Chapter 11

Sabine's P.O.V

About a month and a half has passed since the incident with my dad. I've been living with Ezra following that. At least his parents know me well enough to be okay with me staying over. However, I would go back home every now and then. I only go back home to get additional clothing, bits of art supplies, and a few other things. Because of the incident, things have also changed up with my parents.

Following that day, my mom and dad split up. My mom recently threatened to divorce him if he doesn't stop with going after me and Ezra's relationship, and he moved out of our house until then. For the last month and a half, he has been staying over with Kal, a friend of his who's a member of Clan Skirata, another Mandalorian clan that resides in a small Mandalorian part of Lothal called "Little Sundari." He has promised that he will change. Though skeptical about this, I decided to give him a chance, and we all did. My dad's been seeing a therapist lately to help him out with his problem, and I've attended therapy at least once or twice since I'm still pretty impacted from what happened. Needless to say, he has shown some progress lately, which is good. He apologized to me about what happened, and he even promised to give Ezra a fare shake. I let my boyfriend talk to him on my phone a few weeks ago when he said that. He apologized about everything, including the damages to his Audi. Ezra was surprised to say the least, but he accepted his apology. This got me thinking that they might be starting to get along.

That evening I lay beside Ezra in his bed, resting my head on his shoulder as he held me in close and stroked my hair. As we lay there, talking about that one time when he pranked Kanan on Hera's phone, thinking that she broke up with him though she loved him, my phone rang. It was my dad, my starting to change dad. "I gotta take this." I said, pulling out my phone and answering his call. "Hi, dad."

"Hi, dear." First time I've actually heard him sound way more chill than usual. "Sabine, I have a question for you."

"Let me guess. Me wanting to know why you actually sound way more chilled out than usual?" He chuckled in response, and I did too.

"You could say that. Or this: remember how I promised to give Ezra a fare shake a while ago?"

"Yes. I'm listening."

"Well, how would you two like to go out to dinner in downtown? Consider this a make up for all those things of the past."

"Hmm. That does sound rather...questionable. But since you have changed lately, I'll think about it. I'll call you back about it."

He said he was cool with it and I hung up. "What did your dad say?" Ezra asked.

"He said that he wanted to make up for what happened all those times ago, and he asked if he could take us both out to dinner in downtown." I answered.

"I dunno about that, babe. He is changing ever so slightly though."

"Ezra, this could be your chance to actually connect with him more after his apology to you about your car."

"Hmm. I think it might work out."

"I think so too. So that's a yes?"

"I guess that's a yes then. Call him."

I called my dad and told him about our plans, and he said he already had a restaurant in mind. Ezra and I agreed on it, and we started getting dressed for dinner. I put on my light blue skinny jeans and long sleeved tie dye that I personally made, while Ezra dressed up in brown pants and an orange v neck. We grabbed our phones and headed out the door, getting into his car, which was repaired since a few weeks after what happened following our camping trip. Ezra started it up and drove us out of our neighborhood, getting on the highway that went to downtown Lothal. After a while of driving, and finding parking in the crowded city, we got to the restaurant, where my dad was waiting.

Ezra's P.O.V

"Nice to see you could make it." Sabine's dad said, looking happy to see the both of us. I gotta admit he really is changing, and this is the first time I've seen him relaxed for once. Father and daughter hugged, and he shook my hand firmly. "And thank you for being a part of this." He kinda shook it too firmly for that matter. He smiled at me nevertheless. I smiled back at him.

"No problem. It's nice to see that you're willing to make up for all of this, Mr. Wren." I replied.

"Well, I am doing this for all of us here. Let's go in. I already have us a table booked." We headed in, sitting down at one of the many tables in the middle section of the restaurant. The restaurant we went to was called the "Loth Steakhouse." It was a pretty popular chain across Lothal, and they're pretty big in the city. Our menus came to us, and we were looking through them.

"So?" Sabine's dad asked as we all skimmed through our menus.

"So?" I replied.

"How have you been, Ezra?"

"Wait. Did you just ask me how I've been?" He nodded. "Wow. I gotta say, this is the first time that I've seen you actually chilled out and relaxed, Mr. Wren."

"Don't worry about it. Just answer the question already." I could tell that he was teasing me from his tone that he was using.

"Well, fine, I guess. We've just had a lot of exams at school lately. But we did pretty good overall. And we've been living pretty well at my house. And though your daughter hasn't come home in a while, I have been playing my part in taking care of her." He nodded in approval.

"At least I know my daughter was being treated well while she was away from home."

"Unlike those other times." Sabine said that in a bit of a teasing matter but was pretty serious about it.

"That was the past, Sabine. I've learned to move on from the past and focus on the future. And of the things I've been focusing on is when I meet Ezra again, I would get to know him and see why he is a good boyfriend as you've claimed, and not jump to conclusions, which is what I've been doing lately. And, I'm sorry about that, guys."

"We forgive you, Mr. Wren."

"Thank you. And, Ezra, you can call me Gregg at this point."

"Really?"

"Yeah. Besides, this is a new beginning, we're starting from scratch." Just as he said that, a waiter came by.

"Good evening." he said in what sounded like an Australian accent. If not, it was probably New Zealand accent since they sounded a tiny, tiny bit different. "My name is Wolffe, and I shall be taking care of the three of you tonight. Can I get you anything to drink?"

"I'll have water for now." Sabine said.

"Do you have sprite or something like that?" I asked.

"We do have sprite."

"I'll have that then."

"For me, I'll have ice tea please." Gregg said.

"Sure thing. Be back soon."

"Look, about everything, Ezra, I'm terribly sorry about how I've been going after you two. I was just skeptical about my daughter dating a guy who isn't my choice of guy for my daughter to date, and I guess I took it a bit too far; I jumped to conclusions. Can you please forgive me?"

"I'm giving you a fair shake since you're giving me one, so yes. Apology accepted." Gregg and I shook hands, and our drinks came afterwards.

"To a new beginning." Gregg said.

"To a new beginning." Sabine and I both said at the same time. We clicked our glasses and took a sip out of them.

I was surprised to see how much Gregg changed since last time. He actually got to know me, and I could tell that he thought that I was a pretty good guy so far. For once he actually put his trust in me dating Sabine. And when our meals came, which were just pieces of steak that were at the lowest amount of ounces, being 8, he actually asked me questions and didn't go after us. I guess he really thought about his actions since last time. When we were done with our meals and Gregg payed the bill, we went back out.

"Ezra, I have got to say that I actually enjoyed spending time with you." Gregg said.

"Thanks. I'm glad that I seem to have your seal of approval so far." I replied.

"Of course it's gonna take time, but so far you're a pretty good guy."

"Thanks, Gregg. It means a lot to me."

"Get home safe. Ezra, I will see you next time we meet." He brought his arm out and we shook hands.

"See you then."

"Bye, dad." Sabine said, giving her dad a quick hug.

"Bye, guys. And, Ezra, one more thing. Keep taking care of Sabine until she's ready to come home."

"Will do. Bye now."

We walked back over to my car, getting into it. I started it up and drove us to the highway, waiting at a red light before we got onto it.

"So, how was it for you, Sabine?" I asked my girlfriend.

"This actually helped out a lot." she replied. "Besides, you guys are already connecting."

"And your dad was actually way more chill than he was since all those other times. I got to know him too. He's a good man."

"He is, when he's not dissing us that us."

"Tell me about it. Literally." The light turned green and I got on the highway. "You know, I think me and your dad are beginning to get along. If he just keeps this up, he'll come to terms with our relationship. Plus, he can see me for who I am despite me not having his preferences for his ideal guy he sees you dating."

"And that's good. And not only is your relationship with my dad building up, but my relationship with him is getting back on track. Tonight was great."

"It was. And I think I have a way of making it...greater."

"Oh?"

"That's right."

"Show me just how greater it can be when we get back."

Later

Sabine's P.O.V

When we got back into Ezra's room, I pushed him down onto his bed and got on top of him, kissing my boyfriend passionately on the lips. He kissed back and he rubbed my bottom lip with his tongue, asking for entry. I parted my lips and allowed him in, our tongues rubbing against one another. I noticed that he was being a tiny bit rougher than usual, so it was time to tease him a bit. I giggled through the kiss. "Oh. A little rough, aren't we?"

Ezra kissed me back before saying, "I guess I am." He flipped me over. "But you did say that you wanted to see how greater our night could get when we got back." He kissed me passionately before kissing and sucking my neck, soft moans escaping my mouth. He helped lift my shirt over my head, leaving me in my white bra, and then kissed me passionately on the lips once more.

"I did." I replied through the kiss. "But," I flipped him over swiftly, "you know we both have different ideas as to how it could be greater. Me personally, I think it's time I teach you a lesson about us Mandalorians, and how we view things as greater." I began grinding my hips against his crotch, feeling the tent that arose in his pants. "Whatcha packin down there, hmm? You brought your girlfriend another gift?"

"Maybe. Why would I tell you and then ruin it?" he asked. He pulled my head down and kissed me passionately on the lips. He broke the kiss to lift his shirt over his head, tossing it to the side."

"Because I want to know. You don't want to make your girlfriend feel bad, do you, big boy?" I slowed down, moving my hips at a slow and easy pace, teasing him. He shook his head. "Good, because I got one bit of my gift already." I ran my hands down his chest and traced circles around it, kissing him below it.

"You're just looking for reasons to tease me, aren't you?"

"Maybe I am, you never know." I kissed him passionately on the lips, then broke the kiss.

"I'll be back. I'm going to go brush up before bedtime." As I left his room, I strutted my ass, looking over my shoulder and blowing him a kiss. I took off my pants and started brushing up in his bathroom, then he came in here, now in his boxers. We brushed up together, then made passionately as we made our way back into his room. I fell on my back with him on top of me, and he kissed me with more lust and passion than earlier. As we kissed, I giggled through the kiss, intending to tease him again. "I guess you have learned how we Mandos view things as greater."

"I guess I did." he replied through the kiss.

"And you what? I think you're being a rather naughty boy."

"Look who's talking. You're being a very naughty girl, babe." I flipped him over, my face showing him a cheeky smile.

"Naughty, huh?" I pushed him down and began grinding our clothed crotches together. "Can a naughty girl be as dangerous as a Mandalorian in that case?"

He smiled cheekily, coming up and kissing me. "I don't know, babe, I just do not know."

I crashed my lips onto his, and we were both making out more passionately than the last time. As we kissed, I rubbed his lip with my tongue, requesting access. He gave me access and our tongues danced in our mouths. We made out quite passionately for about five minutes until Ezra yawned through our kiss. I yawned, getting off of him and laying down next to him. He got up, shut his light off, then crawled back into bed. We made out passionately for about five minutes until I broke the kiss. "I love you." I whispered against his lips. He took me in another kiss.

"I love you too." he said through the kiss. We made out passionately for the last time that night before we fell asleep in each other's arms. Just before I fell asleep, I was thinking about how good it was to see Ezra and my dad connect, and it made me think that all of this will end soon. I then closed my eyes, giving my boyfriend a kiss on the cheek before joining him in his sleep.

So yup, Ezra and Sabine's dad are starting to get along as seen here. But will it last? We shall see. And about Wolffe, yes, that was the same Wolffe we saw throughout the Clone Wars and Rebels, but this was his Clone Wars version that I used. And he did not lose his eye in this one just to clarify.

Have a good one, and may the force be with you. :)