55. Beautiful Little Fool

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~3 Years Later~


"Lord Gatsby," Jon remarked confused. 

"Yes, I got a confusing raven, come on Jon, dont dilly dally- Arya you coming?" Jae questioned. 

"I'm coming, dont rush me." Arya sassed. 

"The unsullied that look like they want to rip heads off seems like a rushed situation." Jae countered. He waved goodbye to Bran from the ship. 

"I can't believe you are playing vigilante and stealing Jon." Arya remarked. "I didnt think you had it in you." 

"I am a skilled warrior. I am a father, a husband, I own an island. I am a man of many talents." Jae remarked. 

"You found your lucky lady?" Jon questioned. 

"I most certainly did." Jae agreed with a chuckle. 

"And had a kid?" Arya added. 

"I did. You two have a niece and nephew." Jae agreed. Arya's jaw dropped. 

"WHAT?" Arya demanded. 

"You and Sansa?" Jon agreed confused. 

"Just wait until we get there," Jae remarked. "Sara and Joshua are the cutest, but I might be partial." 

Sansa was waiting for them on the docks when they landed. Jae threw the anchor and Arya jumped out looking around. 

"It's bigger than I pictured." Arya remarked. 

"Arya." Sansa remarked. 

"Lady Gatsby." Arya answered moving to Sansa. The girls shared a quick hug. 

"Mama," Josh whispered pulling on Sansa's dress. 

"You had kids, Jae said you had kids." Arya remarked. 

"Josh is two and a half years old and Sara just had her first name day." Sansa agreed. 

"Sansa and I never got along." Jon remarked. "Maybe you should send me to the wall." 

"Nonsense, when I got the raven it was sansa that requested that I go personally to collect you." Jae corrected. "You might be surprised... she has missed you."  Jon glanced to Sansa and Arya, ever the moody and stubborn two even after all this time. Sansa glanced past Arya seeing Jon. 

"Come on Jon, you are family." Jae remarked giving his back a pat. 

Jon got off the ship and moved slowly to Sansa, he looked down at Joshua and thought he looked like Rickon did at that age. Jon's gaze shifted back up to Sansa and she moved to him hugging him silently. 

"I'm so sorry Jon." Sansa whispered. "I was so horrible to you." 

"No you weren't-" Jon countered hugging her back. 

"Yes I was. I was awful to you. You didnt deserve that." Sansa declared. "Can you forgive me?" 

"There is nothing to forgive," Jon assured as she pulled back. 

"FORGIVE ME!" Sansa demanded, Jae chuckled moving towards them, he scooped up Josh. 

"I forgive you." Jon agreed. "Your husband saved my life I think  I am forever indebted to both of you." 

"No, you are family." Sansa corrected. "You are my brother." Jon smiled, feeling the sting of tears pulling at his eyes. 

"Come on, I'm sure we have a feast waiting for you." Jae offered wrapping his free arm around Sansa's waist. 

"I have to show you around," Sansa agreed. "I already got rooms set up for you Jon. Arya I didnt know you were coming but I can get a room ready for you as well." 

"Are you a prince?" Arya questioned. 

"Just a lucky lord." Jae corrected. 

"Wait til you see the inside!" Sansa declared. 

"SO you got what you always wanted." Arya remarked as Sansa got Sara up from her nap. 

"Whats that?" Sansa questioned. 

"You always liked pretty things, shiny things, you even have a damn mirrorball in the ballroom, this place as a ballroom." Arya remarked. 

"I know it does, Jae and I dance every night." Sansa agreed. 

"You got a castle, everything except the title of queen." 

"No," Sansa corrected. "I got the man of my dreams, a man that treats me like a queen. I would still love Jae even if he didnt have all this to offer. He took care of me, protected me, he showed me more compassion and love than Joffrey ever could. He loves me and yes I like finer things but I would have loved Jae if he had nothing to offer but the clothes on his back." Sansa declared. 

Arya pulled the doll from Sara's crib. She stared down at it. 

"Father gave me one too." Arya whispered recognition filled her. 

"Jae brought it with when we escaped the capital." Sansa agreed. "Because he knew that even if we never went back to westeros I would want that piece of home. He knows me, he knew me then." Sansa informed her. Arya put the doll back and looked to Sara staring big eyed back at her. 

"I always thought you were a fool." Arya remarked. 

"I was a fool." Sansa admitted. "But a fool that found true love." Sansa smiled down at Sara. "And I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."

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