The sounds of crying jerked Rey from sleep. For a brief moment, she thought Kylo had broken down again before she realized that her husband was incapable of producing the high pitch that rattled her ears. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes and pulled herself up. The sheets on Kylo's side of the bed had been pulled up, and the extra blanket that he occasionally used lay crumpled around her waist as if he had lain it over her shoulder.

A glance at the chronometer told her that she had slept well into the morning. Kylo had planned to meet with Luke early so that they could follow some information concerning Eeth's disappearance. She had volunteered to stay to watch the Padawans and make sure Kilnetel would not touch Arian again. She guessed that she was more stressed and worn out than she realized if she had not woken at her usual early time.

The child's sharp cry rang in the air again, and Rey dragged herself out of bed to pad over to the white hovering crib. Arian wailed up at her, and she could sense the intense waves of disturbances in the Force. Ever since the Twi'lek Senator had held him, Arian started causing disturbances in demand for Kylo again.

She picked the baby up and held him close to her chest, rocking him gently in her arms. She tried making smoothing sounds with her mouth as Kylo occasionally did, but Arian only cried harder. She ran her fingers through the child's hair. "I know, sweet little boy. I want Kylo, too."

Arian hiccuped softly against her and resumed crying. Rey ran her hand slowly over his small back. "Kylo's not around. You'll have to settle for me, huh? He trusts me. You trust me."

The cries settled down, and Rey grinned at the small being. "Yeah. You know me. I'm not that nasty Twi'lek who thinks she can just drool over him." She scowled at the wall as she continued to bounce Arian lightly. "That stupid green skin of hers is ruining my favorite color. Stars, Senators should be respectful of marriage customs, no matter what her idiotic species thinks of 'alluring warriors.' What kind of bantha fodder is that? And Kylo can't accuse her of anything or the Senate will think he's trying to get rid of Senators. But she can't take a kriffing hint!"

The chronometer next to the bed burst, and Rey jumped at the sound. Arian let another wail and squirmed in her arms, and she could not tell which of them was more upset. "Which one of us did that, Arian? Both of us? That was very Kylo-like of us."

The empty glass of water next to her side of the bed lifted into the air and began dropping to the floor. Rey barely held out her hand fast enough, and the glass clinked against the floor as she stopped it from breaking.

Glancing back down at the child in her arms, she smoothed his dark hair down. A mother in some holovid she and Kylo had watched sung a tune to an upset Togruta baby, but she could not remember the melody nor did she have any memories of anyone singing in her childhood. She wondered if her husband knew any from Leia. She reached out with the Force and tried to pull as much of Kylo's balanced power as she could to soothe Arian, glad that the gray Jedi was still on the planet so that she could rely on their bond.

The small head rested against her shoulder, and she smiled softly as she let out a slow sigh of relief. "Let's see if Poe has something for us to eat."

She rubbed her thumb gently against Arian's back as she padded out of the bedroom and down the hall. She passed the sitting room, and the folded blankets caught her eye. She and Kylo had suspected that the Padawans had wanted to sleep together rather than separated into the other guest room. Relief flooded her chest at the thought that the future Jedi were staying close to support each other, especially Sonzy and Teela, who had both known Eeth well.

Arian wiggled in her arms, and Rey snapped out of her thoughts to walk through the open archway that opened into the kitchen.

"Morning, Rey!" Kaydel's small hand waved at her from the table. Empty plates stacked on one corner of the table, and several datapads were strewn among the four Padawans.

Jessika thwacked her hand against Kaydel's shoulder. "She's Master Solo."

Rey snorted softly and took a free chair, letting Arian sit in her lap. She had no preference as to what the Padawans called her, but she had to admit hearing her new last name sounded nice to her ears. Kylo felt he did not deserve his given name, but they had agreed she could honor Han by continuing his name.

"Aaand breakfast for Rey." A dark hand appeared in her vision and set a plate full of gartro eggs and breakfast fruits. Finn dropped into the last open chair next to her and flashed a blinding smile down at the child as he set a small jar on the table. "And some for Arian."

Rey felt her mouth spread into a wide grin as her friend untwisted the jar's lid and dipped a spoon into it. "You're not at the program today?"

She bit into the fruit and studied Finn's close-cropped hair. "No. Poe had flight drills to run, and we decided one of us should stay here in case that Twi'lek comes along again. No offense to you or Ren, but the Senate would believe us over you if she tried anything." Arian twisted away from the man and bumped Rey's stomach several times in jerky movements. "He's still fussy without Ren?"

Rey nodded as she stuffed some of the eggs in her mouth and took the spoon from Finn. She ran her hand lightly against Arian's back and coaxed the food into his mouth. "You think she'd try something other than blatantly staring?"

Finn glanced at the Padawans. They each held a datapad in front of them, and Teela laughed at Kaydel as she glared at Sonzy, who had evidently rumpled her thin blonde hair. The former Stormtrooper lowered his voice as he looked back to Rey. "Poe's concerned she'll somehow wedge closer to Ren. She could accuse him of assaulting her or even trying to rape her if she gets far enough."

Kylo would not like needing to have someone who could vouch for him around every day, but Rey knew Finn and Poe's concerns were valid. The Senate would convict Kylo in a heartbeat if one of their own claimed he had attacked. Kilnetel could back Kylo into an inescapable corner.

Arian's arms jerked and smacked into the jar of food. Finn jumped as some spilled over the table edge and onto his shirt. Rey straightened the bottle and finished off the fruit as Finn stood to clean off the stain.

She glanced over at the Padawans as she tried to get Arian to eat another spoonful. "What are you lot doing? I thought Master Ren wanted you to work on flight simulations."

Sonzy shrugged and drummed his fingers against the table. "We did some last night. We thought we'd look into some stuff since Poe has all these datapads."

Rey raised an eyebrow and pulled one of the datapads toward her with the Force. She tapped the screen and swiped her finger over the display. "Stuff like the Twi'lek Senators?" She found the data history on the pad and frowned as a picture of a beaten mask with silver around the eye slits appeared. She had not seen the ominous helmet in years. "And Kylo's history?"

"We wanted to see what information there was about how Master Ren entered the Dark Side." Jessika's voice was timid as she avoided Rey's gaze. "There's not much about him in the databases before he was part of the First Order."

Arian giggled in Rey's lap, and she looked down to see the spilled food all over his small arms and mouth. He slapped the food with his hand several times and splattered some over Rey. "Arian!"

She picked up the child and set him on the space next to the sink. Finn wet a small towel and began cleaning off the table and floor as Rey began wiping Arian clean. "You know Kylo is very private. He's even more so when it comes to his turn to the Dark." She glanced back at the Padawans and sighed softly. "We're not sure if Eeth is moving to the Dark, or if he's just being used. But you four should focus on your training."

Teela crossed her deep green arms over her chest. "With all due respect, Eeth was one of us. We want to know why he nearly killed us and tried to frame Master Ren."

Sonzy's usually compassionate voice was hard as he added, "We need to make sure none of us fall into whatever trap he did."

Rey turned back to cleaning Arian and smiled to herself, thankful for the loyalty of the Padawans. They could not have a better group ready to inherit the positions of peace keepers.

Finn spoke up as he rinsed his dirty towel. "Strategically, getting Ren away from the Jedi is the quickest way to unravel the entire Order. He's got the most experience regarding galaxy affairs due to Luke's long absence, he's in charge of most of the upper-level training, and he has substantial powers in the Force." He hung the towel on the edge of the sink and looked back to the kitchen full of Jedi. He stared out of the window to watch the Coruscant traffic as he continued to muse almost to himself. "No one would dare accuse Luke of anything, and Rey is too well-liked. You two would be spread too thin between teaching the younglings, training Padawans, and trying to maintain a semblance of peace in the galaxy. Locking up Ren would have been easy had you four not conducted your own investigation, and he's proven himself too hard to kill."

Rey sometimes forgot how much Finn's Stormtrooper training influenced his thoughts as she stared at him. She had assumed people were just trying to get rid of Kylo and did not care how many others fell with him, but her friend had a point. The Padawans glanced at each other in silence as they took in Finn's words.

Arian let out a squeal, and Rey heard heavy footsteps precede Kylo's appearance in the archway of the kitchen. The child nearly fell off the counter as he held his tiny hands out for the gray Jedi. She pushed him into Kylo's arms. Her husband took the child with a tired blink of surprise, and Arian curled up against his chest.

Rey smiled at the sight and pressed a light kiss to the side of Kylo's face. "Did you and Luke find anything?"

He let out a long sigh and sank into the chair Rey had vacated. "We found that a ship that carries supplies from Geonosis makes a detour to a storage house before it leaves Coruscant. Most of it was empty by the time we arrived, but there were some boxes of the same explosives Eeth planted." Kylo's free fingers raked through his hair. "I'll have to mediate to see if I can find his Force signature."

Rey leaned against the table and rubbed her hand gently over Kylo's shoulder. He rarely could calm down long enough to mediate on the Force effectively, and she could sense he was becoming increasingly agitated with Kilnetel's persistently unwelcome attention.

He smiled down at Arian, and Rey frowned at how peaceful the child had become in the short time with Kylo. No matter how much she loved that Arian trusted her husband, she could not help but feel a flare of competitive spirit at seeing something Kylo was better at. "He's been good for me all morning."

Kylo's lips spread into a slow grin, and he flicked her shirt with a finger. "Oh? And you just wanted to accent your clothes with baby food, then?"

Rey's face burned in embarrassment as Finn's laughter roared over the Padawans'.

AN: You all are just the best. Loosely based on a prompt from an anon on tumblr. Let me know what you think! Thank you so much for reading!