57. The Little Shit

                                    

                                          

 "Now it's forward six and six fall back Gents do-si-do ♪ ♪ Right hand high and a left hand low on to the next and here we go ♪ ♪ Swing your partner swing her round and round ♪ ♪ Promenade on heel and toe Promenade on back you go ♪ 
"There will be no swinging me round." Davina corrected. Jon chuckled holding onto her. "What are they even doing?"
"Sansa." Arya grumbled. 
"What?" Davina countered. 
"Her and Kelsea wanted dancing lessons, those jerks." Arya griped. 
"Oh, you got conned into it." Davina realized. Kelsea and Sansa danced around giddy, until Daenerys came in. 
"Wonderful we have everyone here now! I want groups of six!" 
"I'm very pregnant and not doing that." Davina objected. 
♪ All join hands and circle left ♪ ♪ Now circle right We're not done yet ♪ ♪ And come back home again ♪ ♪ Centre turn to the right ♪ ♪ Reels of three ♪ ♪ Step and weave ♪
They did as instructed to the sound of the music filling the great hall. Jon was a skilled warrior but he wasn't any good at group dances, Davina chuckled out watching him from over his two left feet. 
"I am a good dancer with you." Jon called back. 
"Yes you are." Davina agreed. "Which is how I ended up pregnant." She added. 
♪ And come back home again ♪ ♪ Everyone to the middle and back ♪ ♪ Now hands held high and sweep right through... ♪
"You've done this before?" Daenerys questioned Tyon. 
"Umm yeah, to impress girls." Tyon admitted. 
"I like your honesty." Daenerys agreed. Tyon smiled leaning into her. 
"I'm sure I have many hidden talents that you would like." 
♪ Circle left ♪ ♪ Now circle right you're not done yet ♪ ♪ Circle ♪ ♪ Turn to the left  ♪ Step with your partner ♪ ♪ And swing her round and round ♪
"How am I supposed to get Tyon to like me if we keep switching partners?" Sansa hissed. Kelsea shrugged. She linked arms with Jon as they moved and she beamed up at him.
♪ Turn to the left Step with your partner ♪ ♪ And swing her round and round ♪ ♪ Reels of three ♪ ♪ Step and weave ♪ ♪ Then come back home again ♪ ♪ Everyone to the middle and back ♪  And hands held low and hands held high sweep right through to the other side ♪ 
"Bravo!" Davina clapped out. "That was great! That was dizzying to watch actually. I'm glad its over. Jon you did great!" 
"He's a good dancer." Kelsea decided. 
"That's only because I was trying like hell to impress Davina." Jon assured. "I was very focused. "
"When I dont feel like a watermelon, we are dancing." Davina agreed. "If you want to keep impressing me." 
"Always." 
"Good answer."
 
If Davina thought carrying a child for nine moons was difficult it was nothing compared to giving birth. 
Hours and hours. Jon was a trooper throughout it all. He stayed by her side and held her hand propped her up. Even when davina demanded he leave because she looked awful he wouldnt leave her side. 
Avalon was so excited the first grandbaby! She knew that once arya and draco got married they would be popping out children like no tomorrow. 
Avalon missed babies. Davina being pregnant made avalon reminiscent about all her children. Nora was 11 now and her baby years had long since disappeared. Avalon forgot how much fun it was to have a little one running around. 
"Jon, Jon, Jon, Jon," Davina demanded as if he could make the baby come faster. Spoiler, he couldn't. 
"You are doing so great, Princess."
"You really are, Dav." Jon agreed. 
Blood, sweat and many, many tears later Davina gave a final push and wanted to strangle the maester for reaching up inside her for the past day tugging at her baby to no use. 
Avalon said from the start, the baby will come when the baby wants, not a moment before. She was right, mothers usually were.
"Taelon." Davina whispered, smiling down at her baby boy. "The little shit."