The Sweetest Thing
Chapter 15
By obi's girl
A/N: Finally, some Jag and Jaina romance, angst!
Chapter 15, Post 1
The Day After.
Luke remembered the day after his father's funeral; the entire ground crew had slept in, drunk and hung over from the night's celebration. But there was no celebration the night before. He'd attended his mother's funeral, said all the things he was expected to say but somehow, still felt empty inside. He glanced at the wall chrono and collapsed back onto the bed.
"Is there anything really important that I need to do today?" he asked Mara, who was still asleep in her side of the bed. Mara mumbled something and then went back to sleep. "Nothing has really changed,"
Mara moaned and then finally turned around, leaning her head on her hand, "To answer your question, I don't think there's anything really important to do today,"
Luke huffed and glanced at the chrono again. "Will anything change?"
"I don't know," she said, "Your mother was a wonderful woman Luke but we all have to move on,"
"I was afraid of that," Luke whispered.
~~
Jaina Solo moaned, grabbing the covers and pulled them over her face as the sun disturbed her sleep. Jag lay beside her unaffected by the harsh sun, but its bright rays still bothered her. She gave up in defeat and wearily opened her eyes, adjusting to the light. Her sleep had been interrupted but if Jaina had been honest with herself, she'd know that she couldn't sleep at all.
It wasn't too long ago she had died herself and lived briefly in the afterlife, while her family and Jag grieved her. What made matters worse then was that some of them didn't even know she was pregnant with Cherith at the time. Her thoughts suddenly drifted to her teenage daughter, who in fact had been very close to Padme.
She and Cherith barely spoke to each other at the funeral but she knew from reading her emotions and watching her occasionally fidget or stare at the floor, she was trying really hard to imagine herself somewhere else. Jaina wanted the same thing, to be somewhere else but if had been her to bring Padme to Borealis. She had to be there.
Jaina dropped her head onto the pillow and turned to Jag. He was still asleep but Jaina couldn't resist the urge to lean over and trace the curves of his face. She considered herself lucky for many reasons; she had been reunited with Jag and was now carrying his sons. But Jaina knew, it was only a matter of time before something bad happened.
Jag flinched and then opened his eyes, smiling up at Jaina as she leaned on her arm on the bed, staring back at him. "I couldn't sleep,"
He nodded and kissed her palm, "Did you talk to Cherith yesterday?"
"No, her aunt Iella took care of that," she said, "I wanted to talk to her though. But when she look the apartment in a hurry with a grin on her face, it looked like whatever Iella said to her helped lighten her mood a little bit,"
"But you still would have preferred to talk to herself," Jag said, "Jaina, when she's ready to talk to us, she will,"
Jaina shrugged, "I don't know. I feel the less I talk to Cherith, the farther apart we drift from each other. I mean, she told Kyp about her relationship with Valin over me, her own mother. I like Valin, he's a good kid,"
"Why do you think she did that?"
"I don't know why she did that!" Jaina retorted, "I have been very supportive of her and Valin. If she had told me first, I could have given her tips and advice. I was that age once and I know what it's like,"
Jag nodded, "I don't think I was ever serious about a girl at 16. I was more focused on my career as a pilot," he said and then smiled, "but then I met this girl, and she was different from any other girl I'd met before. She loved to fly, was really good at it too and the first time I saw her, she took my breath away,"
Jaina smiled and leaned closer to him, "Hmm, we're not talking about another woman in one of your fantasies, are we Jagged Fel?"
"Nope," he said and kissed Jaina, "It's true though. You took my breath away, and seeing you again, made me remember what I'd missed,"
Jaina sighed and cuddled next to him, her swelling belly blocked the view of the chrono on the table. She intertwined her fingers with Jag's and rested his hand on top of her stomach. Jag smiled and kissed her temple. "You know you'll always be my girl, Jaina,"
She smiled and let sleep take her again.
Tbc
Chapter 15, Post 2
During the earlier half of the morning, Cherith spent the time in the gym exercising by herself and now, she sat alone in the lounge eating her lunch by herself. Yesterday, she hoped to talk with Valin in the lounge but he wasn't there. Still, she didn't expect to see him come through the bar doors. He looked around a minute, caught her gaze and started to walk over. Cherith quickly averted her eyes, focusing instead on her food and the set the food aside instead, ready to dart from the booth but Valin had already had made his way over and now stood before her.
"Can we talk?" Cherith nodded okay and he slid into the opposite seat. Valin rubbed his knuckles and slowly raised his gaze to her. He noticed she tried to keep eyes away from his, staring uninterestingly at the table. "Look Cherith, I'm sorry about what I said to you the other day. You didn't need to be yelled at and I'm sorry I pushed you away,"
"Why did you push me away?"
Valin rubbed his chin and laughed nonchalantly, "The thing is, since I have met you, I have never felt this way about anyone and it scares me that we're becoming so close in a short time we've known each other,"
Cherith looked up from the table and smiled partly, "It isn't a bad thing we're closer, Valin. When we first met, we were both confused about our feelings," she paused and giggled, "Well, I was more confused than you were but darling, you kissed me first. I didn't know how to react then other than run away from you but I don't want to run the in the other direction anymore. You mean so much to me, Valin,"
"Me too, Cherith," he said, "but for me, being around you means so much more to me,"
"Explain?"
Valin smiled again, "This is going to sound really crazy but the minute I saw you enter the gym, I knew I loved you. I hadn't even talked to you but in my heart, I knew I loved you. I know it's foolish for me to say something like that but it's true, Cherith,"
Cherith blushed and she leaned forward over the table, touching Valin's hand. "It isn't crazy. True, I didn't feel that way about you then but it's been a year Valin and in the short weeks we have enjoyed each other's company, there's something I have realized too. I love you,"
"You love me?"
"I love you for so many reasons. You wrote a song for me on my birthday and stayed with me until I fell asleep. Even though I have a busy life, you understand the pressures I face and don't force me to spend time with you and are content with the time we do spend together. You're honest, sweet and understanding. I love you, Valin, my best friend,"
Valin leaned over the table and kissed Cherith. Suddenly, many of the pilots and civilians in the lounge caught notice of the two. Even the bartender smiled and rolled his eyes, not surprised a little romance existed between them.
A moment later, Cassia sluggishly entered the lounge, followed by an awake and energized Silara. The duo barely noticed the crowd around the booth as they entered. Cassia found the counter and then dropped her head on it, making up for the lost sleep. Silara ordered a glass of blue milk and then swirled her stool around, curiously looking at what the rest of the lounge was looking at. She hmm'd to herself and then stood up from the stool, standing on her tiptoes, looking over the group of heads and then hid herself again.
Silara stood there in silence, tugging at Cassia's sleeve until the girl finally woke up and turned to her friend and she directed her to look over the crowd. Not willing to stand on her tiptoes, she grudgingly pushed through the crowd and then fell short as she saw Cherith Fel and Valin Horn locked together, kissing.
Chapter 15, Post 3
It had been an interesting last couple hours for Kyp Durron. Yesterday, he attended Padme Skywalker's funeral and then he and Jaina walked back to her quarters to talk with Cherith, who had her first fight with Valin. Jaina had felt her pain through their bond and Jaina wanted to be there for her daughter but her aunt Iella had beaten her to it. And then Wes summoned him to go over his plans for his engagement party, which had oddly enough, somehow became a bachelor party for him.
Which meant, Sera was probably going to be given a bachelorette party, also by Wes. The possibility of many male strippers in the proximity of his fiancé terrified him. He trusted Sera of course but knowing Wes, anything could go wrong.
"Can you explain to me again how my engagement party suddenly became a bachelor party? Because it's a big leap from point A to point B, Wes,"
Wes smiled and shrugged, "You Jedi are always so formal! You need to lighten up a little bit, Durron. After you're married, you can't date anymore and you can't have sex with other woman. A bachelor party is a must for you,"
"And Sera? What are your plans for her?"
"I don't know what the women have planned! But I think she's talking to Mirax, Iella and Leia about what to do. I'm not involved in that stuff at all. Women know women, and believe me; I wouldn't want to be around them when talking about other men. That's a whole other universe,"
Kyp nodded and couldn't help but smile to himself. "So, as much as I'm dreading this, what do you have planned for my bachelor party?"
"I already took the liberty of hiring a group of female strippers," he glanced at the chrono and smiled, "but they should be stopping by for auditioning any time now,"
Kyp's smile suddenly dropped and he stared blankly at Wes. "You mean they're coming here? Now?!"
"We have to know if they're good at what they do, don't we?" he said and winked. "Relax Durron, take a seat and relax. This will only take a few minutes, or hours, depending."
~~
"Sera, come in," Leia smiled, gesturing the woman come inside the apartment. Han was just eating his breakfast but once he saw Sera arrive, he quickly finished, put his dishes in the sink and mumbled he needed to work on the Falcon and left. "I'm glad you could make it, Jaina will along in a awhile,"
"So, what's going on? Why did you call me early this morning?"
Leia gestured first that she sit down, and she did. "The reason I called you is because I want to help to plan your bachelorette party. I never had to worry about this with Jaina when she married Jag, but you, you're like a big sister to Jaina and therefore, another daughter to me. So, I want to help,"
"Thank you Leia," Sera smiled and glanced at the chrono, "So, I guess Wes is helping Kyp plan his bachelor party, correct?"
"He is," she muttered, "I have a checklist here of things we can do," Sera smiled and then frowned when she actually showed her a holo pad of possible activities. "A lot of fun games, guessing how long you'll be married, seeing if Kyp is the ideal mate..."
"No strippers?" Sera asked.
Leia looked over the list and then tapped it, "I wasn't sure if you wanted to go that route,"
"Honestly, I think I would be a lot bored if all we did was play games and talk about Kyp as my ideal mate," Sera said and grinned, "I have always loved Kyp but this is my last chance to be wild. I want to go all the way,"
Even though she clearly didn't approve, Leia added strippers to the list, "Is there anything else you want to do?"
"Wait a minute," Jaina cried, "You can't start the planning without me, the obvious maid of honor, mother!"
Sera laughed and smiled at Jaina as she waddled over to the table and sat down next to her. Jaina leaned over and hugged the woman. "Congratulations again, Sera. I know you and Kyp will be very happy together," She turned and looked at her mother, smiling, "So, where are we now? Have we gotten to the strippers yet?"
Leia's dropped, shocked her own daughter would suggest..."Why is it that everyone assumes there are going to be strippers at this party?"
"Because it's tradition," Mirax added from behind them. "A bachelorette party is NOT a bachelorette party until you bring on the strippers. It's the way of life, Leia. No matter what, it will always be that way,"
"And that is exactly why they must come," Sera added with a devilish grin. "We can still talk about our men, if we want, dish on the bad and good stuff,"
"Yes, like how sometimes Jag talks in his sleep when he dreams," Jaina added.
Mirax smiled and leaned forward on her elbows, "I didn't know my nephew talks in his sleep. What does he dream about?"
Jaina shrugged, "I don't know but if I used the Force to know that, I probably wouldn't let him sleep with me,"
"Kyp mumbles words in his sleep that don't even make sense. It just sounds like a lot of gibberish and non sense," Sera added, "And he spends an extra two hours in the fresher checking his hair. I have to wait two hours for him to finish so I can take a shower,"
"Men have always been very careful about their looks," Mirax said, "I mean, if they suddenly showed up to work without grooming themselves, they would be embarrassed by themselves and would be forced to the nearest fresher to clean themselves up. It's a natural instinct."
Jaina nodded and leaned back on her chair, "Jag has always been squeaky clean when it comes to appearances but for one, just one day, I'd like to see him un-groomed."
"Careful Jaina, that could be a nightmare for you both," Iella added, joining the women. "I know what Wedge looks like ungroomed and trust me, it isn't pretty and I don't think Jaina, you would like the look on Jag,"
"Actually, I've always thought Jag is the type of person that looks good from any angle or condition," she said and smiled.
"All right!" Leia cried, and the women stopped laughing, staring at her. "We can talk all about this stuff later at the party. Just a quick run down of the checklist. "We will talk more about our men at the party, discuss Sera's perfect mate, guess how long you'll be married, the good and bad qualities about Kyp and..."
"Strippers!" Jaina added excitedly.
Leia muttered a curse and heaved an exasperated sigh, "And we will have male strippers. Is there anything else?"
"Mirax, do you think you could make your famous ryschate cake?" Sera asked, "but with low alcohol?"
Chapter 15, Post 4
"Ahem, excuse me!" Silara cried, forcing Cherith and Valin to break away from each other and turn to look at Silara and Cassia. Cassia's arms were crossed and she was obviously irritated with them but still had a slight smile on her face, amused by the situation. "Can we join you guys?" Silara asked them, jumping into the booth next to Cherith while Cassia took the seat next to a reluctant Valin. "So, what's going on? We heard some cheers and cries when we came in here. Do you two know what was happening?"
Valin started to say something, and then Cherith started to say something and then they stopped, looked at each other and shrugged, mumbling they didn't know.
Cassia nodded and then leaned forward on the table, "I heard a rumor going around the base.." Valin immediately felt sick and Cherith tried to keep a calm face. "I heard that Kyp Durron and Sera Fey`lina will be eloping instead of having a grand wedding like everyone thinks they will,"
Valin relaxed and then tensed again as he felt Cherith hit his leg. "Kyp wouldn't elope. Sera might, but Kyp wouldn't do that. I know my Master and he wouldn't do that, but if he did, there's a first time for everything,"
Silara giggled and then quieted at Cassia slammed her elbow into her side. "You don't think your Master has a wild side?"
"No, and yes. Maybe he does," Cherith muttered, "He might. I really don't know,"
"Has he talked to you about anything? You are his apprentice, and probably the closest he has to a younger sister," Cassia asked excitedly.
Cherith glanced at Valin, and she shrugged, "No, he hasn't talked to me," She raised her head and looked at the chrono, and gestured to Silara to move, "But I could ask him now. I could ask him now and then repeat back to you guys about what he's planning. How does that sound?"
Silara and Cassia laughed and then frowned, staring at Cherith, "You mean, you'll actually ask him?"
Cherith nodded and smiled casually, "Of course," She looked at Valin, and he smiled as she turned promptly and left the lounge. Valin tapped Cassia's shoulder and she moved out of the booth, allowing him to get out.
"I'm due for a work out in the gym," he said and leaned on the table, smiling, "I'll see both of you ladies later," Cassia smiled, leaning her arm on the table and nodded okay. Valin's smile lingered as he turned and followed Cherith. They still had no idea what was going on.
The End
By obi's girl
A/N: Finally, some Jag and Jaina romance, angst!
Chapter 15, Post 1
The Day After.
Luke remembered the day after his father's funeral; the entire ground crew had slept in, drunk and hung over from the night's celebration. But there was no celebration the night before. He'd attended his mother's funeral, said all the things he was expected to say but somehow, still felt empty inside. He glanced at the wall chrono and collapsed back onto the bed.
"Is there anything really important that I need to do today?" he asked Mara, who was still asleep in her side of the bed. Mara mumbled something and then went back to sleep. "Nothing has really changed,"
Mara moaned and then finally turned around, leaning her head on her hand, "To answer your question, I don't think there's anything really important to do today,"
Luke huffed and glanced at the chrono again. "Will anything change?"
"I don't know," she said, "Your mother was a wonderful woman Luke but we all have to move on,"
"I was afraid of that," Luke whispered.
~~
Jaina Solo moaned, grabbing the covers and pulled them over her face as the sun disturbed her sleep. Jag lay beside her unaffected by the harsh sun, but its bright rays still bothered her. She gave up in defeat and wearily opened her eyes, adjusting to the light. Her sleep had been interrupted but if Jaina had been honest with herself, she'd know that she couldn't sleep at all.
It wasn't too long ago she had died herself and lived briefly in the afterlife, while her family and Jag grieved her. What made matters worse then was that some of them didn't even know she was pregnant with Cherith at the time. Her thoughts suddenly drifted to her teenage daughter, who in fact had been very close to Padme.
She and Cherith barely spoke to each other at the funeral but she knew from reading her emotions and watching her occasionally fidget or stare at the floor, she was trying really hard to imagine herself somewhere else. Jaina wanted the same thing, to be somewhere else but if had been her to bring Padme to Borealis. She had to be there.
Jaina dropped her head onto the pillow and turned to Jag. He was still asleep but Jaina couldn't resist the urge to lean over and trace the curves of his face. She considered herself lucky for many reasons; she had been reunited with Jag and was now carrying his sons. But Jaina knew, it was only a matter of time before something bad happened.
Jag flinched and then opened his eyes, smiling up at Jaina as she leaned on her arm on the bed, staring back at him. "I couldn't sleep,"
He nodded and kissed her palm, "Did you talk to Cherith yesterday?"
"No, her aunt Iella took care of that," she said, "I wanted to talk to her though. But when she look the apartment in a hurry with a grin on her face, it looked like whatever Iella said to her helped lighten her mood a little bit,"
"But you still would have preferred to talk to herself," Jag said, "Jaina, when she's ready to talk to us, she will,"
Jaina shrugged, "I don't know. I feel the less I talk to Cherith, the farther apart we drift from each other. I mean, she told Kyp about her relationship with Valin over me, her own mother. I like Valin, he's a good kid,"
"Why do you think she did that?"
"I don't know why she did that!" Jaina retorted, "I have been very supportive of her and Valin. If she had told me first, I could have given her tips and advice. I was that age once and I know what it's like,"
Jag nodded, "I don't think I was ever serious about a girl at 16. I was more focused on my career as a pilot," he said and then smiled, "but then I met this girl, and she was different from any other girl I'd met before. She loved to fly, was really good at it too and the first time I saw her, she took my breath away,"
Jaina smiled and leaned closer to him, "Hmm, we're not talking about another woman in one of your fantasies, are we Jagged Fel?"
"Nope," he said and kissed Jaina, "It's true though. You took my breath away, and seeing you again, made me remember what I'd missed,"
Jaina sighed and cuddled next to him, her swelling belly blocked the view of the chrono on the table. She intertwined her fingers with Jag's and rested his hand on top of her stomach. Jag smiled and kissed her temple. "You know you'll always be my girl, Jaina,"
She smiled and let sleep take her again.
Tbc
Chapter 15, Post 2
During the earlier half of the morning, Cherith spent the time in the gym exercising by herself and now, she sat alone in the lounge eating her lunch by herself. Yesterday, she hoped to talk with Valin in the lounge but he wasn't there. Still, she didn't expect to see him come through the bar doors. He looked around a minute, caught her gaze and started to walk over. Cherith quickly averted her eyes, focusing instead on her food and the set the food aside instead, ready to dart from the booth but Valin had already had made his way over and now stood before her.
"Can we talk?" Cherith nodded okay and he slid into the opposite seat. Valin rubbed his knuckles and slowly raised his gaze to her. He noticed she tried to keep eyes away from his, staring uninterestingly at the table. "Look Cherith, I'm sorry about what I said to you the other day. You didn't need to be yelled at and I'm sorry I pushed you away,"
"Why did you push me away?"
Valin rubbed his chin and laughed nonchalantly, "The thing is, since I have met you, I have never felt this way about anyone and it scares me that we're becoming so close in a short time we've known each other,"
Cherith looked up from the table and smiled partly, "It isn't a bad thing we're closer, Valin. When we first met, we were both confused about our feelings," she paused and giggled, "Well, I was more confused than you were but darling, you kissed me first. I didn't know how to react then other than run away from you but I don't want to run the in the other direction anymore. You mean so much to me, Valin,"
"Me too, Cherith," he said, "but for me, being around you means so much more to me,"
"Explain?"
Valin smiled again, "This is going to sound really crazy but the minute I saw you enter the gym, I knew I loved you. I hadn't even talked to you but in my heart, I knew I loved you. I know it's foolish for me to say something like that but it's true, Cherith,"
Cherith blushed and she leaned forward over the table, touching Valin's hand. "It isn't crazy. True, I didn't feel that way about you then but it's been a year Valin and in the short weeks we have enjoyed each other's company, there's something I have realized too. I love you,"
"You love me?"
"I love you for so many reasons. You wrote a song for me on my birthday and stayed with me until I fell asleep. Even though I have a busy life, you understand the pressures I face and don't force me to spend time with you and are content with the time we do spend together. You're honest, sweet and understanding. I love you, Valin, my best friend,"
Valin leaned over the table and kissed Cherith. Suddenly, many of the pilots and civilians in the lounge caught notice of the two. Even the bartender smiled and rolled his eyes, not surprised a little romance existed between them.
A moment later, Cassia sluggishly entered the lounge, followed by an awake and energized Silara. The duo barely noticed the crowd around the booth as they entered. Cassia found the counter and then dropped her head on it, making up for the lost sleep. Silara ordered a glass of blue milk and then swirled her stool around, curiously looking at what the rest of the lounge was looking at. She hmm'd to herself and then stood up from the stool, standing on her tiptoes, looking over the group of heads and then hid herself again.
Silara stood there in silence, tugging at Cassia's sleeve until the girl finally woke up and turned to her friend and she directed her to look over the crowd. Not willing to stand on her tiptoes, she grudgingly pushed through the crowd and then fell short as she saw Cherith Fel and Valin Horn locked together, kissing.
Chapter 15, Post 3
It had been an interesting last couple hours for Kyp Durron. Yesterday, he attended Padme Skywalker's funeral and then he and Jaina walked back to her quarters to talk with Cherith, who had her first fight with Valin. Jaina had felt her pain through their bond and Jaina wanted to be there for her daughter but her aunt Iella had beaten her to it. And then Wes summoned him to go over his plans for his engagement party, which had oddly enough, somehow became a bachelor party for him.
Which meant, Sera was probably going to be given a bachelorette party, also by Wes. The possibility of many male strippers in the proximity of his fiancé terrified him. He trusted Sera of course but knowing Wes, anything could go wrong.
"Can you explain to me again how my engagement party suddenly became a bachelor party? Because it's a big leap from point A to point B, Wes,"
Wes smiled and shrugged, "You Jedi are always so formal! You need to lighten up a little bit, Durron. After you're married, you can't date anymore and you can't have sex with other woman. A bachelor party is a must for you,"
"And Sera? What are your plans for her?"
"I don't know what the women have planned! But I think she's talking to Mirax, Iella and Leia about what to do. I'm not involved in that stuff at all. Women know women, and believe me; I wouldn't want to be around them when talking about other men. That's a whole other universe,"
Kyp nodded and couldn't help but smile to himself. "So, as much as I'm dreading this, what do you have planned for my bachelor party?"
"I already took the liberty of hiring a group of female strippers," he glanced at the chrono and smiled, "but they should be stopping by for auditioning any time now,"
Kyp's smile suddenly dropped and he stared blankly at Wes. "You mean they're coming here? Now?!"
"We have to know if they're good at what they do, don't we?" he said and winked. "Relax Durron, take a seat and relax. This will only take a few minutes, or hours, depending."
~~
"Sera, come in," Leia smiled, gesturing the woman come inside the apartment. Han was just eating his breakfast but once he saw Sera arrive, he quickly finished, put his dishes in the sink and mumbled he needed to work on the Falcon and left. "I'm glad you could make it, Jaina will along in a awhile,"
"So, what's going on? Why did you call me early this morning?"
Leia gestured first that she sit down, and she did. "The reason I called you is because I want to help to plan your bachelorette party. I never had to worry about this with Jaina when she married Jag, but you, you're like a big sister to Jaina and therefore, another daughter to me. So, I want to help,"
"Thank you Leia," Sera smiled and glanced at the chrono, "So, I guess Wes is helping Kyp plan his bachelor party, correct?"
"He is," she muttered, "I have a checklist here of things we can do," Sera smiled and then frowned when she actually showed her a holo pad of possible activities. "A lot of fun games, guessing how long you'll be married, seeing if Kyp is the ideal mate..."
"No strippers?" Sera asked.
Leia looked over the list and then tapped it, "I wasn't sure if you wanted to go that route,"
"Honestly, I think I would be a lot bored if all we did was play games and talk about Kyp as my ideal mate," Sera said and grinned, "I have always loved Kyp but this is my last chance to be wild. I want to go all the way,"
Even though she clearly didn't approve, Leia added strippers to the list, "Is there anything else you want to do?"
"Wait a minute," Jaina cried, "You can't start the planning without me, the obvious maid of honor, mother!"
Sera laughed and smiled at Jaina as she waddled over to the table and sat down next to her. Jaina leaned over and hugged the woman. "Congratulations again, Sera. I know you and Kyp will be very happy together," She turned and looked at her mother, smiling, "So, where are we now? Have we gotten to the strippers yet?"
Leia's dropped, shocked her own daughter would suggest..."Why is it that everyone assumes there are going to be strippers at this party?"
"Because it's tradition," Mirax added from behind them. "A bachelorette party is NOT a bachelorette party until you bring on the strippers. It's the way of life, Leia. No matter what, it will always be that way,"
"And that is exactly why they must come," Sera added with a devilish grin. "We can still talk about our men, if we want, dish on the bad and good stuff,"
"Yes, like how sometimes Jag talks in his sleep when he dreams," Jaina added.
Mirax smiled and leaned forward on her elbows, "I didn't know my nephew talks in his sleep. What does he dream about?"
Jaina shrugged, "I don't know but if I used the Force to know that, I probably wouldn't let him sleep with me,"
"Kyp mumbles words in his sleep that don't even make sense. It just sounds like a lot of gibberish and non sense," Sera added, "And he spends an extra two hours in the fresher checking his hair. I have to wait two hours for him to finish so I can take a shower,"
"Men have always been very careful about their looks," Mirax said, "I mean, if they suddenly showed up to work without grooming themselves, they would be embarrassed by themselves and would be forced to the nearest fresher to clean themselves up. It's a natural instinct."
Jaina nodded and leaned back on her chair, "Jag has always been squeaky clean when it comes to appearances but for one, just one day, I'd like to see him un-groomed."
"Careful Jaina, that could be a nightmare for you both," Iella added, joining the women. "I know what Wedge looks like ungroomed and trust me, it isn't pretty and I don't think Jaina, you would like the look on Jag,"
"Actually, I've always thought Jag is the type of person that looks good from any angle or condition," she said and smiled.
"All right!" Leia cried, and the women stopped laughing, staring at her. "We can talk all about this stuff later at the party. Just a quick run down of the checklist. "We will talk more about our men at the party, discuss Sera's perfect mate, guess how long you'll be married, the good and bad qualities about Kyp and..."
"Strippers!" Jaina added excitedly.
Leia muttered a curse and heaved an exasperated sigh, "And we will have male strippers. Is there anything else?"
"Mirax, do you think you could make your famous ryschate cake?" Sera asked, "but with low alcohol?"
Chapter 15, Post 4
"Ahem, excuse me!" Silara cried, forcing Cherith and Valin to break away from each other and turn to look at Silara and Cassia. Cassia's arms were crossed and she was obviously irritated with them but still had a slight smile on her face, amused by the situation. "Can we join you guys?" Silara asked them, jumping into the booth next to Cherith while Cassia took the seat next to a reluctant Valin. "So, what's going on? We heard some cheers and cries when we came in here. Do you two know what was happening?"
Valin started to say something, and then Cherith started to say something and then they stopped, looked at each other and shrugged, mumbling they didn't know.
Cassia nodded and then leaned forward on the table, "I heard a rumor going around the base.." Valin immediately felt sick and Cherith tried to keep a calm face. "I heard that Kyp Durron and Sera Fey`lina will be eloping instead of having a grand wedding like everyone thinks they will,"
Valin relaxed and then tensed again as he felt Cherith hit his leg. "Kyp wouldn't elope. Sera might, but Kyp wouldn't do that. I know my Master and he wouldn't do that, but if he did, there's a first time for everything,"
Silara giggled and then quieted at Cassia slammed her elbow into her side. "You don't think your Master has a wild side?"
"No, and yes. Maybe he does," Cherith muttered, "He might. I really don't know,"
"Has he talked to you about anything? You are his apprentice, and probably the closest he has to a younger sister," Cassia asked excitedly.
Cherith glanced at Valin, and she shrugged, "No, he hasn't talked to me," She raised her head and looked at the chrono, and gestured to Silara to move, "But I could ask him now. I could ask him now and then repeat back to you guys about what he's planning. How does that sound?"
Silara and Cassia laughed and then frowned, staring at Cherith, "You mean, you'll actually ask him?"
Cherith nodded and smiled casually, "Of course," She looked at Valin, and he smiled as she turned promptly and left the lounge. Valin tapped Cassia's shoulder and she moved out of the booth, allowing him to get out.
"I'm due for a work out in the gym," he said and leaned on the table, smiling, "I'll see both of you ladies later," Cassia smiled, leaning her arm on the table and nodded okay. Valin's smile lingered as he turned and followed Cherith. They still had no idea what was going on.
The End