Chapter 15
(One month later)
Jaina and Kyp stood at the docking bay near the Millennium Falcon which was parked in the small hanger that was adjacent to and belonged to the Jedi Temple. Near the landing ramp sat a repulser cart which was piled high with packages and the Solo's luggage. They watched as C-3PO loaded yet another package onto the ship. Kyp leaned over and quietly said, "You'd think they were moving into the palace for a lifetime not just visiting Hapes for a month."
Jaina laughed and moved even closer to Kyp who put his hand around her waist as she leaned her back against his chest. She couldn't believe a month had passed since she admitted to her feelings for him. They still hadn't openly announced their attachment but she realized most in the Temple knew of it. Some even knew the gory details of her sudden breakup with Zekk and the dual that happened in Kyp's office. She should have realized that as soon as Zekk landed on Zonoma Sekot, Danni and Tahiri would learn of the break up. And if Tahiri knew, Valin Horn would learn of it which to Kyp's displeasure meant Corran knew.
Tahiri had already commed Jaina and discussed Kyp with her. Tahiri was rather happy about the change in Jaina's relationship saying she knew they were destined to be together. Tahiri did, however, voice a concern about Zekk but also told Jaina that he and Danni seemed to be picking up where they left off several years before. Jaina wished them all the luck. Tahiri and Valin were to be married in five months on Zonoma Sekot and Han already agreed to give Tahiri away.
Jaina looked up at Kyp and said, "Well, most of that stuff is for Allana. Dad is so jealous of Isolder it's almost comical. He's afraid Prince Grandpa will be able to spoil her more than him."
Kyp snickered, "I still am having a hard time picturing your father as a grandfather." Kyp gently tightened his grip on her waist and she turned her head to meet his eyes, "Can't wait to see what he's like with our kids."
Jaina smiled at him and teased, "I can't wait to see you as a father. But I know you will be a great one." She patted his hand that was splayed over her abdomen.
He grinned and leaned down over her shoulder to whisper in her ear, "Thanks, and you will be a great mother. I've never wanted anyone but you to be mother to my kids."
She rolled her eyes and turned her head to lean against him again and sighed contentedly. She honestly had never been happier. She still had the nightmarish vision but she felt better knowing that she would be with Kyp on Geonosis. They were to leave in three days for the Outer Rim planet.
The sound of boots on the decking slightly separated them and they turned but when they saw it was Han they continued to hold hands.
Han Solo grinned and said, "Caught you, love birds." He came up to them and was carrying yet another package.
Kyp grinned crookedly and raised an eyebrow, "Han, I really hope you're planning on returning. I thought you disliked Prince Isolder. I didn't think you'd want to move in with him."
Han looked at his prospective son-in-law and snorted, "I do and I'm not. This is for Allana especially since his Pretty Boy Highess sees my granddaughter every day and I've seen her, what?—two times. And she will be two in a few months." He grinned, "Need to make up for lost time."
Jaina squeezed Kyp's hand and laughed, "Hope you don't spoil our kids that bad."
Kyp sent Jaina a silent nudge when Han gave him a dangerous glare. "Just remember you need to be good and married before you even think of having any kids."
Kyp couldn't help but grin, "Don't worry, Han. Although, I want a family, I also want Jaina to myself for a while after we're married." He paused and then added, his grin becoming mischievous, "We need to make up for lost time."
Jaina smacked Kyp on his arm and rolled her eyes at her father who looked as if he swallowed a gundark. However, all comment was interrupted when Leia came up and laid her hand on her husband's forearm. After seeing his expression she asked as she looked to Kyp who was snickering. "Am I interrupting something?"
Jaina laughed and said, "No, except these two insist on tormenting each other." She then turned to Kyp and quipped, "You know one of these days I won't be around to protect you and you just may find yourself at the other end of his blaster." Jaina though knew they were only teasing each other.
The comfortable teasing started after Jaina and Han had a long heart to heart about her relationship with Kyp. Han admitted that after he thought about it he admired Kyp for his stalwartness concerning Jaina and her love life. He told Jaina that he would have never been able to sit back and wait until Leia decided she was in love with him. It drove him to desperation just to think she'd even considered marrying Isolder, let alone if he had to see them together constantly. Jaina in turn assured her father that she and Kyp had a bond that was built on love, trust, friendship and the Force. She knew without a doubt Kyp loved her as much as she loved him.
Kyp turned to her and raised an eyebrow, "Who says I need you to protect me?"
"When it comes to him, I know you do," Jaina squeezed his hand and gave him a lopsided grin.
Leia chuckled and shook her head and then let go of Han's arm. "Jaina, I would like to have a word with you."
"Okay," Jaina reluctantly let go of Kyp's hand and went off with her mother into the Falcon.
X
Kyp watched Jaina move away and the sound of Han's chuckle brought him back as he turned to meet Han's eyes, "Kid," Han stepped closer and put his hand on Kyp's shoulder, "you have it bad. How in the Galaxy I didn't see it is still beyond me."
Kyp couldn't help the blush he knew was rising on his cheeks and turned away again, but it wasn't totally from what Han had just said. As he watched Jaina move away, he had been thinking of his plans for that evening and about the night they planned to spend together, which was the first since she moved in with her parents. Definitely something he didn't want Han to know about. "Yeah, I guess I do," said as he turned back to his friend and grinned.
Han continued to rest his hand on Kyp's shoulder as he said, "Wish we were going to Geonosis with you, Kid."
Kyp shook his head and looked at Han. He and Jaina would be leaving in three days on the Military Intelligence corvette, Sunrisewith the rest of the team of Jedi appointed for the mission along with the crew of the Sunrise. "No, you and Leia need to go see that granddaughter of yours." He gave Han a lopsided grin as he went on to add, "And break the news to Jacen that I'm going to be his brother-in-law."
Han patted Kyp's shoulder and laughed, "I can't wait to see that reaction. I know how much he likes you."
Han was quiet for a moment then turned to face the younger man, his expression serious, "Keep her safe, Kyp. Make sure she comes back and that you are with her when she does. I know something about this mission is bothering her. I may not have the Force whispering to me in my ear but I know Jaina and I know something is scaring her." Han searched Kyp's face as if looking for answers. "But she won't tell me or her mother what has been keeping her up at night. She will only tell me that she misses you but I know there is something else going on."
Kyp looked the older man in the eye and realized he wouldn't be able to fool him. No, Han didn't have the Force but he could read people as well as some Jedi. Kyp took a deep breath and let it out then he said, "Jaina's been having a recurrent vision about the mission. I don't know all of the details but I get the impression that she thinks something will happen to me if she isn't there with me. But even though she is going to ground with me she still is having the vision."
"So, what are you going to do?" Han asked concerned.
Kyp's intense gaze never left Han's eyes, "Trust her feelings. The Force is telling her something and I know not to ignore it. Anyone with Skywalker blood in them hasn't been wrong too many times."
Han nodded and quietly said, "No, I guess they haven't"
X
Leia and Jaina entered the main hold of the Falcon and there Leia finally asked, "Jaina, tell me what has been bothering you?"
Jaina stared at her mother, "Nothing, Mom. Nothing is bothering me. I'm happier than I've ever been. I really had no idea what I've almost threw away concerning Kyp, just because I was afraid of my feelings for him."
"I know that you are happy about Kyp. But sometimes you seem so—I don't know—distant, like something is frightening you." Leia sat the package she carried with her down in the lunge with the others. She looked around at all of the various things for Allana and shook her head. She didn't comment on Han's over zealousness at gifting his granddaughter. Of course, Jaina knew her mother was just as anxious to see the little Hapan Princess. Leia instead turned her attention back to Jaina.
Jaina couldn't meet Leia's gaze. She busied herself at fingering the ribbon bow of one of the smaller gifts for Allana that was sitting on the game table. She said, "I'll admit I'm a little nervous about the mission. It's my first since returning and I don't want to fail the Council."
Leia walked over to stand beside Jaina and regarded her. Jaina wondered if she saw through the lie. If she did she did not press the matter and responded by laying her hand on Jaina's shoulder and smiled, "You will do fine. Kyp thinks you are ready or he wouldn't have fought so hard to have you assigned to the insertion team."
Then another thought came to Jaina's mind and she changed the subject by looking at her mother and smiling, "Mom, can you do me a favor while visiting Hapes?"
"Of course, honey, anything."
"I'd like you to ask Tenel Ka and Jacen if—um—if they would allow Kyp and I to have our wedding there."
Leia hugged Jaina and gave her a huge smile, "I'd love to." Then she gave Jaina a questioning look, "Do we have a date?"
Jaina smiled, "Not really except we want it to be soon. We are planning to announce our engagement when we return and hopefully the wedding can happen soon after that. We've wasted enough time."
Han and Kyp entered and the women embraced again. Then Jaina hugged her father. Kyp said his farewells by first giving Leia a loose, awkward embrace and a vigorous handshake to Han. They left the Falcon and watched as Han skillfully lifted the old freighter and soon streaked through the crowded Coruscant sky.
X
Kyp turned to Jaina and as he put his arms around her he winked and said, "I think we should go back to my apartment and have some dinner."
She gave him a mischievous grin and put her arms around his waist. She then noticed the same few technicians wandering around the other ships in the hanger that were there since they came out. But she chose to ignore them. "Oh, and will there be any dessert?"
"Mmm—" She could feel his desire through their bond, "I think we can think of something." He bent down and before she could dodge, his lips met hers in a kiss that promised much more to come later.
Jaina broke the kiss and gazed at him. She stretched out her feelings and felt the surprise and other similar emotions in the hired technicians and the two Jedi that were coming into the hanger who witnessed the kiss. She glared at him and accused, "So, was that your way of admitting to the rumor about us?"
He looked offended, "Whatever do you mean?" But mischief quickly took over the expression, "I only wanted to give my Goddess a taste of dessert to whet her appetite."
"If I still decide to have dinner with you." She continued to glare at him. "I think you just wanted to give the techs and Valin Horn and Doran Tainer a show."
He chuckled, "They deserved something. Three of the techs have been carrying the same tools around since we came out here to see your parents off and as for Valin and Doran, oh well." He shrugged and pulled her closer and whispered in her ear which caused her to shudder, "I'm tired of sneaking around. I want to yell from the tallest building—'I'm in love with Jaina Solo and she loves me!'" Before she could even think of responding he captured her lips again and kissed her passionately.
X
Later that night they sat on the couch of Kyp's apartment with the lights low and slow sultry music playing softly in the background. She was curled up beside him with her head on his shoulder and she toyed with a lock of his long curling hair. He had his arm around her and was mindlessly caressing her sleeveless upper arm. They had dinner together, another delicious creation that Kyp dazzled her with, and now they sat snuggled together. They have done this on several evenings but tonight was special because Jaina had no intention of leaving.
Finally, Jaina broke the peaceful silence, "I asked Mom to ask Tenel Ka and Jacen if we could have our wedding on Hapes."
"Oh," Kyp looked down and met her gaze.
"Well, one of us has to start thinking about it unless you really want Mom to plan our wedding. I already caught her looking at bridal gowns." Jaina made a disgusted expression by wrinkling her nose and shaking her head.
He chuckled, "No, I guess your right. But I was thinking more along the lines of something small here on Coruscant. Possibly at the Temple with your uncle officiating."
Jaina moved so that she could see his face better, "So, you have been thinking about it. Why haven't you said anything?"
"Because no one asked me."
She gently smacked him on the chest and scoffed, "Kyp Durron, since when do you ever wait to be asked about your opinion?"
He pulled her onto his lap and she straddled his legs. He grinned, "Since I know better than to get my mind set on planning our wedding. That's the bride's territory. If you want to get married on Hapes, then we'll get married on Hapes." She found herself drowning in his green eyes as he want on to whisper, "I just hope I'm coherent enough to say 'I do' when prompted. I never thought I'd see the day I'd be marrying you."
He pulled her even closer and his lips found hers. He quickly deepened the kiss when she parted her lips and moaned. He left her lips to rain kisses along her jaw line and down the column of her throat.
Her hands were busy caressing his chest but soon found she wanted more. She quickly undid the buttons of his shirt and pushed it aside. Then she kissed his shoulder, his chest. As she ran her tongue over his flat nipples, he groaned and lifted the black silky tank top she wore. She pulled away far enough to allow him to pull it over her head and arms. Then she watched him as he studied her rounded lace covered breasts. His hands caressed them and soon the black lace bra she wore went with the top.
"Oh, Goddess," he moaned in her ear, "you are so beautiful."
She smiled and looked up into his passion darkened green eyes. Then she shifted so that she could stand before him. She then undid her pants and let them fall, leaving behind only the matching panties that went with the bra.
Kyp licked his lips and stared mesmerized by her then she stepped back to him and undid his belt and pants fasteners. He moved enough to allow her to pull them down over his hips releasing him from their tightness. But before she could climb back onto his lap, she slowly removed her panties. She smiled as she felt Kyp's desire spike even higher. Then she eased herself onto him and they both groaned at the pleasure their joining elicited.
She entwined her hands into his hair and he into hers. Their lips met and Jaina kissed Kyp passionately. As she began to move faster over him, he moved his hands to her waist and helped her move.
"Ooooh, Kyp—" she breathed into his mouth as she broke their kiss and began to pant. He took this opportunity to find her breast with his mouth and began to nibble on the point.
They soon were flying higher and higher, their passion taking them to a place of pure joy, pure ecstasy.
"Oh, Baby, come for me," he whispered into her ear breathlessly. And as if the shudder his hot breath caused or the loving command was enough, Jaina let go and found release.
"Oooh, Kyp—!" she threw back her head and nearly screamed, her nails biting into the taunt flesh of his shoulders.
Feeling her reach her ecstasy was enough to send Kyp sailing to his. He tightened his hold on her and when she moved her head back down to his shoulder he buried his face into her sweet smelling hair.
"Gods, Jaina—!" he groaned as he let go.
They continued to hold each other for a long time. Finally, Kyp stood taking Jaina with him and carried her to his bed room to continue what she was sure would be a very exciting night of love and passion.