Game of Thrones: Healing the Broken
Chapter 14 of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.
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Disclaimer: Game of Thrones belongs to George R.R. Martin.
Chapter 14
Sitting together out in the back garden, Jojen couldn't help but smile as Lily sat as close as she dared, still worried about triggering his issues.
'Yet around her I feel so...' He thought happily.
He couldn't help but feel that, it was time. He couldn't hide things anymore. He knew how he felt and it was right that he told Lily the truth.
"Um, Lily, I'd like to talk to you for a minute."
She turned to him. "Jojen?"
He sighed. "I, this is...tricky, I don't know how to..."
"Just take a deep breath, relax." She said kindly. "You...take your time, we've got time."
Jojen nodded and did so, slowly calming down before finally nodding and relaxing. Lily smiled, relieve that he was calmer.
She nodded. "So, um, you wanted to talk."
Jojen nodded. "Yeah, um, I have, I have something I need to tell you. This isn't easy, I needed a lot of help to realize this."
"I have something to say too." She admitted. "Though you already know it."
He turned to her, they both waited awkwardly for the other to speak and then ended up talking at the same time, saying the exact same words.
"I love you."
They both sat, frozen, staring in disbelief at each other.
"You…You do?" Lily stammered; a feeling of joy swelling inside her.
Jojen smiled; blushing lightly. "Yes; I do. So, you…?"
Lily nodded. "You know I do; I'm just glad we're finally open and honest about it. That you trusted me enough to finally tell me."
They both smiled widely and, without any hesitation, closed the gap between them and kissed, officially starting their relationship.
One thing that still played on Jojen's mind however, as they parted, he wondered.
"Lily I...This may seem kinda...out of place, but there's something that's confusing me." Jojen explained.
She paused for a moment but nodded. "Go ahead?"
He paused for a moment, trying to work out how to say it. "Well, I...I was just wondering, how...how did you know, how best to help me?"
Lily's expression changed as tensed at that which worried Jojen.
But then she bowed her head. "I...My brother, Jared…he; he went through the same thing you did. A babysitter abused him. Luckily we caught her in the act, before she could do anything serious, but..."
Jojen gasped, now realized he was right. He had noticed something off about Jared at the beach party, now he realized, he had been seeing himself in the younger boy.
"Is he..."
"He's...better." Lily replied. "But it'll take time, just like with you."
They both smiled; now Jojen wasn't only certain about his love for Lily, but he swore to help Jared now, he understood how the boy must be feeling and was certain that he could help.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, just one more chapter to go now, read and review please.