POV: Ahsoka Tano

Three months later.

I slid my hand slowly across my bed and felt emptiness in Anakin's place. That wasn't normal. My eyes opened and I sat up slowly, glancing around to see that the rest of the room was empty as well. Rain wasn't here between Ani and me. Anakin was missing and that sent me into a panic. I launched myself off of the bed and ran over to the cribs. The babies were missing, too.

I began to hyperventilate as my heart beat uncontrollably in my chest. I spun around and grabbed Anakin's robe, wrapping it around myself. The five of us were now living on Naboo in, what we hoped would be, peace. Anakin bought us a beautiful lakehouse and we'd been living here since.

I ran out of my room and down the stairs, glancing around fearfully.

There was a red arrow on a paper on the wall pointing towards the living room. I raised my eye markings at it before cautiously walking towards the room. I nearly died as the lights turned themselves on and the voices simultaneously screamed, "Surprise!"

The babies were on the couch behind them, lying there like dolls. Rain was wearing this cute, little dress that Anakin bought for her when we moved here. She also had a small party hat that let everyone know she was the birthday girl. I smiled as Anakin gracefully stepped towards me and kissed me fiercely. "Happy birthday, my love."

Rain darted over to me and hugged my legs, giggling uncontrollably. "Happy birthday, Mommy."

"Happy birthday, baby girl."

"How old are you, Mommy?"

"Twenty-three, sweetie."

"I'm four!"

I smiled and Anakin wrapped his arms around me lovingly. He liked that it was easier to hold me now that my stomach was flattened. I held his hands on my stomach and smiled up at him. "Why don't you two share gifts now?" he whispered.

Rain smiled widely and ran over to a table, grabbing a tiny box. Anakin grabbed my gift to Rain and handed it to me. I kissed his cheek before kneeling to give Rain her gift. We traded and Anakin sat on the couch with the babies to make sure they wouldn't fall off or something.

Rain opened her gift and squealed. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" I smiled widely at her happiness and looked over at Anakin to see his eyes lit up. The one thing she begged me to get for her birthday was this doll that represented a Twi'lek dancer from that play Anakin took us to a while ago. It took Anakin three weeks to find this doll for her. I was surprised that he actually went looking for it for me, but that was Anakin for you. I was also surprised to see her wearing the necklace Anakin got her. "Open your present, Mommy!"

I giggled and Anakin smiled. I opened the box to see a handmade bracelet with my name on the beads. "Awe, baby…" I whispered.

"Do you like it?"

"Of course I do." I held my arms out and she threw herself at me. I hugged her tightly and kissed her hair. "Thank you, Rain. I love it, sweetie."

"Just wait until you see what Daddy –" Anakin shushed her and she stared at him curiously, wondering why he wanted to keep it a secret. I was curious as to what he had done for me. Knowing him, he'd probably overdo it…

I raised my eye markings at him and he chuckled, standing up. He held his hand out for me and whispered, "Love, come with me." I stood and took it. He led me outside through the beautiful glass doors.

"Ani –"

"Shh," he whispered. He took me over to the railing on the patio and squeezed my hand. He looked over the lake for a moment before glancing back inside at the kids. "You see them in there?" He paused for a moment as I smiled at the sight of the kids playing. "Those are our babies. All three of them. I look at you and I see the perfect mother for them. I loved you as soon as we met in that bar a little over a year ago." He stopped for a minute and looked down towards the ground. "I just… I never imagined that my life could have been so much better with you."

I was getting emotional too quickly. I knew what was happening – or at least I thought I did – and I wasn't about to ruin this moment. "Years of our lives were wasted on people who made us miserable. We're both so much happier now and we love each other so much." He took both of my hands and smiled at me. "Ahsoka, I want you to be in my life as long as we both live. You are all I want and all I love…"

He kept my hands in his as he backed up a bit and knelt in front of me. He glanced towards the lakehouse and Rain threw a tiny box through the door. He threw his flesh hand out and gripped it with the Force, levitating it towards him until he held it in front of him. He smiled up at me before opening it, revealing a beautiful ring. "Ahsoka Tano, will you marry me?" he whispered.

My heart skipped several beats and my eyes began to water as I smiled widely at him. I actually began to cry. He gave me a worried look before I whispered, "Yes, Anakin. Yes!"

He stood and beamed at me happily. A round of applause and several cheers could be heard moments after he slid the engagement ring onto my finger and I threw my arms around his neck.

I was alarmed and startled at first by the sudden amount of noise, but Anakin gently spun me in a circle, laughing beautifully as he did so. Once I was on my feet, he kissed me, relaxing me considerably. I turned slowly to see several familiar faces of several of our good friends. A few of my family members appeared as well and I felt a sudden wave of dread wash over me as I stared at my mother's closest siblings.

I glanced up at Anakin, silently begging him to tell me that my mother wasn't here. "What's wrong?" he whispered, leaning closer to me.

"Is my mother here?"

"Did you want her here?"

"No."

"She's not here."

I smiled at him and he quickly pecked my lips before wandering off into the house to grab the twins. I was suddenly wrapped up in Jared's warm arms. I laughed uncontrollably as he spun me like Anakin had. "Oh. My little Sokie is getting married…"

"Jarey," I began, laughing. "I was already –"

"This is your dream man. He is your soul mate. Forget what's happened in the past. Just keep your future in mind. This marriage will last because the love between you two is tangible and enjoyable. I've never seen two people more happy than you two."

We separated and I smiled widely at him, wiping the tears from my eyes. Anakin came back out with the twins. I laughed as he struggled to hold both of them. I giggled a little before excusing myself to help him. I took Anika from him and he leaned forward to kiss me gently. "I… I hope you're okay with this. I invited them for your birthday and I told them to wait until I'd finished proposing to you. Although, that was a surprise for them…"

I slid my free hand up his chest and chuckled. "Of course it's fine with me. I… I honestly didn't expect anyone at all. Well, except for us."

"I wanted to see you happy today."

"With you, I'm always happy, Anakin."

He smiled and attempted to lean in for another kiss, but we were interrupted. "Excuse me, kind sir, but may I speak with your future queen?" Anakin and I laughed as my father beamed at the two of us. "Congratulations, Ahsoka. I'm so happy for you. I love to see your smiling face." He glanced at Anika and gasped. "Your children are even more beautiful than they appeared in the Holos you sent me, Anakin."

"Daddy," I whispered. "This is Anika. Anakin has Zevak."

"My grandbabies…" he whispered, completely awed by them. "By what last name are they listed? I'm hoping you chose Skywalker for them."

"Absolutely. Skywalker is what we agreed on because we knew we'd get married."

He laughed lightly. "Great. Ah, yes. In the midst of all of the congratulations, happy birthday, baby. Where's your other birthday girl?"

"Grandpa!" she squealed. Rain burst out of nowhere and immediately ran into my dad's arms. He lifted her, smiling widely.

"Oh, happy birthday, my little sweetheart."

Obi-Wan appeared, giving us congratulations and wishing me a happy birthday. "Ahsoka, you look great."

"Thanks. It's a miracle to be this thin again. Ani loves it. Don't you, Ani baby?" I glanced up to see his cheeks burn. I giggled and leaned against him. "Don't deny it."

"I didn't deny it. You're beautiful no matter how big or small you get." He paused and chuckled. "I'll admit, however, that it's been much easier to make love to you now. I don't have to worry about hurting the baby."

Anakin and Obi-Wan spoke about uneasy topics for the both of them for the next few minutes until my dad came around to take Anika for a walk. I was holding Zevak as Anakin and Obi-Wan had a small argument. It went across the terrace and nearly went down the stairs as well. I thought Anakin was going to throw Obi-Wan into the lake and I had no idea what was even being said between the two.

I watched Anakin's eyes shoot daggers at the older man before storming up the stairs to come back to me. I gave him a concerned look and he shook his head, clearly not wanting to discuss it right now. Obi-Wan came back and asked if he could hold Zevak. I gave Anakin a look and he nodded. I handed my son off to Obi-Wan and he wandered off, attempting to speak in Zevak's baby language.

"Ani?"

He took my hand gently and led me over to the railing to look out at the beautiful water as the sun was shining on it. He intertwined our fingers on the railing and I tilted my face towards him. He lowered his face towards mine, gently pecking my lips. We continued for quite some time until he began to moan against my lips. Our kisses became desperate and affectionate as our excitement intensified.

All of this was interrupted by several 'awes' behind us. We both separated to see everyone staring at us happily. Well, mostly everyone. My lekku stripes had darkened and Anakin's cheeks burned again. I stared up at him as our embarrassment faded. He smiled down at me and whispered, "I love you."

"I love you, too, sweetheart."

He stroked the side of my face, rubbing his thumb across my cheekbone. "Time for more presents, my love." He took my hand once again and began to pull me back towards the lakehouse as everyone started to head inside for the next part of the party.

I pulled him back a little and he stared at me for a moment before I managed to steal one last kiss from his warm lips. He chuckled and rested his hands on my hips, allowing me one last deep, passionate kiss on the terrace. Once we parted for breath, he stared into my eyes and I became even more breathless. "You're absolutely amazing and adorable. There are so many things that draw me to you…"

I giggled and wrapped my arms around him. "We'll have to discuss all of these things sometime soon then."

"What for? I'm looking at every single reason right now."

We stayed like this for a few moments before he sighed. "We'd better get in there."

"I suppose."

"We have the rest of our lives to spend together, Ahsoka. Don't worry, love. You'll never get enough of me." He winked and I smiled. We separated ourselves from each other and he draped his arm across my shoulders so I could grip his hand and hold it in front of my right shoulder.

We walked back into the lakehouse and he slid his hand down my back before smacking my rear lightly. I jumped a little and gaped at him as he laughed. I smirked as he mouthed 'love you.'