The trip to Naboo was very nice yet confusing to Anakin. He was amazed by how much Padmé had changed in ten years. She remembered her as a playful little girl. Now she was a grown, beautiful woman that took his breath away. But he kept holding this strange feelings back. It just couldn't happen, she was studying to become a Jedi, he was a Senator. It would never work between the two of them.

Padmé couldn't believe that she was having a conversation with the man she loved. They were having lunch on top of a wooden box and they were sitting on smaller boxes. Padmé thought that this would be very uncomfortable for Anakin, who was used to eat in more 'graceful' sourroundings, but he didn't seem to mind at all. He was too concentrated on his food, or so she thought...

"It must be hard to be a Jedi at your age, specially if you are a girl... woman, I mean...", he corrected himself. Padmé raised a brow.

"What do you mean by that? You think that because I'm a woman I can't take things as easy as a man could?", she asked. Anakin shook his head, almost scared.

"No, no, no... I meant that 19 is a very hard age, believe me, I've been there. It doesn't make a difference if you are a guy...", he explained.

"Well, it makes a difference: women are more matture than men, they are never in the same level...", she said. Anakin raised a brow and smiled.

"Says who? It's not always that way, you know?", Anakin said trying to deffend his genre. Padmé smiled and rested her chin on her hands.

"Oh, really? It seems that you don't hang out with people of your age very often, Ani". All of the sudden, Anakin was very uncomfortable. Padmé was piercing his eyes with the look she was giving him. He cleared his throat and pointed to her elbows that were leaned on the table.

"And it seems that Obi-Wan hasn't tought you table manners. Elbows off the table, Paddy...", he said. Padmé rested her hands on the table and blushed. "What's the matter?", Anakin asked curious.

"Please don't call me Paddy", she said almost upset. Anakin nodded and grabbed her hand.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to call you Paddy, it's just that I was used to call you that, it reminds me of when you were little". Padmé looked at her hand, trapped under Anakin's and looked deeply into his eyes.

"But I'm not little Paddy anymore, am I Ani?". Anakin raised a brow.

"And I'm not Ani, anymore either". Padmé smiled and brought her hand to her lap.

"No, you are definitley not". They smiled to each other and continued eating their food.

They arived to Naboo and rushed to the queen's palace. Padmé noticed that the queen wasn't only focused in Anakin's words, but also on his looks. Padmé raised a brow when the queen looked at her and she inmediately cleared her throat to talk.

"Well senator Skywalker, I guess that things are settled. You may take a brake on your duties as a senator for a couple of weeks. You may leave", she said dismissing him with a wave of her hand. Anakin bowed to the queen and kissed her hand. Though she was wearing a lot of makeup, Padmé noticed the queen's cheeks blushing when Anakin's lips touched her hand.

When they were out of the queen's sight, Anakin sighed and looked at Padmé.

"Now we can go home", he said in a relieved tone. Padmé smiled.

"Yes, now I can go shopping!", she said excited. Anakin laughed.

***

Anakin was on the balcony leaning on the rail, admiring the landscape before his eyes. How he had missed his home... Courasant was like a nightmare next to Naboo and it's endless meadows, lakes, waterfalls and rivers. His thoughts were interrupted by someone calling his name.

He turned around and his eyes almost jumped away from his eyeballs with what he saw. Padmé was standing in front of him wearing a beautiful long yellow, pink and violet dress.

"So? What do you think?", she said turning around. The dress floated with each turn she made, her loose hair played with the warm breeze, and to Anakin's surprise, the dress had no back. It was just tied around her neck. Anakin blinked a couple of times and smiled.

"You look... very comfortable", he said. Padmé smiled.

"Yes, this much more comfortable than the Jedi robes, and less itchy. Sometimes I think I'm alergic to wool...", she said smiling. Anakin just nodded. "Hey, you look great too. Now that you are not wearing your rigid senator outfits...", she said teasing him. But on the inside, she was melting. Anakin was wearing blue pants, a white t-shirt and a brown vest. His hair was longer than she remembered. When he was 14, his hair had the same length as a Jedi Padawan. Now, it was longer, and sometimes it getting on his eyes.

"Oh, well... I'm certainley more comfortable...", he said waving his arms in the air. Padmé moved closer to him, only causing Anakin's sweating to increase.

"Wow, this is beautiful. I've never seen a place as breathtaking as this. The last time I came to Naboo, I only saw the country side, but this...", she said shaking her head. Anakin placed a hand on her shoulder.

"If it weren't for you, none of this would be here. You saved my planet, Padmé. Thank you", he said. Padmé nodded.

"You are welcome", she said looking deeply into his eyes. There was an awkward silence. They just kept looking at each other and breathing. Padmé grabbed the hand that Anakin had on her shoulder and entwined her fingers with his.

Suddenly, everything felt right again for Anakin. Slowly, he leaned in to kiss her. Padmé placed her free hand behind his head and caressed his neck. The kiss was getting deeper, and Anakin pulled back, very embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that", he said turning his head to the lake. Padmé sighed and released his hand.

"I haven't finished un-packing yet. I'll be inside in my room if you need me", she said turning around and walking inside.

"Ok", he nodded a bit too late, because Padmé was already inside the house. Anakin brought his hands to his face and sighed. "Oh, gods... what have I done?", he regreted.

At the same time, Padmé was free falling to her bed, smiling.

"Oh, Force...", she said with dreamy eyes.