Luke left the room and Leia started getting ready for her date. She looked in the closet and found a dress that Han really loved on her. She took it out. She looked at for a moment. "Nah." She said, "I am going to wear something I like this evening."
She put that dress back, and took out something she liked to wear; it had been her favorite dress since she was 10. She remembered how every time she outgrew it, she ordered another one that looked exactly like it. "If he loves me, he won't care." She thought aloud.
She put it on and got ready quickly, then double checked her outfit and was in the middle of all that when Luke called. "Oh Leia, Han is here."
"Coming." She called.
She looked at herself in the reflector. She decided that she looked all right. She ran out to the living area. Luke frowned as Leia tripped slightly. ~Careful~ he sent.
Leia smiled sheepishly. "Ready to go?" Han asked, taking her hand.
"Always." She said, daintily.
"Have fun." Luke called, and then Luke added, "I will be waiting up."
As Luke said that Leia said. "Don't wait up."
Han started laughing. "You two crack me up."
"Are we going or should I get a bureaucratic report to read, I have a lot of those piling up, I could've chosen to do that instead of going out with you."
"Nice to know that I come first." Han said, leading Leia out of the apartment with a wave to Luke.
Luke shook his head; Han and Leia cracked HIM up. He settled in for an evening of searching for Jedi candidates. He was going to wait up for Leia; he wanted to know what happened on this date. Something told him that this date was going to be detrimental in what happened next in Han and Leia's relationship. He knew that that feeing wouldn't let him sleep even if he tried.
In the meantime Han had just helped Leia into a hovercar. "Where are we going?" Leia asked, Han had just told her they were going to dinner and she should dress up a bit, but hadn't told her where they were going.
"It is a surprise, your worship." Han said, a wide smile on his face.
Leia hid her annoyance, she disliked surprises, she would much rather know exactly where she was going and when. "Han, please." She said.
Han just shook his head, his smiling broadening. "You are just going to have to wait, and relax with me in the meantime." Han said, putting his arm around Leia.
Leia pushed his arm away from around her. "Han!" She said. "Not in public, the report-"
"Sorry." He said, rolling his eyes. "I am sorry if I offending your royal dignity."
Leia had to restrain herself from rolling her eyes Han was so touchy. "Han, I love you." She said, trying to soothe him.
"I love you too." Han said, his momentary annoyance forgotten.
Han leaned in and kissed Leia on the lips. Leia thought to push him away again, the reporters really would have a field day with the two kissing. Then Leia remembered that the new hovercars were equipped with privacy screen, so Leia pushed up the privacy screen on the hovercar and kissed him back. 10 minutes later the droid piloting the hovercraft announced. "Destination reached."
"Did you even make sure the droid kept where we are going secret?" Leia asked, amused that Han would go into so much trouble to make sure that where they were going was a surprise.
"Yup." Han said with pride. "Now if you will."
Han escorted Leia out of the hovercar. "Now cover your eyes."
Leia sighed with a annoyance, but did as Han said. Then Han took her into her favorite restaurant on Coruscant, the Khushi Mahal, it was from a cuisine lesser known in the galaxy, in fact, this was one of the only places that served it. "Now you can open your eyes."
As Leia did, her eyes lit with immense joy. "Han, thank you." Leia said, her breathing ragged, this place was Leia's favorite place in the galaxy…. Now that Alderaan was destroyed. She never had told Han how deeply her feelings ran for this place. "I really haven't been here in the longest time." She said, just basking in the feelings of the place.
Han had just stood to one side, enjoying the look that had come over Leia's face as she saw the place. Han knew it was more to her than her favorite restaurant. Han didn't disturb the moment; he just stood quietly until Leia acknowledged him again.
"Sorry, Han." Leia said, sheepishly.
"It's ok." Han said, gently. "Shall we?"
Han went up to the Seater, this was one of the only places that wasn't outrageously priced and still used a sentient Seater. "I have reservations." He said. "Solo-2 for a private booth."
"Nice to see you again Princess." The Seater said, smiling at Leia, then she remembered the other human. "You too, general." She said, nodding at him, "It will be just a few minutes, if you will wait."