Mara still wasn't used to having Ben around. He'd been aboard the Dream for about two weeks and would only be staying a couple more. She loved having her baby around but it had thrown her schedule to the Tuskens. Usually at this time of day she'd be reviewing the stats from Blackmoon's last simm stint but these past few weeks had changed this time to playtime and then shortly thereafter, breakfast.
The three-year-old tugged on her arm insistently to bring her from her thoughts. "What, sweetie?" she inquired, gazing down at him.
"Ares you and daddy mad at mes for twelling Auntie Leya dat you and daddy been in bedroom a lot?" Ben asked, his lip quivering.
"Oh, sweetie!" Mara exclaimed. She crouched down to be at his level and tickled him. "Do you really think we'd be able to stay upset at you?"
His giggles quieted and he shook his head. His expression then turned to one of contemplation, well to as contemplative as a three-year-old gets. "When you gonta tell Jaya abou it?"
Picking him up, Mara answered, "I don't know. Let's go ask daddy."
"Kay," Ben replied as she stood and strode towards the study that Luke was occupying. As they entered the study, Luke turned to face them, a smile lighting up his ageing features. "Hi daddy!" Ben exclaimed, squirming his way out of his mother's loving embrace.
"Hey Ben!" his father returned, overly enthusiastic. Noticing his enthusiasm, or lack there of, Mara ran a scrutinizing gaze over her husband. What's up? she asked through their force bond.
Luke's eyes never left their son as he mentally replied, Just thinking. Deciding to let it go, Mara focused completely on her baby. "Ya know hows you and mommy had dat vision 'bout Jaya?" Without waiting for confirmation, he plowed on. "Well I tink we should twell Jaya 'cause she in it."
"I don't have a problem with that, just as long as I'm the one telling her and not you," Luke responded, amusement dancing in his vibrant eyes. Their son seemed unfazed and nodded, while then making the choice to explore the desk.
Grabbing a stack of datacards with the Force, he began to throw them to the floor. "Ben!" Mara shouted. Using the Force, she stopped all the movements of the datacards and then reversed them so they went right back to where they had started. "I think it's time for breakfast," Mara stated, eyeing Luke. He nodded and she picked up the toddler. "You want to go have breakfast with Auntie Leia and Uncle Han, Bennie," she asked, her voice mimicking that of a child's. He nodded vigorously and she headed out the study door.
Luke followed and she smiled in contentment at her baby boy. This was the life she had always wanted, whether consciously or unconsciously, she had wanted it and now that she had it she couldn't help but wish for one more thing, a baby girl.
Jaina was fastening her pants when she heard movement from beyond the 'fresher door. "I'll be out in a sec!" she called, pulling a white tank top over her head. Grabbing the button-up red and white plaid shirt she had sitting on the sink, she threw it on and quickly ran a brush through her hair. Deciding to leave it down, she used the blow drier and some gel to make her hair wavy.
Buttoning her shirt up as she stepped out of the refresher, she scanned the room for her boots that matched the bantha hide pants she was wearing. Ignoring Jag, who was perched on the edge of her bed with his head in his hands, she continued to search for her boots.
Spotting them under her bed, she seized them and plopped down on her desk chair to put them on. "I have to go to breakfast with my family," she said, not looking up. "I should be back in a couple of hours." Finishing with her boots, she turned in the seat to search through strewn datacards for her comm link. "You probably shouldn't go anywhere while you still have that hangover. There are some pills in the cabinet for your headache," she said, distractedly pointing towards the refresher. "I would give you more but that's all I have." Finding her comm link, she stood.
Noticing that Jag had yet to move from the position he was in when she had exited the 'fresher, she kneeled in front of him. Caressing his cheek, she asked, "Are you gonna be okay?"
Without opening his eyes, he mumbled, "Yep."
Deciding to play with his mind a little bit more than she already had, she leaned in and softly kissed him. His eyes shot open and he looked a whole lot more alert. She stood up and gave him the trademark Solo grin. "See you later."
"You're just gonna leave me like that?"
Turning around and opening the door, she replied, "Hell yeah." Even as she closed the door she could hear his loud groan. She smiled and headed to her parents apartment.
"Come-on, Danni! We're going to be late!" Jacen called from right outside the refresher.
"Give me another sec!" she called back as she curled her hair. They were going to be telling Jacen's family that she was pregnant. She was really excited and wanted everything to be completely perfect. It wasn't exactly the perfect time to have a kid but it hadn't been the perfect time for them to marry either. It had just been a spur of the moment thing. They'd been on Zonama Sekot for a year and they hadn't been dating, just really good friends. Then all of a sudden, they're off Zonama Sekot and they're in love and shortly thereafter, Jacen proposed and she accepted. Luke had preformed the ceremony and they'd gone straight back to the war, no honeymoon, nothing really changing except where she lived.
Now that they had a baby on the way they were going to have to change their lifestyle completely. It wasn't something that she was looking forward to but she was definitely looking forward to becoming a mother.
She sat the curler down and brushed through her golden locks, unsatisfied, she went to pick it up again and jumped when the refresher door swished open to reveal the aggravated face of her husband. "Can we go now?"
Giggling, Danni shook her head and reached for the curler once again. Jacen grabbed the curler before she could grasp it. "We don't have time for you to curl anymore hair!" She sent him a glare that silenced him and when she reached for it again he tried a different tactic. "You look as radiant as ever, my love," he said, his eyes raking over her.
She rolled her eyes and leaned in for a quick kiss. Pulling a breath away she commented, "You're very good at flattery."
Jacen grinned as he pulled her through the 'fresher door by her hand. "You do remember who my father is, right?"
"How could I forget?" she replied sarcastically, lacing her fingers through his.
"Hey now," Jacen said as they reached the 'front' door. "He's still my father."
"And I love him dearly," she replied, eyeing up her husband's back side.
"When did this happen?" he exclaimed, punching the door opening device.
"When he helped give you that wonderful backside," she whispered.
Jacen ignored her last remark, though she knew he had heard it. They walked the rest of the way to his parents' in a comfortable silence, just reveling in each other's company.
