Realistic or Modern Something in the Orange

[decadent-rider]

She nodded and smiled at him "Thank you, that's really good." She told him quickly and eventually fell asleep waiting for him to wake up, sending his mother a mesage that she would call her shortly but that it had all gone well, eventually waking up to aemond tugging on her arm and just frowned some, "I was having a wonderful dream... how are you feeling?" She asked, rubing at her face but soon turned to look at him and saw he was clearly on pain meds because he was smiling stupidly. "Darling I didn't even know you could make that face." She mumbled.

He continued going in and out for hours until eventually waking up in the middle of the night and now fully awake, the sedation having worn off and now he was just uncomfortable and trying to stay still, grunting a little at the effort of moving without causing himself more pain.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Aemond woke up later that evening and groaned softly pressing the pain killer button a few times. Once they had kicked in he was higher than a kite and wanted his wife by his side. He tugged at her hand and smiled widely at her, not his normal smile with no teeth. No, they were full on display like a child taking a funny photo "Come lay with me!" He slurred happily as she woke up.

Max woke up from her light sleep when she heard Bill groaning some. She watched him carefully while pressing the call button a few times to get a nurse in there to check him over "Hey, a nurse will be here soon to look you over."

 

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She smiled at him a little but shook her head, "Honey I can't, bump is gonna get in the way on a bed that small... You did really good love." She murmured, "They're gonna want you up and moving about soon though. so give me that so you can't start tripping." She mumbled, having to almost wrestle the clicker ouf of his hand and just shook her head "Aemond! You are being a child." She laughed

He frowned and slowly motioned for a pen and paper seeing as he couldn't talk right now but he was desperate to tell her

 

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Aemond pouted and wrestled with the clicker "Nooooo don't take it!" He whined before he started to laugh as she finally got it from him "You want to know who's a child? Your mother, what a selfish woman she is." He muttered

Max got him the small note pad and pen that were in the bedside table. She helped him get it to where he could write for her and gave a soft smile "What is it love?" She asked gently doing her best to stay positive.

 

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She sighed a little and just nodded “Thank you for reminding me of her existence.” She grumbled, quickly moving to help him sit up carefully as he went to do it on his own, getting him a drink of water.

He frowned and started slowly scrawling down a few words, trying to make it legible enough she could see he was asking for his bag from the plane, asking her to go home and get it.

 

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Aemond moved to sit up some and smiled as she helped him "I hate her and if I could I'd hurt her like she did to you." He muttered before sipping the water she gave him.

Max looked over what he wrote and gave a soft frown "Okay love, I'll go get it after the nurse looks you over." She murmured just as the nurse came into the room.

 

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She frowned and set the water back down "Pray do tell what it is you think she did." She murmured, assuming he was getting her mixed up with his own mother, moving to sit on the edge of the bed and quickly braided his hair down to the side to keep it out of his way and so it wouldn't get tangled.

He shook his head as much as possible, squeezing her hand, wanting her to go now to get it but his nurse was quick anyway and done within five minutes, Bill falling asleep straight after

 

[Forever6A7X]

Aemond frowned some and gave a heavy sigh playing with her fingers as she finished his hair "She had him killed....I found who would hurt you so deeply because I could not let them live....and it was her." He slurred out.

Max thanked his nurse when she said he was doing alright and left the room. She picked up her purse and kissed his forehead gently "I'll be right back alright?" She said softly before leaving to the hotel. It was another hour later before she came back giving a heavy sigh as she sat next to him again.

 

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Carmen tensed. Whatever she thought he was going to say it wasn’t that for certain. “What? Aemond. You promised.” She frowned, and got up, not needing to start a fight right now. “I hope you remember this when you’re more with it.” She snapped at him, grabbing her stuff and leaving, calling ubbe.

His nurse stepped into the room and frowned. “You’re back…. Has anyone spoken to you?” She asked her gently while she took a few notes on his chart.

 

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Aemond frowned softly going for her hand as she grabbed her things "Hey....hey don't go." He whined as she left him there.

Ubbe gave a small smile as he picked up the phone to talk with his sister "Carmen, hey there, how did Aemond's surgery go?" He asked

Max shook her head some and gave a soft sigh "No not yet. I haven't been back long." She explained before sitting up straighter "Is he okay?"

 

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She was shaking with anger at this point as she began piecing it all together in her own head, "Did you know?" She asked him "Who else?!" She spat at him, "I will tear this family apart if you do not answer the question!"

She shook her head and finished making adjustments, "He had a heart attack not long after you left. He was down for almost half an hour." She explained, "Right now he's being kept sedated to try and give his body a chance to heal without more effort but he's not doing good." She explained to her

 

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Ubbe frowned instantly and cursed himself before sighing heavily "Bjorn...only me and Bjorn knew." He said quietly

Max went wide eyed and looked at Bill letting a few tears fall "Okay...thank you for the update." Shw whispered before taking his hand in hers kissong it repeatedly

 

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Carmen frowned and shook her head "And you allowed her nto ever come near me?! I want her gone!" She snapped down the line, hanging up and got a taxi home, locking the front door and refusing to let anyone in the house for the next few days until she got a phone call to come collect Aemond.

It was a couple days before they were pulling him out of sedation and another few more before he started waking up, no one sure how bad it was going to be until he was conscious, slowly blinking and looking around the room. He was aware that he no longer had a tube down his throat but he felt heavy, like he could hardly move, looking around until he found MAx.

 

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Aemond had gotten earful from Ubbe the following day about everything. He had tried calling Carmen multiple times but only ever got her voicemail. He perked up some though when he saw her outside of his room speakkng with the doctor.

Max stayed by his side the entire time. Only ever leaving the go get a shower in and when she was gonen, his mother would come to sit with him. She smiled softly when she saw him finally awake and let a few tears fall "Hey there.." she said quietly

 

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She thanked him quietly and stepped inside, barely looking at him while she took a seat. “You’re going home today. Meds will be ready to take with us soon and he said you can’t wear your sapphire for at least a week. He doesn’t want anything being nudged.” She muttered, staring at the floor.

He frowned a little and watched her for a minute before trying to speak, failing with how dry his throat and mouth were but he gripped her hand a little while she helped him sip some water. “Where are we?” He grunted not remembering much right now

 

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Aemond gave a small nod frowning a bit "I can't wear my patch...it'll irritate the incision." He murmured sighing heavily not wanting to go out with his eye socket showing. He reached for her hand frowning as she flinched away from him "Carmen...please talk to me."

Max got him the water they had left and helped him sip at it. She sighed softly placing it on his night stand and kissing his cheek gently "Hospital Iove, you caught bronchitis from your sister in law, it took over and became worse. You had a heart attack as well." She explained quietly

 

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She just crossed her arms over her chest. “Not here.” She muttered, still waiting on an apology from him but she looked up when a nurse came to give him his prescriptions and his discharge papers, noticing the way she was staring at aemonds missing eye.

He frowned “I remember… getting back to England…. But nothing else.” He mumbled, watching her. “Why’s my bag here?” He mumbled, his brain still a little scrambled and not able to focus

 

[Forever6A7X]

Aemond gave a heavy sigh and nodded softly. He frowned deeply seeing the nurse staring at his eye and looked away feeling uncomfortable. He was still very insecure about his eye, especially with the socket empty and open like that.

Max frowned gently but nodded some "You told me to get it. I'm not sure why, but thats not important right now." She said murmured before kissing him gently anf helping drink some more water.

 

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He frowned and stared at the bag for a minute. “Front pocket. It’s in there…. Present.” He told her quietly, closing his eyes as he felt a burning through his chest for a moment, watching her go to the rucksack and pull out a small black velvet box from the front pocket.

She was waiting for her to look away but when she didn’t Carmen stood up. “Out. Get out. I want someone else to do the discharge. If you cannot respect him then I don’t want you near him!” She snapped at her.

 

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Max gave a small nod and rustled through the front pocket feeling soft velvet. She pulled out the small box and raised an eyebrow as she looked over at him. She popped open the box and took a shaky breath seeing a gorgeous ring sitting in there "Bill...is this..." she said quietly unable to even finish her sentence.

Aemond looked up at Carmen as the nurse left and sighed heavily "I'm so sorry Carmen....I never wanted to hurt you. I just...I wanted to find out who had hurt you so badly." He whispered quietly

 

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He frowned as he watched her. “Hope it’s good… can’t see myself… going back… to Sweden to change… to change it if not.” He told her quietly, smiling a little. “Marry me?”

She frowned. “I hope you know that it was you…. By going against what I told you. I’m only here to get you home. But you’re sleeping in the guest room. And I don’t want to see you for a few days.” She told him seriously, staring at the floor.

 

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Max let tears flow freely down her face and nodded happily "Yes,yes Bill a thousand times yes." She said before kissing all over his face and putting the ring on her finger "It's gorgeous."

Aemond took a deep breath and gave a small nod "Alright." He said quietly not going to argue on this at all. Soon enough he was discharged and they were on their way back home in silence.

 

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-5 years-
Rhaena was awake early in the morning like always, knowing better than to try and wake her mother but she had seen that her father was already up so made her way down to his study, heading inside and giggling when she saw him at his desk. “Kepa!” She said happily, heading over and climbing up onto his lap. “Muña is still sleeping.” She told him.

Bill groaned a little as he felt something tickling his face in his last little bit of sleep, glancing up and sighed, finding maxs cat there. “Remind me why I let you talk me into getting one.” He grumbled, moving him out the way gently as he sat up, rubbing at his face. They had made the move to Norway nor long after he was released, sticking with aemond and his men had been the best thing for them and he couldn’t be in a better place with his wife and their first child on the way

 

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Aemond looked up when he heard the little pitter patter of feet stop outside his doorway. He smiled happily seeing his daughter come in immediately wrapping his arms around her as she got in his lap "Good morning princess. How did you sleep?" He murmured to her while pushing his silver locks from her face. When she was born his entire world shifted; he no longer looked at only violence for peace and he had become softer towards those he trusted and loved the most.

Max smiled softly as she sat up in bed placing the book she had been reading to the side. She pulled Draven to the side and held him close to her "Oh you love him." She cooed while petting the manecoon who layed next to her now purring contently. She rubbed her belly gently as she felt the baby start to move a bit. She was around 6 months now and was excited to be able to find out the gender soon.

 

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She giggled again and held onto him. “Muña had to come lay with me cause I was too excited cause were gonna go get our snake.” She grinned at him. She was like her father in every way except looks which she’s got from Carmen, the Targaryen silver hair but the lothbrok eyes. “When will my baby brother get here? I think he’s going to like the snake.” She told him happily.

He grunted alittke and just shook his head, going to the restroom to shower. “We have a dinner with the lothbroks tonight. Ivar will be there. I would appreciate you not playing into his hands again.” He muttered seeing as her favourite game whenever they saw Ivar seemed to be to make bill as jealous as possible.