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2 Rebuilding, Part 15
By Aleese Sundancer
"Mara?" Luke asked quietly, entering the room.
"Yeah?" Mara replied, smiling up at him slightly. She took him in for a moment, and enjoyed seeing Luke Skywalker with his son.
"You wanted to see me?" Luke smiled slightly and sat down next to him.
"Yes. I…I wanted to discuss after today." Mara quietly stated.
"You…you made a decision?" Luke asked, biting his lip slightly. His heart was beating madly in his chest and he felt as if his very life was hinged on whether or not Mara Jade decided to stay with him. He had already resolved himself to stand by Mara, whatever she decided, but he hoped desperately that Mara would choose to come with him and their son, and be the mother that she was meant to be. Luke wasn't sure how he would be able to survive without her, having to raise little Hal by himself. It wasn't that he didn't want to be a father, he did, but he wasn't sure he could do it by himself, while his heart was slowly breaking.
"Yes." Mara whispered, staring at him sadly. Luke took a deep breath.
"Are you sure you don't want more time to think?" Luke asked, not wanting to hear her answer, but needed to here it none the less.
"Luke, I made my decision." Mara frowned slightly.
"But, you've been sick, are you sure that you've made the right one?" Luke bit his lip and worried, seeing the sadness in her eyes. Silently, he steeled his back, and pulled Hal a bit closer to himself as if protecting him from possible harm that was beyond the small soul.
"Luke, please. Just because I was sick doesn't mean I was stupid or incapable of making good decisions." Mara frowned.
"Yes, I know. I just wanted to be sure." Luke whispered again.
"Luke…I…" Mara began.
Outside, a few doors down, the two mothers sat quietly waiting. The kids on the floor were playing quietly, sensing the nervousness in the room.
"I wish that Mara wasn't so much like myself and her father. I wish she didn't have the sense of freedom that I needed, and the sense of rebellion from her father." Aleese whispered sadly, cradling her chest.
"Things will work out. They did for the galaxy, they will for our children." Padme smiled slightly and patted Aleese's shoulder. The kids looked up at them worriedly and then walked over and hugged their legs. Anakin crawled up onto Aleese's lap and hugged her around the neck reassuringly.
"It'll be okay Aunty Aleese." Anakin whispered and rubbed Aleese's hair like his mother did to him when he was crying.
"Thank you Ani." Aleese whispered and hugged him close. It was reassuring to have a little one in her arms, and despite his small size and age, it did help to calm her worries. Padme looked over and smiled, hefting the twins onto her lap and quietly singing them a song from her own youth.
Mara found it difficult to get the words out. She saw the sadness in Luke's eyes and feared hurting him no matter what her answer. There in front of her was her devoted husband and wonderful son, she wasn't sure if she could break their hearts if she wanted to. She'd spent all her spare time wondering whether she would be able to live like Luke and Hal needed, whether she would be able to be tied down to one place. It was heart wrenching to think about either life, and she was almost tempted to disappear again to think it out, but decided against that course of action.
"Yes Mara?" Luke prompted.
"Luke…I love you…" Mara whispered and took a deep breath. "I…"
A/N; Yeah, I'm cruel. Get used to it. J/k. review me, review me!!!
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2 Rebuilding, Part 15
By Aleese Sundancer
"Mara?" Luke asked quietly, entering the room.
"Yeah?" Mara replied, smiling up at him slightly. She took him in for a moment, and enjoyed seeing Luke Skywalker with his son.
"You wanted to see me?" Luke smiled slightly and sat down next to him.
"Yes. I…I wanted to discuss after today." Mara quietly stated.
"You…you made a decision?" Luke asked, biting his lip slightly. His heart was beating madly in his chest and he felt as if his very life was hinged on whether or not Mara Jade decided to stay with him. He had already resolved himself to stand by Mara, whatever she decided, but he hoped desperately that Mara would choose to come with him and their son, and be the mother that she was meant to be. Luke wasn't sure how he would be able to survive without her, having to raise little Hal by himself. It wasn't that he didn't want to be a father, he did, but he wasn't sure he could do it by himself, while his heart was slowly breaking.
"Yes." Mara whispered, staring at him sadly. Luke took a deep breath.
"Are you sure you don't want more time to think?" Luke asked, not wanting to hear her answer, but needed to here it none the less.
"Luke, I made my decision." Mara frowned slightly.
"But, you've been sick, are you sure that you've made the right one?" Luke bit his lip and worried, seeing the sadness in her eyes. Silently, he steeled his back, and pulled Hal a bit closer to himself as if protecting him from possible harm that was beyond the small soul.
"Luke, please. Just because I was sick doesn't mean I was stupid or incapable of making good decisions." Mara frowned.
"Yes, I know. I just wanted to be sure." Luke whispered again.
"Luke…I…" Mara began.
Outside, a few doors down, the two mothers sat quietly waiting. The kids on the floor were playing quietly, sensing the nervousness in the room.
"I wish that Mara wasn't so much like myself and her father. I wish she didn't have the sense of freedom that I needed, and the sense of rebellion from her father." Aleese whispered sadly, cradling her chest.
"Things will work out. They did for the galaxy, they will for our children." Padme smiled slightly and patted Aleese's shoulder. The kids looked up at them worriedly and then walked over and hugged their legs. Anakin crawled up onto Aleese's lap and hugged her around the neck reassuringly.
"It'll be okay Aunty Aleese." Anakin whispered and rubbed Aleese's hair like his mother did to him when he was crying.
"Thank you Ani." Aleese whispered and hugged him close. It was reassuring to have a little one in her arms, and despite his small size and age, it did help to calm her worries. Padme looked over and smiled, hefting the twins onto her lap and quietly singing them a song from her own youth.
Mara found it difficult to get the words out. She saw the sadness in Luke's eyes and feared hurting him no matter what her answer. There in front of her was her devoted husband and wonderful son, she wasn't sure if she could break their hearts if she wanted to. She'd spent all her spare time wondering whether she would be able to live like Luke and Hal needed, whether she would be able to be tied down to one place. It was heart wrenching to think about either life, and she was almost tempted to disappear again to think it out, but decided against that course of action.
"Yes Mara?" Luke prompted.
"Luke…I love you…" Mara whispered and took a deep breath. "I…"
A/N; Yeah, I'm cruel. Get used to it. J/k. review me, review me!!!