Jace

After Ithuriel and the angels disappeared and the rogue Shadowhunters were portaled to the guard, I portaled home with Clary and Chris. Clary fed Chris, changed his diaper, and put him down for the night and we both stood there for a few minutes, watching him sleep. My sweet boy, I thought I lost you. Bending over the railing, I placed a kiss on his small forehead. I took Clary in my arms and crushed my lips to hers, tasting every bit of her as soon as she parted her lips. We kissed until we had to catch our breaths. She went and took a shower and came back wrapped in a towel to find me standing by the crib watching my son sleep. She put her arms around my waist and leaned her face on my back. I turned in her arms so that I would be facing her and kissed her softly.

"I will wait for you while you take your shower."

I nodded to her and went to take my shower. I came out wrapped in a towel and she was lying under the sheets waiting for me. Just when I was about to grab a pair of sweatpants out of the drawer, she nodded no. I walked towards her and she reached and pulled the towel off, throwing it to the floor. She grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the bed and I let her. "Make love to me.", she whispered to me and of course, I was not going to say no. I got into bed and laid next to her propping myself up so that I can kiss her. She deepened the kiss and parted her lips for me so that I can taste her. Slowly I positioned myself on top of her without ending the kiss. As I did, she parted her legs for me. I entered her and she gasped in my mouth, which put me in a frenzy. It started slowly, but the more she pulled me towards her the faster my thrusts became until we were both in a rhythm that brought us into heavenly bliss. She cried out my name and that is when I lost myself and put my face in the crook of her neck gasping for air. I called her name out as my body shuddered as I let go with the last of my climax.

"I love you, Clary Herondale," I said as I started kissing her again.

"As I love you, Jace Herondale."

I talked to Clary about making Idris our home and raising our children here at the Manor. I also mentioned becoming a Shadowhunter again and being involved with the Clave. She agreed to everything so Idris has become our new home. Chris is getting bigger by the day and I am enjoying every single day with him. He is a remarkable child and I am glad that he was too small to suffer any kind of emotional damage from what Raziel did on that dreadful day. I cannot wait to have another child so Chris has someone to play with. 

Six months later

I was dead asleep when I felt Clary jump out of bed and run to the bathroom. This has been a daily occurrence for a couple of weeks now. I have seen Clary sick before and now I am beginning to worry because I know what this means. She is pregnant again. I walked into the bathroom and found her brushing her teeth. I sat on the edge of the tub trying to think how to ask her the question that has been on my mind for the past week.

"Clary, I know that I am new at a lot of things in our marriage, but I think I am understanding what is going on with you. Babe, are you pregnant? Is this why you have been sick every morning for the last two weeks?"

"Yes, Jace, I am quite sure that I am"

"We are going to have another baby?"

"Yes, we are. I am sure because I will never forget the morning sickness. I hated that part of being pregnant."

"I am so sorry, Clary because I never thought about the bad things about being pregnant that you were going through. As I said, I am new at this. Please tell me what I can do to make you comfortable during your pregnancy?"

"I will be fine and this will pass in a few months more or less."

"Well, we will go through this together. I might  have missed the first eight weeks or more with you carrying Chris, but I am here now by your side."

"You know what you can do? Carry the weight and the swollen feet. Oh, the birthing part too!"

"Whoa, that is taking it a little too far. You know I cannot do those things even if I wanted to."

"Yes, I know wishful thinking."

"Well, I can fetch things for you, rub your belly, and swollen feet. That is the best I can do."

"That is why I love you, Jace because you are always trying to find a way of compromising."

I got up and took Clary in my arms and kissed her passionately. We were back at the Manor living the lives that we both wanted with our son, Chris, without any more wars, demonic attacks, or anything supernatural. It was us, Clary and Jace Herondale, at Herondale Manor in Idris.

Clary was pregnant again with our second child and happy taking care of Chris and her painting. One of the rooms turned out to be my mother's studio since she also liked to paint. I was a Shadowhunter again but my duties were limited so that I can spend a lot of time with my Clary and my son. Four months passed and Clary was huge. We were expecting twins this time. She looks beautiful with the glow of pregnancy.  Clary had someone come in and built an aviary and purchased the most beautiful falcon I have ever seen as our first wedding anniversary present. In my free time, I go out to the aviary to train my falcon. This time there is no one to tell me not to love her. 

 All of our lives went back to normal. Simon and Izzy were making wedding plans after Simon proposed to Izzy in the funniest proposal I have ever seen. I thought I was nervous and awkward but Simon beat me on that one. Alex and Magnus adopted two boys, Max, who was a warlock, and Raphael, who was an orphaned Shadowhunter, the result of Jonathan's attacks on the Institutes around the world. They made an agreement that Max would be taught to use his magic by Magnus and Alec will train Raphael to be a Shadowhunter. Alec is so proud of Raphael because he too has a love for the bow. My mom and Luke were living in Idris now that Luke had a position with the Clave and married my mother. Later on, with the changes that Alec has made in the position as new Inquisitor, Maryse was accepted back into the Clave and obtained a new position. They would travel to New York to visit with Izzy and Simon, who were now the heads of the New York Institute.
Izzy and Simon finally got married. Watching how Magnus and Alec are with their boys inspired them to adopt since vampires cannot produce children. After going through all the adoption procedures they finally adopted a Shadowhunter newborn little girl. Her mother was injured on a mission and after giving birth to her, died. Her father was killed on a mission and never knew he was going to be a father. She is pretty and has lots of pitch-black hair for a newborn. Our family is happy and living peaceful lives. 

We heard a knock on the door and to our surprise, it was the whole family. They came to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. Magnus conjured up the decorations and the food and the girls set up the table in the dining room. My nephews were running around enjoying the spacious room to run through. We sat down to eat and everyone was talking and enjoying their food. The wine was poured and everyone made their toasts to Clary and me with the fond memories of our adventures together. After dinner, I held my sweet niece while the family took turns carrying Chris. Everyone was so happy to be together in the same room for once. Our lives have changed and each of us is busy with our jobs and our duties. We announced that we were expecting twins and that was why Clary looked so big compared to her pregnancy with Chris. The family was happy about the new addition. Izzy and Simon announced that once Jazz which is short for Jasmine gets older, that they are planning to adopt a little boy. Our parents were happy to see so many grandchildren. Robert, my adopted father, stopped by to say hello and visit with his grandchildren. Even though my mom and he are no longer married, they try to keep a civil friendship for our sake. But we are all adults now with children of our own and understand their situation.

Four months later, Clary and I were the proud parents of our twins, our first girl Jocelyn Celine Herondale, and another boy, Stephen Lucian Herondale. Josey, Clary's nickname for our girl is all me, right down to my eyes, one brown with blue around the ring and the other blue. Stevie looks like his mom, with fiery red hair and green, emerald eyes. Being a father is hard work, but it is okay with me. I want to be a good dad and not make the mistakes my two fathers did. One joins a group because of peer pressure and the other, a bastard who used his children for experiments without any worries about the consequences. I will never use my children to gain control or power. I will love them unconditionally. If they want to be Shadowhunters or rocket scientists, I will support them in any way possible. My love for Clary has gotten stronger every day and I am happy that she is giving me children.  Clary does not know it yet, but I want a few more babies with her! The Manor is huge and I know we will be a happy, growing family.                         

Clary came over to me and put her arms around me. She has all the kids taking naps and wants to take advantage of our alone time.

"Kiss me, Jace, before the kids wake up."

"Your wish is my command."

I crushed my lips on hers and she parted her mouth for me. I ran my tongue on her bottom lip before I took possession of her tongue. I deepened the kiss and she moaned in my mouth and made me tremble. I scooped her in my arms and carried her to our room and I made love to her. When we laid in each other's arms breathless, I started kissing her again. One thing for sure, I will never get tired of kissing my Clary.

Clary

Several years have passed and Jace and I are still much in love. Chris is four years old and the twins are almost three. I am pregnant with our fourth child. Jace has kept his word about wanting more children. This would have been our fifth, but I lost one. Jace was devastated after the loss so I  agreed to try again as soon as I was able to try. Life in Idris has been good to us. Consul Penhallow stepped down and promoted Jace into the position. With Alec as Inquisitor and Jace as the Consul, there have been a lot of changes with the Accords and the relationship with the Downworlders has never been better. Jace came home after a long day, greeted the children as he always did, then kissed me so passionately to make up for being gone all day. He is right about one thing; I will never get tired of kissing Jace, my golden angel.

The End