Disclaimer: Not mine, not now, likely not ever. Who knows, maybe I'll
marry Hayden Christensen, meet George Lucas and he'll give me the actual
rights, but the chances of that are slim to none (even though Hayden is
'single' and looking for a marvellous intelligent 19 year old girl, which I
would happen to be…)
A/N: "I hate this ending, change it." - Very cute (. I wasn't a fan of the ending myself, but you guys are such sticklers for you know like…reality so I figured I'd better at least try to be realistic. So, enjoy. And don't worry!
1 Broken Hearts, Shattered Dreams, Part 16
By Aleese Sundancer
After the let down in the Courts, Mara holed herself up in her small apartment, allowing only Luke in to visit. Which he did, constantly. Mara was glad to see him, and they often spent the afternoon kissing or holding each other close. Neither were sure when the Duke would demand to take Mara back to his home planet.
"The lab reports say that its too late to be able to determine if you were raped or not, except if the baby turns out to be his." Luke whispered into her ear from behind.
"Its not Luke. I'm sure it's yours. I felt him for the first time before the Duke even touched me. You're going to be a daddy." Mara whispered back, not wanting to break the serene moment.
"And you're going to be a mommy." Luke whispered, his hands drifting down to rub her abdomen gently. "We're gonna be parents."
"Yes, we are." Mara whispered back, ignoring some of her fright.
"When this is all done, will you marry me Mara?" Luke whispered, trying not to let his nervousness show. Even though they'd 'gotten back together' after all their fighting, Luke wasn't sure if Mara would want to marry him after all this. He needed to know though, and this was the only way to ask.
"Yes Luke. As soon as this is all over, I would like to marry you." Mara whispered back and turned her face to the side to kiss him gently. "And it will be over one day soon, it has to be."
"I love you Mara Jade." Luke whispered, kissing her back just as gently.
"And I love you, Luke." Mara replied, her hands covering his and kissing him again.
"What a beautiful display of adultery." A voice said from behind them. In their own little world, they'd both failed to notice the door open to admit the Duke. "I'll forgive you, this time, doll. There will be no more of this though." He tsked her, almost mockingly. The couple continued to stand with their backs to him, not moving. "Mara Juanit, come."
Mara looked up at Luke and sighed. "I'd better be going…." She whispered.
"No." Luke sighed, holding her close. "I don't want you to go anywhere with that monster. I want you and the baby to stay right here." He replied, not letting her go, and actually holding her tighter.
"Luke, I don't want him to shoot you or something stupid." Mara grinned up at him, unable to stop smiling while she was in his arms.
Luke sighed and kissed her again, passionately, then opened his arms to release her. "You take care of the two of you, we'll find a way, I promise." He whispered again. Mara nodded and slowly backed out of his arms and steeled her spine.
"Come my dear, I want to go home." The Duke said, rushing over and taking her arm in his and pulling her away. Mara reached out with the Force and touched Luke's essence lovingly. Soon….
The Duke practically threw Mara onto the bunk and began screaming the moment the ship took off of Naboo soil. "You B*tch!" he screamed. "That was the most embarrassing thing I've ever had to live through. You will regret it for the rest of your life, I will see to that." The Duke threatened, and left the room. Mara sat up on the bunk and used the Force to check that everything was all right. The baby was fine, and she was shaking a little but was otherwise untouched. If seething mad was untouched. This was going to be the longest flight in history, she was sure of it.
Back on the Duke's home planet, Mara contented herself to wait out the days until she and Luke figured out something by focusing on all her energy on getting back into shape. The Duke often commented to her how beautiful she looked when she was running through her exercise routine, to which she would sneer at him and walk away, ignoring him completely. He'd not tried to touch her again, until that night.
"Mara, you will be mine again tonight." The Duke said in passing, while she was getting changed after exercising. "Please be versed with the datapad I have left on your nightstand. I will see you at 8."
Mara threw him a glare and wandered over to her nightstand. There was another of his data pads on the table, going over the step-by-step way to some sexual position. Mara looked it over and laughed. The moves looked painful if not impossible, and Mara threw it out the window before looking any further. Reaching out with the Force, she called out to Luke. She felt his reassurance flowing through, but that underlying disappointment told her that they hadn't found anything. Checking her watch, she had only 4 hours to figure out a plan.
A/n: Pretty unimportant part, cause its working up to probably the most important part which is the NEXT one. So you guys don't gotta really review this one, but you're welcome to. Its totally up to you. I love you all, stay tuned!
A/N: "I hate this ending, change it." - Very cute (. I wasn't a fan of the ending myself, but you guys are such sticklers for you know like…reality so I figured I'd better at least try to be realistic. So, enjoy. And don't worry!
1 Broken Hearts, Shattered Dreams, Part 16
By Aleese Sundancer
After the let down in the Courts, Mara holed herself up in her small apartment, allowing only Luke in to visit. Which he did, constantly. Mara was glad to see him, and they often spent the afternoon kissing or holding each other close. Neither were sure when the Duke would demand to take Mara back to his home planet.
"The lab reports say that its too late to be able to determine if you were raped or not, except if the baby turns out to be his." Luke whispered into her ear from behind.
"Its not Luke. I'm sure it's yours. I felt him for the first time before the Duke even touched me. You're going to be a daddy." Mara whispered back, not wanting to break the serene moment.
"And you're going to be a mommy." Luke whispered, his hands drifting down to rub her abdomen gently. "We're gonna be parents."
"Yes, we are." Mara whispered back, ignoring some of her fright.
"When this is all done, will you marry me Mara?" Luke whispered, trying not to let his nervousness show. Even though they'd 'gotten back together' after all their fighting, Luke wasn't sure if Mara would want to marry him after all this. He needed to know though, and this was the only way to ask.
"Yes Luke. As soon as this is all over, I would like to marry you." Mara whispered back and turned her face to the side to kiss him gently. "And it will be over one day soon, it has to be."
"I love you Mara Jade." Luke whispered, kissing her back just as gently.
"And I love you, Luke." Mara replied, her hands covering his and kissing him again.
"What a beautiful display of adultery." A voice said from behind them. In their own little world, they'd both failed to notice the door open to admit the Duke. "I'll forgive you, this time, doll. There will be no more of this though." He tsked her, almost mockingly. The couple continued to stand with their backs to him, not moving. "Mara Juanit, come."
Mara looked up at Luke and sighed. "I'd better be going…." She whispered.
"No." Luke sighed, holding her close. "I don't want you to go anywhere with that monster. I want you and the baby to stay right here." He replied, not letting her go, and actually holding her tighter.
"Luke, I don't want him to shoot you or something stupid." Mara grinned up at him, unable to stop smiling while she was in his arms.
Luke sighed and kissed her again, passionately, then opened his arms to release her. "You take care of the two of you, we'll find a way, I promise." He whispered again. Mara nodded and slowly backed out of his arms and steeled her spine.
"Come my dear, I want to go home." The Duke said, rushing over and taking her arm in his and pulling her away. Mara reached out with the Force and touched Luke's essence lovingly. Soon….
The Duke practically threw Mara onto the bunk and began screaming the moment the ship took off of Naboo soil. "You B*tch!" he screamed. "That was the most embarrassing thing I've ever had to live through. You will regret it for the rest of your life, I will see to that." The Duke threatened, and left the room. Mara sat up on the bunk and used the Force to check that everything was all right. The baby was fine, and she was shaking a little but was otherwise untouched. If seething mad was untouched. This was going to be the longest flight in history, she was sure of it.
Back on the Duke's home planet, Mara contented herself to wait out the days until she and Luke figured out something by focusing on all her energy on getting back into shape. The Duke often commented to her how beautiful she looked when she was running through her exercise routine, to which she would sneer at him and walk away, ignoring him completely. He'd not tried to touch her again, until that night.
"Mara, you will be mine again tonight." The Duke said in passing, while she was getting changed after exercising. "Please be versed with the datapad I have left on your nightstand. I will see you at 8."
Mara threw him a glare and wandered over to her nightstand. There was another of his data pads on the table, going over the step-by-step way to some sexual position. Mara looked it over and laughed. The moves looked painful if not impossible, and Mara threw it out the window before looking any further. Reaching out with the Force, she called out to Luke. She felt his reassurance flowing through, but that underlying disappointment told her that they hadn't found anything. Checking her watch, she had only 4 hours to figure out a plan.
A/n: Pretty unimportant part, cause its working up to probably the most important part which is the NEXT one. So you guys don't gotta really review this one, but you're welcome to. Its totally up to you. I love you all, stay tuned!