I have to say that I hope the last chapter wasn't pushing things too far. But don't worry; things will start to get better!

Chapter 26

For the next week Wyn avoided nearly everyone. She could hardly sleep without seeing Drake's face; seeing him attacking her. Those close to her could tell something was going on, but they couldn't figure out exactly what it was.

Around noon one day, Cem came waltzing through the door with Drake. Calling out to his sister, who was sitting alone on the couch doing absolutely nothing, he said, "Hey Wyn, do you want to come join us for lunch?"

Hearing her name being called, she turned her head. What she saw was Drake, standing in her living room, smiling. Going completely white, Wyn said, "No thanks," and ran out the door.

It had been days since Wyn had eaten anything. She just didn't feel like it; didn't feel like she was worth it. Walking slowly down the corridor, she found herself standing before the door of the Skywalker apartment. Knocking softly, Wyn stood there wondering why she had come.

The door was answered by Mara Skywalker. Wyn didn't know the woman all that well, but what she did know was that she was strong, tough. She probably was never raped.

Wyn was broken out of her reverie when she heard Mara ask, "What can I do for you today, Miss Fel?"

Quietly, she replied, "I was just wondering if Tahiri was here."

"I'm sorry, but you just missed her. She left to go somewhere with Jaina."

"Well, could you tell her that she has been invited to dinner at my house tonight if she would like to come."

Mara smiled at the girl. "Sure."

Not knowing what to do next, Wyn continued to wander around with no particular destination in mind. After hours of walking, her feet brought her back to her front door. When she went inside, she noticed that Jaina and Tahiri had already arrived for dinner.

Wyn silently walked over to the couch and sat down by herself.

Seeing the girl walk in, Tahiri went over to her and placed her hand on Wyn's shoulder. "Mara told me you came by this afternoon. What's up?"

Wyn just shook her head.

Getting fed up, Jag pushed Jaina off of his lap where she had been sitting with him on a small chair, and he walked to his sister. "Wyn, what is going on? You've been acting all weird since that night that you were over at Tahiri's for hours. Whatever has happened, you better tell me, or I will personally escort you back to Csillia."

Wyn paled slightly at the mention of that night.

Standing back up, Tahiri, confused, said, "Wait a minute. When did you come over to my house? I haven't even seen you in over a week."

Furious, Jag said, "What? You weren't at Tahiri's that night? Then where were you?"

Not knowing what to say, Wyn curled herself into a ball and pressed her face into her hands. "No. I'm fine. Nothing happened. I'm alright."

"Something obviously happened. Where were you that night?" He paused for a second. "Wait a minute. You were with him weren't you. After I forbade you from seeing him, you were spending time with Drake. Mom and Dad were right; you never should have been allowed to come here. I'm taking you home."

Throwing her legs back down, Wyn screamed, "No!" There were tears streaming down her face now.

"And why shouldn't I?"

"Because he raped me!"

Silence filled the room. No one dared to so much as breath.

"What?"

Trying to stop the tears, Wyn yelled again, "He raped me. Are you happy now?"

Collapsing back down on the couch, Tahiri covered her mouth in shock. She reached over and wrapped Wyn in her arms, rocking her like a baby. "It'll be ok. He'll never hurt you again."

Cem ran over to his sister's side. "You bet he wont. We'll-"

Finally able to speak, Jag cried, "I'm going to kill him." And then he ran out of the door without looking back.

Still in shock, Jaina looked at the others. "I better go make sure he doesn't follow through on that statement." She then left too.

Joining Tahiri and his sister on the couch, Cem began to gently rub Wyn's back. "It's all right. We're here."

And lying there in Cem's and Tahiri's arms, Wyn fell asleep for the first time all week.

Okay, so it's big brother to the rescue! I've got one more post for you, this one hopefully with a few surprises!

Chapter 27

Jaina went running out of the Fel apartment, searching everywhere for Jag. She knew that if she didn't find him quick, Drake could be in serious trouble. Not that he didn't deserve it. Jaina couldn't even begin to imagine what Wyn had been through.

Reaching out in the Force, Jaina was occasionally able to catch glimpses of Jag's presence. She followed those clues until she eventually found him, just in time.

Standing at the end of a dark alley was Jag and Drake. Jaina couldn't hear what was being said between the two, but she knew it was not happy talk.

When she was halfway to them, Jag threw the first punch, knocking Drake sideways. This only hindered him for a second before he hit Jag back. And in that next moment, the two were down, rolling on the ground.

Sprinting towards the two, Jaina screamed, "Jag, get off of him!"

This didn't deter him the tiniest bit. As Jaina pulled on his arm and tried to pull him off Drake, she saw that the young man's face was all bloody.

Jag took a second to push Jaina safely out of the way, but while he was distracted Drake got the best of him. After getting slammed down on his back, all of the wind was taken out of him. Drake then began to punch him over and over again until Jag was able to work his way to the top once more.

After Jag pushed her away, Jaina knew that this was his battle. She would let the two of them duke it out for a minute, but would be there in case anything went to far. From what she was seeing before her, Jaina couldn't really tell who was winning. But the fight soon went from fair to vicious.

Taking an available opportunity, Drake grabbed Jag's blaster out of his hip holster. As soon as Jaina saw him grab the weapon, she threw herself at him, knocking Drake's hand up slightly when he fired. Although he luckily missed hitting a vital part of Jag's body, he did manage to shoot him badly in the arm.

Crying out in pain, Jag rolled to the side and clasped his bicep. Looking up, he could vaguely see Jaina knocking the pistol out of Drake's hand and shooting him on stun.

Running over to Jag, Jaina cried "Are you ok? We need to get you some medical attention quick." But before she made any effort to help Jag, Jaina called security and told them what had happened and where they could find Drake. That taken care of, Jaina wrapped her arm around Jag's waist and led him to her room where she had a first aid kit that she could use on his wounds.

After Wyn fell asleep on the couch, Cem carefully carried her to her bed, trying not to disturb her. Walking back into the small living room, he saw that Tahiri was still there. "Hey. I'm surprised that you haven't left yet. Aren't the Skywalkers going to be worried?"

"I commed them a little while ago to tell them where I was. But I can leave if you want me to."

"Oh, no. You're fine." They stood in an awkward silence for a while. "Do you want to go for a walk?"

"Sure."

The two set out for what was meant to be a quick trip, but they ended up walking for hours, neither saying much. Tahiri eventually spoke up, "I can't believe what happened to Wyn. I mean I should have seen it coming when she was talking about how in love with him she was the day after they met."

"I know what you mean. And I stood up for that guy. I wish I had never introduced Wyn to Drake. Then this would never have happened. And Jag; he knew all along that something was not right with him, but I refused to listen. I let Wyn down."

"No one could have known what was going to happen. I thought Drake seemed like a pretty nice guy, too. You just can't tell with some people."

The two walked on some more in silence. But then Tahiri stopped suddenly and grabbed onto Cem's arm. Crying out in pain, she collapsed against him. "Tahiri, what's wrong?"

Barely able to speak, she managed, "I… I think it's the baby. It's time." As she said the words, her water broke.

"But how can you be having the baby already? You're only seven months pregnant!"

"You can try telling her that, but I don't think she is going to listen-oohhh."

Not sure what else to do, Cem helped Tahiri to the floor. He then took off his jacket and placed it behind her head, making a pillow for her to lie back on. "What am I supposed to do? We're hours away from everybody!"

"Don't ask me, I've never done this before!" Gripping Cem's arm to help herself get through the pain, Tahiri snarled through clenched teeth, "You better think of something fast though."

Once they made it back to her room, Jaina helped Jag onto her bed. By this time his whole body was practically turning blue from the bruises and he was bloody all over. They had tied a piece of cloth across his arm to keep his blaster wound protected, but it was obvious he needed medical attention quickly.

After retrieving her first aid kit, Jaina unwrapped Jag's injury. She first cleaned the wound and then rubbed bacta in it before wrapping it again in a sterile bandage. Jaina then turned her attention to Jag's other lesser injuries.

The two were quiet while Jaina was taking care of him. Once she had done all she could, the two sat there in silence. Jaina was the first one to break the ice. "You really scared me out there. He could have killed you."

"I was fine. You had nothing to worry about."

"You got shot Jag, I think that is something to worry about."

"Well, my sister got raped. I'm willing to take a little blaster wound for her. Hell, I would have died for her."

"And she knows that. Believe me, if Wyn understands anything, it's that you love her and would do anything for her." Jaina slipped her arm around Jag's waist and the two sat in silence again.

Unable to think about everything that had been going on any longer, Jag leaned over and kissed Jaina. It started off slow and sweet, but soon turned fierce and passionate. He brought his hands up and began roaming them over her chest and pushed Jaina back against the bed. His kisses became harder; more desperate. As if he needed this physical contact to sustain his sanity.

For some reason this all felt wrong to Jaina. She knew where this would eventually lead, and even though it was something she wanted to do just a couple weeks ago, now things were different. She knew that if her and Jag were to make love tonight that it wouldn't be about them; it would be about escaping the pain of the last few hours. And she couldn't bear to throw it away like that.

Pulling away gently from his kiss, Jaina said, "Jag…I don't think we should do this. I mean, I want to do this, but I don't think it is the right time."

Heaving a big sigh, Jag sat back up next to Jaina. "You're right. We would regret it later. I'm really sorry, it's just I was trying to forget about…everything."

"I know, and I want to forget about it too, but maybe there is a different way we should be doing it. Not by having sex. But if you want, you can stay here tonight. We could keep each other company."

For the first time all night, Jag smiled. "Yeah, I would like that."

A little happier, huh? Plus, a baby is on the way! And more J/J mush next time.