don't think i ever believed that this day would come;

[heartintrust]

Padme hadn't gone far off the path anytime recently. That sounded a bit ridiculous, but she'd been spending her time with her daughter and fiance, with researching and planning for the upcoming elections; this was the first time she'd gotten to be by herself in a while. She carefully maneuvered between the trees, getting an odd sort of peace from

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[vendettaevey]

Evey was walking the quieter parts of the island, practicing the song she'd chosen for the auditions the next day. She wasn't really a singer or dancer, but she was more likely to get a part if she auditioned for everything that she could. Choosing a song had been difficult, but she'd finally settled on one that was easy to remember and easy to sing, as well as having a range of notes.

"Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings, these are a few--," she stopped suddenly when she entered a clearing and saw Padme kneeling and crying.

"Padme! What's wrong?" she asked in alarm.

[heartintrust]

"This- This used to be home?" Her voice was strained, and she twisted to look at Evey, her face reddened from crying. "Anakin- Anakin built it."

Even saying his name hurt. Why did there have to be reminders?

[vendettaevey]

"Oh, I'm so sorry," she replied softly, moving next to Padme and putting a hand on her shoulder lightly. There wasn't really anything else she could do, after all.

Anakin was Padme's husband, she remembered. He'd disappeared well over a year ago now, when Padme had been pregnant with Sola.

[heartintrust]

She sucked in a breath. "I- I just- I'd forgotten. How did I forget?"

She didn't even know- She'd loved him with every part of her, and he'd hurt her- and left, and-

She had Jay. God, how could she cry here if she had Jay?

[vendettaevey]

"I'm not a psychologist, but I think it's a defense mechanism," she said softly, kneeling next to Padme and keeping her hand on the other woman's shoulder.

"The memory has to fade at least a little. Otherwise we can't move on and that's not healthy either."

Which wasn't to say it didn't still hurt some days. Telling her story to Marcus had reminded her of how much it really did hurt, even years later.

[heartintrust]

"I shouldn't have forgotten. What- What am I going to show her, Evey? What, 'this is the pile of logs that your birth father built, and it really was a home, once'?!" She hiccuped, her hand covering her mouth.

[vendettaevey]

Evey looked up at the overgrown pile of logs. "It could be a home again, if you truly wanted it to be. I'm not entirely sure that's a good idea, but if you want help getting these vines off, I would definitely be willing."

[heartintrust]

"No, I- No. I'm not- It's not part of my life, anymore." Of that, Padme was more then sure. "But- But thank you?"

[vendettaevey]

"You're welcome," she replied, dropping her hand and sitting back on her heels, offering a hankie from one of her sundress pockets. "You've got plenty of memories to tell her, after all. And those are more valuable than logs in many ways."