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[Blaire Sal-Soren]

Six-months. It was crazy to think about and honestly Blaire never really took the time to think about it. She gave all her time to the girls and any she had left over for herself were too precious for things like self-reflection or dwelling in the past. Not being there to say bye to Mama and Daddy had been so, so, so hard but losing them the way she did showed that time was precious and it was better spent on happiness because you never knew when you were going to lose it all.

Despite her inclination to move forward not back, things from the past needed answering, and despite her reluctance and borderline terror, they needed answering by Jedi. Thankfully she had Jedi. Her sister Briana, her cousins, Lossa and Luric, her brother and best friend Bran, were all Jedi, they were all touched by The Force and there was a very real possibility her girls were too.

Blaire’s family, to her shock, founded a Jedi temple on Naboo, their home. Her sister, Briana, was the like head Jedi or whatever, that was not a shock. Briana the boss who could’ve seen that coming?

So today the girls were here for Jedi testing or something. Her girls were six months, that's it, how the Jedi were gonna figure anything out, Blaire didn’t know but it meant they needed her babies for an afternoon. That meant Blaire had an abundance of that precious time for herself. The Jedi made it clear that she wasn’t required for them to do these tests which they assured her they have been perfecting these tests over the ages with plenty of experience with children as young as hers.

Blaire spent all of fifteen minutes just waiting before giving up on that idea. Being cooped up was not in her nature. She decided to wander and get a look for herself at the temple her sister built.

Her wandering led her to the refectory. Pockets of baby Jedi, padawans, clung together, eating meals or just generally hanging out. Blaire wasn’t exactly hungry and this really wasn’t her scene. Blaire was getting ready to leave when she saw a familiar face.

“Hey loser,” She teased. “Wanna get out of here?”

Aiden Porte

 

[Aiden Porte]

"I'm telling you....this is ridiculous." Aiden whispered muttering under his breath. He wasn't sure what this was for, or why. But it did bring a slight agitation to the Jedi Padawan. Aiden was once again roped into another one of his fathers ordeals, schemes, or whatever you wanted to call it. Aiden today was tasked with cleaning the mess hall. Sweep, mopping of course he was gonna do it. But that didn't mean he wasn't gong to complain about it.

He let out a small sigh, back and forth, simple formation. Noting spills and the like. He guess it was good that he was doing this. It kept his mind off of Blaire Sal-Soren . Rumor was that she was back, and Aiden wondered how she was doing. She missing for quite some time, and even he tried to go out and find her, which was a utter failure. Simples promises he made to his friends seemed to get broken. He knew there was times he needed to keep his mouth shut, but it was who he was.

He hoped she was okay, he head heard much just via word of mouth. The children, the New Way, everything. While he wanted immediately to seek her out and find her, he kept his distance. The situation, it must've all been trying, and difficult.

He was too busy within his own thoughts that he didn't even notice that she was there with him.

“Hey loser,”

“Wanna get out of here?”

The Padawan stopped dead in his tracks as he slowly turned and saw Blaire. Incredibly surprise to say the least, but she looked......happy. Aiden took a deep breath before dropping the mop he was holding and moved closer to her.

"Hey! Whe- How did-......Hi......" Aiden said with a big smile on his face. What more could be said....

Sorry I couldn't find you....

You look amazing....

How are the children....

Nothing else escape his mouth as he moved in and gave her a big hug.

"I'm so glad you are safe...." The Padawan finally said as he broke away. "And yes.....that sounds awesome. Just don't tell me dad I'm leaving, he's got it out for me lately."

 

[Blaire Sal-Soren]

There was a warmth in her chest when Blaire saw the smile on Aiden's face, one she returned with the same amount of vigor. There was a handful of folks around here that knew she was back but only a handful, Blaire was reasonably sure most people didn't even know who she was, that they had no clue that Bran and Bri even had a triplet. That still stung, but the way Aiden looked at her, they way he cared, it made up for a lot.

Blaire held in a giggle while Aiden struggled through a greeting. Eventually he gave up and just grabbed her in a huge hug. She gave up too and laughed out loud when he hugged her.

He gripped her tight in powerful comforting arms. Her hands felt the muscles in his back and Blaire thought she could maybe get used to this. Not the smell though. Aiden had the distinct smell of cleaning solution and sweat. One she didn't mind, the other gave her a headache.

"I'm so glad you are safe...." The Padawan finally said as he broke away. "And yes.....that sounds awesome. Just don't tell me dad I'm leaving, he's got it out for me lately."

"Your secret is safe with me," she smiled and mixed using a key to lock her lips "as long as you show me a good time," she teased him again.

Aiden Porte

 

[Aiden Porte]

Her laugh immediately made him feel better, it meant that she was doing okay. Or that she was incredibly good at covering up whatever she went through.

"Your secret is safe with me,"

"as long as you show me a good time,"

"Thanks." Aiden said with a smile, and she mentioned showing her a good time, at whic Aiden couldn help but hesitate. "You know me, I'm not really good at this sort of thing." He laughed, referring to their very first meeting, he essentially had to ask her how this whole taking someone out thing worked.

"Also, I should get cleaned up first. Could you give me about thirty minutes, meet me in front of the Enclave? Unless you have something else going on?" Aiden asked with a smile. It was so good to see her. She really did make his day today.

They had a lot to catch up on.

Blaire Sal-Soren

 

[Blaire Sal-Soren]

"You just need practice," she told him with a smile, pressing her palm on his chest and leaning close to Aiden, "you can't tell me that since the last time we hung out you didn't find the time take out a girl or two, I bet you draw a crowd of them every time you walk down the hall." Blaire pushed herself upright using just the tips of her fingers to press away from his chest.

"Can't I come with you?" She asked after he mentioned needed to get clean "if you leave me on my own I'm bound to wander off and that would be such a shame as we've only just found each other again and I'd hate to get lost, besides if I leave you alone your bound to get snatched up by one of the many girls you would surely attract around here."

She was teasing him of course. Mostly. Aiden was very attractive and incredibly positive. She and him were not especially close but Blaire had learned enough about him to know that he deserved far better than her but life hardly gave anyone what they deserved.

Aiden Porte

 

[Aiden Porte]

"You just need practice,"

"you can't tell me that since the last time we hung out you didn't find the time take out a girl or two, I bet you draw a crowd of them every time you walk down the hall."

Aiden could help but chuckled as she spoke and her palm on his chest and leaned in, he showed a big smile and shook his head. "If only that were true. And perhaps I may have kissed a girl since our last meeting. She hasn't returned my messages, so it probably wasn't that good of a kiss." Aiden said with a small giggle.

"It's so good to see you again. I'm glad you are here, and safe." He spoke as she pushed herself up from him.

"Can't I come with you?"

"if you leave me on my own I'm bound to wander off and that would be such a shame as we've only just found each other again and I'd hate to get lost, besides if I leave you alone your bound to get snatched up by one of the many girls you would surely attract around here."

"Another day I might be obliged, to have a beauty like you accompany mevanywhere would be great gift." Aiden said with a smile, trying to match her playfulness yet he might have turned a small shade of red.

"We have indeed found each other, let's just make sure we don't lose each other again. Deal?" Aiden said with a smile as he took her hand and kissed it gently.

The Jedi winked at her before he walked off. "I'll see you soon..." Aiden spoke, and it wasn't long before he returned to his room, showered and cleaned himself up. Aiden dressed up rather casually, well, it might have been a tad bit overdressed. As he returned to her with flowers and a much better cleaned up disposition. Aiden knew she had been through much and the children probably added a strong weight to her mind. The worries of being a mother, being a parent he didn't have that knowledge. But he knew enough to know parents would move mountains for their children.

"I hope you like these...." Aiden said as he handed her the flowers, showing her a smile.

Blaire Sal-Soren

 

[Blaire Sal-Soren]

"Aiden!" Blaire grinned, chiding him. "You shouldn't have, really." She told him as she took the bouquet, her fingers brushing slightly over his hand, and buried her face in the flowers for a moment breathing in the life and color and beauty of the plants and the gesture they represented.

She was dead serious when she said he shouldn't have gone to such trouble, though she hid it behind her customary playfulness. Aiden was incredibly sweet and thoughtful and handsome and kind. He was too much of all those things and Blaire was far too less of them. She'd have no problem having fun with Aiden but that wasn't fair to him, not really, but she couldn't help that she very much wanted to.

"First of all, thank you, but I dont have anything for you!" She said teasing, making it obvious that she in fact did have something she wanted to give him.

"I guess this will have to do."


Blaire stood on the tips of her toes and still needed to gently grab Aiden by the collar and pull him in with the intention of sweetly placing her lips on his.

Aiden Porte

 

[Aiden Porte]

Her reaction to the flowers brought a sense of relief and even happiness to him. It was good to see her smile after everything that had happened. What he wasn't expecting was what happened next. ..

The kiss lasted a few precious seconds. And he couldn't help but show her a smile and an almost half chuckle after the kiss broke. "What was that for?" Aiden asked curiously, and he even turned a small shade of red. It was great, but in truth he didn't deserve it. Instantly his thoughts shifted to Jun Chiyo for a few seconds before he was sucked back into reality. He still hadn't heard from her and hadn't even reached out since he kissed her on Hapes.

That seemed like a lifetime ago, and his own thoughts and anxieties swirling about that situation.

He wasn't sure what was going on. But he knew that right here and right now, this did make him feel good. "Thanks." Aiden said with a small smile as he glanced down briefly before taking a step back. "I don't really deserve that, though." Aiden said with a small chuckle and he cleared his throat. "Should we get going?" The Jedi Padawan inquired, as he looked at her.

Blaire Sal-Soren