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I Do, Promise -(L/M, OC AU) Romance, angst- ~*~Authors Note/Thanks from Ch. 11. ~11/16~ *~*~
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mara_jade_rox
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Jun '07
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6/2 8:16am
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RE: I Do, Promise -(L/M, OC AU) Romance, angst- Author Replies 6/1
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good good good
we like that
Luke loves Mara...yes...good...good
hehehe
MJR 
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mavjade
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Sep '05
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6/14 11:29am
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RE: I Do, Promise -(L/M, OC AU) Romance, angst- Chapter Ten Preview
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I'm sorry it is taking so long everyone! This chapter has been done for over a week, but my beta has been working over 80 hours the past week, so when he gets home he crashes and hasn't had time to beta, and believe me this chapter needs it!  He promises he will be able to do it tonight or tomorrow night! To tide you over there is a sneak preview down below!
Thanks for your patients!!
~mav
mara_jade_rox:
good good good
we like that
Luke loves Mara...yes...good...good
Yes! It is, but does Mara love him???  
Thanks for reading!!
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He had never allowed himself to have such feelings, they were partners and the best of friends, but he figured her feelings stopped there. Now, he couldn't push down those feelings any more, he had to know if she felt the same.
If she didn't have those type of feelings for him, well then he would revel in being her close friend, if such a revelation didn't change their relationship. If it were to change their relationship then he would be heartbroken and completely devastated, but his feelings were so strong that this was a risk he was willing to take.
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jaded_jewel
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6/14 11:40am
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RE: I Do, Promise -(L/M, OC AU) Romance, angst- Author Note & Chapter Ten Preview
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Mav this next chapter sounds soooo awesome. I can't wait. But of course what L/M sucker could?
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Jade_eyes
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6/14 1:41pm
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Great sneak preview there and if you ever need emergency betaing--I'd be THRILLED!!!  
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dancing_star
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6/14 2:14pm
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Ooh wonderful preview!! Can't wait!!!
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Irish_Jedi_Jade
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6/14 5:47pm
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RE: I Do, Promise -(L/M, OC AU) Romance, angst- Author Note & Chapter Ten Preview
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"I'm in love with Mara, and I think I always have been."
*cues hallelujah chorus for the second time today*
Hallelujah!!!!! Hallelujah!!!!! Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah!!!!!"
FINALLY!!!! WOOT! what an awesome little teaser mav, that was brilliant! Can't wait for more, you're so brilliant!
love you!
 Irish
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mavjade
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6/16 6:07pm
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jaded_jewel:
Mav this next chapter sounds soooo awesome. I can't wait. But of course what L/M sucker could?
LOL! I'm glad it sounds good...hopefully it is! It will be posted tonight!
Jade_eyes:
Great sneak preview there and if you ever need emergency betaing--I'd be THRILLED!!!
Thanks girl! I'll keep that in mind!
dancing_star:
Ooh wonderful preview!! dancing Can't wait!!!
Thanks!:D More tonight!
Irish_Jedi_Jade:
*cues hallelujah chorus for the second time today*
Hallelujah!!!!! Hallelujah!!!!! Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah!!!!!"
ROFLOL!  I'm glad you liked it!!
FINALLY!!!! WOOT!
I thought you might like that!
what an awesome little teaser mav, that was brilliant! Can't wait for more, you're so brilliant!
Oh wow what a compliment! Thank you so much!! You are soo sweet!!
More tonight!!
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mavjade
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6/16 6:57pm
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RE: I Do, Promise -(L/M, OC AU) Romance, angst- Author Note & Chapter Ten Preview
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6/16 7:17pm (1 edits total)
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Sorry about the lack of dialogue... I didn't realize how little there was until it was finished. That usually bothers me, but this was the way it came out!
Things in italics are memories from earlier in the story!
~mav
Chapter Ten: Promises
On his way to spar with Mara, Luke was thinking back on his conversation with Leia several weeks before. She had told him it was alright to love another, that he was still young and that Adalet would want him to move on and be happy. As long as he loved Adalet with his whole heart when he was with her, and kept a place in his heart for her now, there was no problem with loving another. Leia was no longer troubled by the fact that her brother had chosen Mara, owing primarily to the number of times her brother's life had been saved by his once-sworn enemy. Any of her doubts that might have remained had been eradicated by the loving care Mara had provided Luke following Adalet's death. Leia gave Mara credit for making sure Luke got on with his life, something she was not sure that either she or Han would have been able to accomplish.
Luke knew that Leia was correct in thinking Adalet would want him to be happy. He had, and did, still love her, but over the weeks that Mara had been living in his apartment he had begun to realize just how much he loved Mara. As time went on this feeling grew. He had always had feelings for her, even loved her, but had never allowed himself to acknowledge such feelings. They were partners and the best of friends, but he had always assumed her feelings stopped there. But now, he could not push down those feelings any longer. He had to know if she felt the same way.
If she did not have that type of feelings for him, then he would revel in being her close friend, if such a revelation would not change their relationship. If it were to change their relationship, then he would be heartbroken and completely devastated, but his feelings were so strong that this was a risk he was willing to take.
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Luke somersaulted over Mara while blocking her upward slash, and allowed the momentum of the blow to finish his rotation and allow him to land nimbly on his feet as he gave Mara a push in the Force to prevent her follow-up attack. They had been sparring for almost an hour and neither had managed to gain the advantage. This was not an unusual occurrence; they could go for hours before either of them managed to win, though they usually called it a draw long before it ever came to that. But Luke was determined this time, and when Luke Skywalker put his mind to something, there was not a being in the galaxy who could stop him.
Following a lengthy exchange of parries, thrusts, and feints, Luke finally found the gap he needed through Mara's formidible defense to gain enough of an edge to end the match. He swept his leg through hers and she fell backwards, but as she was falling, she managed to grab hold of his clothing and pulled him down with her. The next thing Luke knew, he was laying on top of Mara, their noses touching, each of them breathing in hard, panting breaths, sweat glistening across their bodies. Luke looked into Mara's emerald eyes and knew. He knew this was the moment he had been waiting for.
"If it were me you were proposing to, I would expect you to do it in the middle of some life threatening situation..."
It may not have been life threatening situation, but it was something Mara could appreciate.
Without preamble, he spoke what was on his mind, "Marry me?" He knew that she was not the type of woman to whom you gave a large speech. She would be annoyed at all the pomp and circumstance.
In retrospect, he thought it might have been better to have let Mara get the upper hand in the fight before proposing. She hated to lose and usually was in a foul mood after doing so. Of course if he had let her win she would be in a far worse mood when she discovered the truth. He figured perhaps he should have thought this through a little more, or gotten some advice as he had from Mara when he proposed to Adalet, but he had already spoken and there was no way to take it back now. There was no sense in dwelling in what was done, now all he could do was wait for her answer.
He knew most people dated before they asked for someone to marry them, but essentially they had been dating for years, before and after Adalet. They hadn't called it that; neither of them had even thought about it in that light, but they had been getting to know each other better than they knew anyone else. They were spending most of their free time together and doing all the things that were traditionally thought of as dating. He had wasted so much time discovering his feelings, he wasn't going to waste more time doing the same things they had been doing for all those years.
Mara was shocked, to say the least. Her feelings for Luke had grown over the years: from hate to tolerance, eventually to friendship and then to love. She didn't know when exactly it had changed to love, but she knew that when Luke had announced he was marrying Adalet that jealousy had stabbed at her heart, but she was willing to love from a distance if it made Luke happy. She knew that Adalet was better for Luke, the holopress would jump on the Jedi Master marrying the former Emperor's Hand, and that it wouldn't bode well for Luke, so she let him marry without ever telling him how she felt. But now, here she was, lying beneath Luke and he was asking her.
"I want you to promise me something."
"If neither of us is married by the time we are 50, I want you to marry me."
Mara remembered the promise she had asked of Luke many years ago, and it struck fear in her heart. At the time she had asked this of him, she did not have, or perhaps did not know of the feelings she had for Luke and simply didn't want to be alone forever, and when she made him promise such, she knew that she could have dealt with such a marriage. But now, her feelings were too strong and she could not stand to be so close to Luke without him returning her love.
To be so close, yet so far away. No, she could not, would not do such a thing.
tbc...
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Myriad_Daydreams
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6/16 7:17pm
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Mav!!! Whoah!!! What a chapter!  That was fabulous, and I loved it! Sometimes dialogue isn't necissary in a scene, it's description, and you did it very well!  I love the imagery of the two of them sparring, as scattered thoughts flutter through their minds. And Luke bending over her, proposing... *swoons* Wow!
And I know I've said this before (probably) I *love* the "If neither of us is married by the time we are 50, I want you to marry me." line, it's so romantic!
I am dying to see where this goes!
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dancing_star
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6/16 7:26pm
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SQUEEEE!!!
AWESOME chapter, mavjade! Just beautiful! I agree with Myriad, you are especially wonderful with descriptions!
You're so talented! Hugs! I loved it!!
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Dana-Skywalker
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6/16 7:46pm
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Without preamble, he spoke what was on his mind, "Marry me?" He knew that she was not the type of woman to whom you gave a large speech. She would be annoyed at all the pomp and circumstance.
Wow, Luke, where'd the bashful farmboy go? Well, whether or not Mara likes it, I sure liked this "take charge" and "speak your mind" Luke. 
Superb update, Mav! I love how Luke proposes during a sparring session. That fit Mara's personality perfectly, I think. Better than some flowery, romantic picnic, LOL. Can't wait to see what happens next!
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Irish_Jedi_Jade
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6/16 8:44pm
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*bites off acryllic nails* "Yuck."
Mav?!?!?!!?!? I'm lovin' it! That was so neata....lyk myriad said, you don't always need dialouge. Sometimes...i guess its so beautiful to just know what goes on inside people's heads, and that shows you what they'd say.....but in such a more elegant way!
Bravo! But where will you go with this? The ending leaves me mystified....will she say yes, or will she say no??!??? Will we have to wait MORE for the ineveitable and wonderful mush?!?!!?!?!?!?
Huggles! Fantab update girlie, you go!!!!
Irish
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Jedimaster_JainaSolo
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6/17 1:03am
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Nice proposal. Perfectly fitting for this couple. Awesome update!!
 Dana
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Jade_eyes
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6/17 2:36am
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Mav, you can't stop it there without having an update again today LOL!!!!!! And she can't say no--unless she expresses her fears and he assures her.... if she just says no and that's it, he'll feel that's it and not ask again!!!!  So she has to say yes!!! Just has to!!!! This is my first update to read today and I'm glad I picked it!!! Evil cliffie though it was!!!
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6/17 4:52am
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SUPERB! My favorite chapter so far. And that's saying quite a bit.
"If it were me you were proposing to, I would expect you to do it in the middle of some life threatening situation..."
It may not have been life threatening situation, but it was something Mara could appreciate.
Without preamble, he spoke what was on his mind, "Marry me?" He knew that she was not the type of woman to whom you gave a large speech. She would be annoyed at all the pomp and circumstance.
In retrospect, he thought it might have been better to have let Mara get the upper hand in the fight before proposing. She hated to lose and usually was in a foul mood after doing so.
Oh how well he knows her!
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