Padme stirred awake, her eyes red from crying. She knew everything about Ben, but she could not be with him. If he ever found out she was Luke's niece, or that she killed his father, he would kill her. That thought made Padme curl up in a fetal position. She lost her parents, she would lose Luke soon, and now Ben was gone.

"Why?" she yelled out to the Force. "Why did we form this Force Bond? Why did we fall in love, only to break up? It's not fair!"

She wept until she fell asleep. Thankfully, Ben did not visit her in her dream. He respected her wishes, and stayed away.

Over the next few weeks, the couple had minimal contact with each other, only to discuss First Order business. Angeles Dollslayer was able to get the resolution passed, so that anyone in the Order could defect without being punished for past crimes. Padme kept herself busy, overseeing the distribution of Hux's finances to those who lost family members to Starkiller Base.

It was destroyed a week after Padme and Ben broke up. Finn successfully brought down the shields. Poe, Ezra and Caleb planted the explosives. As soon the weapon was fully charged, it exploded.

Ben saw it from the Finalizer. The explosion caused a new sun to form. He marveled at how something that caused so much death and destruction was now a source of light. He sighed, wanting to be the same.

"I know what I have to do, but I don't know if I have the strength to do it," Ben thought to himself. He cried out to the Force, to ask for help. He was also busy, reducing the ranks of the military, with Captain Phasma's help.

When she wasn't handling Hux's finances, Padme spent her time taking care of Luke. Thankfully, he survived being transported from Mustafar to the Rebel base on Endor. But he was confined to bed, and he spoke mostly through the Force.

Padme tried to keep herself busy, so that she would not think of Ben. But it was a losing battle.

The first week, she was angry at him.

The second week, she was afraid of him.

The third week, she never wanted to speak to him again.

The fourth week, she thought he didn't want her anymore, since he hadn't spoken to her.

By the fifth week, Padme had to face the truth. There was no one to blame for the breakup but herself. Ben was willing to work things out, but she had pushed him away. She was the one who gave him the ultimatum. She knew the temptation of the Dark side, and had almost succumbed to it. Yet, she showed no sympathy for him. Padme had become the very thing she could not stand, a hypocrite.

She made an important and brave decision. After Luke passes away, she would contact Ben, and tell him the truth about being a Skywalker and being his father's killer. Either he would forgive or kill her. But the truth would finally bring Ben peace, no matter how he decided to handle it.

With everything that was going on, Padme felt tired all the time. The stress caused her to throw up a few times. Thankfully, her gift of Force healing helped her feel better afterwards.

"Padme, you look tired," Ezra said. It was early afternoon, and they had just finished lunch. She was sitting on the couch, and Caleb was rocking back and forth on the recliner.

"I'm not tired," she replied, before a yawn escaped her mouth.

"You are a bad liar. Lie down and take a nap."

"But Luke may need me..."

"Rest, Padme. If Luke needs something, I will get it for him. Caleb, you stay here and make sure she gets some sleep."

"I guess lying down for a few minutes wouldn't hurt," Padme thought to herself, once Ezra left. She looked over at Caleb, who had fallen asleep himself. She smiled before she curled up on the couch and fell asleep.

Caleb woke up in a meadow. He remembered this place. This was the meadow he met Ben for the first time. He looked around, but did not see Ben.

"Padme?" Caleb cried out, expecting she would be here. But he did not see her either. He headed in the direction of a tree. He saw a figure leaning against the figure. But it wasn't Ben or Padme.

It was a girl! She looked around Caleb's age. She was crying. Caleb slowly approached, so that he would not scare her. She opened her eyes and gasped. The girl had pretty blue eyes and curly black hair. She wore a white dress.

"Don't be afraid," Caleb said to the girl. "I heard you crying. Why are you crying?"

"I'm crying because my mommy and daddy miss each other," the little girl told him. "I want to help them get back together again, but I can't."

"Why not?"

"Because I am not born yet." Caleb was very confused, so the girl explained,

"I am a child not born yet. A child of two Force sensitive people. Even in my mommy's womb, I have the Force. You did too, Caleb, when you were in your mommy's womb."

"How did you know my name?" Caleb questioned her. Ezra never taught him anything about this!

"Because you have a place in my parents' hearts," she told him. "Can you help me? You know my mommy and daddy. I can't talk to them, but you can."

"I don't know your parents," Caleb uttered, now scared. Who was this strange girl?

"But you do know them! Please help me!" The tears streaked down the girl's face. Caleb had compassion for her.

"If I am going to help you, I need to know your name."

"My name is Leia," the little girl said. "My mommy doesn't know about me yet. She always said she would name me Leia, after her mommy."

Caleb's eyes widened. Padme's mom was named Leia! The girl knew his thought and told him,

"Yes, Caleb. My mommy's name is Padme. You are in the same room as her."

His little mouth dropped open in shock.

"I am inside of her right now," Leia added. "But she doesn't know I'm there, so I can't talk to her. And my daddy doesn't know about me, either."

Caleb was about to ask about her daddy, when he heard a familiar voice call out to him.

"Ben!" Caleb shouted happily. He turned around to see him, but he wasn't there. "Where are you?" He did not notice Leia's eyes lit up with delight when Ben called out to him.

"I'm on a ship called the Finalizer," Ben told the boy. "Do you know if Padme is with Luke Skywalker?"

"No, she's not," Caleb replied. "She's sleeping. I'm also asleep, but I'm in the meadow..." The boy paused. How was he going to explain Leia to Ben?

"Thank you, Caleb. I need to go speak with Luke. I promise to talk to you soon, okay?" Ben felt bad, but he knew there was not much time to speak to his former master.

"Ok. Bye, Ben!" Caleb said, before Ben dropped the Force connection.

"I told you that you knew my daddy!" Leia squealed. It took a moment for Caleb to understand what she was telling him.

"Ben is your daddy?" he finally managed to say.

"Yes!" Her eyes were dancing. She loved hearing Ben's voice.

"Caleb, please help me!"

"How can I help you?"

"You can tell them about me. You can tell them they still love each other. Daddy is so close to coming back to the Light. But Mommy is afraid he will hurt her after the truth comes out."

"What truth?" Caleb asked.

"You know one part, that my mommy is a Skywalker. The other part, you don't know. Mommy knows, but Daddy doesn't."

"What is the other part?" Caleb wasn't sure if he wanted to know, but since he was still sleeping, he figured he would ask.

"Mommy killed Daddy's daddy," Leia softly sighed. "She didn't want to, but Daddy's daddy was hurting Mommy and Mommy's grandfather. Mommy's grandfather died afterwards."

"Who was Padme's grandfather?" Caleb wondered curiously.

"He died as Anikin Skywalker. But when Mommy met him, he was the Emperor."

"What? Padme's grandfather was Emperor Vader?" Caleb shook nervously. Ezra had told him about the Emperor. Did he know this?

"Yes. That's what Mommy needs to see. Daddy can come back to the Light, just like the Emperor became Anikin Skywalker again."

"Leia, I don't think Ben or Padme will believe me if I tell them about you," Caleb gently warned her.

"Please try, Caleb! I can't talk to them until they know about me!" Leia begged him. The meadow began to fade.

"Please, Caleb!" she cried out one last time. He woke up abruptly. He glanced over at Padme, who was still asleep.

"I need to go meditate, and ask the Force what to do," the boy said to himself. He slipped away, so that Padme would not wake up from her nap.