Chapter 14

Welcome Home

"Anakin is Leia wearing her hat?"

"Yes Padme and I put Luke's hat on as well."

"And are their diapers clean?"

"Yes sweetie, they were just changed."

"And-"

"Sweetie." Anakin said, putting his hands on her shoulders, "Everything is ready, the twins are fine."

Padme visible calmed down and sighed, looking down at the floor of the hospital room. The twins had been born very early yesterday morning, and the family had stayed through the day, and we're now planning to leave today. The doctors had cleared Padme and the twins to leave this morning. It was late morning, and the couple was making last minute preparations. Luke and Leia were each strapped into baby carriers, ready to go. The harnesses the carries fit into where already in the landspeeder. The twins were in matching sleepers Anakin and Padme had received from Ahsoka.

A week or so ago, Anakin's former Padawan, Ahsoka, came to visit. She had been unable to contact them sooner, as she had been on a mission during the emperor's defeat, and had recently learned of the Skywalker's situation. She had the day off, and stopped by. Ahsoka was very understanding of what Anakin did, and well she missed him on missions, she was supportive of him and Padme's actions. She had brought the outfits for the twins with her too. Leila's was pale pink and said "Daddy's little princess", and Luke's was light green and said, "Mommy's little Jedi". They were adorable, and they thanked her profusely. Anakin had no idea where she managed to find the Jedi one.

Anakin was silently praying that the house would be ready when they arrived home. Anakin had left the task of finishing the house up to C3PO and R2D2, and he wasn't so sure they would get the job done. But, who else could he ask to do it?

After double and triple checking everything, the Skywalkers were finally ready to leave the hospital. Padme settled down in a wheelchair, holding the carriers on her lap. Anakin pushed the three down to the lobby, out into the parking lot, and to the speeder. After settling Padme and the babies in the back, they took off.

About twenty minutes later, the Skywalker family arrived home. Anakin noticed the front porch was furnished, and allowed a small amount of pressure of his shoulders. At least C3PO and R2D2 had finished the house.

Getting out of the speeder, he took out the baby carries, as Padme got the bag from the trunk.

Together the family strode into the find the Sola, Darred, Ryoo, and Pooja early awaiting them. Ryoo and Pooja had not been allowed to visit Luke and Leia in the hospital, and we're very excited to meet their cousins.

Sola rushed over, taking the bag from Padme and pulling her into a hug as Anakin set down the carriers, and lifted his children out of them. They had napped in the car, but we're now awake, and thankfully, weren't crying. Anakin had noticed that Leia was definitely fussier than Luke. Luke was a quiet observer, while Leia was a giggly, attention-drawing baby.

He handed Luke to his very enthusiastic aunt and uncle, and sat down on the couch with Leia, Ryoo and Pooja on each side.

"Girls, you have to be very careful with babies. They are very delicate." Anakin told them, trying to focus in what he was saying, which was different with a smiling, gurgling baby in his arms. He showed them how to hold a baby, before gently placing Leia in Ryoo's lap. Ryoo smiled down at the baby, and Pooja stood over her shoulder, making faces at Leia

Anakin smiled at the sight of his daughter and his nieces. He was so happy to finally have a family. He had never really had a family before. Sure the Jedi were something, but they couldn't fill the empty void that Anakin held in his heart. With the Jedi, he felt that he had a home, but he had had that with his mother. Sitting with the people he loved, watching his children, his wife, and his family, it felt like a weight off his chest.

He smiled, and joined into the conversation Sola, Darred, and Padme were having about when being new parents. After an hour or so, they left to give the couple some time alone with the newborns.

The rest of the day went by pretty smoothly, except with one mishap, when Anakin wasn't paying attention to the clothes he was taking out of the drawer, and put Luke in one of Leia's little dresses. It made for a great picture though, and a good laugh.

The couple turned in early that night, only to be woken an hour later by the sound of Luke's crying, quickly followed by Leia.

So Padme found herself, at three in the morning, sitting on the balcony of the master bedroom with her daughter, rocking her back and forth, trying to get the baby back to sleep yet again. Eventually, the crying died down, and the newborn closed her brown eyes, slipping off into a, most likely, short lived sleep.

Slipping back into the room, Padme laid the sleeping baby back in her crib, and settling back into her bed. A few minutes later, Anakin tiptoed back into the room, setting Luke back into his crib and laying down beside his wife.

Anakin wrapped his arm around Padme, and she snuggled up against him.

This was going to be a long few months.

Hi! This is probably like my fasted update ever! (I know that's kinda sad!) Anyway, I will be going out of town next week, so there most likely won't be an update for 2-4 weeks, but you never know! There no inspiration like 14 hours in a crowded car!

I have also been working a new story that I have been devoting quite a bit of time to. I want to get about 5 chapters in before I post the first chapter. That was definitely one of my mistakes with this story, but this story was never meant to be a story anyway. It was a one-shot gone wrong or gone right I guess!

Ok, I only have two things left to say. One, tell me what you think! Leave me a review, what did you hate/love? What could be better?

And two, I really want to thank everyone who reads and reviews my story! I never expected to get half the amount of reviews, follows, or favorites I have, and it means a lot! So thank you!

Till next chapter!

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