Leia

Her son stood there, guarding her -Rey. His cousin. Her niece.

And she - Rey, was holding their baby.

Leia blinked.

"You shouldn't have kept this baby," Leia said quietly about her grandchild. She observed them, side by side. They're just little children to Leia. And she knew that she and Han and Luke were to blame. The two little children did something on their own without any supervision for the parents were too focused on their own woes. These two children did not know any better, did not know how to properly expressed their feelings. Leia should have known that their separation would have lead into something.

"I know," Ben said. "But he is healthy. And she and I are happy."

"I know," Leia said in acceptance. What's done is done. They all knew it. "Can I hold my grandson?" she asked.

Rey hesitated but nodded.

Leia had held the baby before but this was different now. With different lenses and frames. The baby was small but Leia felt weight to the child. She held Aiden closely and smiled softly. "You have to tell your father," she told Rey.

Rey shook her head frantically. "He will take Ben away."

"He won't," Leia assured, keeping her gaze onto the baby.

"And we have to tell my father," Ben told her. Leia could tell that Ben was tired of hiding.

"Don't," Leia frowned, her eyes lowering. "Your father would not understand."

There was softness in this boy. Shyness. Warmth. She had loved him. There were stars in his eyes. Dreamy eyed. He held her closer than anyone. Smiled wider than anyone. But she couldn't be with him. He was her brother. And they couldn't be together.

It was the greatest heartbreak in her life.

And for that she and Han never worked out. She loved Han but the not the way she loved Luke. It wasn't like she didn't love Han - she did honestly she wanted to love him as much as she loved Luke. And when it was over with Han and her, she was relieved. Leia was happy with her divorce with Han for she was tired of living a lie. She was happier being alone than to pretend to love someone - to pretend to be happy to someone who gave her half of himself.

But she wasn't innocent. She was guilty for leading Han on all these years. Little signs were scattered about and Han caught on. And Leia kept lying to herself and him that it was in the past.

But it's not in the past.

It managed to bubble to the present.

"I feel like we're responsible for this," Luke said, unable to look at her.

They were alone in his home, discussing the situation in the living room.

"The kids done this on their own," she reminded him. Luke and her kept their past a secret and they remained faithful to their significant others until they parted ways.

"I wonder how long has this been going on," Luke rubbed his forehead.

"They said it happened when he came back," Leia restated what the kids had told them earlier. "And I believe it. There were no little signs when they were children."

Luke sighed. "Your son shouldn't have slept with my daughter."

Leia frowned. She wondered when did he become so rigid. "My son isn't completely at fault," she said calmly.

"I'm aware but your son is older than my daughter, Leia. He knows better. He shouldn't have slept with her. She's still a child, Leia. And he's a grown man. We can't forget that."

"I know he's older but he's still a boy. I know he managed to support himself and put himself through college and have a career but he's still the a boy that ran away all these years ago. And for that I take responsibility for."

"So what are we supposed to do?"

Leia took a deep breath. "I don't know." The kids plan to get married when Rey turned eighteen.

"I wished they never decided to keep the child." If there was no child it would have been easier to separate Ben and Rey.

"I know you still love the baby. " Luke loved his grandson - their grandson.

"They're cousins, they're not supposed to be together."

"Technically it's legal here," Leia countered. Leia wasn't thrilled about it but it was socially acceptable.

"They grew up together, Leia. They shouldn't feel this way about each other."

"But they can. They can get married and have kids."

"It's not right -

"You mean it's not fair."

Silence.

"You're not upset about them."

Luke flinched. "What are you talking about? Of course I'm upset about them. Our children are together and have a child and been keeping it a secret. I have the right to be upset."

"Luke stop talking."

He does.

It wasn't fair. Luke and her didn't grow up together. They didn't meet until they were eighteen. And when they found out they had to end things. Not only was it illegal there was a higher chance of a birth defect if they had children.

And that was why they had to end their relationship.

Luke didn't want to be at this party but his mentor convinced him to. It's ten minutes in and he already regretted being here.

He didn't belong here.

Everyone's drinking and dancing and having fun while he was in the corner by himself. He wants to meet new people - he wants to get out of his shell - but he doesn't know how.

He contemplated about leaving - no it wouldn't work. His mentor Obi Wan would ask him how the party went and Luke wasn't good at lying. Luke bit his lip and tried to look busy.

He started to walk around then, trying to seem like he was okay.

But he wasn't.

He felt so nervous. He felt as if everyone was staring at him. Laughing.

He could barely breathe.

He was panicking.

Luke made his way outside and gasped for air, catching his breath.

Before he could let himself process what had happened he heard something. A sound. A sound of distress.

Luke followed the sound. And he found her - Leia in a car pushing off a strange man from her.

She and the guy were fully clothed. He was trying to make advances while she was trying to get out of the car.

"Stop - I said no!" she said clearly, clawing and punching him.

"Come on, baby you don't meant that," the man chuckled.

"I'm not your baby!" she shouted.

Luke immediately ran to her. He furiously knocked on the car. "She said no," Luke screamed.

The man laughed. "What are you going to do?"

Leia punched him out then, knocking him out cold. "Thanks," she said to Luke, fixing her hair as she got out of the car as if it was nothing. "Thanks for saving me."

Luke blinked, amazed how hard she punched. "I didn't really do anything."

"You were a distraction, so you did help," Leia corrected with a smile.

"Are you alright?" Luke followed her. She heading back into the party. Luke couldn't help but to be perplexed and overwhelmed that she was unfazed that she almost got taken advantage of. Or worse, raped.

"I'm fine."

"Are you sure?" Luke asked again. "Who was he?"

"A really bad date and I'll tell you what he's not getting a second date," she laughed.

"Something tells me you have a lot of experiences defending yourself."

"You have to learn fast where I'm from - you look familiar. Where have I seen you?"

"I, um, I uh have a class -with you," Luke blushed, stammering. He knew it, of course a girl like Leia Organa wouldn't know that he existed. She's so friendly and social and talks to everyone except him. Everyone knew who she was. Everyone liked her.

"It's nice to meet you!" she beamed. "I'm Leia."

"It's nice to meet you," he said trying to remain calm and believable. "I'm um, Luke."

"It's good to meet you Luke," she held her hand then.

Luke hesitated but immediately shook her hand.

"Thanks for saving me again," she smiled. As if she needed to be saved. She knocked out that guy with one punch. And. Wow. She was really pretty. He's never been this close to her before - he's usually sneaking glances at her in class.

"You're w-welcome, Princess."

"Wait did you just call me 'princess'?"

Luke's mouth parted slightly. Did that just slip out? Did he just? "What? No," he immediately denied it, shaking his head frantically.

Leia shook her head. "No I think I heard correctly," she grinned playfully.

"No I didn't say -

"You did!" she giggled. "You called me princess!"

Luke blushed in embarrassment and shame. She thinks he's a freak and a creep now. "I'm s-orry," he immediately put his head down.

"No it's okay. I think it's cute and very, very sweet."

He looked up and blinked.

"Really," she said. "It's the nicest thing that's happened tonight."

"Are you sure you're okay?"

"I'm really fine, now."

"You actually approve of this? Of Rey and Ben being together?" Luke asked.

"Of course not but we can't tell them what to do."

"Rey's my little girl, Leia."

"What they did was wrong but do you want them to be go about with their lives unhappy?"

Silence.

"Do you think about it now and then?" Leia asked. "About how our lives would been if we didn't do the right thing?"

"All the time."

She felt tears trickling from her face. But kept them on. She's not afraid. "Tell me that you still love me."

"Leia."

"Tell me that you still want to see the world together."

He embraced her then. To stop. To stop bringing things from many years ago.

"Tell me you still love me," she said weakly, shaking her head.

He was quiet. "Leia - I can't." Everything was different now.

"Tell me you still want to see the world together."

He didn't respond.

Her heart raced as her eyes burned. She shook her head. "Tell me you still want to marry me."

"I'm sorry."

Leia shook her head as she started to cry. "No - no - tell me you still want our baby." She grasped his hand to touch her stomach. For him to feel something. To say something.

"We can't keep the baby - Leia you have to understand."

"Well what are we supposed to do? We can't make this baby an orphan -

"Leia we can't have this baby," he said gently. "There's a high chance that the baby might not be healthy. We can't do that to the baby."

"No," she spat out.

"Leia."

"No!" she screamed, hitting him. Sobbing. "Don't you even dare say it!"

"Leia. We can't risk the chance -

She hit him still.

He grabbed her and held her close to his chest.

She cried the whole night.

"We should have kept the baby," she winced pulling herself from him. She remembers it so well. She cried for months after the procedure. She remembers her body temporary being confused that the baby was gone. It haunted her. And it killed her when her only child ran away from home and grew up on his own. But Luke he was there for her. He was there for all of it.

"If we stayed we wouldn't have had Ben or Rey."

"We should let them decide their own choices. They already have a tough road ahead."

Luke sighed.

"What happened to you Luke?" she asked. "When did you get so cold?"