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The day was drawing to a close. It was New Year's Eve Day, the end of 3632 ATC was upon the galaxy and the dawn of 3633 ATC was only a few hours off. Jayden had never really celebrated New Years before, the passage from one year to another more of a mundane experience than anything. Having a seat on his bed, Jayden pulled out a datapad entitled The Art of Laconic Phrase and settled in for a quiet night. With no impending assignments from Count Dooku, it seemed like he wouldn't be doing much of anything for New Years.

But destiny had something different in mind for him...

Just as he was leaning back in his bed, a familiar voice said,

"Pretty sure this isn't going to scare you." Lowering his pad, Jayden turned and grinned as he saw Ahsoka, sitting on her own bed, thanks to this... connection between them in the Force.

"And it didn't." He replied, sitting up. Ahsoka smiled back.

"How're you?" She wondered.

"Doing alright..." Jayden slowly answered, trailing off as he realized Ahsoka was wearing a very different, very eye-catching outfit.

Instead of her usual skirt-top, gloves, boots, belt-sash and diamond-cut leggings, Ahsoka was wearing a dark gray sports bra and full charcoal gray leggings. Not only did her current attire hug and showcase her every curve, her entire midriff was exposed to him, revealing her lightly toned abs and naval.

Jayden swallowed nervously and feigned adjusting his datapad for an excuse to look away. "Did you just, uh, finish doing something? Never seen you wear that outfit before." He wondered, scratching the back of his head.

"Oh, it's just my training outfit." Ahsoka answered. She'd just finished up a rigorous full-body workout with Shaak Ti, combining aspects of the Togruta hunting prowess with her emotional range. By combing physiology with psychology, Shaak had explained, she could better understand her emotions through her body's very movements. It had worked... kind of.

"Training, huh?" Jayden repeated.

"Yep. I only wear this whenever I'm gonna work up a sweat." She responded with a smile.

"A sweat..." Jayden said as the image of him and Ahsoka having sex back on Scarif came to mind and he liked that very much. It was only a few weeks ago that happened yet it feels just like yesterday.

Ahsoka smirked at her boyfriend. "Mind of the gutter, lover boy."

"Youa re too enchanting and distracting, love." Jayden retorted playfully.

"Oh?" Ahsoka raised an eyebrow as she stretched, showing off more of her body to him. "Distracting how?"

Jayden growled almost hungrily as he watched his girlfriend tease him with her body and looked away as she giggled and stopped before she got up and walked over, sitting next to him and making sure his eyes were on her as she crossed her legs, swinging one as she did so.

"See something you like?" Ahsoka teased.

"You... little..." Jayden was cut off when Ahsoka leaned forward and kissed him, and it wasn't long before the two fell back on Jayden's back and their clothing went flying.

An hour or two later, Jayden was in his bathroom, shaving his beard which he ahd forgotten to do after leaving Scarif. He had trimmed his hair down to a much shorter length so it wouldn't bother him, but he had been busy with things to think about shaving the stubble that became a beard. Meanwhile Ahsoka was on the bed, putting her pants back on, having just put her sports bra on.

"So, did I help you work up a sweat?" Jayden asked as he came out of the bathroom, cleaning his chin and saw a bit of sweat go down her cheek.

"S-Shut up." Ahsoka said with a bit of a pant but was feeling blissful from the love making she and Jayden went through. She looked at him and saw he was clean shaven and shirtless. "Hmm, you look sexier with no beard."

"Why thank you." Jayden said with a smirk as the two shared another kiss. Releasing his lips, Ahsoka offered Jayden a happy expression. Letting him know she was enjoying this very much. "So... New Years..."

"Yeah." Ahsoka nodded, gaze returning to his face.

"Doing anything?" He asked.

"There's usually some fireworks. But I'm not too interested. I need a break from explosions." She told him.

"Well, you're welcome to stay and talk as long as you like. I'm not doing anything either." He offered. Ahsoka nodded.

"Thank you." She quietly replied. Pulling her body flush against his, Ahsoka settled into a pleasant posture and hummed in satisfaction. "this is nice. Just you and me, no war to worry about, just us holding each other like an actual couple."

"i need to take you out on a date sometime to make this a bit more official." Jayden said.

Ahsoka giggled. "We've already slept together, in each other's beds mind you, I think we've past the point of going through basic dating and ar emore official than the norm."

"True." Jayden nodded as he held her. "You being with me is all I need."

Ahsoka looked at him, smiled, and kissed him. Fueled by her hormones, Ahsoka was not just mashing her lips against Jayden, but also subtly gyrating hips and rubbing her body against his. The Sith Apprentice was able to feel the actions of the undoubtedly aroused Togruta and took thinks a step further by gliding his tongue against Ahsoka's lips. Her response was a muffled moan as she parted her mouth to give him better access, her own tongue rising to meet his. They met in the middle, swirling and darting as they engaged in a hot, open-mouthed kiss, passionately making out and unintentionally driving up their hormone levels. Ahsoka's rocking hips continued, desperate to feel even more of that delicious friction coming from their rubbing, grinding bodies. She pawed at Jayden's bare chest, like she was trying to feel as much of him as she could. Jayden clutched her tightly, wanting to keep her close and never let her go. feeling her soft, toned body beneath his fingers was heavenly, a sensation he wanted burned into his memory forever.

When the need to breathe became far too pressing, they parted, saliva and tongue staying connected for a moment longer before they stopped entirely. Their breathing was heavy, their face flushed, their eyes half-lidded by passion.

"K-Keep... this up... and we may... go for another round of sex." jayden pointed out. "better not... just in case we get caught."

"Y-Yeah." Ahsoka panted.

"Happy New Year Ahsoka." The super-soldier said.

"Happy New Year Jayden." His Togruta sweetheart responded and the two just shared a romantic, loving kiss together...

And that's it for this chapter, just a sweet romantic one between our story's lovebirds.