Chapter 16
Padme was sitting outside on the patio watching the sunrise over the lake when she heard a small water craft approaching the docks.
Getting up off the lounge chair she went over to the railing and looked down towards the docks and saw the small craft docking and noticed that it is that belonged to her family.
" Great I wonder what they want." Padme mumbled to herself as she saw her mother step off the craft followed by her sister.
Padme went back to her lounge chair and sat back down and reached over to the small table next to the chair and grabbed her tea cup.
Off in the distance Padme could hear her mother's voice as she and Sola came up the path to the house.
" Mother I really do not think that she really wants to see us, or I should say you mostly after what you and daddy did." Sola scolded her mother as they continue up the path.
" Well it was mostly her fault for not letting us know." Jobal huffed as they came up to the stairs that lead up to the patio.
Padme put her cup down on the table and began the breathing exicess that Anakin had taught her as it calmed down the anger that she felt towards her mother's statement, but the more she thought about her mother is right she and Anakin really should have told them.
" Padme sweetheart what are you doing out here dress like that, you know someone could see you." Jobal said in shock as she saw her youngest daughter still dressed in her nightgown.
" Morning to you too mother, Sola and I just got up a few minutes ago so that way I could watch the sunrise in peace." Padme looked at her mother with little bit of anger in her eyes.
" Morning Padme and I told her that you just wanted to be by yourself and that you would come and see us when you felt the time was right." Sola gave Padme a sorry look before turning towards her mother and gave her I told you so look.
" I see, well guess the only thing I can to do is say that I am very and truly sorry that I did not let you and daddy know about Anakin and but I guess it is time for me to forgive you guys because I know that you were just looking out for me, but before you get so happy, I just want you to know that am still mad at you though." Padme gave her mother a small smile to let her know that things were fine between them and that she understood what she was trying to do for her.
" And I just wanted to say that I too am very sorry for what I did, and you were right I was only looking out for you, and I was just worried for you is all, but I do want you to know that I am very proud of you, and you have made the right choice in a husband." Jobal smiled at Padme to let her know that she was truly proud of her.
" Thank you mother and I want you to know that truly and deeply love Anakin with all my heart and soul, and that I really cannot be without him." Padme stood up and came up to her mother and sister.
" I know I saw that when you looked at him, and I also saw how much he truly loves you and I want you to know I really do like him, and when you brought home that first time I knew then that you two were meant to be together." Jobal went a little closer to Padme and held out her arms to her.
" Thank you." was all Padme could say before she went over to her mother and wrapped her arms around her and felt Jobal pull her closer and just held her as she began to cry.
Sola came over and wrapped her arms around both her mother and sister and held them as all three of them began to cry.
" Excuse me Milady but your breakfast is ready, oh dear I did not know we had company." Threepio came out of the house and saw all three women holding onto each other.
" Oh Threepio, please set the table for two more people and mom, Sola would you like tea or Caf?" Padme pulled away from her mother and sister and turned towards the droid that was standing in the door way.
" Yes Milady." Threepio turned around and headed back inside the house and towards the kitchen.
" Tea would be good thank you." Sola looked down at the small table and saw the tea pot on it.
" I believe that I would have the same thing please." Jobal nodded and went over to one of the chairs that next to the patio table.
Padme pulled her robe closer to her body and covered up her night gown before turning to the small table and picked up the kettle and began pouring the tea in the cups that was on the tray.
Bring the tray over to the table where now both her mother and sister were sitting at, putting the tray down on the table and handed the cups to her mother and sister.
Sitting down just as C3-PO came out with two more serving droids and they put the plates of food down in front of the three ladies.
" So Padme how long are you going to be staying here in the lake country?" Jobal asked as she was cutting up her egg.
" I am living here now." Padme began buttering up her toast without looking up at her mother.
" But wont you be missing stuff in the Senate and what about Anakin he will living at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant." Jobal also began buttering up her toast.
" No I will not be missing anything, I have resigned from my post as Senator, and I will see the Queen early next week to hand in my resignation, as for Anakin he has to go through a trail with the Jedi Council to see what will happen to him, because he broke one of the rules in the Jedi Code, and that is to fall in love and get married, so now we both have to wait and see what the verdict will be, will they let him stay or expel him from the Jedi Order." Padme felt tears come to her eyes as she mention Anakin's name and she was so very worried about him and wander what was going on back on Corscant.
" Oh dear I am so sorry about what could happen to that sweet man, I hope that those people could see what good it has done for him." Jobal nodded and also felt the pain that both her daughter and her husband must be feeling.
" Thanks mother, and I too hope the same thing, so now all we can do is wait, he told me that he would let me know the outcome of the hearing, and at the moment they have him under house arrest until the hearing." Padme picked up the toast and took a bite of it.
" Oh dear they are really strict with him then?" Sola took a sip of her tea.
" Yes they are, and that is because he what they call the Chosen One, the most powerful Jedi in the galaxy, and from what Master Obi-Wan and Anakin have told me most members on the Council are afraid of him because he is more powerful than the whole Council, and even their Grand Jedi Master Yoda." Padme began eating her eggs.
" Really he is that powerful, I always knew that there was something very special about Anakin." Jobal nodded in agreement with Padme as she too began eating her breakfast.
The three women sat at the table eating and turning their topic to other things, because both Jobal and Sola knew that the more they talked about Anakin the more Padme got sadder and even quieter.
" I will stop by on Sunday for lunch and then we can do a little bit of shopping I do have to get a few new things." Padme bid both her mother and sister goodbye two hours later.
" Ok and I know your father will love to see you." Jobal hugged Padme goodbye.
" And the girls would love to see you too, they both have been asking when you would come back here to see them." Sola came over to Padme and also gave Padme a hug.
" And I would love to see all of them too, love you both and see you guys on Sunday then." Padme returned both women's hug and then watched both of them head off to their water craft.
Padme went inside the house and got dress before sitting down and going over her resignation letter to Jamilla.
" Excuse me Milady, but you have a call coming from Coruscant and the Jedi Temple, I believe it is Master Anakin calling." C3-PO tapped on the office door.
" Oh thank you 3PO please patch the call through to here." Padme looked up from the note.
" As you wish Milady." 3PO gave a slight bow before leaving the door way.
Padme hit the button on the Holo-cam when it turned green.
" I hope I am not disrobing your?" Anakin's image came up.
" No you are not disturbing me, so how are things going?" Padme gave Anakin a smile.
" They are doing ok, I am still under house arrest, and the council will let me know the verdict by the end of the week, so have you told the Queen yet?" Anakin picked up the spanner and began losing up a bolt on a motor.
" No I have not, I will not get to see her in next week but mom and Sola was here this morning and mom told me how sorry about all the stuff that had happen." Padme moved the tablet from her and closed it up.
" That is great to hear and I can tell that she had said something else." Anakin could feel some happiness coming from Padme.
" Well she thinks very highly of you and is very glad to call you her son-in-law, and we are going to have lunch together and then going shopping too." Padme heard the buzzer in Anakin's room.
" That is great to hear well that is Obi-Wan and we are going down to the dining hall for dinner." Anakin opened the door with the Force and saw Obi-Wan standing there.
" Ok you have a great dinner, and I need to go and see what is for lunch see you soon and I love you." Padme smiled and Anakin smiled back at her.
" Thanks and I love you too bye for now." Anakin blew her a kiss before discounted the Holo-cam.
Padme stood up from her desk and headed off to the kitchen to find something to eat for lunch.