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Mousewolf – Is that what Han said? My hearing's not the best in the world, I guess. Twins…well you just have to wait and see! But bear in mind that this takes place about 4 years before J & J were supposed to be born.

Vicki and Teazer – The dream was not so much foreshadowing as making fun of the whole "oh, my water broke, oh, the baby's coming" obsession that all of cinema and television seems to have. This was written about the time my sister was having her baby, so I wanted to have something more realistic, and the dream gives you something to compare it to.

TheRealLeia – That's okay you haven't read the books – I don't really even like them anymore. This story is much different from the plotline of the pro novels. Sense twins in Leia's future I do not.

Thejedistarfiregrayson – No prob. I'm glad you're enjoying it!

GuardianofWilds – Thanks! Actually, I confused myself by my own writing, because I was going back to re-read it before posting it here, and I forgot it was a dream until about half way through. Blonde moment!

CowgirlBlondie – You changed your name! Had me confuddled for a bit. I'm glad you're enjoying this so much! Here's some more sustenance. I wouldn't want you to starve!

SailorLeia – No problem, your story should come first anyway. Han really is the best, isn't he? Here's the next chapter!

Chapter 56

One week later…

Han and Leia were on the Millennium Falcon; with Leia "resting" on a couch while Han worked on his ship, preparing for their upcoming trip off planet. Leia was restless, and would frequently stand up and walk around in an attempt to ease the aching that accompanied her pregnancy. She had not had any dreams like the one she had had a week earlier, and she was hoping that this meant she no longer had buried anxieties about being a mother. This deduction caused her to be even more impatient to have the baby, and the quiet ship filled with only the noise of Han tightening up a few bolts and connecting a few wires finally made her break the silence.

"I wish that this baby would just come out!" Leia cried as she stood up (with much difficulty) and began pacing. "I'm already a week overdue. Can't they just induce the labor?"

Han turned away from the circuit board and grinned, about to make a sarcastic comment, which he immediately regretted as Leia's eyes could have likely melted him with their glare. He opted for the truth, though the delivery was not quite as mocking as he had originally intended. "You said yourself that you wanted to 'leave it to the Force' and 'have the baby come when he was ready.' What happened to that?"

"I never said that!" she claimed, and as Han tried to catch her in a lie, she altered her statement. "Well, if I did say that, I was not coherent enough to make decisions. I would never in my right mind say something along those lines."

"Or maybe you were in your 'right mind' then, and you're in your 'wrong mind' now. Did'ya think of that?"

He had hit pretty close to the mark, which infuriated her.

"Solo!" she yelled. "One more word from you and I'll…"

"What?" he baited.

"I'll sit on you!"

"Oh, no! I surrender!" he said, putting his arms up in defense.

"You'd better," she warned, crossing her arms, "or you'll be facing the weight of me and your gargantuan child."

"I always love when you say such sweet things about our child," Han cracked.

"Well, it's the truth!"

"Okay," Han said, rolling his eyes. "Well now, since I have, in fact, said 'one more word,' are you going to sit on me?"

"No," she replied.

"And why not?"

"You're too tall," she mumbled.

"What was that?" he asked, cupping a hand behind his ear dramatically.

"I said 'you're too tall.'"

"Oh, so the truth is told! Finally admitting to your shortness!"

Leia sighed angrily. "If I weren't over nine months pregnant, Solo, I would jump on you!"

"Do you seriously think I would mind that?" he asked with a leer.

"Do you ever have anything else on your mind?"

"Occasionally," he grinned.

"Well, you'd better think of something else."

"What's wrong with thinking about it?"

"I'll pummel you, of course. And don't think that I won't know what you're thinking."

"Ah, so you're gonna abuse your Jedi powers on me?"

"No, just my feminine instincts. Those I can abuse all I want without Luke freaking out on me."

There was a momentary pause, and then Han asked, "What were we talking about again?"

"I'm not really sure," she replied.