Chapter 28: Family Moments

A month after the twins' birth, Anakin and Padmé had moved into a larger apartment within the Senate Apartment Complex to house their family. Having resigned her position as Naboo's Senator, Padmé did not need to stay in the complex, but the apartment was in a convenient position in relation to the Jedi Temple. By taking up residence in the Senate complex, Padmé and the twins were never too far from Anakin.

Padmé may not have been a Senator, but she was still widely respected and it was easy to procure the new apartment. The layout of the apartment was similar to their previous one except that there were two small bedrooms and a fresher adjacent to Anakin and Padmé's Master bedroom suite. This meant that all occupants, human and droid, had their own space and could live comfortably with one another.

Padmé's family had been disappointed that the Skywalker family did not move to Varykino, but Anakin was needed at the Jedi Temple, and Padmé did not want to be apart from him. By staying on Coruscant, both Anakin and Padmé could raise their two children together.


Six months later, Jedi Master Anakin Skywalker walked into his Coruscant apartment to be greeted at the door by his wife and his two children, Luke and Leia. The twins were seven months old today and they were both happily tugging on their mother's long hair.

"Come here you two." Anakin stated with a smile as he gathered his young children in his arms. The babies cooed happily at their father's embrace and snuggled in his Jedi robes. Anakin smiled at this and sent a silent "Thank you," through the Force to Master Yoda. It was because of the wizened Jedi that Anakin was able to enjoy this moment. Without Yoda's sacrifice Anakin would never have been able to be there as his children grew up.

Carrying his small children towards one of the sofas in the living room, Anakin settled himself upon it and Padmé joined him on his left side. Leia wriggled against her father so that she was half resting on Anakin and half on Padmé. Luke was perfectly content to stay snuggled up on Anakin's right side.

"How is Chancellor Organa?" Anakin asked after Padmé was settled next to him.

"He just had sythflesh put over his prosthetic limb and he says he is doing fine. He still feels guilty over what happened, but he's getting better about it. And his wife Breha is expecting a little one soon, so his excitement should distract him." Padmé stated.

"Well that is nice, he deserves a little happiness. I'm sorry he had to go through all of this because of the Sith. He deserved better." Anakin replied.

"How about Obi-Wan?" Padmé asked, trying to change the subject from the Chancellor. Not only was Bail feeling guilty about his actions, but Anakin also had a tendency to brood over his own guilt of severing the Chancellor's hand.

"He's doing fine, the younglings have been keeping him busy."

"These two will wear him out once they are old enough for training." Padmé replied with a smirk.

"Are you sure? I heard Leia babbling the other day, maybe she wants to be a politician like her mother." Anakin teased.

Padmé smiled at her husband, "She can make that choice when she is older. They both can make that choice. We live in a free galaxy where they can do that." Padmé loving gazed down at her children who had both fallen asleep in Anakin's arms.

"Yes, they are the hope for the future." Anakin agreed, and then seeing that his twins were asleep he smiled mischievously at Padmé. "I do believe somebody owes me a kiss."

"For what?" Padmé asked raising an eyebrow.

"I believe we wagered a kiss for correctly identifying our child. I told you we were having a girl, so I was correct."

"Yes, well I told you that we were having a boy, and I was also correct. So we are even." Padmé teased back.

Anakin quirked an eyebrow at Padmé before saying, "I still expect payment."

"I'm only paying if you pay. Wasn't the wager for the deepest, most passionate kiss imaginable?" Anakin asked, knowing he was going to win this argument.

"Yes, I believe so." Padmé stated offhandedly, playing coy to rile her overconfident husband.

"Then come here." Anakin stated, and before Padmé could protest he used his left hand to grab her and pull her closer to him, careful not to disturb the babies. Their lips met and they both purred as they drank of each other's lips. Electricity seemed to shoot through their bodies from the intense emotions of love that emanated from each person. Anakin and Padmé only split apart when they heard a few coos followed by a series of giggles. Shortly afterwards, the twins started tugging at their mother's hair again.

"Hey you two, Mommy and Daddy were busy." Padmé replied teasingly to her twins.

Luke and Leia smiled impishly and cooed in response.

"If you two keep that up, we will have to enforce nap time." Anakin continued to tease.

Luke and Leia quit cooing and indignantly looked up at their father like he had suddenly grown Bantha ears. Both Padmé and Anakin burst into laughter in response.

"I guess I am going to have to get used to that. I don't think that will be the last time I will see that look." Anakin replied before laughing again. The family continued sharing the silly moment with one another, an event of many that would follow through the years.