The Hype / Gendry Waters (2.8)

16. Romance

"I want to formally name Gendry my son. I mean- so people know. Someone they can look up to." Cersei remarked. "You are my so. And i love you to pieces. I want the world to know you exist."

"Are you sure?" Gendry countered.

"Gendry Lannister. It has a nice ring to it."

"Wouldnt I be baratheon?"

"Technically but your no good father is dead and Gendry," cersei cupped his cheek "you shall be mine."

"Whatever you want." Gendry agreed. "But i dont think i will ever feel like a prince." He admitted.

"You will. Given time." Cersei countered.

"Hey have you seen jaime?" Rieka questioned.

"Who? What? " cersei countered.

"Jaime your twin." Rieka clarified.

"Oh him. No. I havent. Why?"

"I feel like i havent seen him since Jon left." Rieka realized.

"Who cares about him? Not when I have my gendry." Cersei corrected.

"Did you have a name for me?" Gendry questioned. "Before when..."

"Robert wanted to name you Robert. The nurses didnt know if you would survive. I called you my darling boy. Said I would pick a name for you every day. But i thought if i named you before you were strong enough to survive you would die. Would you leave me. You were forever my darling boy." Cersei admitted.

Gendry liked that. He looked to rieka she smiled tilting her head to the sky sun kissed her skin. You didn't get this back up north. He watched the way the dress clung to her the way her breasts tugged at the hem. He drank down good wine like it was water to keep from jumping on the table and pulling rieka into his arms and kissing her. Repeatedly.

"We shall have a grand celebration!"

"Are we not waiting for fire to reign down on us?" Rieka countered casually.

"This is more important." Cersei corrected

Gendry peered in seeing Rieka at the piano, she was humming a little tune she didnt hear him come in until Avalon jumped off the couch and stretched her way over to him for love and affection. He scratched between her ears. 

"That was beautiful." Gendry said getting closer. 

"It's... just something i have been messing with." Rieka offered. 

"This is all so weird. I was no one and now I'm... getting... coronated? Is that whats happening?" Gendry questioned sitting beside her, his fingers trilling over a few keys. 

"Legitimization declarations," Rieka offered. "Jon always wanted father to legitimize him." rieka recalled. 

"Was my father really awful?"

"He used to be best friends with my dad." Rieka reminded him. "My dad would not have been friends with him if he was awful. He just changed, I would like to think that the old him is within you. Before he changed, a man that everyone could be proud of." 

"Thanks... you always know what to say." Gendry whispered 

"It's a gift." Rieka agreed. 

"And so humble." He added kissing the corner of her lips. 

"Thank you for noticing." Rieka added snuggling into him. Avalon whined putting her chin on Gendry's thigh. She continued her pleas for attention until he started petting her again. 

"Cersei is a good woman, she was my friend despite everything. She will love you forever. That was something no one could say wrong about Cersei. SHe loved her children more than anything. She should have disciplined joffrey more but I dont think she will have a problem with you misbehaving."

"My future wife misbehaving thats another story." Gendry countered. 

"Who might that be?"

"You." Gendry answered kissing her. 

"Me? I dont recall you asking."

"I'm going to be romantic about it." Gendry informed her. 

"Oh wonderful, I love romance." Rieka decided. 

"Since when?"

"Since forever. What girl doesnt want romance in her life?" RIeka countered. 

"Then get ready for something mind blowingly romantic." 

"Oh no, now you did it." RIeka laughed out "It better be amazing, I have all these mind blowing ideas in my head."

"You want to tell me few?"

"Nope, you have to get your own inspiration for the best proposal ever, my prince.''

"I'm never going to get used to that." 

XXX

"They are at the gates." Gendry remarked. RIeka peered out and smiled seeing Jon was alright. Bran in his arms, he didnt look alive though. Rieka ran down the halls but Cersei grabbed her arm.

"Think this through." Cersei corrected.

"Jon's alive they must have won." Rieka remarked.

"Your grace," Qyburn remarked coming up to them. "There has been sighting of the encroaching undead army."

"What?" Rieka rasped.

"What does that mean?" Gendry countered confused. 

"THey didnt win, they lost." Cersei realized. "Their numbers are diminished, their power is weakened, they need us. They are vulnerable."

"Cersei let me go." Rieka begged. "I need to see them."

"We hold the upper hand." Cersei corrected. 

"I need to see Jon." Rieka didnt give her a chance to object before she was running down the hall.

"My queen?" Qyburn questioned looking to Cersei.

"We will greet them but I need a word with my son." Cersei remarked. Gendry tensed wishing he ran off too. 

"Are you sure? Because, Rieka is already down there," Gendry countered.

"I know which is why we have to talk while we walk." Cersei agreed.

"Whats wrong? Jon is a good man, he-"

"We are going to let them in." Cersei agreed.

"Of course." Gendry agreed. "They need our help. THey are Rieka's family."

"But only if Daenerys bends the knee to the rightful queen." Cersei corrected. "She has to bend. I want your help."

"What do you want me to do?" Gendry agreed.