Wish You The Best / Jaime Lannister / Tywin Lannister

4. Treat Her Right

"You take care of her. Treat her right. Look after your boys and for the love of all thats good in this world Jaimeson, love your wife. She deserves love."

Tywins words echoed in jaimes mind as they headed off. Day after day he avoided cersei and stuck with his family. Zaria didnt like the cold. Her boys were already bundled up in layers much like herself once they got into the riverruns.

Jaime was devoted. She appreciated him trying but wished they didnt even have to come north. She was of the south. She loved the south the sun and the sand and sailing up the shores... she didnt like the cold.

Jaime wrapped an arm around her kissing aling her neck. She smiled into him catching the glare cersei threw their way. So zaria milked it. Leaning in and capturing jaimes lips with her own it felt scandalous even though jaime was her husband. Not cerseis.

Zaria did deserve love. So much love.

"Mum..." aeron whispered. Zaria pulled back from jaime and turned to her son. "I got a really big bug bite."

"Itchy?" Zaria pondered

"Yeah."

"I will make a tonic for you baby." She agreed. "Jaime can you help me collect some ingredients?"

"I would love to."

Each day closer to winterfell and farther from tywin, zaria felt closer to jaime. Even with cersei so damn close to them. He kissed her often and wrapped his arms around her holding her all night long every night for the long moon it took to get to their destination.

Zaria felt like she should have told jaime what conspired between them. Afterall tywin was his father. It was strange growing closer with jsime yet picturing Tywin naked beside her in her dreams.

Especially since she was late by a fortnight and wasnt sure which Lannister man was the cause.

"Zaria you look so sexy this morning. You want to ride in the carriage with me? I will keep you warm." Tyrion assured.

"No thank you tyrion." Zaria answered.

"Are you sure? My father wanted you looked after and i cant look after you-"

"He didnt mean by you." Jaime corrected. "You up for a ride today? You could ride with me?"

"And be stuck between a saddle pummel and your cock stabbing me from both directions?" Zaria tsked. "I would rather ride my own."

"Suit yourself but stay away from tyrion."

"Hes harmless." Zaria countered tyrion purred back at her. "Hes harmless because i dont want him." She clarified.

"Dagger dagger." Tyrion countered.

"I saw the king! He's got hundreds of people!"

"How many times have I told you: No climbing!" Catelyn demanded.

"But he's coming right now! Down our road!" Bran went on.

"I want you to promise me: No more climbing." Catelyn demanded and Bran looked to his feet. A little pout on his face.

"I promise." Bran agreed.

" D'you know what?" Catelyn remarked grabbing his chin.

"What?" Bran murmured.

"You always look at your feet before you lie. Run and find your father. Tell him the king is close." Catelyn instructed and ran off, Summer chasing after him.

Zaria felt the thick heavy material of a cloak being wrapped around her. Zaria glanced back as jaimes hands dragged along her now covered arms.

"Thank you Jaime." Zaria whispered he smiled kissing her cheek.

" I told you your cloak wouldn't be warm enough."

"I wasn't complaining."

"You were shivering." Jaime corrected. Cersei glared as jaime wrapped his arms around his wife. "A good husband notices these things."

This trip was going to be a second chance for them. Zaria could feel it. The moons journey here another back. Some quality time together.

Are you a good husband?" Zaria mused "since when?" He kissed her neck long and hard and her eyes fluttered closed. "You know what that does to me." Zaria whispered.

"I do." Jaime agreed.

"Keep it in your pants." Arthur countered.

"Arthur!" Zaria declared through a giddy laugh.

"Jaime." Cersei barked.

"Let her handle her own shit," aeron agreed when zaria rolled her eyes.

"Couldnt have said it better myself." Zaria agreed reaching for Aeron. She kissed his cheek but his gaze was shifting already to the starks. "Shall we make an introduction?"

Arthur walked ahead deeming himself man of the family. He approached robb since ned had already run off with robert to Gods knows where.

"Im Arthur Lannister Dayne." He introduced. "Thank you for having us." He gestured to his mother and brother and lastly his father. "This my mother, lady Zaria. My brother Aeron and my father. ser jaime." He introduced properly.

"Im Robb stark. Welcome to winterfell."

Zaria resisted the urge to squeal and say that was so cute! The boys acting like men.

"Winterfell is lovely, lady stark." Zaria said as she moved to catelyn her boot crunching down on the snow.

"It's cold but yes." Catelyn agreed. 

"It is cold." Zaria answered. "I'm from dorne so anything above highgarden is simply too cold for my blood."

"It took a lot of getting used to," Catelyn agreed. "Your boys seem charming." Catelyn nodded to Arthur and Aeron.

"They really are." Zaria agreed. "They are such good boys, they get along with everyone."

"And you are so young, only the two?"

"Yes." Zaria agreed not noticing her hand move to her stomach. 

"Well you have plenty of time for more." Catelyn offered. "Everyone woman needs a daughter." 

"I would love a daughter." Zaria agreed and jaime overheard, he sighed unable to believe that his father was right and that Zaria talked to him and strangers like starks about these things more than himself. Cersei yanked him aside and Jaime understood why Zaria didnt tell him these things. Because he was always being dragged away from her.