Disclaimer: I'm not Hayden's girl yet. Nor am I Aleese Lucas so…not mine.
A/N: Okay, so I'm not so original in names… ;-)
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2 Rebuilding, Part 11
By Aleese Sundancer
"Mara, little Hal's amazing." Leia smiled as she walked in the room, having just seen Luke in the hall with their son.
"Thanks, Leia." Mara smiled tiredly.
"How are you doing?" Leia asked, sitting down in the chair beside her.
"Um, alright." Mara shrugged. Leia frowned slightly, and Mara tried to smile reassuringly.
"Mara, what's the matter? Are you in pain?" Leia frowned, concerned.
"No, no pain." Mara whispered, her eyes drifting back out the window, where she's been looking before Leia had arrived.
"Mara?" Leia asked gently. Mara remained silent, off in her own world. Leia reasoned it off to the painkillers and was content to just sit in silence with her sister in law. Memories of the birth of the twins and of Anakin floated through her head. She remembered the severe pain she went through, but it was overshadowed with the incredible joy of holding her children in her arms. The depression that she lived soon after though, while she hid it as best she could from Han and the others, was slowly driving her mad for several months. She hoped that Mara would be able to fight it off as she did, bury herself in her work as she was able to, but as she stared at Mara so deep in thought, she was slightly worried. Perhaps she was overreacting, maybe it was nothing.
"How are you two doing?" Luke smiled. Striding in the room and putting the baby in the crib, he took a seat next to the two of them.
"We're fine." Leia smiled and patted his hand. The joy in Luke's eyes was beyond even that of Han's. Leia was amazed at how emotional a man would get when he first saw his own child born. She was glad that Luke was finally so happy.
"Mara?" Luke asked quietly, taking her hand in his. She turned and smiled at him slightly, then turned back to the window. "Are you okay?"
"Fine, just tired." Mara practically whispered. Luke nodded slowly.
"Maybe we should just let you rest." Leia smiled. Leia stood up and wandered out of the room slowly.
"I'll be back later Mara, when you've woken up. I love you Mara, thank you so much for everything." Luke quietly told her, and then leaned forward to place a gentle kiss on her forehead. After staring at her a moment longer, Luke took Hal and the small bed out of the room, back to the nursery.
"Congrats kid." Han said, again. Han loved the twinkle in Luke's eye when he was holding the newborn. Already Hal's temperament was showing through. Fortunately, he had Luke's patience and didn't cry when passed around. Usually. Unfortunately, Hal was screaming in his father's arms, despite the rocking and the humming. "Maybe you ought to let him see Mara. Maybe he misses her."
"I don't know, maybe. I mean, they say that kids get attached to their mother's heart beats." Luke whispered gently, and made his way to Mara's room. "Mara?" He said as he entered. "Your son…Mara?" He asked as he entered the room. The room was completely empty, Mara's small carry all was missing.
"Luke, where'd Mara go?" Han asked, peeking into the bathroom.
"I don't know, she shouldn't have left yet, the doctors wanted her to stay another day…" Luke said, getting worried. He searched the room frantically, for any sign of where Mara went. "MARA!"
A/N: Tada, now you're getting the real meat and potatoes! Hows about 65 reviews? Yeah! Heheheh…
Sorry it's such a short chapter. I start work tomorrow so I've gotta get ready. Have a good day guys!! Wish me luck…ug.
A/N: Okay, so I'm not so original in names… ;-)
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2 Rebuilding, Part 11
By Aleese Sundancer
"Mara, little Hal's amazing." Leia smiled as she walked in the room, having just seen Luke in the hall with their son.
"Thanks, Leia." Mara smiled tiredly.
"How are you doing?" Leia asked, sitting down in the chair beside her.
"Um, alright." Mara shrugged. Leia frowned slightly, and Mara tried to smile reassuringly.
"Mara, what's the matter? Are you in pain?" Leia frowned, concerned.
"No, no pain." Mara whispered, her eyes drifting back out the window, where she's been looking before Leia had arrived.
"Mara?" Leia asked gently. Mara remained silent, off in her own world. Leia reasoned it off to the painkillers and was content to just sit in silence with her sister in law. Memories of the birth of the twins and of Anakin floated through her head. She remembered the severe pain she went through, but it was overshadowed with the incredible joy of holding her children in her arms. The depression that she lived soon after though, while she hid it as best she could from Han and the others, was slowly driving her mad for several months. She hoped that Mara would be able to fight it off as she did, bury herself in her work as she was able to, but as she stared at Mara so deep in thought, she was slightly worried. Perhaps she was overreacting, maybe it was nothing.
"How are you two doing?" Luke smiled. Striding in the room and putting the baby in the crib, he took a seat next to the two of them.
"We're fine." Leia smiled and patted his hand. The joy in Luke's eyes was beyond even that of Han's. Leia was amazed at how emotional a man would get when he first saw his own child born. She was glad that Luke was finally so happy.
"Mara?" Luke asked quietly, taking her hand in his. She turned and smiled at him slightly, then turned back to the window. "Are you okay?"
"Fine, just tired." Mara practically whispered. Luke nodded slowly.
"Maybe we should just let you rest." Leia smiled. Leia stood up and wandered out of the room slowly.
"I'll be back later Mara, when you've woken up. I love you Mara, thank you so much for everything." Luke quietly told her, and then leaned forward to place a gentle kiss on her forehead. After staring at her a moment longer, Luke took Hal and the small bed out of the room, back to the nursery.
"Congrats kid." Han said, again. Han loved the twinkle in Luke's eye when he was holding the newborn. Already Hal's temperament was showing through. Fortunately, he had Luke's patience and didn't cry when passed around. Usually. Unfortunately, Hal was screaming in his father's arms, despite the rocking and the humming. "Maybe you ought to let him see Mara. Maybe he misses her."
"I don't know, maybe. I mean, they say that kids get attached to their mother's heart beats." Luke whispered gently, and made his way to Mara's room. "Mara?" He said as he entered. "Your son…Mara?" He asked as he entered the room. The room was completely empty, Mara's small carry all was missing.
"Luke, where'd Mara go?" Han asked, peeking into the bathroom.
"I don't know, she shouldn't have left yet, the doctors wanted her to stay another day…" Luke said, getting worried. He searched the room frantically, for any sign of where Mara went. "MARA!"
A/N: Tada, now you're getting the real meat and potatoes! Hows about 65 reviews? Yeah! Heheheh…
Sorry it's such a short chapter. I start work tomorrow so I've gotta get ready. Have a good day guys!! Wish me luck…ug.