Aeris smiled when Jek sat in the seat next to her. “You okay?” she asked, referring to where he had bumped his head. He was grinning and she could feel his giddiness through the Force, so she took that as a yes. She wanted to reach over and squeeze his hand, but she resisted, instead, she returned his grin with one of her own before she looked ahead as she started the engine and took off towards the city.<br/><br/>It was barely an hour back to the city, since their various stops had been in something like an arc, starting north of the city, then going northeast, then southeast, putting them east of the city. The sun was getting low to the horizon, dyeing the world various shades of pink and orange when they reached the city. She took them straight to the shuttle, rather than the transportation hub, since each of the recruits had luggage to unload.<br/><br/>When she had parked the speeder and turned it off, she hopped out, gesturing for the recruits to do that same as she headed to the back of the speeder to open the trunk. She helped to unload their things but passed them off to be loaded onto the shuttle. “Once your things are loaded, find yourself a seat in the shuttle. We’ll be leaving soon,” she told the recruits and sent them off before calling a couple of soldiers over.<br/><br/>“See to it that this speeder is returned,” she told one of them, dismissing him to do as he was instructed before turning to the next. “We need to prepare to head back to the battlecruiser tonight. There’s a storm coming, and we don’t want to be caught here when it hits,” she explained, holding up a hand to stave off the question she knew came next, “The other two will be fine. They can take care of themselves, and they will not be returning tonight, so there’s no need for you to follow her order and remain,” she told him before sending him off to prepare the shuttle.<br/><br/>Once she had set the soldiers about to prepare to take them back to the cruiser and both the recruits and their luggage were all taken care of, she turned to Jek, taking his hand as she looked up at him, wanting to touch him and be close to him, but knowing it was not the time or place.<span style="font-style: italic">“I know you still need to send your transmission,”</span>she spoke into his mind, not wanting to risk being overheard, but wanting him to know that she hadn’t forgotten about their agreement.<span style="font-style: italic">“Do you have a plan?”</span>she wondered. She guessed he did, since he hadn’t asked her to stop and find a terminal, but she didn’t want to just assume so, in case he needed or wanted her help with anything.<br/><br/>--<br/><br/>When An wrapped her legs around him, Jax smiled a little, his arms wrapping around her as he kissed her, enjoying the feeling of her hands in his hair, her body against his, and her lips on his. He was grateful that she humored him, allowing him to take his time, savoring their time together instead of allowing their passion to take over right from the start. It would come on its own soon enough, whether they started slow or not.<br/><br/>As expected, it wasn’t long before their passion took over and he slipped his hands under her rear to hold her up as he stood, carrying her to the tent without breaking their kiss. He laid her down inside the tent and closed it up behind them before shedding his clothes and getting close to her in the bedding. He kissed her with passion and love as his hands roamed over her body and they gave into their passions. The cold winds began to blow outside as the storm rolled in, but he was only focused on her, on giving her all the attention and pleasure she deserved. Their bodies and their passion were enough to keep the warm even as the temperatures outside began to drop.