"Home, sweet home."...Said Anakin, taking a deep breath as he took off his down jacket and assisted Padmé in getting out of her own.

"Every home, whether an apartment or a house, has a unique smell. You can immediately smell it as you enter. Ani, this place has a scent of us."

He just held her close as he gave her a hug. "Yes, there is a very strong smell of us, especially in the bedroom." He winked as he lowered his gaze to her.

"I got the hint...but as first bring the remaining suitcases upstairs and we have to fill the fridge."

Anakin snorted, impatient but realizing the need. After shopping, they came home, put everything away and then, as usual, showered and … made love.

"Shall we eat, are you hungry?"

"After you."

"Still?"

"Just one more time...please."

"What are we going to do tonight?"

"The same."

"Fine, but we have plans for tomorrow. You need to finish up your job, and I'll get in touch with Orden and the wedding planner to create a list of what has to be done beforehand."

"You have more to do than me."

"It's only tomorrow and now is now... love me slowly, Ani."

"Yes, my Angel, slowly."

With a movement of his hips, he slid into her and stopped, both relishing the moment the most. She reacted by tensing her inner walls as he jerked his hardness.

"Slowly and with short movements please, don't go all the way out...it feels so good."

"Everything for you, my Angel. Tell me what you want." He whispered in her ear.

"Keep it up until we... yes Ani, you feel so good."

He kept the slow pace, but felt the tension building inside him.

"I'm close... and you?"

"Yes, make the end crazy for us..." And closed his eyes.

"Open your eyes and look at me, look at me, Padmé..."

Through her eyes he saw into her soul, yes, she loved him, he could be sure.

He accelerated and intensified the thrusts...and then it hit them both, the high of ecstasy. He moved a few more times, burying his face in the crook of her neck as she pressed her face into his, they cried...silently this time, but no less intensely. After a few long seconds he lay down next to her and pulled her to his chest.

"I love you, Padme."

"I know."

"How do you know?" he smiled at her.

"I saw it in your eyes."

"You saw the whole truth."

"All your love, from the beginning."

"You are my whole world."

"And you are mean." Silence.. "...but we're going to expand our little world soon, I mean...I want a baby...your baby."

"Of course my baby, from whom else?"

"You will soon be my husband, no one but you, is an option. Ani, I've been considering having a child and I believe we can't stop living till Corona is gone. It might never go away, in which case I would risk being pregnant. How do you think?"

"It's risky, but you're right, we can wait forever if Corona doesn't go away."

"After the wedding I stop with pill, OK. ?

"Yes, my Angel, I'm already looking forward to be a father...and making a baby."

They lay there for a long time, not moving, just enjoying the warmth of each other's bodies.

She considered how well she was doing now, which was actually rather well, and she started to feel the Corona effects less and less as time went on. With Anakin by her side, she felt safer, found her joy for life again, put on weight, and had more energy for all they had planned. She occasionally thought she could pull the trees down. Things that she had previously only unwillingly done out of necessity were enjoyable for her. Although a woman should be able to cook, she has never been very good at it, but now days she likes cooking and experimenting, looking for recipes and trying them out. Cleaning, ironing, and doing laundry somehow come naturally to her and are not at all challenging. Yes, if she and her Anakin are the only ones doing the housework, it can also be enjoyable.

Anakin was also deep in contemplation. He was very contented when her head lay on his chest since it was so comfortable. Since they started living together, everything has been really simple and successful. She made it so they split the task. Given that they were adults, he shouldn't have been shocked that their relationship worked so good. He only sometimes thought back to their bittersweet romance from over eight years ago. The connection is now both emotionally the same and different, and his earlier anxiety over a potential reunion was unwarranted because it won't and couldn't be the same as it was. Their relationship today was stronger than the youthful love back then, it was firm, had a future and clear goals. All was not ideal, not between them, but what life had in store for them. His job, living distant from the family, maybe changing jobs more often, traveling a lot, but he didn't want to worry about it just yet. Most importantly, Padmé was willing to follow him anywhere. If she hadn't been ready, he would...well, not exactly be disappointed, but he would have had to reorient himself. He would be willing to do anything, just for her, just to be able to share life with her, because losing her again, not having her in his life...was unthinkable.

Deep in their thoughts they fell asleep.

It was dark when Padmé woke up. At the moment she didn't know what time or what time it was, she looked at her iPhone lying on the bedside table, 6:00 a.m. Oh, she thought, we wanted to eat something last night. They were tired, the trip home and shopping, that was enough. No, love doesn't tire you, does it? That's how it must have been, but now they're rested and able to complete all the scheduled items for the day...unless something unforeseen, well, not quite, came up.

Anakin stirred, stretched, and she saw his erect manhood manifest beneath the covers. She crawled under the covers, kiss it and took it in her mouth.

"Mmm, there is nothing better than a man being helped by his wife early in the morning."

She stopped.

"Not your wife yet..."

"Married or not, you are my wife, always have been, Angel...and please don't protest, carry on."

"Don't get cheeky or I'll shave those blond curls down here, they tickle my nose all the time."

"You are welcome to do with me what you want."

She took him for his pleasure and then let herself be spoilded. Since it was so early in the morning, they stayed in bed snuggled together.

This day then started late for them. Padmé got up first, got ready for the day and went to Tatte Bakery to buy fresh croissants, but not on foot. Anakin had already set the plate, sausage, cheese, peppers, tomatoes and mozzarella, hard-boiled eggs. When he heard the door, he let the cappuccino run out of the espresso machine.

"But you've been busy, Ani."

"And you even more." Kiss.

"I'm going to work a little longer than usual today, I haven't done anything for ten days and neither in Aspen, I have to catch up, make some phone calls, let's see if I still have to fly to Cleveland for a few days. Do you want to go with me?

"No, I have to take care of the wedding, the wedding planner needs to be attended to and I want to see my placement in the Order and then..."

"Did we forget something?"

"We forgot something, indeed, although that's not so important."

"What is that?"

"Honeymoon."

"Shit Padmé, neither of us thought about it, this is going to be close."

"I'll find something, a short trip...a week after our friends go home."

"Florida?"

"Acapulco. I was there in the summer of 2016. The place was lovely, however I was alone. I used to think of you a lot back then. There were times when I daydreamed that you were sitting next to me when I was sitting on the beach, and then at night I cried in my bed. I kept it a secret, and only you know about it."

"And I drove Route No. 1 to Los Angeles in summer 2016, after having my Mustang trucked to San Francisco. I had you in mind sitting next to me. Then I was crying, had to stop to take a break. I looked across the wide Pacific to the horizon and thought if I'd ever hold you in my arms again. I never stopped loving you and longed for you so much Padmé…..but we're putting an end to these painful memories. We have each other… and we are happy."

"Unfortunately, these memories won't go away and need to get out from time to time...well Acapulco."

"Yes, one week only, from February 19th to February 26th."

"I will book that, but not the same hotel I was in. I'll find something better."

So, she did, she found Banyan Tree Cabo Marqués.

After such a lengthy period of inactivity, Anakin started to work and was frightened to see how difficult it was to locate the thread once more. No matter where they go or travel, he'll always bring his MacBook along and make time to work for at least a couple of hours each day, he vowed. He had to keep going because he wanted to complete.

Padmé called the wedding planner and handled some unresolved problems, everything occurred without a hitch. The Boston Harbor Hotel, where Anakin's parents Satine and Ben, Dormé, Sabé, Rex and Cody, as well as the suite where they will spend their wedding night, will host the wedding celebration. This hotel is luxurious, and the room where the party would be held was lovely and looked out over the marina. Later, they wanted to snap pictures as memories. Two photographers were booked. The Langham Boston gave lodging for her parents, Sola, and family, and she gets driven to church from there as well. The church was located in Back Bay, there were no upscale hotels in the area, which at least some of their guests had become used to.

Following that, Padme took a car to the Order, where she was given instructions for the task she had been given.

They grilled steak and vegetables when she returned in the afternoon, and for dessert they had vanilla ice cream topped with fruit from the rum pot.

"We can go to sleep because I'm a little drunk."

"Angel, that would be a waste of time." She realized when he winked.

Best regards from Germany