Thankfully, their meadow was located on the estate. Padme pointed to where the tree was. Ben felt nervous as he laid the blanket down.

"You're quiet," Padme said to him, as they sat and faced each other.

"Sorry. I'm enjoying this moment by ourselves," Ben replied, before placing a soft kiss on her lips.

"I know. These moments alone are precious gifts. Especially after everything we have been through."

"Speaking of gifts," Ben said, seizing the opportunity. "I have a gift for you."

"For me? But it's not my birthday..." Padme stopped speaking when she saw the box with a ring in it. Tearing up, she looked up at Ben, who took a deep breath and asked,

"Padme Shmi Desertwar, will you marry me?"

"Yes!" she replied without hesitation. Ben removed the ring from the box and slid it on Padme's finger.

"Ben, it's beautiful!" she marveled. The ring had a small diamond in its center, with four different colored gems shaped like petals surrounding the diamond.

"Just like you, my love," Ben cooed, kissing the side of her head. "Do you recognize the petals?"

Padme was curious about the petals. One was green, one was red, one was blue and one was white. She shrugged her shoulders.

"The petals were made from small pieces of the lightsaber crystals," Ben explained. Padme was surprised. "I wanted you to know that I will never hurt you or our family again."

"What do you mean?"

"I hurt you, your parents, Luke... But this ring is a symbol that we are united, as one family."

"I love you, Ben," Padme told him, before she kissed him. He stroked her hair and replied,

"I love you, too. How about we finish up what we started doing in the meadow from our dream?" he slyly suggested.

"And what was that... Oh!" Ben's lips were on Padme's neck.

"We are outside! Someone may see us!" Padme warned nervously.

"No one is around," Ben promised her, as he began to unbutton his shirt. "No one will interrupt us."

Ben undressed first, then helped Padme take off her dress. He gently laid her nude body on the blanket.

"I can't believe I get to make love to my fiancee," Ben whispered, as he gently kissed Padme. "And soon, my bride." She smiled sweetly at him. She relaxed in Ben's arms as he made love to her.

Afterwards, they got dressed and made their way back inside. Padme loved gazing at her engagement ring. She knew Ben put a lot of thought into it.

"I guess we should discuss what we want to do for the wedding," Ben offered, as they sat in their bedroom.

"Ben, since I'm pregnant, I don't want to wait. Let's get married soon," Padme suggested.

"How soon?"

"As soon as possible. I don't want this to be a public affair."

"Agreed. So we will have a small wedding. It will be you, me, Caleb and Angeles."

"I think it would be nice if you invited Captain Phasma. She did help you dismantle the Order."

"I don't know if she will come, but I will ask. Is there anyone else you want to invite?"

"I want to invite Finn and Poe. If it wasn't for them, Starkiller Base would still be around." Padme was concerned about Ben still being jealous of Poe, but she was relieved when he nodded his head in the affirmative.

"We have an hour before we should call Angeles to bring Caleb back," Ben reminded Padme. "I guess we should start unpacking."

That was when Padme placed her hand on his chest, and gently pushed him down on the bed. She straddled him, and stated,

"I have a better idea." She leaned down and gave him a long kiss.

"Your idea is better!" Ben moaned, as the lovers kissed repeatedly.

When Angeles brought Caleb back, Ben and Padme were waiting for them in the living room. Caleb ran to Ben, and gave him a big hug. Then he went to Padme, and looked up at her. She smiled. He knew already, but he wanted to see for himself. So she showed him the ring.

"What? You're engaged?" Angeles gasped in shock.

"We are," Ben replied, now at Padme's side.

"Congratulations!" The senator hugged them.

"Thank you," Padme said to Angeles. "We want to get married soon. We are inviting very few people."

"I understand. Both of you were in the public eye. You deserve some privacy."

"In fact," Ben interjected. "Besides Padme and I, there will be only two people in the wedding party. One is Caleb, he will be the ring bearer..."

"The other is you," Padme said to Angeles, finishing Ben's statement. Angeles gave them a look of disbelief.

"Stand for the both of us," Ben stated, making their intentions clear.

"You mean as maid of honor and best woman?" Angeles asked. "I never heard of such a thing! But yes, I will stand for both of you." The adults took turns hugging each other.

"Who else is invited?" Angeles wanted to know.

"Ben is inviting Captain Phasma, and I am inviting Finn and Poe," Padme answered her.

"Ok." Caleb said to Ben's mind,

"Auntie's in love with Poe!"

"That doesn't surprise me. Most of the women in the galaxy love him," Ben honestly confessed to the boy.

"Ben, Poe loves her, too!"

"Caleb, are you sure?'

"Absolutely." The boy had a big smile on his face. Ben knew what he was thinking.

"Don't tell them. They need to come together on their own."

Ben and Padme decided to get married a week after their arrival to Naboo. This way, it would give time for the people that were invited to the wedding to get to the planet. They were very busy during that week.

The next day, they went to their first doctor's appointment, The doctor examined Padme and the baby, and said they were both doing well. Afterwards, she accompanied Ben to the geneticist, who took a DNA sample from him. Angeles had already provided her sample. She told the doctor to give her the test results once they were in.

Ben and Caleb were practicing moving objects using the Force when the doorbell rang. Padme was upstairs resting. Ben went to answer the door. Caleb followed him, already knowing who was there.

"Hello," Angeles said to them. "Can I come in?"

"Of course," Ben replied. All three headed to the living room. Angeles held an envelope in her hand.

"Here are the results. I didn't open it yet. I thought we should do this together."

They sat down on the couch. Both were very nervous.

"Why are you scared?" Caleb questioned them. "Just open the envelope already!"

"Are you ready?" Angeles asked Ben.

"As ready as I will ever be," Ben uttered. She opened up the envelope, and slid a piece of paper out of it. She moved it so that she and Ben could read the test results together. After a couple of minutes of silence, Angeles placed the paper back in the envelope. She offered it to Ben, and said misty eyed,

"Here. You keep the results, baby brother."