Sorry this is such a short chapter but not much will happen until the birth. After that it will become more interesting.
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She had been expecting shouting, anger and disappointment when she told her family of her pregnancy. She was after all admitting to laying with a man before she was married. In the eyes of the Gods she had sinned even if she had married the man the next day.
Obviously Joanna didn't care in the slightest what the Gods thought. She had already sinned enough to deserve eternal damnation so she accepted that her ethical standing couldn't exactly worsen.
But, she realised, appearances must be maintained and so she spent the next week in the sept praying. She would only leave to sleep but it the end it was worth it.
Unfortunately her religious devotion wasn't fooling everyone and Joanna often saw Lady Olenna watching her suspiciously. Ever since she had woken they had only spoken a handful of times and since the pregnancy announcement she had been avoiding the younger woman like a plague.
Cersei had been shocked at first, as one would expect. Her mother, as smart as she was, could also be incredibly blind. She suspected nothing of the babes parentage and instead kept insisting that Joanna mustn't let the Tyrell's control the child. She was already talking of marrying the child, if a girl, to a Lannister cousin who was only an infant himself.
This was one of the few times Joanna was truly shocked by her mother. Cersei had been married to a man she hated for years and had tried to delay any of her children's marriages as long as possible. Yet here she was trying to sell her child like she had been sold.
Jaime was perhaps the only person to react with anger. Once she had told him he had threatened to castrate Loras for dishonouring her but once Joanna was able to explain the truth he instead turned to disappointment.
He had had to watch the woman he loved raise his children with another mans name. He had to watch Joanna and her siblings refer to Robert Baratheon as "father" whilst he was "uncle."
"At least Joffrey isn't here to feel the pain I felt. Maybe you would become as good of a liar as your mother has become after all these years." Jaime fumed, his cheeks turning red. He had hoped that Joanna would have a better marriage than her mother had. But Joanna had to go and follow in Cersei's footsteps, and the thought of that made his lip curl. He wanted Joanna to stay as happy and carefree as her age allowed but the situation she had created had ruined all of that.
"What did you expect me to do?!" Joanna retaliated, staring up at her father. "Abort the baby? Drink a galleon of moon tea? I was unconscious for weeks! You probably wish the child died as I almost did."
He was taken aback by her venom and had to move away to compose himself.
"Joanna, you don't understand the situation you've put yourself in. If Loras finds out that-"
"Loras knows!" She practically screamed, she emotions running wild. "I am not mother! You should be happy for me. I've found an honourable and kind man who is willing to raise the child of another man."
Running his hands through his hair he gripped her shoulders tightly. "I'm not so much worried about your husband as I am worried about other people. People mostly aren't idiots and love to spread rumours, especially about our family. There have been rumours about you and Joffrey for years so what happens when your child looks all Lannister and they realise one rumour is too close to the truth. The faith could imprison or even execute you for your crimes and you husband would be an accessory to your crimes!"
Pulling away angrily Joanna spat. "That didn't stop you and mother."
The sound of the door slamming could be heard across the palace.
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I apologise for how long it's taken me to write another chapter. I've just lost inspiration to finish this as I've began planning the sequel.
When I first began writing this story I expected to write one or two chapters then give up but here I am, months later and only a few chapters from finishing. I know this sounds cheesy but it's really the reviews that have kept me going. Everyone seems to be sharing my enthusiasm for this story and I hope I haven't disappointed.
I've seen quite a few reviews from people who truly hate Joanna and in some aspects I completely agree. She's been far too lucky and if it wasn't for other people she wouldn't had made it nearly this far. She isn't a good person but I find writing her in this story a lot more interesting then if she was this perfect girl who is the black sheep of the family. I think having her a bit messed up had made the story more realistic and I hope you all agree.
Feel free to review or PM me with questions and every response means so much to me.
Next chapter is the birth but after that I will be including the High Sparrow incident, I'm just shifting the time lines a bit.