Hey everybody! I know that's its been a while since my last update but honestly i just needed a small break. Alots happened in the last month and i kind of needed to get away from everything. But im back with a new chapter! I hope you enjoy it and please leave a comment to let me know what you think. May the fiction be with you!
CHAPTER NINE
To say that it was cold would be an understatement. Jane loved her home city but it was much to cold during this time of year for her liking. It had been about twenty minutes since she left Targaryen Airlines and walked out of the airport to wait for Jon and Ygritte. It may have been the middle of November but the snow was already beginning to make its descent from the heavens. A lite blanket of snow was covering the untouched surfaces of the busy airport and many could be seen slipping and sliding as they attempted to walk on the uncovered sidewalks. Jane tried to contain her amusement at the site of a young man slipping and sliding on the pavement.
It wasn't long until a 2008 black Cadillac Escalade pulled in front of the young woman and a familiar head of flaming red hair carefully jumped out of the vehicle and ran towards her. Upon seeing the pregnant woman before her, Jane immediately dropped the luggage she carried and squeezed her in a tight embrace.
"Careful love, don' squeeze too tight," she whispered almost breathlessly into the blonde's hair. The two cousins' both pulled back and Jane took in her appearance. Ygritte was dressed warmly in a tan wooly coat but the evidence of her pregnancy was unmistakable. The curve of her now five month belly could easily be made out and she did nothing to hide it. Janes heart swelled at the site and could feel the pinprick of tears well up in the corner of her bright eyes. "Oh don' cry, I'm all hormonal and don' need to be cryin' too" a pout began to form as her voice was croaking. One look into her fiery gaze and she nearly lost it. Jane was too emotional about this but she didn't care. When the two women first met they had been at odds, it wasn't until a few months after meeting that things changed between the two of them. They were closer than any two people could get without being romantically involved and it suited the both of them just fine.
"I'm just so happy for you. I know you've wanted to start a family with Jon. It's been a part of your dream and now," Jane paused and looked at her as if to emphasize what she was trying to convey. "Wait, where is Jon?" the realization that her cousin wasn't with his beloved wife just hitting her.
"Ned wanted to speak with him and Robb about why the family is all together. Besides," she gave a mischievous grin "I wanted to hear all about this Sandor of yours first hand" and the wink she gave Jane left her beet red.
The car ride to the heart of Winterfell wasn't horrible as the population wasnt high like it was in King's Landing. Everyone prefers the warmer Southern capital to the icy North. This just meant that traffic was rarely horrific. The conversation lasted the entire hour car ride and consisted of nothing but Jane's new love life of the past three months. Jane answered all of Ygrittes questions, innocent and mortifying alike.
"I hope you bring 'im up the next time Ned decides ta get the band together. I can' judge a man without a face, love." despite the seriousness of her tone, the smile that plastered her glowing face gave away what she was really intending to do when she finally meets the man.
"Actually, you won't have to wait long. He's actually on his way here with his employers."
"Really? How convenient for me" the smile was wicked. Ygritte loved to give the boy's a hard time on their love interests and teased them relentlessly. It was like she was testing them, for what exactly would remain a mystery to Jane. With the Stark sisters- adopted or not- it was a different sense of teasing. Ygritte was easier and less relentless but something about this time around left Jane wondering if it would be as bad as it was for the boys'. The woman kissed by fire saw the look of concern on the sandy blonde and proceeded with a sigh of frustration. "Listen, Jane, I don' wanna repeat of last time a man with power came into your life. I honestly though' that you'd never go for men again considering the state that you left the North in." Jane could seen the forlorn gaze she gave the road and felt a tightness in her chest.
"I thought i would never trust another man after what Ramsey did. I blamed myself for everythig that had happened up until he tried to murder me in my sleep." Her had went striaght to the large diagonal scar that laid on her wrist. "I swore id never let anyone get close to me again and yet almost 5 years since the divorce, I got drunk at a bar and met a man that has treated me better than Ramsey ever could have. That includes when we were dating and the facade was secured in place."
Ygritte gave a small smile before making a turn that led to the beginning of a long dirt road. "Almost there. Be prepared love, Arya and Sansa are going to topple you when you step through the door." The thought of finally seeing the girls in person after years of the personal exile brought a wave of relief and giddiness over Janes entire being. Suddenly, however, a wave of nausea once again plague her.
"Pull over"
"What's wrong?" the panic was evident in her voice as she began to pull to the curb. The car hadn't fully stopped when Jane decided to open the door and practically jump from the vehicle, making only a few steps before expelling her breakfast into the snow. Once the deed was finished Jane gingerly wiped her mouth with her sleeve as her cousin walked up behind her with a water bottle in hand.
"Everythin' alrigh'?" she questioned as she handed the bottle over.
"Yeah, just been a little sick lately"
A stunned expression replaced the concern that was on Ygritte sharp features. A sign of realization seemed to wash over the flame haired woman as she asked one very simple question, "How long have you been feelin' sick, Jane?"
Puzzled, she replied with "about two weeks, I figured I just caught a stomach bug from one of the patients."
"I thought you looked different, I mean i though' it was just 'cause you were happy."
"Ygritte, what are you going on about?"
"Jane." She paused, as if summoning up the patience to explain the obvious to an imbecile. "Jane, sweetie, is it possible that you're pregnant?"
All the blood in her warm body suddenly cooled. "That's not possible, Yee, im on birth control and we used protection. Trust me, we used quite a few that night." she chuckled at the absurdity of it all. She couldn't possibly be pregnant, the odds were too great for that to actually happen.
"What kin'a birth control are ya on?" a tired sigh escaped her lips.
"I've got the implant, I live in one of the roughest cities in the seven kingdoms, I got it a few weeks after moving there just in case the worst happened."
A hum of understanding was made before the redhead continued with her interrogation. "So it's been almost four years since you got it. You're a nurse! You shoul' know tha' they become less effective as time passes."
"By the seven! I'm an idiot." Jane crouched into a squat and hid her head between her knees as she tried to process what was going on. How did she not read the signs? Sure she never experienced the normal symptoms of pregnancy during her first but she was well aware of what the symptoms ment. She had gained a little weight in the past couple weeks despite throwing up almost every morning. On top of that she was more tired than normal at work, but she chalk that up to being simply overworked. Janes moon blood was late but she shrugged that off as just being stressed since it can make a woman irregular. Every symptom of pregnancy she had she seemed to have an easy explanation for what why her body was acting so strangely as of late. Jane was so deep in thought that when she felt a tender hand rest on her shoulder she nearly jumped straight out of her skin.
Soft smiling eyes were staring down at her as she peered into them. "Come on, home can wait for a few more minutes. Lets run to the store and get you a test, and we'll go from there Love," was all that was said as Jane was guided numbly to the awaiting car.
