Chapter 9

It had passed almost three months since Ezra's accident and he was back on missions after his recovery. Sabine was almost nine months and she spent most of her time in bed or in a chair, her swollen ankles would always complain if she spent much time standing or even walking for only a couple of minutes. She always tried to remember if Hera had this same problem but since the pilot spent most of her sitting on the pilot's chair, the Mandalorian doubt it. She even had gotten a little bigger than Hera had when she was expecting Dawn, without mention that Mira was restless most of time, she only seem to calm down when she sang to her or when Ezra was near.

Sabine tried to get comfortable in bed, she was trying to sleep but Mira seem to have other plans. "C'mon sweetheart, are you not tired?" She asked and Mira stopped kicking. The expecting mother sighed in relief but it was only for a few minutes until the baby started to kick again. Sabine groaned. "Mommy needs to sleep, honey."

She heard the door opening and Ezra walked into the room. "How are my girls?" He asked.

"We're fine or at least Mira is." She said.

Ezra sat on the edge of the bed and placed his hand on Sabine's bump. "She's wide awake."

"Yeah, noted." She said. Her husband gave her a smile and got up. He started to change into his nightclothes and Mira kicked again. "She's definitely your kid." She said.

Ezra smiled and climbed on bed and laid down on his left side and started to stroke Sabine's hair. "Why do you think she likes to kick me lot?"

"I think she likes when you talk to her or you sing to her." The Jedi answered. "She just wants to hear your voice."

"You think?"

"Yep." He answered and kissed one of her scars in her shoulder.

The Mandalorian tried to get comfortable in their bed; she moved her legs until they rested over Ezra's legs and got closer to him resting her forehead against his. She smiled when she felt his hand on her bump. "You really should stop wearing my tank tops." He whispered.

"No, it's the only thing I can use right now." She answered as she started to relax.

Ezra chuckled softly and slid a hand under the tank top; he started to draw small circles on the baby bump, his smile grew as he felt Mira getting settled to rest. "She is going to be like you." He said.

"Really?" Sabine asked as she started to drift off to sleep.

"Of course." He answered.

She smiled and placed her hand on top of his. "I love you."

"I love you too."


"Once there was a little Lothcat called Lothy who lived with his mother. One day he told his mother 'I wish I were special like other animals. If I were a Tauntaun, I could run on snow with my big paws.'" Ezra said as he was reading Mira a small story book he liked when he was little. Sabine smiled as she heard Ezra reading the small book to their daughter.

"'But if you were a Tauntaun,' said his mother, 'how will you hug me with your little arms?'" He said. Ezra was going to read the next line when someone cleared his throat. The young couple looked up and saw Kanan leaning on the doorway.

"Ezra,one of the Generals wants to speak with you." The blind Jedi Master said.

"Okay." He said and closed the book. "I'll be back to finish it, baby." He said to Mira and kissed Sabine on the cheek.

Once Ezra was away, Kanan turned and "looked" over where Sabine was. "What he was reading?" He asked.

She took the small book. "A small book his mother used to read him." She said.

"What's the title?"

"The Runaway Lothcat." She said.

"Sounds interesting."

"Did you ever tell Dawn stories when she was inside Hera?"

The blind Jedi shook his head. "No, I let that work to her. I'm not good at telling stories."

The Mandalorian chuckled. "Everyone knows that."

The Jedi smiled. "I'm just glad you and Ezra are going to have your little family after all you two have been through." He said.

The Mandalorian ran a hand over her bump. "We're glad to have our own little family and glad to know you're still here." She said smiling.

Kanan smiled in return. "You will always have us, no matter what."

"You have been pretty quiet since you returned from your meeting." Sabine said as they were getting ready for bed.

"Sorry. It's just...I have been thinking about my parents." He said.

"Really?" She asked. "About?"

"The times they used to read me this book." He said grabbing the book.

"Oh." She said.

"After they were taken by the Empire, this book was one of the few thinks I could take with me." Ezra said with a lump in his throat. Sabine took his face between her hands and wiped some tears from her husband's face that had started to fall.

"I wish they could have met you 'Bine, they would have love you, specially my mom." He said.

She kissed him lightly. "I'm sure they would be very proud of you, Ez."

He smiled and sat on the bed. "Okay, I promised Mira I would finish this book. You ready?" He asked.

Sabine nodded and got comfortable. The young Jedi smiled and opened the book.

"Once there was a little Lothcat called Lothy who lived with his mother. One day he told his mother 'I wish I were special like other animals. If I were a Tauntaun, I could run on snow with my big paws.

'But if you were a Tauntaun,' said his mother, 'how will you hug me with your little arms?'

'I wish I were a convor,' said the little Lothcat, 'so with my wings I could reach the clouds in the sky.'

'But if you were a convor,' said his mother, 'how can you hear me up in the sky when I told you I love you? What makes you so special, little Lothy? Is it your big paws or long wings or sharp teeth? What makes you so special, is that out of all the different animals in the big, wide galaxy, you have a mother who is just right for you. And who will always love you.'" After Ezra finished reading the book, he looked down and saw his wife sleeping peacefully, he smiled and sensed Mira sleeping. He closed the book and kissed his wife on the forehead. "Night, sweetie. Night, baby girl. I love you both." He said and fell asleep.


A couple of days later...

"Honey, I'm home." Ezra said as he walked into the common room of the Ghost, he smiled when he found Sabine sitting on the couch. "Hey babe, how do you feel?"

"Like if I was a fat bantha." She answered sarcastically. "When does Mira is going to arrive?"

"Now you start to sound like Dawn, She already wants to meet her niece." He said and the Mandalorian shoot him a glare. He just shrugged and sat behind her and started to massage her shoulders.

"Thanks, I needed that." She said.

"Where are the others?" He asked.

"Kanan and Hera are in the command center, Zeb's baby-sitting Dawn and Chopper is in the cockpit checking the controls." She answered.

"I guess that leave us and Mira alone for a couple of minutes, huh?"

"Oh, you bet 'Jedi'."

The young Jedi smiled and leaned down to kiss Sabine, but before they could kiss, she winced in pain. "Are you okay?" He asked.

"Yeah, just a little cramp." She said.

"Are you sure? You don't want me to call Hera?"

She shook her head. "No, now help me to stand up. I need to pee." She said. Ezra got up and helped Sabine to stand up, but when she was getting up, she felt something wet running down her legs. "Um...Ez?"

"Yeah?"

"I think my water just broke."

Ezra's blue eyes widen in surprised. "What!?"

"My water just broke! Mira is on her way, Ezra!" She said and winced in pain. "Go for Hera."

"I will, be right back." He kissed her and left in a hurry the Ghost. "Hera!" The young Jedi yelled when he saw the Twi'lek pilot.

"Ezra? What is it?" She asked when she saw him running towards them.

"Sabine...she...Mira...is...well." He said panting.

"Whoa, take a deep breath Ezra and tell us what's happening" Kanan said.

"It's Sabine, her water just broke." He said and Hera's eyes went wide.

"When?"

"Just a few minutes ago." He said.

"Kanan, call Zeb and tell him to meet us in the med-center." She said and returned with Ezra to the ship. When they arrived, Sabine was leaning against the wall.

"Hey hun, how do you feel?" Hera asked.

"Still good." Sabine answered and winced in pain when she felt a small contraction.

"Let's take you to the med-center." The pilot said and stood next to the young woman and Ezra stood on the other side. "Let's go."