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guys, they still ain't mine…
A/N: Prize goes to SAARA!! Yay!! **Reaches into her bag of goodies and looks around for a bit, and pulls out a…gumball!** Congratulations on being 50!
I know you guys are all thinking, "Oh my god, she killed off her plot", but hey, that was just a bump in the road. The best stuff is yet to come!
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2 Rebuilding, Part 10
By Aleese Sundancer
The next couple months were particularly hard on Luke and Mara. Mara was already an impatient person, and having hormones coursing through her body did not always make her as pleasant as she would have liked. Luke was trying desperately not to let Callista's death hurt his marriage to Mara, but there were days when Luke felt that same pounding in his head that he'd killed Callista. That he hurt everyone he loved.
Unfortunately for the two of them, everyone saw the trouble that they were going through. Leia, Padme and Aleese were happy to help out Mara with tidbits on how to make the pregnancy easier, but Luke wouldn't let anyone see how much Callista had torn him up. The only one that Luke would have been able to talk to about it was Mara, and she was often in a foul mood because of the baby. Not that Mara was always a cheery sunny person before the baby. Luke was willing to put up with it, knowing that Mara would be back to normal soon, he just had to be patient.
"Luke?" Mara called from the bedroom. Luke slowly made his way into the bedroom, where Mara was looking at herself in the mirror.
"Yes?" He smiled and came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her midsection and looking at the reflection of the two of them.
"Do I look ugly?" She frowned and ran her hand over her chest and the bulging baby.
"No, you look radiant." Luke smiled and took her hands into his. She sighed lightly and looked at him in his reflection.
"I feel ugly." Mara sighed.
"You aren't." He whispered and kissed her cheek gently.
"Luke…I know that I'm not everything you want in a wife." Mara whispered, looking back at the bulge on her abdomen. "I know that you're still having troubles dealing with Callista, and that you are tired of having me around. I know that you're doing this for the baby. I'm sorry to…tie you down."
"You aren't. I love you Mara, and I don't want anyone else. I want you here, in my arms." Luke frowned, turning her to face him. He desperately wanted to show Mara how much he needed her, but he was afraid of scaring her away.
"I love you too Luke." Was all that she could whisper. He smiled slightly and held her. He hated that she could see that in him. He hated that he couldn't be everything she needed, that he was so scared of hurting others that he was loosing himself. He wished…he wished that Mara could replace Callista completely, but there was still that hole in his heart that had been ripped open.
"SKYWALKER!!" Mara screamed from the bedroom, as Luke held her hand through another contraction. He was glad it was his right hand that she was holding as the pain shot through her body. He could feel every twinge of pain, through the bond that they'd been building with each other since they were married. Today, he was thanking his lucky stars he was the male. "DAMN YOU!! I'M NOT LETTING YOU NEAR ME AGAIN!!"
"I love you Mara." He smiled warmly as she glared at him. Slowly her body relaxed.
"You're doing well Mrs. Skywalker. Only a couple more pushes." The Medic smiled. Mara groaned and Luke laughed gently, and kissed her hand.
"You're having our baby Mara, I love you so much." Luke murmured. Mara smiled at him then squeezed her eyes shut as another contraction hit.
"This is it!" The Medic smiled. Mara let out another scream and pushed with all her might. "I see a head!! Keep pushing!"
Mara smiled slightly and pushed even more, taking a quick pause in between and then pushing some more. "AHHH!!"
"You're wonderful Mara, I love you so much, Thank you thank you!" Luke was whispering, holding her close.
"I've got him!" The Medic smiled and wrapped the wiggling crying baby in a warm blanket. "Here you go Master Skywalker." He smiled and took the baby, holding him close for Mara to see.
"He's beautiful Mara. He's absolutely perfect." Luke smiled. Mara smiled up at him tiredly, and then looked at the baby. "Our little Hal."
A/N: Well? Important part! The best stuff is coming up next though!! Lemme know what you think? Please please please??
A/N: Prize goes to SAARA!! Yay!! **Reaches into her bag of goodies and looks around for a bit, and pulls out a…gumball!** Congratulations on being 50!
I know you guys are all thinking, "Oh my god, she killed off her plot", but hey, that was just a bump in the road. The best stuff is yet to come!
1
2 Rebuilding, Part 10
By Aleese Sundancer
The next couple months were particularly hard on Luke and Mara. Mara was already an impatient person, and having hormones coursing through her body did not always make her as pleasant as she would have liked. Luke was trying desperately not to let Callista's death hurt his marriage to Mara, but there were days when Luke felt that same pounding in his head that he'd killed Callista. That he hurt everyone he loved.
Unfortunately for the two of them, everyone saw the trouble that they were going through. Leia, Padme and Aleese were happy to help out Mara with tidbits on how to make the pregnancy easier, but Luke wouldn't let anyone see how much Callista had torn him up. The only one that Luke would have been able to talk to about it was Mara, and she was often in a foul mood because of the baby. Not that Mara was always a cheery sunny person before the baby. Luke was willing to put up with it, knowing that Mara would be back to normal soon, he just had to be patient.
"Luke?" Mara called from the bedroom. Luke slowly made his way into the bedroom, where Mara was looking at herself in the mirror.
"Yes?" He smiled and came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her midsection and looking at the reflection of the two of them.
"Do I look ugly?" She frowned and ran her hand over her chest and the bulging baby.
"No, you look radiant." Luke smiled and took her hands into his. She sighed lightly and looked at him in his reflection.
"I feel ugly." Mara sighed.
"You aren't." He whispered and kissed her cheek gently.
"Luke…I know that I'm not everything you want in a wife." Mara whispered, looking back at the bulge on her abdomen. "I know that you're still having troubles dealing with Callista, and that you are tired of having me around. I know that you're doing this for the baby. I'm sorry to…tie you down."
"You aren't. I love you Mara, and I don't want anyone else. I want you here, in my arms." Luke frowned, turning her to face him. He desperately wanted to show Mara how much he needed her, but he was afraid of scaring her away.
"I love you too Luke." Was all that she could whisper. He smiled slightly and held her. He hated that she could see that in him. He hated that he couldn't be everything she needed, that he was so scared of hurting others that he was loosing himself. He wished…he wished that Mara could replace Callista completely, but there was still that hole in his heart that had been ripped open.
"SKYWALKER!!" Mara screamed from the bedroom, as Luke held her hand through another contraction. He was glad it was his right hand that she was holding as the pain shot through her body. He could feel every twinge of pain, through the bond that they'd been building with each other since they were married. Today, he was thanking his lucky stars he was the male. "DAMN YOU!! I'M NOT LETTING YOU NEAR ME AGAIN!!"
"I love you Mara." He smiled warmly as she glared at him. Slowly her body relaxed.
"You're doing well Mrs. Skywalker. Only a couple more pushes." The Medic smiled. Mara groaned and Luke laughed gently, and kissed her hand.
"You're having our baby Mara, I love you so much." Luke murmured. Mara smiled at him then squeezed her eyes shut as another contraction hit.
"This is it!" The Medic smiled. Mara let out another scream and pushed with all her might. "I see a head!! Keep pushing!"
Mara smiled slightly and pushed even more, taking a quick pause in between and then pushing some more. "AHHH!!"
"You're wonderful Mara, I love you so much, Thank you thank you!" Luke was whispering, holding her close.
"I've got him!" The Medic smiled and wrapped the wiggling crying baby in a warm blanket. "Here you go Master Skywalker." He smiled and took the baby, holding him close for Mara to see.
"He's beautiful Mara. He's absolutely perfect." Luke smiled. Mara smiled up at him tiredly, and then looked at the baby. "Our little Hal."
A/N: Well? Important part! The best stuff is coming up next though!! Lemme know what you think? Please please please??