"I can't believe it's been a month since Kanan came back." Sabine says as she places a spicy Mandalorian dish on the banquet table.
"I still can't believe he's back!" Ezra says while placing a classic Lothal meal next to hers.
They were back on Lothal, in the same place where they had reunited their family, to have a one month anniversary/family reunion with their extended family. Aside from the members of the Ghost crew, there was Rex and Ahsoka, Hera's father Cham Syndulla, and Zeb had brought his boyfriend Alexsandr Kallus with him as well. Everyone was here so far except for the little family of three that was living on the Ghost. But they should be coming any minute now.
"It is a miracle isn't it?" Sabine asks. "Are you worried that it's too good to be true?"
"Of course I am." Ezra says. "A lot of things that happen to us are too good to be true. And I don't know much more about the Force than Kanan does but I don't think it would revive him just to be nice. There's gotta be a bigger reason."
"What do you think the reason could be?" Sabine asks.
"I don't know. I asked Luke Skywalker about it when he asked us to come visit him and his sister on Courscant. He said that any 'gift' from the Force usually has some greater purpose. It doesn't do stuff without reason or just to be nice. So he thinks that the Force must be up to something big if it warranted reviving a dead Jedi to do it. And he has no idea what that purpose could be." Ezra explains.
"So what should we do?" Sabine asks, wringing her hands nervously.
Ezra notices and places his hand over hers.
"There's nothing we can do. Whatever the Force is planning will be revealed in time. Until then let's just be happy that we have Kanan back and we can worry about the meaning behind it later." Ezra tells her and she smiles and squeezes his hand.
"You always know what to say Ezra." She says.
"Hey, I try." He says with a shrug and Sabine laughs.
"I'm so happy that we found Kanan. But you know he wasn't the lost Jedi I was looking for." Sabine says.
Ezra smiles and hugs her.
"I'm so sorry I ran off." He apologizes. "I was a jerk for not thinking about how it would make you feel and I don't know how I can ever make it up to you." He says.
"You're already doing pretty good work on that." Sabine says and kisses him.
They pull apart when they feel a shadow fall over them and look up to see the Ghost flying overhead before going to land outside the little cove of rock spires.
As soon as the ramp was lowering, little Jacen came running off of the ship with Chopper rolling after him, warbling in distress about the boy's safety.
"There's my grandson!" Cham exclaims as Jacen runs into his arms.
"Grandpa! I missed you!" Jacen says.
"I missed you too!" Cham says before setting him down on the ground. "Are you enjoying having your father with you Jacen?" Cham asks and ruffles his fuzzy green head with his hand.
"Yes!" Jacen exclaims. "Dad's awesome! But he and mom are really gross now."
"Gross?" Cham asks, raising an eyebrow at his pouting grandson.
"They keep kissing each other! Like all of the time!" Jacen exaggerates.
Everyone laughs at his childish complaint, enjoying the humor of his adorable reaction to something he wouldn't understand until he was older.
"Well that's what people do when they're in love. I'm sure it's not that bad." Cham assures his grandson.
"I guess not. They're both really happy. They're always smiling and they let me sleep with them in bed too." Jacen says.
"Awwww." Everyone collectively says.
"Aw, I remember when my parents used to let me do that." Ezra says and smiles at Sabine.
"But only on nights when they're not wrestling." Jacen adds.
"Wrestling?" Cham asks in confusion.
"Yeah, they wrestle each other a lot." Jacen explains "But for some reason they only do it in their bed at night after my bedtime. I know because I woke up one time after having this really exciting dream and I wanted to go tell them about it but then when I got to their room I saw them wrestling each other underneath their blankets!"
After a collective minute of confusion the adults all connect the dots and gasp in shock of the information little Jacen just shared with them.
"Did your parents like to wrestle too?" Sabine jokes and Ezra lightly punches her in the arm before smiling at her joke.
"They're both good at it I think. At least, that's what I heard them telling each other when they were wrestling." Jacen says with a shrug. "I didn't stay long because I don't think they knew I was there so I figured I'd just go back to sleep and tell them about my dream in the morning but it looked like dad was winning-"
"Okay that's enough!" Ezra, Sabine and Zeb shout, not wanting to hear any more of the details about their what their "parents" did in their bedroom.
Kanan and Hera come down the ramp, holding hands and smiling at each other before turning to look at all of their friends and family and being confused by the shocked and disgusted looks on their faces.
"What's wrong? Do we have something on our faces?" Kanan asks and he and Hera rub their faces.
"No. But my grandson just told us about the time he walked in on the two of you 'wrestling' together in bed. And that apparently you do it a lot..." Cham says in unamused tone.
"Wrestling? We don't..." Kanan starts then he and Hera realize what he meant and gasp.
"Wait Jacen walked in on us? Kanan how come you didn't know!" Hera scolds him and hits him in the arm.
"What are you mad at me for, you're just as guilty!" Kanan reminds her.
"No I'm not! You're the Jedi, couldn't you sense him through the Force?" Hera asks. "You always do that every now and then to check up on him."
"Yeah but I was a bit distracted at that particular moment." Kanan reminds her.
Cham frowns and Kanan looks nervous as Hera's father approaches him, pointing his finger at him.
"Kanan Jarrus I swear if you're planning on getting my daughter pregnant and leaving her-"
"What?! Sir I promise you I would never do that to your daughter!" Kanan says.
Cham raises his eyebrows and then Kanan blushes and gives him a nervous smile.
"Again." He adds, remembering that he's already done that once.
"I swear if you die on my daughter again I will kill you!" Cham threatens, pointing a finger at him.
Kanan frowns and blinks.
"Uh, how would you even..." Kanan starts to reply before Hera comes over to her dad to save Kanan.
"Leave him alone dad." Hera says. "You know how rare it is for twi-leks and humans to conceive a child. It was already a miracle that we had Jacen. And it was another miracle that he came back to life. Now, I don't know much about miracles but I think two miracles is enough for one couple."
"I know, and I am so happy that the man you love has come back for you and that you and Jacen are happy but I'm just worried for you. I don't want you to get your heart broken again." Cham explains.
"I know...I was worried too at first but he is back for good this time I swear dad." Hera says and holds her father's shoulders.
Cham looks back and forth between Kanan and Hera and sighs. "Alright, I believe you two." He says and Hera smiles and hugs him.
"Um, Mr. Syndulla, Sir?" Kanan addresses him shyly.
"Yes?" Cham asks, looking at Kanan.
"Uh, would it be okay if I talked to you for a moment? Alone? In private?" Kanan asks and rubs the back of his head with his hand.
"Yes, I suppose." Cham says.
He and his daughter share a look of confusion before Cham and Kanan walk out into the field, far enough away that no one could hear them.
"So what was it you wanted to talk to me about?" Cham asks.
Kanan lets out a big sigh and fumbles with something in his pocket. Cham notices the action and frowns, getting an inkling about what Kanan wanted to speak to him about.
"Look," Kanan starts "I know I'm probably not your favorite person but-"
"Well I wouldn't say that." Cham says.
"Wait, so I am your favorite person?" Kanan asks with a bright smile on his face.
"No. But continue." Cham says and Kanan's smile falls.
He clears his throat to recompose himself before continuing.
"Well, regardless of what you think of me, I love your daughter more than anything. She's my soulmate and just when I thought I couldn't love another person more than I love her, I met Jacen, the life that we created together and I fell in love with him too." At this point Kanan was tearing up and so was Cham. "Ever since I came back I've been wondering what I've done to deserve this second chance at life. And I no matter how hard I try, I can't come up with an answer. But the one thing I do know is that Jacen deserves the best father in the world and Hera deserves the best partner, so..." Cham's eyes widen when he sees Kanan pull a small black box out of his pocket. "I'm going to commit myself to Hera. I love her, and I know I don't need your permission for this because Hera's a grown woman who can make her own choices but I'd like to have your blessing to ask her to marry me tonight at dinner."
Cham's face remains stoic as his gaze shifts from the box back to Kanan's face where he sees that the poor man is starting to get more nervous with every moment he doesn't answer him.
"What makes you think she'll say yes if you ask her?" Cham asks.
"You think she'll say no?" Kanan asks, looking devastated.
Cham breaks his facade with a hearty laugh and puts his hand on Kanan's shoulder.
"Oh Kanan, of course she'll say yes! She loves you and I can tell how happy she and Jacen are to be with you. You have my blessing Jedi. Now be good to her. And don't ever leave her again." Cham says.
"Oh don't you worry Sir. I'll never do that again. And I'll spend the rest of my new life with her making up for those years I've missed with her and Jacen." Kanan says.
"You're a good man Kanan Jarrus. I'd be proud to call you my son-in-law." Cham says.
"So does this mean I can call you Cham?" Kanan asks.
"Don't push it." Cham replies and Kanan nods his head nervously.
"Uh yes Sir. Sorry Sir!" Kanan apologizes.
"But maybe after the wedding I'll consider it." Cham says and Kanan smiles.
"Daddy! Daddy! I wanna play!" Jacen shouts before Kanan feels a weight on his leg.
"Jacen!" Hera shouts as she runs towards them. "I'm so sorry guys, I turned my back for five minutes and then next thing I knew he was booking it towards you guys. I hope he didn't interrupt anything." Hera says.
"Actually we just finished talking." Cham says.
"May I ask what this secret conversation was about?" Hera asks.
"I'll tell you sometime." Kanan says and he and Cham smile at each other before Cham walks away to rejoin the main group.
"Well it seems like you and my dad are getting along." Hera notices.
"Yeah I think he really likes me!" Kanan exclaims and holds Hera's hands while she laughs.
"Alright, now don't get too carried away there handsome." Hera says and cups his face in her hands.
Hera smiles as Kanan hugs her close and presses a sweet kiss to her lips. One that she instantly reciprocates.
"Ewww!" Jacen shouts and runs away while his parents laugh. "Stop being gross!"
Dinner was a big hit. The food tasted fine on it's own, but something about having it with everyone together again, made it even better, even if they didn't eat all of the food. There were a few things that people tried and didn't like, and in Hera's case, some of the foods made her feel a little nauseous. But other than that it was a great meal!
Rex and Ahsoka sat across from each other at the end of the table, Alexsandr sat next to Rex, and Zeb was next to him, then Hera and Kanan, then Cham sat across from Kanan and he was next to Ezra, with Jacen in-between him and Sabine who was next to Ahsoka.
Rex pops open a bottle of wine and everyone holds out their glasses to be served and Kanan is shocked when Sabine and Ezra hold out theirs.
"Whoa since when do you two drink?" Kanan asks them.
"Since they became adults love." Hera reminds him. "You've been gone for a few years. Our kids are all grown up." Hera says.
Ezra and Sabine smile at each other and clink their glasses as a toast to "growing up". Meanwhile Hera takes one sip of hers and wrinkles her nose in disgust.
"Does it not taste good?" Kanan asks.
"It's a bit too bitter for me." Hera says.
"What are you working on there, little artist?" Sabine asks Jacen.
She leans over his shoulder to see what he's drawing and he gasps and quickly covers his drawing.
"Don't look at it yet!" He exclaims. "It's not finished!"
Sabine and Ezra laugh as Jacen wraps his arms around his drawing, glaring at them both to make sure they weren't peeking and Kanan thought it was the cutest thing.
Looking around at everyone enjoying their food, making conversation and being happy, Kanan realizes that this is the perfect time to make the announcement he's been waiting to give for awhile. He picks up his glass and clinks it with his fork, and everyone stops talking and looks at him.
"Hey, so if I may I'd like to say a few words." Kanan says. "So I never thought I'd be here today, and I'm sure none of you thought I'd be here today either." He pauses for a joke but everyone looks unsure if they should laugh or not "You can laugh at that it was a joke." Everyone laughs. "But here I am and I'm so grateful to be back with such an amazing and loving family, and I love each and every one of you and especially my son and his mother Hera. In-fact there's something I really want to say to you Hera, and I don't think it can wait another minute."
Kanan gets out of his chair and gets on one knee in front of Hera and Sabine grips Ezra's arm tightly.
"I told you he was gonna do it!" She whisper shouts to Ezra who was smiling at her before they both turned back to watch Kanan and Hera while Alexsandr passed Zeb some credits.
"Not many people get a second chance at life, but for some reason, the Force has given me that gift, and as soon as I walked out of that portal, my first thought was finding you and never leaving your side again. I love you Hera Syndulla, with all of my heart and as soon as I met Jacen I fell in love with him too and I'm going to work hard every day to be the best father in the world for him, and I should have asked you this a long time ago but I never got the chance and now I have a second one I don't want to waste any more time before asking you to be my wife." He pulls out the box and opens it and Hera's heart skips a beat "So, Hera Syndulla, will you marry me?" Kanan asks.
At that moment, Hera didn't know what to think. Him returning to her and Jacen was already a dream come true, but now here he was, on one knee in front of her, holding a ring and asking her to be his wife! She felt tears stinging the corners of her eyes and she could barely make out the word "yes" as her throat tightens up as she finally realizes that another part of her dream has come true! And the way Kanan's eyes light up and the corners of his lips quirk in a smile when he hears her answer only makes her feel even happier.
She falls out of her chair and straight into his arms as he holds her and kisses her deeply. Everyone cheers and claps for the happy couple as they seal their engagement with a deep kiss that brings tears to everyone's eyes. The passionate display of love from Kanan and Hera made everyone hold their own loved ones a little bit closer to them, and even Jacen, who would normally be put off by the sight of affection in front of him, couldn't help but smile and be happy for his parents. Watching them, he was beginning to understand what love was, and what it meant to want to be with someone your whole life, and even have a family with them!
Everyone looks on fondly as the little boy hops off of his chair and runs to his parents who eagerly bring him into their embrace and the three of them hug each other tightly, basking in the joy of this little family that they made together, and how much they love each other.
During dessert, the table was abuzz with excitement over wedding plans and such.
"When do you two think you'll wanna get married?" Sabine asks.
"I don't know." Kanan says. "I guess it all depends on the type of ceremony we want to have. If it's something big then I'd say it'd probably take awhile for us to plan it but if it's just a small ceremony with me and Hera and a couple of other people then maybe we could do it a little sooner." Kanan suggests with a shrug.
Hera smiles at him and holds his hand under the table.
"It's a lot to think about." Hera says and smiles at the ring on her finger.
From the moment he put it on her she couldn't stop staring at it. The silver band had the markings on her lekku engraved in it. And the green gem in the center of the band was small but it sparkled in the sunlight and Kanan couldn't help but laugh a little as he watches her move her hand to try to catch the light to make it glitter.
"Thankfully it's not like we're not in any sort of hurry. The war's over, and I don't see us being too busy in the near future so there's no need to rush." She says and smiles lovingly at her fiancé.
"I finished it!" Jacen shouts and holds up his drawing facing him so only he could see it.
"Are you going to show us little love?" Hera asks.
"Yes! I drew our family!" Jacen explains as he hops off of his seat and jogs around to where his parents were on the other side of the table, making everyone giggle as they turn their heads to watch him run past them until he reaches his parents.
He puts the drawing on the table and Kanan and Hera smile at how funny they look in their four-year old's drawing style.
"I'm guessing this really tall one with the long ponytail is me?" Kanan asks, pointing at the person that looks like him.
"Yeah, and then this one is mommy!" He says and points at the drawing of Hera. "And then that one is me!" He says when he points to himself. "And of course Chopper's there too!"
Chopper rolls over when he hears his name and looks at the drawing. When he sees himself he turns to Jacen and pats him affectionately on the head with one of his claws.
"You did a great job kid, I'm so proud of you!" Kanan says and pulls Jacen into his lap and hugs him tight.
Hera smiles at them before looking back at the drawing. Then she saw something that made her confused.
"Jacen, who's this?" She asks and points to the small person that was holding her son's hand and Kanan's in the drawing.
He drew the person in the same green drawing stick he had used to draw her, and on top of their head he drew what she assumed was hair in two ponytails because they looked just like the one he had drawn on Kanan.
"That's my little sister!" Jacen exclaims happily, pointing to the figure in question on the drawing.
There was a collective gasp across the table. And those who were drinking water like Cham, Kanan and Ezra immediately did a spit-take from Jacen's announcement.
Hera just looks at her son with her mouth hanging open and she blinks a few times in disbelief.
"Jacen has a little sister!" Kanan, Ezra, and Cham all exclaim simultaneously at the same time, believing that Jacen was telling the truth.
Sabine lightly smacks Ezra in the back of the head and Hera scoffs and rolls her eyes in annoyance.
"No he doesn't you idiots! First of all, you would have seen her, and secondly, Kanan's been dead since last month so how could I have possibly had another baby!" Hera reminds them. "Could he have gotten me pregnant through the Force or something?" Hera says before laughing at her own joke.
"Well uh...actually, there was a Jedi at the Temple who was born from a virgin mother because the Force-" Kanan says while smiling nervously and scratching the back of his head.
"Oh wait a minute, that was my General Skywalker wasn't it?" Rex asks.
"Yeah it was!" Kanan exclaims and Hera rolls her eyes again.
"Oh my gosh why did I even ask?" Hera groans and rests her forehead on her hand.
"What's a virgin?" Jacen asks.
"We'll tell you when you're older." Kanan tells him.
"So uh, just to be clear, I don't have a granddaughter right?" Cham asks.
"What? No! Of course not!" Hera exclaims.
"But mommy I do have a little sister!" Jacen insists. "I had a dream about her! I dreamt that I was walking towards the Ghost and then this big wolf walked out of the ship and there was a little girl riding on top of it and giggling! She looked just like you except she had hair like daddy's, and it was in two ponytails instead of one, and she had his eyes too! And then she saw me and climbed off of the wolf and ran towards me and she shouted 'Big brother!' and then I woke up and went to try to tell you guys about it but you were wrestling and didn't see me." Jacen says and pouts. "So where is my little sister! I want to meet her!"
Kanan and Hera look at each other then back at Jacen who's smile falls when he sees his mother's apologetic expression.
"Oh Jacen, my little love, I think that was just a dream." Hera says and ruffles his hair before kissing his forehead in an attempt to cheer up her sullen son while Kanan places his hand on Hera's shoulder. "You don't have a little sister and mommy's not pregnant."
"Yes you are." Zeb says casually.
Kanan and Hera look shocked and then Jacen's face lights up in excitement.
"What?" Hera asks the smirking Lasat. "I am not!"
"Are too." Zeb says.
"How do you know?" Hera asks.
"Because while your fiancé was living it up in Force Heaven, I was the one primarily taking care of you when you were pregnant with Jacen." Zeb explains. "I noticed a few things. Certain foods making you nauseous, things tasting different," he says and taps her wine glass, "and I bet you're late on your cycle aren't you?"
"Uh...honey is he telling the truth?" Kanan asks and Hera looks at him and nods.
"I mean, those are all signs. Can you sense anything through the Force?" Hera asks him.
"What? No way, is there some sort of Jedi pregnancy test trick?" Zeb asks and laughs.
"No. The Jedi weren't even supposed to have kids. There'd be no reason for us to use the Force for that." Kanan explains and Jacen gasps.
"Wait, if the Jedi weren't supposed to have kids, does this mean that I was an accident?" Jacen asks.
"Oh kriff!" Sabine whispers under her breath.
"What?!" Hera shouts in a high-pitched voice. "No! Jacen you were not an accident!" She says and picks him up off of Kanan's lap and puts him in hers. "You were a delightful surprise!" She says and gives him a big kiss on his cheek that makes him laugh.
"Well uh, speaking of surprises, do you think you think you might be pregnant?" Kanan asks.
"I don't know..." Hera says and places her hand over her stomach. "I mean, we haven't been trying."
"Yeah but it's not like we've been trying not to either you know." Kanan says and smiles nervously while sensing Cham glaring at the back of his head.
"Well then I guess after we leave we could stop by a market somewhere and I could pick up some pregnancy tests-" Hera says until Sabine cuts her off.
"Seriously?! I can't wait that long to find out if there's gonna be an eighth spectre or not!" Sabine exclaims. "Just wait here, I have some pregnancy tests back on Ezra's ship I'll go get a couple for you-"
"Whoa why do you have pregnancy tests!?" Ezra exclaims, looking very surprised.
"They're not for me Ezra! A friend of mine thinks she might be pregnant and she's too busy working to build the New Republic to sneak away to pick them up on her own so I offered to get some for her." Sabine explains.
"How did you become friends with someone who's so high up in the government that she can't go to a market to pick up a pregnancy test without it breaking the news?" Hera asks.
"Artists meet a lot of very important people if their work is good." Sabine explains.
"And Sabine's art is the best! So she knows every important person to ever exist!" Ezra exclaims and looks at her with big, wide eyes before she laughs and runs back into his ship to find what she needs.
About half an hour later, everyone is waiting outside of the Ghost, awaiting the verdict on Hera's pregnancy test. Ezra could sense everyone's anticipation in the air, but a louder signal of anxiety was coming from his Master.
"Hey Kanan, calm down, everything's gonna be fine." Ezra says and puts his hand on his shoulder.
"I know that physically, but mentally I'm not sure what to think. I mean, I was surprised but happy to find Jacen and I love him more than anything but Hera and I haven't talked about having another kid. I've only been back for a month I think she wanted to have some time with just the three of us together before we considered adding a fourth family member." Kanan says then groans when Chopper rams into the back of his leg. "Fifth family member." He corrects himself. "I just don't know how Hera's gonna react. Will she be disappointed if it's negative? Or will she be disappointed if it's positive and not want to keep it? I mean if she doesn't want to I would totally respect her decision because it's her body and her choice but-"
"Kanan, you're overthinking things. Everything's going to be fine. She's already gone through this before with Jacen, she'll know what to do if she's pregnant again." Ezra reminds him.
"Yeah I know she'll know what to do but the problem is that I don't know what to do!" Kanan exclaims. "I wasn't there for her when she had Jacen, so now I don't know how to take care of her if she's pregnant again. How am I supposed to be a good husband and father if I don't know how to help her during this?"
"Well lucky for you, you've got Zeb. He helped her through this once. I'm sure he can walk you through the steps." Ezra reassures him.
"Yeah, don't worry, if that test comes out positive I've gotcha covered." Zeb says and pats his shoulder.
"Thanks. I really appreciate it Zeb. And I'm not just talking about right now. Thank you for taking such good care of Hera when I couldn't be there for her. Alexsandr you are in a relationship with one of the greatest men in existence." Kanan says.
"Aw quit flattering me," Zeb says while wrapping his arm around his boyfriend "and go see what your fiancée has to tell you."
Kanan looks towards the ramp and sees Hera standing there with the pregnancy test in her hands. He immediately runs towards her and holds her arms as he searches her face for the answer, but she's got her poker face on as to not spoil the surprise.
"Well?" Kanan asks.
Hera holds up the stick so he can see. He looks at the indicator and frowns. He had no idea which lines meant positive or negative.
"Honey I don't know what the lines mean, you're gonna have to tell me." He says and her poker face cracks a bit as her eyes shine with love as she looks at him and puts the test in her pocket before cupping his cheeks in her hands.
"Those two lines mean I'm pregnant love." She says.
Excitement and joy rushes through Kanan and he scoops her up and spins her around in his arms as she laughs.
"We're having a baby!" Kanan exclaims and everyone behind them cheers. "I'm gonna be a father!" He exclaims as he sets her down. "Again!" He adds once he remembers he already has Jacen.
"Yes! I knew I was gonna be a big brother!" Jacen shouts as he runs over to his parents.
"Yes little love, you were right. I guess your dream was true, I think you're going to have a little sister." Hera says and runs her hand through his hair.
"Where is she?" Jacen asks.
"She's inside my tummy." Hera says and places her hand over her womb and rubs it. "That's where babies grow until they're ready to come out into the world as babies." Hera says.
"Whoa." Jacen gasps and Kanan and Hera smile while they watch him place his hand over Hera's stomach. "How did she get in there?"
Kanan and Hera blush before glaring at the source of the chorus of snickers that erupted behind them.
"We'll tell you one day when you're older." Hera says.
"But I wanna know now." Jacen insists and Ezra and Zeb can't help but laugh.
"They might as well tell him. He's already caught them in the act once." Zeb whispers and Ezra laughs even harder.
"Okay both of you cut it out, and Jacen your mother said she'd tell you once you're old enough, you're too young to know now. You'll find out one day we promise." Kanan tells him and Jacen sighs.
"Okay. I understand." He says.
Everyone comes over to congratulate the happy couple and Kanan tries using the Force to sense the baby and gets all excited again when he senses the little life growing inside of the woman he loves.
Sabine and Ahsoka lead her away for some girl talk and Kanan goes over to Zeb and Alexsandr.
"Well Zeb, it looks like I'm gonna need your advice." Kanan says, while still grinning ear to ear.
Zeb and Alexsandr look at each other before laughing and turning back to Kanan. Zeb puts a hand on his shoulder.
"Oh Kanan, you just came back from Heaven, now get ready to enter Hell." Zeb says before he and Alexsandr walk away, leaving a scared Kanan behind.
"Hell..." He mutters to himself.
"Hey love!" Hera calls to him, making him jump in fear before turning around to face her.
"Yes dear!" He shouts back quickly.
"How would you feel about getting married here! With everyone, tomorrow morning?" She asks him.