Aeris grinned when Jek assured her that he would always be hers before accepting her condition. He told her that he would gladly have as many as it took to give her a boy who looked like him. “Good,” she chuckled, returning his soft kiss. “Although, I feel like I’m the one who will be getting the harder end of the deal, since I’ll be the one having to carry all these children for 40 weeks,” she teased, laughing lightly. “It’ll be worth it though,” she winked, kissing his cheek before nuzzling back into his chest, tucking her head underneath his chin, where she was happy to remain for as long as she could.<br/><br/>She didn’t know how long they laid there like that, tangled up together, in each other’s arms, but it had been long enough for her to doze off for at least a few minutes once or twice. She felt happy, safe, and comfortable, and she hadn’t slept as much as she’d hoped the night before, so it was nice to get even a few more minutes of restful sleep. She probably would have slept longer except that she wanted to be able to consciously enjoy their time together, so she fought the sleep for as long as she could.<br/><br/>Eventually, she had gotten a couple of short naps and felt surprisingly rested. Feeling better, she moved to kiss his chin before nuzzling into his neck and kissing it softly. “I love you,” she told him in a voice that was soft like velvet and sweet like honey. She kissed his neck again, then his jaw, before moving to kiss his lips. “I suppose we have to get up and do something at some point, huh?” she pouted just a little after the kiss had broken and she’d pulled away to gaze into his eyes.<br/><br/>“I guess we all do need to talk about what we are doing, and… well, everything,” she sighed softly, tracing her fingers over his skin. “How about a shower first?” she offered with a hope smile and only the slightest hint of mischief in her eyes. She would use the Force to reach out to the others and call the meeting when it was time, but if she could squeeze in a little more alone time with him first, she would.<br/><br/>--<br/><br/>Jax continued to follow her lead as they stepped into the lift and went down to the next deck to start again. It was the same as before, dark hallways of cold metal walls, dim lights, a slightly stale scent of recycled air, and little personalization to be seen. It was a typical large vessel. There was a little hope, though, as he knew that eventually they would find the engineering deck.<br/><br/>Either way, it was worth it because he got to spend time with An, which meant that it didn’t really matter where they were, what they were doing, or even what the world around them looked like. It only mattered that they were together. He smiled when she moved to hug his arm, resting her head against it as they walked. He was content to allow her to hold him this way, or whatever way she wished, just as he was content to stroll the halls of the cruiser aimlessly if it meant being with her.<br/><br/>He found himself hoping just as she did that they could settle down on some planet somewhere, to raise their child and give him or her a normal life. He hoped they could find a peaceful place, away from war and death, somewhere beautiful, where they could make a home. Somewhere that they could let their child run free without worrying what dangers lurked around the corner, where they could walk aimlessly but enjoy fairer scenery than this. He wanted to give her that because she deserved that and more.<br/><br/>When they reached the next lift, he took them down to the next floor and they continued, but rather than finding nothing, they eventually came across a room that looked like a mini archive. It was the same one that Aeris had shown Jek when they had arrived months before. He’d never been here before. He hadn’t even known it existed. “Huh. I didn’t realize that the cruiser had an archive,” he said as they entered the room and he looked around. He wasn’t an avid reader like some others in their group, but he indulged in it every now and then, and even if he didn’t, it was still interesting to know this place existed.