On the returning journey Skywalker looked over at his almost fiancée and wondered if she's sustained a concussion while fighting the sentinels.

She saw his concerned gaze and smiled back "Not far from Coruscant now farmboy, glad to be back?"

He sighed "It'll be a nice change to go for a couple of days without having shoot me" And he thought, to get to the first sweet shop he could find to end the whole business of this pez thing. "Mara, can I ask you something? Why a pez?"

She shrugged again "Dunno can't remember."

Its probably due to the fact that the Emperor gave her a blasters as Christmas presents, he reasoned "It's not just some way of telling me no"

She laughed lightly "No Luke, it's just something that's very important to me. Look at it as a sign that I'm ready to move forward into a new life, as a Jedi and with you"

"I thought that was supposed to be Jade's Fire," He muttered under his breath so low that she couldn't hear.

"What was that Skywalker?"

"I said I can't wait" He smiled falsely He was defiantly getting a twoonebe to check her out.

The stolen ship landed and Leia and Karrde greeted them.

/Luke are you all right?/ She said through the twin bond that they shared

Mara stood casually, one hand on her hip, "I managed to get him back in one piece for you."

Talon smiled thin lipped, knowing Mara was using the bravado to cover up the fact that the Jedi Master had come to save her "Anything interesting?"

"No" Luke interrupted quickly "Everything was fine" There was no way he wanted to become the butt of the smuggler's guild "I could use a shower though, Mara, maybe you should get yourself checked over"

Mara looked back at him incredulous "Farmboy I'm fine"

"Just in case Mara"

"Skywalker" She said through clenched teeth.

Leia interrupted trying to defuse the tension "Why don't you come over for dinner tonight Mara. I'm sure you'll both be fine after some sleep"

The new Jedi shrugged with indifference "Okay"

"Umm, I've got something to do first, I'll see you all at dinner" Luke turned around and headed for an information terminal that could tell him where he might find a pez.

He missed his almost fiancée's smile.