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Chapter 16

They headed to a small café on the main street, which offered all sorts of cuisine. It ranged from healthy Ithorian food to hearty Corellian food. Leia's eyes lit up when she saw all the food offered on the menu, and ordered practically everything off of it. Ty looked at the choices as if he had never seen food before, and after much deliberation chose to order a small sandwich. Han tried to get the boy to order more, but decided that they could get him more later. Han, of course, chose to order a greasy, meaty Corellian dish.

When the food came everyone dug in ravenously, engaging themselves in small talk in between bites. Han was asking Ty about the weather when Leia unexpectedly stood up, covered her mouth with her hand and bolted for the refresher.

"Man, she's gonna have to get the timing of her morning sickness together or she's never gonna be able to go back to work," Han said, looking at Ty.

"I'm sure it will be alright, Han. She's Princess Leia, she can do anything," Ty said with a look of complete veneration.

"Hey Kid, none of that. Leia may be the most special woman in the galaxy, but she's just a human like you and I. You can be just like her when you grow up."

"I somehow doubt that. I could never be like her, she's perfect!"

"Well, no argument from me about the perfect part, but seriously, you can be someone who makes a huge difference in the galaxy if you want to. Just look at me! I was exactly like you were as a kid, but I ended up a respectable general. You never know what the Force has in store for you."

Ty looked absolutely enthralled with Han's speech, but his expression soon changed back to one of worship when he realized what Han said his rank was.

"Wait…you're a GENERAL?"

Han sighed, leaned back in his chair and rolled his eyes toward the ceiling. Leave it to him to open his big mouth when he was just about to end the whole hero-worship thing.

"Yeah, it was just a field commission, though. No big deal. I had hardly even joined the Rebellion when they assigned it to me. I didn't deserve it."

"You had only been in the Rebellion a little bit when they made you a general? You must have been REALLY good!"

"No…well, I had already been with the Rebellion for a few years, just not officially. I had been smuggling for the Rebellion…"

"You were a SMUGGLER? Cool! I've always wanted to be a smuggler!"

Oh great, Han thought, I've been trying to get him to grow up differently than I did, and now I've made him want to grow up to be a smuggler!

"No, Ty, you don't want to be a smuggler. It's a dirty business, too dirty for a good kid like you. Maybe you could be a general like me," Han suggested hopefully.

"That would be great! Can I go back to New Alderaan with you guys?"

"We'll see, Kid. We want to find you a good home with some nice people to take care of you, and if we can't find one for you here on Corellia maybe we can find one on New Alderaan."

"Can't I just stay with you guys?"

Han sighed and looked at the boy sorrowfully. He had known that this was coming. "Sorry Kid, but we can't take care of you. Leia and I are going to have our own children, and there are plenty of people out there who want children but can't have them. It would only be fair to you to find you parents who don't have children of their own. Don't worry; we'll make sure that they're the perfect parents for you. Leia and me and our kids can visit you all the time, maybe you can even baby-sit them sometimes when you're old enough," Han said, hoping to appease Ty.

"Okay…that sounds good. And you'll be sure to visit me?"

"Of course, all the time! I couldn't ever forget about my little buddy," he said happily, ruffling the boy's hair.

Ty smiled, and at that moment Leia emerged from the refresher.

"So, what did you boys do while I was gone?" she asked, still looking somewhat queasy.

"Not much, just guy stuff," Han replied with a wink in Ty's direction.

"Well, anything's okay as long as you didn't finish your meal. I'm eating yours since I can't touch mine anymore," Leia said with conviction.

"Hey!" Han said, trying to cover his plate with his hands.

Leia just looked at him and motioned toward the plate with her hand. It flew toward her and settled where her smorgasbord of food had previously sat. "I only use the Force for evil when the baby's concerned," she said proudly.

"Now, what do I eat?" Han asked, annoyed.

"Eat my food. It's not like I'm going to touch it anymore."

"But it has…green stuff," he said in disgust.

"Oh, poor Hanny-wanny needs his greasy foody-woody," she said mockingly.

"You're mean," he said, crossing his arms.

"I know, honey, but you already knew that when you married me, didn't you?"

"I guess so," he replied.

"Just take the bad with the good, Han. And I'll make sure the good is extra good," she said with a wink.

"Okay, okay, you can eat my food. But only if you make good on your promise."

"It's a deal. Now pass me that bread."