Jared had been standing in front of the door for a good 10 minutes, unsure if he wanted to go through with this or not. If this was a disaster, he had no easy way out and he didn't want to hurt Seena's feelings if he didn't like her friend. At the same time, he had said he would do this and backing out now would just make Seena look bad.

Taking a deep breath, he looked down at the flimsi he held and punched in the code Seena had given him. The door swooshed open and he noticed there was no one there. Across the room, a small table was set with candles and flowers and he smiled at the sight. He walked a little further in the room and slowly gazed around. It was homey. Not overdone, not stark. It was…perfect. Tucking the flimsi back into his pocket, Jared shrugged out of his jacket and laid it on the back of the chair next to the couch. The sound of someone coming into the room caught his attention and he turned to see who it was.

"See?"

"You're early." She said, setting a dish on the table and going back into the kitchen. Jared didn't move, shock overriding his nervousness. When she came back, he just looked at her. She was dressed in a simple shirt and a long flowing skirt and she looked anything but normal. He was used to seeing her dressed to the nines and with shoes on, not barefoot as she was now. This was a much softer Seena, and he found he liked it. A lot.

"You don't have a roommate do you?" He questioned, trying to reason out what was going on.

Seena stopped, her gaze meeting his and he found the answer in her eyes.

"No." She replied quietly.

"You mean you're the one…" Her head nodded and he moved his mouth, trying to say something, but was unable to. "How long?" He finally managed to croak out.

"Two years. Not too long after you started working for Bela." Came her reply, so quiet he almost didn't hear it. Jared moved towards her, stopping when there was a half meter between them.

"You never said anything. Never gave me any clues." She smiled a pained smile, knowing he was trying to figure this out in his head.

"No, I didn't. I didn't want you to know." Seena bit her lip and shifted to her other foot. "You're mad, aren't you?"

"No." He rushed to assure her. "No, I'm not mad. Just…surprised. I never…" Jared rubbed his temples and let out a noisy breath. "I wish you had said something." He added, quietly.

"I'm sorry Jared. I should have been honest with you." She whispered, turning to leave the room. Seena gasped when he grabbed her arm and wouldn't let her move. He looked into her eyes for a minute, before she turned her head away. Jared pulled her to him, catching her head in his hands and making her look at him. He wasn't sure how he was feeling right now. When he had first started working for Bela, he had been attracted to her but so engrossed in his job he never even thought about asking her out. Over the years, he had resigned himself to just having her as a friend.

"Why didn't you say something sooner?" He asked her softly, running his thumbs across her cheeks to brush the tears away. She was holding onto his shirt with both hands, almost afraid to let go for fear she would crumple to the ground.

"I was afraid."

"Of what?" She squeezed her eyes shut as he lowered his head to hers and brushed his lips over her forehead. Shock radiated through her body at his touch and she was finding it hard to finish her thoughts. His lips moved to her eyes as he placed the gentlest of kisses on each one then moved down to her cheek. He didn't kiss her, his breath feathering over her skin, igniting it.

"Of losing you." She finally answered and took a shuddering breath. Opening her eyes, she found him staring at her, a small smile on his face.

"You would never lose me." He whispered. She started to speak and he silenced her with a thumb to her lips. "I want to kiss you See." Jared told her becoming breathless himself, and she felt a gasp escape her lips. He didn't wait for her answer, just slowly lowered his lips to hers.

He kissed her gently, wanting to enjoy every second of this as one hand slipped down to loosely sit on her hip and pull her flush to him. Her nerves fired, filling her with a languid warmth that excited and scared her. She couldn't ever remember feeling this way from a kiss.

Jared applied more pressure to his kiss and slowly ran his tongue over her lips. His hand moved up into her hair to angle her head better and when she opened her lips he snaked his tongue in to touch hers. Seena gripped his shirt so tight he was surprised she didn't rip it. Moving his hand to the small of her back, he deepened the kiss and felt her melt into him.

Tearing his lips away, he trailed kisses down her jaw line and nipped her ear lobe, smiling when she hissed through her teeth. He continued his kisses down her neck as his other hand came down to her waist and slowly turned her around. Seena didn't have time to think before he reached his arms around her and undid the top button of her shirt. His breath glided over the skin on her neck, lips never touching. The next button came undone and she reached back to grasp his thighs, trying to steady herself.

Her breathing was labored as the next two buttons were freed and she closed her eyes, leaning her head back onto his shoulder. Jared couldn't resist the temptation of her neck, and leaned down to run his tongue along the cord of muscle that led to her shoulder. Using his teeth, he peeled her shirt off her shoulder kissing the bare skin as he finished the last two buttons.

Slowly, he brought his hands up to both upper arms and pushed her shirt down, letting it pool on the floor at their feet. His hands settled on her hips as he moved his kisses to the other shoulder. Gradually his hands drifted up her ribcage, causing her to suck in a breath when his fingertips glided over her sensitive skin. He smiled at the goosebumps that started forming, and hoped they were more from what he was doing, then being cold.

He stopped his hands and leaned his lips back towards her ear, running his tongue around the outside of it. She shivered and he blew lightly where he had just licked, causing her to shiver again.

"If you want me to stop you have to tell me now. I'm almost to the point of no return." He whispered huskily. Her response was to grind her backside into him and he groaned, reaching up to turn her head so he could possess her mouth. The kiss was more fervent than before as he poured everything he had into it.

"Kriff See. You are so beautiful." He whispered as he turned her around, pushing her gently towards the couch.

She reached up and tried to unbutton his shirt, but in her flustered state was having problems. Becoming impatient to have her hands on him, Seena grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled out, sending buttons flying around them. Jared chuckled, allowing her to push the shirt off his shoulders. The back of her knees hit the couch and he gently pushed her down to sit.

Jared bent down to kiss her, chuckling when she pulled him down next to her on the couch.

"I guess that means you're staying for dinner?" She asked, as he moved his kisses to her neck again.

"As long as we have dessert." He responded with a grin.

One of Seena's hands smoothed his hair, while the other rubbed his back gently. The sound of their ragged breathing filled the room as Jared fought to bring his heart rate under control. Placing a soft kiss against her shoulder, he looked up to see her eyes closed and a smile on her face. Jared reached up to caress her cheek as he watched as her eyes open, still cloudy with passion.

"Wow." She whispered, still not believing what had just happened. Never in her wildest dreams would she have thought to end up with Jared like this.

"Yeah." He said, still a little awed himself. Suddenly, he chuckled and she gave him a questioning look.

"You know, it's really not a good idea to laugh after you just made love to a woman." She teased.

"I don't think I'd better share." He said, climbing up onto the couch and pulling her into his lap.

"Why?"

"Cause I might get in trouble." He said, rubbing her back and burying his nose in her hair.

"Tell me."

"I was just thinking that I wish you had invited me to dinner sooner." Jared told her playfully, her laughter joining his own.

Two days later…

Jade smiled as she watched her two friends at the end of the table. They couldn't keep their hands off each other and she was elated they were so happy. Seena had given she and Jaina all the juicy details of course, not that they would tell Jared they knew. Some things were better left unsaid on that front.

"Well, I'd say that everything worked out all right, didn't it?" Kyp said as he reached across the table to take her hand in his. Jade smiled at him and squeezed his hand.

"No thanks to you two numskulls." Jaina commented on Jade's other side. Zekk snorted and Jag and Kyp sent him a glare.

"I have a surprise for the two of you." Jade told the new couple, smiling at the confusion that came over their faces. "It's nothing big." She add, handing Seena a small datapad.

"Jade we…Oh my." Seena started. Jared's mouth hung open in surprise as he read over her shoulder. ed

"This is two weeks at an exclusive resort." Jared finally said after he had found his voice. "We can't take this."

"Yes you can and you will. It's one of Lando's places and he owed me a favor anyway. So go and enjoy."

"But what about…"

"I can handle my own paperwork and Kyp will be more than happy to step in for Jared while you two are gone."

"I will?" The master said, and she turned to give him a fake smile.

"Yes, you will honey."

"Ok." He said, knowing that the best thing to do was just agree and shut up.

"We have a surprise for you two also." Jaina said, her eyes going from Jag to Kyp.

"Ooooo. I like surprises." Kyp said with just a little apprehension, having no clue what the girls were up to. He glanced over at Jag and saw his friend was a little uneasy too.

Both Jade and Jaina reached under the table and plopped a duffle bag onto the table in front of each of the men. Zekk and Jared were unsuccessfully trying to hide their snickering, having already been told what the girls had planned.

"What's this?" Jag asked, not sure he wanted to know.

"A week's worth of clothes." Jade offered.

"And a key to a room in a local hotel." Jaina added.

"Which you two will be staying at for the next two weeks." Both women said together.

Zekk finally busted out laughing, resting his head on the table. Seena was hiding her smile behind her hand while Jared just sat there, grinning. Both Kyp and Jag were still shocked, not sure what they had done to earn this kind of treatment.

"What did we do?" Kyp asked.

"This is for the way you treated Jared. He had mentioned that he wanted to get back at you and well, we thought this would be the perfect way." Jaina said, a syrupy smile on her face. The boys both turned to look at Jared, and he just smiled as he sat next to them with his arm around Seena.

"Don't look at me. They offered to help get you back. Just so happens, they came up with something better than what Zekk and I would have come up with."

"Looks like we're gonna be roomies again honey." Jag said, throwing an arm around Kyp's shoulders and laughing with the rest of them.

"Joy." Came the older man's flat reply

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