"I am", she answered, returning the smile. "And you're mine". And then, if Jyn had anything else to say (and she probably did), it was lost in the moment that their lips met, and her eyes fluttered shut, and she took the opportunity to fully enjoy just being together.
Despite both of them having a hard exterior with walls built high around them, Jyn has made him soft and gentle and it wasn't a bad thing at all. This is the first time he's ever experienced such tenderness with another person.
When he broke the kiss after a few seconds, he opened his eyes and kissed her forehead. "Thank you."
He's helped her accept and embrace that part of herself, too, and she's learned not to fight against it or be afraid of it like she'd been used to. Now, between the two of them, it felt as natural as breathing.
She hummed softly, slow to open her eyes to take him in. "Did I help?"
Well, Jyn couldn't really question the veracity of the kisses more than she could laugh helplessly as she received them - not that she was in any mood to deny him the pleasure of sharing them.
It was moments like these that Jyn allowed herself to believe, however momentarily, that things were going to be okay. Because the thought of not having this was almost too much to bear. "What now, Captain? Take a nap while we can?"
"Might as well, they probably went me to work on the droids through the afternoon and into the evening," he said. He wouldn't be surprised if he worked into the next morning.
"Then a few hours of rest will do you good. And, if you want some assistance, you've got me. It's not like I had anything more pressing to do tonight, anyway." That, and she'd learned the hard way that it was beginning to sleep alone now.
If she was a little slower to get undressed, surely it was understandable - as it so happens, Jyn really liked to watch, and now was no exception. But eventually, she was as prepared to get some rest as she was ever going to be.
He got under the covers, pulling Jyn's side down for her. When she got into bed next to him, he wrapped his arm around her waist. "Thank you. I'm sure you're not tired." It was just past noon after all.
He was right. She wasn't exactly tired, but she wasn't going to pass up the opportunity for a few hours of uninterrupted rest, especially if it meant being able to do so while all tangled up with each other. Jyn settled, and smiled, and shrugged. "I'm sure I'll manage."
He chuckled, then, because they were so clearly head over heels for each other that even lying next to each other in silence was enough for them - not that anything would be enough for them, but that any time they spent together was precious and not something they wanted to take for granted.
Because they were both very well aware that nothing was guaranteed, especially time, even the littlest, quietest moments were both appreciated and enjoyed to their fullest. "Get your rest", Jyn murmured, pressing a quick kiss to his cheek, "I'll be here when you wake up."
He half smiled and turned his head to kiss her properly. Reaching over, he pressed a button on a pad by their bed and turned out the lights, pulling up the blankets and closing his eyes.
As difficult as it was to keep things light and not distract from the task at hand, Jyn managed admirably enough. Once the lights went out, it was easy to settle and relax all the further, to close her eyes and revel in having this time to do nothing at all but rest with each other. Before she knew it, she'd be asleep.
A couple of hours later, Cassian's comlink started beeping on the table in the corner where he'd left it. He quickly got up, years of being on-call having conditioned him to be a light sleep, and went to answer it.
"I'll be right there," he said after listening to the person on the other end. He started to pull on his clothes.
Jyn wasn't far behind - if the shifting of the bed and the loss of her partner weren't enough, the beeping definitely would have been. She didn't attempt to dress yet, but stood and stretched and yawned.
"You can come," he said as he sat down on the edge of the bed and pulled on his boots. "It'll be boring, though." He smiled and then went to grab his comlink.
"I hardly think that's true at all", she laughed, quick to pull on her own clothing, as well - pants, shirt, vest, boots, done. "You know there's no other place I'd rather be."
"C'mon." He went and kissed her cheek, squeezing her hand a bit before letting go and then going to open the door.
Once they left, they went out down the hall and outside to where all the ships were stationed. The U-Wing in question was already being unloaded, five pristine droids that looked exactly like Kay were being carted off to a computer lab. Cassian followed.
She certainly appreciated the gesture - seeing as how the rest of the day, and probably most of the night was going to be spent working on the new droids. At least she'd be there to assist - hopefully she wouldn't be more of a hindrance.
Again, she followed along at a respectable distance, although she did stop in her tracks to see the droids, identical to Kay, but not ... not nearly the same at all. And these droids would never take his place, but who knew who they could become.
Jyn sighed, and followed along, and hoped that the reprogramming went off without a hitch.
Once they got to the lab, Cassian hooked up the first one to a tablet of sorts and started undoing and going through all its Empire programming. Each of the droids had come in completely offline.
"You can have a seat there," Cassian said to Jyn. Without looking up, he nodded toward a stool.
Immediately, he set to work, and Jyn didn't really know what to do without getting in the way, which was the last thing that she wanted. So, she sat, and watched for a bit, and eventually -
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Date: 2017-01-09 04:03 am (UTC)When he broke the kiss after a few seconds, he opened his eyes and kissed her forehead. "Thank you."
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Date: 2017-01-09 04:22 am (UTC)She hummed softly, slow to open her eyes to take him in. "Did I help?"
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Date: 2017-01-09 08:18 pm (UTC)"I'll be right there," he said after listening to the person on the other end. He started to pull on his clothes.
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Date: 2017-01-09 08:26 pm (UTC)"Want me, too? Or is this a you thing?"
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Date: 2017-01-10 02:44 am (UTC)Once they left, they went out down the hall and outside to where all the ships were stationed. The U-Wing in question was already being unloaded, five pristine droids that looked exactly like Kay were being carted off to a computer lab. Cassian followed.
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Date: 2017-01-10 03:33 am (UTC)Again, she followed along at a respectable distance, although she did stop in her tracks to see the droids, identical to Kay, but not ... not nearly the same at all. And these droids would never take his place, but who knew who they could become.
Jyn sighed, and followed along, and hoped that the reprogramming went off without a hitch.
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Date: 2017-01-10 03:52 am (UTC)"You can have a seat there," Cassian said to Jyn. Without looking up, he nodded toward a stool.
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Date: 2017-01-10 04:08 am (UTC)"Is there anything that you'd like for me to do?"
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