1 Family of the Light: Chapter Eight
By Jayde Star
Jayde looked in surprise at her unexpected visitor. Before either of them could say anything David said "Dad? What are you doing here? And for that matter how did you know I was here?"
Wedge moved into the apartment, "Karrde was looking for you. You weren't answering your comm, so he tried me to see if I knew where you were. I told him I'd give you a message if and when I saw you."
"What did he want? He gave me a week off."
"He said he apologises, but he has something he really needs you to do in the next couple of days. He also said that you can have two weeks off afterwards to make up for the interruption of your holiday. I told him you'd get in touch with him as soon as possible." Wedge explained.
"Thanks. So, how did you know I was here?" David was curious; he hadn't mentioned to his dad how he was planning to spend his day.
"I say Jag and Jaina earlier and they told you two were together, so I thought I'd try my luck and see if you were here. How are you Jayde?" Wedge finally turned to her.
"I missed you at the party yesterday. How's Steve?"
"I'm fine and Steve is a bastard." Jayde replied simply with a slight shrug of her shoulders.
Wedge raised an eyebrow and David just grinned at Jayde's description of Steve.
"Problems between you two then?" Wedge inquired.
"No relationship between us." Jayde said in a way that indicated she didn't want to talk about it.
Wedge wasn't sure what to say to that, so instead he just said, "Anyway, the message from Karrde is the only reason I came over, so I guess I'd better get going. I'll see you later Jayde." To David he said, "Are you planning on being home tonight or do you have other plans?"
Before David could say anything, Jayde answered for him "Dave was actually just about to leave, weren't you Dave?"
"If you say so then I guess I was." He agreed. He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and whispered "See you tomorrow?"
"Only if you're lucky." She whispered back, then David and Wedge left.
David and Wedge walked along together for a few moments, before either of them spoke. "Jayde and Steve broke up, huh?" Wedge asked.
David nodded, he had a feeling he knew what his dad wanted to say, but he wasn't going to rush him to his point.
"How come? I mean they were together for a while and he seemed like a nice kid."
David pulled a face at the idea of Steve being a nice guy. "Well he isn't a nice guy. He admitted he was with Jayde because of the connections it gave him."
"How did no one realise? With a family full of Jedi you would have thought some one would have noticed."
David shrugged. "Who knows how he did it, but he was able to fool them all."
They walked for a bit more in silence. As they entered the Antillies apartment, Wedge finally asked his son the question he most wanted to ask, "So, does this mean you and Jayde are seeing each other now?"
David had known his dad was going to ask this and he was prepared. "We're going to take things slowly, see how it goes. We've got all the time in the galaxy to make sure things go right."
"After what happened before between you two, are you sure it's such a good idea?" Wedge crossed his arms across his chest.
David was again ready for the question. "Yes, we both think it's a good idea. Neither of us have been happy since things ended between us and now we've both had time to work through the feelings we both had to deal with at the time." Wedge started to interrupt, but David continued before he could say anything. "I had to deal with mum's death still and losing the ability to fly in the Rouges, Jayde had to deal with the terror she felt from the abduction and feeling guilty about my accident and we both had to deal with losing the baby. It's easy to see that we never stood a chance at that time, but now we have a second chance and we'd be foolish to not take it. I've loved her for such a long time, why should I give up a second chance with her?"
Wedge rubbed his hands over his face before saying anything. "Dave, it's not that I don't want to see you happy, it's just that I'm worried about you. Ever since Jayde left you, you have been acting very self-destructive. I would just hate to see you two break up and what it would do to you. Not to mention what Luke will say when he finds out, he still considers you the guy who got his baby girl pregnant." Wedge watched his son's reactions as he said this, he didn't want to hurt his son, he just wanted to make sure he was thinking clearly.
"Dad, you don't need to remind me. It took me long enough to be friends with Ben and Phil again after it all happened; Mae was the only one who just accepted it as something that happened. Jayde is certainly old enough to make her own decisions and has been for a while. Look, if you don't approve that's your business just don't expect me to not take this chance at happiness." David was slightly annoyed at his father's words.
"I didn't say I wanted you to give up a chance at happiness. I'm just trying to get you to think logically, especially after all the pain you went through. You're my son and I want to protect you."
David started to get angry, "This has nothing to do with logic, it has to do with feelings and I love Jayde. I don't need to be protected any more, I'm old enough to take care of myself, or hadn't you noticed?" David began to yell a bit.
"Well you didn't do a good job tonight? I had to take a message from Karrde for you because you can't answer your commlink." Wedge began to get irritated with his son's stubbornness. *He must have gotten that from his mother.* He thought to himself. "I only said what I said because I felt I needed to, not because I wanted to argue with you."
"Well, lets not argue any more. I won't stay here tonight. Thanks for letting me stay for a couple of days though, but I guess it wasn't such a good idea. Next time I'll stay at a hotel or something." David stormed into his room and grabbed the still packed bag he had left there the day before then stormed out of the apartment.
Wedge sighed as he watched his son leave. He wasn't too worried though, he had a pretty good feeling he knew where David was going.
* * * * *
"Dave? What are you doing here?" Phillip asked as he answered the door.
"Sorry to drop by so late, I had a row with dad and thought it was a good idea to find somewhere else to stay for the night." David answered, "I was originally going to ask Jayde, but I didn't want her to think I was pushing her in to something she wasn't ready for."
Phillip hesitated a moment, "Normally I would let you, but I've got Grace here."
"So? We've met before and you guys have been together for a while, surely she wouldn't mind a friend crashing on the couch for one night? I promise to keep out of the way." David begged.
"No, she wouldn't mind. But I would, at least tonight." Phillip answered, "How about I promise to let you be best man if tonight goes okay? Will that make it up to you?"
"Oh." David finally realised why Phillip didn't want him there. "Sorry for intruding. Don't worry about keeping that promise, I'm sure you'd rather Ben as your best man." With that David left with a grin on his face, but still wondering where he was going to spend the night.
He next tried Padmae's place, but he got no answer, so he assumed she must have been out or asleep. Giving up with a sigh, he finally went back to Jayde's place. A half asleep Jayde came to the door.
"Dave? What's wrong?" She asked with a yawn as she led him in to her apartment.
David shrugged, "Nothing much. I just had an argument with dad, so I left. I tried Phil and Mae first, but neither were home." He thought Phillip should get the chance to tell Jayde himself about that night. "So, I was wondering, can I crash on your couch for the night?"
"Of course you can? Why would you think I wouldn't?" She answered, stifling another yawn.
"I didn't want you to think I was pushing you into something."
"Dave, I know you wouldn't do that. Besides, I am more than capable of looking after myself and do you honestly think I would let you sleep anywhere other than the couch?" Jayde added as she smiled sweetly. "So what did you argue with your dad about?"
"Us." David was going to leave it at that, until Jayde raised an eyebrow at him, waiting for more information. "Well, whether or not us starting a relationship was a good idea. I know I shouldn't have gotten angry; he was only worried about me and with good reason I guess. I just don't want anything to come between us, that's all. I'll call him in the morning and apologise, but for now, just lead me to your couch, I'm exhausted."
Jayde found a spare blanket and pillow for David, as he got ready for bed. HE came out wearing only sleep pants and it took all of Jayde's restraint not to change her mind about having sleep on the couch. Taking in the sight of his well-toned body Jayde thought about how much she would prefer to have him in her bed.
"Goodnight." She said before her self-control could be completely lost. She gave him a soft kiss on the lips before retreating to her bedroom.
"Goodnight." He called after her.
They both had trouble falling asleep, thinking about the other person that was so close. Wanting to touch each other, but knowing it was best that they waited and took their time. Eventually both of them let sleep take over and their dreams were the same.
tbc
Kind of bad ending to the chapter, I know. But it's been a while since I've updated so I thought I'd better do so before I got lynched. I'll try and have the next one up tomorrow, but I don't promise. After that I'm going away overnight, so there won't be an update to at least Sunday most likely. Sorry.
By Jayde Star
Jayde looked in surprise at her unexpected visitor. Before either of them could say anything David said "Dad? What are you doing here? And for that matter how did you know I was here?"
Wedge moved into the apartment, "Karrde was looking for you. You weren't answering your comm, so he tried me to see if I knew where you were. I told him I'd give you a message if and when I saw you."
"What did he want? He gave me a week off."
"He said he apologises, but he has something he really needs you to do in the next couple of days. He also said that you can have two weeks off afterwards to make up for the interruption of your holiday. I told him you'd get in touch with him as soon as possible." Wedge explained.
"Thanks. So, how did you know I was here?" David was curious; he hadn't mentioned to his dad how he was planning to spend his day.
"I say Jag and Jaina earlier and they told you two were together, so I thought I'd try my luck and see if you were here. How are you Jayde?" Wedge finally turned to her.
"I missed you at the party yesterday. How's Steve?"
"I'm fine and Steve is a bastard." Jayde replied simply with a slight shrug of her shoulders.
Wedge raised an eyebrow and David just grinned at Jayde's description of Steve.
"Problems between you two then?" Wedge inquired.
"No relationship between us." Jayde said in a way that indicated she didn't want to talk about it.
Wedge wasn't sure what to say to that, so instead he just said, "Anyway, the message from Karrde is the only reason I came over, so I guess I'd better get going. I'll see you later Jayde." To David he said, "Are you planning on being home tonight or do you have other plans?"
Before David could say anything, Jayde answered for him "Dave was actually just about to leave, weren't you Dave?"
"If you say so then I guess I was." He agreed. He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and whispered "See you tomorrow?"
"Only if you're lucky." She whispered back, then David and Wedge left.
David and Wedge walked along together for a few moments, before either of them spoke. "Jayde and Steve broke up, huh?" Wedge asked.
David nodded, he had a feeling he knew what his dad wanted to say, but he wasn't going to rush him to his point.
"How come? I mean they were together for a while and he seemed like a nice kid."
David pulled a face at the idea of Steve being a nice guy. "Well he isn't a nice guy. He admitted he was with Jayde because of the connections it gave him."
"How did no one realise? With a family full of Jedi you would have thought some one would have noticed."
David shrugged. "Who knows how he did it, but he was able to fool them all."
They walked for a bit more in silence. As they entered the Antillies apartment, Wedge finally asked his son the question he most wanted to ask, "So, does this mean you and Jayde are seeing each other now?"
David had known his dad was going to ask this and he was prepared. "We're going to take things slowly, see how it goes. We've got all the time in the galaxy to make sure things go right."
"After what happened before between you two, are you sure it's such a good idea?" Wedge crossed his arms across his chest.
David was again ready for the question. "Yes, we both think it's a good idea. Neither of us have been happy since things ended between us and now we've both had time to work through the feelings we both had to deal with at the time." Wedge started to interrupt, but David continued before he could say anything. "I had to deal with mum's death still and losing the ability to fly in the Rouges, Jayde had to deal with the terror she felt from the abduction and feeling guilty about my accident and we both had to deal with losing the baby. It's easy to see that we never stood a chance at that time, but now we have a second chance and we'd be foolish to not take it. I've loved her for such a long time, why should I give up a second chance with her?"
Wedge rubbed his hands over his face before saying anything. "Dave, it's not that I don't want to see you happy, it's just that I'm worried about you. Ever since Jayde left you, you have been acting very self-destructive. I would just hate to see you two break up and what it would do to you. Not to mention what Luke will say when he finds out, he still considers you the guy who got his baby girl pregnant." Wedge watched his son's reactions as he said this, he didn't want to hurt his son, he just wanted to make sure he was thinking clearly.
"Dad, you don't need to remind me. It took me long enough to be friends with Ben and Phil again after it all happened; Mae was the only one who just accepted it as something that happened. Jayde is certainly old enough to make her own decisions and has been for a while. Look, if you don't approve that's your business just don't expect me to not take this chance at happiness." David was slightly annoyed at his father's words.
"I didn't say I wanted you to give up a chance at happiness. I'm just trying to get you to think logically, especially after all the pain you went through. You're my son and I want to protect you."
David started to get angry, "This has nothing to do with logic, it has to do with feelings and I love Jayde. I don't need to be protected any more, I'm old enough to take care of myself, or hadn't you noticed?" David began to yell a bit.
"Well you didn't do a good job tonight? I had to take a message from Karrde for you because you can't answer your commlink." Wedge began to get irritated with his son's stubbornness. *He must have gotten that from his mother.* He thought to himself. "I only said what I said because I felt I needed to, not because I wanted to argue with you."
"Well, lets not argue any more. I won't stay here tonight. Thanks for letting me stay for a couple of days though, but I guess it wasn't such a good idea. Next time I'll stay at a hotel or something." David stormed into his room and grabbed the still packed bag he had left there the day before then stormed out of the apartment.
Wedge sighed as he watched his son leave. He wasn't too worried though, he had a pretty good feeling he knew where David was going.
* * * * *
"Dave? What are you doing here?" Phillip asked as he answered the door.
"Sorry to drop by so late, I had a row with dad and thought it was a good idea to find somewhere else to stay for the night." David answered, "I was originally going to ask Jayde, but I didn't want her to think I was pushing her in to something she wasn't ready for."
Phillip hesitated a moment, "Normally I would let you, but I've got Grace here."
"So? We've met before and you guys have been together for a while, surely she wouldn't mind a friend crashing on the couch for one night? I promise to keep out of the way." David begged.
"No, she wouldn't mind. But I would, at least tonight." Phillip answered, "How about I promise to let you be best man if tonight goes okay? Will that make it up to you?"
"Oh." David finally realised why Phillip didn't want him there. "Sorry for intruding. Don't worry about keeping that promise, I'm sure you'd rather Ben as your best man." With that David left with a grin on his face, but still wondering where he was going to spend the night.
He next tried Padmae's place, but he got no answer, so he assumed she must have been out or asleep. Giving up with a sigh, he finally went back to Jayde's place. A half asleep Jayde came to the door.
"Dave? What's wrong?" She asked with a yawn as she led him in to her apartment.
David shrugged, "Nothing much. I just had an argument with dad, so I left. I tried Phil and Mae first, but neither were home." He thought Phillip should get the chance to tell Jayde himself about that night. "So, I was wondering, can I crash on your couch for the night?"
"Of course you can? Why would you think I wouldn't?" She answered, stifling another yawn.
"I didn't want you to think I was pushing you into something."
"Dave, I know you wouldn't do that. Besides, I am more than capable of looking after myself and do you honestly think I would let you sleep anywhere other than the couch?" Jayde added as she smiled sweetly. "So what did you argue with your dad about?"
"Us." David was going to leave it at that, until Jayde raised an eyebrow at him, waiting for more information. "Well, whether or not us starting a relationship was a good idea. I know I shouldn't have gotten angry; he was only worried about me and with good reason I guess. I just don't want anything to come between us, that's all. I'll call him in the morning and apologise, but for now, just lead me to your couch, I'm exhausted."
Jayde found a spare blanket and pillow for David, as he got ready for bed. HE came out wearing only sleep pants and it took all of Jayde's restraint not to change her mind about having sleep on the couch. Taking in the sight of his well-toned body Jayde thought about how much she would prefer to have him in her bed.
"Goodnight." She said before her self-control could be completely lost. She gave him a soft kiss on the lips before retreating to her bedroom.
"Goodnight." He called after her.
They both had trouble falling asleep, thinking about the other person that was so close. Wanting to touch each other, but knowing it was best that they waited and took their time. Eventually both of them let sleep take over and their dreams were the same.
tbc
Kind of bad ending to the chapter, I know. But it's been a while since I've updated so I thought I'd better do so before I got lynched. I'll try and have the next one up tomorrow, but I don't promise. After that I'm going away overnight, so there won't be an update to at least Sunday most likely. Sorry.