Author's note: If you want to read this from Angeles' point of view, you can read my story "Family Ties".
"He's right!" Angeles gasped. "My biological father was Skeet Shipshooter."
"I told you, Ben," Caleb said softly, as he hugged him. Ben could only stare at Angeles, who was in tears at this point.
"I think the both of us need to take a DNA test when you get to Naboo," Angeles managed to say. "I hope it's true, Ben. I have no family left."
"I hope so, too," Ben replied back, still in shock.
"It's getting late. You need to put Caleb to bed. Have a good night, Ben."
"Same to you, Angeles." Ben disconnected the call. Caleb broke the embrace and said,
"You can take the test, but it's true. You and the senator are half brother and sister."
"Here I thought I had no family members alive!" Ben exclaimed. He look at the boy, and added,
"I'm sorry I was made at you. How long did you know this?"
"From when she met us at the base. I couldn't tell you, because her father's will had not been read yet," he explained.
"The one time you keep a secret!" Ben lovingly patted Caleb's head.
"Uh huh." The boy yawned. "Can I go back to bed now?"
Ben scooped him up and carried Caleb back to his room. Once he was tucked in, Ben headed to bed.
"Funny how the Force works sometimes," he thought to himself before he fell asleep.
When Ben woke up the next morning, he saw that Padme was not there. Then he smelled the aroma of breakfast coming from the kitchen.
"Good morning, sleepyhead," Padme teased, as Ben kissed the side of her head. "I have your coffee and your breakfast on the table."
"Thanks," Ben replied, as he sat down to eat. "Where's Caleb?"
"He is getting dressed. How long until we reach Naboo?"
"Soon. I spoke with Angeles Dollslayer yesterday, after you went to bed. She found us a home. Padme, it is your grandmother's estate we will be living in."
"That's wonderful news! We will have space for our expanding family." Ben smiled nervously when she said that.
"Ben, what's wrong?" Padme asked, as she sat down next to him.
"You don't know how true that statement is right now," he replied. "Our family is expanding."
"If you are going to tell me I'm having twins..."
"No, my love. Padme, I found out last night that I have a sister. We share the same biological father."
It took a minute for Padme to realize what Ben was saying.
"Senator Dollslayer is your sister?" she uttered in surprise.
"According to her birth certificate and Caleb, she is. We will still need to do a DNA test..." Ben explained.
"This is great news! Ben, you have a sister!" But he did not share Padme's enthusiasm.
"Honey, what's wrong?" Padme asked.
"Angeles is going to ask questions about Skeet Shipshooter. Questions that I can't answer, and..." Ben paused, pushing a stray lock of hair from Padme's face. "Questions I'd rather not answer. If I have to choose, I'm choosing you, Padme."
"It won't come to that, Ben," Padme reassured him. "Angeles seems like a reasonable person. You won't have to choose between the two of us."
They finished breakfast and got dressed. Soon, all three crew members were in the cockpit.
"Everyone have a seat," Ben instructed. "Next stop is Naboo!"
A few hours later, they arrived on the planet. Angeles was there to greet them, along with her security detail.
"Welcome to Naboo," she said to the family, shaking their hands. "We will have movers come to bring the boxes to the estate. Would you like a tour of your new home?"
"Yes," Padme said. She studied Angeles. She could see the resemblance between Ben and the senator. They both had the same hair and eye color.
Angeles gave them a tour of the Amidala estate, Padme marveled at how large it was. The senator explained that servants would be hired to help maintain the beauty of the estate.
"I'm sure it is a full time job just to maintain it," Ben said to Padme's mind.
"But we can do a lot here," she replied back. "And if we decide to have any more children..."
"Say no more. If this is what you want, then it is what I want."
"Thank you, Ben." She squeezed his hand.
After the tour, Angeles turned to the young couple and asked,
"Why don't I take Caleb off your hands for a couple of hours?"
"I don't know..." Padme uttered nervously.
"Please, can I go with her?" Caleb begged, jumping up and down. "She's my aunt..."
"Did you..." Angeles questioned Ben.
"Yes, Padme knows," Ben assured her. "We need to get the DNA test done. Can we schedule it for tomorrow? Padme will need to visit an OBGYN."
"What?" Angeles exclaimed, as she face Padme. "You're pregnant?" Padme nodded her head.
"Congratulations!" Angeles added, as she embraced Padme. "So I may become a sister and an aunt in the same day."
"You already are, Auntie," Caleb reminded her.
"How about calling me Angeles and not Auntie? I'm not ready for the rocking chair yet, little one!"
"So can Auntie, I mean, Angeles, take me out?" Caleb pleaded.
Ben looked at Padme and nodded. This was the perfect opportunity for them to be alone, so that he could propose to her.
"Okay. Since Angeles has security, you can go with her," Padme told Caleb. "I want you to be on your best behavior." As she explained to the boy how to behave, Ben pulled the engagement ring out of the knapsack. A few minutes later, Angeles gave Padme a watch.
"You can call me with this when you want him back home," Angeles told her. "Caleb, are you ready?"
"Yes, Angeles!" Caleb shouted happily, as he took her hand. "Bye Padme! Bye Ben! See you soon!"
"Bye!" both Ben and Padme said, waving to Caleb before he left with Angeles.
"What should we do for the next couple of hours?" Padme wondered, as she embraced Ben. In a seductive voice she added,
"I know what you want to do..."
"Not yet," Ben replied, winking at her. "Let's go grab a big blanket and find our meadow."
"Ooh, how romantic!" They quickly found one. With the blanket in one hand and Padme's hand in the other, Ben led her out of the house. Hopefully, they would come back engaged.
