The labor was long, like it is with most first time mothers. Han was there with Leia the whole time holding her hand as she transferred all her pain to him. When she was exhausted, he would nestle his face in the side of her neck and whisper words of encouragement to her. In their typical fashion, Leia would tell Han he was not helping, but she appreciated the sentiment; she just wanted to keep her strong exterior.

Once the labor ceased and the child was born both Leia and Han looked forward to make sure their son was fine.

"It's a healthy boy," the doctor announced.

Han and Leia let out a sigh of relief in unison. Leia smiled at Han and he gave her his signature side smirk. They gave each other a quick kiss before looking back to see when their son would be brought back to them. Once he was cleaned off the nurse brought the baby over and placed him in Leia's arms.

"Hi, Ben," Leia said while unsuccessfully holding back tears. She looked at Han who was not even attempting to hide his crying.

Han could barely put a sentence together, but was able to work out on statement. "He's perfect."

Leia and Han decided to name their son Ben as soon as they found out they were having a boy. It only seemed right seeing as it was really Obi-Wan Kenobi who brought the two of them together. The two of them would joke every once in a while that they would actually name him Obi-Wan, but they figured Ben would be much more subtle.

They all stayed in the same spots for what seemed like hours, just taking in this new life form that would change it all for them.

Han noticed that Leia was fighting sleep.

"You should get some rest, your highness," Han suggested.

Leia nodded and handed the newborn to her husband. Han tried to look as confident in holding him as he could, but it obviously didn't work.

"You're fine. You've practiced holding babies for months now," Leia said assuredly.

"Yeah, but that wasn't the real deal."

Leia looked at him as adamantly as she could muster. "You're fine, Han."

Han made his way over to a chair and sat down with Ben. Leia slowly shifted to the side so she could look at her husband with their son. She almost instantaneously fell asleep. Han spent most of the time looking at Ben and taking short glances up every once in a while to make sure Leia looked comfortable.

Leia fell into a deep sleep. Han knew this because Leia's mouth was slightly open, something she would never allow if she were awake.

Little Ben opened his eyes for the first time where Han could really get a close look at them.

"Oh, Ben," Han said, "you see that sleeping thing over there? That is your mom. You have her eyes and you are lucky to have her. We'll see if you're lucky to have me. I've never done this kind of thing before."

Han looked back to see Leia slightly adjusting herself. He redirected his gaze to Ben and continued talking to him.

"Your mom will never brag about this stuff, but she helped change the galaxy for you. We wanted you so bad, but we also wanted to make sure you came into a place that was better than what we lived in. Your mom was, is, brilliant." Han took another quick look up at Leia and then back down to Ben. "Don't tell her I said that though."

Han sat their holding his son, questioning if he would be a good father.

"I have to be honest, kid: I have no idea what I'm doing. I never thought anyone would ever settle down with me, ever love me really. I planned to run my entire life, but then your mom came along and I wanted to be better for her, and now for you too. There was a war going on for a long time and, to be honest, it's still not over, but I promise, I will do all I can to make the world right for you and your mom. And if you are anything like her, you are going to do great things.

"Alright, I've rambled enough. It's a little weird talking and not getting a response so you…you just go to sleep." Han pressed his lips to his newborn son's forehead and proceeded to rock Ben back to sleep.