"Can I try to fly this time?" Caleb asked Poe.
"Sure," Poe replied. They switched places, and soon the boy was flying the Ghost.
"I did it!" the boy cheered happily, as he landed the ship a few minutes.
"Ezra would be proud of you," Poe told him. Hearing Ezra's name made Caleb a little sad, but he knew Poe was right.
Lunchtime came. The Ghost was parked in the hanger. Poe brought BB8 down from the top of the ship.
"Good job," he said, patting the droid on the head. "Go get ready for what is next." BB8 beeped in the affirmative before rolling away.
"Poe, Caleb fell asleep," Angeles told him.
"Let him rest," Poe insisted, as he helped her off of the ship. "We will save his lunch for later."
He led her to a table that was set up in the hanger. They, along with BB8, sat at the table. Angeles' security guards were outside, so she and Poe were able to have some privacy.
"Poe!" she exclaimed in delight. "You ordered my favorite soup!"
"I did," he confessed lightheartedly. They enjoyed the meal together. Afterwards, they went back to the Ghost, to check up on Caleb. The boy was still sleeping.
"Have a seat," Poe urged, as he led the woman he loved to the captain's chair. Angeles thought that was unusual, but she sat down anyway. Poe pretended to check the various gauges on the console.
"Thank you for the flying lesson," she said, as Poe knelt down, pretending to look for a tool. "He was excited when I told him that it was his birthday gift from me."
"I know," Poe responded. "He was almost as excited when I told him what I was getting him."
"BB8, where is that tool?" he feigned frustration. The droid rolled over and beeped a few times.
"Poe, you didn't have to get him anything. The flying lesson is enough."
"I insisted." Poe went into one of his droid's compartments, and gave BB8 a wink. "He wanted this for his birthday, and hopefully I will be able to give it to him."
"What do you mean by that..." Angeles started to say before she stopped speaking. Poe had gotten a small box out of BB8, and opened it in front of her. Inside was a diamond ring.
"Angeles Dollslayer, will you make me, and the little boy sleeping nearby, happy by marrying me?" Poe sweetly proposed.
"Yes!" Angeles shouted gleefully. Poe slipped the ring on his fiancé's finger. They rose to their feet and shared a passionate kiss. BB8 chirped his congratulations.
"Why don't you check up on Caleb, to see if he is awake yet?" Poe suggested. The droid rolled away.
"Between your security guards and BB8, it's a miracle we get any privacy!" Poe lightheartedly complained, as he caressed Angeles' cheek. "But it's all worth it, because I get to be with you."
"I never thought we would end up together," Angeles confessed. "Not with my line of work, and especially not with the man every woman in the galaxy has a crush on."
"I think that's an exaggeration. But even if that is true, my heart belongs to you alone." They kissed before they heard BB8. Caleb was standing behind the droid.
"You got yourself another birthday gift, Caleb," Poe told the boy.
"I knew she would say yes!" he joyfully replied. He hugged both Poe and Angeles.
"No asking for cousins for your next birthday," Angeles teased him. Caleb nodded. Even if he did, he would not what he wanted. He saw his aunt's past encounter with Emperor Vader. Due to what happened back then, she was not going to be able to have children of her own.
"Ok," was all he could reply. This was not the time to tell her. She and Poe were happy, and they probably would not believe him anyway.
Ben, Padme and Leia came home two days later. Caleb was excited to see his new sister. He could not play with her like in his dreams, but he promised to play with her when she was old enough.
"So," Ben addressed Angeles, as Leia was napping upstairs. "When is the wedding?" She and Poe looked at Caleb. They had told him to keep their engagement a secret.
"Caleb didn't say anything," Padme told the couple.
"I apologize," Poe offered. "I had it planned, not realizing Leia was going to be born."
"Poe, it's fine," Ben insisted. "I'm sure Leia will love hearing about how her aunt got engaged on the day she was born."
"Congratulations," Padme added.
After Poe and Angeles left, she suggested,
"Let's go check up on Leia." They headed upstairs to the nursery. Caleb stood by the bassinette. The girl was awake but not crying.
"She should be hungry," Padme said to Ben.
"Not yet," Caleb replied. "She wanted us together before she eats."
"Did she?" Ben asked, as he picked up the boy and held him in his arms.
"I did, Daddy," Leia said through the Force. Padme picked her up and cradled her. She kissed her daughter on the forehead.
"We love you both very much," Padme said to the children. "Never ever forget that."
"Always remember to follow the path the Force has shown you," Ben added, as he gazed at his daughter. He and Padme shared a look of concern.
Caleb suddenly heard an evil voice growl at him,
"Bring her to me!"
The boy clenched his fist and said,
"We will. I will look after my sister, no matter what." He spoke this to Ben and Padme, but directed the last part of his statement to the evil voice.
"We shall see!" the voice taunted, before disappearing. Caleb was relieved to know that he was the only one to have heard the voice.
"I wonder what their future will be like?' Padme wondered.
"It is hard to see," Ben admitted. "But I do know this. They are both very powerful in the Force. Whatever the future holds, we will face it together as a family."
Padme smiled at her husband. The family left the nursery, to spend quality time together.
"May the Force always be with us," Caleb thought to himself. He vowed that nothing was going to tear his family apart.
Author's notes: Take one guess as to who the "evil voice" is :(
I wanted to end the story here, since Padme discovered who her family was in "Secret Family" and had a family of her own in "Secret Lovers". Thanks to all who read both stories!
