Note: This Scene is directly after the previous scene.

Padme POV

I put the ship down smoothly and nearly jumped out of the cockpit. Running into the house, I went straight into the bedroom and locked the door. I kicked off my shoes, and took off my jacket and threw it on the bed. Then I sat on the bed and put my hands in my face.

I was not scared of Anakin when he was angry, but I was so angry I could not look at him. It was not like I was scared that Anakin was going to get hurt physically, since he could more than handle himself. No, what I was terrified of losing him to the dark side again. I mean here I was pregnant and he was going to face Palpatine because the council, meaning Obi-Wan, asked him to, it was all just a little bit too familiar.

After a minute, I felt my hands get wet all of a sudden. I looked in the mirror and saw that my mascara ran where I cried. Sighing, I went into the bathroom and took out a make-up remover towel and just cleaned off my whole face. When I was done, I looked back into the mirror. I looked tired, but Anakin could not tell that I cried. Satisfied, I left the bathroom and went into the kitchen. Anakin was standing at the stove, cooking some meat in a skillet.

"I thought I would make a couple of sliders for dinner," said Anakin over his shoulder.

"Okay, we have some red Merlot that will go with" I said quietly, but my voice broke.

Anakin turned and looked at me, "You alright?"

"Pregnancy hormones."

"What happened?" said Anakin, not buying my lie.

I shrugged. "I don't know. I was so angry from our fight and then all of a sudden I was crying," I said whispering the last part.

Anakin sighed, "Damn babe, I didn't mean to upset you like that." He put the wooden spoon down and came and wrapped my up in a hug. "Are you okay now?" he whispered into my hair.

I sighed. "I am still scared that I am going to lose you to the Dark Side and I don't know what I am going to do about it," I confessed.

Anakin kissed my forehead and turned back to our dinner. "I don't know how to make you comfortable with this, but I know that this is something I have to do."

"But, you did not want to spy on him when Obi-Wan asked you to during the Clone Wars."

Anakin shook his head, while he served the sliders onto two plates. "That was different on so many different levels."

I grabbed my plate from him, and walked to our dining room table. "Tell me."

"Well, for one I did not know who the bad guy was, but I was sure it was not Palpatine. Palpatine had befriended me, mentored me, comforted me, and guided me for so many years. I felt like I was betraying someone. Then when the Jedi were the ones who were putting me up to it, I thought the Jedi had become the bad guys. This is different. Now I see Palpatine lied to me, tortured me, manipulated me, all to get more power. He is evil. I see that clearly now."

I had been eating while he talked, and I took a sip of wine before I said, "I agree he is evil, and he needs to be stopped. But why are you the one to do it? Isn't Yoda or Depa or Windu available? You're young and vulnerable and have a baby on the way."

Anakin sighed. "Well, Vader is what qualifies me for this mission. Think about it. I know how a Sith thinks because I have had thirty years of practice. My mind can just get the Dark Side really easily. I can track them."

"I thought Depa said that the Council was stupid for letting a 23 year old arround someone they suspected to be under the influence of a Sith Lord and that they should have trained you better."

"She did. But that was a year and a half ago. Now I have been meditating with Yoda, sparring with Windu, and having sessions with Depa. I am stronger than I was when I turned to the Dark Side."

"You still have Borderline and you still only human."

"I know I have limitations, and I accept that. Do you remember after my mother died how I wanted to be the most powerful Jedi ever? I don't want that any more. Padme, I am the Chosen One, my job is to bring balance to the Force, this is my job."

"Why you?"

Anakin smiled. "I have been asking that my whole life."

Anakin helped me clear the dishes and we got dressed for bed. Lying next to him I felt safe and protected. This is what I wanted: Anakin, Me, and our children safe and sound for the rest of our lives. I wanted to believe that that could happen, but if Anakin went after Palpatine anything could be up for grabs.

I laid in bed thinking of Ashla and Jinn, and what they would need. Anakin was right they would need Palpatine in a dark cell in the Outer Rim, but would that cost them Anakin?