PART 30

The next morning Obi-Wan awoke to Padme's screams, she was in labor. He picked her up and rushed her to the medical lab. They were given privacy, so it was just Padme, Obi-Wan, and medical droid in the room during the delivery.

"Where is Sola?" Padme asked after battling a contraction.

"She's fine; the droids are looking after her."

"I want her to be here to see the baby."

"Don't worry, she'll be here soon."

A few moments later the baby was born. Obi-Wan had to let go of Padme's hand to go over to hold the baby.

"It's a girl" he said bending down to show the tiny baby to Padme.

The medical droid helped her sit up and she was able to take the baby in her arms.

Obi-Wan saw her smile, her face glowed, he had seen her go through so much pain in the past few days, it was a wonderful moment for both of them.

"So what are we going to name her?" he asked.

A few moments later Sola was let into the room accompanied by Threepio and R2, the little girl walked into the room to find her mother on the medical table holding a tiny baby and her father behind them with his arm around them smiling proudly.

Her father came over to her and picked her up and placed her on the table beside Padme and said, "Sola, meet your new little sister, Mara Jade."

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They had both come up with the name Mara Jade fairly quickly, she was strong in the force, so they wanted her to have a strong name, and felt Mara Jade fit perfectly. Sola handled being a new big sister pretty well; she liked holding Mara, but sometimes Sola was jealous.

For Sola's birthday Obi-Wan took her out to ride a Tan-Tan for the first time, and everyone on the base helped sing happy birthday and watched as she blew out the candles on her cake. She received a beautiful turquoise pendent from her mother and a new doll from her father.

"Mommy will you help me fix the hair pretty on my new doll?"

"A little later honey, you're little sister is hungry right now."

But Sola got angry watching her mother sitting with the baby and her father over there with them. She decided to let them both know she didn't like being ignored.

She took one of her building blocks and force threw it against the wall.

"Sola, what has gotten into you" Padme said as she tried to hush a screaming Mara Jade.

"I want you to play with me!"

"Sola go to your room right now young lady" her father said.

She glared at both of them before running into her room bumping into Obi-Wan along the way.

A few minutes later her father came into her room and sat down on her bed.

"Come sit down" he said motioning for her to sit down beside him.

"Sola, you are a big sister now; that means you have to be a big girl and understand why your mother and I can't be playing with you all the time. New babies need a lot of attention, but our feelings for you haven't changed."

"Mara just cries and sleeps all the time Daddy; she's no fun to play with."

"She's just an infant, but soon she'll be bigger and able to play with you, babies grow fast, but it's your job as her sister to watch out for her right?"

"Mommy won't let me do anything."

"She will; she'll let you hold Mara more and feed her once she gets older, you'll love being a big sister you'll see."

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"I'm surprised she's throwing temper tantrums this soon" Padme said as she continued to nurse Mara.

"Well this is all so new to her; but I think she'll adjust really well in time."

"I hope so; we have to start planning ahead."

"We are not going to worry about that now, besides I'll handle it."

"I just want them both to be safe Obi-Wan."

The baby was sleeping, he took Mara out of Padme's arms and put her in her crib, he came back over and leaned on her shoulder and said in her ear, "They will be; I'll keep you all safe."

"You are a wonderful father Obi-Wan, don't ever forget that."

"I love you; I love you so much I can't believe I can find happiness in such dark times."

She tilted his head up and started kissing him, she hadn't been intimate with him in weeks, she felt she needed to show him how much she loved him as much as she could, she felt her days of happiness with Obi-Wan and her children were numbered.