You and Me

Chapter 11

Veralee froze the moment she saw the castle. If she was being honest it was far better than the red keep. It was absolutely magnificent and way better than how Jace described it.

"you like it" Jace asked to which Veralee nodded. his gaze lingered on her for a few moment longer than it should have. He studied the way her eye wrinkled as she smiled and that sweet smile found her soft lips.

Jace showed Vera around the castle, gave her a brief overview of where the library, painted table, grand hall, dining hall and all that stuff.

Dragon stone was a lot more darker the kings landing. There was more texture to their walls. and the lighting was more dim so they had far more torches light up down the walls. None the less it's beauty was mesmerising.

"Last but not least our room" Although Jace said our, Vera still felt like it was his, and always would be. Inside the room was very different to the one they had in kings landing. the celling was higher. There were a few stairs to from the door down to it. It was darker and had a larger bed with black and red sheets and black canopy curtains. This rooms was a lot more bigger. The walls were irregularly shaped and for some reason that made the room look better and best of all it had a balcony on the side.

"I think I might like this room more than the ones we had in kings landing" Veralee joked.

"you do" jace cocked an eye brown, amused by her thoughts.

"I do" she confirmed, as she walked over to the bed and plopped herself on it." though it could use a bit of redecorating"

"really" he entertained Vera. As he walked by and leant against a bar from the canopy of the bed while crossing his arms.

"yes. it has a bit to depressed teenager mood, which needs to go." Veralee jested as she got up on her elbows to look at him.

"hmm. Seems to me that this room is just to boyish for you and you need and excuse to change it" He teased her.

"Maybe" Veralee admitted.

"well have at it. Whatever is mine is now considered your, wife" There it was again, that nickname that sent butterflies to fly around in Veralee's stomach.

"Than I shall do a good job as it, to impress my lord husband" and now it was Jaces turn to feel that warm tingly feeling. Veralee scooted over and tapped the spot beside her while looking at Jace, she gestured him to join her on the bed. An offer he couldn't resist. They both lay down beside each other as they stared up at the ceiling.

"What are you planing" he asked referring to the room.

"Maybe more light in here, some cushions for the bed. replace the bed and curtain with other colours asides from black and a full body length mirror" Vera truthfully replied.

"that's it. I though you would have redone more, maybe made the room more white, god knows" Jace fooled around

"No, I like this place as it is for the most part" Vera confesses as she turns her body to the side to face him.Jace follows and turns to face her now.They both just lay there, unsure of what to do now, staring into each-others eyes.

There was a brief moment where a though crossed Vera's mind, about kissing him. The was the biggest mistake she made was looking down at his lips because now there was no way she could shake that thought. They looked light and plump just like on their wedding night.

It seem Jace noticed her Gaze drift from his eyes to his lips and than back. She was thinking about kissing him and that churned something in him. He tried not but her couldn't help it.He took a glance at hers and now his eyes were fixed on those beautiful soft round delicate lips of her.

They both knew that they were thinking the same thing but still felt hesitant, there was this new burning tension. This desire they didn't know they had for each other till this moment. Slowly leaning closer to one another. Veralee brought her hand up to cups his face and he brought his to the back of her head slowly rubbing it comfortingly. Their lips only inches apart. Their breathes mixing.

A sudden knock echoed from the door. " My Prince the maester is here to discuss certain arrangements for your stay" A guard Informed from our side.

Reality came crashing down on the two of them. There was moment of hesitation before they both pulled away from each other. Jace was at a lost for words and simply nodded to Vera before leaving.

Through out dinner the two of them just exchanged glances, they both didn't really know what to say after what happened earlier.There was this growing  tension between them, so thick that a knife couldn't even cut it.

" Jace" Veralee cleared her throat

"Yea" He asked immediately.

"about earlier" her voice trailed of and got softer toward the end of the sentence.

"oh, urm what about it " he stuttered.

"uhmm " Veralee felt lost, she didn't know what to say. Did Jace not think it was big deal. His response seemed rather bland to her. Maybe he wanted to imagine it never happened." Nothing I just think we were both very tired from our journey and earlier was a fluke. We weren't thinking straight"

"Oh, yea" Jace agreed. He stared down at his food slightly disappointed. He quickly pulled him self together, deciding not to sulk about it and respect his wife's wish.Both Vera and Jace went back to eating there food in silence. Just because they straightened out the situations doesn't mean that the tensions stopped building up.

Veralee felt this sudden strange, uneasy in her stomach; Her mouth bean to water and that when she realised, she was about to throw up, She hastily jumped out her seat, which startled Jace. As she rushed out of the dinning hall and straight to her room and into the restroom bin where she emptied out her dinner.Not far behind her Jace charged into the bathroom to find her hunched over.

"That's it I am getting a maester, you can't get yourself out of it this time" Jace stated, to which a sobbing Veralee only nodded as more bile rose up.Jace helped her up once she was done and helped her to the bed. He ensured she was ok and comfortable, he went to fetch a maester. Once the Maester arrived he was quick to get to work asking Veralee question after question trying to find the reason for Veralee's sickness.

"How long has this been going on?" He inquired.

"About 2 weeks" Jace answered for her, and Vera nodded to his statement.

"2 weeks ago, did you eat anything you normally wouldn't, anything new, some change in diet" He asked. Veralee just shook her head to gesture a no. the maester hummed in understandment ." How has your moon cycle been princess" Veralee hesitated to answer, She really did't want to discuss this in front of Jace; She slowly looked up at Jace and he got what she ment.

"I'll give you some privacy" he nodded before leaving the room.