p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn fiddled her fingers. They were in trouble. Pretty serious trouble too if it brought the physician, Cersei, Tyrion and Tywin. Jaime was sitting on the bed, his back on the pillows looking perfectly calm and cocky, though partially annoyed that everyone was in the room. Evelyn had been woken out of her slumber by the chamber maid who had come in and had seen that Jaime had bled through the sheet. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The two had then realized that Jaime's back wound had reopened but luckily not too bad but still Evelyn called the physician who told Tywin on his way over who summoned Tyrion and Cersei to come and see what their brother had done this time./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""It's not too bad," the physician said. "Just tore about five of the ten stitches. Still, unless you want to permanently have a healing wound, I would advise no activity of any sort for at least five days."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jaime nodded, glad that the inspection was over./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What on earth were you doing that tore five stitches?" Cersei insisted, placing her hands on her hips./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jaime didn't answer but looked over at Evelyn who's face had gone bright red and was shuffling her feet nervously, fiddling her fingers. This brought a cocky smirk onto Jaime's face, but this seemed to cause a few reactions./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The physician's eyes widened before he smiled knowingly. Cersei looked ready to murder Jaime if he didn't wipe the smirk off his face and Tyrion looked like a pleased hyena, grinning from ear to ear and wiggling his eyebrows at his brother. Tywin had a placid look on his face, but he nodded, and Evelyn had the feeling that he was pleased with this new development./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Well," the physician said, breaking the silence. "No moving for five days."br /"Thank you doctor," Evelyn said, breaking out of her embarrassed state./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"As the physician left, Tywin ushered Cersei out, knowing that if he didn't, she might commit murder on either her brother or her sister in law. Tyrion followed closely but not before shooting the two a smirk. As Tyrion closed the door, he paused when he heard Jaime's voice on the other side of the door./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Well that was amusing."br /"You got us in trouble!" Evelyn retorted, her footsteps sounding as she walked across the room to the bed./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""I'm responsible?" Jaime asked. "You're the one who looked so cute that I couldn't help myself."br /Jaime let out a groan and Tyrion knew that Evelyn probably socked him in the arm, "You were the one who didn't listen and moved!"br /"You have to move in such situations!" Jaime pointed out; sarcasm evident in his voice. "Anyone knows that."br /"So that makes me not anyone?" Evelyn asked in a teasing tone./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""No, you're cute," Jaime replied./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn chuckled until Tyrion could hear her gasp, "Jaime!"br /"Want to try it again?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""How thick are you? You heard the doctor!" Evelyn cried./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jaime laughed, "We could just avoid telling him."br /"You'll bleed to death," Evelyn replied, her voice calm and straight to the point./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Eh," Jaime whined, "I'll die of a broken heart in a few days if you stay over there."br /"It's for your own protection that I stand over here."br /"Where will you sleep?" Jaime asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""I'll sleep standing if I have to!" Evelyn replied./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You're mean," the man remarked, Tyrion imagining that he was pouting./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"There was silence during which Evelyn walked back across the room and sat down on the bed./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Can I hold you?" Jaime asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Only if you promise that is all you will do," Evelyn replied in a firm tone./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"There was another silence before Jaime spoke again./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Kiss me?"br /"Don't test your luck Lannister."br /Jaime's laugh rang through the door and caused Tyrion to grin. He had never seen his brother this happy before…. Nor of this almost childish boyish attitude. It was refreshing to see. The dwarf turned around, only to see that Cersei had been there the whole time, having not left with Tywin. Her face was black with fury, but Tyrion smirked. No matter what Cersei did, Jaime was Evelyn's and the woman knew it./p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt;""I will make you pay."/p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn felt someone shaking her awake. She slowly opened her eyes to see that it was still dark out. It looked like it was still the middle of the night. Turning to her left she saw that Jaime was still asleep. She had positioned herself on the side of the bed closest to the door so that if Jaime tried to sneak out of bed to use the chamber pot, he couldn't get past her. Evelyn was a light sleeper and had been instructed by the physician to help Jaime use the chamber pot which was his only excuse to get out of bed./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"It had been almost five days and Jaime was losing his nerve but luckily Evelyn stayed with him most of the time. When she wasn't with him, he was either sleeping, reading or being entertained by Tyrion. Arya had even come over one day to talk with Jaime about sword fighting and Evelyn had come back two hours later to see the two laughing together./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jaime didn't like the idea of Evelyn helping him use the pot and told her that it was embarrassing. However, the girl pointed out that it was much more embarrassing when they got found out by the physician when they reopened his wound, so he had nothing to complain about. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Rolling to the right, Evelyn saw that Arya was standing at the side of her bed, still in her nightgown and tears in her eyes./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Arya?" Evelyn asked, sitting up slowly. "What's wrong?"br /"I didn't want to tell Sansa because she would laugh at me…. I had a nightmare."br /Evelyn smiled. Arya hated telling anyone that she had fears except Evelyn for Evelyn never laughed at her. She had promised Arya to never tell a soul and the girl would often tell Evelyn of her dreams in detail. Evelyn realized that Arya would have nightmares if she was lonely or not tired. Those times were when Arya's mind would wander before bed and she would fall asleep with sometimes disturbing things or memories on her mind which would wind into nightmares./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""It's okay," a voice said from behind Evelyn./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The two girls turned to see that Jaime had woken up and was sitting propped up. His wrist had healed so he didn't have it bandaged but he still had to be easy or it stung./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"He smiled at the little Stark girl before shifting over to make room between him and Evelyn, "Everyone has nightmares."br /Arya's eyes widened as she climbed into the bed between the two, leaning her head against Evelyn's shoulder as the girl wrapped her in a hug./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Do you want to talk about it?" Evelyn asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""It was the same one as last week," Arya whispered./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn smiled. She remembered that nightmare. It had been of when Nymeria bit Joffrey. Every time Arya relived it, it seemed to get worse./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Want to hear a story?"br /"No," Arya replied. "Can you sing a song instead?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn looked over at Jaime who seemed intrigued by the girl's request. He had never heard Evelyn sing and it had never dawned on him to ask./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Sighing, Evelyn began to gently sing a song, rubbing her fingers through Arya's short hair./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"emstrongDon't give up/strong/embr /emstrongIt's just the weight of the world/strong/emstrongembr /emWhen your heart's heavy/embr /emI, I will lift it for you/embr /br /emDon't give up/embr /emBecause you want to be heard/embr /emIf silence keeps you/embr /emI, I will break it for you/embr /br /emEverybody wants to be understood/embr /emWell, I can hear you/embr /emEverybody wants to be loved/embr /emDon't give up because you are loved/embr /br /emDon't give up/embr /emIt's just the hurt that you hide/embr /emWhen you're lost inside/embr /emI, I'll be there to find you/embr /br /emDon't give up/embr /emBecause you want to burn bright/embr /emIf darkness blinds you/embr /emI, I will shine to guide you/embr /br /emEverybody wants to be understood/embr /emWell, I can hear you/embr /emEverybody wants to be loved/embr /emDon't give up because you are loved/embr /em(You are loved)/embr /emYou are loved/embr /em(You are loved)/embr /br /emDon't give up/embr /em(Don't give up)/embr /emIt's just the weight of the world/embr /em(You are loved)/embr /br /emDon't give up/embr /em(Don't give up)/embr /emEveryone needs to be loved/embr /em(Don't give up)/embr /br /emYou are loved/embr /em(You are loved)/embr /em(Don't give up)/em/em/strong/p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"When Evelyn finished, Arya had calmed down but was still awake while Jaime was staring at her with wide eyes and gaping mouth./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You never told me that you could sing like that," Jaime pointed out, smirking cockily at her./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn lowered her eyebrows, "You never asked."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You have nightmares Ser Jaime?" Arya asked, butting into the /Jaime nodded, "Recently I haven't. I think your sister scares nightmares away."br /Arya grinned, "No, she just absorbs them." /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Okay," Evelyn remarked, getting out of the bed. "I think it's time for you to go to bed sister."br /Arya shrugged before crawling to the edge of the bed and climbing onto her sister's back./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Night Ser Jaime," Arya called./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Good night Arya," Jaime replied, smiling at her./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn gave the man a pointed look, telling him not to move before leaving. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"By the time Evelyn got Arya back to her room, the girl was sound asleep, so she had no problem in putting her to bed. Just as she was leaving, she almost collided with her father./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Hello father," the girl chirped. "What are you doing up so late?"br /"I was going to ask the same of you," Ned remarked, smiling at his /"Just getting Arya to bed. She had a nightmare."br /Ned nodded, "You had better head back to bed."br /Evelyn smiled, "Jaime had better not have gotten out of bed again."br /She was about to head off when her father grabbed her hand and pulled her into a quiet corridor./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Father, what's wrong?"br /"Evelyn, I know that you have grown to care about Jaime, but there is something I think you should know."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The girl looked up at him quizzically when she noticed the firm, earnest and almost sad look in her father's eyes./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Did you hear about those rumors of Cersei and Jaime being intimate in the past?" Ned asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn froze. She hadn't…. but now that he said it, she felt herself almost believing it. She knew from experience that twins could oftentimes grow to love one another. Whether that love was of siblings or if they took it wrong and believed it to be romantic love, twins oftentimes loved each other. She knew that Jaime loved his siblings but so far she had never seen any special love he held for Cersei. Maybe because the rumors were of the past… and that he had grown out of love of her. However, she realized that Cersei had shown some possessive sides to her behavior around Jaime./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""It turns out it was true," Ned replied in a whisper. "Cersei confirmed it."br /"She confirmed it?" Evelyn asked, "To you?"br /"I suspected it for a while," her father explained. "But I mentioned it to her today… and she confirmed it."br /"So wait…." Evelyn breathed, trying to keep her mind from exploding, "Does that mean that…. Myrcella… Tommen…. Joffrey…. Aren't…"br /Ned nodded, "They are not Baratheon's. They are Lannister's. Illegitimate."br /"They're Cersei…. And Jaime's."br /The man looked down at his daughter to see that the girl's face had paled but she had pursed her lips together firmly and had managed to keep herself calm./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Are you mad?" Ned asked, afraid that she would be angry with him for ruining the happiness she shared with Jaime./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn shook her head, "No… I just need a few answers."br /With that, she hugged her father goodnight and headed back to her room. When she arrived, Jaime was still awake but laying down on his back./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The girl climbed into the bed and got under the covers but remained seated. Jaime sat up slowly and carefully./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Arya okay?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn nodded, "She's asleep."br /Jaime sensed that something was wrong so he leant forward to look at her face, "What's wrong? Something on your mind?"br /The girl turned so she was facing Jaime before giving him an earnest, serious look, "Jaime…. I'm not asking this because I believe it or because I don't believe it…. I'm not afraid to believe or not to believe it but I need an answer."br /"Alright," Jaime said, not sure what the girl was going to ask him./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Myrcella, Tommen and Joffrey…. They're not Robert's children, are they?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jaime stiffened at this and snapped back as if someone had stung him. His eyes widened and his mouth parted in shock. He had been sure that Evelyn hadn't heard the rumors going around Kings Landing but he guessed that there was no avoiding it. Evelyn was smarter than most. She would have found out on her own eventually./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jaime bowed his head, his shoulders slumped, "No they're not…"br /"They're yours," Evelyn added, not a question but a statement./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jaime lifted his face, surprised at the softness in Evelyn's voice. The girl was smiling softly at him though her eyes were sad./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You're not angry?" he asked, /The girl shook her head, "No. Everyone makes mistakes. Mistakes can be small, or they can be life changing. However, I cannot contradict you for mistakes you have made for I have mistakes of my own."br /"But none of them are nearly as bad as what I have done," Jaime said, "Evelyn… you don't know the half of what I have done."br /Evelyn titled her head in confusion, "What do you mean?"br /Jaime shook his head before looking back at the girl, tears appearing in his eyes. The look in his eyes was enough to tell Evelyn what she feared most./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Bran… he saw you, didn't he?"br /Jaime bowed his head again but managed a weak nod. Evelyn sighed and ran her fingers through her hair, "Was it you or Cersei…. Who pushed him?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jaime looked at her and shook his head, "Cersei tried to push him…. I was going to stop her, but I made her trip and she pushed him out…. If I hadn't moved, he might have not fallen. It was my fault."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jaime ran his hands through his hair before laying down and turning around with his back to her, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry for lying to you…. For everything."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"There was a long silence during which Jaime wondered if Evelyn had gone to sleep or had left. However, he was answered as Evelyn slipped her arms around him from behind and touched his face with her hand, placing her cheek against his back and holding him close./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""I forgive you. I know you are sorry about it."br /"How can you not be angry with me after all I have done?" Jaime whispered, on the verge of tears./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Because my love for you is more than the anger or pain I feel." The girl whispered before the two drifted off to sleep, entangled together./p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The two had then realized that Jaime's back wound had reopened but luckily not too bad but still Evelyn called the physician who told Tywin on his way over who summoned Tyrion and Cersei to come and see what their brother had done this time./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""It's not too bad," the physician said. "Just tore about five of the ten stitches. Still, unless you want to permanently have a healing wound, I would advise no activity of any sort for at least five days."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jaime nodded, glad that the inspection was over./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What on earth were you doing that tore five stitches?" Cersei insisted, placing her hands on her hips./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jaime didn't answer but looked over at Evelyn who's face had gone bright red and was shuffling her feet nervously, fiddling her fingers. This brought a cocky smirk onto Jaime's face, but this seemed to cause a few reactions./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The physician's eyes widened before he smiled knowingly. Cersei looked ready to murder Jaime if he didn't wipe the smirk off his face and Tyrion looked like a pleased hyena, grinning from ear to ear and wiggling his eyebrows at his brother. Tywin had a placid look on his face, but he nodded, and Evelyn had the feeling that he was pleased with this new development./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Well," the physician said, breaking the silence. "No moving for five days."br /"Thank you doctor," Evelyn said, breaking out of her embarrassed state./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"As the physician left, Tywin ushered Cersei out, knowing that if he didn't, she might commit murder on either her brother or her sister in law. Tyrion followed closely but not before shooting the two a smirk. As Tyrion closed the door, he paused when he heard Jaime's voice on the other side of the door./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Well that was amusing."br /"You got us in trouble!" Evelyn retorted, her footsteps sounding as she walked across the room to the bed./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""I'm responsible?" Jaime asked. "You're the one who looked so cute that I couldn't help myself."br /Jaime let out a groan and Tyrion knew that Evelyn probably socked him in the arm, "You were the one who didn't listen and moved!"br /"You have to move in such situations!" Jaime pointed out; sarcasm evident in his voice. "Anyone knows that."br /"So that makes me not anyone?" Evelyn asked in a teasing tone./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""No, you're cute," Jaime replied./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn chuckled until Tyrion could hear her gasp, "Jaime!"br /"Want to try it again?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""How thick are you? You heard the doctor!" Evelyn cried./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jaime laughed, "We could just avoid telling him."br /"You'll bleed to death," Evelyn replied, her voice calm and straight to the point./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Eh," Jaime whined, "I'll die of a broken heart in a few days if you stay over there."br /"It's for your own protection that I stand over here."br /"Where will you sleep?" Jaime asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""I'll sleep standing if I have to!" Evelyn replied./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You're mean," the man remarked, Tyrion imagining that he was pouting./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"There was silence during which Evelyn walked back across the room and sat down on the bed./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Can I hold you?" Jaime asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Only if you promise that is all you will do," Evelyn replied in a firm tone./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"There was another silence before Jaime spoke again./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Kiss me?"br /"Don't test your luck Lannister."br /Jaime's laugh rang through the door and caused Tyrion to grin. He had never seen his brother this happy before…. Nor of this almost childish boyish attitude. It was refreshing to see. The dwarf turned around, only to see that Cersei had been there the whole time, having not left with Tywin. Her face was black with fury, but Tyrion smirked. No matter what Cersei did, Jaime was Evelyn's and the woman knew it./p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn felt someone shaking her awake. She slowly opened her eyes to see that it was still dark out. It looked like it was still the middle of the night. Turning to her left she saw that Jaime was still asleep. She had positioned herself on the side of the bed closest to the door so that if Jaime tried to sneak out of bed to use the chamber pot, he couldn't get past her. Evelyn was a light sleeper and had been instructed by the physician to help Jaime use the chamber pot which was his only excuse to get out of bed./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"It had been almost five days and Jaime was losing his nerve but luckily Evelyn stayed with him most of the time. When she wasn't with him, he was either sleeping, reading or being entertained by Tyrion. Arya had even come over one day to talk with Jaime about sword fighting and Evelyn had come back two hours later to see the two laughing together./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jaime didn't like the idea of Evelyn helping him use the pot and told her that it was embarrassing. However, the girl pointed out that it was much more embarrassing when they got found out by the physician when they reopened his wound, so he had nothing to complain about. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Rolling to the right, Evelyn saw that Arya was standing at the side of her bed, still in her nightgown and tears in her eyes./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Arya?" Evelyn asked, sitting up slowly. "What's wrong?"br /"I didn't want to tell Sansa because she would laugh at me…. I had a nightmare."br /Evelyn smiled. Arya hated telling anyone that she had fears except Evelyn for Evelyn never laughed at her. She had promised Arya to never tell a soul and the girl would often tell Evelyn of her dreams in detail. Evelyn realized that Arya would have nightmares if she was lonely or not tired. Those times were when Arya's mind would wander before bed and she would fall asleep with sometimes disturbing things or memories on her mind which would wind into nightmares./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""It's okay," a voice said from behind Evelyn./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The two girls turned to see that Jaime had woken up and was sitting propped up. His wrist had healed so he didn't have it bandaged but he still had to be easy or it stung./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"He smiled at the little Stark girl before shifting over to make room between him and Evelyn, "Everyone has nightmares."br /Arya's eyes widened as she climbed into the bed between the two, leaning her head against Evelyn's shoulder as the girl wrapped her in a hug./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Do you want to talk about it?" Evelyn asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""It was the same one as last week," Arya whispered./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn smiled. She remembered that nightmare. It had been of when Nymeria bit Joffrey. Every time Arya relived it, it seemed to get worse./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Want to hear a story?"br /"No," Arya replied. "Can you sing a song instead?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn looked over at Jaime who seemed intrigued by the girl's request. He had never heard Evelyn sing and it had never dawned on him to ask./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Sighing, Evelyn began to gently sing a song, rubbing her fingers through Arya's short hair./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"emstrongDon't give up/strong/embr /emstrongIt's just the weight of the world/strong/emstrongembr /emWhen your heart's heavy/embr /emI, I will lift it for you/embr /br /emDon't give up/embr /emBecause you want to be heard/embr /emIf silence keeps you/embr /emI, I will break it for you/embr /br /emEverybody wants to be understood/embr /emWell, I can hear you/embr /emEverybody wants to be loved/embr /emDon't give up because you are loved/embr /br /emDon't give up/embr /emIt's just the hurt that you hide/embr /emWhen you're lost inside/embr /emI, I'll be there to find you/embr /br /emDon't give up/embr /emBecause you want to burn bright/embr /emIf darkness blinds you/embr /emI, I will shine to guide you/embr /br /emEverybody wants to be understood/embr /emWell, I can hear you/embr /emEverybody wants to be loved/embr /emDon't give up because you are loved/embr /em(You are loved)/embr /emYou are loved/embr /em(You are loved)/embr /br /emDon't give up/embr /em(Don't give up)/embr /emIt's just the weight of the world/embr /em(You are loved)/embr /br /emDon't give up/embr /em(Don't give up)/embr /emEveryone needs to be loved/embr /em(Don't give up)/embr /br /emYou are loved/embr /em(You are loved)/embr /em(Don't give up)/em/em/strong/p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"When Evelyn finished, Arya had calmed down but was still awake while Jaime was staring at her with wide eyes and gaping mouth./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You never told me that you could sing like that," Jaime pointed out, smirking cockily at her./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn lowered her eyebrows, "You never asked."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You have nightmares Ser Jaime?" Arya asked, butting into the /Jaime nodded, "Recently I haven't. I think your sister scares nightmares away."br /Arya grinned, "No, she just absorbs them." /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Okay," Evelyn remarked, getting out of the bed. "I think it's time for you to go to bed sister."br /Arya shrugged before crawling to the edge of the bed and climbing onto her sister's back./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Night Ser Jaime," Arya called./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Good night Arya," Jaime replied, smiling at her./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn gave the man a pointed look, telling him not to move before leaving. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"By the time Evelyn got Arya back to her room, the girl was sound asleep, so she had no problem in putting her to bed. Just as she was leaving, she almost collided with her father./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Hello father," the girl chirped. "What are you doing up so late?"br /"I was going to ask the same of you," Ned remarked, smiling at his /"Just getting Arya to bed. She had a nightmare."br /Ned nodded, "You had better head back to bed."br /Evelyn smiled, "Jaime had better not have gotten out of bed again."br /She was about to head off when her father grabbed her hand and pulled her into a quiet corridor./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Father, what's wrong?"br /"Evelyn, I know that you have grown to care about Jaime, but there is something I think you should know."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The girl looked up at him quizzically when she noticed the firm, earnest and almost sad look in her father's eyes./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Did you hear about those rumors of Cersei and Jaime being intimate in the past?" Ned asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn froze. She hadn't…. but now that he said it, she felt herself almost believing it. She knew from experience that twins could oftentimes grow to love one another. Whether that love was of siblings or if they took it wrong and believed it to be romantic love, twins oftentimes loved each other. She knew that Jaime loved his siblings but so far she had never seen any special love he held for Cersei. Maybe because the rumors were of the past… and that he had grown out of love of her. However, she realized that Cersei had shown some possessive sides to her behavior around Jaime./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""It turns out it was true," Ned replied in a whisper. "Cersei confirmed it."br /"She confirmed it?" Evelyn asked, "To you?"br /"I suspected it for a while," her father explained. "But I mentioned it to her today… and she confirmed it."br /"So wait…." Evelyn breathed, trying to keep her mind from exploding, "Does that mean that…. Myrcella… Tommen…. Joffrey…. Aren't…"br /Ned nodded, "They are not Baratheon's. They are Lannister's. Illegitimate."br /"They're Cersei…. And Jaime's."br /The man looked down at his daughter to see that the girl's face had paled but she had pursed her lips together firmly and had managed to keep herself calm./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Are you mad?" Ned asked, afraid that she would be angry with him for ruining the happiness she shared with Jaime./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn shook her head, "No… I just need a few answers."br /With that, she hugged her father goodnight and headed back to her room. When she arrived, Jaime was still awake but laying down on his back./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The girl climbed into the bed and got under the covers but remained seated. Jaime sat up slowly and carefully./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Arya okay?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Evelyn nodded, "She's asleep."br /Jaime sensed that something was wrong so he leant forward to look at her face, "What's wrong? Something on your mind?"br /The girl turned so she was facing Jaime before giving him an earnest, serious look, "Jaime…. I'm not asking this because I believe it or because I don't believe it…. I'm not afraid to believe or not to believe it but I need an answer."br /"Alright," Jaime said, not sure what the girl was going to ask him./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Myrcella, Tommen and Joffrey…. They're not Robert's children, are they?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jaime stiffened at this and snapped back as if someone had stung him. His eyes widened and his mouth parted in shock. He had been sure that Evelyn hadn't heard the rumors going around Kings Landing but he guessed that there was no avoiding it. Evelyn was smarter than most. She would have found out on her own eventually./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jaime bowed his head, his shoulders slumped, "No they're not…"br /"They're yours," Evelyn added, not a question but a statement./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jaime lifted his face, surprised at the softness in Evelyn's voice. The girl was smiling softly at him though her eyes were sad./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You're not angry?" he asked, /The girl shook her head, "No. Everyone makes mistakes. Mistakes can be small, or they can be life changing. However, I cannot contradict you for mistakes you have made for I have mistakes of my own."br /"But none of them are nearly as bad as what I have done," Jaime said, "Evelyn… you don't know the half of what I have done."br /Evelyn titled her head in confusion, "What do you mean?"br /Jaime shook his head before looking back at the girl, tears appearing in his eyes. The look in his eyes was enough to tell Evelyn what she feared most./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Bran… he saw you, didn't he?"br /Jaime bowed his head again but managed a weak nod. Evelyn sighed and ran her fingers through her hair, "Was it you or Cersei…. Who pushed him?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jaime looked at her and shook his head, "Cersei tried to push him…. I was going to stop her, but I made her trip and she pushed him out…. If I hadn't moved, he might have not fallen. It was my fault."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jaime ran his hands through his hair before laying down and turning around with his back to her, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry for lying to you…. For everything."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"There was a long silence during which Jaime wondered if Evelyn had gone to sleep or had left. However, he was answered as Evelyn slipped her arms around him from behind and touched his face with her hand, placing her cheek against his back and holding him close./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""I forgive you. I know you are sorry about it."br /"How can you not be angry with me after all I have done?" Jaime whispered, on the verge of tears./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Because my love for you is more than the anger or pain I feel." The girl whispered before the two drifted off to sleep, entangled together./p
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