It really wasn’t fair how he managed to still seem so relaxed, despite her attempts to tempt him. She knew that he was not unaffected, despite his attempts to seem that way. Even so, his resistance was vexing, to say the least, even if it was also rather impressive. He’d always been better at the whole self-control thing, so it wasn’t exactly surprising, but knowing that didn’t make it any less maddening, either.<br/><br/>When she invaded his space, pressing her thinly veiled breasts against him and put her lips close to his, she could feel his desire heighten, feel the things he wanted to do to her, even as he held back, his brown eyes staring into the emerald green of her own. It brought some small satisfaction, even if it was not quite what she’d be hoping for. She pouted a little when she felt his attention drift from her to the arrival of their friends and the three new recruits, even if momentarily before he turned his attention back to her once again, his brown eyes filled with dark desire as he licked his lips.<br/><br/>In his moment of distraction, she moved swiftly to his lap, pushing his bent knee down as she straddled him. By the time he was looking back at him with those brown eyes, she was already moving to press against him just a little more firmly this time, the robe still at least partially covering her bare breasts, separating their skin. She allowed her fingers to traced up his sides, hovering over his skin, only just barely touching the skin. She moved to place the lightest peck on his cheek before tilting her head and leaning her head forward just a little, careful not to press into him any more than she already was.<br/><br/>“It’s dangerous, letting your focus slip,” she whispered into his ear with a sultry voice before taking his earlobe into her mouth, teasing it just as she had his finger. “You never know…” she paused, placing a soft kiss on his neck, “what I might do…” she paused again, kissing along his jawline, “to get it back,” she finished with that same sultry whisper, tracing a finger across his lips as she leaned in so that their lips were nearly touching. With her other hand, she traced one finger down his side, to his hip, towards his inner thigh with a teasing, featherlight touch.<br/><br/>Had he not allowed his focus to slip, she probably would have given in. Now, though, it was her turn to give him a lesson. She wanted all his attention, singular and undivided when he was with her this way. She didn’t want to share, even for a moment. Plus, it was a good lesson in concentration and focus, if you let it slip during a battle, you gave your opponent an opening to break through your defenses, and it would often spell defeat. This was much the same. All is fair in love and war, after all.<br/><br/>--<br/><br/>Jax had been happy to let An-Lok nuzzle into his side, wrapping his other arm around her until they had reached the command deck and had to part ways. He smiled, leaning down and giving her a soft kiss in response to the peck she had given him. He then grinned at her, “sure,” he replied, giving her a little wave as she exited the lift and the doors closed behind her.<br/><br/>When he’d reached the training room, he had refused to officially take of Jek’s training session. As he did his stretches and warmups, the recruits had all gathered around, many of them immediately trying to mimic his positioning and movements, while others initially watched, but eventually joined in. By the time he was moving on to his actual training exercises, they had all joined in.<br/><br/>He decided not to do the hardcore exercises he would usually do, since he thought that some of their weaker recruits might end up hurting themselves. Instead, he took out his lightsaber and went through some of the forms slowly, enough that the recruits would be able to follow along. They had all gotten training sabers to use to copy the movements.<br/><br/>He kept to his word, never giving them any instruction as he went through the motion. He let them copy his movements and went much more slowly than he might otherwise have, but he never said a word. If any of the recruits asked what they were doing wrong, he would just shake his head to remind them of what he had told them in the beginning.<br/><br/>Thankfully, there were a few among the recruits who had handled various weapons in the past and knew enough of the basics to pick up on what he was doing pretty quickly, and even a few who just seemed naturally gifted and who learned the motions quickly. Between these individuals, they were able to give tips as they learned them and help out those who struggled. That was another good lesson for them, he thought. Plus, it helped him to gauge their skill levels, strengths, weaknesses, and progress for future lessons.<br/><br/>He could feel An’s presence in the Force, telling him that she was thinking of him, or watching him even though they were apart. It made him happy, knowing that even though she had wanted to be alone, she was still with him in some way, still thinking about him. A hint of a smile tugged at the corner of his lips, but he quickly wiped it away as he went back to focusing on the task at hand, not wanting to accidentally slip up with so many witnesses around.