This was not the plan

An enemy of my enemy is my friend..

The trip back to dragon stone was awkward, stilted and tense. Alexandra was easy going, Clara couldn't look at her for longer than a minute before the girl started spluttering and blushing. It was amusing, very amusing.

Daenerys for obvious reasons had been very distant, Alex assumed it was because the dragon queen didn't quite know what was the best to approach her. Given their altercation that evening , so yes it made for a rather awkward trip and because Clara didn't feel comfortable with Daenerys. She really needed to get the girl out of that .. her inferiority complex needed correcting because she was in no way inferior to anyone and not Daenerys.

So yes trip? awkward. Alex couldn't wait to get off the ship in fact she contemplated swimming back to dragon stone multiple times but Lance gave her wise council and told her she'd probably get a rather bad case of hypothermia or flu whichever came first.

She decided to exit the tense situation by removing herself from said situation and that how she found herself sitting on the taffrail right at the nose of the ship as they sailed back to dragonstone.

"You know most people wouldn't take that risk"she didn't need to turn to know who it was.

"Most people wouldn't be able to sit in that awkward tension with your current lover and ex lover.."

"Well said ex lover feels horrible for acting like she did last night, it wasn't her and she wants to bury the hatchet.."

Alexandra sighed rocking back and forth and the boat it "I can forgive you for acting the way you did last night if you apologize to Clara. She has done nothing to deserve your ire Danny"

"I miss you"

Alex pursed her lips, she took note that the woman completely ignored her advice. "Yeah well I miss you too..even though I'm very pissed off at you.."

"You've gotten even more beautiful.. after a year you have only grown more beautiful Alex.."

Alex closed her eyes "And you still have the ability to stop my heart every time you smile.."

"Is that a confession of love?" The familiar teasing tone made Alex laugh softly.

"Mm.. let's call it that.."

"I haven't done much smiling.. in fact I think my only expressions has been frowns and thinly veiled anger since you left.."

"Didn't daario know how to make you smile?" She couldn't help but ask.

"No one has ever made me smile and laugh more than you have in those few months we spent together in Meereen.."

Alex licked her lips ".. I have no idea what to say to that" she said honestly

"It's okay.. I just wish I could go back to that , go back to your reckless regard for your life as you saved people, watching you snuggle up to Rhaegal, seeing the mirth in your eyes whenever you launched thinly veiled insults at my advisors.. I want to go back to the night we made love.. I want to go back and erase that argument. I want to go back and stop you from ever leaving or maybe even throwing caution to the wind and follow.. maybe then I wouldn't feel like my heart is breaking when I see you smile with someone that's not me.."

"Danny.."

"No.. you don't have to say anything, this is just me thinking out loud, thinking about what could've been if I wasn't so obsessed with the iron throne, it's me thinking how easily we could've escaped east, lived , you saving lives , me doing something other than gathering armies, gold, weapons for war... enjoying the wonder and joy that came with being a mother .. not only to my dragons but your children.."