Chapter 10
She stared at Anakin in disbelief as he stood in front of her telling her the Jedi tired to overthrow the senate. She found herself asking about Obi-Wan, his name coming up frequently in their conversations. While she watched her husband speed off into the heavy traffic, she sobbed at the thought of the Jedi order being destroyed. She couldn't understand why Anakin would trust the Chancellor, but she had to have faith in her husband. She decided she would wait in the apartment until he returned.
The next morning she heard Threepio talking to someone at the front door. She walked toward the voices until she could see Threepio blocking Obi-Wan from coming in.
"It's alright Threepio, Master Kenobi can come in." Threepio reluctantly let him pass.
She melted into his embrace, she found herself tearing up at the thought that he had been killed. He kissed away the tears falling down her cheeks.
"Thank goodness you are alive, I was so worried, I thought you were dead."
"My clones turned on me, but I was rescued by Bail."
"What is going on? Anakin said the Jedi tried to overthrow the senate."
"That's not true, where is Anakin now."
"I don't know" she said as she turned away from him and started walking over the couch.
"Padme, I must find him, he's in great danger."
"From the sith?" turning back around to face him.
"From himself, he's turned to the dark side."
"What? How can you even say that?" When he finished telling her of the hologram and how Chancellor Palaptine was behind everything she refused to believe it.
"Why are you doing this to me? Are you trying to me against Anakin because of jealousy?"
"Padme, I would never hurt you, I came to you because I need your help."
"By turning me against Anakin."
"He is gone Padme, he's joined the darkside."
"You are lying."
"I would not lie about innocent children being murdered."
"I don't want to hear anymore" she yelled as she stood up and started walking away, she suddenly felt dizzy and fell to the ground.
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She awoke in her bed with Obi-Wan sitting near her holding her hand, concern on his face, and sadness.
"What happened?"
"You fainted."
"How long was I out?"
"About an hour."
Her hand immediately went to her stomach, she heard Obi-Wan say, "the baby is fine, I had a medical droid come in."
"Thank you" she said sighing, "Did you know….."
"Not until today, Anakin is the father isn't he?"
"Yes" she said looking down.
"I'm so sorry."
"Why? Because you are going to kill him?"
"I will do what I must."
"No, you won't, I won't let you, go, get out!" she released his hand and climbed out of bed.
"Padme you should rest."
"Did you hear me? I said get out!"
Threepio and R2 came into the room hearing Padme's raised voice, Obi-Wan backed away from her and quietly walked out and got into his speeder.
"Miss Padme should we call security?"
"No Threepio, please contact captain Typho, we are boarding my ship."
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He followed her in his small speeder, she was too distraught by his news to notice that she was being followed, she had to get to Anakin immediately, what Obi-Wan told her could not be the truth, he had to be lying out of jealousy, she told herself.
When she landed she didn't have much time to gather her thoughts for she saw Anakin running to her ship. She decided she would finally have to tell Anakin about her relationship with Obi-Wan, the moment of truth had finally come.
"Obi-Wan is trying to turn you against me" her husband said gently.
"That's what I think as well, but Anakin; it's not true is it?"
"I'm doing it all for you."
"Doing what?"
"Killing the Jedi."
"What? Why would you do that?"
"To protect you."
"Obi-Wan was right, you've changed."
"I don't want to hear anymore about Obi-Wan."
"I don't know you anymore; you are going down a path I cannot follow."
"Because of Obi-Wan?"
"Because of what you've done!"
"You are hiding something, I can sense it."
"I can't get into it with you now Anakin."
"Tell me!" he shouted. "You love someone else; I can feel your feelings from my new power!" he turned from her and started walking away.
"Stop! Come back, I love you."
"LIAR" and he spun around raising up his hand, she felt herself being lifted off of the ground and choking.
"Let her go Anakin!" she heard Obi-Wan shouting.
Anakin dropped his hand and spun around in surprise. "You, she brought you here to kill me!"
"No, she didn't, I followed her ship" he looked over to see Padme struggling to get up.
"You're with him, he's the one you love I can sense it, I can sense both of your feelings!"
"Anakin it's over, it's been over for a long time, I wanted to tell you."
"You lied to me, you lied to me Padme" he screamed his eyes glaring yellow.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry Ana-."
"Shut up" he shouted as he force threw her against the wall of the ship. She didn't realize what had happened as she heard shouts and the hum of lightsabre's as she lay there her body aching before she drifted into darkness.
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When she awoke she found herself in a medical room lying on an operating table. She tried to sit up but heard a droid tell her she needed stay down.
"Where am I? Where is Anakin? she shouted trying to get off of the table. She saw a droid advance on her with a syringe and again she found herself drifting into darkness.
She awoke to a sound of a baby crying, she opened up her eyes and saw Obi-Wan holding a crying baby boy wrapped in a blue blanket.
"Obi-Wan" she managed to choke out.
"Want to go see Mommy? Here she is" he said joyously as he handed the infant over to his mother.
The baby stopped crying once it was placed in her arms, she smiled as tears ran down her face, "Oh Luke."
"Luke? Is that his name?"
She nodded as she looked down at her son, his wrinkled eyes staring back up at her.
"Well, you have another one to name as well, it's a girl" Obi-Wan said as he picked her up from a nearby crib.
Padme reached out her other arm as he gently placed her in her grip. The little girl was sleeping peacefully.
"Leia."
Obi-Wan smiled as he saw the twins with their mother. He was there when they were born, the droids needed to sedate Padme while they operated. When the droid placed the boy in his arms Obi-Wan couldn't help but think to himself how that should have been his son.
As if reading his thoughts he heard her say, "They should have been yours, I wanted them to be."
"So did I, but we can't dwell on the past, all that matters is that they are here with you now, and they are safe."
"Here with us."
"Yes" he said as bent down and kissed her.
"I'm so glad you're here, but is Anakin alright?"
"No."
She sighed as tears started to run down her face again, Luke started crying sensing his mother's sadness.
Obi-Wan took Leia out of Padme's arms as she tried to hush a wailing Luke, when she finally got him to calm down he was able to be put in his crib along with Leia.
"What am I going to do?" she asked as she watched her twins sleep.
"We will talk with Master Yoda and Bail about it; they are here on this spaceport."
"They are?"
"Yes, they saw the twins earlier."
"How can one be so happy and so sad at the same time?"
He hugged her as she comfortably put her arms around him, they sat there holding each other until she finally said, "I destroyed my marriage to Anakin because of my lies."
"No, he was lost to you before you even told him about us."
"But maybe I could have brought him back to the good side, instead he hates me now, thinks I'm having an affair with you."
"Palaptine has made him hate, it was nothing you did."
"I wish I could believe that."
"You look tired, you should get some rest."
"I know, I just, want to look at them one more time."
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After a long rest Padme woke up more refreshed. She sat up to see Obi-Wan walking over to her with the twins in his arms.
"They missed you" he said as he handed them over to her.
"I've missed them; and you" she said smiling up at him. "Promise me you'll stay with me?"
"Always" he said as bent down and kissed her long and hard.