A/N: I know this is a nauseatingly short chapter, but I thought I should give a bit of background on how Padmè was feeling after Anakin left. Thanks for reading!
Delilah
Padmè sat motionless on the sofa, staring at the now empty veranda. For the second time in a month she had had to watch her husband climb into his starfighter and leave her .The Jedi Council had purposely taken her Ani away from her again, and she was angry. It had been different all the other times, when he had reasoning to be sent away. But this time, the Jedi suspected, and had ordered him away from her. She laid a hand on her belly. It wasn't fair to her, nor to her child that Anakin had to leave. She swallowed hard, letting the tears she had kept inside fall down her cheeks. A new worry crossed her mind. What if, despite his promise to her, he couldn't return home from Ithor or wherever else he was before the baby was born? The thought made Padmè cry even harder. She was having a hard enough time with her pregnancy as it was. How could she have Anakin's baby without him? She picked up a pillow from the sofa and flung it across the room in frustration. As much of a childish gesture as it was, it made her feel a little better. She looked at the chronometer on the wall, and saw that it was almost time for her senatorial debate with Pai'la. She touched the japor snippet that she wore around her neck and reluctantly tore her eyes away from the veranda's landing pad and went to dress.
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A few hours later, Padmè returned from the senate. She had lost the debate, and all she wanted to do was cry. She wished that she could forget about Anakin for just a few moments so that she could concentrate, but it was impossible. She sighed sadly and laid her head on one of the sofa pillows. She thought it utterly depressing that just last night, she and her husband were together, and dreaming of their baby, and that now they were apart again, their futures unsure. She buried her face into the pillow and sobbed.
