“Mmmm, well, they do say that love is blind,” she teased, giving him a playful grin. She giggled happily when he began to kiss all over her face and neck before snuggling into the bed. She gazed back into his, a light but happy and affectionate smile on her face as he asked her about her dream last night and settled in among their pillows. As she thought about the dream, her smile fell a little, but it quickly returned when he kissed her head and nuzzled into her hair, his hand gently rubbing her back.<br/><br/>“It’s okay,” she replied when he added that she didn’t have to tell him. He never tried to force her to tell him, or to do anything, really, something for which she was grateful. She still told him anyways, most of the time, but there were times when it was hard to talk about and she didn’t. Those times were few and far between, though. “It was another vision this time, of a possible future,” she told him, her voice soft as she closed her eyes and recalled the images, despite not really wanting to relive it.<br/><br/>Rather than telling him with words, she opened herself up to him and shared her vision with him in the Force. It was made up of brief, disjointed flashes, showing glimpses of them on a planet that seemed almost desolate, at least in the area where they stood. A woman of the same build as the Sith from before could be seen briefly, a new mask hiding her face. It then switched to flashes of An-Lok screaming, then of Jax shrouded in anger and darkness. The scene changed again to show fog and a vague silhouette somewhere behind it. Next, it showed flashes of her bearing a look of defiance that melted into resignation and pain before the emotion disappeared from her face. Finally, it showed Jek yelling “No!” with a look in his eyes that she didn’t think she had ever seen before, and frankly, she wasn’t sure she ever wanted to.<br/><br/>There was no real way to know how these pieces all fit together, or even if they fit together at all. It seemed that they all occurred on the same planet, but whether the four of them were all together or separated, whether they all occurred in that sequence, and whether they were even on the same day was impossible to determine. She was quiet after the memory of the vision had ended, just snuggling into him a little more, as if to seek comfort from the dark foreboding she felt.<br/><br/>She briefly wondered if it would be a good idea to tell the other two about her dreams, but where would she even begin? She had two months’ worth of nightmares and visions now, and as of yet, not a single one had been pleasant. Of course, it was possible that the futures she saw were all so dark because they had been triggered by the Sith woman, and this was where her mind had focused, allowing her to only see such dark things. Still, she couldn’t help but wonder if that was really the case, or if they were truly heading for such a dark destiny.<br/><br/>She tried to remind herself that the future was fluid, always in motion, always changing, that the Force showed only a possible future among hundred, maybe thousands, or even millions of other possibilities. It was of little comfort, though, when she had seen no light or hope in any of the visions. This was not the first time she had seen this planet and seen them struggling for their lives. There were little things that were different, as if they were different versions of the same events, but even though some were better than others, none were particularly pleasant. She had not seen how it would end, though, or at least she didn’t think she had, so at least she could take some comfort in knowing that even though it looked bad, they might all make it out.<br/><br/>She continued to lay there with him, trying to focus on him, on his arms around her instead of the dark future she saw for all of them, until one of the communicators went off. When he moved to get up, she felt his absence acutely. It felt like a cold darkness had swooped around and enshrouded her the moment his warmth had left her. She instinctively wrapped her arms around herself and shivered just a little as he spoke to the soldier on the other end of the comm. She tried to push away the feelings when he turned back to her, smiling and forgetting about that feeling the moment he moved to climb over her in the bed.<br/><br/>As she returned his kiss, her hands moved to his chest and then slipped around him, as if seeking his warmth. “I suppose we should,” she replied before leaning up to return his kiss before taking a few moments to just enjoy that sweet smile of his before she took a deep breath. “Alright, I guess I’m ready,” she chuckled a little, getting up when he did.<br/><br/>She chose a pair of green pants with a short black miniskirt over them, some lightly armored green boots that came just above her knees, with black armored attachments to cover her knees, and a green fitted sleeveless top that hung several inches below her skirt in only the middle portions of the front and back, almost like a tabard, while the sides only barely overlapped the waist of the skirt. She then slipped on a pair of long black fingerless gloves that came almost to her elbows, with armored wrist guards atop them, and finished it off with a belt, her saber, and a black cloak before nodding to Jek. “Yeah,” she took his arm and followed him to the lift.<br/><br/>She was happy to stay close to him as they entered the lift and rode up to the mess hall. She kept a hold on his hand until they reached the mess hall and he released her, allowing her to go in first. Like Jek, Aeris picked something light but filling, same as she always did before a mission, and found then an empty table. She took a seat and gave him a small smile as she began to eat, trying to allow her mind to focus, but also trying to enjoy her remaining time with him before she had to focus on the mission. She waved back to Jax when he came in and left with a tray of food, guessing that An was dealing with morning sickness.<br/><br/>--<br/><br/>Jax chuckled when An-Lok said the opposite of what he had, that their child would be a boy with his eyes, adding that he would be almost as tall after she’d kissed his cheek. His fingered traced absentmindedly across her skin as he tried to picture what their child would look like. When she added that if they had a girl, she hoped that she also had his eyes. “So, what I’m hearing is that you like my eyes?” he teased, batting his eyes at her before smirking lightly. “Boy or girl, if they look anything like you, they’ll be gorgeous,” he told her seriously, kissing her before she moved off of him and he reluctantly released her “Yeah,” he replied, knowing that they had used up all their extra time at this point.<br/><br/>He blinked for only a moment after she rushed off before he hopped out of bed and followed her into the bathroom. He moved to crouch behind her, gently gathering her hair and holding it out of the way for her. When she had finished and leaned back, she suggested a new plan, that he would get food and she would stay here. He kissed her forehead lightly and nodded. “Of course. Whatever you need,” he told her before kissing the top of her head and helping her up.<br/><br/>He rinsed off again as quickly as he could and then dried himself with a towel before grabbing an outfit from his still limited closet. He didn’t pay much attention to what he grabbed, as his focus was on An, and he ended up in his old Jedi robes. He shrugged, deciding it didn’t matter, and slipped his boots and belt on, clipped his saber to his belt, and grabbed his robe. “I know,” he teased her, poking her forehead playfully before giving her a quick kiss on the cheek and heading out.<br/><br/>He went up to the mess hall and picked out something light that he knew she was usually able to eat without an issue, and then picked something out for himself that would be somewhat light but filling, and that didn’t have a strong smell that would both An. On his way out, he spotted Jek and Aeris, giving them a wave as he passed by. He headed to the lift and took it back up to their quarters.<br/><br/>When he returned, he placed the tray on the desk, separating their food. “Feeling any better?” he asked, looking over at her as he separated the food before gesturing for her to join him, if she wished. If she didn’t want to be near his food, he would hand her the food he had gotten for her before he went to work eating his own.