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Anakin had been in the middle of practicing with his light saber when C3PO entered and told him with as much enthusiasm as a robot could actually have, that Padme was on the holo-com waiting to speak with him. The former Jedi had been anxiously waiting to hear from his wife and he quickly put away his saber and headed to the front of the ship. When he set eyes on the holo-image of his wife, Anakin felt nothing other than relief. He quckly shooed everyone out of the room including Chewy since he wanted this conversation to be as private as possible. He felt as if it had been forever since he had seen his love and even though she wasn't really standing in front of him, it didn't matter because the fuzzy picture told him that she was alive and from what he could tell she was unharmed.

"Padme, my love," He reached out to touch the small blue picture of her and yet when he did so, his hand went right through it instead. "I was starting to worry when I did not hear from you. I was getting to ready to come in after you if I didn't hear from you in a few days' time. How are you? Obi-Wan hadn't done anything to hurt you has he? Did you find Luke and Leia? Are they safe? Have you managed to get them out yet?"

Her image flickered slightly as she tried to smile. "I have missed you as well Ani. I am perfectly fine as are the twins. No harm has come to any of us. I have yet to be able to get out with Luke and Leia since I am never left alone, but it shall not be much longer if I continue to gain his trust. We both knew that this was going to take time. It is not as if I can walk out the door without him becoming suspicious. The only reason I even managed to get a hold of you today was because I claimed I needed some fresh air and asked him to watch the twins. I wanted to take them with me of course, but I have to play along or he is going to know something is up. I am sure that it will not be very long before we are together once more. I cannot keep this conversation going for long, but tell me how everything is going. How is Chewy? I miss him terribly. Are R2D2 and C3PO doing alright? More importantly, how are you Ani? I have been terribly worried about you and what trouble you might be getting in to when I am not around to make sure you don't end up doing something stupid and foolish."

Anakin laughed as he smiled in a way that only Padme had ever seen. "It has been hard, but I can assure you that I have been on my best behavior. Everyone is worried about you and we cannot wait to have you back along with the twins. Chewbacca even has a surprise for when you return. We have been working on it so he will be ready to show you when you finally do return. Palpatine has contacted me and asked that I do a few things for him to help get everything ready for the new republic he is building, but you need not worry about that my love. I made sure that all of missions took place on the planets surrounding this area. You will be able to get ahold of me no matter where I may happen to be, and the farthest that I will be away is about a day's trip at the most."

"Please be careful." Padme said wanting to tell him everything she knew about the man he put so much trust in, but knowing that now was not the time nor was it the place. "I know you feel as if you can take care of yourself and I have seen it myself, but that does not mean you shouldn't take every precaution in case something does not go the way as planned."

Her husband smirked. "You should worry about yourself my love; I can take care of myself. I love you Padme and I hope this mission comes to an end sooner rather than later."

The former queen nodded slightly before she realized how long she had actually been gone. She really needed to head back even though she wanted to stay and talk to Ani for a little while longer, but she knew that she could not risk it. "I have to get back Anakin. I will try to get out again so I contact you in a few days, but I am not going to make any promises. Please take care of yourself and Chewy until I get back. Also, maybe you should, maybe we both should start thinking about how we want to live our lives after everything has calmed down. We need to be sure we are following the right path for the right reasons. We want what is best for Luke and Leia, but we also want what is best for us. We cannot let fear or anything decide our fate for us. I have to go my Ani, but I will be in contact with you as soon as I can. I love you Anakin and I am always going to be on your side no matter what happens. I told you before I left that Obi-wan wouldn't turn me against you and he hasn't. My loyalties will always belong to you Anakin."

"My everything belongs to you Padme and everything I do is for you." Anakin told watching as her image faded. It took him a few minutes to get control over his emotions, but once he had, he cleared his expression making sure it was blank before he headed out. He had a lot to do in order to make sure he created a galaxy worthy of his family.

TBC…

AN: I hope that you all enjoy this chapter and I would love to hear your thoughts. Anakin has a lot of thinking to do doesn't he? Let me know what you think is going to happen next.

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