"Angel, please you're my only hope."Today was not a good day in the world of senatorial procedures and negotiations. It almost had Senator Padme Amidala of Naboo wishing she had picked a different career path. Nonetheless, she was happy serving her people and doing what she could amid the Clone Wars to be a light of hope for the Republic.

After finishing up most of her daily paperwork she returned to her apartment and got ready for bed. The fact that she was almost seven months pregnant didn't escape her all day for her child had been very active today and not for the first time she was very grateful for the extravagant outfits that did well to hide the fact that she was with child.

Subsequently, after entering her bedroom her handmaidens Sabé and Teckla Miinau came to help her. Both were aware of their mistress' condition and respected her cone of silence concerning the issue. After they helped her start her nightly routine her handmaidens retreated to their quarters, which allowed Padme to be alone with her thoughts. Reaching into her special box she withdrew the japor snippet Anakin had given her so long ago. Placing it over her head she walked to the window, as she started to brush her hair looking out the window.

Turning around she could almost imagine her Ani standing by the doorframe just watching her with tears full of his love for her and his children. She wasn't showing that much when he had left for Amuerus, but with the simple nightdress, it very was evident that she was pregnant.

Padme

Remembering the last time Anakin was here brought tears to my eyes he was so passionate and he knows me better than anyone else in the galaxy. Looking out onto the Coruscant skyline I watched wishing that Anakin's cruiser would appear on the horizon. As much as I wanted it to happen I knew that it wasn't going to be that simple.

"Ani, where are you? I miss you, almost a year ago I told you that the work we both do, is in service to the Republic to protect those who would otherwise be powerless to protect those who couldn't protect themselves. You are brave and a strong general, though when you're gone all I want is for you to be around." Smiling at the way my words rhymed together and went along with a song that I heard on the holonet one day while I was working.

"My Lady, I'm sorry Master Ani gave me something to give to you and I just remembered it now. I must have had a sensory overload that day."

"Thank you, Threepio you can power down for the night." The package was small and wrapped with care so I took just as much care opening it. Once it was unwrapped I removed a data disk and a written note inside.

My Angel,

I write this note in case you feel left alone, Threepio was given a program that activated whenever you said the words 'Ani, I miss you' I hope this gift brings you some level of comfort. The Force is telling me that my next mission is going to be more dangerous than any I've attempted so I made you this. I hope it helps. Just know that whatever is going to happen I will fight to get back to you and our child as soon as I can.

Your Soldier

Walking to my personal holotable on the nightstand I insert the holodisk and it projected Anakin, he was holding a guitar and he was on some planet that I didn't know.

'Ok, this isn't going to be perfect Angel, so do not laugh the next time you see me.' That in of itself got me to laugh then he started to strum and rock gently back and forth with the music.

(You are the Reason (Calum Scott)

There goes my heart beating

Cause you are the reason

I'm losing my sleep

Please come back now

There goes my mind racing

And you are the reason

That I'm still breathing

I'm hopeless now

I'd climb every mountain

And swim every ocean

Just to be with you

And fix what I've broken

Oh, cause I need you to see

That you are the reason

There goes my hands shaking

And you are the reason

My heart keeps bleeding

I need you now, oh

If I could turn back the clock

I'd make sure the light defeated the dark

I'd spend every hour, of every day, oh

Keeping you safe, oh...

I'd climb every mountain

And swim every ocean

Just to be with you

And fix what I've broken

Oh, cause I need you to see

That you are the reason

I don't want to fight no more

I don't want to hide no more

You are

I don't want to cry no more come back, I need you to hold me

That you are the reason

A little closer now, just a little closer now

Come a little closer, I need you to hold me tonight

I'd climb every mountain

And swim every ocean

Just to be with you

And fix what I've broken

Cause I need you to see

That you are the reason

His words touched my heart and though I knew it was a cover of a famous artist his words were very personal to me and I knew that it would make it easier to go to sleep if this recording would be able to sing me to sleep each night. Getting under the covers I replayed the song and fell asleep to his voice knowing that whatever the next day would bring I would be more than willing to face it.

"Ani, I know that you can't hear me, but maybe you can feel me know that wherever you are I love you and thank you for being there for me no matter how far away you are."

"I love you too my angel and I am coming back home to you."