“Of course,” Jax nodded when she asked him to get her out of the hanger. He resisted the urge to scoop her up and take her away, sensing how tired she was, and wanting to support her in any way he could. He knew that wasn’t the best idea, though, since she wouldn’t want to appear weak in front of those here or draw attention to herself and raise questions about her condition. So, instead of what he wanted, he let her hold onto his arm as tightly as she needed to.<br/><br/>He led her onto the ship, then to the room that would be theirs, helping her into the bed before sitting on the edge next to her. “It’s my pleasure,” he smiled lightly when she thanked him, tucking some of her hair behind her ear before leaning in to place a gentle kiss on her forehead. “Get some rest. I’ll stay here with you for as long as I can,” he assured her, gently caressing her cheek while she fell asleep.<br/><br/>--<br/><br/>Aeris could feel Jek’s amusement, even though he hid it from his face. She managed not to let her own amusement show until she’d finished the exchange and they’d headed back to the hanger. She looked his way when he allowed his amusement to seep out. “You’re so silly,” she teased him, laughing softly as they walked into the hanger. “You know I want you here for so much more than that. Although, I would be lying if I said that wasn’t at least part of it,” she added with a playful wink.<br/><br/>It really did seem like a shame to be leaving behind a planet such as this, with such a strong connection to the Force, but she knew as well as he did that they had to go, that this wasn’t where they belonged. She wished that An-Lok could have experienced it with the rest of them, but she knew that it couldn’t be helped. Looking over at Jek, she gave him a smile and squeezed his hands as they held hers. “Alright,” she nodded when he said he’d go find Jax. “I’ll have the ship ready by the time we’re out of the atmosphere,” she assured him.<br/><br/>As he left to find the others, she headed to the cockpit and began to make her preparations. Jax joined her within a couple of minutes after Jek had found him in their quarters. He sat in the co-pilot’s chair and scanned the controls and everything for a moment before he began to assist in the preparations. By the time the cruiser was a safe distance from the planet, the two had the ship ready to go, just as Aeris had promised. Soon enough, they left the cruiser behind.<br/><br/>Aeris looked back at Jek and gave a nod when he said he’d find them something to eat. “Alright,” she gave him a smile before looking ahead and punching in the coordinates to make the jump to hyperspace. Moments later, she felt a ripple through the Force, coming from An, or rather, the baby she carried. She looked to Jax as Jek called his name. “Go,” she told him, waving a hand as if to dismiss him. “Thanks,” he didn’t argue with her, instead standing and rushing out of the cockpit, towards their room.<br/>Aeris looked over at Jek when he sat in the now-empty co-pilot’s chair and asked her to show him how to fly the ship. “Sure,” she gave him a smile as she took the ration he offered. She took a bite of it before she began to go through the different controls and where everything was. “I can let you actually practice flying it whenever we drop out of hyperspace if you want,” she offered, leaning over and giving him a quick kiss before taking another bite of the ration.<br/><br/>-<br/>After leaving the cockpit, Jax went straight to their room and found An in the bed with vomit on the floor. “It’s okay. I’m sorry, I should have realized the movement might make you sick,” he apologized before getting some things to clean up the mess on the floor. Once he’d finished, he looked up at her and nodded when she asked if she could have water. “Of course,” he said, taking her hand and helping her up out of the bed.<br/><br/>He led her to the kitchen area and got her a glass of water, handing it to her and giving her time to drink some of it before looking around. “Do you want to go to the Cockpit? There’s a third seat in there. I’m sure Aeris and Jek wouldn’t mind you sitting in there with them if it makes you feel better,” he offered. “Or I can ask to take over and let them do something else, so we can have the command deck to ourselves?” He offered, rubbing her back and waiting for her to tell him what she wanted.