Rich Man / Tyland Lannister / Aislynn Hightower

3. Get Rid of Your Stress

"It's coming."

When Aislynn said the words Tylands eyes popped open.

"It's coming."

It, being the baby. Coming, meaning right the fuck now.

"Ty..." Aislynn breathed back.

"Yeah?" He helped her to her feet but she sat back down on the bed.

"In case I dont-"

"Dont talk like that." Tyland begged.

"I love you." Aislynn interrupted. "Tyland Lannister you are the best man in the world. I love you so much. Dont let my brothers corrupt Finn-"

"You are not going anywhere." Tyland assured. He knew it was common for women to pass in childbirth but not his Aislynn. She was too strong for that. "I cant do this without you. I dont wont- I won't do this without you Aislynn." Tyland demanded. "You and me. We live to old and grey and shouting at our kids to love us damnit instead of funning off with their friends and calling us crazy behind our backs." Aislynn choked out a laugh. "You and me. 80 years old and im still going to find your saggy tits, loose cunt-"

"Wow!" Aislynn laughed out.

"When my cock is all wrinkled and I need a tincture to help me get it up-"

"Gods-" Aislynn laughed out.

"Aislynn you and me. You and me. There is no other way this is ending for us." Tyland remarked. "You and me when we are old and grey ."

"Okay." Aislynn agreed. "Lets have this baby." Aislynn let tyland pull her to her feet. She smiled kissing his lips. "You and me are having a baby."

"A baby." Tyland agreed. He held her closer and she felt a pang in her stomach.

"Okay its really coming now."

Aislynn hated giving birth but she loved the bundle she brought into the world. Seven hours of laboring another hour after the babys head was seen. Then push push push, it was done. The baby was here. Aislynn was officially a mother.

"An heir."

A little boy. Otto smiled down at his first grandson.

"Titus Lannister." Tyland informed their parents.

"Hightower, but yes." Aislynn agreed. Tyland chuckled shaking his head.

"Hello Titus," Otto coed picking him up. Ciera smiled leaning into Otto.

"We are grandparents." Ciera remarked touching his arm. Otto stiffened visibly, Aislynn pulled Tyland to her. He kissed her cheek and neck smiling into her.

"We are parents, Aislynn," Tyland whispered.

"I'm sore." Aislynn whispered.  "I might need you to do everything for next nine moons so I can physically recover." Aislynn decided.

"Whatever you want, whatever you need." Tyland agreed holding her closer. Aislynn closed her eyes leaning into him.

''Kiss me.'' Aislynn whispered. ''Kiss me and see how important you are to me. How much I love you. How happy I am that you chose me.'' Tyland obliged immediately his lips finding hers. "Kiss me until I can't speak." Aislynn requested against his lips.

Titus didnt think sleep was needed. Aislynn and Tyland were highly underestimating their skills as new parents that could do it all.

After three days Aislynn gave up. She threw her hands up in the air and declared I quit. 

"We can't quit." Tyland countered. "We are Titus' main life support now. If we quit, he quits and he can't quit. Don't make us killers. Baby killers." Tyland whispered. 

"He cries and cries and he barely drinks from me!" Aislynn shouted. "He needs to just drink and he will be happy." Aislynn assured him. "Ty, why doesnt my baby love me?" she sobbed out. 

"He does love you," Tyland assured as his mother came in. 

Aislynn had hated Ciera's closeness to them, she insisted upon staying close by and by close... she meant in their guest room. Looking at AIslynn like she didnt know what the hell she was doing. AIslynn hated to say it but Ciera was right and Aislynn didnt have a damn clue what she was doing and clearly Titus knew it too. 

"Titus can feel your stress. It's stressing him." Ciera remarked. AIslynn practically growled back at her. Tyland put space between them. "Just calm down." 

"Calm... Dow...." she word wouldnt even come out of Aislynn's furious lips. "Is she fucking serious?" 

"And cussing around the baby?" Ciera tsked. 

"Get her out before I kill her. Whats the name for someone that kills their mother in law?" Aislynn questioned, a snarl on her lips as she took a step towards Ciera. 

"Goodness Tyland," Ciera declared. "I understand why your son is having such trouble with her." 

"Mother," Tyland countered. "AIslynn and I got this." 

"It doesnt look like it." Ciera countered. "SHe is a mess, you let your wife walk around like that? Look at the state of her. She looks a fool." 

"SHe just had a baby." Tyland countered looking to AIslynn's sleepless state, her hair unbrushed, bags under her eyes, her clothes... yes she should probably change her clothes and take a bath but she couldnt focus on anything else but Titus. 

"When I had you and your brother- twins-" Ciera reminded them. As if either of them could forget that. "-I did it all alone-"

"You passed us off to handmaidens." Tyland countered. "Jason called our handmaiden Niomi, mama until he was five." Aislynn looked to Ciera, her holier than thou facade failing. 

"I still made sure I didnt embarrass your father," Ciera remarked. 

"Aislynn isnt embarrassing me." Tyland corrected. "We are getting a hang of this parenting thing." Tyland remarked. 

"And she is clearly failing." Ciera remarked. 

"Mother. Shut up." Tyland demanded. "You don't get to talk to Aislynn like this." 

"I'm getting rid of my stress." AIslynn decided calmly. She moved to Ciera and pushed her towards the door. 

"What are you doing? Get your hands off me!" Ciera demanded. Aislynn pulled open their front door, Otto stood with a green onesie and chocolates. "Your daughter is a manic!" 

"Aislynn, honey?" Otto questioned. 

"I'm getting rid of my stress." Aislynn answered. "Goodbye stress. Don't come back." She slammed the door in Cieras face. Aislynn felt better already. "Hi daddio, I think I'm going to try and feed Titus again." 

"Okay," Otto agreed slowly. He heard the murmured complaints of Ciera through the door but ignored her as he followed Aislynn. 

"I'm sorry about my mother." Tyland remarked. 

"Don't let her back in. Ever." Aislynn instructed. Tyland nodded kissing her cheek. 

"This is why I am staying at the inn." Otto remarked. 

"You can stay daddio." AIslynn assured. "You are not overbearing and you dont make me want to rip my head off and hers." Otto held out the chocolate and Aislynn popped one in her mouth. "And you bring me presents not stress." Aislynn squealed out. "TY! He loves me... he loves me!" Tyland smiled as Titus started drinking. "Damn... your mother was right. But she was the stress."