Han and Luke sat at a table in the corner of the bar, nursing their beers as loud jazz music plays in the background. Luke notices another person making her way over to the table.

"Oh, here comes trouble." Luke laughs, hearing Leia's heels hit the floor as she approaches the table.

"Almost more than it's worth." Han sighs, giving his beer in one long sip.

"Hey Leia, how are you doing?" Luke asks as she takes a seat next to the boys.

"I'm fine." She responds, ignoring Han.

"And the new living arrangements? How is Winter?" Luke questions. It had been the first time since Luke had seen her since she moved from the farm to her best friend's house.

"It is a pain. Winter's landlord is a total drunk and is constantly bugging the girls there." Leia sighs, setting her purse on the table in front of her.

"I do not like the idea of you renting from Fermus Piett." Luke shakes his head, Leia shrugs. Her landlord, Fermus Piett had been involved in numerus sexual harassment trails and been rumoured that he participated in the rape of several women while he was stationed in France and Germany.

"It's fine, I just keep my head down and ignore him."

"Leia, the things he did to those girls." Luke objects.

"I am not one of those girls. He might make the occasional comment but he never has acted on it."

"Somehow that does not calm my nerves." Luke responds, taking a sip of his beer. "You could go live elsewhere."

"Like where? If you can find me a suitable place to live then by all means I will move there. So where do you suggest I go?" Leia asks, throwing her hands in their air.

"Well I mean, you could move back to the farm and well…HAN!" Luke exclaims as he sees the male brunette sitting across from him.

"What? What did I do?" Han asks, finally paying attention to the conversation.

"Well, you're looking for a new tenant. Leia's looking for a place to stay and to get far away from Piett."

"I am not living with him." Leia immediately responds without batting an eye.

"Hey, come on. Not that I want you living with me but, I would be a joy to live with and you would be so lucky to live with me." Han says, placing his beer down.

"Please, I bet you anything your house is filthy and you are on the verge of being thrown out."

"Not likely princess, my landlady adores me."

"I highly doubt that. You are the most insufferable man I have ever met."

"You just say that just because you truly care for me." Han smirks, leaning over towards Leia.

"I care for you?" Leia repeats in disbelief and begins to laugh. "Your even more egotistical than I thought."

"Please, you do and you are just too afraid to admit it." Han says, rubbing it in further. Leia rolls her eyes and physically turns towards Luke.

"I'm fine where I am." She repeats, grabbing her purse as she stands and walks away.

"Han…She really needs a new place." Luke says, hoping to appeal to his friend.

"She doesn't want to Kid, there's nothing you can do about it." Han shrugs. Luke stares at the brunette, thinking how to convince him to allow Leia to move in. "Well, I gotta head out. Take it easy kid."

Han says, placing his money on the table as he leaves. Han looks both ways when he leaves the building, recognizing her form as she walks down the street. Han turns to go the opposite direction but stops, and changes his mind, following after her.

"Leia." He calls out, breaking into a jog to catch up with her. She stops and reluctantly turns when she hears her name.

"What do you want?" She asks, putting her hands on her hips.

"Listen, this isn't easy for me. But, um you are always welcome to come stay with me…permanently." Han says, scratching his head.

"Look, if your trying to make up for your comments earlier you can forget it. I don't need your pity."

"I'm not, I'm just telling ya and hoping you'll take up my offer so Luke will take it easy. He really cares for you and obviously wants to see you out of that boarding house." Han rolls his eyes, unimpressed at the young woman immediate reaction to him.

He pulls out a cigarette, placing one in his mouth. He holds out the pack, offering one to Leia, who just shakes her head to refuse.

"My father used to say, 'that one day they'll prove those things will kill ya.' I used to trade my cigarettes to the other girls for other items, sometimes for chocolate or gum depending on what we got for rations." Leia responds. Han chuckles, shaking his head.

"Yeah, I used to do that occasionally. But we used to steal rations from the army here and there, you know when those new guys came and they'd get all the good stuff. Guy I knew actually took off with a pair of moccasins that belonged to some corporal or some fancy guy like that." Han takes a drag of his cigarette, smiling as he remembers the good times he had on those damn islands.

"Did your superior know what was going on?" Leia asks, wrapping her arms around herself.

"Yeah, he even took part in the stealing. I'm pretty sure I traded canned peaches for ammunition or something like that." Han responds. Leia smiles at the notion of Han, dirty and sweaty from the tropics getting his hands on whatever he could before getting caught by the US army and trading it for useful items on the battlefield.

"But uh, after Guadalcanal we didn't see much of those shipments coming in. I probably didn't see things like canned peaches until I was wou-…" Han stops himself, realizing he had gone too far. "Listen Leia, I really think you should come stay with me. I won't try anything funny or comment about your undying love for me, but I really think you need to get away from Piett. Guys like him are scum and…are not to be trusted. Think it over."

Han walks away from her, going the opposite direction to go home. Leia stands on the sidewalk, her arms still wrapped around her waist; thinking about what he said. She sighs and begins to walk back her the boarding house.

She silently opens the door, peeking into the living room to see Piett passed out the couch. She sighs in relief and makes her way upstairs as quietly as she could. When she enters her room, she jumps at the sight of someone sitting on her bed.

"Jesus…" She curses, her heart pounding in her chest as she recognizes it to be Winter.

"Calm down, it's just me. Now get in here and lock the door behind you. Piett was drinking this afternoon and was in a particularly lecherous mood."

"Winter, you can't let him feel you up like that."

"Are you kidding me? We all know that if he laid a hand on me, I would flatten him in ten seconds. He won't touch you because well you're Senator Organa's daughter and your untouchable."

"I really dislike it when you say that." Leia sighs.

"Well it's true. No one in this town will lay a finger on you because every official will have something to say about that or come to your aid."

"That's a flat out lie and you know it."

"Well you and I know that, but not everyone does." Winter smirks, allowing space on the bed.

"Winter, what is it that you want?" Leia asks, sitting on the now free space on her bed.

"Well, you know how I've been wanting to get out of this hell hole for a while now? I've finally found a new boarding house."

"Really?"

"Yes, it's run by this middle-aged woman who lost her husband in the war and she's decided to let a room out to me."

"That's wonderful." Leia smiles, surprised it had taken Winter so little time to find a new place to stay."

"I do feel bad though. Leaving you here alone with that drunkard." Winter gives her best friend an apologetic look, obviously conflicted about the situation.

"Don't worry about me, cause as it happens I have found a place of my own as well." Leia says, without really processing the thought that she would have to live with Han Solo.