the room and put on some jeans and a t-shirt and went to make some coffee. There was a knock on the door and it was too early to be Luke. I went and opened the door and there he was, my dad. I jumped into his arms and started crying. He held me tight in his arms for a few minutes before putting me down. I went and hugged Maryse, my new stepmom-to-be. She held me tightly in her arms with tears in her eyes. Jace came to the door with a smile on his face and asked all of us to come in. Luke hugged Jace and then stepped back so Maryse could hug him.

"Dad, mom, I am so happy to see you. I got all my memories back. I remember everything and everyone."

" I see you have all your runes. When did they come back?" Luke asked as he was looking at my visible runes.

"They all came at once last night. I hate it because I do not want to be a Shadowhunter anymore. I am planning to go to Idris and getting de-runed. I already have decided. I will not risk losing Jace again. In a matter of fact, Jace asked me to marry him. We got engaged yesterday."

"By the angel, Jace, Alex, and Izzy did not tell me."

"They probably figured out that we wanted to tell you, mom. You know that this was going to happen because you know I cannot live without Clary."

"Well, congratulations to you both. I have not asked for a better son, Jace. I always knew how much you love Clary and how you have always protected her."

"Thanks, Luke. This means a lot to me."

"Clary, I see that you are pregnant. How far along are you now?"

"Almost eight weeks. It was terrifying when I found out that I was pregnant and did not remember who I have been with if he loved me, or why I could not remember everything. I am so glad that Jace defied everyone and everything to stay by my side even if he was glamoured at the time. "

"I am so sorry that I couldn't be there for you, kiddo. You know that right?"

"Yes, I know that. Each and every one of you would have if not for Raziel."

"Clary, like I told you at Alec's wedding, I will never try to replace Jocelyn, but I do want to help you with your wedding plans when you are ready."

"Thanks, mom. I really would appreciate that."

"Clary, I know you have made your decision, but I thought that you might want your stele and kindjals."

"Thanks, dad. I will just put them away as a memoir."

We had a good time talking about everything until it was time for Jace to get ready for work. We said our goodbyes and Luke and Maryse left. Jace came out of our bedroom in his uniform and was getting ready to leave. I was already missing him.

"Sorry, babe, but I have to go. I will call you on my break to check up on you. You can call Izzy if you want some company. I am sure she would love to come over. Just do not let her get pushy about the wedding planning. You know how crazy she gets with things."

"I promise I will not let her. After all, I do have a wedding planner that I have kept since I started middle school."

"Really? You have to show it to me first."

"I am afraid that I can not because my idea for my wedding gown is in there. Mundane traditions will not allow you to see my dress until the day of our wedding. I promise that things like the invitations, the cake, flower arrangements, and the menu will be left for you to decide with me. Izzy will have to abide by my planner and my conditions."

"Okay, I will see you tonight."

Jace

I took Clary in my arms and kissed her, and left with a huge smile on my face. I will never get tired of kissing my love. I stepped out onto the pavement and got this weird feeling like I was being watched. I looked around but did not see anyone. I thought that I would lose all my Shadowhunter instincts, but I guess that I was de-runed but I am still holding angel blood in me so that will never go away unless the angel decides to wipe out my memories. Since I did not see anyone I continued to walk to work. I will check up on Clary on my break to make sure she is alright. This I will keep to myself because knowing Clary, since she is still a Shadowhunter, might want to go out and investigate. I will not take that chance while I am mundane and at work. I could not shake the feeling of being followed as I was walking. If someone is watching me, I am sure they are watching Clary too. She will not leave the apartment alone since I told her not to, so she would be fine. I just have to keep alert on the way home. Damn it, I need to get some kind of a weapon since I do not have my Seraph blades.