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Chapter 2

"Dad, are you in here?" Few things surprised Han Solo anymore, but apparently a visit from his only daughter in the middle of the night was still one of them. He had not been able to sleep and had gone to the Falcon to attend to some minor repairs when Jaina found him. Not about to complain about the interruption, Han turned to face her only to be greeted with a beautiful face stained with tears. Alarmed, he reached to embrace her shaking frame.

"What happened? Are you okay?" He pulled away to study her face for answers.

She opened her mouth to speak but no words came, only more tears.

"Come on, Sweetheart, you can tell me. What happened to make you so upset?" He figured maybe she had recently lost a pilot from her squadron or her astromech droid had to be replaced. However when Jaina was finally able to speak, she said the last thing he would have guessed.

"Jag asked me to marry him."

Luckily, there was a bench nearby where Han could sit quickly from the shock. He had enough sense to pull Jaina next to him, still holding her close. His brain went into overdrive. His twenty-eight year old daughter had been proposed to by Jagged Fel. That same daughter was now sobbing into his shoulder and he had no idea why she was so upset.

He proceeded gently. "Did something happen? Did Fel say something wrong? 'Cause I've already told him I'd make him hurt in places he could never dream of if he ever hurt you."

Jaina snorted against his shoulder and he felt he lips turn up into a small smile. She leaned up and ran across her face to smooth away the tears. "No, Jag didn't do anything wrong. It's all my fault. Jag asked me to marry him and then I started a fight, and now he's in the medward."

"Jag's in the medward? Is he okay? Why are you here and not with him?" It seemed a little silly to be worried about Jag, but over the years Han had taken a liking to the young pilot. Even though he and Jaina had seen their ups and downs, Han was secretly pleased that they had decided to give their relationship another try.

Jaina attempted to speak but only began to cry again.

"Slow down, Princess. Take a deep breath and start from the beginning." Han kissed her forehead in an attempt to calm her down. He let her cry for a few more minutes before gently pushing her away.

"We were on our way to the sims to prepare for the some recruits. Right before we were about to start he stands up and yelled across the room, 'Marry me!'"

"That doesn't sound too bad to me. What happened to get you so upset?"

She stood quickly and began pacing the room. "I know! I shouldn't have gotten mad, but I guess I had planned it out in my head so many times - different ways he was going to propose - that when he just yelled it across the sim room it wasn't according to my plans!"

Han smartly choose to stay quiet and let her continue her rant.

"I mean, I love Jag. I've been through enough to know that I want to spend the rest of my life with him. And then I had to go and ruin the whole thing. He probably doesn't even want to marry me anymore." She turned to face Han again, eyes puffy, fresh tears streaming down her face.

He knew how she felt. When he asked Leia to marry him nearly thirty years ago, his proposal did not go exactly as planned. He had kidnapped Leia and taken her to Dathomir. Of course, things did not go as planned. But in the end, they had fallen in love with one another all over again. Every day Han thanked the Force for bringing Leia into his life. As much as he wanted Jaina to remain his little girl, what he wanted more than anything was for her to have the happiness that he had found with Leia.

"Jaina, do you love him?"

She replied without hesitation. "Yes."

"Do you want to marry him?"

"Yes."

He stood to be next to her. "Well then, you have to be willing to put up with the bad when things don't go your way."

"I know. I just love him so much and I'm just so afraid that I ruined it for us."

Not wanting to see his daughter in pain he tried to poor all his love and support into a warm embrace. "You didn't. Jag's a reasonable man who loves you very much. Now tell me, why exactly is Jag in the medward?"

"I, uh, sorta pushed him," she said sheepishly.

"What do you mean, pushed him?" Han cocked an eyebrow.

"Well I was just so surprised and angry at the way he proposed I gave him a Force push and he fell and hit his head on the sim."

Han processed this information. He knew that Jaina would not have left Jag's sight if he were seriously injured, but she was obviously still very upset about the events earlier that day. "Sweetheart, I have to ask, did you give Jag an answer yet?"

She shook her head no.

"Well, why aren't you with him right now?"

"He's sleeping right now. I made sure he was taken care of, but I couldn't bring myself to go see him yet." She went back to the bench and sat down.

"Jaina, honey, you told me that you love Jag and you want to marry him, yet you still haven't told him your answer." He couldn't believe that he was actually pushing his daughter to accept a marriage proposal. "How about I walk you back to the medward and you have a talk with Jag?" He held out her hand to pull her up.

"Okay, Dad," she squeezed his hand tightly. "Thanks for listening."

As Han led Jaina towards the medical center he wondered if there was some blame to be placed on his shoulder's for his daughter's inability to accept love into her life. He knew that his children's upbringing was somewhat unconventional but he never wanted that to effect the way his son and daughter lived their lives. Once they reached the room where Jag was sleeping, he sensed Jaina's steps falter a bit and she hesitated before entering.

"Jaina, you need to go in there and talk to him."

"I'm just so scared, Dad. What if he doesn't want me anymore?"

He took her by the shoulders. "Jaina, listen to me. A man like Jag would be willing to lay down his life to be with you. And you deserve it. You are brave, smart, beautiful, and a million other wonderful things that make you who you are." Now he was the one becoming emotional. "I am so proud of the woman you have become and I couldn't be happier that you've found someone to share your life with. Relationships are never perfect, Jaina, but it's when you want to be with someone even at your lowest moments that you know that it's the type of love worth fighting for."

Her lips trembled as she hugged him tightly. "Thanks, Daddy. I love you."

"Love you too, Princess. Now go in there and talk with Jag." Han gave her an encouraging push towards the door. Once she was inside, he watched as she walked towards the bed and kissed Jag gently on the lips to awaken him. Han then leaned against the wall and listened to the young couple.

"Oh, Jag. I'm so sorry about what happen. I didn't mean for this to end with you getting hurt."

Jag shifted to a sitting position. "No, Jaina, I should be the one who's sorry. I shouldn't have asked you to marry me like that. Although I have to admit, I wasn't expecting a trip to the medward as a result."

Jaina turned away. "You probably don't want to marry me anymore. I understand, I mean, what type of girl hurts her boyfriend after he asks her to marry him?"

He took her hand and forced her to look back at him. "Are you kidding me? Your response is exactly one of the reasons I love you so much. Jaina, I love that you are so independent and act first and think later. I love the way that you would rather be in coveralls than a dress. I love your early morning smiles, when you know that you don't have to be up for another hour."

"Oh, Jag."

"Let me continue, I want to do this right." He kissed her knuckles. "I love you for the fact that every time I see you, you become more beautiful in my eyes. You're smart, funny, and forceful when need be. I love you for letting me carry your burdens and allowing me to take care of you, even though you might not need it." He pulled her down to sit next to him on the bed, brushing away a loose strand of copper-colored hair.

"But most of all, Jaina, I love that we have found each other again. That you have let your heart be open for us to try this again. I know, without a doubt, that I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I know it won't always be easy, but I love you, Jaina. Even when we're at our lowest I still love you. Now if that's not real love, then I don't know what is."

Tears were now flowing freely down her face. "That's what my Dad says."

"Well your dad is a smart man." He searched her eyes. "I love you, Jaina Solo. You're worth the ultimate battle. Marry me."

"Yes!" She laughed through her tears and kissed him.

Outside of the room Han smiled as he heard his daughter accept Jag's proposal. His job was done and he was thankful he had been there to witness this moment. Satisfied that his daughter was no longer upset, he left the medward to share the special moment with Leia. For once, Han thought to himself, everything was really was right in the galaxy.