Chapter 15

“ Padme, it is so great to see you again. Oh my, now, this is a total surprise.” Shmi opened the door and saw the small group of people standing in front of her.

“ Sorry, that we are dropping by like this, but it seems that am becoming hunted down again. My only thought was to be here, because of its location.” Padme said, as Cliegg came to the door.

“ Then, you all need to get inside and we will talk about the sleeping arrangements.” Cliegg motioned for everybody to come inside.

“ Thank you. Rex. are you coming with us and you too. Obi-Wan?” Padme looked at the two men, who were still standing outside the door.

“ We need to find another place to hide the ship. It can’t be too far away. so that way, we can protect everyone that is here in the house.” Rex bowed his head, then looked over to Obi-Wan, who just nodded.

“ Ok, but please let me know where you guys are going to be at.” Padme nodded to the two men, before they left the homestead.

Padme joined the group inside the living room.

“ What beautiful children! What are their names?” Shmi looked at the twins, who were sleeping in their travel carriers.

“ They are Leia and Luke. Um . . . Shmi, I would love to introduce you to your two grandchildren.” Padme came over to the two carriers and looked down at the twins.

“ My . . . you mean, that you and Anakin . . . oh my.” Shmi looked at Padme and then down to the twins, as tears began to come to her eyes.

“ Yes, Anakin and I are married and we have been, for over three years now.” Padme looked over to Sabe, who just nodded, all because she had figured it out years ago.

“ Why has he never said anything to me? I thought the Jedi frown upon any kind of relationship.” Shmi looked at the young woman, who was her daughter-in-law.

“ Yes, it is true that Jedi could not have any kind of relationships.It was because of this, that we got married in secret.” Padme looked at Shmi, who just nodded in understanding.

“ The night that you showed up at Mos Espa with that Jedi? Anakin had told me that he had just met his future wife.” Shmi laughed a little ,when she remembered that night.

“ Funny thing is, he said the same thing to me at the junk shop.” Padme smiled, as she too remembered that day.

“ Where is your two other friends?” Cliegg looked around and realized that both Obi-Wan and Rex wasn’t with them.

“ They had to go and find a place to hide the ship. Tomorrow, I will go and find a place to live, because all of us cannot stay here.” Padme looked at both Cliegg and Shmi.

“ Yes, you can stay here. We have two bunk houses that our workers used to live in. One of them is on the North side of the farm, while the other is on the South side. I could use your guys' protection, to those parts of the farm, from the Raiders.” Cliegg smiled at Padme, just as one of the babies began to wake up.

“ That sounds like a wonderful idea. I will let you talk to Obi-Wan and Rex and tell them of your plans.” Padme smiled at Cliegg, as she picked up Leia.

Padme went to the room that was Anakin’s and brought the twins with her, so she could change them and feed them. After dinner, the men went into the garage and talked about Cliegg’s ideas for everybody to live here on the farm. Right before they all went to bed, they all agreed to live at the farm. Cliegg promised to help protect Padme and his new grandchildren. So, in the morning, everything will change for the small group, and they will all become moister farmers.