FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS, SHE FEELS PEACE — something she fights for every second of every day while in the senate, something the jedi strive to bring, yet Anakin Skywalker is her peace. In his arms, with thoughts of their child ( now that it’s a secret shared, it’s no longer a burden ) & a future neither could have imagined yet now deemed possible because of the other. Heart soars, heartbeat a steady rhythm so loud she’s sure he can feel it against his. Her laughter is pressed against his chest, muffled by it ( lest they be heard. ) She feels lighter, happier, & she holds on when he pulls her in because she knows what he had felt, how every fiber of her being had missed him! ❛ I’ve missed you. So much. ❜ She had been busy, as had he, but her thoughts had never strayed far. ❛ I kept waiting. Worrying. ❜ Her worries are only brought to light now that he’s safe, now that she knows them to be wrong. Heartbeat escalates at his words, & the feeling of his lips brushing her skin & that smile she can’t see but knows he’s wearing ( she’s missed it! ) ❛ It’s not a matter of what they need. ❜ Eyes shut briefly, lips upturning to match his. ❛ — but what you want. ❜
having her close tastes like a dream , sweet escape from the horrors of reality. for a moment fear ( a dragon , a known and undesired companion ) grips his chest , that this mirage will soon end , eyes will open to no sight of padmé. but she’s warm against his frame , heartbeat thudding against her ; filled with such love and devotion it should burst. SHE’S REAL , SHE’S HERE. why should he ever let go ? in a galaxy shining with life she is his chosen one , no constellation could compare to the brightness of her soul. lips rest on slim throat , tracing it’s soft skin in obvious adoration , carving a path towards her temple. there he gifts her a short kiss , body moving ( but never too far : that he could not endure ) to gaze down at her. ❛ i’m alright. we’re together now. ❜ no words can explain the need for her , only the light behind blue eyes begins to unravel it. in the battlefield there’d been distractions , yet at night , when the world was quiet , his mind would be occupied by her face. hands cradle it now , joyful beyond reason. and her smile ! purity was created by her : of that he’s certain. ❛ i want you — always. ❜ it is a whisper interwined with tenderness. ❛ i want you and the baby to be happy. ❜