Jacen was so good with her! Emily shouldn't have been surprised, I mean, he was perfect when she ran to his house after that fight with Evan. That fateful day when they first met. Her smile grew slightly as she reflected on that. If she had know what she knew now she wondered if she would have made the same choice. Would she have gone there knowing she'd meet Jacen, that he'd steal her heart, and turn her world upside down. Thinking on that she glanced back at him. She would, if she had to do it all over again, she wouldn't change a thing.
At his question she gave a little shrug and reached out to rub Irulan's head as she nuzzled her hand. "Well, I wanted all those dear to me to meet Irulan," she paused, "you're actually the first. Evan hasn't even met her, but he's busy, I understand." Jacen's confusion wasn't a surprise, but by the way he held Irulan so protectively in his arms, she could tell he didn't mind.