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Spoilers/Timeline: After The Corellian Trilogy but before "Vision of the Future".
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Lightheaded
Chapter 16: Permission To Finish, Captain
Luke awoke in Mara's bedroom alone. Face-down on her mattress, he glanced at his chrono, the only thing he was wearing at the moment. Two-hundred hours. He had no idea how long he was out for, but if Hobbie was right about things, he was in for a world of hurt with Mara for falling asleep on her.
He sat up on the bed and scrubbed his face with his hands, then tousled his hair. Where was Mara? Looking around, he noticed a water puddle outside his room. He went to investigate, and found a path of wet footsteps on the floor from the bathroom leading to the kitchen unit. He followed it, and found Mara bending over the kitchen-counter, eating a ground-apple and writing on a data pad. Naked.
"Interesting to know that the Jedi Master falls asleep after sex like any other human male," she said without looking up.
Luke reddened. "You can't possibly be disappointed," he retorted. Then reddened even more.
Mara's stylo stopped writing, and she looked up, an amused smile on her face. "My, my. I never thought you had it in you, Skywalker."
Eager to change the subject, and thankful that she wasn't mad at him falling asleep, he walked over behind her and asked, "What are you doing?" It looks like calculations…
"Calorie count," Mara said, and took another bite of her ground-apple. "Two and a half hours of mind-blowing sex," Luke couldn't help but suppress a huge grin at her words. "And I'm a hundred and twenty-five pounds, which makes it generally 4.3 calories per standard minute. So you have effectively helped me burn 2.5 hours times 60 minutes times 4.3… which is…" her stylo started scribbling the calculations.
"I'm going to grab some water while you do more math," he turned and headed for her refrigeration unit.
"…an amazing 645 calories! Looks like I don't need the gym workout tomorrow." She glanced at her wall chrono. "Or rather, today."
Luke had snagged a bottle of water, and was drinking it when she finished with her calculations. "I'm glad that I was able to help out with that," he said drily.
"I had a quick shower when you were out of it," she said airily. "Help yourself to anything if you need."
There was an awkward silence then. Neither party wanted to say anything about what had just happened between them. Pink bantha in the room, Luke thought. One of Aunt Beru's favourite expressions.
"How did you like that new aspect of our relationship, Miss Jade?" Luke finally asked without smiling. "Was it satisfactory?"
She frowned. "Are you angry?"
"Where do we stand now?"
"In my kitchen."
"You know what I mean."
"Gahh!" Mara stood up and threw the core of the ground apple into the recycler. Stalking over to the living room, she folded her arms and glared at him. "You don't pull any punches, do you?"
He followed her, and sat on the couch, one part of his mind taking note of the rather bizarre fact that they were having this conversation completely in the nude.
"Could we just… do this and not talk about it?" She sat down on her caf table, elbows on her knees, legs apart, giving Luke a glimpse of what he had been enjoying an hour before. He forced his mind to stay on topic, and considered her request.
"We could, but that would make things awkward when people start asking questions, wouldn't it?" Like if I go back right now, and Leia asks me where I've been, for example.
"Could we try this? Just… this?" Mara asked, a note of pleading in her voice. Just a little. "We'll just have fun together… like what we always do?"
Luke regarded her. Gorgeous, wild hair still piled on the top of her head. Mouth still slightly swollen and bruised from their activities. Could he do this? Could they do this?
I'm determined to have you, mind, body and soul, Jade.
"Fun, Jade? Didn't know that you knew that word."
She pouted, and his expression turned serious.
"I'll take you any way I can get, Jade."
She smiled. "We can tell people you're really dating that brunette, you know…" she said slyly.
"And what happens when they take a closer look at your face, green-eyes?"
"Are you doubting my ability to disguise myself again?" Dropping to her knees, she crawled to the couch and stopped in front o fhim.
"I'm not doubting anything at the moment, Jade. Just my ability to think with you in that position."
"Oh really? And why is that?" Reaching out and grabbing him.
"Uh… no reason… really…" Unable to continue, Luke's eyes closed and his head fell back on the couch as he felt her hands on him.
"We can kiss and seal the deal you know," Mara said, moving a little and causing him to groan in pleasure.
"What… deal…?" Luke panted.
"Friends with benefits," she said.
Luke opened his eyes when the words registered. Friends with benefits. Was that what they would be? His fingers played idly with her hair as he pondered on this. Mara's voice snapped him to attention again.
"Pay attention, Jedi! It isn't very good for my self-esteem when you wander off when I'm in the middle of something."
"Friends with benefits," he repeated.
"Yes, friends with benefits," she said again.
"Okay." And he bent over to capture her lips again. But two can play at that game, Miss Jade. Two can play at this game. And since you'll probably underestimate me… I'll win.
They kissed for a long while, and then Mara pushed him back onto the couch.
"I'm not done thanking you for earlier yet, Skywalker," she smiled.
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Where in the galaxy did you learn to do that, Miss Jade? The thought came again and again to his mind that night. He knew that Mara was sexually active, but the number of ways in which she had pleasured him that night had been astounding to know. Just another one of those things which I'm going to have to beat out of you, I suppose.
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He grit his teeth and grabbed the cushions on her couch instead. Get to it, Jade.
"Have I thanked you enough yet?" She asked, a glint in her eye.
Luke panted, "You're a … very cruel… woman, Jade."
She smiled. "I know." She bent over and his eyes snapped shut.
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Why, Miss Jade, I never thought you had it in you.
"I think I've had more than my fair share," he told her, bringing his knees together and sitting her straddled on his lap.
"Why don't you show me what you want to do?"
Their breathing grew hard again.
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"You're gorgeous, and you're mine," he murmured.
She smiled. "That remains to be seen, Jedi." His mouth twisted in a sardonic grin – joking even now, Jade?
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"Luuuke…" she felt her climax approaching. "Luuuke…"
His only response was to rub hard. And fast.
She came. But as soon as she looked like she was calming down, he started rubbing harder and faster again, and her eyes snapped open and looked at him with something akin to horror.
"Luke…?" And closed her eyes as she came again.
"I think you've got one more in you, so let's try for that, shall we?" Luke said conversationally, and started stroking her again.
"Noo…" Mara whimpered.
"What's that, Jade?"
"Yesss…"
"Make up your mind, Jade," he said, as he continued pleasuring her, ignoring his own painful need.
Jade's only response was to moan languidly.
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He breathed hard into her mouth.
"Permission… to… finish… Captain…" She snorted gently at this.
"As if you need to ask."
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Finally, she stopped moving, and lay down upon him. Kissed his chin.
"Goodnight, Jedi."
"Goodnight, Jade." Fighting against his body's natural reaction, he kissed her hair and surrendered to sleep, hoping that neither one of them would regret their actions in the morning.
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