Disclaimer: See Chapter One.

A/N: Eeep! I forgot to mention last chapter that any sentences that seem familiar are from Episode III, but those are very rare and few. I just took one or two of Ani's sentence's and played with them a bit, that's all. Anyway, thank you all so much for your reviews! I love you all! As promised, here is Chapter 2. Enjoy!

For a moment that seemed to stretch forever, Anakin gaped at Padme in astonishment before he started to grin madly. "You're, you're pregnant?" he
said collapsing on the couch in shock.

Padme nodded and sat down next to him. "I know it's a shock and I don't know what we're going to do, and..." she blabbered until Anakin stopped her.

"Shh, Padme, everything is going to be all right. This is a happy moment, the happiest of my life. We're going to be parents!" Anakin exclaimed.

"Oh Ani," Padme said hugging him tightly. "I was so worried how you would take it. I should have known better."

"You had every reason to worry Angel," Anakin said soothingly. "You were all alone when you found out and I couldn't be reached. If I had been in your position, I would have been worried as well."

"What did I ever do to deserve you," Padme sighed contentedly.

"I ask myself the same thing everyday," Anakin said softly as he embraced her again. "How far along are you Angel?" he asked curiously.

"About seven and a half months now," she said wrapping herself in his warm arms.

Anakin shook his head sorrowfully. "I am so sorry I haven't been here to help you through this Padme. If there' s anything you need, or want, I am at your command."

"Oh Ani, that's so sweet. All I need right now is you, here, with me in your arms but I suppose you'll have to report to the council and be debriefed," she said with a sigh.

Anakin made a face but didn't protest it. "Unfortunately, however, they are giving me and Obi-Wan a small break here on Coruscant so I'll be here for a little while."

Padme looked up hopefully. "Does that mean?"she asked hardly daring to hope.

"Yes Angel, it does. I'm all yours for our anniversary!" he exclaimed excitedly. Not once in their three years of marriage had they been able to celebrate their anniversary together.

"Well what are we waiting for!" Padme said standing up. "You, go on and get to the Council so they can debrief you and then you had better get back here as fast as humanly possible. Oh, and make sure you tell Obi-Wan that he's going to be a godfather, that is, if you agree," she said.

"Of course I agree! Heck, if we didn't suggest it, I think Obi-Wan would," Anakin said as Padme all but shoved him towards the door.

"Good, now get so you can come back," she said before kissing him and pushing him out the door.

"All right, all right, I'm going," he laughed as he was pushed out the door. Padme was quite possibly the only person in the galaxy who could get away with doing that.

Once he was out of the apartment though, the shock of Padme's news left him in a daze. He, Anakin Skywalker, was going to be father in less
than two months. By the Force how was he going to manage this? This line of thought continued to barrage him as he flew on autopilot to the Jedi
temple. What would Obi-Wan say? What would the council say when they eventually found out about the whole deal? The next two months were
bound to be very interesting to say the least.

Before he even realized what he was doing, he was walking down the hallways of the temple in search of Obi-Wan, not noticing the puzzled and concerned glances that his fellow Jedi were shooting him.

"Anakin?" he heard someone say but paid it no mind. He was solely intent on finding Obi-Wan. He really needed his best friend right now. He was way in over his head and he knew it, but oh Force, what if Obi-Wan didn't approve of him and Padme having a baby? What would they do then?

"Anakin!" someone shouted and grabbed him by the shoulders.

Anakin looked up and saw that it was Obi-Wan who had been trying to get his attention. "Oh, there you are Master," he said dumbly, his eyes slightly glazed over in thought still.

Obi-Wan frowned when he saw that Anakin was shaking slightly and his eyes were slightly glazed over. The other Jedi around were also giving their "Hero Without Fear" concerned looks.

"Ani, are you all right?" he asked worriedly.

"Uh huh, sure, yeah, I'm all right," Anakin said starting to walk only to bump into a wall seconds later.

"Right," Obi-Wan said dryly. Grabbing Anakin by his shoulders once more, Obi-Wan quickly ushered him to their quarters and away from theprying eyes of the other Jedi. As they entered their quarters, he wondered if he shouldn't have brought Anakin to the healing wing instead, as his
Padawan was trembling even more so now than he had been in the hallway. Putting his hand to Anakin's brow, Obi-Wan frowned when he found no
sign of unusual heat emanating from his Padawan. It wasn't that he wanted Anakin to be sick, but it would explain his odd behavior and it was
something that could be treated.

"Ani? Tell me what's wrong Padawan," he said depositing Anakin on the couch gently. "Are you injured?" he asked getting desperate. He had never, never seen Anakin like this and it was highly unnerving.

Through the Force, Anakin finally felt his Master's anxiety over him and snapped out of his daze, for the most part. "I'm sorry Master," he mumbled. "I'm just in shock."

"Shock?" Obi-Wan said sitting down next to Anakin, relieved that he was beginning to talk again at least.

"Uh huh," Anakin said as his eyes stated to glaze over again.

"Anakin!" Obi-Wan exclaimed successfully bringing Anakin out of his thoughts. "Now, why don't you tell me what's shocked you so badly that you look like your about to keel over?"

"Padme," Anakin blurted out.

"All right, now we're getting somewhere. What about Padme?" Obi-Wan coaxed gently hoping that nothing horrific had happened to the senator. Over the past few years he had become quite fond of her and thought of her as a little sister.

"It's Padme!" Anakin said standing up and began to pace around the room anxiously. "How am I going to do this? How are we going to do this?
What will the senate say? What will the Council say? What will you say!" he exclaimed as he started to panic all over again.

Obi-Wan watched with mounting concern as Anakin worked himself into an all out panic. It was nothing short of a miracle the rest of the Jedi inthe temple couldn't feel his anxiety. "Ani, you have to calm down, I don't understand what you're talking about," he said softly. "Whatever it is, we'll
take care of it together and frankly, I don't give a damn what the Senate or the Council thinks."

"We can't continue to hide this for much longer," Anakin muttered, not having heard a word that his Master had just said.

"Hide what?" Obi-Wan asked curiously. "Your marriage? Ani, you've been hiding your marriage for the past three years, why should it be any
different now?" he asked truly puzzled.

"No, no! Not our marriage!" Anakin exclaimed, having finally heard his Masters words. "Her pregnancy!" he finally shouted after Obi-Wan had given him another puzzled look.

"Could, could you repeat that please Anakin?" Obi-Wan said trying very hard not to let on how much in shock he was.

Anakin sighed and sat down on the couch again. "She's pregnant," he whispered with awe, disbelief, and no tiny amount of fear.

Obi-Wan collapsed on the couch next to Anakin looking very much like Anakin had only moments before. "Oh my goodness. This is certainly unexpected but very much welcome news!" he said after the shock had worn off a bit.

"It is," Anakin said beaming yet frowning at the same time. "What of the Council though Master? When my child is born, they'll know who the father is immediately and expel me and possibly take my child away from me."

"Anakin," Obi-Wan said seriously grasping his young friends shoulders. "I won't lie to you and tell you that the Council won't expel you. We've
always known that was a possibility when you married Padme. However, the Council will never, and I mean never, take a child away from their
parents without their consent. And who knows? You may be worrying over nothing. The Council may not yet find out. What I'm more concerned
about is the Senate," he said with a frown.

"That I am not too worried about," Anakin said. "Nobody in the Senate knows about Padme's pregnancy and they'll soon be in recess anyway,
leaving Padme free to have the baby without awkward questions and possible scandals."

"Two months is an awfully long time Anakin," Obi-Wan cautioned. "By then, Padme will be sure to be showing her expectant status as a mother."

"She's already showing Master," Anakin said with a laugh. "Remember, we've been gone for seven months now."

"Do you mean to tell me that Padme is seven months pregnant and no one in the galaxy save for ourselves and her handmaidens know about it?
How can she possibly hide it?" he asked incredulously.

"Her wardrobe Master. You've seen the outfits and dresses she has. So many of them have so much extra fabric, one couldn't possibly make out what's underneath them. Even when I first looked at her, I couldn't tell that she was pregnant and I'm her husband!" Anakin exclaimed.

"Amazing," Obi-Wan said shaking his head fondly. "Your wife never ceases to surprise me. If I didn't know better, I would swear that she was force sensitive."

"I think that she may be, in her own way at least," Anakin said seriously. "I believe that the Force will accomplish something through Padme. It was not by accident that I met Padme on Tatooine all those years ago. I believe that the Force has plans for her."

"I agree," Obi-Wan said. "What the Force has in store for Padme, though, is a conversation for a later date. Right now, let's get to the debriefing so you can go and enjoy your anniversary. Padme would have my head if I kept you late talking about the intricacies of the Force."

Anakin grinned and stood up from the couch. "You're right, she probably would."

Obi-Wan laughed and soon Anakin joined him, his worries forgotten as he and his Master walked down the corridors to the Jedi Council room
for their debriefing.

TBC