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time."

Mara blinked at him...and then, belatedly, she got it. "You set this
whole thing up, didn't you?" she asked. "Coming to this system in the first
place-Cirali's summons-this chamber..."

"Formerly the mountain retreat of the Third Sultara," Luke interrupted,
waving a hand over it. "Finest accommodations in the sector. And of course, as
long as we're officially in consultation with the Second Agricultural
Coordinator, no one's going to come looking for us."

He took her hands and stepped close to her. "Happy second honeymoon,
Mara."

For a long moment they kissed. Then, almost reluctantly, Mara thought, he
pulled gently away. "Come on, let's take a look around," he said. "I gave
Cirali a list of the things you especially like, and he promised to furnish as
many of them as he could."

"Yes, I already noticed the flowers and music," Mara agreed, glancing
around. "He laid in all my favorite foods, too, I suppose?"

"Enough to last us as long as we want to stay." Luke hesitated. "I hope
this will help make up for my ignoring you so much lately."

"No problem," Mara assured him. And standing here, just the two of them,
it suddenly wasn't a problem. "I understand that you also have commitments to
the rest of the New Republic. I just need you to myself every once in awhile."

"I need it, too," Luke told her. "Please don't ever let me forget that."

"I won't," Mara promised softly. "And one other thing...?"

He leaned close. "Yes?"

She tapped him playfully on the tip of his nose. "You ever call me a
blushing bride," she said, "and you're going to be in serious trouble."

He grinned. "I'll make a note."