Unexpected

epilogue 2

Author's Note:

Hello everyone!

I know I've been slacking with updates on Expected BUT to make up for it I offer you a cute tidbit that's been requested a few times.

I hope you enjoy and I look forward to finishing this story in the sequel with you all!

Love Always,
Ash.xx

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7 months after epilogue 1

"Relax, would you? Just-.. Stop! Just let me do it." Echo swats Fives' shaky hands away.

Fives drops his hands to his sides and exhales as he allows Echo to redo his tie. It's blue, like the paint they used to adorn their armor with in the 501st. The rest of his tux is traditionally black as well as his shoes. His hair has grown out a bit since the end of the clone wars, it's a bit longer and curlier but gelled back as usual, and instead of a goatee he's decided to grow out a full beard—trimmed closely to the skin so it was neat for today's specific occasion.

"What if I mess up?" Fives clenches his jaw nervously.

Echo chuckles. "What is there to mess up? You'll be fine." He pats his brother on the shoulder.

Fives gets lost in his thoughts as he imagines every worst possible scenario.

"Hey." Echo nudges him. "Let's get out there."

Realizing the time, Fives nods and follows Echo out to the backyard of the small villa. Hunter and Wolffe have been building the wooden archway, finally positioning it as Gregor guides them. Wrecker has set up the small amount of chairs before hanging decorative fabric over the wooden arch. Tech was left with the job of lining the aisle with white petals from any flowers he could find. Lastly, crosshair has been watching all of the chaos unfold from a corner, chaos being the little squirt of a child playing in the grass.

"This looks great guys, thank you for all of your help." Fives smiles as he steps outside.

"Ah don't mention it." Hunter wipes the sweat from his forehead.

"Yeah, we're all family here." Gregor smiles.

Each of them is dressed in borrowed slacks and button-downs from the tailor downtown. They don't get to dress up often so this was definitely a new experience for the lot of them.

Tech looks at the time on his watch before looking up. "Do we have an estimated time to start the music?"

"I think we just wait for her to show up." Crosshair states, handing the baby to Fives.

Fives smiles as he takes the baby girl in his arms. "There's my girl." He kisses her forehead before blowing raspberries into her chubby little neck, making the one month old giggle.

She reaches for Fives's styled hair and he chuckles. "Not just yet 'Rina, wait until Mommy gets to see it first okay?" He kisses her little nose.

Meanwhile, further in the house Elara is shaking her nerves out as she looks at her reflection in a mirror. She had styled her long hair in loose curls that cascade over her exposed shoulders. Her dress is a very similar shade of blue to Fives's tie and fairly simple. Neither hee nor Fives wanted anything extravagant. All they wanted was for their family to be there.