The water speeder, driven by Paddy Accu, bounced along the top of the
water, creating little misty sprays every so often. When they arrived at
the house, Anakin and Padmé grabbed their bags, went directly to their
room, got changed and went to the dining room. Once they were seated,
Nandi and Teckla, Padmé's servants, each placed a plate with some kind of
meat on it, in front of both of them.
"This looks great," Anakin said. He missed these kinds of special dinners. At the Jedi temple, he cooked for himself. He picked up his fork and began to eat.
"Yes, it does," Padmé said, "but none of your Jedi tricks this time. I don't want any floating food." She laughed a bit and Anakin did, too. Anakin looked a little disappointed though. He had done this almost every time they'd eaten together. After saying this, Padmé began to eat, too. During dinner and dessert, they talked about the clone war and other issues in the Senate.
After dessert, they retreated to a fire-lit room. Anakin began to tell Padmé about his latest assignment.
"Padmé, my love, did you know that there are assassination threats on your life again?"
"I heard there were a few, but I'm not sure why," Padmé told him truthfully.
"Why didn't you tell me?" he said as he walked over and sat next to her on their silky blue couch. "I found out when Master Windu assigned me to be your um." he hesitated, knowing Padmé would not like what he was about to say. "Your bodyguard, your protector," he finished.
"I don't need all this protection!" Padmé told him angrily. "I'm not in any danger!"
"That's what you said last time, and someone tried to kill you more than once!! I already lost my mother, and I can't afford to lose you now, too!" He brushed his lips gently against hers. "I love you."
"I love you, too," Padmé replied, and Anakin kissed her again, a little harder this time.
"Annie," Padmé said, breaking the kiss. "I forgot to ask you, is it alright if we visit my family tomorrow? Sola and her daughters, Ryoo and Pooja, will be there and I haven't seen them for awhile."
"Yes, dear, that's fine. I had a dream about you and those two little rascals today, while I was on the ship. It was kind of.strange."
"Do you want to tell me about it?"
"Yes. You were playing with your nieces in the backyard of your parents house and they vanished suddenly." He looked at Padmé. "You were left standing there, by yourself. You looked worried and began to search for them. When you couldn't find them, you frantically yelled to me 'Anakin, where are they?' I tried to tell you I didn't know, but you couldn't hear me." Anakin stopped, a sudden feeling coming over him. "I think something is going to happen, I'm just not sure what."
Padmé sat in total silence, with Anakin's arm draped around her. Her head, which had been resting on his shoulder, was now up. Anakin could tell she was thinking about her nieces from the worried look in her eyes. "I hope nothing happened to them," she finally said.
"I'm sure they're fine. I can feel it," Anakin told her.
They sat by the fire a little while longer, thinking about and discussing Anakin's dream.
"It's getting late," Padmé said. "We should go to bed, since we have to get up early tomorrow."
"This looks great," Anakin said. He missed these kinds of special dinners. At the Jedi temple, he cooked for himself. He picked up his fork and began to eat.
"Yes, it does," Padmé said, "but none of your Jedi tricks this time. I don't want any floating food." She laughed a bit and Anakin did, too. Anakin looked a little disappointed though. He had done this almost every time they'd eaten together. After saying this, Padmé began to eat, too. During dinner and dessert, they talked about the clone war and other issues in the Senate.
After dessert, they retreated to a fire-lit room. Anakin began to tell Padmé about his latest assignment.
"Padmé, my love, did you know that there are assassination threats on your life again?"
"I heard there were a few, but I'm not sure why," Padmé told him truthfully.
"Why didn't you tell me?" he said as he walked over and sat next to her on their silky blue couch. "I found out when Master Windu assigned me to be your um." he hesitated, knowing Padmé would not like what he was about to say. "Your bodyguard, your protector," he finished.
"I don't need all this protection!" Padmé told him angrily. "I'm not in any danger!"
"That's what you said last time, and someone tried to kill you more than once!! I already lost my mother, and I can't afford to lose you now, too!" He brushed his lips gently against hers. "I love you."
"I love you, too," Padmé replied, and Anakin kissed her again, a little harder this time.
"Annie," Padmé said, breaking the kiss. "I forgot to ask you, is it alright if we visit my family tomorrow? Sola and her daughters, Ryoo and Pooja, will be there and I haven't seen them for awhile."
"Yes, dear, that's fine. I had a dream about you and those two little rascals today, while I was on the ship. It was kind of.strange."
"Do you want to tell me about it?"
"Yes. You were playing with your nieces in the backyard of your parents house and they vanished suddenly." He looked at Padmé. "You were left standing there, by yourself. You looked worried and began to search for them. When you couldn't find them, you frantically yelled to me 'Anakin, where are they?' I tried to tell you I didn't know, but you couldn't hear me." Anakin stopped, a sudden feeling coming over him. "I think something is going to happen, I'm just not sure what."
Padmé sat in total silence, with Anakin's arm draped around her. Her head, which had been resting on his shoulder, was now up. Anakin could tell she was thinking about her nieces from the worried look in her eyes. "I hope nothing happened to them," she finally said.
"I'm sure they're fine. I can feel it," Anakin told her.
They sat by the fire a little while longer, thinking about and discussing Anakin's dream.
"It's getting late," Padmé said. "We should go to bed, since we have to get up early tomorrow."