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Cassian got to the diner and saw everyone was already there, except the one person that mattered to him at that moment. “Hey everyone.” He muttered out as they were getting orders of food and were pushing tables together like normal.
“Cassian thank you so much for letting us use your car.” Aurra said, waving her good arm towards him. Her left arm was in a sling and her ankle bound up in a bandage was laying on Kay’s lap. “Of course, how are you?” He asked still looking around for Jyn.
“I’m fine, they popped everything back into place and said I just needed to rest it.”
“She had correctly diagnosed it as well. One of the doctors didn’t even check the right x-ray and she was able to correct them.” Kay said not taking his eyes off of Aurra as he exchanged keys with Cassian. “I’m glad it wasn’t any worse Aurra.” Cassian said and glanced around the room again, stuffing his keys into his pockets.
“Cassian, were you able to get my notebook?” Kay said suddenly looking at him.
“Oh no I wasn't, did you leave it on the field?” Cassian said.
“I believe in the excitement of everything I must have dropped it when I picked up Aurra. I’ll have to go back and find it.” Kay said in apprehension.
“We’ll go look after dinner. Maybe I can text Jyn to look for it.” Aurra said, pulling out her phone.
“Jyn’s still at the field?” Cassian jerked his attention to her.
“Yeah, when we got here she realized she left her wallet in her locker so she jumped the trolley to go back and get it. I swear someone needs to tie that thing to her crystal necklace, then maybe she wouldn’t forget it.” Leia told Cassian.
Cassian ran through the information quickly. “Kay, I’ll go look for your notebook, I’ll see you all in a bit.” He said quickly and flew out the door.
The table all shared a knowing look with a slight sigh of accomplishment before continuing their conversations.
Jyn was lucky enough that the trolley didn’t have too many stops on it’s way to the campus fields. She still had enough adrenaline when she got there to jog back to the locker rooms and grab her wallet as the custodians were cleaning up. When she walked back out she was surprised to see Cassian walking up to the field.
She was tempted to run to him and fall into his arms, like some Hallmark movie, but she wasn’t quite sure why he was there. He saw her and smiled wide, jogging to her. “Jyn.” He said as he reached her. “Cassian, what are you doing here?” She asked in confusion.
“Kay left his notebook. I told him I would come look for it.” He explained, but didn’t take his eyes off of her. “Oh well, I’ll help you look.” Jyn said and started to turn away. Cassian caught her hand before she moved away.
“Wait.” He said and she turned back to him. “Jyn can I say something?” Cassian said. A stroke of confidence blew through him as he realized they were absolutely alone. She moved a little closer to him as she squeezed his hand. “What is it Cassian?” She said with a small smile.
He smiled back at her, looking between her eyes and mouth and hands.
“You were amazing today. I am really happy I came to see you. You should be really proud of yourself. You are brilliant.” He held tight to her hand. She gave him a toothy grin.
“Thank you Cassian.” She liked saying his name, it made her feel slightly possessive of him.
He grinned back. She tilted her head to him with an amused look.
“You know how I want to be with you, don’t you?” He said, after a beat.
She chuckled and nodded. “I have a very strong assumption based on some recent information.”
He smiled again. He could be in this moment with her forever. “I’m not going to ask where all the information came from. But I do hope that means that you’re ok if I kiss you right now.” He said moving one of his hands near her face.
“I think I would be thoroughly disappointed if you didn’t.” She said. He chuckled and moved his hand to her neck. He pulled her close and she leaned into him. He leaned down and with one more reassuring smile from her and and the sparkle in her beautiful green eyes, he kissed her softly.
There was nothing awkward about the kiss. It was soft and deliberate. He gently rubbed his thumb against her neck near her pulse. Her free hand flew up to his arm, encouraging his touches. He pulled away from her other hand that he was still holding and wound it around her waist, pulling her fully against him. She moved her now free hand straight to his neck and slowly creeped her fingers into his soft hair. This made him desperate for her and he pushed their kiss a little further. She wanted more as well and she hungrily ran her tongue across his lips. Without hesitation he kissed her harder, intertwining their tongues and moving his hands against her back and sides.
He slowed for a moment and pulled back. He wanted to see her eyes. See how she felt. Make sure she wasn’t repulsed by him. He looked her over quickly when he pulled away and she just smiled wide, her eyes bright with happiness. He leaned his chin against her forehead and kissed it. He held her there in his arms a moment.
Mine. Jyn mused to herself, taking in everything. The way he smelled like palm trees today and the way his hands were locked behind her back.
“Finally” She thought out loud. He chuckled and held her on to her a little tighter. “Oh! We need to get the notebook.” She realized, she pulled away from him.
“Oh Kay’s, why are we rushing?” He asked following her.
“They turn the sprinklers on two hours after a meet. If we don’t get it now it will be ruined.” She said looking around the field. Cassian grinned at her need to help someone else, especially his friend. Reluctantly they split up and Jyn found it near the field. Cassian celebrated the find with another kiss.
“I’m assuming everyone is at Imwe’s?” Jyn asked tucking her hands into his.
“Yeah, you want to head that way?” Cassian said, ready to follow her and do whatever she wanted.
“I was thinking, since all of our roommates are occupied, perhaps we might treat ourselves with a little alone time before having to face all of them again.” She said slowly running a hand around the collar of his t-shirt.
“Have I told you how brilliant you are?” Cassian said, leaning a soft kiss onto her cheek. She giggled and nodded.
“So, is that something you want?” She asked with warm touches on his neck.
He moved slowly down to her ear and pressed his lips against her lobe.
“Te quiera, Jyn.” He said softly. The words sent shivers through her arms that were wrapped around his neck. He placed a gentle kiss on her neck right below her ear. “I hoping that means yes.” She uttered out, trying to drive away the loss of control she felt in her body. He pulled back and looked in her eyes. “It means, I want you Jyn.” He said in almost a whisper. She gasped at this and leaned up for a hard kiss. One that she never wanted to end.
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Epilogue
4 Weeks later:
Cassian was watching the way the morning sun from his window was casting a rainbow of colors on the floor as it filtered through Jyn’s crystal necklace. She was curled up in a ball in her now favorite t-shirt of his. His arm was tucked under hers across her stomach. She was just waking up, yawning with her eyes closed, one of her hands wound up in her hair. Cassian had just woke up from the sounds of who assumed Kay was in the kitchen, but he wanted to enjoy this rare quiet moment with just Jyn.
She opened her eyes to his dark ones looking over her. “Buenos dias estrella.” He whispered in her ear. She grinned at this endearment he had bestowed on her. The past four weeks were full of learning about each other with dates and spending time together as much as possible, with or without their friends. Sweet kisses and happy moments filled their time together. He would make her dinners when she had to study and didn’t have time to go to get dinner. She would make him late cups of tea and coffee when he had a work assignment that kept him up all through the night. He had joined her for two Chirrut and Baze dinners, who happily accepted him into their home.
In the short time they were happy just being Cassian and Jyn. Their intimate moments were pure and full of passion, just like their personalities. She had only stayed in the apartment a couple of times but he relished in this domestic feeling of waking up beside her in the mornings after spending late hours wrapped up in each others arms. She delighted in the way he touched her, even when he didn’t want to talk, he could touch and she would feel complete with her.
“You can sleep a little longer.” He told her, running a lazy finger along her face.
Jyn kissed him and pulled him close to her. “Tea, I want tea.” she sighed and then let him go. He lingered his hand near her as she stretched out of the bed. “I’m gonna go make me some, you want some coffee?” She pulled herself out of the bed.
“Sure estrella.” He leaned out of bed to touch her hand before she pulled on her shorts. She leaned back and kissed him. “I’ll be right back.” She smiled at him. She pulled on her shorts and left his room quietly.
The sight in the common room surprised Jyn. Aurra Pishe was flitting around the kitchen making coffee and quiche. She was dressed in a beautiful yellow dress that complimented her complexion. “Good morning Jyny!” She said in her normal chipper voice.
“Morning Aurra, what are you doing here?” Jyn said moving into the kitchen to put the kettle on.
“I stayed the night so Kay and I could get up early. We had to get ready for church.”
“Staying the night? Now you're taking him to church? Who are you Aurri?” Jyn asked. She knew that church was a sacred thing for Aurra and her family. No matter what Aurra’s religious feelings were now, she still attended church with her family twice a month. Taking Kay seemed like a big step for them.
“Yeah! I wanted to make sure we both woke up early to make our side dish for lunch. Grandma wants to meet him and Kay says that in normal relationships it is expected for couples to meet significant family and friend members around the 2 to 3 month mark.” She said with excitement. Jyn huffed out a small laugh. Aurra and Kay were made for each other. Jyn smiled at how cute they were. Always complimentary of each other, but still being so intelligent that they understood each other's unconventional ways.
Jyn turned on Cassian’s ancient coffee maker and filled it with his favorite coffee grounds from Cuba.
Shara popped her head out from Kes’ room at the smell of coffee. “Jyn, is that the cubano cafe?” She asked. Jyn nodded and pulled out an extra cup. “Oh bueno.” Shara sighed, slipping out while closing the door not to wake Kes. “I’ve been up for an hour going over my licensing notes. I’m dying for a cup.” Shara said, her Guatemalan accent stronger in the mornings. Shara was taking her first part of her piloting test in a week and was locked into study mode.
Leia crept out from Han’s room like she was being sneaky. She looked up and saw her collection of friends. “Oh hi everyone.” She said with a blush reaching her cheeks.
“Morning Leia.” All the girls said quietly.
“You girls want breakfast? I made quiche!” Aurra said. They all agreed to a plate and started handing out utensils and plates. “So what are you all doing here?” Shara said. Her and Kes had been together long enough that her presence over night in the apartment was nothing new.
“Late night bar clean up.” Leia explained quickly, not wanting to give too much away.
“Spanish lessons went a bit over.” Jyn said.
“Hmm, su que va?” Shara asked.
“Va bien.” Jyn said shortly, trying to find the right translation. “Aurra is taking Kay to church.” Jyn told them pouring her tea. “Woooow.” Said Shara in surprise.
“He’s meeting Grandma Windu? That’s exciting!” Leia told Aurra who smiled wide. “I can’t even imagine Han meeting mom, much less dad. Maybe Uncle Ben?” Leia thought with a slight panic in her face. Jyn nodded in agreement, imagining how Anakin Skywalker would react to Han Solo.
“It’s not mom and dad yet, but Grandma is very excited to meet him.” Aurra said with a smile.
Jyn wanted to gather her friends up in a hug and feel share their happiness together.
Kay came out of his room in a navy suit and yellow tie that matched Aurra's dress, that made him look even taller than his 6’6 stature.
Shara let out a long whistle. “Looking fit O'Conner,” Jyn said laughing slightly.
“Thank you Jyn.” Kay said, fixing his toe in slight pride. “According to my alarm we need to leave in 15 minutes Aurra.”
“Very good. I’ll go get my shoes and bag.” She said.
“I will wrap up the deviled eggs.” Kay said going to the fridge.
“You nervous Kay?” Leia asked digging into her food.
“Aurra has assured me that my apprehension would be wasted and has prepared me for many of the things her grandmother will be expected to ask me. I believe I will do quite well with that side of her family.” Kay said but Jyn noticed he kept pushing on his glasses, the nervous tick similar to Cassian pushing his hair back.
The coffee pot beeped and she grabbed Cassian’s cup with her own tea. “Well good luck Kay, I think they will like you.” She said and gave him a smile before heading back to Cassian’s room.
She took a moment to look back at her little made up family all happy, and she felt full.
She went back into Cassian’s room and handed him his coffee. He took a sip and put it on the bed stand while pulling her into bed and laying his head on her stomach. She sipped on her tea with one hand and gently played with his hair with her other. Both felt complete. No one’s past mattered, none of their flaws, none of their worries. Just them laying in bed enjoying one another. Feeling needed and wanted.