Chapter Note: SPOILERS FOR MILENNIUM FALCON!!!!!!!! Even though, this chapter takes place about 2 years before Millennium Falcon, there are still slight references to stuff learned from that book. You have been warned.

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Jaina, Han and Lando

"I wonder what in the worlds he wants with me." Jaina stood beside her father on a private Coruscant landing dock. She rubbed her arms briskly trying to avoid the slight chill. Her father, without hesitation, shrugged out of his jacket and draped it around her shoulders. She smiled in gratitude and slipped her arms through the large sleeves. "Thanks, Daddy."

"Sure, Princess." Han shook his head. Every time she called him 'Daddy' he felt like he was dealing with his nine year old daughter again. "Besides, he probably just wanted to abuse your boyfriend's personal landing dock. It's not often you get access to a top-level dock on Coruscant these days. I haven't had one since your mom was chief of state."

"Jag won't use it." Jaina rolled her eyes "He doesn't really have a ship anyway now that he no longer has a claw craft. He told me to use it, but I have no use for it now that I don't have an X-wing anymore. I'm more than happy to let Lando use it. I am surprised, though, that he got away. He just had a baby. I can't believe that Tendra let him escape long enough to come visiting here."

"I have no idea, sweetheart. I'm as surprised as you are. All I know is that he said that he was coming to visit and he wanted you to come meet him. He didn't get away, either. He's bringing Tendra and the baby with him."

"The baby? Oh wow. I haven't seen him yet." Jaina smiled. She had begun to concern herself lately. The older she got, the less babies seemed to terrify her and they began, instead, to seem more and more like something she'd wish to eventually acquire. Of course, it was probably a good thing. If she was going to get serious with Jag, at this point, it would more than likely result in marriage. And marriage to a Fel would end in children. Still, the idea of children of her own was still scary enough that she knew it was a few years off. That was probably good. The Solo/Skywalker clan needed time to repair it before it could emotionally handle new additions.

The Love Commander made its way into the dock with grace and dignity. Then, the boarding ramp lowered and its pilot did the same.

Lando Calrissian exited the ship with his wife, Tendra, behind him carrying a giggling 6-month-old infant. He strode across the floor like a man much younger than he should have. He walked first to Han, whom he clasped in a brotherly hug.

"Han! You crazy, old pirate! How are you?"

"I'm fine, you sleazebag. I see you brought the mini-Calrissian. What did the galaxy ever do to you?"

"I'll have you know he's adorable. Tendra, show Han the baby and let him keel over in jealousy!"

Then, as if seeing her for the first time, Lando shifted his attention to Jaina, put on his 'charm' smile, and Jaina rolled her eyes pre-emptively and prepared for what was to come.

"Jaina! You look more and more resplendent every time I see you! I hope that Fel realizes what a gem of a woman he's got. You really are looking absolutely fantastic."

"Tell him to shut up if you want, Jaina." Tendra, who had finished hugging Han, spoke up. "I do it all the time. But he's not kidding. You really do look fantastic."

"Well of course she does!" Han threw an arm over Jaina's shoulders. "She's her father's daughter, isn't she?"

"And somehow, in spite of that she manages to looks tremendously beautiful." Jaina rolled her eyes yet again and moved away from her father to throw her arms around her father's old buddy.

"Hey, Lando! How are you?"

"I'm so tired I could die." Lando muttered into her ear. "I'm too old for this baby nonsense." Then, backing away, Lando grinned and gestured to his wife, son, and starship. "I am splendid, my lady! It's too kind of you to ask."

Tendra stepped forward and handed the baby over to the smirking Jaina. Chance, as Lando Jr., was being referred to these days, automatically reached up and tugged at Jaina's zipper and she put her hand up to keep the conversation from turning into some sort of burlesque act.

"Well, he's your kid all right, Calrissian!" Jaina turned, mock frowning, to Lando Tendra stepped forward as if to take Chance back. Jaina shook her head. "He's fine, Tendra. I can defend my virtue against this little tyke." She picked Chance up to where he was eye level with her, and crossed her eyes. Chance giggled and Lando and Tendra smiled knowingly at each other.

"All right, Calrissian," Han spoke up, ending the tender moment. "What's going on that you needed Jaina here for? She's a busy lady, after all and you were quite insistent."

"Yeah," Jaina deftly manoeuvred Chance to balance on her hip and swivelled to catch her Dad's smuggling buddy in her sights. "What do you need me for? I mean we all know Dad's full of shavit and that I'm not really that busy, but it was strange that you requested that I be here."

Lando and Tendra shared a conspiratorial glance before Lando closed the distance between himself and his best friend's daughter.

"Well, Jaina. I had hoped to do this in a more dramatic way, as is my usual and fantastic style," he ignored Jaina's rolled eyes and continued, "but, I'll do it now. Tendra and I realize that we're getting a bit old for this baby nonsense. I mean, all joking aside, I'm not as young as I once was."

"None of us are." Jaina said, shrugging. "I mean, I haven't even gotten married yet and parts of me are a lot closer to the floor than they used to be. I'm not okay with that. I mean, nobody checked with me."

"Oh, honey, it only gets worse from here." Tendra laughed at Jaina, throwing a comforting arm around her shoulders. Jaina sighed dramatically.

"Okay, and we're done with that subject." Han spoke up from his position; decidedly uncomfortable with picturing exactly which parts his daughter was referring to. "You were talking about being a dinosaur, Lando?"

"Ah. Yes. Anyway, we also recognize that this galaxy is a dangerous place, Jaina. People are constantly takings risks and setting plans into motion, and we understand that the consequences of that are often a little more permanent than we'd like them to be." Lando fell silent as Jaina's thoughts turned obviously to Jacen for the briefest of moments.

"Yeah. I get that." She smiled and Lando knew it was safe to continue.

"Well, we got to thinking about Chance and his place in the galaxy, and we know that, should something ever happen to Tendra and myself, we need someone to take care of Chance. You're pretty much set to marry that Fel kid, we figure, and there's no way you're getting out of that one without at least two or three other Fels. So, we thought that maybe you wouldn't think too poorly about adding a Calrissian to the mix, should circumstances require it."

"In other words, Jaina, we'd love for you to be the baby's godmother."

Jaina looked down at Chance and looked back up at Lando again. She looked terrified and flattered at the same time. And although that was a combination you'd think that Calrissian would have been used to, it disarmed him to think that she might refuse. He and Tendra had thought about this very hard, and to have to rethink at this point would be a really daunting concept.

Fortunately for Lando, Jaina's face broke out in a grin. She handed Chance to her father so that she had both arms free to wrap Han's old buddy in a death-grip hug.

"Lando, thank you." She released him, leaving him swaying a bit in shock before turning to Tendra and treating her to the same sort of attack. "And you, Tendra. Thank you. This is a tremendous amount of confidence to place in a person, and I promise to do the best I can." She reached back towards Han and Chance went to her without a moment's hesitation. He instantly tucked himself against her shoulder and fell asleep without much preamble.

"Looks like you've got a good start." Tendra smiled warmly at Jaina.

"She's going to need it. She's with a Fel." Lando laughed and Han turned to glare at him.

"She doesn't need to be rushing into the baby thing. She's too young, and they're not even engaged."

"She is standing right here." Jaina was using Leia-tone and Han flinched reflexively. "And she is aware that she's too young, Daddy." She nudged Han with the shoulder not holding the baby. "I'm not thinking about kids anytime soon."

"Well thank the Force for that." Han sighed in relief and turned to Lando. "I don't know about you Calrissian, but I think an announcement like this deserves something to eat to seal the deal. Your treat, I should think."

"Absolutely. I was just about to suggest it, myself." Lando smiled widely and threw one arm gently around Jaina, so as not to disturb the baby, and one around his wife with much more enthusiasm. "Then, after we call Leia and the five of us have a terrific and absurdly expensive meal on my credit, I say that we dump Chance off on his new godmother and head out on the town."

"Yeah. That'll be happening, Calrissian." Jaina handed Chance back to his father, who looked entirely too comfortable with a baby for someone with Lando's reputation. The baby woke up just enough to spit up all over Lando, and Jaina and Han dissolved into giggles. Lando, for his part, just seemed to look slightly unsettled.

"You go and get changed on the ship, hon." Tendra smiled and touched his unsullied shoulder gently before taking Chance from him. "We'll call Leia in the meantime and see where she'd like to spend your money."

As Lando headed up the passenger ramp to the ship, he looked back at Jaina, Han and Tendra. Tendra was talking to Leia on the comm and the two were already giggling like much younger women. He guessed it was at Han's expense as his friend was looking very offended. He thought to himself that it was great to have things slowly getting back to normal. But, it would be even better as soon as he could get out of his vomit-covered tunic.