This Is Me Trying // Tyrion Lannister // (2)

25. All In

'I'm pregnant.''

'I know.'' Tyrion answered softly.

''You know? How do you know?''

'I heard you telling Mormont.'' Tyrion admitted.

''That was moons ago.'' Willow reminded him.

'I wanted you to be the one to tell me.'' Tyrion told her softly.

'It's a bit hard to hide now.' Willow remarked and tyrion put a hand on her stomach.

''Just a bit.''

''You dont hate me?''

''Hate you? Willow i could never hate you. Never.'' Tyrion assured. ''I love you.''

''You... what?'' Willow couldnt fathom it.

''I have for a while now.'' Willow stared back at him. "You don't have to love me to." Tyrion assured. "But know I'm here, for you and your baby. I'm all in Willow."

"Thank you Tyrion." Willow whispered trying to keep the tears from falling. But Tyrion held to her hand and the tears started falling. "I can't do this Tyrion." Willow declared falling to her knees. "I can't be a mother, I can't do this, I don't know what I'm doing." Willow said wiping at her eyes and Tyrion knelt in front of her. "I'm scared Tyrion."

"Scared of what? I saw you with Sansa, you treated her as a daughter and you protected her. You threatened to kill me I remember hearing that in a drunken state but it came from a good place." Tyrion reminded her.

"Sansa wasn't a baby, she was self sufficient, I'm not the nurturing kind, I'm the reckless run head first into the fire type-" Willow reminded him.

"Run away from water but into the fire," Tyrion mused kissing her hands.

"I'm scared Tyrion. I have been trying to be brave but I'm freaking out!" Willow declared slumping forward her head against her thighs.

"Oh Willow." Tyrion ran a hand along her back.

"This is me trying, Tyrion." Willow whimpered her words muffled. "This is me failing before it has even begun."

"I know you wont fail, you just have to keep trying, keep trying and pushing forward, you don't have to hold it all alone. I'm here and I'm not going anywhere." Tyrion promised.

"It's Tywins. Is that not strange for you?" Willow whimpered looking up from her legs.

"It is not ideal," Tyrion admitted. "I always pictured when you and I had a child, I would have gotten to put my lips on every inch of you." Willow chuckled sitting upright. "There's that smile I love.' Tyrion said softly wiping at her eyes. "I know this is strange and new but I'm here. I'm all in."

"All in." Willow repeated laying down on the ground her head in his lap. He ran a hand over her stomach as she closed her eyes letting out a soft breath of relief. Maybe things were going to be okay.

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'Our ironborn and Dornish allies were attacked en route to Dorne.'

'- And?'

'- Two or three ships escaped, the rest, sunk or captured. Ellaria and the Sand Snakes, dead or captured. The Greyjoys, dead or captured.'

'All of them?'

'Pull! Heave! Pull!' the men were grunting as they got ashore.

'Your sister's dead?' Danny asked

'Euron has her.' Theon answered.