Chapter 9
Jaina rang the door bell but when, after several moments, no one came she opened to the Force and probed the inside for his presence. The small midlevel apartment was empty. She keyed the code that would unlock the door and it slid open.
Jaina walked in and the lights came on with her movement. And she stopped to stare at the destruction that had once been her home. The furniture and anything they owned together was lying in piles—destroyed by a lightsaber. Her personal belongings were lying in a separate pile by the door. She suddenly was frightened. She could feel the pain and anger that still lingered in the small living area of the apartment. She headed across the room toward the bedroom, stepping over the broken pottery that had once been their dishware. She stepped through the door and gasped.
The bed that she had shared with Zekk was destroyed almost beyond recognition. The dresser was hacked into four pieces. The only surviving furniture in the room was the bed side table and a chair from the dining area. They were placed before the apartment's only small window and a glass sat on the table top. As she looked around she caught sight of the door of the 'fresher and saw the impact marks of an object thrown at an incredible force. On the floor splayed out for several meters were the remains of a Corellian whisky bottle, but there were no sign of the dark amber liquid on the light colored carpet. She knew the bottle had been new and never opened, but when it hit the door it had been empty.
Jaina let out an anguished sob, "Oh, Zekk, I'm so sorry. I never wanted to hurt you. Sweet Force, what have I done to you?" She couldn't take the sight of the bedroom any longer. The closet doors were all open and were completely bare. All of Zekk's things were gone and hers lay by the outer door in a disheveled heap.
She went back out to the living room and found among her things an expandable duffle. She quickly began packing her few items of clothing, toiletries and the few holocubes she owned into the bag. When that was done she stood and looked around again as tears wetted her cheeks. She hoped Zekk was alright and hadn't let his anger and pain turn him into something she would never forgive herself for.
Using the Force to help her carry the load of the bag she headed back to the garage bay and to Kyp's speeder.
X
Kyp called Jaina later that afternoon to check up on her especially after the fight with Zekk. Jaina related to him what she discovered at the apartment when she went to pick up her things. Kyp highlighted his confrontation with Zekk and reassured her that Luke was able to defuse the anger that was within him at least from being dangerous.
"Kyp, he will be alright, won't he?" She couldn't keep the fear from her voice. "Zekk has always been so afraid of the Dark Side. What if I caused him to—"
"Jaina, I think he'll be okay. He's hurt and—," Kyp paused to find the right words, "feels betrayed not just by you but by me too. I was supposed to be his friend too. He said he was going to Zonoma Sekot. Danni is still there isn't she?"
"Yes, she is. They have been friends since the end of the war. I hope she can help him. I know they became close friends after she and Jacen broke up." Jaina sincerely hoped the young beautiful green-eyed, blond scientist could ease Zekk's broken heart. Tahiri was also back there and she was as much a friend to Zekk as Danni.
After a pause, Jaina swallowed and changed the subject, "So, when will you be home?"
Kyp laughed, "Getting bossy already, Goddess?"
"Well, I do believe it is my right to know where my mortal is at all times." She teased if only to get her mind off the situation with Zekk.
She could imagine Kyp raising his eyebrow and grinning sarcastically, "You know, keep that up and I'll spend the night at the office."
She laughed, "Yeah, like you could stay away." She then opened herself up to the Force and easily found him then sent a very seductive memory from the night before.
"Jaina!" Kyp's voice became huskier as the memory played out in his mind, "You're torturing me, stop."
She laughed and said seductively, "If you stay away, I'll send you even more memories from last night. I think you'd find your way home."
"Mmm," he then went on to say, "Dress up tonight. We'll figure out where you will live tomorrow, but tonight is ours." His voice pitched even lower which completely melted her, "I have a surprise in store for you tonight."