I know most of my readers are probably somewhat irked that I'm publishing a new fic instead of updating the three that have lay dormant for far too long. There's a brief explanation on my profile for why I've been writing so infrequently lately, and I'm happy to chat with anyone about it via PM. But ever since I saw The Force Awakens, I've had about 90 plot bunnies running around in my head and begging to be let out. I decided to write this short little series of one-shots to get my muse going again so I can get back to my other works. I also decided to write it because I love the Solo Family and I believe Rey is part of the Solo Family and nobody can convince me otherwise. Lots of love to Caitlin for letting me message her about this fic like a crazy person, and to my sweet Nikki for always being my rock. Hope you guys enjoy!

The first time Rey hurt Ben, she was barely an hour old.

"But what if I hurt her?" Ben asked, staring nervously at the strange, wriggling bundle in his mother's arms.

"You won't," Leia said gently, beckoning for him to come closer. "Come sit up here on the bed by me."

Ben walked cautiously up to the bed and hoisted himself onto the mattress. Leia squeezed his hand reassuringly before leaning over to hand him his brand new baby sister.

"There you go…make sure you support her head…just relax, Ben, you won't hurt her," Leia promised him.

Ben took a deep breath and adjusted the baby until she fit snuggly into the crook of his skinny arm. She was a tiny thing, smaller than Ben had been as a baby, Mom had said. She was pink and wrinkly and her eyes were all squished up. And somehow, she was one of the most beautiful things Ben had ever seen.

Han walked over and placed a warm hand on his shoulder, an action that caught Ben by surprise. Dad had never been overly demonstrative, and ever since Ben's tenth birthday, things had begun to grow tense between father and son. Sometimes, late at night after he was supposed to be asleep, Ben heard Mom and Dad arguing about him. Dad blamed Ben's frequent tantrums and backtalk on something called "puberty", but Mom insisted there was a deeper problem. Sometimes Ben feared that Mom knew about the voice that Ben heard, a deep, dark voice that whispered to him when he was alone…

"She's really something, isn't she kid?" Han said proudly, snapping Ben out of his reverie. "The spitting image of her mother."

"Which is only fair, since Ben got everything from you except his hair color and chin," Leia said with satisfaction.

"Yeah, he's a regular chip off the old block, isn't he?" Han replied fondly, rubbing his large, calloused hand over Ben's curls. Ben blushed at the unexpected praise and allowed himself to enjoy the feeling of his father stroking his hair. His tiny sister gave a small cry and began to wriggle in her brother's arms, clearly annoyed that his attention was no longer focused on her.

"Hi Breha," he whispered, stroking her chubby pink cheek. "I'm your big brother, Ben. I'm going to take care of you."

Breha's whine quickly turned into a yawn, and she turned her face towards Ben's finger, as if she was trying to snuggle. A tentative smile crept over Ben's face as he traced his finger over her downy hair, her little button of a nose, her tiny rosebud mouth…

"OW!"

Han reached out a hand to steady the baby as Ben jerked back, and Leia sat up in concern and reached out for her daughter.

"She bit me!" Ben exclaimed, staring in amazement as Leia carefully took the infant from his arms. "Breha bit me!"

"I'm sorry, sweetheart," Leia said sympathetically, adjusting her nightgown and latching Breha onto her breast. "She was probably just hungry and that was her way of letting you know."

"You alright, kid?" Han asked, lifting Ben's hand to inspect the injured finger.

"I'll be ok," Ben said, his face flushing a little as Han carefully examined his hand. "But she's really strong!"

In spite of himself, Ben smiled over at his baby sister, who was happily sucking down her dinner without a care in the world. Clearly he didn't have to worry about hurting her-she could take care of herself.

The second chapter is already published and the third one is halfway done. So I promise, unlike my other fics, you won't be waiting long to be satisfied