Star Wars: Cross Paths Part 4
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Chapter 5 – Apologize
Luke arrived at the farm. The moment he went inside, he saw Ines, sitting outside the dining room steps, sobbing like he never saw before.
Running towards, he made her look at him.
"Ines, what's wrong? What happened?"
The moment she saw him, she wrapped her arms around her husband neck and crying, to the point she was having a hard time to breath.
Luke knew what was going on, and grabbing her face, he made her look at him.
"Babe, calm down. You are having an anxiety attack and you need to slow down your breathing. Look at me. Breath in! Breath out!" he told her, while he start to take deep breaths.
Slowly, Ines started to do the same and after a while she started to calm down, even if tears continue to roll down her face.
"I will grab a glass of water with sugar!" he said standing up, and went to the kitchen, while Ines was sitting, with R2 close to her, beeping, showing he was also worry about her, making Ines touch the droid.
Coming from inside, Luke sat next to her, and handle the glass, which she accepted right away.
"Thank you!" she said taking a sip of the water.
"Feeling better?" he asked while ran his right hand through Ines's long brown hair.
Looking at him, she nod.
"You scared me for a moment. I never saw you like that before!"
Ines sighed.
"I'm sorry, I just remembered the last time I spend with my mother. Our talk, the things she said. And I realized how much I miss her and how much I need her here with me, in times like this. I miss her touch, her hugs, her voice, her smile, her advices." Ines said with tears rolling down her cheeks.
Luke ran his right hand on her face cleaning the tears with his thumb. He had to admit that many times he forgot that Ines didn't have her mother to run to. Yes Leia lost Breha, but their mother were there when she needed her. And he has his father, even if as a Force Ghost, but he can talk to him and see him. Ines and Gracy don't and he was sure that a mother's hug always does better.
"I have to say, I forget that too. But you are not alone. You have your family, friends and you have me and our kids."
R2 beeped.
"And R2 too!" Luke finished making Ines smile at the droid and pat him.
"Thank you. And I know I have all of you, but there are times a mothers advice is the best thing we could have and lately I wish I could have her here by my side, to show me how wrong I was all these months."
Luke smiled.
"You were not the only one wrong."
"No, Luke. I'm the one who blew it. And I'm sorry for the way I acted lately. You were right. I became obsessed with pregnancy and I shouldn't act the way I did. And also I should have respect your wish to be here alone and be strong and say no to Leia, pregnant or not. You have the right to be mad at me."
"Well, maybe Leia and Luma were right, we need to talk without distractions," Luke admitted.
"You know that Leia will not drop that!" she said making Luke laughed.
"Tell me about it."
Ines glare at her husband.
"I hope you can forgive me. I just was afraid."
"Afraid of what?" he asked surprised.
"Afraid that you could become disappoint at me cause I didn't get pregnant quickly like the others. I mean with Ben was right on the first time, well my first time. With the girls, we were listen the force and with Luke, was in a week. Now we are trying for so long and nothing, meaning I'm getting old."
"Ines, really?"
"I know, now I see how dumb I was for thinking that. But I can't help to think I'm almost 31."
"And…" Luke said. "You are beautiful just like the first time we met. I wouldn't be mad or disappointed because we didn't conceived right away. Maybe is my problem. Cause I'm 31 and not 19 anymore."
"You continue to be handsome sweetie. And I'm still madly in love with you." Ines smile.
"Thanks. And I need to say sorry too about what I said yesterday. I don't regret marry you. Never. I was just upset and I didn't think."
"You were right to be upset. It is okay!" she said.
Luke smiled at her and pulled her into his arms and too her lips into his. How much he missed kissing her.
"Let's not fight again. I don't like it," he replied making her laugh.
"I agree. I love you!"
"I love you more. Always!" he said kissing her again.
After pulling apart, he asked something he had in his mind since he arrived.
"What did you remember? I felt your pain but I didn't see what cause that!"
Ines smiled remembering the memory she had with her mother.
"The last conversation we had before she died. We used to go to this tea store at least twice a year, just the two of us. My grandmother did that with her when she was 6 and she did the same when I was 6. The problem was it was a fancy place."
"Fancy? Let me guess you had to wear a dress and you hated that!"
Ines laughed for the first time.
"You got it. Like I said to her, I did it in the beginning because the food was amazing. But with time I started to enjoy our tea times. And it was a nice moment that I miss so much. Especially when she said in that time that when I have a daughter of my own I would do the same."
Luke smiled at that.
"Well the girls will celebrate their 6th birthday in weeks, maybe it is time for you to do that. And unlike their mother, they don't mind to wear fancy dresses." he said making Ines nod.
"Yeah. There is a tea store very similar and it is nice to have a mother/daughters moment."
"Maybe I can do that with the boys. Just the 3 of us!" Luke said with a big smile.
"You know that the way she talked about me being a mother and a wife and even said that probably I would move to Coruscant, it felt like she knew all along about us!"
"Well it makes sense. Your father knew about us and I'm sure he told her. I have to say I wish I could have meet her."
"Well I can tell you that she would love to meet you too." Ines said with teary eyes, which made Luke pulled her again into his arms.
After a moment of silence, he looked at her and kissed her forehead.
"Well like I said we are never alone. Now I better go outside and cover the vaporizers cause a sandstorm is approaching."
"I will help you!" she said and they both stood up relief that finally they had the talk they really needed to have and everything was fine now.
Everything is alright now. Leia and Luma were right after all.