(Three Months Later)
“ Hey, sis. What are you doing today?” Sola came into the house, with a big pot of stew.
“ Oh, hey. Well, I have to take a couple of things over to Anakin’s mom’s house and also pick up Leia from there. She wanted to see her Grammy and also to get away from her brother too.” Padme went over to the oven and pulled out the pie that she was baking for dessert tonight, for the huge family get together.
“ That is good that she can get away from Luke, for just a little bit. I am so happy for you, Padme.” Sola put the huge pot down on the counter.
“ Um . . . thanks. Why do you say that for?” Padme put the pie down, on the rack next to the oven.
“ Because, you have finally began to think about yourself and to make time for yourself.” Sola smiled, as she watched her sister look over to the kitchen table and smile at the little boy, who was sitting in his high chair and eating his lunch.
“ When I was pregnant with Luke and Leia, I began thinking about retiring after my term was up and I was coming back here to live too.” Padme put the other pie into the oven.
“ Well, that is great to hear. Where is Anakin?” Sola realized that it was just her, Padme and Luke in the house.
“ He went over to Obi-Wan’s to help him with a fence, but they are to meet us over at the Lars’ this evening.” Padme set the timer and then reached over to her glass of juice and took a sip of it.
“ That was his Jedi Master, correct? He lives in the Mountain regions and Anakin’s family also has moved here and lives in the different areas of Naboo.” Sola went over to the kitchen table and sat down next to Luke.
“ Yes, Obi-Wan and my Ex-Bodyguard and decoy Sabe live in the mountain area that has the forest. Shmi and Cliegg live in the valley of the mountain ranges, and Owen and Beru live in the city of Theed, not very far from Mom and Dad. They are going to the University .” Padme came over to Luke,bent down and gave the little boy a kiss.
“ We are all going over to your in-laws for dinner tonight, right? That is why you asked me to fix the stew?” Sola reached out and took a fry off of Luke’s plate.
“ Yes and Mom is making her bread. I am doing the pies, Sabe is doing her salad, Beru was bring the drinks, while Shmi hosts the family dinner.” Padme took one of the nuggets and ate it.
“ No, Mommy, mine.” Luke cried out, as he watched Padme eat the nugget.
“ Hey, am home. Yum, it smells so good in here. Hey, Sola.” Anakin came into the house.
“ Hey. Well, I better go and wait for the girls to come home from school. See you guys later, then.” Sola got up hugged her brother-in-law, before hugging Padme and then kissing Luke on the cheek.
“ Ok, we will see you then. Give my love to the girls.” Padme walked her sister to the door.
Sola hugged Padme one more time, before heading off to the boat dock, getting into the waiting watercraft and back to the City.
“ When are we heading out for Mom’s tonight, for dinner?” Anakin washed his hands, before sitting down at the table.
“ We will be leaving here at four, because dinner is at six. If you are asking, if you can take a nap, then yes, you can. So.go lay down for a couple of hours.” Padme went over to the fridge and got out the fruit that she was going to use on top of the pies. “ Ok, but I was going to make me a sandwich first, because I am hungry.” Anakin took a fry off of Luke’s plate.
“ No, Daddy, my fry.” Luke pushed Anakin’s hand away from his plate.
“ Anakin, please do not eat his fries. It will only make him upset, ok? Would you like for me to make your sandwich for you?” Padme went to the fridge and pulled out the meat and bread for Anakin.
“ No, thank you. I will make it, while you finish fixing up the pies that you have made for dessert tonight.” Anakin came up to Padme, pulled her into his arms and began kissing her.
Padme then pulled away, as she heard the timer going off, to let her know that her second pie is done. Anakin let go of Padme and then he started making his sandwich, as Padme pulled out the second pie and sat it onto the rack, so it can cool off. Padme had just finishing putting the fruit on the first pie, when she saw that Luke was finally finished with his lunch. Grabbing the wet wash cloth, she went over to Luke’s highchair and she began cleaning Luke’s face.
“ No, Mommy . . . Mommy, no!” Luke cried out, as Padme was trying to clean up his face and hands.
“ Luke, stop it. I need to get your face and hands cleaned, before we can get you a clean diaper and put you down for a nap.” Padme grabbed Luke’s right hand and wiped the boy’s hand with the cloth.
“ Here, let me clean him up, so that way, you can finish the other pie. He can lay down with me, when I lay down for my nap.” Anakin came up to the chair and using the Force, he removed the tray and put it on the table, which caused Luke to laugh, just before he picked up his son.
Padme stood next to the pies and watched Anakin and Luke leave the kitchen and go down the hallway to the stairs, so they can go to the bedroom. Padme had just put the pies into the fridge, when the Holo-com began to buzz.
“ Hello, this is Padme. How can I help you?” Padme sat down at the small desk that had the communication center and answered the Holo-com.
“ Hello, Mrs. Skywalker. This is doctor McMorris’ office. I just wanted to give you the results of your test. Congratulations, you and your husband are expecting a baby.” the nurse looked at the test results and gave Padme the good news.
“ Oh, that is so great. Thank you so very much.” Padme smiled at the image of the nurse, before hanging up.
They had been trying for a couple of months to get pregnant. Just last week, she really was not feeling that good, so she took a pregnancy test and it did come out positive. She did tell Anakin, and they both agreed to have the doctor run the test, just to be sure. Padme went down the hallway, walked into the bedroom and she saw that Anakin was still awake, but Luke was sound asleep.
“ I thought I heard a beeping sound. Did the doctor’s office finally call you?” Anakin smiled, as he saw Padme come closer to him and she had a huge smile on her face.
“ Yes, that was them and we are going to have a baby.” Padme smiled, as tears welled up in her eyes.
“ That is great news. Come here.” Anakin moved over some, so Padme could lay down beside him. He held her in his arms, as joy filled his heart.
Padme laid down and both her and Anakin fell asleep, until Luke woke them up two hours later. They all got up and got cleaned up, before packing up the two pies and pot of stew. Then, just as they were getting into the shuttle, Padme’s family showed up and they loaded up the food/ They got on board the shuttle and Anakin flew them to his mom’s house.
“ Welcome. Oh, my, this all smells so good. We can put all of this on the buffet table, in the dining room.” Shmi answered the door and saw the group of people standing at the door.
“ Thanks. Hey, sweetie. How is my baby girl? Were you good for Grammy and Grandpa?” Padme bent down, as Leia came running up to her.
“ Yes, I was good.” Leia hugged Padme, before turning her attention to Anakin.
Shmi put the pies down on the table, as she watched Anakin pick up his daughter and gave her a huge hug. Two hours later, everyone but the children were in the living room. Not only did Sabe and Obi-Wan announce that they were going to have a baby, Padme also told everyone that she and Anakin was also going to have a baby too. It was also at this time, Obi-Wan asked Sabe to marry him. Everyone began to make plans for Obi-Wan and Sabe’s wedding for the following weekend. Once the plans were made, everyone left the Lars’ and went to their own homes. Once Padme and Anakin put the twins into their own beds, they climbed into bed and fefll asleep in each other’s arms.