Boys Like You / Tyrion Lannister

53. Leona

"Who's the stinkiest baby in the whole wide world?" Rieka said, coming back in the room. "You. Yes, you are. The prettiest, stinkiest baby there ever was."

Rieka loved being a mother. Wished tyrion was here to meet his daughter but she sent him away. She could have went with him but then she wouldn't be here with her family right now.

"How's little Leona doing?" Bran questioned.

"She's doing great. growing fast too." Rieka remarked.

"Someone wanted to meet her niece." Bran remarked as Arya came in, Rieka spun around, Leona in her arms sleeping contently once more.

"Arya!" Rieka declared.

"Rieka!" Arya ran to her hugging her gently around the baby. "You had a kid!"

"I had a kid."

"She's little like tyrion." Arya chuckled.

"She is his daughter." Rieka agreed.

"I thought sansa was fucking with me." Arya remarked. "You really married him?"

"I did." Rieka agreed. "I love him. I miss him, but not as much as i missed my baby sister, where did you go?"

"I was with the hound believe it or not, he's dead now though." Arya remarked. "Then I went to bravvos."

"Wow, okay thats a lot." Rieka remarked. "Sandors dead?" Arya nodded. "Did you kill him?" 

"I would have but no." Arya answered. 

"Why were you with Sandor?"

"He was trying to get me home... I felt like a prisoner but he was trying." Arya admitted. 

"He was a good man, I know you didnt like him but, he was." Rieka remarked. Arya shrugged. 

"He's dead now, doesnt really matter." Arya countered. 

"I suppose so." Rieka agreed. "What did you do in bravvos?" she added. 

"I became no one." Arya answered. Rieka nodded slowly in response. 

"Okay, so Jon is King Snow now, Bran is the raven... the three eyed raven and let me get this straight, okay, just bare with me... you are no one?" Rieka questioned.

"And you are mother!" Arya declared.

"And I'm still sansa." Sansa remarked from the doorway.

"Hello Still Sansa." Rieka mused. "I still got the cheesy jokes on two hours of sleep," Rieka chuckled nodding to Leona.

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Moons passed and Rieka felt a wave of sadness rush over her still. She missed Jon. She missed Tyrion and they were together at dragonstone.

Leona's little giggles and chunky legs that were always kicking made Rieka feel lighter. Made the ache distant and less. At least until she was asleep, riekas racing mind came flooding back in the silence.

"Rieka," Bran remarked rolling up to her. "I thought you would want to know they are headed to find the walker."

"Jon wrote?"

"No. I saw them." Bran corrected. Rieka nodded running a hand over Leona's back. "You never said why you named her Leona... I thought you would pick someone with more wolf in it." Bran remarked.

"Leona Rose Stark." Rieka corrected. "She can have a little ode to Lannister lions."

"It's a pretty name." Bran remarked. "You will see Tyrion again."

"It's been a long time. What if he..."

"He still loves you." Bran assured.

"You saw that?" Rieka whispered.

"I know you Rieka, its impossible not to fall in love with you." Bran assured.

"Gods Bran we are not Targaryen I dont love you like-" Bran swatted a hand at her. "I love you, I love you, thank you." Rieka whispered grabbing his hand.

"They are going on a walker hunt." Bran remarked. 

"Then after they find the walker?" Rieka questioned bouncing Leona in her arms. 

"They go to the capital." 

"Not here." Rieka sighed heavily. "I guess you have to wait a little longer to meet daddy." Rieka whispered to Leona. She smiled up at Rieka. "Keep me updated."

"Of course." Bran agreed. "You didnt think you were going to fall for a man like Tyrion Lannister did you?" Bran questioned. 

"I think you already know the answer to that."