Chapter Seven

Padme was sitting at her desk working late one night after Reginauld went home for the day, and Dorme had gone down to the dining hall that was at the Senate building to get them something to eat for dinner while Padme worked on a couple of bills.

" Oh good your back, I'm starving." Padme said without looking up from the data pad.

" I'm sorry to hear that, I was walking by and I saw the light on, because that lets people know that someone is still here in the office." the dark haired man said.

" Oh, hello, sorry I thought you were my handmaiden, um ... can I help you with anything sir." Padme said putting down her data pad and looking up at the guy.

" Oh sorry, I'm Senator Organa, Bail Organa of Alderaan. I meant to stop by earlier but I was at home on Alderaan." the Senator said coming further into her office.

" That's ok, I have been trying to catch up on everything that the late Senator Vancil was working on when he died and I have only been here for four days now, oh I'm Senator Amidala of Naboo, but my friends call me by my non-formal name and real name which is Padme, so please call me Padme, unless we are around other Senators." Padme said as she stood up and held out her hand for the other Senator to shake.

" That's a deal Padme, and please call me Bail. I know that we just met, but I was wondering if you care to join me for dinner tomorrow night. And no I'm not trying to hit on you or anything like that, I'm married, and have a very wonderful wife back on Alderaan. She is here visiting for a couple days, and she would be with us of course." Bail said as the door opened up again and Dorme came in with her hands full of take out.

" Oh Senator Organa it's nice to see you again, how is Her Majesty?" Dorme said as she came over to the desk and put the food down.

" It's good to see you too Dorme and she is good, she is here with me for a couple more days before heading back to Alderaan, oh why am here is to invite the Senator here to dinner with me and Breha tomorrow night and you are welcome to join us too." Bail said looking at both women.

" We would be delighted to join you and your wife for dinner tomorrow night." Padme said.

" We can leave from here and head over to my apartment where we can have a private dinner and can get to know each other." Bail said as his guard showed up at the door.

" We need to go Milord Her Majesty is already on the platform and is waiting for you." the guard said.

" Yes of course, well Senator Amidala it was nice meeting you and see you tomorrow, Dorme." Bail said before turning around and leaving the office with his bodyguard.

" You know it's good to have him on your side, he is good person." Dorme said as she sat down on the couch.

" Yes I have heard of the Senator and yes he is a good person to have on my side when it comes to polical stuff and even personal too." Padme said as she grabbed her food, came over to Dorme, and sat down beside her.

" Oh let me guess you did a background check on him?" Dorme said as she opened up her container.

" No I knew him as the First Chairman and Viceroy of Alderaan, I don't think he remembers me, but he and his wife came to Naboo for a meeting that we were having shortly after things got back to order after the Battle of Naboo." Padme said opening up her food container.

" Oh yeah I remember that conference and yes I saw them too." Dorme said as she began eating her food.

" Let me guess you had to be there due to training or something like that." Padme said.

" Yes as a matter of fact it was training and I was on the guard detail that was to follow them around." Dorme said as she reached over, picked up her drink, and took a sip.

" Wow that must have been a fun job, while you were going all over the city I was stuck inside listening to a lot of crap, mostly from people who want something and not give something back in return." Padme said as they continue eating their dinner.

Thirty minutes later Padme gathered up her things to take back home and look them over before tomorrow's meeting with some of the members of the Naboo Consult.

Once they were back at the apartment, Padme went over a couple of things before going into the refresher and soaking in the tub.

Getting out of the tub, she wrapped her robe around her before going into her bedroom. Grabbing her nightgown off the bed, she put it on and climbed into bed.

Once in bed she began to doze off when her com-link buzzed.

" Senator Amidala here." Padme answered her com-link.

" Senator Amidala sorry to be calling you this late at night but this is Jedi Master Mace Windu, the reason for calling you is very private, and you are the only Senator there at the moment." Master Windu said.

" Ok Master Windu can you please get to the point, it's very late and I'm tired." Padme said having a feeling that the Jedi want something from her.

" Oh yes sorry, there is a secret meeting between the Rollians and the Jedi, and they would like to do a treaty, we already have two Jedi there but now we need a Senator, to make the treaty real." Master Windu said.

" Ok I understand, and in away you don't want the Chancellor to know about this treaty, so my next question is when do I leave?" Padme asked.

" Tomorrow morning. Oh by the way speaking of the Chancellor he has sent every Senator a message telling everyone that the Senate will not start next week that something came up and that he needs to have a few weeks off to fix whatever came up." Master Windu said as he looked over to Master Yoda.

" I see I wonder why I didn't get a message from him, thank you Master Windu, I will be ready tomorrow morning then." Padme said just as Dorme came into the bedroom.

" I'm sure that you have it, the transport leaves at 06:00, see you and your two bodyguards and once you are on the transport we will give you the location of the two Jedi that you are to meet up with. Goodnight Senator and pleasant dreams, Windu out." Windu said as he ended transmission.

" I take it that we are leaving to go on a trip. Oh and there is a message for the Chancellor letting you know that..." Dorme said.

" That the Senate will not be meeting of another few weeks, due to the fact that he has something going on, and yes we have a trip and that we are to go to the Jedi Temple to meet up with our transport. So lets get things together so that way we can be ready for our trip." Padme said as she went into her closet to get her bags so that way her and Dorme could get her packed for her diplomatic meeting with the Jedi and the Rollians.

An hour later Padme climbed into her bed and closed her eyes so that way she could get some sleep before heading over to the Jedi Temple.