After sending flowers to Jaina's room Jag had gone back to his room and lay on his bed hoping to get some shut eye. He didn't get any sleep because all he could think about was Jaina.

She's going to look great tonight, he thought excitedly. She'll love the dress I got her.

Jag decided to take a quick shower before going to the gym. Don't know if I'll get another one before the meeting.

He went into the refresher and grabbed a towel. He sat it on the sink and put his comlink on top.

He stripped himself of all his clothes and stepped into the shower.

He turned it on and almost yelled because it was so cold. He quickly turned it the other way and it immediately warmed. Stop forgetting they have hot and cold opposite normal Chiss showers or you'll be getting that wake-up every time you take a shower.

He finished his shower quickly and stepped out. He moved his comlink and grabbed the towel. He dried off and wrapped the towel around his waist. Before leaving the refresher he grabbed his comlink and clothes.

He dumped his clothes into his hamper and the comlink on his bed. He quickly grabbed boxers, a black muscle shirt, and black "fighting" pants. As he put them on his mind began to drift to Jaina again. She's so sexy and she's all mine. Stop that right there, he commanded himself. Jaina is not a possession and would probably resent the implication.

He grabbed his boots and hastily tied them. Just before walking out the door he remembered his comlink and went back to the bed to pick it up.

When he left his room Jag saw Jaina and Kyp leaving but they didn't notice him. That means she hasn't seen the flowers yet.

When he walked into the exercise room he immediately changed his mind.

He then left and headed to the pilots lounge. I feel like getting drunk, he thought. This is a good time to find other friends. Or enemies. He smiled inwardly at the thought. Like I need more enemies.

It took longer than expected to reach the bar but he did and seated himself between a brown-haired male pilot and a blonde female Jedi.

He got the bartender's attention and said, "I'll have a Corellian Whiskey. I don't care what kind."

The blonde Jedi then said, "You should never give them a choice for which drink."

He looked over at her, "I think I'll live." Don't I know you, he thought.

"Whatever you say, Colonel," she said smiling.

"Who are you?" he asked trying to be polite.

"I'm Tahiri. We've never actually spoken but I know you, sir," she said.

"Oh. Well, Tahiri, what brings you here?" he said trying to make conversation. "By the way, you can call me Jag."

She smiled at him, "Thanks, Jag. Well I'm here because I don't have anything better to do and I seem to be losing friends, so I came by myself."

He looked up at her astonished, "Care to explain that?"

"Oh sure. Here's your drink Jag," She pointed to the bartender.

"Thanks," he said to her. "Thank you, how much?"

"For you?" the bartender said thinking. "Nothing. You're a good pilot so I'll get you drunk for free."

"Ahh, thanks," Jag replied unsure whether it was good or bad. He turned his attention back to Tahiri who was nursing her lomin ale. "So?" he prompted.

"Well," she began, "ever since Aa, he, died I've been losing friends. First it was him because he died, then it was Zekk because I was too "childish" for his time, then it was Jacen because it hurt for him to be around me because he thought of Ana, him.

"Now Jaina is becoming distant from me because of her squadron and it's like I'm not worthy of her time because she's a Goddess. For example she saw me this morning and told me we could have breakfast and talk. Than all of a sudden she goes, 'Oh, I forgot. I need to see Aunt Mara.' We didn't even have five minutes together before she'd had enough."

"Tahiri, that's not true. Jaina is busy with Twin Suns and she is a Goddess but she hates acting the way she does."

Tahiri interrupted him, "And you know this because?"

He was silent for a moment. Should I tell her? He made his decision. "I know because we are very good friends. Also, I know why she left breakfast this morning and it wasn't because she needed to talk to her aunt." He took a deep breath, "She left breakfast this morning because she saw me and I asked her outside. I didn't really ask, I kind of gestured she should leave. Jaina and I. Boy this is hard to say."

"It's okay. I'm listening," Tahiri said kindly.

"Jaina and I are dating, I guess that's what you'd call it." He felt like a great weight had been taken from his shoulders.

"Wait. Jaina and you are like boyfriend/girlfriend?" she asked making sure she'd heard correctly.

He nodded.

"Good."

"Good?"

"I'm happy you two finally got together. Took you two long enough."

"You can't tell anybody, Tahiri. We're trying to keep it secret for a while."

"Alright," she said grinning. "I'm going to go find Jaina then. Something else to hold over her." She laughed and left.

Jag looked at her funnily. Whatever, he thought turning back to his drink. He looked at the chrono on the wall. 1530? Wow! Better get going.

He hastily chugged the last of his drink and left. He walked quickly to his room and grabbed his datapad.