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Han held Leia tightly in his arms when they were finally on the dance floor and she was more than intimidated by the couples spinning around her.
"Quick…" he told her, moving his feet in two quick steps, "then slow…that's all, I'll take care of the rest," he grinned and she tried to move with him the best she could in time to the music. He turned her and she had to relinquish the power to him as he led her around the dance floor. He was good. More than good…he was probably the best dancer in the whole place and he led her easily, making her seem much better than she actually was. The jealous looks of girls in cowboy boots and tiny shorts were not lost on her as they danced through a few songs, Leia catching on quickly enough and Han giving her little smiles that were not helping the situation.
When the music changed and moved to a faster song, Han grabbed her hand and led her off of the dance floor. She didn't know if it was the shot of Jack, or the way he was leading her out there, but she felt electricity surge between their palms.
"You did pretty well, for your first time," he winked at her and she was tempted to ask how he became so good when she saw Luke alone at the bar. She turned from Han and rushed over to her brother.
"Luke…are you kidding me?" she asked in an angry whisper as he took a shot and slammed it down on the bar counter. The girl he was with was nowhere to be seen, and his eyes were glazed. She'd never seen him like this.
"Leia, I'm fine. Leave me alone," he brushed her off.
"If someone sees you drinking here, you know dad is going to get a lot of problems for it!" she tried to reason with him but he just looked around and finally caught sight of Han, who was waiting for her in a corner of the bar, watching the line dancers on the floor.
"And if someone sees you out with Han, our ranch hand, rumors are going to start Leia," he gave her a dirty look and she didn't understand all of the hate coming from him.
"Why are you being like this?" she argued with him.
"Because I don't want to be here! I hate this damn town, we had to leave everyone and I am sick of hearing about dad alright? I don't give a shit if he wins," Luke muttered, ordering another shot.
"Don't say that…"
"Maybe you are fine because you've got him to distract you," he waved over to Han, "but I'm not. So you don't need to come rescue me sis,"
She could see the pain in his eyes. It had been hard for everyone moving for dad, but she hadn't realized it had been so hard on Luke. She saw him catch sight of the girl he had been dancing with and he looked distracted again.
"She's pretty, I won't say anything." Leia finished, realizing that despite how they had grown up, they were both after all, eighteen. And even if she wasn't the type to think about having a good time, maybe Luke was. And maybe she should too.
"And I won't say anything either," Luke smirked but she just rolled her eyes. She wanted to tell him that there was nothing going on with her and Han, but when she turned to look for him, she saw him surrounded by three blondes in very questionable outfits and her stomach dropped unexpectedly. Luke saw her hesitation and pulled her back towards him.
"Leia how did you know I was gone?" he asked.
"Because I'm your twin sister, I just felt it," she shrugged, "So now go have fun and try and get home in one piece, okay?" He nodded, their silent bond strengthened between them once again and she walked as confidently as she could back to Han and his new fan club.
"Girls, this is Leia," Han said immediately when she rejoined him. She felt the three pairs of eyes looking her up and down and felt embarrassed her sloppy outfit in comparison to these tanned Barbie's with belly button rings and fake breasts.
They didn't say much in reply, but one gave Han a kiss on the cheek and her stomach curled in a way she wasn't used to as the blondes made their way back to the dance floor.
"I talked to Luke, I want to go home," she said simply, trying to understand why she was feeling this way about a man who was much older than her and was working for her family, but all she could come up with was that she did indeed have a crush on him. A big one.
"Okay, sweetheart, but I'm driving," he told her and they walked out of the bar and hopped into his truck. As they started driving down the dimly lit road, Leia couldn't hold back her curiosity anymore.
"Who were those girls?" she asked in a soft voice. Han was taken aback, he hadn't expected that.
"Well, one of them was an ex. The other two were her friends," he said as nonchalantly as he could. Vapid blondes used to be his type. Easy, and not much commitment required. But that was until a certain bossy brunette had come into his life as of late, but he couldn't exactly explain that to her.
"Oh."
"What do you expect Leia? That I'm celibate?" he laughed as they drove and this made her flush in the dark. No, she knew he wasn't but him having sex wasn't something she really wanted to think about if it was with one of those girls.
"No, but I don't need to know about your sex life Han, if I would just have gone alone…"
"Someone's jealous," he smirked.
"I am NOT jealous! They just seem like your type," she huffed.
"And you would know my type how?"
"Just shut up and drive Solo."
The rest of the way home was as silent as a graveyard, Leia sat with her arms crossed and Han tapped his fingers on the steering wheel to some unknown song in his head. When he parked and turned off the car, Leia leapt out of the truck and started across the lawn back towards her house.
"Leia, are you insane?" he asked.
"I don't want to talk to you."
He caught up to her and pulled on her arm, spinning her around to face him.
"Who just took you in the middle of the night to find your brother? Huh?" he asked and she blinked up at him, not wanting to admit she couldn't exactly have done it without the use of his truck. And Luke had been fine after all. A little smashed, but fine.
"You did," she answered.
"Exactly, so I'm sorry if you are jealous that I was talking to some other girls for whatever reason because you act like I am nothing but your families damn property who needs to give you private horse riding lessons, but you can't just march into your house like that and expect not to get caught so just hold up for a second," he ranted at her, stepping back and running his hands through his hair in frustration before kicking a rock on the ground and sending it flying. His outburst caused her to freeze where she was on the damp grass.
"I'm sorry you think that but I am not…"
"You like me, just admit it Leia," he interrupted her, moving closer to her again, "You are afraid but you do!"
Her eyes widened. It was like he knew the darkest corner of her brain had started to fall for him and his sarcastic and carefree demeanor and there was no turning back. But she would be damned if he knew at this moment that he was right. Who fell for someone in a couple of days? That was insane.
"You're wrong, you are the one who likes me!" she told him, knowing she sounded childish, but she didn't want to be backed into a corner.
He nearly growled in frustration, "How in the world could I like a stuck up like princess like you who's dad is a big shot politician and owns this whole ranch that I have to work on?"
"No one is asking you to stay," she said, hurt. She had thought she had felt a spark with him out on the dance floor tonight, but maybe she had been wrong.
"Maybe I'll leave then!" he said, throwing his hands up.
"I wouldn't care!"
"Oh, I think you would sweetheart," he looked at her with a fire in his eyes, goading her. He was pushing her to her limit. She knew the last thing she wanted was for him to leave. He was all she had in this new place. He had brought a small joy into her life that helped with her missing her old home. He had taken her by surprise, like a whirlwind.
"I wouldn't," she said, but her voice was unsure this time. He walked slowly over to her and reached out to hold her face in his hands, slowly she rose onto her tip toes at the same time his lips pressed against hers in a strong kiss. They kissed like that for moments, sparks flying between them in the moonlight of her ranch and he wrapped his arms around her, kissing her even deeper.
She pulled away after a moment, looking up at him with confusion and excitement, like she didn't quite believe what just happened but the electricity between their two bodies was palpable.
"Goodnight Leia," he winked at her and started walking back over to the guest house.
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