Author's Note: This chapter is set in the past, during the early years of their friendship.
Some Nights A Gambler Always Wins
Chapter Four
"And so what exactly are we looking for?" Tau'seret asks as they wander through the marketplace beneath the Senate building on Coruscant. She puts her hands on the back of her head as she watches her partner in crime peruse the various stands, vendors, and shops, following a little ways behind him. "I mean, I don't get it. They're not going to have a part we need here in a place like this. Or at least one that's affordable."
It's early morning on Coruscant and the market area is just beginning to come to life, with hardly as many shoppers as there are sellers at the time.
Reev glances over his shoulder to offer her a smile and a "Oh, I know."
"So if you know, then why're we here?"
"We're shopping! C'mon, how many times do we have the opportunity to actually wander about without having to worry about this or that."
"But why Coruscant? We should have gone to Corellia for the hyperdrive component—"
They both stop walking in the middle of the walkway and turn to look at each other. She lowers her hands, letting them fall limply to her sides. He raises a brow and she shrugs.
"And get caught up in what's probably going to be a planet-bound war?"
"We could have made a couple extra credits off of it! I bet plenty of starship part factories are cashing in while they can and getting off-world as soon as possible. You know how even the possibility of a war makes people."
"Yeah, I do."
"So then why are we here? If we're going to buy that part we at least ought to be in the Lower Sector." She raises a brow and waits for him to explain himself. She notices his hesitation and it quickly becomes clear to her just why they're here. Her palm reaches up and covers her face, and she tries not to laugh at the sheer absurdity.
"Really, Reev?"
"Oh c'mon, Taus!" He whines, as if he's talking to an older sister and not his best friend. "It's not my fault that this is the only planet that sells candied bofa fruit and sparklemint sticks."
She rolls her eyes and gapes at him. "We flew from Tatooine to Coruscant, just so you could go to the galaxy's biggest candy store and buy yourself your fix." She shakes her head. "I swear, you're five years old!"
"They're having a sale on puffcakes. The flyer says that if you buy seven packages, you get ten free!"
Tau'seret stares at him, completely attempting to resist the tantalizing offer of her one true weakness in all of the galaxy until she can no longer deny herself.
"Fine. We'll buy twenty-one."
Reev grins and pats her on the shoulder. "'Atta girl, I knew you couldn't resist."
"Yeah, well, I guess the hyperdrive part can wait."