Chapter 7:
The warm touch of a hand brushed across Angela's cheek. A smile began pulling at her lips before her eyes slowly fluttered open from her slumber to see her husband lying right next to her, propped up on his side. From his body language, Angela could tell almost instantly that Obi-wan had been awake for some time now and when she met his intense adoring gaze, she rolled onto her back and raised a hand up to brush away the sleep from her eyes.
"You have a…bad habit." She playfully grumbled. Obi-wan's eyes lit up with amusement as he arched an eyebrow.
"Oh I do, do I?" he returned before he reached a hand out to gentle sweep away a strand of hair that hung loose about Angela's face.
"Yes. You always stare." She stated as she rolled onto her side to face Obi-wan. "Have you been up for long?" she asked suspiciously.
Obi-wan's mouth turned up into a guilty smirk, "Mmm…about 20 minuets." He answered with a quick shrug of his shoulders. Both of Angela's eyebrows rose up at the information
"…..and you've been watching me the whole time?" she guessed in a light, accusing tone. Obi-wan's smirk widened to a full smile before he leaned in to kiss Angela on the lips.
"Maybe." he answered with a quick chuckle as he pulled away. "I like watching you sleep."
Angela's head inclined slightly at her husband's words, "So….in other words….you like it when I'm unconscious?" she threw back with a teasing glare. Obi-wan laughed at that. Then without another word, he reached out for Angela. His arms snaked themselves about her waist before he pulled her body right up against his.
"I mean I like knowing that you're sleeping with me in my bed." he answered; his eyebrows waggling suggestively. Angela giggled before she bit down on her lower lip in deep thought at Obi-wan's words. Then in one swift movement, Angela pushed Obi-wan till he was flat on his back before she rolled herself on top of him with her hands braced on either side of his head.
"Except there's one flaw with that statement, babe." She murmured seductively; Obi-wan's hands, which he had kept firmly on Angela's hips that now sat right above his, tightened slightly in anticipation causing Angela to smile before she leaned her head down to Obi-wan's right ear, "You're in my bed." she reminded as she pulled back so that she could look Obi-wan in the face.
Obi-wan grinned before he raised his head up from the pillow behind it, "What's yours is mine." He stated. Angela smiled and rolled her eyes before she leaned her head down to Obi-wan's. His warm, soft lips pressed themselves firmly over hers while his hands gently caressed Angela's waist. Angela's own hands found their way beneath Obi-wan's head and now cradled it lovingly as the two passionately kissed. And for that one moment, Angela forgot about everything else in the world.
Unfortunately, it didn't last long. Before things could go any further between the two lovers, a faint sound from outside their room brought them back to their senses. Angela and Obi-wan quickly cast a knowing glance over to the bedroom door before they looked back at each other.
"Padme." They spoke in unison. Angela turned her head away to look over at the clock that sat on the nightstand beside the bed; it read 7:03. Angela breathed out a quick swear before she rolled off of Obi-wan and practically jumped out of bed while adjusting her black gown which had gone slightly lopsided.
"Why is she up so early?" she asked out loud while she glanced backwards to see Obi-wan rising off the bed as well. He calmly readjusted his white tunic before he silently walked around to where Angela stood where he then collected his boots and swiftly slipped them on his feet.
"What, isn't she always a morning person?" Obi-wan asked as he finished pulling his boots on. Angela frowned softly as she thought back on her Padme's morning routines,
"….actually…yes." Angela confessed in a huff, "….but she has impeccable timing this morning." She added with emphasis as she spun about on her heel and walked into the refresher where she then quickly washed her face. Obi-wan, who was silently chuckling at his wife, followed her to the refresher's open doorway where he leaned up against it and observed Angela drying her face off.
"And how does this morning differ from any other?" he asked curiously. Angela brought the towel that she had up to her face down before she turned on her husband, giving him the Are-you-really-asking-me-that-question kind of look.
"Umm…let me think…" she dramatically played out as she tossed the used towel onto the sink, "…maybe it has something to so with the fact that I'm hiding my husband in our apartment?"
Obi-wan shook his head for a quick second before he stepped into the refresher and drew a slightly resisting Angela into his arms, "Relax…Padme doesn't even know that I'm here." Obi-wan reminded while he offered a tiny reassuring smile to his wife.
"Not yet…but you wait! If I don't find a way to get you out of here, she will." Angela threw out before letting a frustrated groan. Obi-wan then took his hands and placed them on top of Angela's shoulders,
"Peace, Angela." He murmured soothingly, Angela stubbornly shook her head and refused to meet his gaze,
"This was a bad idea…I shouldn't have allowed this to happen. There's too much risk in doing something like this." She stated. Obi-wan brows furrowed softly as his mouth slightly turned down into a frown,
"Angela," he began as he used a single hand to lift Angela's chin up so that he could stare into her eyes, "….you…are…my…wife. Even if you hadn't asked me to stay I would've done so anyway. Our place is beside each other. Day and night." Obi-wan replied.
"Obi-wan…" Angela began to protest but he swiftly silenced her by placing a hand over her mouth.
"We both knew that there would be risks in our relationship. But if you think that that alone is gonna take away my rights as your husband, that can't be any farther from the truth. I have been kept away from you for ten years, Angela. And now that I finally have you back, I won't let anything keep me from being at your side…" he paused for a quick second, "….especially when it comes to sharing a bed at night." He finished while he lowered his hand down from Angela's mouth. His words seemed to have calmed Angela down for all she could do was simply stare up at the man she loved. She quickly licked her lips and drew in a deep breath,
"Obi-wan we both promised duty before us…" she reminded him softly.
"And so it shall, but that doesn't mean that I can't sleep with my wife at night." He answered. "…unless of course…you don't want me to." He suggested.
At the thought, Angela's eyes widened before she gently threw herself into Obi-wan's arms, "Don't be ridiculous." She stated as her arms wrapped themselves around his waist and her head came down to rest on his firm chest. Obi-wan's own arms mimicked Angela's action and encased her tenderly against his body.
"No one is going to discover us, under any circumstance. I promise." He murmured soothingly. A tiny smile appeared on Angela's face before she nodded her head.
"I believe you." She answered in a collected tone.
"Now….can you promise me something?" he asked quietly. Angela turned her head up to look her husband curiously in the face,
"Anything." She replied. Obi-wan smiled down lovingly,
"Let's not panic about this."
Angela's smile again before she brought her hands up to Obi-wan's chest and gave it a gentle but firm push; once she and Obi-wan were out of the refresher's doorway and stood back in the bedroom, she reached up and lightly grasped Obi-wan by his tunic before she pulled him close,
"Whose panicking?" she replied smoothly before raising herself up on her tiptoes to kiss Obi-wan on the mouth. She laughed quietly inside his mouth as she felt him smile through their kiss before his hands sought out the roundness of her hips. Right as he pulled her body against his, a knock came from the other side of the bedroom door causing the two lovers to break away from their passionate display. Both of their heads naturally snapped in the direction of the door.
"Angela?" came Padme's voice, "…you awake yet?" her muffled voice asked curiously.
Angela took in a quick gasp as she started hearing the mechanics of the door start working, signaling that Padme was opening the door.
"Can I panic now?" she whispered to Obi-wan who stood frozen in place like Angela. The bedroom door then let out a soft hiss as it started to open.
