Jek felt her arrive before he saw her, and when Aeris strode towards him with her glorious red hair shining in the artificial lights. She took his breath away. Stepping towards her, he removed his own hood and stopped as she did. He could feel the wide range of emotions she felt, including the uncertainty and shame. But he didn't care, he had her back after so many years apart. He shook his head when she tried to speak to him, as if trying to apologize "I don't care." he told her, conveying through their bond that just how glad he was to see her again. Anything between when they had last been together to now, did not matter to him. She was all that mattered to him, she was whole and she was there. He took a few more steps towards her, reaching out to take her hands when Jax came rushing out of the Cantina. He watched the interaction between them, laughing softly when her hair had been messed up.<br/><br/>With the other man gone, he stepped forwards and took one of her hands in his own before reaching up and gently running his fingers through her hair before he was caressing her cheek as he gazed into her eyes. "I missed you... So very much." he told her, not sure he would ever get over just how beautiful he was. "This is where we're meant to be." he added, gently wiping away her tears with the pad of his thumb before pulling her into him for a tight hug. He had wanted to kiss her, and he knew she felt that, but he didn't want to pressure her into it. He didn't want to make it seem like that was all he wanted when her just being there was enough for him. He took in a deep breath, and relaxed into the hug. He sent calm to her through their bond, he was the most at ease he had ever felt in his life. He said nothing, when he turned and kept an arm around her to lead her towards the further Cantina, just wanting to sit and be with her. They were together again, and he was going to do everything in his power to keep her.<br/><br/>*****<br/><br/>An-Lok groaned softly, her head was throbbing. Perhaps she had pulled the spanner a little too hard. A hand rose up to touch her head as her senses slowly came back to her. She could tell from the movements that she was on a shuttle, she could tell they had placed her across seats and that a familiar Force presence beside her. She assumed it was Aeris so she didn't open her eyes right away, choosing to listen to the soldiers talk. One was transmitting to the Cruiser that the Force Sensitives had escaped and that she had a head injury. "Idiots." she said, holding her head as she slowly sat up. "We don't have time for this. Take me back to the planet." she said, opening her eyes to glare at them. She made to get up to go speak with the pilot when her eyes landed on Jax. Her throat felt like it jumped into her throat and she just froze. The shock registered on her face, and her emotions quickly got away from her.<br/><br/>"No." she said, tears springing to the edges of her eyes. "No!" she said more firmly, pointing at him. "You can't be here. You aren't real." Her vision off him blurred as the shuttle slowed, nearing the cruiser to dock. Electricity in the air around them crackled "I hit my head too hard. I should have never used the spanner... Should have kept the children... Force sensitive is a Force sensitive." she muttered to herself. She didn't want to believe that Jax was really there. "I'm still asleep, I must be." she looked him over, a few tears getting loose. Her boots made no sound as she walked towards him, reaching out to prove to herself that he wasn't there. But when her fingers made contact with his cheek, she drew her hand back like she had been burned. She no longer had words as she looked at him. She felt weighted down, the braid on her shoulder heavy, her robe and clothing. Her heart was beating too fast, but it didn't feel like it was beating at all. She couldn't breath, not even sure if she wanted to breath with Jax before her. She had missed him, it took so much not to say goodbye to him when she left to fight the Madalorian's. She had loved him and she was afraid. Jedi weren't allowed to love, she never returned because she had not wanted to take that chance he could become a Master away from him. But here, in front of her, he looked so much better than he had a thirteen. His blue eyes were still the same.