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Instead Lily floated unseen behind Fay as she took another personal flyer out of the city deep into the mountains, where she would hike the rest of the day away in quiet near-solitude, communing with the Living Force of nature without any distractions. Harry wondered why Lily had decided to go with Fay, but put it down to wanting to give the youngsters some time alone.
At the lake house Padme and the others were surprised to find her mother, who greeted them at the door. "Padme, there you are! Your father and I were just restocking the larder."
"Hello mother," Padme greeted the older woman, hugging her tightly. She had only been able to check in with her parents once since returning to Naboo, she was so busy, but they had been able to go to ground easily, avoiding the Trade Federation's droids so they couldn't be used as hostages against her. "How are you and father doing?"
"Quite well, as is your sister. She wanted to come see you too, but is currently down with a rather nasty cold, and we felt that getting her sister-queen sick would be a bad move," the older woman replied, stepping back lightly.
This let the padawans and the two Wookies get a better look at the woman, and Harry could not stop the errant thought. Wow, if it's true that you should look at the mother to get an idea of what the daughter will look like, whoever dates Padme in the future is in for a treat.
The woman was taller than her daughter by a good bit, but despite being a little past middle-aged she retained the same svelte, athletic frame as her daughter. She had a chest that looked a little larger than Shaak Ti's, and slightly wider hips as well, though Harry tried not to dwell on those. Instead it was her warm chocolate colored eyes that caught his attention.
Of course, Harry could not have those kinds of thoughts without Aayla catching them, and the Rutian Twi'lek giggled. "Planning for the future, Harry?"
"EEP!" Harry eeped, quickly projecting his mental image into Aayla's brain. "Aayla, you know I wouldn't… That is, I…!"
"Harry, shush," Aayla commanded as her own mental image appeared in the hallways of her mental plane. "I know you wouldn't do anything; I know!" she emphasized, touching her forehead against Harry's as she pulled him into a hug. "But I also know we both, um...have kind of wandering eyes… We, we need to talk about this…"
"Wandering eyes? Huh? But, but you've never, that is, you've never looked at other boys." Harry actually knew this for a fact, since when they were sharing memories of their time apart on Tatooine, Aayla hadn't shared anything like that and hadn't seemed to be hiding anything from him. Wait…
"Not, not boys, no. We'll talk about it tonight, Harry," Aayla replied, then kissed Harry on the lips before pushing him away firmly, and their consciousness returned to the physical plane.
"Mother, these are my friends from the Jedi Order, Padawans Potter, Secura, Lotor, and Tod. Behind them are Malla and Chewie, two of my Wookie bodyguards I told you about," Padme was saying as Harry and Aayla tuned back in, turning to gesture to the others. "Everyone, this is my mother, Jobal. My father, Ruwee, is inside, apparently restocking the fridge."
"That's nice of them, and please, just call me Harry," Harry replied, bowing over Jobal's hand and wincing.
"Ah, yes, children can be cruel, can't they?" Jobal replied whimsically, smiling at him, then over at Mak. "My, they're handsome ones, aren't they, Padme?" she said as an aside to her daughter. "Now, is this the same Harry that you've mentioned before? You're right, those eyes should be illegal on a boy!"
"Mother!" Padme gasped, flushing while Harry blinked, looking between the two Naberrie women askance. Next to him, however, Aayla simply nodded, agreeing with the point, as did Kass, much to Mak's chagrin. "I never said anything of the sort!"
"Trust your mother to read between the lines, Padme. Besides, this is the first time you've brought a boy home, or nearly home, anyway. Let me have some fun," Jobal replied, waving a hand airily at her daughter before turning and shouting into the house. "Dear, some of Padme's friends staying with her are boys!"
"Oh, Force damn it!" Padme groaned as someone inside bellowed like a raging bull.
"Er…should we maybe run away now? Only, I've seen comedies and sitcoms on the Hypernet that warn about moments like this," Mak muttered out of the side of his mouth to Harry.
"Never run; stand your ground. They can taste your fear," Harry replied, not specifying who 'they' were in this instance.
This set the two Wookies and the two female padawans to laughing as a man moved into the doorway. He was a wide shouldered man, but a bit on the short side, actually standing a little shorter than the two boys. Harry was six feet, while Mak was five foot eight. He wore a gray suit that looked something like a uniform, but not quite, and had a face made to smile, which he was doing now instead of the scowl they had all anticipated, winking at the youngsters before speaking to his wife. "Dear, stop teasing the poor youngsters. Remember what Padme said: her friends would be Jedi. Jedi can't have relationships. Now come inside and I'll show you all around."
"Oh pooh, stop spoiling my fun! Besides, just because everyone knows that doesn't mean it's true, and I know my daughter is certainly interested in a little rule-breaking," Jobal teased, causing Padme to bury her head in her hands even as she walked forward into the house followed by the four padawans. The two Wookies waved their farewells and turned back to the passenger ship, taking off moments later.
"Jobal, be nice…" Ruwee warned, though his voice sounded rather amused rather than censorious. "It's good to meet you all, anyway. There are enough beds for you all, four rooms that you can divvy out and a pull out bed. The kitchen is through that doorway over there. I understand that one of you knows how to cook?"
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