The Real Leia – Actually, Idid figure out her "condition" early. In the second chapter when she was thinking about how her dress didn't fit properly, I thought, "she's pregnant!" I just didn't want to give anything away for anyone who hadn't figured it out yet.  You stole from my book? Why, what an honor! New chapters abound!

GreatOne – Nope, he never really can. He seems to be the one person who Threepio is constantly after.

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Chapter 40

See-Threepio and his counterpart, Artoo-Detoo, approached the increasingly large group with apparent urgency.

"It is you, Captain Solo!" Threepio exclaimed. "I am so glad to have found you."

"Oh, and I'm ecstatic to see you too, Goldenrod," Han replied, voice full of sarcasm.

"Well…thank you, sir. I have been searching everywhere for you. I have received a message from the adoption agency that you are needed right away."

"What do they need me for? Everything is under control now," Han grumbled.

"It seems as if someone by the name of Ty Bengley requests your presence. I do not know why he asked for you specifically, but I suppose because you are the founder…"

"Ty asked for me? Why didn't you just say so?"

"Well, I wasn't quite aware that you knew him, sir. I was just performing my duties…"

Han was now walking briskly in the direction of the New Alderaan Adoption Agency, yet he was not going to pass up an opportunity to argue with the golden protocol droid.

"Since when has it been your duty to take messages for me? I was kinda under the impression that you did stuff like that for Leia."

"Well, Captain Solo, it was in fact Princess Leia who requested that I check in occasionally when you are not there. I did not wish to cause offense."

"Oh, Princess Leia requested that, did she?" Han asked, shooting a dark look at his wife.

"Yes, she did indeed. Isn't that right, Artoo?"

Artoo beeped and rolled back and forth on his wheels in confirmation.

"You see, sir?"

"Yeah, I see. And you can go ahead and ignore anything she asked you to do for me. I can check my own messages, thank you very much."

"Oh, you're welcome, sir. I do not see why, however…"

"Zip it, tin can. So, any other secrets I should know about, Your Worship?" Han drawled, drawing his attention to Leia.

"No, I don't have any more secrets than you do. You really should let Threepio help you, Han. I know how bad you are about checking your messages."

"Oh, so now all I get is complaints. Don't you need him during Senate meetings, anyway?"

"Yes, but I'm only in meetings part of the time. You don't seriously think that I let Threepio stay with me in my office, do you?"

"No, otherwise you'd be coming home with a lot more headaches, that's for sure," Han grinned, forgetting about his annoyance at Leia in favor of their shared mockery of Threepio.

"And he'd have a few more dents from various items that I'd thrown at him from my desk," Leia added.

"Then the media'd get on your back for droid abuse."

Luke spoke up from his place among the fast-paced crowd of friends. "Oh, you guys shouldn't be so mean to poor Threepio…even if he is possibly the most annoying droid in the galaxy."

"My word!" See-Threepio cried. "I was not aware that my abilities as a protocol droid were so lacking! I can update my programming, if you wish."

"Threepio, I think it's more your ability to shut up that's lacking rather than your abilities as a protocol droid," Han jibbed.

"Why, Artoo, I do not believe that I will ever understand that man," Threepio sighed.

Han grinned in satisfaction.