When they had finished and Jek had taken her dishes, she stood and headed with him to the lift. She smiled lightly as he wrapped his arms tightly around her and kissed her cheek. She wished, as he did, that she could bury her face in his chest, but instead, when he turned his head and tilted his chin, she buried her face in his shoulder. She remained this way as he rubbed her back, until the lift stopped. She giggled a little when he scooped her into his arms and carried her to their quarters where he set her door.<br/><br/>She slipped her cloak off and put it in the laundry, knowing that it had blood on it, even if the dark color hid it well enough. She then removed her boots and hung her belt up by the door. She realized then that she was covered in more blood than she had thought. She hadn’t even noticed, nor had it bothered her. It was a familiar feeling at this point, not a pleasant one, but familiar enough that it almost went unnoticed. Perhaps it should have bothered her that she was so unbothered by it, but it didn’t, not really.<br/><br/>She broke from her thoughts and smiled when he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her cheek again. She kissed his cheek in return, “That sounds lovely,” she agreed to his plan. She leaned up and kissed him softly before leading the way into the bathroom, where she turned the shower on before shedding her clothing. She stepped into the shower, leaning her head back as the warm water washed over her. She wished that it would wash away all of her worries, her stress, everything, but it didn’t. At least she could wash off the remainder of the blood from her skin, and when Jek joined her, his presence did what the water could not.<br/><br/>Once she’d cleaned her arms of the blood, she turned around, smiling at Jek and wrapping her arms around his neck. “Hey there, handsome,” she greeted him, tilting her head just a little to admire him for a moment before she leaned in to kiss him softly. “I love you,” she told him, gazing into his eyes when the kiss had broken. She then held the soap out for him to take, if he wished, knowing that he had more planned than this, and she was more than happy to accept whatever love and attention he offered, in whatever form it came.<br/><br/>--<br/><br/>Jax had done his best to fulfill An-Lok’s request for something filling, sweet, and salty. When he returned, he found her sitting on the bed talking to her tummy, or more specifically, their child who currently resided there. He smiled as he put the food down and removed some articles of clothing to get more comfortable before he had taken a seat and beckoned her over. He gladly welcomed her into his lap when she came over to join him, wrapping his arms around her and kissing her forehead.<br/><br/>He returned the soft kiss she gave him and then grinned, “I love you, too,” he told her. He rubbed her belly when she placed his hand there, “I love both of you,” he said when she added that they both loved him. He kissed her again, softly, until her stomach grumbled to remind them both that she needed to eat. He chuckled and kissed her cheek, “I guess so,” he said, allowing her to turn to eat her food.<br/><br/>He ate his own food as she ate hers, taking his time rather than rushing through the meal. He allowed her to take anything from his plate that she wished, and soon they had both finished. He kissed the top of his head once he finished his food. “So, what do you want to do now?” he teased, knowing full well what she wanted. “How about we hop in the shower first?” he offered, knowing that he still smelled faintly of smoke, dirt, and soot, just as the other man did. He helped her up, intending to head to the bathroom and start the shower, unless she had other plans. He was happy to comply with whatever she wished.