Chapter seven:
Inside, she found Ben sitting at their dining table, his back to her and his head in his hands. He was breathing heavily and she could see his shoulders shaking. She felt a pang of regret and guilt was through her as she felt her father's anixexity and sadness radiating off of him. Wordlessly, she began to make some tea and kept a watchful eye as she did so. Once it was ready, she poured it into some wooden cups before bringing it over to the table and sitting next to him.
I'm sorry she said. She said. I didn't mean to scare you. He remained silent. She glanced at him before looking straight ahead. I know you were disappointed in me, she began. When you found out that Anakin and I had fallen in love, but he made it so easy and I tried to resist and not give in to it but I was weak to it, to him. She shook her head. Even though it was forbidden and we were bound to be exiled, but we stuck through it because we thought we could make it work. Ben had lifted his head and watched her as she spoke. Ani looked into his eyes, her brown eyes glistening with tears. All I always wanted was to make you proud, to be the type of Jedi you said that I could be.
See her? That's my daughter and feel no shame in it but I feel like I failed. She sniffed and Ben broke.
He wrapped his arms around her shoulders and pulled her to him, allowing her to cry in his chest. You made me so proud my little moon. She choked at the use of her childhood nickname. Yes you made some decisions, but they were made out of love. And I would be a hypocrite, to judge you for it. He chuckled and so did Ani. She sat up and allowed her father to wipe her eyes. We're going to be okay, he assured her. He glanced down at her stomach and helped onto her hand. All of us.