Disclaimer - Disney's playground. I just hang out here.

AN: A thank you (again) to my "Mara-muse", Fettkat!


"Can you please sit down? You're making me nervous."

Mara spun around to face her sister-in-law, letting her right hand fall back to her side, releasing a cloud of red hair to spill around her shoulders.

"Where are they? Shouldn't they be back already?"

"Mara. Sit."

Surprisingly, she sank into the chair beside her, gaze fixed out on the shimmering city lights, spread out like millions of dancing lightening wasps. Leia watched her carefully.

"They likely wont be back for hours." Mara tapped her fingers on her knee. Leia smiled, who would have thought? Mara Jade, Emperor's Hand, assassin, smuggler, ace pilot, Jedi and kick-ass combat fighter, was fidgeting.

"It's a 'Squad birthday. Last time Han only made it in the front door to our building. I found him the next morning. Well, him and Wedge. It was very... reminiscent." Leia finished, smiling wide at the memory. Sure she had been hopping mad at the time, but looking back now, it was rather funny.

"Reminiscent?" Mara stilled her fingers and narrowed sharp green eyes at her companion.

"Oh yes," Leia rose and wandered into the kitchen, pouring both her and Mara a large cup of herbal tea. "Reminded me of the time I found him asleep in front of our first apartment. It was right after we were married, Gavin's party, I think. Anyway, he couldn't get the security code to work. I was mad then too. But..." she trailed off, kettle in hand poised over the mugs, mind wandering.

"But?" startled, Leia jumped slightly as Mara's voice sounded from directly behind her.

"He made it up to me," she smirked in response to Mara's faint rising blush.