I want to thank everybody who has read the story and a special thanks for those who took the time to review. I really appreciate the feedback. This is the last chapter. I hope it doesn't disappoint.

~JL~

Epilogue: 1 Standard Week Later

"What do you think of my outfit?" Mara asked Luke as she smoothed out her clothing. She was wearing a casual sundress she purchased when shopping with Leia. "Is it too informal?"

"Mara we are going to see my sister, not address the senate." Luke said as he stood in front of the bedroom mirror adjusting his own clothing.

"We are going to tell your sister that we're getting married," Mara reminded Luke. "I want to make a good impression."

Luke looked at his fiancé and smiled. "You look beautiful, Mara."

A concerned looked crossed her face. "Do you think she'll be upset?"

Luke looked confused. "Who? Leia? Why in the worlds would she be upset?"

Mara shook her head at the Jedi's naiveté. "Because I am a formal Imperial assassin and you're her brother."

Luke went over to Mara and held her hands. "Leia is going to be thrilled and Han will be ecstatic." He pulled her into an embrace and kissed her passionately.

Mara pulled away looking flustered. "Farmboy, if you kiss me like that again we may never leave the bedroom."

Luke smiled, "That would be okay with me, but I am sure Leia will eventually send out a rescue party."

"That would be embarrassing," Mara conceded.

"Especially if the rescue team had to use a Hydraulic Pry Droid to pull us apart." Luke laughed.

Luke's comment about a rescue team reminded him of the event that started their twisted journey to romance. He gave Mara a questioning look, "I always wanted to ask you, why did you insist on going to the lower levels with me that morning of the accident?"

"The night before I had a vision that you were in trouble," she confessed. "I couldn't stand the thought of losing you."

Luke was deeply touched that Mara cared about him even back then.

"Thanks for coming with me," he said warmly.

"No problem," Mara replied. "We are talking about the morning of the accident right?"

"Mara!"

She laughed. "We should go, you don't want to miss another meeting with your sister." She offered Luke her arm and allowed him to lead her to his speeder.

Mara sat nervously in the passenger's seat of Luke's airspeeder as he guided it towards Han and Leia's apartment. Despite Luke's assurances, she was deeply concerned as to how the Solo's would react to the news. She thought Han would be okay with it, but she worried about Leia.

The time Mara and Leia went shopping together Leia didn't express any concerns about Mara's friendship with Luke, in fact, she appeared to encourage it. But accepting Luke's friendship with a former Imperial was one thing, being married to one, well, that was an entirely different matter.

It was a short flight to the Solo's residence. When they arrived at their door Mara began to suspect that Luke was also nervous about their impending encounter with his family. He was slow in ringing the door buzzer and when he finally built up the courage to do so he fidgeted nervously adjusting his clothing and brushing stray lint off his sleeves while he waited to be let in.

Leia was the one to answer the door. She smiled brightly when she saw the couple and ushered them both into the apartment foyer.

"Mara, I am so glad you are better," Leia said and she gave Mara a quick hug and then her brother. Han wandered into the living room across the entrance way. He gave the couple one of his lopsided grins. "Hey Luke, Mara, good to see you two. Do you want a drink?"

"None for me Han," Luke said. He turned to Mara, "Do you want something?"

She shook her head, "No, I shouldn't."

"Come on and sit down," Leia invited them into her living room. "You said you had news for us?"

Luke and Mara sat down together on Leia's couch and looked at each other nervously as Leia sat in a chair across from them. "We do have something to tell you," Luke said as he reached out and grasped Mara's hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. "Han, Leia, Mara and I are getting married."

Mara and Luke were nearly startled out of their seats when Han let out an anguished, "No!"

Mara and Luke looked at each other and back to Han. This they did not expect. They were even more startled with Leia jumped out of her chair and yelled, "Yes!" while pumping her fist in the air.

Leia turned to face her visibly upset husband. "You owe me flyboy, pay up!"

Han frowned but reached into his trouser's pocket and pulled out a handful of credit chips, which he handed to his wife. "And you promised to come to the opera with me," she reminded him.

Han groaned.

"Leia, Han, what's going on?" Luke asked totally confused.

Han went over to the bar to get a drink. "Leia bet me that you two would be engaged to be married before three months had past." Han filled a shot glass full of whiskey and chugged it down. "Now I have to go to the opera with your sister."

Luke was completely thrown off. "You mean you saw this coming?"

"Of course, Luke," Leia said, "We've been hoping that you two would get together years ago."

"I don't think I should have to pay up," Han proclaimed. "Getting Mara to buy and wear sexy clothing was cheating!"

Luke turned to his sister, "You did that on purpose!"

She blushed, "Obviously it worked."

"Well, maybe I'll win the next bet," he said mischievously as he poured himself another drink.

Leia scoffed, "They only just got engaged, there is no way they will have a baby by the end of a standard year."

"She's got you there, Han," Luke smirked. "What are you going to have to do when you lose that one?" Luke laughed, but his laughter was cut short when he noticed that Mara wasn't amused but actually looked shaken and wide-eyed.

"What's wrong Mara," Luke asked.

"Can I talk to you privately," she said as she pulled Luke back to the foyer.

"What?"

"Luke, you have to realize that a woman who's a virgin and had panic attacks at the thought of having sex, probably wouldn't be using conception repressor meds."

Luke went wide-eyed, "Mara, what are you saying?"

She looked embarrassed, "Luke, it may be nothing, but I am a couple days late."

Luke gave a shaky smile as he reached out to touch Mara's belly. He stretched out with the Force and was shocked when he felt a small Force signature reaching back to him.

"Mara, you're pregnant!" he shouted in surprise.

"Yes!" Han yelled, "Leia has to go to the smashball championship games with me!"

Mara and Luke ignored the outbursts. "Are you upset?" Mara asked nervously.

A huge smile spread across Luke's face. "Upset? All my dreams have just come true this week! I'm ecstatic!" He picked up Mara and twirled her around the room. As he gently lowered Mara down to the ground he realized she didn't look very happy.

"Mara, you want the baby don't you?"

"Of course Luke, I just don't want to embarrass you by going to the altar obviously pregnant. People will think I trapped you into marriage."

Luke laughed. "Mara, I can care less what people think, but if it concerns you we can elope."

"Yes, elope!" Han said enthusiastically.

"Han," Leia gave him a warning glare.

Han looked at Leia, "No eloping is a great idea. Luke I heard of some Rogues getting married in an always-open chapel over by docking bay 88. You guys should go there…tonight."

Mara's eyes narrowed as she stared at her future brother-in-law. "What was the bet and what will you win if we elope, Han."

Luke noticed Leia blush, "You don't have to answer that question, Han," the former princess warned her husband.

"All I can tell you is it involves some roll-playing!" He laughed as he walked to the back of the apartment.

"Han, come back here!" Leia insisted.

"I have to find that metal bikini," he shouted back.

Mara and Luke both covered their mouths with their hands and tried not to laugh.

Han came back with a box. "I think this is our costume box," he said as Leia quickly ripped the container out of his hands.

"Costume box?" Luke stammered. He shook his head and covered his ears, "I don't want to know anything about this."

Leia looked like she was about to kill a certain former smuggler. "Han, pour some champagne we have to celebrate," she ordered as she took the box and shoved it into the hall closet. "Oh, and something non-alcoholic for Mara."

Han disappeared to the kitchen and returned with a bottle of bubbly and a glass of juice for Mara.

He filled up the champagne glasses and handed one to Luke and Leia.

"Sorry Mara, but the only juice I had is some of Anakin's jordari fruit drink," he said apologetically.

Mara smiled as she took the extended glass. "That's perfect."

Leia held up her glass for a toast. "Here's to Mara becoming part of the family." Leia said beaming.

"It's about time," Han added.

"And I can't tell you how thrilled we are to hear you two are going to be parents," Leia paused a moment to wipe away a tear of joy. "To family."

They all raised their glasses. "To family."

~~Fin~~

Author's Notes:

That was the end of the fanfic, but not the end of the story. Mara trains at the Jedi Academy to become a Jedi Knight. It took her a little longer than normal because a certain blue-eyed Jedi Master had a knack for knocking her up. Their first child was named Ben, then there was a son named Bail and a daughter they named Miri.

Once during a meditative session, Mara had a vision of a group of aliens called the Vong preparing to attack. Because of the advanced notice, the New Republic was able to dissuade the aliens from entering their galaxy without a shot fired (No Vergere, no Jacen turning Sith, no death of Anakin).

Jacen, Anakin and Jaina grew up to be powerful Jedi. Jacen married Tenel Ka. Together they were able to make changes in the Hapes political system and ended the scourge of backbiting and assassination attempts that once plagued the government. They had five beautiful children.

Anakin married Tahiri Veila and had seven children. Han would often joke that his son kept his wife barefoot and pregnant—referring, of course, to Tahiri's aversion to footwear.

Jaina married Jag Fel and together they helped defeat the Killiks, an insect race. The killiks left the galaxy and went back to their original culture in peace and isolation (therefore avoiding any Dark Nest storyline). Together they had four children.

Callista comes back to try to reestablish a romantic relationship with Luke, but she is killed by a very pissed off Mara. After Callista's death her body morphed into the hideous image of a creature later referred to as Abeloth. Luke was shocked and said to Mara, "How did you know that wasn't really Callista?" Mara responded confused, "That wasn't Callista?"

So all went well and the galaxy was now at peace.

Luke and Mara soon found themselves as grandparents and then great grandparents. Years later, at the advanced age of 112, Mara and Luke died peacefully together in bed…after a particularly intense night of bootknocking.

AND THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE BE WRITTEN IN THE PROFICS!