Skywalker Home, Naboo

[momslilassassin]

"Happy birthday, Val!" Ben said, beaming at the baby, who was glowering at him from under her (frankly hilarious) pink and bedazzled birthday crown. Ben was hoping this would nip the "want to wear the Queen of Naboo's headdresses" thing right in the bud.

"Cake?" Val asked pointedly, looking from one dad to the other.

Comments

[momslilassassin]

"And then kiss me," Ben teased.

[endsthegame]

"A lot," Ender agreed. "It's a perk."

[momslilassassin]

"For you or me?" Ben asked.

[endsthegame]

"Both of us," Ender said, kissing him softly.

[momslilassassin]

Ben smiled against Ender's mouth. "Love you."

[endsthegame]

"Happy our daughter's first birthday," Ender murmured. "We successfully got her through one year."

[momslilassassin]

"Only another hundred something to go," Ben replied.

[endsthegame]

Ender laughed softly. "I hope to be dead and buried with you by then," he said, "Some kind of spontaneous simultaneous death in our sleep."

[momslilassassin]

Ben leaned in and kissed him. "Not until we're done having adventures."

[endsthegame]

"When there's nothing more exciting left in the universe," Ender said, kissing him back softly.

[momslilassassin]

"That's going to take a long, long time," Ben warned, smiling.

[endsthegame]

"Lucky for us we have time," Ender said softly.

[momslilassassin]

Ben kissed him again. "One of my favorite parts of traveling in your universe. I get to love you for centuries."

[endsthegame]

Ender laughed softly. "When you put it like that, we're almost an epic poem," he said, half-teasing.

[momslilassassin]

"We'll be a terrible romantic movie some day," Ben said, nodding.

[endsthegame]

Ender laughed softly. "We're inspirational," he teased.

[momslilassassin]

"I certainly think so," Ben said.