Finally, some baby talk, let me know what you think and leave some comments whether you like my story or not, I'm always glad about reviews :)
Brienne
"Jaime...we need to talk." Brienne felt, indeed, very happy as Jaime kissed her, caressed her cheek. She wasn't sure about his intentions, but his kiss showed her, that he still had feelings towards her, romantic feelings.
"Talk? Talk about what?" Jaime looked surprised but nodded in agreement. He sat down on her bed, looking a bit concerned at her.
"What is it, Brienne?"
Brienne cleared her throat, took a deep breath and sat down beside him. She folded her hands in her lap. This wasn't easy for her. She hadn't talked about Joanna in years, hadn't allowed herself to even think about her. But everytime a raven from Tarth came, one sentence, who was ever there, took her attention: 'She is alright, she knows." Brienne felt happy every time she read it but burned every letter from her dad.
"Brienne?"
She looked to Jaime, she was so lost in her memories that she forgot to speak. "Sorry, it's not easy for me." Jaime took her hand with his left one and smiled. "Nothing you will say can pull me away from you, alright?"
"Alright." That was good to know, indeed. But Brienne would honestly believe it when he showed what he meant.
"When...when I left Kingslanding all these years ago, I realized something...," Brienne started, looking at his hand on hers, squeezed his hand for a second.
"I was pregnant, Jaime."
She allowed herself to look at him, he was staring at her, getting pale. "Pregnant? How...who's the father?"
"You! Do you think there was another man than you? It was you, always. Then and now, all these years."
Brienne ignored the fact that he thought there was another man. He didn't know it otherwise. She looked away again.
"I counted...six month's...and I just started to feel sick. I didn't show."
"What happened? Brienne please..."
She held Jaime's hand and told him everything that happened.
"The day, our child was born, was after I fought with Sandor Clegane. It was a bad fight, and I thought, our child was dead. It didn't move the whole day after that match. I searched for Lady Arya who was with him, but I couldn't find her. When I sat down in the evening, my water broke. And I gave birth to her."
She fell silent for a moment, gave Jaime his time to handle this information.
"A girl? Was it...was it dead?" Jaime asked carefully, and she shook her head.
"No. Our daughter is alive. She's with my beloved father at Tarth since she lived on a month at my side."
Suddenly, Jaime loosened the grip on her hand and stood up from the bed. "Is that true? You were pregnant with my child, and you didn't even bother to tell me? Couldn't you find a raven?" Jaime asked her with a chilly voice. He walked to the window, with his back to her, sounded angry, she could tell.
"I could have told you, but I was afraid..."
"Afraid?" He asked angrily, turned around to face her.
"Afraid that I wouldn't believe you, afraid that I wouldn't take care of her? Afraid, that I would betray you? Afraid that I am not able to carry her? Me, the cripple? What is it Brienne? After all, I thought you would be the one person who sees me. "
"I see you, Jaime. Why do you think I'm telling you right now? It broke my heart that I couldn't tell you that a child is waiting for you. It broke my heart that I wasn't able to raise her as my own. But I was afraid of your fucking sister, Jaime Lannister! Do you think she would have left the child? Alive? I think she would have killed her before she was even born!"
Brienne took a breath, watching Jaime as some anger felt from his face.
"I need some time Brienne," he only answered, and she nodded. What else could she do? He left the room without a word.
Brienne sighed deeply but didn't allow herself to cry. She put her clothes off and took a bath. After that, she went to bed, but sleep wouldn't come. She'd thought of every reaction, Jaime could give her. But that wasn't included. Brienne closed her eyes again and sighed. Hopefully, Jaime would understand her with some time.
Jaime
He went through the corridors of Winterfell, restless. Couldn't think of anything but the child who could be his own. He wasn't angry with Brienne, Jaime Lannister was mad at himself, mad at Cersei.
He was the most stupid guy in whole Westeros, being with his sister, if he had met Brienne earlier, he would have become a better man. But that wasn't true, he was an arrogant, narcissistic idiot back then. If he had met Brienne earlier, he would have been cruel to her. Now he had a real chance to become a better man, the man he wanted to be.
But knowing there was a child out there, who could truly be his, threw him off balance.
He needed to think. Cersei carried his child if it was true, and he hadn't told Brienne. It was not like he wanted it as his own, but it was there, a dark cloud in his mind. His and Brienne's child would be around five now. A girl. Jaime hadn't even questioned the name.
"Jackass," he murmured as he passed a young woman, she stopped him, grabbing his arm.
"Ser Jaime. Aren't you allowed to walk alone through Winterfell? My sister mentioned something like that.
"Lady Arya?" Jaime was stunned for a moment. He didn't know, that she was back. Suddenly, Jaime felt proud of Brienne, she made it. Sansa and Arya were back at Winterfell.
"Yes, Ser. Where's Lady Brienne?"
"I'm sorry, Milady. I needed a moment on my own, I won't do anything, you can trust me. I will go back to our room soon." He didn't mention Brienne. Jaime, for sure, didn't know how she was, how she felt right now.
"So...there happened something between you and her. Whatever it is, Ser, I know she loves you. And I can see it in your face that you admire her too. I've watched you today when you arrived at Winterfell. My parents loved each other. And as my father left Winterfell, separated us from another, we've all been lost. Don't let it happen to you and Lady Brienne. She deserve's happiness. And maybe, you deserve it too."
He couldn't react because the younger lady was gone very fast. How could she read both of them so well? She was so young but appeared so wise in front of him. But it helped him, whatever she did, it calmed him down.
And suddenly, Jaime realized that he was a fool to leave her rooms, so he turned around and headed back to the woman he loved so deeply.
