Full Bloom / Alicent Hightower x OC Male

2. Lovely

The joyous news of Aemmas pregnancy flooded the capital. Miguel could have told you moons ago the queen qas pregnant when he started seeing her vomiting in his rose brushes. Nonetheless the capital was in a state of happiness.

Miguel had also been learning more common tongue so when work needed to be done they came to him instead of his father. Miguel felt pride in moving up at the capital.

His father would shake his head complaining you dont want to be like them my son. They will only do you dirty.

Miguel didnt think that was right. Not everyone in the capital was bad. Alicent was surely the sweetest person to have ever lived.

"Ah there you are, Mikael-"

"Miguel." He whispered.

"-the flowers are all over the place. I think a critter got in here last night. What a disaster! or the person before you didn't have a clue what they were doing. The center pieces are a mess. Its a celebration of life and love and its just blah! You hear me Mikael? Blah! We cant have blah for the future heirs celebrations."

He was speaking too fast and miguel was having a hard time keeping up

"Blah?" Miguel questioned.

"Exactly. You get it!"

"Yes?" Miguel answered.

"Great here you are-" he was ushered to the main room. "Fix it! All of it. Make it... make it worthy of a future king!"

"Future king." Miguel agreed "yes. I can-" the man was already heading off shouting at someone else so miguel got to work.

He was so focused on the centerpiece before him he didnt even notice alicent come up behind him.

"It looks beautiful." He jumped nearly dropping the vase. "Im sorry," she took a step back. "I didnt mean to startle you."

"No. Im... yes you did." He admitted brushing his hands free of pollen onto his pants. "A good startle."

"A good startle?" Alicent giggled back. His gaze locked on her smiling mouth. "Well it looks beautiful. Might i help?"

"Help?" He didn't understand she was a lady. She was high born she wasnt supposed to do labor.

"Can i help you with the center pieces. There are quite a lot." Alicent noted glancing around the tables.

"Oh, no!" Miguel corrected. "You are a lady."

"Im more than capable of playing with flowers." Alicent assured. "Let me help please."

"You sure?"

"Im sure." Alicent confirmed.

"You like this one?" Miguel questioned softly.

"Its lovely." Alicent agreed. So he showed her how to make it. She followed what he did copying his every step. There was no lavender in the centerpieces so he knew it was the scent of alicent that had wafted into his nose.

"Thank you." Miguel said as she added the finishing bow to another centerpiece.

"You are very welcome."

Very welcome, miguel repeated three times over in his head. No ever said thank you or you are very welcome except alicent. Everyone else thought the world was owed to them. Very welcome, very welcome. Now he knew how to answer thank you.

"You have a lot of siblings dont you? Brothers?" She clarified

"Yes. 12." Miguel answered.

"Wow. I thought i had a lot."

"You have brothers?"

"Five." Alicent answered.

"You want some of mine?" Miguel questioned. Alicent laughed out. Miguel liked that he could make her laugh.

"Any sisters?" She pondered as they moved to the next table.

"No. Just brothers."

"Are you close with your parents?"

" just my pa. I don't have a mum." Miguel informed her.

"Mine died too." Alicent whispered. " seems we have more in common than we realized."

"You are..."

"Nothing special." Alicent answered but he reached out tucking her hair behind her ear.

"Blushing in full bloom."

Alicent stared back at him speechless. He thought maybe she didnt understand maybe he said it wrong.

"You are lovely." Miguel told her before staff started coming in with trays of food and wine in preparation for the celebration. Alicent got bumped by a server and when she turned back around miguel was making his exit.