End of Youth / Tommen Baratheon (2.2)

29. Missing You

"The Lannister forces are not coming." Daenerys deduced. "Your sister lied to me." Jon knew Rieka wasnt a liar. He looked to Bran as he rolled up.

"Rieka just gave birth." Bran corrected. "A little boy." Daenerys grit her teeth.

"And she couldnt send her army?" Daenerys spat back.

"A boy?" Tyrion whispered looking to bran. His heart hurt.

"She named him Tommen Jr." Bran agreed calmly.

"We are parents." Tommen whispered

''We are.'' Rieka agreed. Her eyes were closed she was so tired but she smiled as he ran a hand along her side.

"He's so little I don't think I have ever seen anyone so little." Tommen whispered.

"Didn't feel little when I was I was trying to get him out of me." Rieka mused. She snuggled into Tommen and he held her. It was the sweetest thing. The most innocent thing.

She thought she wanted to name him Robb but then realized how much it would hurt because robb wouldnt get to see him grow up be with him.

"Tommen Eddard Baratheon."

Tommen. A future king. The sweetest boy in the world.

Eddard. An honorable man. The man she loved most in the world still. 

Baratheon. The only thing that didnt fit. Lannister was a no go. Rieka would have preferred Stark. But she was a Baratheon now. It was funny she had went from Stark to Lannister when she wed Tyrion. Then she wed Tommen and although he was Lannister blood through and through he held the title of King tommen Baratheon.

"Tommen Jr?" Cersei questioned.

"Tommen is my favorite king." Rieka added. "And favorite man. Seemed right for our son to carry on his legacy. Our little TJ."

"Eddard after your father. Not Robb?" Cersei mused. "After your brother and Tommens... father."

"Thought about it."' Rieka remarked as cersei reached out for little TJ.

"Come to grandma." Cersei coed.

"He's precious."' Jaime remarked. "How are you rieka?"

"Tired still. Achy. My body hurts all over and Cersei is my body ever going to go back to normal?" Rieka questioned.

"Yes. Thankfully." Cersei agreed.

"Rieka is a goddess." Tommen remarked.

"Shes okay?" Jon questioned.

"She is." Bran agreed. "She was holding her son in her arms. A smile on her face." Jon gave a small smile but daenarys wasnt happy.

"Her sons birth should not have affected-"

"Daenarys!" Jon snapped back and she scowled at him.

"I am the queen!" Daenarys shouted.

"So is Rieka." Tyrion whispered.

"My little man," Rieka whispered kissing TJs head. She was a mother and she never wanted her own parents more. But cersei and jaime stood beside them the new parents with tommens parents. A family. They felt like a family.

"Rickon meet Tommen Jr. Tj," rieka remarked. Rickon moved carefully to the bed sitting beside her. She wanted her mother here even though they always butted heads. She wanted her father because he was her favorite person in the world. She wanted Robb because he was her twin and she felt like half her heart was still missing. She wanted arya here to say gross that came out of you. She wanted Bran to smile and tell her he would tell the baby all the best scary stories when he grew up. She even wanted sansa here. What for though? No other reason besides sansa was her sister. She wanted Jon here to tell her everything was going to be alright. To hug her and tell her it was all going to work out in the end. Because she felt she needed JOn right now, if he told her it was going to be okay, she would believe him. Rickon was here and he leaned over and kissed her cheek.

"You okay Rie?"

"Im okay. Im great Rickon." Rieka assured. "Honey im so glad you are here."

"You are crying." Rickon whispered touching her cheek.

"I miss dad." Rieka admitted wiping at her eyes. Tommen held her a little closer. "But these are happy tears too." She assured reaching out for Rickon. "Look at our little family growing."