Renegade// Criston Cole / Davina Targaryen

23. Devil

"Almost. Done." Aemond said each word carefully as he pulled the laces into a perfect bow.

"You got it!" Criston and him high-fived. Davinas smile grew.  "Good job bud." Criston added

"Thanks. Mama you see?"

"My smart boy." Davina confirmed

Aemond didnt know why laces were so hard but they were. Until today. He did it perfectly.

Davina didn't tell anyone when she thought she was pregnant but there were signs. She stopped eating to nauseous and started sucking in ginger dried and candied ginger.

Criston stared back at her as she sat innthe tub staring down at the water. Silent. Davina had two moods that criston was used to. Sassy and dramatic or overprotective and dangerous. Silent was never a mood for davina.

"You alright?"

She was always sexy. But that was more her over all being but damn did she rasitate sexy. She looked up at him releasing her breath before nodding.

"Dav..." criston knew her better than that. "Talk to me. Your brother is worried about you too. The queen and Rhaenyra as well. "

"But mostly you". Davina agreed.

"Yeah". Criston admitted. "Mostly me. So," he sat on the edge of the tub. "Talk to me."

"Im just not feeling well."

"The water is cold". Criston added touching the surface to any normal person it was not cold but for davina he knew it was.

"Didn't want to add more heat now would be nice to be a real dragon and breathe fire."

She got up and got dressed into her night gown.

"Who got you flowers?" Criston asked. Davina glanced back at him. Another bouquet from daemon in the trash. "If its Strong I will-"

"Devil." Davina corrected and cristons temper simmered.  ''Throwing away flowers doesnt erase him from my life though." Davina whispered. "I've been running from my demons, afraid to look behind me. I've been running from myself, afraid of what I'd find... I don't feel brave or strong or powerful. So how am I supposed to love you when I don't love who I am? And how could I give you all of me when I'm broken and shattered on the bathroom floor?"

"Oh Dav-"

"Because I'm a sinking ship that's burning, so let go of my hand..." He only held tighter to her.

"I'm always going to love you."

"I want to give you all of me but how can I when I feel shattered, ripped apart..."

"Whats going on?" Criston questioned

"I dont know. I just feel... soo... soo much of everything!" Davina sobbed out. "Whats wrong with me!" She begged.

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"Is it awful?"

"No. Its sweet."

"But I hate the other ."

"Yeah because hes drama. Like his father". Davina confirmed.

"But luke is so sweet. "

"He really is". Davina agreed.

"He calls me grandma."

"I know. You are old

"You are older!" Alicent objected.

"Im not a grandma". Davina corrected as rhaenyra passed. "Oh nyra we are talking about luke and how perfect he is." Rhaenyra smiled proud.

"He is.". She confirmed.

"And what a little devil jace is." Davina added. Rhaenyras smile fell. "Kidding! Not." Alicent chuckled reaching out for jace.

"Hi sweetie."

"Hi grandma!" Luke answered hugging her. Rhaenyras lips formed a tight line as she watched them. Alicents adoration for luke and his for her just amplified alicents love seeing rhaenyra so spiteful about their relationship.

"Come on luke." Rhaenyra instructed. Smiling he climbed down from alicents lap and moved to his mother. "Takw care of your little devil and maybe he leaves my jace alone." Rhaenyra countered marching off.

"Daeron is a sweetie! Its you thats a problem!"

"There they go again." Davina mumbled leaning back in her chair when she aemond walking sleepy eyed towards her.

"How was your nap?" Davina questioned pulling Aemond into her arms, he rubbed at his eyes turning to face her, little knees pressing into her thighs.

"I didn't take a nap, im a big kid." Aemond corrected. Davina cocked her head back at him. "I wasnt napping. I was faking it." Aemond told her.

"You were?" Davina mused. "I don't think so."

"Yeah, I was." He assured snuggling into her as she tickled his stomach.

"I saw you sleeping," davina whispered kissing his cheek.

"No!" he laughed back.

"Hey Aemy i have a question for you."

"Yeah?"

"Do you want a baby brother or sister?" Davina asked and he touched her stomach before answering.

"No."