Part 2

Lily was laying in the med center on the Millennium Falcon. She didn't want to be here. She wanted to be helping in the cockpit. But they had all insisted that she go back here to heal, she was still in pain, and there wasn't much they could do about the cuts on her stomach or the broken leg. But they did put some bacta patches on both of them, to help with the pain. She didn't know what was going on, but she hoped that they would be able to rescue Luke. He was the one who needed their help, not her. She hoped that they could get to him in time, they didn't get to Han in time, and that was eating away at Lily's soul. But she would have to think of it as a growing experience. She was going to have to learn to be patient. Not something that she was good at. But she knew that she would have to learn it. She shook her head, she wanted to be there when Luke came onto the ship. She wanted to see him, be with him, but that was impossible right now. And she could feel that something was wrong with Luke, she didn't know what it was, but she knew that Luke was in pain, not just physical either. She hoped that he would be alright, she would do everything in her power to help heal him. She wanted him to be alright, she wanted him to be with her. And maybe they could get married soon. But she didn't know if she wanted that to happen. She wanted Han to be there to walk her down the isle, but at the same time. If she got married to Luke, she could give him and Han a special gift, a child. But that wasn't something that she should be talking about right now.

"Where is Lily?" Luke Skywalker asked Leia as she gave him a hug, "I can sense her pain. Is she alright?" He looks around the room at all of the concerned faces. He could tell that there was something terribly wrong with his fiancee, and he needed to find out what it was and he needed to find out now. He looks at Leia, who leads him into the medical center. He rushes to Lily's side and takes her hand in his, "Hey Princess." He says with a small smile. He could tell she was hurting, and not just from her wounds. She was missing Han, and Luke knew that was going to be hard on her, "Don't worry we'll find him and we'll get him back for you." He said as he kissed her hand, "But Lils, there's something I really need to tell you. And I really need you right now. But…" He looks around making sure that nobody else was in the room. He wasn't ready to tell the others. But he was ready to tell Lily. She would take it better then Leia would, "Darth Vader is my father." He said in a small voice. He looked up at her hopeful that she wasn't going to be afraid of him. And he smiles when she gives him a weak understanding smile. She was alright with it, "I'm so sorry that this happened." He whispered as he stroked her cheek, "I'm going to make you better. I promise."

Lily looks at Luke with shock on her face for a few seconds. Then she gave him a gentle smile. She reached up and stroked his injuries on his face, "Luke, I don't care who your father is. You can't help who you're related to. I promise I'm not going to leave you just because of that." She said with a smile. She then looked down at his right hand, "What happened?" She gasped, tears in her eyes. She knew that Luke was in trouble. She didn't know how much trouble he was in, but she knew he was hurting, "You should lay down, you are in pain as well." He had lost his right hand and she knew he that he was in pain. She didn't know what to do, but she was not going to allow him to leave her sight. She wanted to be with him so badly. And when she looked at him, he winked at her. She was glad that he was there for her. But she was going to be there for him, "Luke, are you alright? I mean with the Vader thing. I can't imagine how hard that is for you." She said as she reached over and took his left hand, "I just want you to know, that I'll be here for you if you need to talk. And if you don't want me to tell anyone, then let me know. I promise I will make this as easy for you as possible." She smiles at him. She wished she could be in his arms, but she knew that she couldn't move, or it would make the leg even worst.

Luke looks at her and smiles as he squeezes her hand. "Yes Princess, I'm fine." He said with a smile and then he leaned down and kissed her on the forehead, "I know you'll be there for me. And I know you know that I'll be there for you about your brother. Who we are going to find." He said with a smile, he then looked down at his hand, "I know you are worried about me, but please, worry about yourself, you had an ordeal back there. Worst then I had ever imagined. And I promise you, we'll make this as easy for you as possible." He smiles and sits down next to her, of course he should be lying down as well getting medication, but he didn't think he wanted to do that. He wanted to be here for Lily, and he wanted to make sure that she was alright. And that everything was going well for her. And that he wouldn't have to make anything better for her for a long time. He knew that she needed him, and him being there for her was all he could do for her. He smiles and then reaches over and strokes the hair out of her head with his good hand, "Get some sleep, we'll be at the rebels soon."

Lily looks at Luke and shakes her head, 'Not sleepy." She said with a smile. She then sat up with a jolt of pain. "OK, I shouldn't do that." She chuckles. She was in pain. And there wasn't anything Luke could do to make it better. There was one thing to make the losing of her brother more bearable, "Luke, I was thinking, I know Han would want to be there. But I also know that he would want me to go on with my life, and we don't know if we'll find him in time or something like that. But I want to marry you when we get back to the rebel base. I know he wouldn't mind. And we can have a real ceremony when he comes back. We just don't know how long that's going to be, and I don't want to wait forever." She said as she smiles at him, "We have to get better too, so that they will let us be husband and wife. But I really want this, and there's nothing you can say or do that would change my mind. Please Luke, do this for me."

Luke looks at her, he knew that she had been thinking about this for a long time. He wanted to make her happy. But at the same time, she should have her brother there with her. But she made a valid point, they didn't know when they were going to be able to rescue Han. And that day may never come. So maybe they should get married right now. Yes that would be the way to do it, and plus they would have a large ceremony when they got Han back. He looks at Lily and nods, "Alright we'll get married as soon as we get there. And I promise you, we will have a real ceremony for your brother when he gets back. But I think we should tell him when we unfreeze him. He's your brother and he deserves to know." He took her hand again, "I think we're there." He said as he stood up and scooped Lily up in his arms, "Don't worry we'll get you well again." He said holding her a little clumsily because of his lost hand. But he was going to do this right. He wanted to talk to Leia, she would be the one to get them married. He knew that she would be able to do that. And that was something he wanted. He didn't want anything else, but he couldn't tell you why.

Lily smiles and wraps her arms around Luke's neck. It was time for them to face the rebels. Lily didn't know what to expect. They had all come back from Darth Vader, and what if they took that the wrong way and thought they were traitors. But they weren't, they were captured. And they needed to understand that. And if it got out that Luke was related to Vader, well then it would be the end of that. She knew that he didn't want anyone to know that right now. And she respected that. She wasn't going to tell anyone. And she was going to make sure that Luke was accepted. But she wasn't sure how they were going to take it. She smiles at Luke, "You know you should let Chewie do this. He's not hurt and you are." She said as she kissed him. She knew that was a feeble excuse. But she didn't want him to strain himself. She wanted him to be well as much as he wanted her to be well. She looks at Luke and smiles, "Come on, let's go." She said when he made no effort to call someone else to carry her.

He smiles, he knew that he had her. He walks off the ship and makes his way to a bed. He lays her down on one and takes her hand, "Do you want me to go talk to Leia now?" He asked and chuckled when she nodded, "Alright I'll be right back, you won't go anywhere right?" He said with a hint of teasing in his voice. He smiles and kisses the top of her head, "I love you Lily, I'll be back in a few minutes." He smiles and turns around and walks away. He had to find Leia, she was the only one he trusted to do this. If anyone else found out that Luke and Lily were getting married, that would put Lily in danger. And that's the last thing he wanted to do. They would have to do something about preventing Lily from getting pregnant. He knew he wanted kids, but having kids at this time in his life, was not a good idea. If Vader found out he had kids, or a wife for that matter, things would get ugly indeed. But he was going to figure this out, and he knew it. He didn't want Lily to suffer because he made a bad decision. Not that he thinks marrying her would be a bad decision. He loved her, and she loved him. And that was all that mattered. He knew Han would approve of him, he and Han had gotten very close, you would call them best friends.

Lily watches Luke go. She had the sense that he wanted to keep this a secret. That made sense. She didn't want to put herself in danger. That was the last thing she wanted, that or to put Luke into danger. That was more important. There had to be something she could do. She wanted to be with Luke more then anything. And she was hoping that there was something that could be done about it. And there was. He went to find Leia, and she was going to get them married. She looked over as the doctor came up to her, "How bad is it Doc?" She asked with concern and a little hint of fear behind her voice. She was afraid that the medical droid had dug so deep that she would never have children. But somehow in her heart she knew that wasn't true. She smiles as the doctor works on her. She hoped that she would have children someday. That was the greatest gift she could give to Luke. She knew that. She knew that he wanted kids too. And if they had some, they would be the most beautiful babies in the galaxy. And there was little she could do to change her mind about that. She didn't want to do it right now of course. It would be a bad idea for them to have children right now. With the empire after Luke and the Bounty Hunters after Lily. No they would have to wait.

Luke smiles as he walks up to her with Leia, "Leia said she would do it." He said with a wide smile on his face. He sat down next to her and took her hand as he looks at the doctor. They could trust the doctor. He was a droid, if anything they could have his memory wiped. And that would be good, because no one could find out about this. Lily was his pride and joy, and if anything happened to her. No he wouldn't even think about that. He looks at the doctor, who tells Luke that Lily will make a full recovery. And that he should be the one getting some work done on. Luke sighs, he would put himself in revovory when he married Lily. And then he would think about it. He didn't want to be looked after, he wanted to look after Lily. He didn't want anything happening to her. He didn't want anything to hurt her. And Vader had already done that. But that was something he was going to have to let go. Anger was the path to the darkside. And there was nothing he could do to stop himself from going down that path. His father had turned to the darkside, he didn't know why. But he didn't want to turn himself over to the darkside.

Lily looks at Luke and smiles, "Luke he's right. You need to be looked after." She looks up at Leia, "But I can agree to marry you first." She said with a smile, "I'm sure the Princess wouldn't mind." She looks back at Luke. She didn't know what he was thinking, and she wished she did. She didn't want him to go away. And she wanted him to stay with them. She loved him so much. And she never thought she deserved him. And she couldn't even imagine why he was with her. He loved her that was obvious. But she wondered what about her made him so smitten. She would have to find out sooner or later, but for right now, they were going to be married. And that was the only thing she wanted right now. She takes Luke's good hand, "But I want you to promise me that you will get treated right after the ceremony." She then looks at Leia, "You may begin."