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"Mom."

Leia couldn't hear him, what with everyone talking over one another.

"Mom."

Rey shook with silent laughter against him, squashed between him, his dad, Luke, and Chewy. The limbs of others weaved in and out of the oppressive bubble. He was shoved halfway into the tree, and Rey was going to suffocate if Chewy leaned toward them.

"Crouch down," Rey said.

Unexpectedly, she was hauling herself onto his back. He quickly hooked his arms under her knees, wincing at the sound of several ornaments trickling through the branches to the floor.

Rey kissed his cheek.

"There!"

"Everybody say cheese!"