Magdalane joined Maura in the nursery, each of them with a baby. Magdalane had tried before, but Maura was still anxious about any force sensitivity in her children.
"Anything?" Maura asked, "Anything at all"
"Nothing. Relax, Maura," Magdalane responded, "neither of them have any force sensitivity, and you know it's unlikely that if they have none now, that they will develop any."
Maura sighed, happy that she wouldn't be expected to give up either of her babies to Jedi training, a little sad that Magdalane wouldn't have anyone to mentor in force use. Sarai had told Maura the same thing, but for some reason it felt more solid when Mags said it. The twins were almost a month old, and Miriah had been back to work for almost three weeks, so she'd be back on Dantooine soon. Mags was waiting on a new mission, her ship in orbit here.
"It's so great to look at Calleigh and see Miriah's eyes," Maura smiled when Calleigh smiled at her. "Kinda keeps her close. I worry about her and the work she does."
"Me, too, "Mags said, "but she wouldn't have things any other way. And I know she's always got Corso, so she's as safe as he can make her. You didn't see them on Corellia, Maura, it was amazing how they work together.
"So, when are you and Felix going to add to the family?" Maura teased her.
Magdalane blushed, then responded, "We've only been married half a year, give us some time"
"Yeah, but you were engaged a year, so that counts too," Maura said, "and really, I just want you guys to move here, I miss all the time we were all together waiting for the babies."
"You'll be going back to work soon, right? I mean, taking the Havoc babies with you, of course, but back to the squad?"
"We are, yes, but this will always be home, and we'll be back here between missions. But not for a couple of months yet." Maura looked at Colin, smiling. "Elara and Fourex have converted part of the medbay into a nursery."
"We haven't even talked about a home base yet, but this is a beautiful planet," admitted Magdalane. Maybe, she thought, just maybe.
Miriah and Risha were shopping on the Promenade of Nar Shadaa, looking for deals and baby things to take back to Dantooine. Risha had been talking about the current fashions she'd seen, when she suddenly asked, "So when are you and the farm boy going to have a little smuggler running around?"
Miriah's eyes got big, "Well, that's a subject changer." She laughed, "We're thinking seriously about it, but we're still pretty young, we have time. Besides, the practice sessions are going well."
Risha rolled her eyes, "Yeah, everyone on board knows that much, Mir. It'd be hard to miss. You know, he walks around with that goofy grin on his face for hours after."
"If you'd seen him, holding Colin—there was just something about that tiny baby surrounded by tanned muscle that was incredibly touching, not to mention sexy as hell."
Risha sighed, "I admit, seeing a man who knows how to handle a baby turns a switch in most women, me included. And, though I didn't always think so, he's perfect for you. So I guess what I'm saying, is when it happens, your ship family wants to be involved, too. "
"All of you? You've discussed this?" Miriah was skeptical, she didn't think the guys cared as long as they had jobs.
"We don't just play sabacc and drink while you're not there, you know. And we all agreed, though Bow did balk a little at the thought of babysitting."
Miriah grinned at the thought of the wookie taking care of a baby. "You're my best friend, Rish, you know you'll be involved. And everyone else, to the extent they want to be." She stopped at a shop window, looking at the skimpy underthings on display. "And until then, I intend to take advantage of the fact that for now, my farm boy can't keep his thoughts or hands off me for long."
"That's for sure," laughed Risha. "Come on, kitten, let's finish up and get to our rest week." Miriah playfully pushed her friend, and they both giggled, making their way back to the hangar.
Magdalane wandered around her compact ship, waiting for Felix to finish a holo call with a friend of his, her brow furrowed in thought. Maybe, she mused, she'd been too hasty to nix having children. Maybe I should ask Grandmaster Shan about this before I put more thought into it. She'd have to see if she could get to Tython , this sort of conversation shouldn't be done over a holo, even a secure one, she thought.
"Hey sweetheart, how were the babies?" Felix came around the corner to where she was sitting. She told him things were good, the babies were growing. He was looking forward to seeing them the next day. "Okay, so what's on your mind?" he smiled at her.
She blushed, forgetting he knew her so well. "I've been thinking, what would you say to a home on Dantooine? Not immediately, of course, but at some point?"
"I think it's a brilliant idea. I mean, your sisters are both there but far enough apart that each has her privacy, but can still visit whenever they're in the mood to. I've actually considered it to be the perfect place ever since we moved Aric and Maura there."
"You have?" she asked him. "Why didn't you say anything?"
"Because before the twins, we weren't there much at all, we'd only been to the ranch once. Since then, we've found lots more reasons to go there." He smiled at her, "And if we have our own place, we'll have our privacy too."
"Felix, you're brilliant, you know that? Let's start looking." With that, she jumped up to run to the holonet terminal, her husband chuckling behind her.