-Secret-
Jaina spent years keeping her relationship with her ex-husband out of the public eye, even if it was fairly common knowledge.
Having to keep Kyp a complete secret chafes. He doesn't deserve that, and it's all because of Jag.
To help them out, give them an excuse to be together without anyone asking questions, Luke assigns them to be partners in charge of the Temple's StealthX wing. It's traditionally been under Kyp's oversight, but Jaina used to fly with him, used to fly with Rogue Squadron, and no one thinks anything of the change.
She's examining their contingent of StealthX fighters, looking for any repairs that need to be made, when he joins her.
"Master Solo," he says.
"Master Durron."
They grin at each other. Then her smile falters.
"Don't," he says gently. "It'll be okay."
"How do you always know what I'm thinking?" she asks.
"I know you."
Jaina raps her knuckles on the plasteel hull of the fighter she's examining. She has to use a ladder because she's so short. Kyp can reach up and touch the bottom without any aid, and when he does so, she sticks her tongue out at him.
"Jaina," he says. "If it helps prevent Jag from starting a war, I'm willing to be your dirty little secret."
She gestures to her mechanic's jumpsuit, which is covered with grease, and says, "If anything, Durron, I'm your 'dirty little secret'."
Kyp laughs. "Point taken."
"I mean, really, you were thirty-two, hitting on an eighteen-year-old," she continues.
He makes a face. "Yeah, yeah, I know how questionable that was."
She hops down from the ladder. They're the only ones in the hangar except for a mouse droid. "Of course, I'm not eighteen anymore . . ."
Kyp backs her into the ladder, bracing one hand on it above her shoulder. "That is very true."
He leans in to kiss her.
His commlink goes off.
He thunks his head against the ladder, a particularly profane expletive on his lips.
She's laughing at him when hers goes off.
"Later," she promises.
"I'll hold you to that."
"You can hold me to anything you want."
"I will keep that in mind."
