Rich Man / Tyland Lannister / Aislynn Hightower

32. Don't Let Go

Reputation to Protect out now!

~Five years later~

Viserys was rightfully afraid of Aislynn. Sure he didn't know who chopped his cock off. But who else had a better motive and the evil mind behind doing such a thing. Anyone else would have been executed for such treason, and yet she was free as a Bird it was almost laughable.

He had time to lick his wounds to feel sorry for himself. But he never said a word. Aislynn assumed he was embarrassed, flustered, not wanting to admit what had happened to anyone in case by the very small sliver of a chance that it wasn't her she would surely laugh and torment him all the more.

Alicent clung to her sister laughing and crying happy tears for weeks.  When aemond was born alicent was happy. She was really happy with this baby knowing he got to be her fresh. No more pain from viserys. Aislynn would find others way to torment viserys if he dared touch her sister again.

"Criston you can't protect my sister from way over there!" Aislynn declared.

"Yeah, thats bad guarding." Amelia agreed. "Daddy lift me up." She requested. Tyland picked her up. "See thats good service!" Amelia declared. Criston nodded moving into the water.

"Protect your body," Aislynn whispered to alicent doing a little body roll. Alicent swatted a hand at her.

"This new?" Tyland questioned kissing her neck. Aislynn leaned back into him.

"No, I bought it forever ago and forgot about it, its so cute right?"

"It's very red." Tyland agreed, hands roaming over her hips.

"I thought you would like that." Aislynn agreed before walking into the water. Tyland ran after her picking her up spinning her around. Holding her around the middle, her legs curled up into her chest, as she laughed out. Alicent looked to Criston. He was certainly handsome, the most handsome, she used to have a crush on Daemon Targaryen because what woman didnt for a time in their life?

But when she married Viserys, Targaryen was no longer her type. The tall dark and handsome however, that was. But not just Criston's good looks but his smile. his kindness, how he treated her right. Treated her honorably. She wondered what his lips would feel alike against her as she stared back at him.

"Get in here miss thang!" Aislynn beckoned. Alicent stopped staring and moved into the water, Criston offered her a hand which she gladly accepted.

"Auntie!" Aemond shouted waving to her from the shores.

"Come on in honey!" Aislynn declared floating back into Tyland. "The waters great!" Aemond was always a cautious little lad. "I won't let you sink." she added. Aemond smiled back at her as he moved slowly to the water, if he didnt know how to do something he liked to learn and study before jumping in. Aislynn's children usually jumped right in. Aegon followed suit with that jump right in mentality.

"Jump! I got you!" Aislynn assured, Amelia ran past Aemond kicking up sand as she launched herself into Aislynn's arms, Aislynn spun her around tossing her to Tyland, she shrieked out as she flew through the air. Tyland caught her, Amelia's legs sinking into the water as he held onto her.

Aemond reached out a hand for Aislynn once he got knee deep. She picked him up kissing his little face. She looked to Helaena as she made a sand creature.

Aegon and Aislynn's boys splashed and ran through the water laughing out. Aemond smiled patting his hands on the surface of the water as Aislynn got him deeper.

"Don't let go." Aemond instructed.

"Never." Aislynn assured.

"Dont let go."

"You dont trust me?" Aislynn mused.

"Don't. Let. Go."

"Your son doesnt trust me..." Aislynn turned him around to face her. Aemond's violet eyes stared back at her. She lowered him down and rose up back up. Aemond gripped tight to her suit.

"Alicent isnt a great swimmer, keep your hands on her," Aislynn instructed. "Dont want us losing our queen." Alicent shot aislynn a glare but she felt a flutter in her heart when Criston reached out for her.

"Your sister is a good wing woman." Criston whispered. "But you dont the need the help." Alicent blushed profusely as she draped her arms around his shoulders.

"I'm glad you all are having so much fun." Otto remarked from the shores. Helaena waved up at him, he knelt beside her. "Thats pretty."

"It's a hippogriff." Helaena informed him.

"Of course it is." Otto offered rising back up. "Tyland, we have a meeting. I thought I would fetch you."

"Amelia show grandpa how well you can swim to shore." Tyland instructed letting her go, she kicked her feet off Tyland's stomach to propel herself forward.

Amelia swam past Aemond and Aislynn, Aemond watched her with intrigue. He looked to Aislynn.

"You want to learn to swim handsome boy?" Aislynn questioned. Aemond nodded. "It's good to try and keep up with Amelia, she's always on the move." Amelia ran up to Otto and he picked up a towel wrapping it around her before he picked her up as well.

"Hiya!" Amelia declared.

"Hi sweetie." Otto coed kissing her wet head. "Your grace? Would you like to join us?"

"No." Alicent corrected, she was content. Aislynn laughed out.

"This is the moment ALi gains a backbone and gets what she wants." AIslynn agreed.

"Bye babe," Tyland kissed her as he walked heavily through the water. His feet dragging.

"I'm bringing everyone back to our place after this." Aislynn informed him. "So both of you-" Aislynn pointed a finger between Otto and Tyland. "-come home when your meeting is over."

"Where else would I go?" Tyland countered running a towel over his hair.

"Father, you are invited for the fun." AIslynn clarified.

"Thank you, honey. I would like that." Otto agreed. He put Amelia down and she let the towel fall before running back into the water launching herself at her brothers.

"AHH!" Aegon shouted as she flopped before him. Amelia popped up laughing.

"Okay Aemond, we are going to start with floating, and treading water." Aislynn decided.

"Don't let go." Aemond countered.

"Lay back, I got you."

"Dont let go."

"Aemond look at you, you are floating." Aislynn remarked.

"Dont let go."

"I wont let go." Aislynn agreed having already let go. "You are doing great."

"You are such a liar." Aemond remarked extending his arms out. "YOU LET GO!"