A/N: Newest chapter! Thanks to all who reviewed! Love to all! Sorry about the short author's note, it's just that I don't have that much time to spare and BLAH BLAH BLAH! You know what I mean. Okay well I hope you enjoy this chapter!
I DO NOT OWN STAR WARS!
One question: What do you think Padme and Anakin's fake names should be?
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If You Come Softly
Summary: AU, during ROTS. Padme is married to another man under Anakin's wishes. But will her love for Anakin get in the way? And what is Padme's deadly habit? Can Anakin save her?
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Chapter 11
Padme groaned as Anakin opened the shades to the small house that they were living in. Padme blinked a couple of times before she could see clearly. She rested her hand on her stomach as Anakin jumped on the bed.
"Anakin Skywalker! Stop doing that, I'm really tired."
"But Padme, you're always tired."
"Do I need to point this out for you?" Padme turned on her side, "I'm pregnant you moron… Of course I'm always tired. You would be tired too if you were carrying two people inside you."
Since landing on this new planet that Padme had never heard of, they had gone to the doctors and figured out that she was going to have twins. They had decided on names: Luke and Leia. Padme had thought of both because Anakin's names just weren't her type. They were now engaged (Anakin's idea because they were having two children) and had taken different names to hide their past from anybody who asked. They both hoped that nobody would find them.
"Oh come on Padme, it's not that bad is it?"
"Of course it's bad! I'm carrying two people inside of me and they're very heavy!"
"Padme!" Padme turned to face Anakin.
"I'm tired, please just let me sleep some more."
"Fine, but I'm going to see Gabriella." Padme groaned again.
"Not her again, are you serious?" Padme shifted her position and sat up against the wall. Anakin just smirked. "You know that I don't like you with her."
"I was kidding, but at least that got you up." Anakin teased and walked out of the room. Padme just sighed before getting up and changing. Her figure was changing now, her belly was growing bigger and she looked like she had grown a couple of inches. She was now two months along the way. She got dressed into a gown that she would have worn anyways to cover her growing figure if she had stayed with Bail. She was glad that they had escaped. They hadn't had any contact with Sabe yet, but Padme had thought about it. She walked out of the room and into the kitchen. She kissed Anakin's cheek then sat down at the kitchen table.
"Do you have work today?" Padme questioned and Anakin nodded.
"I have work today then tomorrow I have the day off."
"Good, we can go shopping for the twins rooms."
"Do we have too?" Anakin questioned and sat down across from her. Padme folded her hands in her lap.
"We don't have too, but if you don't want to get them anything then I guess that they'll have to sleep with us."
Anakin placed down his fork and sighed, "Okay, okay you win."
"I always do."
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It was early the next day and Padme was already walking around a small shop. She had dragged Anakin along with her because he had said that he was going to go shopping with her. She smiled as she grabbed something from the shelf. Anakin groaned, he really didn't want to do this.
"What do you think of this?" Padme questioned and held up a small green blanket. Anakin shrugged and looked around to see if anybody noticed them. Nobody did. Padme lowered her voice, "Anakin listen to me."
"What?"
"Dear, what do you think of this blanket for the twins?" Anakin shrugged again and when Padme gave him another warning glare he finally gave in.
"I love it… It's perfect for them. I was thinking-"
"Excuse me, may I help you with anything?" The sales-lady questioned and Padme shook her head.
"I think that we are all set for now… We might need some help to pick out the blankets, but I think we're okay."
"I would go with the green one, it's the softest." The woman said and Padme smiled gratefully at her.
"Thank you so much, my fiancé here doesn't have a sense of color what-so-ever. I am grateful for your advice, thanks again." The woman nodded and walked away without another word. Padme smiled softly at Anakin.
"You have no sense of color, I swear."
"I wasn't really listening to you."
Padme pretended to look upset, "Shut up! I know you were listening to me!"
"Okay, okay, I was listening to you. Can we get out of here?"
"I thought you'd never ask."
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Padme was exhausted by the time that they got home. She smiled sadly at Anakin before falling down against the couch, "I'm tired."
"Does that mean that I have to cook?"
Padme pouted and started to get up, "I guess I could cook…"
"No Padme, it's alright I'll cook because I know you want me too."
"Thank you Ani-kin." She giggled at that and then looked around the room. She grabbed a book about parenting and started to read it. She looked at Anakin who was working in the kitchen and knew that this was going to be the right life for her. She was going to get away with this and she was going to have her children safely.
"Ani!" She called out and he turned around to look at her.
"What is it Padme?"
"I was wondering, do you think I'll be a good mother?"
"Of course you'll be a good mother Padme, what makes you think that you're not going to be a good mother?"
"Well for one, I can't cook that well." Anakin laughed and turned off the stove that he was using. He walked over to Padme and sat down next to her. He kissed her cheek and then her forehead before leaning back against the couch.
"Doesn't matter, you have other qualities then cooking."
"I'm glad that you think that."
"It's true love."
She leaned forward and kissed his nose, "I know it's true, I never said it wasn't."
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Sabe wandered around the kitchen as Bail stormed into it. "Sabe! Where's Padme today?"
"Well she's at a meeting right now and I sent Dorme with her… Why do you need her?"
"No, no you don't have to make her come home, I was just wondering where she was." Bail said and his thoughts drifted off to his future wife. She was planning on killing Padme tonight and setting up something that would make it look like Anakin had done it. Now that he thought about it, he hadn't seen Padme in a couple of days.
"She has been home?"
"Many times milord, she has been in and out for awhile… You didn't notice?"
"Well I'm not really the observant type."
"That is true, but surely you would notice if your wife was not home." Sabe said and smiled slightly. She walked towards the stove and looked around and found the holo-phone. She gave it to Bail. "If you don't believe me you can call her."
"Alright, I'll do that… Later, I mean."
"Sure, sure… No rush here." Sabe said and watched as he walked out of the room, "Now that was close."
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Padme opened her eyes and looked around the apartment/house. She smiled and jumped out of bed. Anakin was probably going to come back from work soon. She heard the phone ring and she quickly ran to get it.
"Hello?"
"Padme?" Bail's voice was unclear and uneven. Padme looked at Bail's figure and shook her head.
"Hello Bail, how are you dear?" Padme said and smiled.
"I'm great, I was just wondering when you're coming home."
"Soon Bail, I promise you that I'll be home a month or two from now."
"That long?" Bail questioned and Padme nodded.
"I'm a senator, I have a ton of things to do, it is not everyday that I get this much work, but it is just for about two months. Don't worry, Sabe will take good care of you. This line is going to be cut soon because I had been experiencing troubles with it and I'm going to take it be repaired…" She heard the door open and she looked back at Bail. "That must be Dorme!"
"Okay, I won't disturb you anymore but make sure to call me every once and awhile."
"Of course Bail, you're my husband."
"I have plan for you and I when you come back."
"Really? What kind of plans?" Padme asked curious at the fact that Bail had actually planned something by himself. She turned her head slightly so she could see Anakin out of the corner of her eye.
"Just a little dinner date, I'm sure that you'll love it."
"Of course I'll love it, I love everything you do." Padme lied and turned her body around so Bail couldn't see anything, "Dorme will you go and get my planner in the bedroom?" Anakin looked at Padme and she gestured for him to get it. He walked towards the bedroom and then threw her the planner. She grabbed it and then turned the pages to two standard months from this day.
"So what day will it be?"
"Two months from now the twenty-second." Padme nodded and wrote it down. She closed the planner and nodded again.
"Well I must be going, but I'm excited that you called me. I thought that I'd be the first one that called. Good-bye Bail."
"I love you honey." Bail lied and Padme nodded.
"Uh-huh, love you too." She said even though she winced a little bit as she said it. She turned off the holo-phone and turned around in her seat. Anakin was standing in the doorway.
"What was that about?"
"I have no idea, I swear." She stood up and walked over to him. She kissed his cheek gently and smiled, "I think he's just checking up on me."
"But I thought that Sabe was taking care of him."
"Anakin, she can only do so much."
"I know, I know, I'm just angry that he called you." She wrapped her arms around him and buried her head in his shoulder.
"Don't worry; I have no feelings for him. I never did, you don't have to be worried."
"I'm not worried about you, I'm worried about him."
End of Chapter 11
