they caught them together at night, but something about the sneakiness of it made it all the more exciting. Her hair hit her upper arms and covered half of her face, but Jace could see that she still had her makeup on.

"New outfit, huh?" Jace asked, his voice deep.

"This? Oh, this is just an old thing I had lying around," Aria retorted, walking towards the boy. As soon as she was within his reach, he took her by the waist and approached her body to his, making the girl suppress a surprised yell.

"Good try," he taunted her, taking her right hand on his cold one. "I've seen these on Isabelle far too many times."

"Well, it's the first time you man up and actually ask me to come to your room," she confessed. She felt completely at ease now that she was in Jace's embrace. "Figured it was a special occasion."

"What's the difference between asking you to come and showing up unannounced at yours? We always end up making out all the same."

"That's what Izzy said. Well, according to her, we end up making out everywhere," Aria let out a soft chuckle, Jace soon letting out one of his own.

"Maybe Alec was a more discrete choice to ask for protection. Isabelle will probably scream about our time together from the top of the Empire State," he continued, still sitting in the bed and with his arms around Aria's legs, seeing that she was standing.

"I cannot stand you, Jace Wayland."

"Shut up and kiss me already, will you?" he whispered, pulling her down to his lap and attacking her lips. His hand moved to the back of her head, deepening the kiss, as Aria's one moved to cup Jace's face. Their kissing was like a well-rehearsed choreography. They knew how and when to move, they knew what made each other weak in the knees and what would prompt a reaction, which is why Jace softly bit Aria's lower lip.

Momentarily breaking the kiss, Jace moved Aria to his bed, putting himself on top of her, his hand moving down her clearly see-through shirt. That gave Aria goosebumps, which made Jace smile against her lips. He was already shirtless, which made it easier for Aria to take her shirt off, revealing her lacy white bra. Jace smiled at the sight and continued kissing her, both of them separating from time to time to breathe.

Jace's hands moved to the hem of her bottoms. Contrary to what everyone at the Institute thought, Jace and Aria usually kept it pretty PG. Yes, they had been each other's first time at a younger age and purely for the sake of taking it out of the way with someone they trustedb and yes they were not opposed to doing it every once in a while, but it was not an event that repeated itself many times. Neither of them had any kind of rush and they preferred for matters to develop on their own.

Jace was far from inexperienced in girl matters, but Aria had always been different for him, perhaps because they lived together and they knew that being mad at each other made it uncomfortable for all of them. Aria bit her lip and nodded. Slowly, Jace removed her shorts and caressed her leg.

The chilly air of the room hitting her bare body made Aria shiver softly, which put Jace in immediate alert.

"Hey, what's wrong?" he whispered, propping himself on his elbows and looking at the girl.

"Nothing, it's just..."

"You're beautiful, Aria Fernvale." It was not usual for Jace to give such heartfelt compliments. Sure, he had told her some dirty comments that were meant to compliment her in his own twisted way, but he was not one for sincere talk. That is why Aria's heart skipped a beat, hearing his tone and seeing the look on his face. "Don't worry, I'll undress too."

His tone went back to its usual cocky one, which made Aria smile and nod softly. The girl, however, felt now braver than ever and asked Jace to stop. The boy received the request with a confused frown but complied nevertheless, respecting Aria's decision without further questioning. His expression, however, changed completely when Aria put herself on top of him, straddling him and kissing him once again, slowly, their bodies so close that they were touching completely.

Jace's eyebrows propped up and, as soon as they broke the kiss, he took a look at her. "This is new."

"We can go back to..."

"I like it," he said, kissing her once again. "Do you want to sleep here tonight?"

Aria's breath caught in her throat for a second. So far, they had decided to let their make-out sessions at that, sleeping in separate rooms afterwards for the sake of not having to hear about it when Isabelle or Alec went to wake up Jace, who was always the last one to appear in the kitchen. The thrill of killing a demon in front of a mundane seemed to be acting up in them because Aria nodded and continued to kiss him while Jace put his hands on her butt, a smile appearing on his face.

After some more kissing, to the point where both of them were beginning to feel hot despite the air that filled the room from the window being open, Aria and Jace lay next to each other. None of them knew how to act at first, where to put their hands or legs, but they soon found themselves entangled, Jace's arms completely surrounding Aria, who was taking his hand and playing with his family ring, which he never took off.

They talked to each other a bit, in whispers, but they soon fell asleep, Aria's hair in Jace's face and Jace's soapy scent in Aria's nostrils. She fell asleep with a smile plastered on her face, already imagining how it would be to wake up and spend hours tangled in Jace's arms with the sun hitting them softly.