Star Wars: Cross Paths Part 3
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Chapter 34 – Going Home
The Solos and the Skywalkers were all outside the Moisture farm, ready to leave towards Coruscant. Everything was ready and inside the ships, that each family would take back home.
"Well it is time to return to civilization," Han said having Bail on his shoulders.
"Uncle Luke, you will come too, right?" Anakin asked, grabbing his uncle/godfather's hand and looking up at him with his matching blue eyes.
"Jeez, you guys had being so long away, that the kids are already missing you," Han replied laughing.
"We will go right behind you, don't worry," Luke smile at Ani.
"Well is everything ready?" Leia asked, making Chewie growled and nod.
"We are ready to go, ma'am," 3PO responded.
"So, we better go. It will be around 3 days to get back to the center of galaxy, which means 3 days, locked, in a small space, with these two and that goldenrod," Han sighed, making Ines laughed at her brother in law.
"You never changed."
R2 beeped making 3PO approaching him.
"Don't worry my little friend, soon we will be together again. Take care."
R2 beeped again, while 3PO head inside the Falcon, holding Ani's hand.
"See you guys in 3 days?" Leia asked her twin brother.
"Don't worry. We will lift off right behind you," Luke nod and after hugging his sister and pat his brother in law arm.
"Lets go," Han told and they all entered inside the Falcon, while the Skywalkers, were outside, watching the ship, lift off and leave the planet.
Once the Falcon was out of sight, Luke looked at his farm and wrapping his right arm around Ines's waist, he kissed his baby little hand, who looked at him and smile, drooling all over his pacifier.
"It is time for us to go too, babe," Ines said cleaning Luke's jr mouth.
"I know. I have to admit, I miss a little of cold and our apartment, and our bed and the kids," Luke smiled at her.
"Me too."
Alli approached her parents and looking at them, she asked:
"Papa, Mama, can we go now?"
"You really don't like here, do you?" Ines laughed at her.
"Is not that, but I miss the rain and my warm pajamas," the four years old said, making Luke laughed. Picking her up, he looked at her.
"We also know to which bedroom you run when there is a storm, right young lady?"
Alli giggled at her father.
"Sweetie, mama miss home too."
"Then let's go Papa," she said grabbing Luke's hand the moment he put her on the ground.
"Are we leaving?" Ben asked.
"I thought you like it here?" Luke asked him.
"I do, but I'm with my sister. I do miss my own bedroom. Even if I will share with this one," he smiled tickling his little brother, who gave one of his laughed and tried to grab his brother hair, but Ines stopped it just in time.
"Come on. It will be 3 days until we reached Tatooine and having 4 kids inside a ship, isn't what I call a good time," Ines smirked.
"Yeah, let's go home," Luke said. "Come on Padmé. R2." he called his daughter and the droid who were running around the farm.
Once they were all ready inside the Naboo star skiff and ready to go, the ship lift off and they set course to Coruscant in the center of the galaxy.
They were traveling for 2 days now, and in the next 24 hours, they would enter in Coruscant system. The Naboo star skiff, despite its small size, was spacious. The ship was equipped with lockers and a medical suite, in addition to the standard cabins and compartments. It could also hold up to 6 passengers, which allow for the twins and Ben, sleep in separate bedrooms. Since the baby was still to small, Luke and Ines decided that Luke, Jr would sleep with them during the 3 days trip.
At that moment, Ines was under the warm covers of her and Luke's bedroom, with her baby laying next to her, holding his little Chewbacca toy, while sleeping peacefully in his warm X-Wing pajamas, while her husband were put their older kids to bed. She had to admit that she also missed the cold, and space was cold comparing to Tatooine and its heat, so it felt nice being warm, under the blankets, running her left hand on her baby's blond hair while he was sleeping sucking his green pacifier.
Luke entered inside the room, and taking his robe off, he got under the covers slowly, so he couldn't wake up his baby son.
"So how are they?" Ines whispered, while continuing to ran her left hand through Luke, Jr little head.
"Happy to be almost reaching home," he whispered back, looking at his son and slowly kissed the top of his head, smiling when the baby moved his arms, but continue to sleep.
"Please don't wake him up," Ines said. "I have to say, I was missing our home too. And I miss the warm of a nice blanket too. I think I had enough heat for a while."
"That is what our Alli said to me the first I tuck her in during the trip, and I don't blame her either. I do miss our apartment, our bed, the life of Coruscant and the Temple and the kids."
"And our family too," Ines smiled making Luke nod.
After a few minutes of silence, where both of them stood there looking at their baby son, Ines looked at her husband. She knew he had a lot on his mind.
"Are you relieve that we are making progress with these allies we have so far? After all, having Boba Fett, and the gangs from Tatooine, is a big thing."
"I have to agree. Din said that Boba have a great connection with the Sand People, just like him."
"Do you think they will help us?" Ines asked him.
"If they do, I won't mind. The more the better."
"But…" Ines said. She knew there was a more to that.
"I'm just thinking that this time, it would be so much different than when we were 19, 22 and 23 years old. Back then, I was young, single and I didn't have anyone to feel responsible. I mean, I care about all of you and in the end, I care about you, especially after found out you were pregnant," he started and looked at his baby son. "Now it is different. We are older, but I feel responsible for a lot more people. I'm a Master and those kids are my responsibility. But I'm also an uncle, a brother and most importantly I'm a husband and a father."
Ines smiled at him and ran her fingers through his hair.
"Yes, a lot happened and the most beautiful thing was we made four little babies, that I loved making them with you. And we will get through this, now more than ever."
Luke leaned forward and kissed her.
"I know we will. They give me the strength I need and I promise nothing will happen to them."
"Of course it wont. We have great people by our side. And speaking of people, I think what you did to Haja was sweet, giving him the opportunity to work with us if he wanted."
"Well, I felt sorry for him. And deep inside he is a good guy, and Ben trusted him enough to take you and Leia back to Alderaan, so if Ben trusted him, why can't we."
"That is why I fell in love with you. And yes, deep inside he is not a bad guy, but I don't like that he used the Jedi trick to fool people, but he put himself at risk back then for us," Ines smiled thinking of the time she and Leia met him. "Do you think he would accept?"
"He will babe. And lets be honest, we need people in the Temple. Aurea and Noah need some extra hands, especially with more students coming in, and even if the old students can help, but another helping hands can be helpful."
Ines smiled.
"I love you, you know that?"
"Yes I know and I love you more, my sweet wife. Thank you for be with me all along and since the beginning. I'm blessed that I have you in my life and I'm glad that the force choose you to be my other half, my forcebond. And I couldn't choose a better woman to be the mother of my children, to carried them and put them in this galaxy and trust me there is not other woman I would want to make this baby and the other wonderful kids sleeping in their bedrooms." Luke said making Ines teary up a little.
"I'm the lucky one. You gave me the most precious things of my life: our babies. I never thought I would be a mother and you made me one and with you, something that I wanted since the moment I saw you. And now I have you."
"And you always had me, since the moment I put eyes on you. Believe me."
"I do Luke." she smiled at him.
"Lets go to sleep, cause tomorrow by this time we will be sleeping in our bed."
"Can't wait," she giggled.
Pulling the covers over their bodies and kissing the top of the head of their baby, Luke wrapped his right arm around two of the most important people of his life, before close his eyes and fell asleep.
And they finally will get back their home to Coruscant.
