Game of Thrones: Second Opinion

Chapter 10 of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.

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Chapter 10

As he worked in his study, Eddard Stark smiled gently to himself. Following their date, he and Cat had found themselves feeling remarkably closer.

'We had such a wonderful time on that date, following that we've met up, spoke to each other more...' He thought to himself. 'We've been spending time together, along with the kids...who I still need to talk to about their little, plan.'

He grinned a little at that, considering the possibilities of his various encounters with Catelyn Tully and what his children and hers had planned.

He finished his work and continued to consider it. 'I wonder, is it possible, could we really...'

He paused at that, shaking his head; he was going too fast. He needed to think things through properly; after all, considering everything that happened to Catelyn in her past, she deserved the best, he wasn't sure if he was worthy of her.

'What if she's not even ready for something like this; also, do I truly feel...that deeply for her?'

He sighed; uncertain of the answer. Standing up he left the study and headed downstairs to where he found Sansa watching TV.

"Sansa..." He said softly, catching her attention.

She looked up and smiled. "Hey dad...what's up?"

He sighed and then shook his head. "I'm just thinking is all...I know you and the others set us up but...Do you really think, Catelyn and I dating would be…?"

"Dad, it would be good, for both of you, I'm sure of it." She said quickly, reassuring him.

Smiling Ned realized that once again, he was overthinking things; he decided to see Catelyn later and talk to her, tell her the truth.

Cat smiled to herself as she arrived home from work; it was refreshing, after so long, to actually have a job. To earn her own way, so much that was denied her after marrying Walder. As she entered the house she spotted Arya and Bran in the living room, she wasn't surprised to see Gendry was also present.

"Hey mum." Bran greeted her.

Arya and Gendry both turned to her, smiling.

"Hi mum."

She smiled and nodded as Gendry also greeted her. "Hello Miss Tully."

"Good to see you Gendry." She said kindly before turning to her children. "Where's Rickon?"

Arya answered. "He's out back; guess sitting around just chatting is too boring for him."

Catelyn almost laughed at that. She was lost in thought however, which is what distracted her from her laughter.

'It's been so...sweet, felt nice...' She thought to herself. 'That time I spent with Ned, not just the date, those other times too. I wonder, do I, do I feel...'

She had to admit, as much as she felt hopeful, it was a scary thought. The memories of her husband's abuse were just too fresh.

"Mum?"

She started, realizing her distraction had been noticed. "Sorry, I was just thinking..."

A knowing grin appeared on Arya's face. "About Mr. Stark?"

Cat gasped and prayed she wasn't going red. "Arya!"

Her daughter just laughed; so too did Bran and Gendry. Cat shook her head; unable to believe this.

When they finally calmed down, Arya spoke.

"Mum, really, it's cool. You...You deserve happiness and I'm sure, I'm sure Mr. Stark can do that for you." She said. "Not, not every man is like dad."

Cat bit her lip but nodded; that was certainly true and she couldn't deny she did have feelings for Eddard Stark, maybe it was time to talk to him, perhaps see if things truly could be, serious between them.

Before she left the living room however, she noticed something, something in the way Arya and Gendry looked at each other before looking away again.

'Looks like I'm not the only one.' She thought to herself, surprised.

Of all her children; after what she had suffered, Arya was the last person she expected to display such behaviour, despite her words just now. It was certainly a sigh of hope for the future Catelyn felt. Still smiling she picked up her phone and dialled the number, perhaps now might be a good time to see if she could arrange another date with Eddard Stark.

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