The next few weeks, Anakin and Padmé packed up their belongings leaving the apartment empty. Jar Jar Binks helped immensely and he was happy to be going home to be with his family. Threepio and Artoo joined the couple and would return to the Lake Country Palace until a home could be built. When they arrived at Padmé's family's home, Anakin was introduced as her husband. The shocked look on her parents faces was absolutely priceless, Sola was not really surprised. She knew that Anakin had a thing for her sister since before the Clone Wars started, when he was assigned to protect her. Anakin seemed to be content of allowing Padmé give the full explanation of their secret marriage and also announced that she was with child. Ruwee and Jobal fiercely hugged their youngest daughter and welcomed Anakin into the family. Nine year old Ryoo and Seven year old Pooja sat at the dinner table and smiled at Anakin. After a brief prayer of thanks of the many blessings, the Naberrie family started to eat. Darred asked Anakin were they were planning on living here on Naboo or on Coruscant.
"Padmé and I would like to raise our child here on Naboo surrounded by friends and family."
"Good plan. Do you have any plans on building a home?"
"We hadn't really thought of that yet, Darred." Padmé intervened.
"Let me know when you are ready."
"We will thank you." Anakin smiled.
After dinner, Anakin helped Padmé upstairs to her bedroom where he had been there prior to the start of the Clone Wars. It brought back bittersweet memories. "I'm really surprised by your folks; I didn't think they would be happy about our secret wedding ceremony and I really didn't expect them to welcome me with open arms."
"Anakin, my parents know how important family is, they love you, surely you can sense that? My sister Sola was always teasing me about you, saying that she could see how much you loved me."
Anakin smiled and pulled Padmé into an embrace.
"Eww, their doing it again!" Ryoo exclaimed.
Anakin caught his niece and held her in mid-air as he approached her.
"I have a policy on spies, Ryoo."
"You do? What would that be Uncle Anakin?"
"Its time for some aggressive negotiations." and with that he started to viciously tickle her as she flailed about.
"Run, Pooja, run!" Ryoo screamed as the tickling increased.
"You have a co-conspirator on this spying mission do you? I'll deal with her myself." Anakin laughed as he put Ryoo on her feet and swatted her rear-end as he chased after his youngest niece. Padmé couldn't stop laughing hysterically as the young girl ran throughout the house to get away from Anakin.
"Hey no rough-housing, take it outside you two." Jobal scolded as the two ran past her. Anakin held the Pooja in place and lifted her up to his face.
"So, do you know what this means?"
"No, uncle Anakin." Pooja laughed.
"You either surrender or I will have to go into aggressive negotiations."
"Surrender! Never, Nubians never surrender!" Pooja laughed as the patio door opened and Anakin continued to tickle her as the sounds of laughter were heard throughout the garden. Ryoo took the moment to tackle her Uncle Anakin, he allowed himself to be pushed to the ground. The two girls laughed as he continued to play until they were plain exhausted.
"Ryoo, Pooja, time to get ready for bed." Sola called.
"Oh, come on momma, please just a little longer." The girls whined.
"You better go do what your mother says; I'll see you in the morning." Anakin whispered.
Anakin was taken aback when both girls gave him a kiss on the cheek and fiercely hugged him. They skipped back to the door and waved at Anakin who was sitting by a tree waiting for the stars to come out.
"You were wonderful with them, Ani." Padmé whispered.
Anakin pulled Padmé down into his lap.
"What are going to name our child?"
"Luke if it's a boy and Leia if it's a girl."
"Suppose its both?" Anakin smiled wickedly.
"You had better pray that I'm not having twins, Anakin. Or I will go into aggressive negotiations myself."
Anakin laughed he could almost imagine Padmé attempting such a maneuver on him; he placed his hand lovingly on Padmé's stomach as the girl kicked.
"Whoa, she's strong."
The next morning, Anakin awoke and went downstairs to find his mother in-law making breakfast.
"Good morning, Anakin."
"Good morning, Jobal."
"Please call me Jo; you make my name sound so formal."
"Sorry, ma'am, Jedi training you know."
Jobal laughed as Anakin picked up a piece of fruit and took a large bite out of it.
"Speaking of which, what has the Jedi Council said about your marriage to my daughter?"
"They gave us their blessings, they are going revamp the rule about attachments, and Master Yoda has realized that Padmé brings about a peace and serenity to my life that he didn't really expect."
"I know you have done the same for my Padmé. You two belong together, there's no doubt." Jobal touched Anakin's gentle face and searched his bright blue eyes and saw his soul it was full of compassion, love, and optimism.
"Thank you, Jo, for everything you have done to accept me as a member of the Naberrie family."
"You are welcome, son." Ruwee responded as he entered the kitchen.
Padmé awoke to see her nieces bounce next to her on the bed.
"Aunt Padmé, do you know what you are having yet?"
"Uncle Anakin says it's a girl, but I know it's a boy." Ryoo and Pooja touched Padmé's stomach and smiled as the baby started kicking.
"Hello baby Skywalker, we are your cousins, we love you." Pooja whispered to the baby inside Padmé's womb.
The twins settled down and Padmé instantly craved juice she went downstairs to the kitchen and pulled out a container of orange juice and started to drink it.
"Padmé Naberrie Skywalker, don't you have any manners! Use a glass young lady." Jobal scolded.
"Sorry mother, I was thirsty."
"We can see that." Anakin laughed. Padmé picked up a piece of fruit and threw it at Anakin, he caught it and laughed.
After breakfast, Anakin and Padmé said goodbye to the family, he invited the nieces to the Lake Country for the weekend.
"Wow, really?" the excited girls replied.
"If you mind your parents and do what they tell you, then yes. Padmé and I would love to have you." Anakin smiled.
Darred and Sola nodded their heads. Padmé and Anakin boarded the boat and left the family at the dock.
"I've never seen my sister so happy, Darred."
"Neither have I, Sola."