Sorry this took so long and thanks for everyone who reviewed. It makes my day reading your comments. I would thank all of you personally but I have to go to class......just wanted to get this part up. Thanks.

Ps. Sorry about the format if it comes out wrong. I've been having a lot of trouble getting it to work.

"Hold still," Mara reprimanded and Padme stopped fidgeting enough to throw her a glare. The medic droid continued to clean her back wounds, not noticing or caring that she winced with every swab. Padme could have sworn she heard Mara mutter 'babies' but let it slide when Luke yelped out receiving both of their attention.

"Owe! That hurts!" He exclaimed as the droid poked and prodded at his artificial hand as if in amazement.

"Ok, I'm fixed," he said slapping the droid away as he slid off the table slowly. Mara was immediately glued to his side when he wobbled slightly, showing concern but no sympathy. Honestly, how did he end up with a metal rod through his thigh anyway? Skywalkers' she muttered silently to herself rolling her eyes. All of them are accident prone or just unlucky. Especially with the arms...she looked in the direction of Anakin's room and smirked as Padme slowly slipped inside to check up on him.

"Mara did you mean it?" Luke asked softly, hesitantly. His insecurity rolled off of him in waves through the Force causing her to focus on him. She waited to show him her confusion until they were on the balcony.

"Mean what?"

"You know," he supplied knowingly, not helping her solve the puzzle in the slightest.

"That you're whole family is full of babies? Of course!" She told him with a smirk and walked over to lean her elbows on the railing.

"That's not what I mean." The hurt and sadness that echoed through her from his whisper alone made her turn towards him and when she did she couldn't fight the gasp.

"Skywalker..." she began taking a step closer to him.

"Luke, what is it? What's wrong?"

When she placed her palm against his cheek he finally looked up into her eyes and could tell she honestly didn't know what he wanted to hear. What he needed to hear.

"Do you love me?" He blurts out finally, then lowers his eyes once again and continues quickly. "Because if you want to take it back...I know that we could have died and things are said in the heat of the moment..."

"I love you," she tried to interrupt.

"...I meant it, but I do tend to blurt things out. That doesn't mean you should feel obligated. I don't want you to feel pressured...what?" He finally asks and looks at her for clarification.

"I do love you Luke Skywalker. Force help me, but

I've loved you for a long time now," she admitted lowering her voice to a whisper.

"Why didn't you say anything?"

"I didn't really know what love is till I met you

Luke," Mara answered honestly as he cupped her cheeks.

"I was afraid I'd never hear it," He muttered with a small smile.

"I'm afraid I'll never hear it again," she said slyly.

"I love you Mara Jade," He said firmly, his voice hoarse but it left no room for argument or doubt. Then he kissed her. You'd think she'd be used to the kisses by now but each new kiss from Luke is better than the one before. Each a new experience, filled with emotions, more passionate but also tender. She could kiss him forever, love him forever...

"That's the deal Mara," he muttered against her lips with a smile. She pulled away brows raised in askance and he explained.

"Forever."

"Forever," Mara repeated letting out a breath in awe of the word and its meaning. She hadn't really comprehended what that word entailed till just now.

"You'll be mine forever," She vowed smirking as she pulled his head down or another kiss only to be waylaid by his hand.

"Are you sure?" He asked doubting and Mara whacked him on the back of the head in reply.

"I'll take that as a yes..." he mumbled dryly rubbing his head.

"Never doubt it again Luke," Mara told him seriously leaving no room for argument and she received a soft smile in return.

"I don't doubt you Mara. I just doubt that a woman like you could love a Farmboy. I doubt myself."

"Don't."

"Ok."

"Ok?"

"I won't."

"Ever?"

"Well..."

"Luke," Her voice took on its warning tone and he gave in and agreed right away. There really is no use arguing with that tone. She laughed, a sound he is hearing more often now, and she leaned forward as if to kiss him. She stopped a breath away, narrowed her eyes and wiped the corner of his mouth before pushing him away.

"Food sauce," she explained with a smug smirk, which caused Luke to glare slightly when she turned away. Catching her slim, strong wrist, he pulled her back to him and muttered, "That won't work this time Mara," before crushing her lips in a hard kiss. She chuckled and kissed him back happily. For once in her life she lost track of time, she let go of circumstances and just let herself go completely...

That is, until she felt the children that should be on Coruscant and Tatooine enter from the hanger.

"What the..." she mumbled and pulled away to look around Luke. The three Solo Children passed by the windows looking happy—er, at least Jaina looked happy. The other two looked a little angry and nauseous.

"Did they just come from the..."

"Yep!"

"And was Jaina talking about flying the..."

"Uh huh!"

"Aren't they supposed to be on..."

"Yes."

"Should we?" He asked indicating the children mouth agape as 3po and R2 followed slowly.

"Nah," Mara answered softly.

"Nah?" He questioned focusing his attention back on her brows raised. Her choice of wording was strange and yet...curious.

"I say let their parents handle it Farmboy. We've got better things to do at the moment then reprimand them,' she informed him with a smile and kissed him again. Luke agreed whole-heartedly with this plan of action and only checked on the kids once through the force before losing himself completely in Mara.

"Oh force!" Leia grimaced slightly when she noticed the approaching crew of the last ship to land.

"How..." was the only word to make it out of Han's mouth as his children came to stand in front of him at attention. He opened his mouth to speak, yell, reprimand, anything at least but still nothing. 3PO gulped slightly, if droids could in fact gulp and courageously took a step forward to explain.

"Mistress Jaina flew..."

"Shut up Golden rod!" Han said not believing his luck that 3PO was in the past to torture him.

"Yes sir."

"Leia?" He turned in guidance to his wife not knowing how to possibly start this conversation. Leia's eyes widened slightly but she masked her bewilderment with a look of anger and looked down at their faces. For the first time she took in their appearance. Dirt covered their little faces and Jacen had just the tiniest scratch on his cheek but they had never looked so...good before, so beautiful. Tears misted her eyes as she kneeled and opened her arms to them. They tumbled into her and began talking at once.

Han rolled his eyes at their display but finally gave in when Jaina's big brown eyes locked onto his. Heaving a sigh of relief that his family is back together. They still had a lot of explaining to do but that could wait till later.

"I flew daddy!" Jaina exclaimed happily and he shook his head and chuckled softly before pulling her into his arms and twirling her around.

"We'll talk about that later young lady," he admonished hugging her close.

"Dad she almost killed us!" Jacen exclaimed glaring at his twin. She looked at him appalled and proceeded to explain that the crash landing was necessary—both of them! And that she was just as good of a pilot as...

Looking over their little heads to his wife they both shared a soft smile and couldn't wait to punish their kids together later.

Ok, I know this is short but I wanted to post something today. I'm actually going to try and post quicker but with shorter posts. The next one should be this weekend. Hopefully. I hope you like it.