To her own great surprise, Leia was feeling rather upbeat, happy, ready for the day. Pain still plagued her back and her feet ached, but they could hardly bother her today. Today was a day Leia knew knew she would never forget.

Leia stood in the kitchen with Memily, her father, and her aunt Tia. With a small paring knife, she helped Memily cut up fresh fruit for breakfast while swaying on her feet to the traditional pa'mil tunes Bail had playing. It had been Breha's favorite kind of music. Leia mumbled the words as she worked, dancing with her babies- she remained adamant in believing her and Han were having twins- and soaking in the peace of the day.

Tia handed her a plate of hotcakes and nerf sausages and Leia decorated the platter with her fruit slices. She took a long whiff and smiled. "That smells delicious."

"Yeah?" Tia beamed back. Bail was working a saucepan and Tia handed the plate off to him. "Just wait. Let your papa get you some wampa strips, Memily her syrup. Then, take a whiff of that." Bail dropped a couple strips on Leia's plate and Memily tilted her own pan and drizzled a hot, thick, purple syrup over the whole plate. Tia held it before Leia's eyes. "Well?"

"Hm." Leia frowned. "It's missing something."

Immediately, Memily came back with a can and sprayed cold whipped cream in the middle of her hotcakes. "Better?"

"Perfect."

Tia set her plate down at the table where Rouge, Celly, and Sabé were already sitting. Leia was about to take her seat when Han suddenly came up from behind her and grabbed her. Leia shrieked and the kitchen filled with laughter. "Good morning, Mommy."

"Good morning? I thought there was no such thing?"

"Well, I don't know about other mornings, but this one is most certainly a good one."

A laugh Han found all too adorable bubbled from Leia and he leaned over to kiss her. Quickly, Han sneaked his arm behind her to swipe a bit of whipped cream from Leia's breakfast, but she was quicker and leaned to lick it off his finger. Honestly amused, Han gave a dramatic scowl.

"Eat!" Sabé admonished Leia, tapping her plate. "You will be leaving soon! Come on!"

Memily laughed, joining Leia at the table. "Somebody sounds anxious! Sabé, let the girl be!"

Quickly, Leia downed her heavy breakfast and Han helped her slip her shoes on. In a couple minutes, the others had them out the door and, outside by a speeder, Ducchi was waiting for them. He beamed excitedly, jumping on his feet. "Good morning, Princess." He opened the door for Leia.

"Good morning? Again? What's the deal?!"

Han sat beside Leia, took her hand. Smiling, he asked, "Ready to see our babies?"

"I have you convinced now?"

"Well, starting with twins would be a good start to our huge family."

"Hush, flyboy."

"I feel like I should go pee before the nurse calls us in."

Han glanced at his wife, his hands nervously tapping away at the armrests of his chair. "Didn't you just go?"

Leia turned a long glare on him. "Where have you been the last five months?" She sighed. "I need to do something otherwise I'll go crazy."

At that, Han stood up and offered her his hand. "Then, let's go take a walk. We'll walk around this floor for a while and it should be our turn soon."

"Kamens?" A doctor had just come out to the waiting room, carrying a clipboard, looking for a patient. She peered around, repeating, "Kamens? Ulyssa Kamens?" No one responded. The doctor looked back to her clipboard and read aloud the next name. "Solo?"

Leia's heart skipped a beat. "Kriff!" she suddenly spit out and Han laughed. He helped her to her feet and asked, "Are you ready?"

She quickly shook her head. "No. I have to pee, remember?"

Han kept one of her hands in his as he steered her toward the doctor by the hall. "We're going to be okay," he told her. "Our expectations are already pretty out there. I think we're ready."

Leia sighed, resting her head against his arm as they approached the doctor. "Whatever you say, flyboy."

"Princess," the doctor, a short-haired, female rodian, smiled warmly at her.

"Please, just Leia."

With a nod, the doctor led them down the corridor to a dark, dimly lit room. She pressed her hand to a pad by the door, flicked the screen, and made it read 'OCCUPIED' in red letters. Reaching inside, she switched on a light and allowed Leia and Han to enter first. "Go ahead and sit down on the bunk," she told Leia. "I am Dr. Alismic and I will be showing you your ultrasound today."

's voice was high-pitched, squeaky, almost more characteristic of a pediatrician than an OB. Even her scrubs, advertising a classic Alderaanian cartoon Leia had grown up watching fitted more on the former.

She took her seat on a stool at Leia's bedside and pulled a slim computer away from the wall to stand over her lap. Meanwhile, Leia lied down on the bunk and Han found a seat at her other side, holding one of her hands in both of his with a loving touch.

"Now, you can lift your shirt and I'm going to put some of this sparkly gel on your belly." Leia lifted her shirt up to her breasts and Alismic spread the gel over the surface of her plump, rounded belly.

The computer screen came to life and Leia's eyes darted, looking for her baby- or babies. Though she still felt nervous for this, it was more of an excited nervous now. Although, the idea of having twins still terrified her. She squeezed Han's hand. He squeezed back.

Alismic brought out a sort of rounded "wand" and held it by a blue handle, rolling it across Leia's belly. A gray and white picture began to develop on the screen, changing as Alismic moved her wand She was holding it near the top of her bump when Leia thought she saw a circular shape appear on the screen.

"Is that a head?" she heard Han ask before she could even open her mouth.

"That is the head," Alismic confirmed with a smile. Leia put on her own overjoyed smile as she began to decipher her baby's body. All of a sudden, this pregnancy was becoming surreal. It was becoming real. "And there are the shoulders and arms. Legs are a bit curled up there. . . . Hm."

"What is it?" Leia couldn't help but grow anxious as a quizzical look came to the doctor's face. This was it, she thought. This would be the moment the doctor would discover the other baby. Then, how would she react? She still remembered exactly how thrilling it had been when she and Han had learned they were pregnant. Then, here was this idea of having twins. The thought startled Leia, kind of even scared her. Suddenly, the doubts rushed in, but she shoved them all aside. She reminded herself that this was exactly what she and Han wanted. Leia could hardly contain herself.

"Well, not to scare you," Alismic started. Leia could have laughed. Oh, don't worry, she thought, internally laughing. Nothing can take me by surprise today. " But it does look like there's a second baby. They look really cramped in there."

A beam broke across Leia's face and she was crying even before Han was standing over her and kissing her, sharing her joy. It was official. They finally knew for sure. Leia was pregnant with twins. It was thrilling and terrifying all at once. She managed to keep her fear at bay, instead focusing on imagining her and Han sitting together, holding baby twins. It made her laugh, imagining her husband so mesmerized by holding their children. She looked back to him, sharing with him all her joy in one look.

"They sure are making it tough to find out the genders," Alismid told them, frowning as she continued rolling her wand over Leia's belly. "They look like they hardly have any room! Wait . . . oh!"

Leia's heart started racing in an instant and at the same moment, she felt Han's grip on her hand tighten. They had no idea what Alismic was seeing that she reacted like that, but it scared them. Leia had no idea what could be wrong, but if something, anything at all, was wrong . . . how was she supposed to feel? How was she supposed to take that? Her fear quickly grew as she watched the concentrated look on Alismic's face for a second. She feared the moment that seemed to be coming. Leia's mind jumped to the worst conclusion and her stomach knotted up in response. No, please not again! I can't lose another baby. Not again!

"That would explain a lot," the doctor continued.

"Are the twins okay?" Han asked. Right then, Leia wanted him to pull her into his arms and hold her close. She wanted to cry into his chest and be reassured by him. She wanted to know that everything was okay, that their babies were okay. That they were healthy, ready to spend another five months in the womb before Leia and Han got to hold them. She wanted to know that they were still going to get their family.

Alismic gave a little laugh. "I suppose that's just it, Mister Solo. They aren't twins."