"What about Trading Spaces?"

"Eek. Spending time watching ugly girls and gay guys designing rooms, no thanks." Padme gave Anakin a fake glare as he teased her.

"The girls aren't ugly! And the men.... well maybe SOME of them, but still! It is a good show." He shot her a doubtful look. "Oh yeah, what do you watch then huh?" They had just dropped Bobbie off and were heading up stairs. Padme pushed the button for the forth floor. "Please, just don't say The Man Show, anything else is just fine."

Alone. In the elevator.

"Nope, I don't watch The Man Show. I use to watch The Simpsons- but since I've had Bobbie, and two jobs... you could guess I don't have time for Television." Padme looked down at his left hand in search for what she liked to call "When-I-Meet-A-Nice-Guy-Relationship-Ender-Ring". But he didn't have one.

"Married?" She still asked, although she saw no ring.

"No." Anakin gave her a shy smile.

"Divorced?" This could be an interesting conversation.

"Not that either." Anakin dated some, but because of Bobbie- usually not much. Or not for long anyways. You'd think that having a cute little girl would attract women, but it did quite the opposite for him. Very few young ladies want to have a relationship with a man who already has a child.

You can never love someone's child as much as you love your own. Maybe his mother was wrong, that might not be completely true.

Ding. They slowly walked out of the elevator towards their beloved work areas.

"It's a little complicated." And then he thought of a good excuse, and so he went ahead and asked her. "I'll tell ya' what. If you... maybe have dinner with me sometime, then I'll explain." Once again his blue eyes tempted her. Kind, truthful, yet slightly full of-

Lust? Maybe that isn't the right word. But he's making me uncomfortable again. Although she had her doubts, she couldn't say she didn't enjoy his company. It wasn't everyday you met a guy who seemed perfect... for her anyway.

"Sure.... yeah- I'd like that."

Grins.

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He picked her up around seven. He met her roommate. And now here they were. Sitting in a quaint little restaurant.

"So, you promised me you would explain…"

"Yeah." He smiled. "Bobbie is actually my brother's. I lived with him and his wife for over a year, and one night when I was baby sitting I got a call from the hospital. They were in a car accident. They were both killed." Padme touched his arm gently. "And now she is mine."

"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to upset you."

"No it's fine."

They had a wonderful evening. They talked a little more about Bobbie. Padme found out that Anakin also worked as a mechanic at his mother's shop. Padme told him about her interest in writing. Anakin complained about the use of chopsticks and they talked about their love of Cranium, and Monopoly. The evening was wonderful. They eventually got to talking about Trading Spaces again. Eventually Padme convinced him to give it a chance. He promised that on their next date they would have a marathon, as long as their was lots of junk food.

"Next date huh?" asked Padme.

"Absolutely. You're a keeper." He opened the car door for her.

"Thank you." She kissed him on the cheek. His eyes went wide and he grinned.

He was driving her home when he asked..

"Actually, I told Bobbie I was going to be seeing you tonight, and I think she would love it if you would stop by and visit before you went home…"

"I think I should go home. But I would love to see her too! Maybe you can bring her to our Trading Spaces marathon okay?"

"Yeah."

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"This was great. I do hope we go out again."

"I would love to as well. I guess I'll see you at work tomorrow." He said as she went in the house.

No hug or anything. That was kinda harsh. He laughed at his own thoughts. I'm such a teenager.