Chapter 36

Jon Snow Stark POV

I'm really glad Dany and I had a conversation about the future. I feel like we should've talked about that more and sooner, but at least we're on the same page about marriage and children. I could definitely see myself marrying her and having children together, just not for a while obviously.

I'm going to see Robb, Talisa and baby Ned now that spring break is over. I wanted to make sure they got settled. Plus, I feel like I don't see him as much as I should nowadays even though we go to the same school. I also want to talk to him about what dany and I talked about, I feel like I could use his advice now that he's married and has a baby.

I knock on the door, and Robb quickly opens it. "Hey," he says. "Come in, baby Ned and Talisa are sleeping."

"Oh, sorry," I say. "Did I wake them?"

"No," Robb says. "I just like to be quiet, but I swear that baby sleeps through anything."

"Is he sleeping through the night yet?"

"No," Robb says. "Definitely not, he's just a heavy sleeper when he does sleep."

I sit down on the couch and Robb gets a drink out of the fridge. "Do you want to go outside and talk?" He asks me. "I don't want to wake up Talisa and the baby."

"Sure," I say. "I wouldn't want to wake them up either."

He hands me a drink and we sit outside on his small balcony. It's not much, just a couple chairs and a tiny table.

"So how's fatherhood?" I ask.

"It's amazing," he says. "It's the best thing about my life, but it's so much more stressful than I could've ever imagined."

"Yeah, I bet. I would imagine it's a huge adjustment."

"No, you have no idea Jon," Robb says. "I'm always exhausted, and so is Talisa. Everything we do has to revolve around the baby."

"But it won't always be like that, right?" I ask. "When he gets older, you guys will have more time to yourselves."

"Yeah," he says. "But our son will always come first, and any other kids we may have."

"You think you'll have more kids?"

"I know we will," he says. "But not for a few more years."

"Definitely," I say. I pause, figuring out how to bring up what I want to tell him. "I'm planning on transferring to Dany's school."

"Woah, really?" Robb asks. "What makes you want to do that?"

"We want to move in together," I say. "She doesn't really like living with Cersei and Jaime, and we don't want to be long distance for the next three years."

"And dad is okay with that?"

"Yeah," I say. "He didn't want me to make a rash decision, but I thought about it a lot and he's supportive of what I want to do."

"Makes sense," he says. "I just wish we could have hung out more while we were here."

"Me too," I say. "But we feel like this makes the most sense for the future."

"Do you think you'll be with Dany for the forseeable future?"

"Definitely," I say. "We already talked about how many kids we want."

"How many?"

"Two or three," I respond. "After we get married, of course."

"Wow, I'm surprised you're so eager to do all that."

"Well, I love her and want to plan our lives together. It doesn't mean we'll be getting married anytime soon."

"Just don't rush things," Robb says. "I don't regret getting married or having kids when I did, but it was very quick. I could see how things could've taken a different turn than they did."

That makes sense, but I do feel like this is the right choice for me. I won't ask Dany to marry me for another 2 years at least, but us moving in together is a great step.

When we walk back inside, Talisa is nursing the baby on the couch. Robb's eyes light up when he sees them, I can tell he's deeply in love with his little family. He sits next to Talisa on the couch and she gives him the baby after she burps him. I could see myself doing this with Dany, it actually makes a lot of sense to me. It won't be for quite a while, but it's something I want to move towards.

Sansa Stark POV

I'm being a third wheel to Myrcella and Podrick today, we're going to eat after cheer. That's the only thing I miss about being with Joffrey, it was nice to go on double dates. Podrick is planning on taking both of us home after cheer, we rode to school with him this morning.

We're sitting at a table at a local fast food place. I got a chicken sandwich, I thought that would be healthier than a burger. I want to keep my relationship with food healthy, but I still need to be watching what I eat to some degree.

"How's theatre stuff going?" I ask Podrick while we're eating. I feel like I should get to know him better since he and Myrcella have been going out for a while now.

"It's going well," he says. "I want to audition for a lead role next week for our final show. I'm a senior, so it's my last chance to do that."

"You should," I say. "I'm sure you'd get it."

"You definitely would," Myrcella says. "You're really good, even when you don't believe it."

Podrick shrugs. "Maybe," he says. "You're way better at singing than you give yourself credit for, you have a beautiful voice."

"Thanks," she says. There's a pause, I can tell something is on her mind. "That reminds me, Sansa I need to tell you something."

"What is it?"

"I'm not coming back for cheer next year," she says. "I don't think it's for me."

"What?" I ask. I'm really surprised, I thought she really enjoyed cheer.

"Yeah," she says. "I've thought a lot about it, and I want to focus on choir. I thought being in cheer would make me popular, but I don't even think that's worth it."

"Please don't quit," I say. "I want to be cheer captain next year, you could take over the year after."

"It's not for me," Myrcella says. "It's also not good for my eating disorder. That much exercise makes me hyper-focused on food and losing weight."

That makes sense, I can't really argue with that. I struggle with that sometimes too, but I love cheer and I want to stay fit.

"I guess I understand," I say. "I'll just really miss you, you made cheer more fun for me."

She smiles at me, and then there's a pause. "So, has Joffrey said anything about me lately?" I ask to break the silence. I know I shouldn't ask, but I'm genuinely curious.

"Nothing new," she says. "He's said he hates you and you're ugly a couple times, but he doesn't say much about you to me since he knows we're friends."

I don't respond to that. It hurts to hear, but I'm not surprised he's said that. "I'm really glad you broke up with him," Podrick says. "The way he treated you and Myrcella was horrific."

"I'm glad I broke up with him, too," I say. "I just wish it didn't take me so long."

"He was really a jerk," I say. "He didn't like that I wasn't a virgin and he was, despite me telling him I hate my ex and my first experiences were awful."

"I'm so sorry," Podrick says. "Your past experiences shouldn't matter to him if he really cared about you."

"I agree," I say. "I realized that even more when Myrcella didn't care about your past experiences." There's a pause, I hope I didn't make things awkward by bringing that up.

"I was really worried you or Myrcella would relapse," Podrick says. "Especially you, since Joffrey was being so cruel."

"I'm really glad she has you," I say. "You're always so sweet and supportive, I wish I had that."

"You'll find it," Myrcella says. "I know you will."

I'm really happy Myrcella is in love and in a healthy relationship, it just makes me jealous because I want to find that. I also just want to take a break from boys for a while. I feel like if I focus on myself, that'll set me up to find a better partner in the future.

Daenerys Targaryen POV

I'm back at school, but I'm not too excited about it. I enjoy school, I guess. I just don't enjoy being around my friends as much as I used to. I've been spending more time in the library. I tell Cersei it's because I need to study more, but I really just want more time away from them.

I walk into the apartment after doing some studying at the library, and Jaime and Cersei are watching TV on the couch as usual. Cersei has a drink in her hand, even though she said she'd stop drinking on school nights.

"Hey," Jaime says when I walk in. "Did you get a lot of studying done?"

"Yes, dad," I say, jokingly. "What are you guys doing?"

"Just watching a movie," Cersei says. "Do you want to join?"

"Sure," I say, setting my stuff down. Sometimes I feel like a third wheel with them, but it's usually easier to be around Cersei when Jaime is there too. "How was your spring break? I'm sorry we didn't get to hang out much."

"It was fine," Cersei says, shrugging. "Tyrion's a pain in the ass, he's still mad at our dad."

"For sleeping with his girlfriend?" I ask. "Yeah, I would imagine he's going to be mad about that for a while."

"I think he should get over it," Cersei says. "It's not like it was ever going to last with her anyway."

I'm not sure what she means by that, it lasted over a year. I'd say that's a pretty serious relationship, especially for high school. My phone starts to ring as we're watching the movie.

"It's Jon," I say, getting up. "I'll be right back." Cersei rolls her eyes and I walk into our room.

"Hey babe," I say. "What's up?"

"Hey," he says. "Not much, I saw Robb today."

"How was he?"

"He was good," Jon says. "The baby is so cute, but Robb was telling me how exhausting fatherhood is."

"I bet," I say. "That makes sense."

"He's sad that I'm transferring, but he said it makes sense and he supports it."

"I'm glad," I say. "I'm glad you're going to try and transfer, I'm really excited about it."

"That's actually why I called," he says. "I officially submitted my transfer application tonight."

I gasp. "Really?"

"Yep," he says. "I should hear back in a few weeks."

"Awesome!" I say. "I'm so excited, tell me immediately when you hear the results."

"I will," he says. "I have to go, but I wanted to tell you that."

"Okay, bye. I love you."

"I love you too."

I walk back out to the living room and sit next to Cersei. "How was Jon?" Jaime asks.

"He's good," I say. "He saw Robb and his nephew today."

"Aw, that's sweet," Jaime says. "I bet the baby is super cute."

"He definitely is," I say. "I met them over the break."

Cersei doesn't really respond to me. She looks upset, but she always looks a little irritated. It's her resting bitch face. I'm not going to worry about it, I couldn't be happier. Jon is transferring here hopefully, and we're taking the first step to starting our life together. Life is good.