Chapter 6
Lunch was being served in the gardens that I had visited the first time I ate with the Tyrells. Jaime walked me all the way to where Margaery was. "Hello Margaery, how are you?" Jaime asked, exchanging pleasantries.
"I am well Ser Jaime thank you. Yourself?" She asked stiffly.
"I am very well actually, thank you. Well have a good lunch. I will see you tonight." He let go of my arm and kissed my forehead. I started blushing and nodded. How could I still be blushing just because of a simple act of public affection. He smiles and walked away. I sat down across from Margaery trying to keep myself from watching him. When we couldn't hear his footsteps any longer Margaery finally spoke up.
She reached across and grabbed my hand. "How are you Sansa dear?" Her brown doe eyes were filled with concern for me.
"I'm actually well. It hasn't been so bad being married to Jaime. He is very kind to me." I tried to assure her.
"So you're happy?" She asked.
"I think I am." I smiled to myself.
"Then that's good. I would have liked to be sisters but as long as you are happy I'm happy." She smiled at me sweetly.
"You are a good friend Margaery."
"Thank you Sansa. But you make it easy to be a good friend to you. So how was it?" She winked.
I started blushing like mad. "Umm it was good." I said embarrassed.
"Just good?! Please tell me some details." She demanded giggling.
I laughed. "Well he was very sweet. He made sure I wasn't hurting. It actually felt very amazing." I finished blushing intensely.
"Well I would hope it would." She laughed. "How does he treat you?"
"He is incredibly sweet. He may be a Lannister but I got lucky. He just wants me to be happy and safe. That's what he tells me at least. I don't know if I believe him completely but so far he has proven to me that he's telling the truth." I told her honestly.
"That is good to hear. Hopefully he'll let you visit Highgarden. We can go a little bit after the wedding." Margaery said.
"Maybe. That reminds me. Maybe you could come visit me." I said smiling brightly.
"Visit you where?" She said looking utterly confused.
"Jaime and I are leaving for Casterly Rock after the wedding. He's going to take me away from here."
Her eyes opened up wide. "But how?" She knew as well as I did how tight the Queen Ceresi's hold is on me.
"He wants to take me away so he could protect me. He knows how much Joffrey likes to torment me so he will claim his lordship of Casterly Rock. He says it's because he wants to protect me but he doesn't want to tell me why."
"What do you mean why?" Margaery asked.
"I mean I don't understand why he wants to protect me so much. He doesn't owe me anything and his family shares no love for mine but he wants to protect me so badly." I explained.
"Sansa can't you see." Margaery said starting to smile.
I looked at her bewildered. What is so funny about what I had said? "Now it's my turn to ask you what you mean." I said teasing her.
"I mean that Ser Jaime has changed since he was captured by your family. I had heard of the stories of him, the Kingslayer was all they called him. He was said to be very arrogant and prideful. Now I have seen him be kind to not only you but serving girls and others." I opened my mouth to start talking but Margaery cut me off. "I am not saying that you should trust him completely but I am saying that you can start to trust him."
"Maybe you're right. I may not want to trust him but I already do." I told her.
"Well that is a good thing. This way you'll get to live a better life than you would staying here." Margaery said. I nodded. "Well let's stop talking of such terrible stuff and relax and each lunch." She smiled and gestured to the food already prepared on the table.
Jaime sent a guard to escort me to his chambers. Or I guess it's our chambers now, for the time being. I had a good lunch with Margaery. After we got done talking of the serious topics it became very light and fun. After we finished lunch we walked through the gardens and enjoyed each others company. She wanted to continually hear about Jaime. I had admitted to her that my feelings are moving from friendliness to something more. I'm not in love with him yet. I don't want to be a fool and fall in love so fast like I did with Joffrey. I want to get to know Jaime and fall in love with the person he truly is. From what he's shown me so far I have no doubt that I will fall in love with him sure enough. If at the least we will be friends instead of strangers.
The guard left me at the front of the door without a word. I walked in but no one was there. The table was set with our drinks but Jaime was not around. I made my way to the table where Jaime had some stuff sent for me. My brush was brought thankfully so I decided to brush it while I wait for Jaime. As I was brushing my hair I heard muffled voices in front of the chamber doors. They must have been shouting if I could make out some of their words. From what I could tell it was a man and a woman speaking with each other and very angrily. I was curious to who this couple was. Arya would have already been by the door eavesdropping by now. As it was a minute later I moved closer to the door since I could hear the couple still arguing with each other. The door was open a crack. As I got closer to the crack in the door I could make out their conversation now.
"You are the one who planned this and now you are angry with me for going with your plan?!" The man said. I immediately registered that it was Jaime. That peaked my interest even more.
"But you were not suppose to leave!" The woman screeched. After a couple of seconds I recognized that it was the queen's voice.
"I will not let you torment this girl any longer. This is the only conversation we will have of this any longer. Why don't you go run off to our sweet cousin Lancel." I heard Jaime sneer. There was a loud slapping noise then bustling of fabric and loud footsteps retreating. At that I ran back to where I was before and pretended to still be brushing my hair. Thirty seconds later Jaime came in somewhat dazed. I turned to him feigning surprise at his arrival. "Oh hi Jaime did you just walk in."
He turned to me startled. I guess he had not noticed that I was already in the room. "Oh hello." He stood there without another word.
"Should I call one of the serving girls to bring up dinner?"
"Oh yes you must be hungry. Have them bring you your dinner. I will be dining with my brother." With that he walked out of the room leaving me confused and slightly hurt.
