Loving Skywalker - Book (3)

Birth of a Solo

Raina's POV.

"What?!" Luke, Raina and Leia all shouted.

"I-I c-can't be!"

"Yes. You can and you are." Her friend said as a matter of fact.

"W-what are we going to do?" Raina asked.

"We need to get her to a bed. Now. What's she's having are contractions. And by the look of things. . .they're at least five minutes apart."

"Five minutes?!" Raina exclaimed.

"Yes. It seems Leia has been having contractions since we landed. Maybe even before."

Luke gave a frustrated sigh.
"I knew we should have turned around."

"As much as I would love to hear your brotherly 'I told you so' I seem to be in labor so please just save it!" Leia yelled.

"Fine. Okay, umm. . . I guess we'll have to take her to the cantina."

"What?!" Leia yelled.

"I am not having my baby in a cantina full of criminals!"

"You don't really have choice right now, Leia!" Luke reminded.

"Stop it! Both of you! We need to get Leia to Maz's and fast." Raina snapped. This was no time for the siblings to squabble like children.

"I'll carry her." Luke picked up his sister carefully and started for the castle.

Once inside, the crowd quieted down at the sight of them. Music still played in the background. Leia had tears dripping down her face and was groaning in pain.

"What's happened?" Maz shouted to them from the bar.

"Please. We need to lay her down." Luke said out of breath.

Raina quickly clarified. "She's having a baby."

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Without hesitation, Maz lead Luke and the others to a room where he laid her down on a small bed.

"What do we do now? We don't have a doctor." Raina asked.

Winter stepped forward confidently. "I can deliver it. Or I can help. The act of delivery is mostly up to her."

Leia groaned and hissed in pain.

Winter looked to Raina. "Raina, can you keep track of the contractions?"

She nodded.

"Miss, Kanata?"

"Mrs. actually. I used to be married."

"Alright, Mrs. Kanata, can I get some hot towels, boiled water, some string, scissors and disinfectant wipes?"

The female nodded going off with her droid Emme to fetch everything.

"What's happening?" Ian asked innocently.

Raina crouched down to the six year old boy. "The Princess is going to have a baby."

"Is she going to be okay?"

"Yes she'll be just fine and pretty soon a little baby boy will be here."

"Cool!" Ian smiled widely.

"Do you need me for anything?" Luke asked Winter, offering his help.

"No, but you should probably call Captain Solo."

"Right. Okay. I'll be back."

Luke's POV.

Luke ran to the ship and found Threepio waiting there.