I know it's been ages since I've added a chapter but I've been working on
assignments for the end of year and I'm pretty much finished now, just a
couple more weeks and I'll be done and then I promise to try and update
regularly.
Family of the Light: Chapter Nineteen
By Jayde Star
Mara stood leaning on the kitchen bench as she watch Luke make them some breakfast. Normally should would enjoy watching him and just having some time alone with him, but she couldn't get rid of the nagging feel that something was wrong with Jayde no matter how hard she tried. She gave a frustrated sigh.
Luke looked up from his cooking, worry evident in his eyes "Maybe you should just try calling Jayde, you know you're not going to stop worrying about her until you talk to her."
Mara looked up at him. "I know, but I don't want her to think that I'm being an over protective mother. Especially if there is nothing wrong."
"But you are an over protective mother, that's one of the reasons that I love you." Luke gave her a quick kiss on the lips. "Besides what if something is wrong?"
Mara sighed again. "I just don't know. I'm just going to wait until Jayde is supposed to call and if she's very late I'll call either her or Talon."
"If you're sure you want to wait."
Mara shook her head. "Of course I'm not sure, but I don't think I really have any choice."
They didn't talk much after that, as Luke finished making their breakfast and then as they ate, they just spent the time enjoying each other's company. When they finished eating breakfast Luke said, "You're not going to stop worrying are you?"
Mara just raised an eyebrow.
Luke smiled, "I didn't think so. Why don't you just call her then, it'll set your mind at ease."
"I've already told you I'm not going to do that. She wants us to let her grow up and take care of herself and that is what I'm trying to do."
"Well you need something to take your mind off of it in the mean time, I don't like to see you so worried." Luke said with a gleam in his eye.
Mara gave him a slight smile. "And what would you suggest?"
"Oh, I don't know." Luke said vaguely. "Though I do have one or two ideas."
"Such as?"
"Oh, such as this." Luke leaned in and kissed Mara lightly on her lips. She responded and their kiss deepened. Luke wrapped his arms around Mara's waist and pulled her closer to him. Then they were interrupted by someone coughing. They pulled away from one another and looked around and saw Ben leaning against the doorframe.
"Sorry to interrupt." He said. "As much as I adore the fact that you guys are still madly in love with one another after such a long time, it is way too early to be walking in on you two making out like teenagers. In fact it is kind of disturbing."
"We didn't expect you or Cassie to be up this early." Luke told his son. "What's wrong? Has she gone into labour?"
"Don't you think she'd be standing here with me if she had? Nope, she's still asleep. I woke up nearly an hour ago and couldn't get back to sleep. Then I heard you two moving about down here and I thought I'd see what was going on."
Mara and Luke shared a look before either of them replied to their son. "What woke you up?" Luke asked after a slight hesitation.
Ben shrugged his shoulders slightly. "I'm not really sure. I just had a bad feeling about something but I can't quite work out what."
Mara began to feel extremely worried. "Could it have had anything to do with Jayde?" She asked her son.
Ben started to look worried too. "It might have, it wasn't strong enough for me to work out what it was about. Why do you think it would be about Jayde?"
"Because I woke up about the same time that you did with a feeling that something was wrong with her, but I was hoping that I was wrong. I'm beginning to think that maybe there is something wrong."
"Maybe it's time we act like over protective parents and try to get in contact with her." Luke said.
"I agree." Mara said as she moved over to the comm and started putting in Jayde's number.
"You don't think anything bad has really happened to her, do you dad?" Ben asked, the worry he was feeling for his sister evident in both his voice and face.
"I don't know. I hope not." Luke replied, not taking his eyes off Mara as she waited for a reply.
Mara tried for a few minutes before finally giving up and turning to look at Luke and Ben. "It's not even connecting. I think that I should try Talon next." She looked at Luke, hoping to see in his eyes that everything would be all right. But even though Luke wanted to comfort her he couldn't, he was just as scared as she was. Instead all he did was nod. Mara turned back to the comm and started to dial in the number for her old employer.
tbc
Sorry it's so short, but it's after midnight and I have class tomorrow and I have to drive. As soon as all my classes are over for the year I promise to write more often.
Family of the Light: Chapter Nineteen
By Jayde Star
Mara stood leaning on the kitchen bench as she watch Luke make them some breakfast. Normally should would enjoy watching him and just having some time alone with him, but she couldn't get rid of the nagging feel that something was wrong with Jayde no matter how hard she tried. She gave a frustrated sigh.
Luke looked up from his cooking, worry evident in his eyes "Maybe you should just try calling Jayde, you know you're not going to stop worrying about her until you talk to her."
Mara looked up at him. "I know, but I don't want her to think that I'm being an over protective mother. Especially if there is nothing wrong."
"But you are an over protective mother, that's one of the reasons that I love you." Luke gave her a quick kiss on the lips. "Besides what if something is wrong?"
Mara sighed again. "I just don't know. I'm just going to wait until Jayde is supposed to call and if she's very late I'll call either her or Talon."
"If you're sure you want to wait."
Mara shook her head. "Of course I'm not sure, but I don't think I really have any choice."
They didn't talk much after that, as Luke finished making their breakfast and then as they ate, they just spent the time enjoying each other's company. When they finished eating breakfast Luke said, "You're not going to stop worrying are you?"
Mara just raised an eyebrow.
Luke smiled, "I didn't think so. Why don't you just call her then, it'll set your mind at ease."
"I've already told you I'm not going to do that. She wants us to let her grow up and take care of herself and that is what I'm trying to do."
"Well you need something to take your mind off of it in the mean time, I don't like to see you so worried." Luke said with a gleam in his eye.
Mara gave him a slight smile. "And what would you suggest?"
"Oh, I don't know." Luke said vaguely. "Though I do have one or two ideas."
"Such as?"
"Oh, such as this." Luke leaned in and kissed Mara lightly on her lips. She responded and their kiss deepened. Luke wrapped his arms around Mara's waist and pulled her closer to him. Then they were interrupted by someone coughing. They pulled away from one another and looked around and saw Ben leaning against the doorframe.
"Sorry to interrupt." He said. "As much as I adore the fact that you guys are still madly in love with one another after such a long time, it is way too early to be walking in on you two making out like teenagers. In fact it is kind of disturbing."
"We didn't expect you or Cassie to be up this early." Luke told his son. "What's wrong? Has she gone into labour?"
"Don't you think she'd be standing here with me if she had? Nope, she's still asleep. I woke up nearly an hour ago and couldn't get back to sleep. Then I heard you two moving about down here and I thought I'd see what was going on."
Mara and Luke shared a look before either of them replied to their son. "What woke you up?" Luke asked after a slight hesitation.
Ben shrugged his shoulders slightly. "I'm not really sure. I just had a bad feeling about something but I can't quite work out what."
Mara began to feel extremely worried. "Could it have had anything to do with Jayde?" She asked her son.
Ben started to look worried too. "It might have, it wasn't strong enough for me to work out what it was about. Why do you think it would be about Jayde?"
"Because I woke up about the same time that you did with a feeling that something was wrong with her, but I was hoping that I was wrong. I'm beginning to think that maybe there is something wrong."
"Maybe it's time we act like over protective parents and try to get in contact with her." Luke said.
"I agree." Mara said as she moved over to the comm and started putting in Jayde's number.
"You don't think anything bad has really happened to her, do you dad?" Ben asked, the worry he was feeling for his sister evident in both his voice and face.
"I don't know. I hope not." Luke replied, not taking his eyes off Mara as she waited for a reply.
Mara tried for a few minutes before finally giving up and turning to look at Luke and Ben. "It's not even connecting. I think that I should try Talon next." She looked at Luke, hoping to see in his eyes that everything would be all right. But even though Luke wanted to comfort her he couldn't, he was just as scared as she was. Instead all he did was nod. Mara turned back to the comm and started to dial in the number for her old employer.
tbc
Sorry it's so short, but it's after midnight and I have class tomorrow and I have to drive. As soon as all my classes are over for the year I promise to write more often.