Padme flinched as she heard a door slam in the interior of the hall and the
light quick steps of her daughter punctuated the silence.
Anakin had told Leia.
It was her turn. She knew it was the best for Luke; he deserved to know who e he was, where he came from. However she couldn't deny she wished the past could remain buried. Seeing Anakin again made her realize why she loved him- and why they were no longer together.
Again she steeled herself, she wasn't here to make herself feel better, she was here to explain to Luke.
Her son sat crossed legged on the box she kept at the end of her bed, his eyes focused on an invisible spot on the far wall.
'Well at least there hasn't been any yelling or throwing' she thought wryly. Luke was far to composed to do any such thing but she wasn't so sure about Leia.
"I don't want a twin sister" Luke said sullenly, his tone one Padme hadn't heard since he was a small child. He glared at his mother. "I don't need one, and I don't need a father"
He stood up and began to walk away, his stride long and demanding and for a moment Padme paused but she gathered up her courage and stopped him, even though he was only sixteen he towered over her much like Anakin had done.
"Luke please, I needed you to know, you need to know who you are, where you come from"
"What I need to know I come from a broken marriage between two people who shouldn't have been married in the first place? No I didn't need to know"
Padme felt as if she had been slapped although he had said nothing but the truth, maybe it would have better to have kept Luke In the dark, maybe Obi Wan was wrong all along. She saw Luke stare at her, his blue eyes filled with pain, anger diminishing to confusion but he would not ask for help.
Not from her.
"I don't care. I really don't"
The words echoed in Padme's ears as she heard the door quietly closed behind her son.
Padme didn't want to face Anakin, but she knew she had to
'Compare notes on how we ruined our children's lives' she thought bitterly as she entered the living room. Instantly Anakin rose but seeing her expression quickly sat back down.
"Did we do the right thing Anakin?" she asked as she sat beside him, wishing she could get rid of the headache that pounded in her head. She looked at her ex husband, his still youthful face pulled into a frown. Padme wanted to smooth out the crease in his forehead then almost slapped herself for wanting such a foolish act.
"I don't know"
Again Padme felt annoyed at herself, she had expected Anakin to be the cool Jedi Knight but she realized when it came to Leia he was just another father. 'Just like I'm the only mother for Luke'
"I didn't expect it to hurt so much" Padme muttered, mostly for something to say, but she also felt liberated, the freedom felt so right, not only for her but her son. Luke would come to terms with this and he would be stronger for it. Besides he needed a male role model in his life.
"Leia and I are best friends, not only father and daughter" Anakin contributed at last. Padme gently nudged Anakin's arms so she was holding his arm, receiving and giving comfort to the only man she had ever loved. .
"We just have to be strong Anakin. For both their sakes"
'And ours' she added silently
Anakin had told Leia.
It was her turn. She knew it was the best for Luke; he deserved to know who e he was, where he came from. However she couldn't deny she wished the past could remain buried. Seeing Anakin again made her realize why she loved him- and why they were no longer together.
Again she steeled herself, she wasn't here to make herself feel better, she was here to explain to Luke.
Her son sat crossed legged on the box she kept at the end of her bed, his eyes focused on an invisible spot on the far wall.
'Well at least there hasn't been any yelling or throwing' she thought wryly. Luke was far to composed to do any such thing but she wasn't so sure about Leia.
"I don't want a twin sister" Luke said sullenly, his tone one Padme hadn't heard since he was a small child. He glared at his mother. "I don't need one, and I don't need a father"
He stood up and began to walk away, his stride long and demanding and for a moment Padme paused but she gathered up her courage and stopped him, even though he was only sixteen he towered over her much like Anakin had done.
"Luke please, I needed you to know, you need to know who you are, where you come from"
"What I need to know I come from a broken marriage between two people who shouldn't have been married in the first place? No I didn't need to know"
Padme felt as if she had been slapped although he had said nothing but the truth, maybe it would have better to have kept Luke In the dark, maybe Obi Wan was wrong all along. She saw Luke stare at her, his blue eyes filled with pain, anger diminishing to confusion but he would not ask for help.
Not from her.
"I don't care. I really don't"
The words echoed in Padme's ears as she heard the door quietly closed behind her son.
Padme didn't want to face Anakin, but she knew she had to
'Compare notes on how we ruined our children's lives' she thought bitterly as she entered the living room. Instantly Anakin rose but seeing her expression quickly sat back down.
"Did we do the right thing Anakin?" she asked as she sat beside him, wishing she could get rid of the headache that pounded in her head. She looked at her ex husband, his still youthful face pulled into a frown. Padme wanted to smooth out the crease in his forehead then almost slapped herself for wanting such a foolish act.
"I don't know"
Again Padme felt annoyed at herself, she had expected Anakin to be the cool Jedi Knight but she realized when it came to Leia he was just another father. 'Just like I'm the only mother for Luke'
"I didn't expect it to hurt so much" Padme muttered, mostly for something to say, but she also felt liberated, the freedom felt so right, not only for her but her son. Luke would come to terms with this and he would be stronger for it. Besides he needed a male role model in his life.
"Leia and I are best friends, not only father and daughter" Anakin contributed at last. Padme gently nudged Anakin's arms so she was holding his arm, receiving and giving comfort to the only man she had ever loved. .
"We just have to be strong Anakin. For both their sakes"
'And ours' she added silently