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Just a piece of soppy fanfic that I thought I'd share with you ...
I can never resist wondering what Han and Leia's relationship was
like when they were married... the books obviously leave me cold !
This is just something small and plotless but I enjoyed putting it
together....

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He watched her from the doorway of their bedroom without her 
knowledge. He loved these moments when he could silently look 
at her; watch as she carried out everyday tasks that still took 
his breath away. 

She sat on the side of the bed with her back to him, braiding her 
hair. He had watched her braid her hair many times before and he 
knew her movements by heart. She hadn't dressed yet and the
sleeves of her robe rode up her arms as her hands expertly wound
the strands of hair around each other, her fingers moving smoothly
and efficiently.  He drank in the white smoothness of her arms as
his eyes travelled over her hands moving down to her elbows. In his
mind those hands and fingers moved slowly and sensually and he
could almost feel his hands intertwining with hers, moving through
the soft silky strands.  He longed to touch her... he was never in her
presence now without wanting to touch her, to claim her....but
practicality dictated that  he control his urges and over time he had
learned to enjoy the desire without always being able to act on it.

She was nearly finished now, twisting the braid around itself before 
fixing it firmly into a tight knot at the back of her head. Her neck 
was clearly visible hidden only by tiny wisps of hair. Her fingers 
lightly touched the braided knot ensuring it was firmly in place. Her 
task finished she still sat, staring into space. He knew that she had
started to daydream while fixing her hair and he wondered what she
was thinking about as she sat there....did she think about him, about
them or were her thoughts on the evening that lay ahead; the people
she had to meet and the political goals she wished to achieve? 

Coming out of her reverie she again moved her hands quickly over
her hair and appearing satisfied slowly stretched, moving her arms
over her head in a lazy movement. Unable to stay still any longer he
moved silently onto the bed kneeling behind her as he ran his hands
up the length of her arms twining his fingers in hers as he kissed the
back of  her neck. He could sense her smiling as she moved her
head forward giving him greater access.

"You better hurry" she said suddenly, "my husband will be home
soon..." 

Moving his hands to her shoulders he massaged her gently as he 
leaned closer and whispered in her ear "..thats a pity, my wife has 
given me the night off and I was hoping to spend it with you". 

Turning around and kneeling on the bed in front of him she kissed
him softly on the lips.  "Well, if you're here later on when I get back
from my meeting maybe we could work something out" she replied
suggestively. 

Enjoying this game he pretended to give her suggestion serious 
consideration.  "I'm not sure, my wife can be a very jealous and
possesive woman...it could get ugly!"
                    
Laughing out loud now Leia pushed him back on the bed before
straddling him. He leaned on his elbows so their faces were inches
away from each other.  "I can't say I blame her" Leia smiled as she
moved even closer, their lips almost touching. 

"I thought your husband was on his way" Han replied teasing her
with his eyes. 
                    
"Oh I think we have time" she said as she slowly began to unbutton
his shirt. He finally captured her lips with his own kissing her hard.
She slipped his shirt over his shoulders as he began to untie her
robe. 
                   
"I'm going to mess your hair you know" he moaned in between
kisses. 
                   
"Thats okay" she teased "you can watch me braid it all over again
can't you?"
                   
Realising that she'd known he was there all along he grabbed her
and pinned her under him. She laughted out loud as he began to
untie her hair from it's knot freeing it strand by strand. Running his
hands through her hair his face suddenly turned serious as he gazed
into her eyes. 
                    
"Watching you braid your hair Leia, sometimes....." Words failed
him as he saw tears forming in her eyes. 
                    
"Come here" she whispered as she took him in her arms and he
showed her without words what he had been trying to tell her.
                     
                                    
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