Some time passed before Anakin tuned back in, cued by the sudden
seriousness in Jobal's voice as
she said to Padme, "Honey, it's so good to
see baby sex you safe. We were so worried."
Anakin looked up just in time to see the intense, disapproving glare that
Padme answered with. Ruwee, obviously trying to dispel the tension before
it could really begin,
put his hand on Jobal's arm baby sex and baby sex quietly said,
"Dear..."
"I know, I know!" said the suddenly baby sex animated Jobal. "But I had to say it.
Now it's done."
Sola baby sex cleared her throat. "Well, this is exciting," she said, and everyone
looked at her. "Do you know, Anakin, baby sex you're the first boyfriend my sister
ever brought home?"
"Sola!" Padme exclaimed. She rolled her eyes. "He isn't my boyfriend! He's
a Jedi assigned by baby sex the Senate to protect me."
"A bodyguard?" Jobal asked with great baby sex concern. "Oh, Padme, they didn't
tell us it was that serious!"
Padme's sigh was intermixed with a groan. " It's not, Mom,&
baby sex quot; she said. "I
promise. Anyway, Anakin's a friend. I've baby sex known him for years. Remember
that
little boy who baby sex was with the baby sex Jedi during the blockade crisis?"
baby sex A couple of "ahs" of recognition came back in response, along with nodding
heads. Then Padme smiled at Anakin and said, with just enough baby sex weight baby sex to
make him baby sex recognize that her previous claims about his place here weren't
entirely true, "He's grown up."
Anakin glanced at Sola and saw that she was staring at