Thank you to all who came on this journey with me! I am thrilled to start daily posts with my next story, Belonging, tomorrow.

Again, let me know if you have any prompt suggestions for me to write. I need a new project!

Enjoy!

Life may be fleeting. Love lives on.

6 months later found Han and Leia happily living in a good-sized, three-bedroom apartment in the swanky part of Coruscant, both with new perspectives and new responsibilities. Leia's successful campaign for reelection boosted her confidence in the New Republic she was yearning to build. Han was now taking only short transportation shipments that had him away for only a night or two with plenty of time on planet in between. Both had new priorities.

For the past months, Han's boys shared the second bedroom when they visited every other weekend. The boys found that they looked forward to these visits more and more as time went on, becoming closer to their father.

That extra third bedroom was about to come in handy. Leia waddled around the house behind her 8-month pregnant stomach. She set the table for two in their lovely yellow-tinted kitchen and lit the candles in the middle. The light from the candles bounced off the gold band circling her fourth finger, the band with neither a beginning nor an ending. Selecting a bottle of wine that paired with her meal, she set it beside her plate so she could open it when he came in.

The front door, clicked as it opened. "Sweetheart, I'm home!"

She turned the burners down and waddled over to the door. "Hey, honey." She gave him a peck on the cheek. "How was your day?" She held his arms in hers as she took him in.

"Well," he thought. "It started with you and it will end with you, so it must be a good day." He pulled her into his chest, as much as he could for the next month, and pressed his lips against hers.

When the kiss ended she pulled back."Well that was nice!"

"Isn't it always?" He rubbed his hands over her protruding stomach. "How are you feeling?"

Leia touched his hand that covered their now growing bean. "Your son or daughter has been taking it easy on their mom. They've had a restful day." Her hand joined his.

"They let you be a Senator today?" He rested his head on her forehead.

She chuckled at his phrasing. "Yes, they let me do my job."

"Good news. Otherwise I would have a serious talk with them." He gave her a loving grin. "What do I smell for dinner?"

"Namba. I marinated it with a new sauce. Smells wonderful though doesn't it!" She moved to walk through to the kitchen, but was pulled back into his arms, her back to his chest. He planted light kisses down her neck and shoulder. "I see you're the one who's proving to be high maintenance today."

He smiled at his ever-amusing wife. "Caught me." He nuzzled her cheek with his. "I've got somethin' for you."

He pulled a large jewelry box from behind his back and reached around her so she saw it.

"Oh, Han!" She turned in his arms and opened the box.

Gently fingering the lid off, she found a gold-linked necklace with three hanging gold charms, one a tree, one a fish, and one a diamond.

He rested his hand on hers. "Each charm has a special memory for us. The tree, from when I fell in love with you on Endor. The fish, like our Rogue in Corellia. And the diamond…"

"Our wedding," she finished for him. She fingered the delicate necklace gently, letting each precious memory live again inside her mind.

"Yeah. Our wedding and the rest of our lives together."

No words were needed as her lips moved to his chin, his cheek, and then his lips in quick succession. "Han, I don't know what to say. It's absolutely beautiful. Can you put it on?"

She turned her back to him so he could fasten it around her neck. She felt the weight dangle and saw how perfectly it laid on her.

"I love it, Han. Thank you." She turned towards him again.

He held her beneath his chin and rocked back and forth. His hands traveled to her now wide sides. He began to chuckle.

Leia pulled back. "Why are you laughing at such a moment?"

"I was thinking about Han junior, what else?"

Leia grinned when she saw his enlivened expression. "My whole life I have dreamed of having a baby girl or boy to care for and love." She paused to pat his chest and gaze into his eyes. "But I think I am most excited to introduce him or her to their Daddy."

He had to give her a long kiss after that confession. They were content to hold each other for a long moment.

"You wanna guess what I'm most excited for?"

She didn't care to guess so he gave his answer.

Softly and with conviction, he began. "I can't wait for the day I get to hold the symbol of our love in my arms."

She cried so many times since they found out she was expecting, but she never shed as many silent tears as she did after his words.

"Our kid is proof of my undying love for you, sweetheart. A way our love endures and will live on. Always."