Anakin and his wife have a little conversation about Obi-Wan.
If you squint it could be a pre-chapter or a continuation to chapter six, honestly I just like the idea of Sheev being mean to Obi-Wan.
Obi-Wan was. All thoughts in Anakin's head stopped for a moment at the shock of what he had discovered, Obi-Wan had always seemed like the perfect Jedi and yet was this attachment? Was his former master attached? Why else would he kiss someone? Attachment. Not that he could really judge Obi-Wan given his own attachment, but still...Why would Obi-Wan be attached to, it made no sense.
"Ani?" Padme was looking at him with worry, and he held her to him. "Sorry, just I found out something odd and it's hard to wrap my mind around it." Padme nodded and let out a breath. "I found out something today too that I think I need to share with you." That. That didn't sound good. "Oh?" She nodded and her delicate hands were against his chest where her head had been only a moment before. "I think the chancellor is blackmailing Obi-Wan." Blackmail? But, was the kiss part of the deal then? "What do you mean?" Padme bit her lower lip, clearly thinking on how to word what she wanted to tell him.
"He's been in the Senate building more than normal lately and I happened to overhear a conversation...Well, argument. Obi-Wan wasn't happy with something and Palpatine said something along the lines of telling on Obi-Wan if he didn't do what he'd been asked." Well, that certainly sounded like blackmail and not at all like Sheev. But, did he really know the man? He seemed kind and what not but he was the chancellor. You couldn't be nice and become the chancellor, or at least that was what Padme said and he could understand that. But, would he really be willing to blackmail Obi-Wan?
And what did Sheev Palpatine have on Obi-Wan that his former master would willingly allow physical favors such as kissing? "But, what could he possibly have? Obi-Wan hasn't done anything that I know of." Padme snorted; "You have the emotional maturity of a teaspoon Ani, you wouldn't notice unless it smacked you in the face." He scowled at her causing Padme to let out a little tinkering laugh. "He's attached to Satine of course, but they both understand duty and so they would never do anything. And I've heard rumors about other times he's had attachments, not to mention how much he cares about you."
Cared about him? "I doubt that. He hardly seems to care at all." Padme frowned; "Ani. When you two first were master and padawan, he was still grieving and trying his best to take care of you, how many times did he stay up with you when you had a nightmare? Or were sick, even if he wasn't feeling very well himself?" She had him there, Obi-Wan had trouble taking care of himself, but not others.
"How many times did he defend you against the council, honestly Ani, he considers you a brother by the way he acts with you. An annoying and rather rash brother, but a brother all the same." Padme was right, "He still doesn't share everything." Padme rolled her eyes; "I don't share everything with you either and you don't mistrust me." Anakin frowned; "What do you mean you don't share everything with me?" Padme snorted; "I didn't share about my past with Rush, I haven't told you about anyone else I liked when I was younger and I don't share everything that happens in the Senate." Okay, so he saw where his lovely wife was going with this. He might be a little slow on the uptake but that didn't mean he couldn't figure things out from there!
"Okay, so how do you think we could get Obi-Wan to talk about being blackmailed?" Padme sighed, "By trusting him a little more than you have been Ani, you need to tell him the truth." The truth could get him kicked out of the Jedi order. "What if he tells the rest of the Council about me breaking the code?" Padme placed a hand on his cheek. "You always knew you couldn't have both Ani, we knew this and we still married. Are you regretting that choice now?" He shook his head; "I love you and nothing could change that, but I wish I didn't have to give up being a Jedi." and possibly losing all of Obi-Wan's trust.
