Jek followed her to their quarters, locking the door behind him before turning to do just as she did. Hang up his jacket, remove his boots and moved to hang his belt with his jacket. Turning around, he wasn’t sure what he had been expecting to see, but to see his love curled up, hugging her knees as she sat on the bed was not it. He didn’t know what to do, so he walked over to sit just on the edge within an arm’s reach, and wait. He didn’t like keeping his distance from her, but he could feel that if she was going to be able to tell him everything that he needed to keep his distance from her. Doing so got harder with every word, with every view of memory he was given.<br/><br/>Jek had enough when Aeris told him she was broken from the start, especially when it was so easily followed by this flood of emotions and doubt that she was worthy of him. He rose off the bed like he had been kicked and hurried over to her. He was wrapping his arms around her to pick her up when she launched at him, clinging to him. He held tightly to her, allowing her to feel that he didn’t care that she defended herself from her father in such a way, that he still loved her as much as he ever did. A child like she had been, could not be expected to carry such burdens and even now as an adult, he did not see it as her fault. He kissed her hair, scooping her up into his arms and moving to sit amongst their pillows. He kept her in his lap, his arms around her and rubbing gentle circles on her back. He continued to show his love to her through the Force, along with all the little memories he had of her kindness while they were growing up.<br/><br/>Even in instances of trouble, where he had followed, she or An-Lok had always tried to take all the blame. How she catered to his sweet tooth as younglings, the book she ensured she got despite how much trouble had followed. He kissed her hair, letting her feel that he did not think that there was any way she could become her father because she didn’t drink like he did, that she didn’t resent the Jedi and that he would not let her harm him or any children of their own they might have in the future. Dwelling on the future they could potentially have together made him feel warm and whole, all he knew about their future was happiness. Visions he had seen previously as a teen returned to him; brief flashes gifted by the Force. Her smiling, him grinning but dirty, and a child with her hair that was twice as dirty laughing. He shared them with her, kissing her cheek and letting her feel that she was not her father. He wanted to prove his love to her, deeply, but did not feel it was a good time to do so. He wanted her to know she was worth everything and more to him first.<br/><br/>*****<br/><br/>An-Lok gave him a little shrug when he said she was underestimating things tonight. She was more than sure, though it would be a little tight, that he could fit with her in the back. The large alien alone would have sat in the back of the speeder if they had wanted too, but it wasn’t ideal when more recruits were needed to be picked up, so the space had seemed to small then. She wondered if he had realized the large alien by itself could fit in the back, though with little to no leg room of course. Not that it mattered all that much as she often slept on top of him these last few days<br/><br/>She grinned when she won and he moved their bedding into the Speeder. She expected Jax to return to her side though, so that she could explain her earlier statement, that he was nothing really to this Empire’s army until he proved himself. But he went towards the recruits instead and began training them. She scoffed softly, pretending not to watch and stare into the fire instead. She was actually rather pleased with the way he trained them. It wasn’t Jedi, but not quite Sith either.<br/><br/>An allowed the recruits to go until they made themselves tired and watched all three find a way into the tent and rearrange for space before closing it. Then she actually sat staring into the fire until it was starting to die out and Jax asked if she would be ready for bed. She took a deep breath and nodded as she took his hand and stood up. She was surprised to be pulled into the kiss, hard, passionate and loving, with something else she couldn’t figure out just yet. She returned it, arms going around his neck as the fingers of one hand tangled into his hair. She wanted to keep going when the kiss was broken, even though they both needed air. She tilted her head for him when he kissed her ear and wrapped her legs around his waist when he took her to the speeder, trying not to moan to loudly as he laid over her and kissed her deeply. She was ready to let him do whatever he desired to her, and her fingers could not move fast enough to aid in removing their clothing.