Well, I decided to write this just because.

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**Interlude**

"So. where shall we go?" Jaina asked after she and Jag left the tapcaf.

Jag smiled secretively. "You'll see," he said. They once again entered the turbolift (Hmmm. no, they didn't do anything this time) and Jag pressed the button for the very top level.

Moments later, the door opened and the two pilots stepped out into a large room. Jaina couldn't see anything because it was dark. "Jag, why are we here?" she asked.

"Close your eyes, Jaina," Jag replied. "And no peeking!"

Jaina complied, hearing odd noises as Jag moved around the room. "Okay. now you can open them," Jag said.

Jaina opened her eyes and gasped. Jag had opened the viewport in the roof, letting the starlight pour through the transparisteel to softly illuminate the room. There was a small table in the corner that had a huge bouquet of Corellian starflowers on it. "Oh, Jag," she breathed, picking up the blossoms. "How did you know these were my favorite flowers? And how in the worlds did you get them?"

Jag smiled. "Your aunt told me," he said. "And Mirax helped me get them."

Jaina cam over and kissed him, tears in her eyes. "Thank you so much, Jag."

Jag reluctantly broke away. "That's not all," he said, walking over to a console and pressing a button. An Alderaanian waltz began to play. He went to the center of the room directly under the viewport and held out his hand. Putting the starflowers back down, Jaina joined him and put her hand in his. As the stringed instruments rose in a crescendo of sound Jag swung her into the waltz.

"Jag, I can't believe you did all this for me," Jaina murmured. "Why?"

"Because I love you. I wanted to do something special for you in return for everything you've done for me," Jag responded softly, swaying to the music.

Jaina blinked the tears away and pulled Jag down for a kiss. At first, Jag merely pressed his lips gently to hers, but with little encouragement from Jaina he soon deepened the kiss. Their kisses rapidly grew more heated and they stopped dancing all together, too occupied with each other to mind anything else. Breaking for air, they immediately brought their mouths back together in a flurry of short, passionate encounters. Jaina slipped her hands under Jag's shirt in a desperate attempt to bring him closer to her as Jag brought his lips back to hers in another long kiss, slipping his tongue into her mouth. Jaina grew weak-kneed, unable to support herself any longer. She slipped to the floor, bringing Jag with her.

Jag broke the kiss in surprise at finding himself on the floor. Moaning, Jaina pulled his head back down and rolled over so that Jag was under her petite form. Jag groaned deep in his throat and slipped his hands under Jaina's shirt as well, lightly stroking her bare skin. Jaina finally pulled away, gasping for breath, then Jag flipped her over and pinned her down, ravaging her mouth. Jaina moaned in pleasure as tingling sensations ran up and down her spine.

After several more moments of heated kissing during which Jag's shirt had come off, he rolled off of Jaina to lie on the floor beside her. Jaina cuddled up to him, resting her head on the warm skin of his bare chest as he put his arm around her. That lay there in silence for some time, staring up at the stars. Jaina propped herself up on an elbow and stroked the contours of Jag's face. "Jag," she murmured, "What's Nirauan like?"

Jag kissed her fingers as they passed over his lips. "Well, he said, "It's a beautiful planet. There are grasslands all over the largest continent, which is where the capital city is. My family lives in the country about an hour away from the capital, and it's gorgeous. In front of my house there's a lake that's crystal clear, with waters so blue it's breathtaking. My mother has a garden behind the house, where she grows all sorts of flowers, including Corellian starflowers. They're her favorites too." Jag smiled. "My father also owns another house by the sea. The sand of the beach is pure white and finer than any you've ever seen."

"It sounds beautiful," Jaina said, running her fingers through his hair.

"It is," Jag said, sitting up. "Someday, I want to take you there and show you all the places I loved when I was growing up."

Jaina smiled at him as she sat up as well. "I'd love to see them," she said, her eyes glistening.

Jag put his arms around her and kissed her forehead. "You will. And my parents will absolutely adore you."

Jaina smiled up at him. "I love you, Jagged Fel," she said, gently pressing her lips to his. Jag returned the kiss softly, and they continued to kiss each other under the stars.

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