Chapter 1: An Unexpected Love Triangle

Padme Amidala had been working back late one night in the Senate. She was feeling pleased with herself that she had gotten through the massive amount of paperwork that had placed on her desk earlier that day. She had also delivered a strong speech in the Senate that afternoon. So when her handmaiden Dorme informed her that someone wanted to see her in her office just now, she was surprised to see Bail Organa enter.

Ever since she and Obi Wan ran into him the other night at dinner, she realised she still liked him but how much she loved Obi Wan now. Of course what Bail had just told her, left her stunned.

Padme standing up at her desk, stared over at Bail Organa, still shocked about what he had just confessed to her. She folded her arms across her chest as she stuttered to find a response to him.

"What?" she asks "What did you-" she stutters once more "What?" she asks him. Bail sighs, he should have expected this response from Padme considering why they broke up in the first place.

"I still love you" he admits going on "And I know I shouldn't even be here telling you this. I mean you're with Obi Wan" he points out "A guy I really like" he assures her before he quickly adds "And if you say he's straight, I'll believe you" trying to make a joke out of the situation.

Padme looks at him blankly unable to respond to that before he spoke up once more "After seeing you, I knew if I didn't tell you, I'll always regret it" he insists "Letting you go was the stupidest thing I ever did" he confesses looking away as Padme starts to feel uncomfortable

"You know you really shouldn't be here. It's late" she only replies however Bail shrugs

"Well, I'm sorry" he replies "I'm know this is the wrong time and the wrong place, but I had to tell you" he goes on, before he breathes "I want to spend the rest of my life with you and marry you" he confesses.

Padme's eyes widen as her hands fall to her sides. She had wanted to hear those words come from Bail's mouth when they were dated-she thought they'd be together, and then he said it "I want to have kids with you" he finishes.

Padme stumbles slightly, not noticing she had already pushed her chair away from her, before she places her hands on her desk. "Oh my god" she gasps as Bail moves over towards her

"I know this is crazy, but am I too late?" he asks. Padme sighs, turning towards him

"Yes you're too late!" she exclaims "Where was all this three years ago?" she asks him. Bail nods in agreement

"I know, I was an idiot" he agrees "And I tried to forget you, I really did" he insists "After our lunch last year, I spent six months in Tatooine trying to get you out of my head" he explains as Padme looks at him, confused.

"What were you doing in Tatooine?" she asks him as Bail answers her

"Trying to rescue children held as slaves" Padme gasps once more. If there was one more thing Padme held dear to her heart other than wanting to have her own children, was freeing children and stopping slavery.

"Ugh, what are you doing to me?" she asks him turning away before she straightens herself up, remembering Obi Wan. "Look, I...I'm sorry but it's not gonna happen" she informs him not looking at him except hearing him sigh

"That's fine. I'll walk away and I'll never bother you again" he assures her stepping towards her "But only if you tell me Obi Wan's willing to give you everything I am" he states. Padme pauses for a moment, remembering a recent conversation she had with Obi Wan where he argued about marriage, though she didn't want Bail to know that.

"Well, he is" she quickly replies "I mean marriage is all he talks about" she lies moving around her desk "In fact, I'm the one making him wait!" she cries. This surprised Bail.

"You are?" he asks "Why?" he adds seeing Padme fumble for an answer

"Why?" she repeats thinking for a moment "Because of the Senate" she points out although Bail didn't quite understand her response whilst Padme was left feeling flustered by what had just happened.

If only she knew what Obi Wan had been planning

The following day and with a day off from the Senate, Padme decided to spend a day with her sweet boyfriend Obi Wan. They had decided to head down to Dexter's Diner, of course unable to Obi Wan, Padme's encounter with Bail was still on her mind and unknown to Padme, Obi Wan was once again going to insist that marriage wasn't for him.

Padme had just taken another bite of her meal they had been sharing before she spoke "So that marriage stuff you were saying yesterday you don't really believe that, do you?" she asks him seeing him nod in response

"Sure I do" he admits "In fact, I think the whole concept of marriage is unnatural" he tells her picking up another piece of food from the plate "I mean look at shaaks" he randomly points out "Let's take a second here and look at shaaks" he explains seeing Padme give him a horrific look at him as he goes on "Shaaks don't mate for life. I mean a shaak can have 100 sexual partners in a lifetime" he tells her "And that's just an ordinary shaak, not even a shaak that's good at sports" he jokes.

Padme, meanwhile, attempts to wrap her head around what he is telling her. "Wait a minute" she replies shaking her head "Are you honestly telling me that you may never want to get married?" she asks as Obi Wan shakes his head

"Well, never say never, but probably...yeah never" he confesses, though he knows he is lying, she thinks he is being truthful. Padme's jaw drops as she attempts to understand what she had just realized

"Oh my god!" she cries "Then what are we even doing?" she asks "What is this?" she adds seeing Obi Wan wave his hands before her,

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" he exclaims "What is all this pressure?" he asks her "Is this some new strategy?" he asks her "Why don't you put down your copy of The Rules?" he asks her "Huh, man trap?" he taunts but Padme has decided she has had enough.

"You know what" she tells him I gotta go" she snaps tossing her napkin aside, she reaches her for her cloak and hurries from the diner not seeing the patrons seated at the counter close to them, look over at Obi Wan who has remained seated at the table, eating their meal.

He smirks back at them, "It's okay. I got a plan" he re assures her but was it already too late to implement his new plan?