Titles: Family

Author: Ornery

Series: Loving

Fandom: The Phantom Menace

Status: WIP

Category: AU

Rated:

Pairing: Q/J

Warning: Het relationship (for the time being)

Summary: In which the newly identified Parental Bond is explored.

Family

By Ornery

Jane's tone as determined as she spoke to her new family over supper that night. "First, we stop somewhere on the way in, and make it legal. I don't intend to leave any loopholes they can use, either. And I want to formally adopt Obi and get that registered, too. From what you've just told me about that Council of your's, those folks are too used to sitting on their collective asses, and are un-accustomed to being out maneuvered. We'll make it both legal and unalterable before we get there, is all."

Obi's eyes went wide, he'd never expected this

She met their eyes levelly. "I just got handed Heaven and I'm not about to let anybody take you two away from me." She told him quietly. "Not if I can help it. And that means making sure they don't have any legal alternatives."

Both males Felt the Force gather around her, and she seemed to be stockpiling it, somehow. Jane grinned at the expressions on their faces. "Just as you can store energy in a pocket of the mind, you can create a Force Reservoir to hold it quietly available until needed. Didn't you ever learn that skill?"

"Uh, no." Qui was discomfited for a moment, then shifted. A second later the man was every inch the Master. "Show me!" He insisted.

"Not without proper preparation. This process can take a few days. I'll need to do it for you, for one thing, and it requires physical alterations to your brain cell structure for another. I have to build brand new neural pathways that you don't have." She told him bluntly. "And that means we, you and I, and Obi and I, separately have to complete each of the new bonds. Man and mate, between you and I, and mother to child between the boy and I. That must be done first."

Qui Gon stared at her. "Okay. The bond between you and I is mostly set already."

"Come with me and we'll get this done. Obi, find a suitable planet for the legal stuff. And keep James out of trouble." She grinned. "We'll see you in the morning." //Besides, Qui, I haven't been this horny in years, if ever.//

Laughter flooded the link between the two adults. //Is that so?"// He said as he shut the chamber door behind him, letting her in first.

//Feel what the mere thought of making love with you does to me// The flood of emotion staggered him. //I have a lot of control issues, and you are the first person I've ever been able to trust enough to let go with. I'm no virgin, but to be honest, I've always found more pleasure with my own finger than with any man.//

//Not this time.// He swore quietly. //Not with me.//

//I know. You I trust.// then she reached for him. She let the reasons flow across the mating bond without words, she had never had words for them. They were all on an instinctive level, and while he got the gist, there were no words for such things. She knew his kind, knew his calling, felt and understood his strength and his soul, and knew she was safe with him. As she had never been safe before in her life. She could release her control to him, relax and let him lead. He would not drop her, let her get lost, or let anything happen to her.

//Damned right.// He whispered, as he stripped them both and lowered her to his bed. She arched under him at the contact of his heated flesh.

//Never felt like this.// Even mentally she was panting, which made him grin. He stroked her with both huge hands, rousing her methodically, and mercilessly. Soon he added his hot mouth to the stroking of his hands and she went ballistic. //Been ten years for me, luv. Take it slow.//

//So long?// His mental voice was both surprised and gentle. //Then, we take our time.//

She was in both minds two days later, after a quiet but utterly legal marriage by an Intergalactic Judge. Her own was open, showing them the special way she had created a place for stored Force in her brain tissue. Not in her mind, in her actual tissue. A small portion went to maintain her overall health, and more would be routed to injuries or illnesses were she to suffer any, but eighty percent of the stored Force was always available. Qui Gon Jinn was fascinated by it. She smiled and built one for each of them, herself, then showed them how to fill it. Neither Qui Gon nor Obi needed any help in directing it. When eyes opened at last, nearly three days had passed, as Qui noted, startled when he looked at the chrono on the wall.

"So long? Why aren't we hungry?"

Because the process allows Force Energy to be transmuted into FOOD energy, luv." She cocked her head at him, "I know quite a few more little tricks like that."

"The Council will be appreciative."

"Like I care? If they want me to be nice and share, they'll have to stop giving my husband a hard time. I know at least that you are both far better armed than you were, better prepared, better protected."

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