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I wondered about Roberts great shock when the North declared for us. The Riverlands and Vale for once did not join them, they did not want Targaryen rule. The Riverlands tried to stop them from crossing into their land while the Knights of the Vale were moving to Kingslanding. Our own Stormlands, Reach, and Dornish forces were starting to move into place. Stannis would have to take men by ship to the Riverlands and scatter the Tully forces and go with the Northerners to the capital, they will be behind the Vale forces and Tywin Lannisters men will come in front of them, then Robert will be surrounded.
It was a clever plan, but a million things could go wrong with it and I worried.
"What if the knight of the vale turns around while you are fighting the Riverland Lords and you are crushed between to armies." I asked Stannis.
"Then thousands will die." Stannis said simply arm and arm with me as we walked through the water gardens at my request. "Who the hell finds this relaxing?" Stannis asked annoyed.
"You should enjoy spending time with me, we will not see each other in a while." I reminded him.
"Your brother better take bloody good care of you and the children." Stannis warned. Aegon would have to accept his throne before someone stole it. Oberyn would take Dragonstone and we would remain their until it was time for him to go to Kingslanding.
"I thought you were getting along with him." I asked and he gave me a Leary look, Oberyn enjoyed Stannis more then I thought he would and to everyones surprise Stannis at least tolerated Oberyn if not liked him.
"Not anymore." He said so very seriously.
"Well why not, don't make me pull it out of you." I told him.
"He took me to a brothel yesterday." He said making me laugh and wonder why Oberyn would do such a thing unless he just meant to unnerve Stannis or because he was just use to hanging out in brothels. Stannis turned to face me.
"I reminded him that I was married and swore an oath, I would never dishonor you like that!" Stannis swore.
"I know Stannis I was not even worried about it." I promised. "Maybe it's self-indulgent of me but I love that you only ever have eyes for me." I told him leaning up to kiss his lips. I enjoyed the mmhh noise he made as we kissed, after a moment he broke are kiss not wanting to be improper in public, he led me onwards.
"I will always only have eyes for you because no woman could ever compare to you." Stannis said dryly like I was idiotic to think otherwise, and it made me laugh he truly didn't have a poetic bone in his body, he was all honest and duty.
He walked briskly through the gardens he had no idea how to stroll.
"Did you ever think you would love me when we married?" I asked him.
"No, did you?" Stannis said simply.
"No, I was going to run away from you." I admitted.
"I am glad you did not." He told me honestly and I smiled.
"I'm glad to." I told him turning to go up the stairs and back inside.
"I thought we were spending time together?" Stannis asked.
"We are but my under skirt is painfully tight and since we are close to our room I thought I would loosen it." I told him, and he nodded following after me as I suspected it would he was just going to wait at the door. "Come help me untie it." I asked he nodded walking in and shutting the door behind him.
I shrugged off my Dornish dress he was behind me but he hesitated before his hands went to the small of my back untying the small tight knot I laced their this morning.
"How long? Until the War is over do you think?" I asked.
"At least a year maybe more."
"A whole year." I sighed as he undid my small skirt his hands grazed over my back, he was trying not to, but his hands gave him away that he longed to touch me to.
"I will let you-" he started but I turned around to him quickly clutching onto his tunic.
"Don't go." I told him softly.
"I could get you pregnant." He said worried but his eyes wondered down to my chest, I never had large breasts but they always seemed to entice my Stannis.
"I can think of other things." I told him taking his hand leading him to our bed he obliged me removing his clothes as we went over so we were both naked as we arrived to our bed I had him sit down before getting on my knees, Oberyn told me things when we were young but I doubted he would help me with this now or at least he would feel awkwardly about it so I found myself enjoying the company of his Paramore of late and Elliaria had told me all sorts of things a princess shouldn't know. I licked around the tip before putting it in my mouth I heard Stannis breath in deeply his hand went to my hair as I started to take the rest as he tried to keep himself from pushing forward into my throat but it seemed to be a losing battle as he breathlessly called out my name, I was very proud to be Elia Martell of Dorne but my name never sounded prettier then when Stannis said it in the throes of passion.
I was surprised when he pulled me off of him and into his lap before I could protest he was inside of me apparently he could no longer worry about getting me pregnant, his hands pawed at my chest as I rode him I started to get close then Stannis's hands moved to my hips to help me keep up pace as I found release, my body arched and he took the opportunity to suck at my chest but it was not long for him either we were both quickly undone and he fell back so we could lay down.
"I don't want you to go." I told him.
"But I have to, for your boy."
"He is our boy." I told him but he didn't say anything, I knew he loved Aegon but he always said that Aegon was not his son because saying so is a lie and it is disrespecting Aegon's father, not that Stannis had any love for Rhaegar but times like these he felt very strongly about it when he would go off to war because no matter what happened he wanted to know he was Shireen and Orys only daddy. Shireen openly called me mother and he didn't seem to ever correct her. I would have to learn about Selyse, so Shireen could know her I thought but that would have to come later.
"You know I love him." Stannis reminded his hand going to my cheek, sometimes I forgot how young he was because of how he behaved himself. But looking at him now he was young man of 23, he cut his dark hair short because of the Dornish heat but my stormlords stormy eyes always made my heart beat faster. I looked at his muscular toned body his skin and I started kissing at his chest.
"Not yet sated?" He mused, and I shook my head playfully.
"Should I be hard or rough?" He asked with a devious smile reserved for me alone.
"Rough, please." I almost begged.
H flipped us and I was under his muscular arms his hands gripped my hips hard as he pushed into me my legs wrapped around his waist his thrusts were blunt and hard as he stared down as I writhed under him my nails clawed into his back as he thrusted.
"Gods Stannis!" I cried making him chuckle he loved making me scream deciding he was satisfied enough by my cry and biting into his shoulder making him hiss clawing into him until he grabbed my hands pulling the back against the bed and at the same time pulling me off his shoulder.
"Enough of that." He growled. "Scream for me Elia." He thrusted deeper into me harder and I did. "Gods Stannis! Stannis Stanni-ahh" I cried out until I struggled to make out anymore words and just screamed for him as I came against him, but he wasn't close to slowing as his head went into my chest biting and kissing my breasts his grip loosened on my wrists and I pulled at his shorter hair.
"Is Dorne to hot for you?" I asked breathy with each word.
"Your always hot for me." He growled against my skin. As he thrusted into me, he got me to come again before he finished he rolled off of me catching his breath before laying on his side looking over me as I caught my breath it always seemed to take me longer, his hands traced over the marks on my skin he seemed to loose himself a little in our pleasure.
"Are you sore?" He asked there was a little discomfort between my legs after he was rough which he was on such few occasions and usually with my insistence only set in after and it kept me thinking about him and the wonderful work he had put my body through, he minded much more than I did.
"Only a little." I said he kissed down body and licked and sucked at my mound gently, my hooded eyes watched him work my hands were combing through his hair gently as I lazily came for him and he lapped up my arousal with all abandon, when he moved I could see he was hard again it had been along time since we had each other and it seemed our bodies just yearned for each other.
"Stannis please." I whined feeling more tired then needy, but I could not leave him in such a state.
"No, go to sleep Lia." He told me softly. "You look exhausted." He told me.
"Let me give you my affection." I begged him cuddling up against him.
"Would you….do that thing with your lips again wife." He asked with desperation in his deep voice making me smile.
"Of course, my love." I told him he knew he stroked my desire when he called me his wife.
"Why do you like that so much?" He asked me as I kissed down his body.
"I love being your wife Stannis, I love when you acknowledge me as such as your partner, equal, lover." I told him against his skin making him groan before I even got to his cock.
"You are the best wife I ever could ask for." He told me after I had satisfied him, he pulled me up into his arms, so we could sleep together tangled and sweaty and I was in awe Stannis Baratheon slept with me in the middle of the day he was rarely good at rest but I fell asleep to the sound of his heart as he slept his arms wrapped around me and my last lucid thought was thanking the Gods for Stannis Baratheon.