The Apartment of Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker

[Luke Skywalker]

After a couple of hours, Luke wakes up. Unable to sleep he gets up and heads to the kitchen. He gets a diet dagobah dew from the cooler, then goes to the living room and watches the news on the holonet. He keeps checking the chrono, seeing time pass without getting sleepy.

When it is close to time for Mara and Ben to be waking up, he begins fixing a breakfast of dew melon, hotcakes, and nerf sausage links.

He sets the table and waits for them to get up. If they aren't up in a couple of minutes, he decides he will wake them up.

[Mara Jade Skywalker]

Sensing Luke's growing impatience, Mara chooses to give in to her mischievous side and pretends to be asleep for a while longer. Now instead of impatience she senses his frustration as he knows what she's doing. Grinning, she gets out of bed, pulls on a robe and walks towards the kitchen.

"I thought you'd mastered that Jedi patience, farmboy?" Mara says as she walks up to him, smiling warmly. She kisses him good morning. "I'll go get Ben."

A few minutes later Mara returns to the kitchen carrying Ben, whose hair is sticking up in every direction. She places him in his seat and sits down herself. "Let's eat."

[Luke Skywalker]

They enjoy a family breakfast together, laughing and talking. Everyone is in good spirits. When they are finished, Luke clears the table.

"Your turn Red," pointing at the dishes. He grins mischieviously.

"Very funny farmboy," Mara replies. "I was planning on doing them anyway."

Luke laughs, then a look of peace comes over his face.

"What is it Luke?"

"I just realized once again how lucky I am." He winks at her.

[Mara Jade Skywalker]

Mara laughs at Luke's comment. "Maybe if you'd have realized it ten years sooner, I wouldn't be an old woman with a two year-old." She squeezes his shoulder to show that she's just teasing him, then kisses his cheek. "Thanks for breakfast, Luke. I am expecting a comm call from Karrde sometime today...he seems to have some information that he feels we need to know about."

Mara then proceeds with cleaning Ben's sticky breakfast off his face...and hair...and fingers.

[Luke Skywalker]

Luke laughs at Mara's comment. "Tell Talon I said hi."

"I've got to go to the office and do some work. I'll check in with you later. Love you."

Luke leaves the apartment after kissing Mara and Ben, and goes out into the Yavin IV morning. He heads to his office to start preparing for the up-coming Council meeting.

[Luke Skywalker]

Luke gets home later than he had planned. Part of the reason was interruptions, making his work day longer. Part of it was the torrential downpour on Yavin IV this evening. It made traveling difficult.

Luke sees that Mara has left him some supper to be heated up. Starving, Luke heats the meal in the warmer, then sits down to eat.

After finishing his meal, he rinses his dishes, then heads off to check in on Ben. After seeing the sleeping boy, he goes on to his bedroom, changes into his sleeping pants, and climbs into bed, exhausted. He falls right to sleep.

[Luke Skywalker]

Luke wakes to the smell of nerf bacon being fried. He checks the chrono. "Stang. I slept longer than I meant to." He jumps out of bed and into the sanisteam. Towling off, he dresses in traditional Jedi attire today.

He heads to the kitchen, where he finds Mara fixing breakfast. "Morning Red."

[Mara Jade Skywalker]

"Good morning, Skywalker. Sleep well?" Mara sets a mug of steaming hot chocolate in front of him. "So I never did hear from Karrde; maybe he'll comm sometime today."

[Luke Skywalker]

"Thank's for the hot chocolate, and I did finally sleep well." Thinks for a moment. "Hhhmmmm, not like Talon to miss a scheduled comm. Hope nothing's wrong. " Grins. "So what's for breakfast besides nerf bacon? I'm starving."

[Mara Jade Skywalker]

"When are you NOT hungry, farmboy? There are also dewback eggs and toast. You could get Ben which you wait..." Smiles.

[Luke Skywalker]

"Alrighty then." Luke heads to Ben's bedroom and quietly opens the door. Ben is still asleep, which is a shock, and Luke goes about waking the toddler.

"Beeeen, waaaaake uuuuup," Luke sings quietly, shaking the sleeping Skywalker gently. "Breeeaaaakfaaast iiiiisss reeeeaaaaadyyyyyy."

Ben slowly wakes up and grins at his dad. "Up"

Luke picks him up and carries him into the kitchen, where he sets him at the table. Luke laughs and says, "Two hungry Skywalker reporting for chow."

"Hungry," Ben adds.

[Mara Jade Skywalker]

Mara rolls her eyes while shaking her head. She laughs and says, "So YOU'RE the one who's taught my son how to be impatient. I'll get my revenge, Skywalker, and when you least expect it."

She sets a mini plate down in front of Ben and an extra large trough down in front of Luke.

[Luke Skywalker]

Luke laughs, then his eyes goes wide at the serving Mara has placed before him. "You thinking a Mandolorian is coming for breakfast Red?" again Luke laughs. He then digs in appreciatively for the breakfast. "Thanks for making a great breakfast Red."

Ben adds a "Thanks Mommy" between eating and playing with his food.

[Pappy-Wan Kenobi]

A Protocol droid arrives at the door to their apartment...waiting for Luke or Mara to awake and leave in the morning it waits with the note From Master Kenobi. If they have any questions he will direct them to the communications center.

[Luke Skywalker]

Luke awakens early, quietly slips out of bed, and heads for the sanisteam. Toweling off he then dresses in his usual black jedi outfit. He then heads into the living room.

The protocol droid sensing movement within the apartment rings the chime. Luke answers the door and recieves the message. "Thank you."

"Your welcome," and the droid leaves.

Luke reads the note, leaves it on the table for Mara to read. He then makes a hot chocolate for himself, and sits down in the living room, thinking about the note.