Sorry for the delay on this chapter, I actually have the next one almost completed when I realized that I hadn't posted this one. As always, none of this is mine...

Chapter 7

Leia woke up feeling very refreshed. She looked at her husband to be, who had a silly grin on his face. Leia knew he wasn't asleep; she smiled as she bent down to kiss him. He surprised her by pulling her on top of him.

"Good mornin' sweetheart," he grinned at her as she rested her forehead on his.

"Somebody slept well."

"Well when you have amazing sex before going to bed, one tends to sleep very well," he said as he kissed the tip of her nose, "now how about a little encore this morning…"

"Han, you're insatiable." Leia sat up so that she was straddling his waist.

Han ran his hands up her thighs, "Well it's not every morning a guy like me gets to wake up with a princess."

"Scoundrel."

He pulled her back down, "That's why you like me." He started kissing her passionately when someone knocked on the door, "Can't a guy get a break?"

Leia laughed, "We're just going to have to get used to it, honey," Leia got out of bed and pulled on her robe, "And as I recall you had five breaks last night." Leia then went to the door. "Grandmother."

"Good morning dear, the family's gathering for breakfast. I'm sure you and your husband to be worked up quite the appetite last night," she smiled at them knowingly, "so I expect you two down in fifteen minutes."

"Yes ma'am." Leia closed the door behind her and smiled at Han, "C'mon flyboy, let's go get something to eat."

Jobal smiled at how Han practically did everything for Leia at breakfast. She smiled, "Are you going to masticate for her too, Han? Just because she's pregnant doesn't render her useless."

"Well it's just that, I missed the first four and a half months, and I'm…"

"I'm just teasing you boy," Jobal laughed, "Leia's very lucky to have a man like you."

"You know, Leia, I like this side of your family," Han said, "at least they're giving me a chance."

"I'll just have to give that aunt of Leia's a good talking to when she gets here."

Han choked on his food, "Leia's aunt is coming here?

"Leia, how would you feel having your wedding here, on Naboo?" Jobal sat next to Leia, "I'm old and can't travel, and I would love to see my granddaughter get married. I lost twenty-three years; I don't want to lose any more."

Leia smiled at her grandmother then looked at Han, who smiled back at her. "What do you think Han?"

"I think it's a wonderful idea."

Just then Luke came in the kitchen followed close by R2. His hair was sticking straight up, Leia laughed at the sight of her brother.

"You look like you had a rough night, Luke," Jobal said.

"Noisy neighbors," he said glaring at Han and Leia, "Oh by the way Han, bravo."

Han and Leia looked at each other with guilty looks.

Luke then broke out laughing, "You two are too easy. Actually I was up late with R2, wait until you see what he showed me." R2 rolled over, "Grandmother, I think you'll want to see this too."

When R2 was done playing the recording Jobal had tears streaming down her face, "My baby was married."

"Grandmother, are you going to be alright?" Luke put his arm around her.

"You have no idea how important that was for me," she smiled, "and they were married on Naboo, I recognize the Lake Country." She smiled, "That's where my husband and I were married, and where Sola married her husband," she looked at Leia and Han, "You two must be married there too."

"It looks perfect," Leia said.

"Maybe we can go out there this afternoon and check it out," Han said. He smiled at Leia and took her hand.

Leia, Han, Luke and Chewbacca made a picnic in the grassy area of the lake country. Leia lay in the soft grass and Han smiled at her. "This reminds me so much of the grasslands on Alderaan." Leia sat up and watched in the distance and saw a Gungan tending her herd of Shaaks. She pointed at the creatures, "Except on Alderaan it would have been a nerfherder and his herd of nerfs."

Han sat down next to her and put his arm around her and she rested her head on his chest. "Well, you've at least have a nerfherder with you."

Leia laughed thinking back on when she first called him a nerfherder. She smiled as one of the Shaaks came near them; it looked at Leia and Han and gave them a little snort. It poked its nose into their basket.

"Hey now get out of that," Han yelled at it.

"Oh, Han he's just curious," Leia walked over to the animal and petted its nose. She then heard the sound of hooves on the ground; she turned to see Luke attempting to ride one of the creatures. "Luke! Get off that poor animal."

The shaak fell over due to its instable legs taking Luke with it. When the shaak got up and ran off Luke just lay in the grass. "Luke!" Leia ran over to him. "C'mon get up Luke." Chewbacca and Han stood over Leia as she shook Luke, who then started to laugh. "Oh, you, I thought Jedi masters were supposed to have some level of maturity," she said as she slapped his shoulder.

Han and Chewbacca laughed, "Oh, and you two don't encourage him. Who helped him up on that thing anyways?"

Han held up his hands, "It wasn't me sweetheart."

"Chewie!"

["It was Han's idea."] Chewbacca growled. ["He just likes to see you get all riled up."]

"Well getting me all riled up just may cause you to have a cold bed until our wedding night," Leia said putting her hands on her hips. "So you better watch it flyboy."

The rest of their picnic went without incidence; Han felt it best to keep his pregnant girlfriend happy. He didn't want to spend the rest of his nights in a cold bed. They talked about their past adventures, and came up with names for the baby, wondering if it was a boy or girl. Leia said she didn't want to know until the baby came. Leia had her head resting on Han's lap and he absentmindedly played with her hair. Luke watched his sister and best friend, he was happy for them, but he also had a little bit of jealously.

Luke thought back on his Jedi training with Yoda, "A Jedi must not have attachments." Yoda had told him. It made him wonder about Leia and Han. Leia certainly had the ability to become a Jedi, when he was on Dagobah the spirit of Obi Wan had told him that when they were born they were also tested to see how strong they were in the force and Luke was surprised to find out that Leia's midichlorian count was higher than his own.

Luke was snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Han whistling at him to get his attention. What he saw made him smile; Leia had fallen asleep with her head resting on Han's lap. "I think it's time that we get back to your grandmother's house."

When they got there the house was darkened and Han and Leia decided that they'd just go to bed since in the morning they would be babysitting Ryoo's son.

Luke decided to sit in the living area to meditate before he'd turn in. He was interrupted when he felt his grandmother's presence enter the room. "Grandmother, I thought you already went to bed."

"You're right about noisy neighbors, the walls in this old house are too thin," she laughed.

Luke laughed, "I guess this is better than their shouting matches."

"They used to fight a lot?"

"Oh you couldn't put them in the same room without worrying which one was going to end up in the medward. It was usually Han." Luke thought back how many times Leia threatened to kill Han. "I think they were in love with each other from the beginning, both just too stubborn to admit it."

"Well if they keep at it like this, I guess there'll be a lot of grandkids to keep me busy," Jobal laughed.

Luke smiled, "That's if they get time together. When we get back to Coruscant, they'll just be pulled apart again. That's why I'm glad they've agreed to get married while we're here, otherwise I doubt they'd have time." Luke laughed a bit, "It's funny, Han joined the alliance so that he could spend more time with Leia. He was better off remaining a free agent."

Jobal looked at her grandson, "So is there anyone special in your life?"

"Unfortunately, the first and only girl I fell in love with turned out to be my twin sister," Luke said.

"I'm sure you'll find someone one day. When you least expect her."

"I was thinking of resigning my commission when I got back to Coruscant, to start my search for potential Jedi," Luke said, "I doubt I'll have time."

"You see, maybe one of your potential students will be 'the one'." She smiled at her grandson. "Leia has the potential too, doesn't she, so does her child."

"Yes, both are very powerful in the force, Leia doesn't want to train though. She fears she might become like our father." Luke sighed, "She doesn't understand that fear can cause her to fall."

"The brief time that I met your father, he was a good man. Even though they hadn't admitted that they were in love, I knew he was devoted to my daughter." Jobal smiled, "I know one day Leia will realize this."

"I hope so too, I felt his conflict," Luke said. "You know he didn't know that Leia was his daughter until the day he died. He's been trying to make up for it."

"I bet Leia is making it difficult for him," Jobal said. She had only known her grandchildren for a few days but already could see so much of their mother in them. "She's as stubborn as your mother."

"I wish I knew her, Leia has a faint memory of her but I don't have anything," Luke sighed. "When R2 showed me the holo, I knew that it was her."

"Do you think that little droid of yours has more?"

"I've tried to coax it out of him, but he says it isn't time to show us," Luke said. "But he says he knew my mother well."

Jobal looked up at the chronometer, "Oh my look at the time. I better be getting to bed, if I'm going to be around to help your sister and Han with Jix tomorrow."

"This is going to be fun to watch, they're going to need all the help they can get."

Ryoo handed her son to her cousin, "Now I have everything that you should need in his bag, but don't hesitate to comm. if you need help."

Leia smiled at the baby in her arms, "Don't worry, I think we'll be fine." It was like a sudden motherly instinct came over her. "I really appreciate you allowing us to do this Ryoo."

"I really appreciate you for watching him, Jax and I haven't had any time alone since we've had him. He takes up so much of our time." Ryoo gave her son one last kiss before she headed out the door. "I'll see you tonight."

Leia smiled up at Han who was now standing behind her. She could feel how nervous he was. "Do you want to hold him?"

"Uh, well he looks so comfortable with you. Maybe later," Han said.

"Han, you're not going to be like this when our baby gets here are you?" Leia went into the living area and sat down in a rocking chair. Jix started to get a little restless. "Uh, you don't think he's hungry, I mean she said that she had just fed him."

"Let me go make him a bottle, and see if that's what it is." Han picked up the bag and went through it until he found a bottle and formula. He went into the kitchen to prepare the bottle he looked at the instructions, "Uh, Leia, could you come here for a second."

Leia came into the kitchen and he showed her the can, "You use a scoop for every two ounces, nerfherder." The baby started crying, Leia held him close to her, "Oh don't cry."

Han started scooping the powder into the bottle, "Han, you've got to heat it up first."

Jobal and Luke hid in the shadows laughing, "They are totally unprepared for this," she said to Luke

When Han finally figured out how to prepare the bottle, Leia sat back down in the rocking chair and Han handed her the bottle. Leia put it up to the baby's mouth, but Jix refused to eat. "Oh c'mon Han did a good job making this; he really is a good cook." Jix just got more restless. Leia began rocking the chair, which only served to upset the baby. "I don't know what to do."

Han held up his hands, "Don't look at me sweetheart; you're the one who wanted to baby sit."

"Han, I only did this because we need the practice." She began to rock the chair harder. Leia started crying, "I just wanted to see what it'll be like when we have our baby, to see if we're cut out for it."

Han smiled at Leia, "We've only been at this for five minutes and we're failing miserably. Here let me try." He took the baby from Leia's arms. Almost immediately the baby stopped fussing. "Besides we have four more months to prepare for our little one."

"He likes you," Leia said.

"Oh, great." He then wrinkled his nose, like he just smelled something bad. Han looked down at the baby and realized what happened. "Or he just pooped."

Leia got up and went through the baby's bag and pulled out diapers and wipes. Han laid the baby on the couch and Leia unfolded the blanket around him and unfastened the diaper. Suddenly the smell hit her and she clutched her stomach and put her hand over her mouth as she fought the morning's breakfast from coming up.

Han noticing Leia's discomfort, "Go, princess, I'll tackle this mission." Han took the soiled diaper off the baby and cleaned him up. Leia came back into the living room, looking pale. "Well this wasn't too hard," he said as he grabbed a clean diaper. He looked up at Leia, "You alright?"

"That was the first time in weeks since I've thrown up," Leia said as she sat down. "I almost forgotten how much I hate it."

Han wasn't paying attention to what the baby was doing when suddenly he felt the front of his shirt grow wet and warm. "Oh this is great." He was disgusted.

Jobal called Luke into the living room to see the sight. Han was sitting on the couch, asleep holding the baby, while Leia lay with her head on his lap, hand resting on her belly, also asleep. She smiled and whispered to Luke, "Looks like they survived after all."

Jobal bent over Han and picked up the baby out of his arms and laid him down in his carrier, "Ryoo should be back any moment." She smiled at her granddaughter, "They're going to do just fine."

"I'm surprised," Luke said, "but you know, they've always made a great team."

Han was the first to wake. He felt the weight of his princess' head on his lap. He wished moments like this could last forever; a sudden realization came over him. When he had fallen asleep he was holding on to the baby. "Ah sith," he swore. Forgetting the princess' head on his lap he started to stand, nearly knocking her off the couch.

"Han what's wrong?" Leia was now sitting up looking at Han.

"The baby is gone; I don't know where the baby is."

"You lost the baby? Han, how could you lose a baby?" Leia's voice carried all the way into the kitchen where Jobal was preparing dinner, Ryoo and Jax sat at the table holding little Jix in their arms.

Ryoo decided to go into the living room to calm the couple down. "Relax Leia and Han, Jix is fine." She smiled at her cousin and Han who for some reason had decided to look under the cushions of the couch like he was looking for a lost set of keys or something.

"Oh thank the gods," Leia sighed, "I can't believe we fell asleep on the job."

"It's alright; you and Han did a good job."

Leia smiled at Han, "I still feel so unprepared for this."

"One never is prepared when they bring a new life into the galaxy, the first few weeks Jax and I didn't know how we were going to survive," Ryoo told her.

Han kissed the top of Leia's head, a couple of her braids had come loose and she looked a mess. "I just hope that I will be stationed on Coruscant and we can do this together."

"Believe me, once we get married, I'm not going to allow the high command to keep you away for months at a time," Leia said.

Leia stood at the docking bay with Sola, waiting for the arrival of the ship that contained her Aunt Celly and Winter. She rubbed her belly when she felt her baby move.

Sola looked at her niece, "Why are you so nervous about your aunt?"

"It's because she doesn't like Han, she doesn't feel that he is well suited for me," Leia replied.

"That's nonsense; I can see that there is no one suited better for you. I think your mother would have approved of him."

"Even with his background?"

"Even with his background, your mother never looked down on people no matter what their station was." Sola placed her hand on her shoulder, "In the week that you have been here, I have seen so much of her in you and Luke, she would be proud of you."

"Thank you aunt Sola," Leia smiled and gave her aunt a hug. They turned to watch the passengers disembark from the ship; Leia then noticed her best friend's white hair and then went to greet her friend.

"Your Highness, you're looking very well." Winter smiled at her friend, "We're going to have so much fun planning this wedding."

"It's probably going to be one of the fastest planned weddings ever."

"And where is your husband to be?"

"Oh, he, Luke, and my cousin's husband are off doing something fun. Celebrating his last days of freedom," Leia laughed. Leia then noticed her aunt Celly coming towards them. "Aunt Celly, I'm so glad you decided to come."

"Like I had a choice, even if I don't approve of your choice of husband, I wouldn't miss my only niece's wedding," Celly said. She then handed Leia a package, "I brought this for your wedding, a traditional Alderaanian veil."

"Thank you," Leia said. She then tuned to see Sola standing behind her, "Oh gods where are my manners; aunt Celly, Winter, this is my mother's sister Sola."

Sola held her hand out to Celly, "It is a pleasure to meet someone who raised my niece to be such a beautiful young woman."

"It is a pleasure to be here on your beautiful planet. Leia told me that her mother was once Queen."

"Yes that is correct; it is in our history that she was one of the greatest queens to ever serve the Naboo. I have seen so many of her qualities in Leia." Sola put her arm around Leia's shoulders, "What she has achieved, her mother would be very proud of her." Sola looked at her chronometer, "Now I think we better get going, we're on a very tight schedule for planning a wedding."