I will go and start the water for your bath. Dorme headed for the refresher, after her and Padme came into the bedroom.
Thank you, Dorme. Oh and could you please get me some wine, after you start the water? I think I will have it during my bath. Padme went over to the small couch and sat down.
Yes, Padme. What do you want for breakfast tomorrow
morning? The reason why I am asking is, so that way, I can give it to the kitchen droid and it will be ready when you get up. Dorme stood in the refreshers door way.
Oh, ok. Well, then, I think I will have just toast and Caf. Padme leaned over and began taking off her shoes.
Ok. I will start the water now and then, put in your breakfast order before I head off to bed. Dorme nodded, before going into the refresher and start the water for Padmes bath.
Padme stood up and began to get undressed, before grabbing her robe and slipping it on, while she waited for the tub to fill up with the hot water. Dorme walked out of the refresher and then went over to the pile of clothes that was now laying in the floor.
I will be right back, with your glass of wine. Dorme bowed her head, just before she walked out of the bedroom.
Padme went into the refresher and over to the small shelf and looked for a small bottle that had her favorite bath oil in it. When she found it, she took the bottle over to the tub and began pouring the bottle of oil into the water. After she poured the amount of oil into the water, she put the cork back in the bottle and put it back on the shelf. Going back over to the tub, she took off her robe and climbed into the hot water that was in the tub, laid back, closed her eyes and started to relax.
Ok, here is your wine. If you do not need me for anything else, for the night, I think I will go to bed now. Dorme came into the refresher, with the glass of wine.
Thank you, Dorme. No, I do not need you anymore for the day. Please go to bed and I will see you tomorrow morning. Padme reached up and took the wine from Dorme and gave her friend a smile, before taking a sip of the wine.
You are welcome. Ok and I will see you tomorrow morning and you sleep well. Goodnight, Padme. Dorme also gave Padme a smile, before walking out of the refresher and the bedroom.
Padme took another sip of her wine, before closing her eyes again and once more, she began to relax. Ten minutes later, the water was now getting a slight chill. Padme sat up and drained the water out of the tub. Getting up, she grabbed the towel and began drying herself off, before grabbing her robe and putting it back on, before leaving the refresher. Once back in her bedroom, Padme went over to the bed,grabbed her nightgown and put it on, before going over to the vanity and sitting down. Padme picked up the silver brush and began to brush her hair. As she sat there brushing the thick brown hair, she stared into the mirror, but not really seeing anything in the reflection.
As she sat there, her mind kept replaying again and again of the image of Anakin, and the look that he had given her earlier this evening. Then, it was his words, that also kept coming back to her, grown more beautiful, and it was these words, that she was not really used to hearing from a man. As a young girl, Padme had been so involved into politics, which she quickly rose to very powerful and influential positions. Of course, most of the men that she came into contact with, were more concerning themselves with what she could bring them in practical terms, than with her true beauty, or even for that matter, with any true personal feelings for her.
Padme had always been well aware that she was attractive to men, in ways that were a lot deeper than physical attractions, but also in ways, deeper than any emotional bond. Ok, perhaps not that deep, she thought to herself, but she could not really deny that the intensity in Anakins eyes, as he looked at her. What could that look he gave her, truly mean? It was then, that she saw it again, in her mind. This time, it was very clear to her.
She remembered when she saw him. Her eyes roamed over his very lean and strong frame, and she also went over his face. She even remembered and even always admired the intensity, and then, yet, his eyes always sparkled with joy, and mischief too, but there was always something else there. . . and then, she saw longing.
She stopped in mid brush and then, letting her hands slip down to her sides. As she just sat there, she looked deeper into the mirror and then, she began to judge her very own reflection, just as Anakin would. It was after a couple of minutes, Padme shook her head.
No, it cannot be. I am just going crazy is all. How can he think that way? He is a Jedi now, and we have dedicated and even made an oath. Padme told herself.
How could he even look at her, in such a manners, or was it all her imagination, or then again, could it be her very own fantasy? Padme laughed to herself, as she began brushing her hair again, but then, she stopped again, when she realized that she was wearing a silky white nightgown. Looking up behind herself, she saw one of the security cams that was in her room.
She never really thought about the cams before, or even let it bother her until now. She had always looked at them clinically. It was these cams, that the guards could watch her every move, which included all her daily routines and even private ones. She did everything without a second thought, of the intrusive eyes watching her.
It was now, that she also realized that a certain young Jedi could be on the other end of those lenses. Getting up from the vanity table, she went over to her nightstand, opened the drawer and picked up a cloth from the drawer. Padme then walked over to the security Cam and covered it up. Going over to the bed, she took off the robe and climbed into her bed. Picking up her data pad from the nightstand, she began to read over some of the issues that will be brought up in the Senate for the next couple of weeks.
(Pages 70-72 from the novel Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones by R. A. Salvatore)