When Love Lasts (Aemond Targaryen)

✼ Winterfell ✼

~ The light of dawn seeped into my room. I rubbed my bleary eyes and walked to the window. Today is the day we travel to Winterfell. In addition to fear, I also feel excitement. I've never been that far north. Preparations for the trip have been going on for the last few days. The five of us are going to see what is the reason for our urgent visit.

  - Are you feeling well?

Aemond asked me in a hoarse voice. He just woke up. I am still suffering from morning sickness which is not really morning sickness anymore. It appears uninvited after every meal or when I am exposed to some change.

  - I'm fine so far.

  - We have to think in advance what we will say if someone notices how you are struggling with nausea.

I looked at him with a blissful look, he cares a lot about my condition. We still haven't shared the news about my pregnancy for a number of reasons. We just found out, I don't want to rush on sharing the news. I am still very sensitive and it is so nice that such a small circle of people knows. We managed to save that moment just for us.

He got up from the bed and walked slowly towards me. Every morning, if he was standing, he would kneel down and caress my belly and talk to our baby. Not a single day did he forget to do it, it became a routine for us. It warms my heart the fact that he is so gentle and attentive, no doubt he will be a wonderful father.

I watch him kiss my stomach and say the most wonderful words in High Valyrian, I would do anything to save this moment.

  - Sorry baby I have to devote myself to my greatest love.

He stood up and kissed me passionately. I felt like a little girl who just saw her first crush. He rested his forehead against mine.

  - My beautiful Aemma are you ready to go?

Aemond's POV

I arrived at the Dragonpit to make sure all the preparations were complete.
The journey is long and with Aemma coming with us, I have to make sure that everything is ready at least five times.
Vhagar is ready, my old girl, I must not address her as granny because she will probably be offended.

After much persuasion I managed to get Aemma to ride with me I know her dragons will follow us regardless. I want her by my side at any given moment.

I headed to our room to find Aemma.

  - Ohh brother...

I met my brother and Aemma's brothers.

  - What are the three of you doing?

  - We are waiting for your signal to go. You see, we are as ready as anyone can be.

Aegon barely managed to form two sentences. Visibly drunk, I wonder how will he be able to ride.

  - Aegon why are you doing this to yourself now?

  - I don't want to hear it, I'm ready. But have you ever heard what they say about women from the north?

Aemma's brothers had already started laughing, they were used to the way Aegon joked. Almost 99% of his jokes were sexually inappropriate jokes.
They are never funny to me because I immediately think of Aemma and what if someone made a joke like that about her I would cut his head off his shoulders.

  - Spare us the jokes.

  - You will see when we come to the north, the joke will tell itself.

  - Pack your things and meet me here in 10 minutes.