invisible string~luke skywalker

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       Greyson had hardly registered what was happening by the time she was in Han's arms. He was hugging her so tightly she figured she'd burst.

       "Cant breathe, can't breathe!"

       Han ceased his hug but gripped Greyson's arms tightly. "Never pull that shit again, got it?"

       Greyson smiled. "Got it, Chief."

       Han anxiously pulled her inside where his family was. Sitting next to Leia was Luke, who was cooing at his nephew.

       Greyson glared at Han. "You didn't tell me he'd be here." She muttered angrily.

       "Yeah, cause I knew you wouldn't come." Han then turned away. "Look who decided to show up!"

       Luke and Leia looked up. Leia looked relieved while Luke looked almost hurt, which infuriated Greyson, but she smiled. "Hi."

       Leia patted the spot across from her and her brother. Han gave Greyson a gentle push and she awkwardly sat down.

       "We're so glad you're okay, when you left without a word," Leia trailed off. "You're here now and that's all that matters."

       Luke had gone back to making faces at the baby, who kept grabbing at his grown-out hair. He frequently looked up at Greyson for short lived moments, glancing away the moment she looked over at him.

       "This is our son, Ben." Leia smiled.

       Luke handed the baby over to Greyson who hesitantly took him. "What are you feeding this kid, he's already got hair?" Greyson muttered as Ben grabbed at her finger. This earned a laugh from Leia. "How are you?"

       Leia shrugged. "Tired. Stressed."

       "You pushed an entire human out of your vagina, I'd be frightened if you weren't." Greyson said as she wiggled Ben's arms back and forth, his tiny hands wrapped tightly around her fingers. Both boys snorted. "Very attractive boys."

       "Obviously, you dated both of us." Han retorted. A sad silence fell on the group. Greyson went about playing with baby Ben while the twins stared at Han, both upset.

       "Greyson," Leia started, catching the older girl's attention. "You should stay for a few days. It would mean a lot to us, please?" She smiled.

       "I don't know, Leia. I don't live very far, I can drop in whenever.."

       "No, come on, stay." Han insisted.

       "Fine." Greyson gave in.

       Han clapped his hands together. "Great! You'll stay with Luke in the guest room!"

       "Huh?" "Come again?"

       "Yeah, we only have one spare bed now, with the baby and all." Han replied, a smirk present on his face.

       "It's fine, I'll sleep on the couch." Greyson suggested.

        "I think that'd be best." Luke quietly agreed.

        Han and Leia looked at one another briefly, before Han turned back to his best friends. "Actually the couch is broken."

       "No it's not?"

       Han took out his blaster and shot at one of the legs. "It is now!"

       "Han what the hell!" Leia shook her head and Han shrugged.

       "Great." Greyson muttered to the little kid in her lap.

       The rest of the night was painfully awkward. Both Greyson and Luke dreaded going to bed that night. Leia and Han seemed awfully pleased about the outcome, minus the Han breaking the couch moment.

        Greyson tried to busy herself doing anything that got her away from Luke. She even helped Leia with some of her senatorial duties. Leia never once pushed for answers out of her friend, and Greyson was beyond thankful for that. She wasn't sure what she'd say, if she could say anything at all.

       "Can I ask one question. You don't have to answer it, but not knowing is beginning to drive me insane." Leia laughed nervously.

       "One question." Greyson agreed.

       "What made you leave? What was your breaking point?"

        Well shit, that was the one question she wasn't expecting to be asked. "When Luke started to shut down, and get those mood swings and all of that, I made myself a promise. If I stopped feeling safe, I'd leave. So I did."

Leia's face grew sad. "Oh, Grey," she said softly, taking Greyson's hands in her own. "I wish you would've told us, I'm sure there was something we could've done. Knock his head right or something." Leia's eyes filled with tears.

"Oh, don't cry, I'll cry." Greyson sniffed and Leia laughed a little.

"It upsets me to know you didn't feel safe, and you couldn't tell us. I want you to feel like you're able to confide in us about this kind of stuff, even if it's about my brother." Leia admitted, pulling Greyson into a tight hug.