I know this is SUPER late, but I've been so busy lately! Thank you for all the support you've given my first H/L fic and as always I accept constructive criticism. More soon. Enjoy this fluffy chapter... there will be minor angst ahead but nothing to worry about.

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Leia giggled against Han's lips.

"Han I have to go!"

Han had been a perfect gentleman all evening; he'd paid for the meal (despite Leia's protests) and asked to walk her home. He'd even offered Leia his jacket when he noticed her shivering. But now, as they stood at Leia's front door he didn't seem to be able to keep his hands (or lips) to himself.

Leia attempted to step out of his embrace, just to be pulled back in again, his lips finding hers hungrily.

"Han, it's getting late!" She whined and he rested his forehead against hers.

"One more kiss first?" He asked gently and Leia obliged, lacing her fingers through his hair as he deepened the kiss.

She'd never felt so content as she did in his arms. It both thrilled and terrified her to the very core, to be so comfortable and raw with another person. She'd never experienced anything like it. She almost forgot where they were standing until she heard her family dog Binks bark from within the house. Leia pecked Han's lips one last time before reluctantly pulling back.

"I have to go in now hotshot, my dad will be home soon." She explained and Han sighed.

"You gonna tell him about us?"

Leia sighed. That was the ultimate question wasn't it? On one hand she wanted to be honest with her parents, after all they knew she was responsible and they mostly trusted her judgment. They often treated her as an equal, like they respected her. On the other hand Bail was fiercely protective of his daughter and had always been suspicious of any boy or man Leia spoke to. She knew that Han being five years her senior was not going to work in her favor.

"I want to." She stated glumly, watching his face drop. She stroked his cheek tenderly. "I do but…"

"Are you ashamed of me or something?" He asked jokingly, but Leia caught the edge of pain in his voice.

"No!" She exclaimed, astonished he would ever think that. "I'd like nothing more than to show you off to my friends and family, but I need time. Ok?"

She leaned in and kissed him once more and he sighed contently, his face softening.

"Ok Princess."

…

"So…."

Leia looked up from her laptop to see Luke staring eagerly at her. Leia rolled her eyes.

"So?" She questioned teasingly with a raised eyebrow and Luke let out an irritated sigh. She knew exactly what he was trying to get out of her but she wouldn't give in that easily. Besides seeing her brother getting frustrated was kinda fun.

"Lei! Come on. Won't you just say how the date was?" Luke's face was a picture of expectation and Leia couldn't help but smile to herself. She was still on a high from her date with Han three days on and she knew it showed. She sighed giving in.

"Well if you must know… I think it went pretty well." She couldn't stop her automatic smile from growing. It seemed she couldn't even think about Han without her face giving her away.

"How well are we talking?" Luke asked and Leia's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Luke! Gross." She groaned and watched as his face changed from a picture of confusion to one of horror.

"What? No I don't mean that…God no… n-never tell me THAT." He stuttered covering his eyes with his hands dramatically. Leia couldn't help but giggle. Luke was almost too innocent for his own good.

"I meant are you guys going out again?" He continued, still blushing.

"We're seeing a movie Friday night." Leia told him, a dreamy smile appearing on her face. Luke grinned triumphantly.

"I never thought I'd see the day… my sister in love." He taunted.

Leia stilled at the mention of the 'L' word. She cared deeply for Han but wasn't willing to go down that route quite yet. This dating game was still very new for her.

"Luke please… We've just started dating, don't start looking for china patterns." She replied light heartedly but Luke could tell the topic made his sister uncomfortable so he decided to drop it. Just this once.

"Alright, alright."

Suddenly Leia's face lit up as she remembered what she'd been meaning to talk to Luke about.

"So…" She said with a mischevious glint in her eye, ready to turn the tables on him. "I saw you walking to school with Mara Jade yesterday…"

Leia watched delightedly as her brother's entire face flooded with color.

"She's just my lab partner ok? She came over to talk about our project." He said quickly, trying to avoid the subject but Leia wasn't having any of that. Especially as he kept interrogating her about Han.

"But you like her don't you baby brother?" Leia teased.

"I don… I mean…she…" He stammered, unable to put a coherent sentence together. Leia watched him amusedly. He made it so easy sometimes. Eventually he sighed sadly, moving to sit next to Leia.

"Even if that was true, Mara's the most popular girl in school. She's not interested in some farm boy." Luke sighed and Leia rolled her eyes at his naivety.

Every time Leia had seen Mara, she always had her eyes glued to Luke. More girls (and boys come to that) were interested in her brother than he realised. He had that charming innocence about him that they just couldn't resist and Luke remained oblivious.

"Luke, I've seen the way she looks at you. Trust me. Make a move." She advised seriously.

"I don't know how…" He confessed.

Leia laughed suddenly. "Well don't do what Han did and wind her up most of the time."

"It worked on you." Luke said giving his sister a pointed look.

"Hmm you have a point there brother." Leia said with an embarrassed smile.

Luke's face turned serious and he looked down at his hands nervously fiddling with his fingers.

"I do like her." He admitted quietly.

Leia smiled fondly. All jokes aside she wanted more than anything for Luke to be happy. She nudged his shoulder with her hand.

"Then go get her."