clace jealousy

15. Pandemonium With Max

When they got back to the Institute, Clary said she wanted to go out to Pandemonium. Izzy was all for it, but Jace thought Clary should rest. Clary however insisted that she was fine and used her ways of persuading Jace until he gave in.

"We'll be ready in ten minutes," Izzy had said as she whisked Clary away.

That had been an hour ago.

"Are they ready yet?" Simon asked. He went to look at his watch, but then remembered he wasn't wearing one.

"You guys going somewhere?" Max asked, coming up to them.

"Pandemonium," Jace said.

"Can I come?" Max asked excitedly.

Before Jace could answer, Maryse came up behind him. "You may not!"

"Why not?" Max complained. "I'm fourteen! Jace and Alec have been doing this since they were ten!"

"Yes, when they shouldn't have been!" Maryse glared at her two other sons.

"Mom, can't he come? We'll take good care of him," Alec promised.

Maryse sighed, "Fine, I guess you can go."

Max's face lit up. "Thanks mom!" He hugged her the way kids do when their parents give them what they want.

"But I want you back here before midnight!" Maryse said.

"Don't worry, we'll have him back before our taxi turns into a pumpkin," Jace said.

Simon and Magnus chuckled while Alec, Max and Maryse looked confused, not knowing the story of Cinderella.

"Are you already drunk?" Maryse asked Jace.

That made Simon and Magnus crack up.

Jace glared at them before turning to Max. "Why don't you ask Rebecca if she wants to come?"

"Okay," Max said, taking off before Maryse could change her mind.

"Are we ready to go?" Clary asked, coming down the stairs with Izzy.

"We're waiting for Max and Rebecca," Alec said.

"Okay, we're here!" Max panted, Rebecca behind him.

"Let's go!" Max said. "I want to get so-"

Maryse cleared her throat behind him. "You want to get so what?"

"Much experience," Max finished, remembering she was still there.

"Mhm. Be back before midnight!" she reminded him, folding her arms.

"Yes mom," he said and quickly turned, making a bee-line for the exit.

The rest of them soon followed.

They got there and saw the usual out the door line to get inside.

"You guys wait in this line every time?" Max asked.

Jace chuckled. "Oh you have much to learn," he said, patting his younger brother's shoulder affectionately.

They watched as Clary and Izzy sashayed up to the bouncer and cozied up to him until he let them in.

Once they were in, they went straight to the bar, ordering shots of various types of alcohol - water for Max, but they told him it was vodka.

"Wow vodka's really plain," Max said after taking a sip of the 'vodka'.

"They dilute it here," Alec lied. Max was almost drinking age, but if Alec brought him back to Maryse drunk, she would not be pleased.

"I want to dance," Clary said, dragging Jace to the dance floor.