Kiss!

"Perhaps," she murmurs, "Once Plagueis is out of the way... I could take a very long leave. Take you on a vacation."

"Somewhere nice?"

"Exquisitely so. Somewhere scandalously expensive."

"You know I like all three of exquisite, scandal, and expensive."

"I'll make it sexy, too."

"Perfect."

Speaking of sexy...

It's been a while since she's seen her apprentice in the flesh.

Does Sidious need to be reminded that she still exists?

Perhaps of a few of her more interesting physical traits. 

She'll have to show off a bit.

Give Sidious something to dream about when they're apart. 

She can do that.

It might take Salacis a little while to really ingrain the view in Sidious's mind...

She's got time. But maybe Rodanthe can help...

Perhaps later - Sidious wants her apprentice to herself right now. 

All right, then.

Not the only thing she had scheduled for this trip... But it's a pretty important component. 

Of course, all good things must come to an end someday. 

Sidious gives her apprentice a list of targets and guidelines to operate within, but mostly encourages as much creative chaos as Salacis can manage without revealing herself.

She handles finding a Jedi Healer on her own - and then disposing of the body - and only tells Salacis afterwards, tersely relaying that there's nothing of the Dark Side around her pregnancy, no indication someone induced it.

(But it's immensely strange, a tight nexus of potential, a miniature whirlpool of the Cosmic Force, its alignment in the Light or Dark indiscernible. The Healer's mind had weakened dramatically after Sidious dominated her will and forced her to look - and Sidious had gotten a glimpse of the subsequent powerful visions that nearly did the work of killing the woman for her. (Conveniently, there'd been enough left of the woman for Sidious to tear some knowledge of Jedi training and techniques from her mind; she passes those on to Shmi.))

She thinks, and she plans, and the galaxy spins on. 

Months pass, and her pregnancy grows far more obvious to her - though she can still disguise it from most species, and can intervene in the spread of gossip from the offices of the others. (This leads to some... Slightly odd moments of apparent comraderie, chances for coalition building that she seizes effectively out of habit.)

Of course, the sprawling and deepening investigation into the ties of the largest trade and financial conglomerates to organized crime and enemies of the Republic looms over the Senate still. It's a sticky thing, trapping new suspects faster than old ones can wiggle free. It's still likely that the biggest players will be able to sacrifice a few pawns and otherwise get away with everything, but things are tense in the meantime.

Public figures who've cooperated with the investigations start receiving threats, which leads to a rather tense negotiation with the Senate and the Naboo government's security experts about if Palpatine's in-house security measures are enough for a scheduled trip back to her home planet. 

Perhaps a compromise- the Jedi are willing to offer Palpatine an escort for the trip.

...Acceptable. So long as Senator Palpatine's own security team makes any actual security-related decisions, of course. 

Of course. Just an observer, to make everyone feel better. Perhaps... young Elesse Vendar, who the Senator's office has worked with before.

She seems to have some familiarity with Naboo's customs; very well. 

Elesse will look forward to it, then.

The Senator as well.