Title: No More Corsets
Characters/Pairings: Padmé, Sabé, Leia (mentioned)
A/N: Just so you guys know, I am still accepting requests, though I tell you: only ask for characters from either the movies or the two animated series. Oh, the comment about Sabé not liking corsets should ring a bell for those of you who know who played her in TPM.
Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars.
"You know, I swear the first use of these things were as a torture device," Padmé remarks, groaning in protest as Sabé tightens the corset around her mistress's chest.
From her position behind her, Sabé frowns and shakes her head. "You're only saying that because you're pregnant and your breasts are sore, my Lady. You're relatively fond of corsets most of the time." Her tone is tense as she knots it tighter, trying to smooth away the slight bump that's appeared on Padmé's formerly flat belly; the red gown Padmé is wearing to the dinner is tight-fitting and no one must be able to see the bump.
Padmé curls her lip as Sabé finishes lacing up the corset. "Do I really have to wear this?"
Not without sympathy (unlike Padmé, Sabé has never liked corsets), Sabé shrugs. "For tonight yes. After tonight though, you'll probably have to stop and start wearing loose gowns and robes instead. We can probably hide everything short of your face and hands swelling up like balloons," she remarks with a noticeable—and rare—inflection of wicked humor in her voice.
The Senator glares. "Oh, thank you so much for that Sabé; that was precisely the image I wanted in my head while I'm having dinner with Bail and the other members of the Delegation of 2000."
"At your service, as ever, my Lady Amidala." Sabé adjusts her silken sleeve cuffs and goes to remove the chosen gown from the wardrobe. "My Lady, when your daughter is born we must tell her never to wear corsets."
Padmé groans. "She won't have any reason to argue with that; I'll make sure of it."