A/N- Ah, the next-to-last chapter. Enjoy!

Chapter 13- The Morning After

Leia rushed up the corridor of the south end of the Senate Apartment Building, trailed by Han, Lando, and Harry. It was morning, and they had still not heard from Luke or Lorelei.

"I'm sure they're fine, Leia," Han said plaintively as the group rounded the corner.

"Luke always, always, checks in with me before leaving and right when he arrives back," Leia said.

"I take it he didn't last night?" Lando asked.

They had picked up Lando in their little procession by accident. He had been coming over to help Han work on the Falcon, of which had had been unware that Luke still had. He had simply gotten swept up by the group.

"No, he didn't," Leia replied.

"Why does he check in?" Harry asked.

"There's a lot of people out to kill Leia and Luke. They check in to let each other know they're all right," Han answered.

"I can't believe Father isn't worried!" Leia muttered suddenly, a hint of anger in her voice.

Anakin had chosen not to follow the line. He had simply told Leia that he sensed no trouble for Luke in the Force. He said that she should leave it at that, but she couldn't. She was worried sick about her brother.

"Because Anakin is the smart one! He knows Luke is fine!" Han said.

The line stopped suddenly at Luke's door. Leia pressed the button by the door that allowed the people inside to know they had visitors. When Luke did not respond in sufficient time, which was only a few seconds, Leia started to bang on the door with her fists.

"Luke! Luke, are you in there! Luke!" she called.

"Hang on!" came the Jedi's groggy voice from beyond the door. He had obviously just woken up.

The door slid open, and Leia marched in, followed by her group. She turned to find Luke sitting at the kitchen counter, dressed in a simple black robe that was tied about the waist.

"Good morning," he said brightly.

"Luke! Where have you been? I've been worried sick! And where's Lorelei?" Leia asked.

"Yeah, where is Lorelei?" Harry asked, looking around.

Luke's apartment was simply furnished. Just a few chairs, a sofa, and a table occupied the sitting room.

"Oh, did I forget to check in?" Luke said, a strange smile on his face. "I'm sorry."

Suddenly, a slight "oh!" came from around the corner. Turning, the group saw Lorelei, dressed in a robe similar to Luke's. Suddenly, Harry had a horrible thought concerning what his sister might or, rather, might not be wearing under that robe. In a collective understanding--as Luke stood and walked over to Lorelei--the truth hit the inquisitors.

Lorelei drew the top of her robe close and pushed her hair behind her. Luke crossed his arms in front of her. Leia stood, with her mouth open.

"You two…?" she asked.

They nodded.

"And the prophecy…?" Leia furthered.

They nodded again.

"But shouldn't you two have gotten…?"

Sighing, both Luke and Lorelei raised their left hands. Both were wearing simple, but elegant, gold rings.

"I have a brother!" Harry shouted, leaping for joy in the air.

The previous tension lifted, and everyone laughed. Lorelei walked over to the kitchen and removed some blue waffles from a toaster-looking device. Putting them on a tray, she offered them to the group.

"Waffles?" she asked.

The group immediately started to decline and back their way out of the apartment. As soon as the door closed after them, Lorelei and Luke exchanged a glance and broke into peals of laughter.

…………………

A week later, Lorelei and Harry stood eye to eye, smiling through tears. They were on the landing platform, Anakin's shuttle waiting behind them.

"Stay safe," Lorelei said quietly. Harry nodded quickly.

They hugged and then Lorelei turned to Neville.

"Neville, you did an excellent job running the shop while I was away. When you graduate, you most certainly have a partnership waiting for you," she said, hugging him.

"What! Really! Lorelei, thank you!" Neville cried.

"Time to go," Anakin said gently.

With much waving and yelling, the gangplank on the shuttle closed. As the transport lifted into the air, Lorelei stepped back into Luke's arms.

"He'll be fine," Luke whispered.

"I know."

And the shuttle disappeared from sight.

End Notes: One more chapter to go! I hope you enjoyed this. I know it was short, but I'm just trying to wind things up. I will release a companion one-shot to this series called "I Miss the Stars" before I release the sequel entitled "Enchanted Woman."