Felix stood outside the temple, watching the foot traffic and marveling at the beauty of the nearby waterfall. It took his mind off of his wife being poked and prodded by droids and Jedi down in the temple's medical facility. He knew it was only a physical, but it still made him a little anxious to know that important information was being obtained. Today's the day Magdalane would ask about future children.
He ambled along the stone sidewalk to the garden, admiring the hedges and flowering plants there. He found a market with fresh caffa and had a cup. When he'd returned to the front of the temple, he spotted her, surrounded by acolytes. He smiled, she looked up and saw him, and everyone else around them fell away. He could read from her expression that she'd gotten good news. She hadn't been this relaxed since she'd decided to get more answers. She must be so relieved, he thought, I know I am. He walked quickly to her side and took her hand, which was as far as they were allowed to go in public. He could feel her joy in the force blast that shot up his arm, and couldn't wait to get her alone to talk.
She said her farewells to the gathered acolytes and turned her full attention to him. He spoke softly, "I can tell you have good news. Somewhere we can go besides the ship to talk?" She nodded, and led him to the library, where they were surrounded by tall cases filled with holocrons. She walked quickly to the back of the room and entered a small study nook, pulled him inside, and closed the door.
"Yes, I did get great news. Everything checks out, and when I asked the doctor there, she told me that we actually only have a fifty percent chance to have a child force sensitive enough to train!" Her eyes sparkled, just before he felt her force flow through him, letting him know she was thinking of him in ways the Jedi wouldn't approve.
Felix chuckled, "Now, now Master Magdalane, that's not fair at all." He took a step closer to her, "Besides, I'd hate to get us thrown off the planet." She blushed; she'd forgotten herself and her surroundings for a few moments. Trust her sweet husband to realize that fact.
"I'm sorry, I'm just so relieved," she said, not looking up at him. He lifted her chin with his finger and looked into her eyes, letting her see what she was doing to him, and she blushed again. "Let's just go back to the ship. Mother will have to understand, besides, she'll see us on Dantooine later this week." He couldn't say no to that, he thought, and led her out and to the shuttle and the orbital station.
Once aboard, they had to deal with the questions of why they'd returned and not stayed with Mag's mom like they'd planned. Finally, she had him alone in their locked quarters, the ship on course to Dantooine. She'd left a message for her mother, and had turned her full attention to Felix, so it was a little frustrating that he wanted to talk about this more first.
"I don't understand, Felix. I thought you wanted a family, I'm ready for that now, and you're stalling?"
"Not stalling, just making sure, sweetie. It's a big step, not one that can be undone. You have to admit, you've had several opinions on this just in the time I've known you." He pulled her to sit next to him on the bed, even though just touching her was making it difficult to think clearly. "Aric told me that Maura is having difficulty with the thought of the twins being on the ship but not wanting to leave them home with a nanny. How would we deal with that?" He stroked her cheek, controlled his breathing and continued, "Not only that, but they have a larger ship than we spend most of our time on, would we need to expand? We have the house now, but can we operate out of there or do we need to be mobile?"
She sighed and dropped her head, knowing he raised valid points but unable to fully suppress her body's response to his touch. "I know there will be changes," she told him, "but the end result far surpasses any change. Felix, I will be thirty one years old in a couple of months, my time is limited if we want more than one."
He looked at her in surprise and delight. "More than one? Of course, darling, we can have as many as you want to bear. I just wanted to make sure you've considered all of these things, and are ready for our lives to be turned upside down for a bit." He checked the lock on the door, turned back to his wife, and released the control he'd only been partially wielding anyway.
They were resting when the droid used the intercom to tell them that Magdalane's mother was requesting that she come to the holo. Magdalane just laughed, and asked her droid to give her regrets but that she'd contact her later. Mags ran her hands down Felix's chest, "Tell her I'm otherwise occupied." She giggled, amazed at her ability to resist the compulsion to obey an elder.
When they reached Dantooine, the crew departed for a week of vacation. The whole family would be meeting up tomorrow to help move things into their new home, and they were both excited, but right now all they could see was each other. The holo beeped off and on, but they ignored everything but each other. It was early morning before they slept, but neither of them regretted it. The last words spoken before sleep were their love for each other. So this is what it feels like to be just a couple in love, not worried about what anyone thinks or says or does but us, she thought. I like it.