"I will make sure she is fine sir, her and the baby." Rex told me.

I stopped in my tracks with my back to Rex. As soon as those words left his mouth I froze, panic raced through my body. How did he know? How did he figure it out? Ahsoka and I had been extremely careful.

"Baby? What baby?" I asked, turning to face him.

"Excuse me for being so blunt sir, but I know that she is pregnant." He said.

"Ahsoka is not pregnant Rex. You know that is forbidden for a Jedi." I told him crossing my arms.

"She has done an amazing job leading this mission and keeping it from all of the clones but I know her sir, and we've been staying in the same house for weeks now. I haven't seen her stomach but because she never takes her cloak off I am assuming she is well into her pregnancy."

I was at a loss for words.

"Because you two have been sharing a room for the last few weeks I am assuming you know what I am saying is the truth." He continued. "I know you're protecting her. And since you're leaving, I will protect her sir. You can count on it."

"I…"

"Sir, I won't tell anyone. Commander Tano has saved my life time and time again. She has been a great friend since day one, I think of her as a little sister, I want to keep her safe."

"How did you figure it out?" I asked him.

"I've never seen her bump but it's the small things she does, she eats more, sleeps more, always keeps her cloak on, she's stayed away from the battlefield for months now but hasn't complained about it once. None of the other clones have noticed anything, just me, and I have kept it to myself. I figured it out a few weeks ago but I didn't say anything because it wasn't my place; until now. You're leaving, and she is going to need someone to watch her back."

"Have you told her that you know? Or at least suspected anything?" I asked.

"No." He answered.

"Do you know who the father is?" I asked slowly, Ahsoka and I have been extremely careful by concealing our relationship, but I wanted to know if he had figured that out too.

"No, but I can assume."

"What does that mean Rex?" I asked angrily.

"I know she spent some time on Onderon a few months ago, and back when we helped the rebels I saw a spark between her and Lux Bonteri." He said truthfully. "I believe he is the father."

"Are you going to ask me if that is true?" I asked him.

"No, I am not. I know you wont give me an honest answer if I do ask."

"And why is that?"

"Because you're protecting her. You won't tell me the truth without talking to her first, asking her if it is okay that I know. If you guys had wanted me to know you would have told me months ago. I am not offended, I just know right now with you leaving she will need my help." He said.

Instead of saying anything I wanted up next to him and placed my hand on his shoulder. I gave his shoulder a small squeeze then walked into the room that I shared with Ahsoka. She was still asleep so I gently sat on the bed and tapped her awake.

"Master? What is it?" She asked as she rubbed her eyes and sat up.

"We have a few problems Snips."

"Oh force, what happened?" She asked, now wide awake.

"For one, Rex knows."

"Knows? About the baby?" She asked, raising her voice and putting a hand on her growing stomach. "How? We have been so careful."

"I know we have. But he knows you. He knew something was off weeks ago and he figured it out. He just talked to me about it."

"What did he say? Will he tell the council?" She asked.

"No he won't. He said he is going to help us and watch over you when I can't."

"When you can't?"

"The council called, they have another mission for me." I informed her. "I have to go."

"We both knew you would be called away eventually. Does he know that you're the father?"

"No, he thinks Lux is the father actually. Apparently he sensed a connection between the two of you back when he helped the rebels and he knew that you were stationed out there a few months ago and he thinks that he is the father. But he respects your privacy and wont ask if that is true or not."

"Do you think we should just tell him?" She asked.

"I don't think so. He's okay with you being pregnant and he's not telling the council because he thinks that Lux is the father. If he knows I am the father then he might change his mind, he might tell the council thinking that I took advantage of you." I explained.

"I don't think that he will. He is one of our best friends, I don't think he would. I trust him." She told me. "But if you're not comfortable with it then we won't tell him. Any plans about the baby we make together."

"We'll talk about it more later. But I think we should talk to him while I am still here, I have to leave soon." I told her and helped her to her feet.

She thanked me and we made our way over to where I had left Rex. He was waiting patiently for us and as he saw us coming he stood up straight. We made our way to him and Ahsoka took a deep breath before opening her cloak and revealing her growing stomach to Rex. Rex didn't move his eyes to look at her stomach and instead kept his gaze straight ahead.

"At ease, soldier." I told him, "Nothing leaves this room here, you don't have to be a soldier right now, just a friend."

"It's true Rex, I am pregnant, but please, don't tell the council. I have a plan." She told him.

"I would never tell anyone Ahsoka. I help you hide it for the rest of the mission." Rex told Ahsoka.

"I never meant for this to happen, but this baby is a blessing to me, I will keep he or she safe. I have a plan, after I give birth here I will deliver the baby to my father on another planet and he will raise it for me,I will visit it when I can but I will continue my Jedi training." She explained to him.

"As long as you're happy." He said and smiled.

"I will be. Thank you." She said and smiled.

"How far along are you?" He asked.

"Eighteen weeks.: She said and smiled and rubbed her stomach.

"Oh." He said, looking a little shocked.

"What?" She asked him.

"Sorry. I didn't mean to sound rude. You just look a little further along than that." He said. "But hey, I don't know anything about babies or pregnancy. I may be wrong."

"Don't worry Rex, none of us here really do. But it's something we'll figure out along the way." I told him. "Thank you for looking out for her, but I need to go. Walk me to my ship?" I asked Ahsoka.

She nodded and closed her cloak before coming to my side and walking with me to my ship. We waited until we knew we were out of hearing distance before we started talking.

"That went pretty well." She said, clearly surprised.

"Yeah it did. But we really can't let anyone else know, too many people know now. It's too risky." I told her.

"I know." She said and brushed her shoulder against mine.

I smiled at that, I really wish that I could have hugged her or held her or something. I just wanted to be her boyfriend right now, not her master. I wanted to be more. When we got to my ship she looked up at me with a look I have seen many times, she wanted to kiss me. And I wanted to kiss her too.

"You have no idea how much I want to abandon this mission and be here with you, to take you away from all this and have our baby together." I whispered to her and took a step closer to her.

"Anakin." She whispered, warning me I was getting too close and about to cross the boyfriend/teacher line.

"I mean it." I said and started to reach out to hold her hand. Instead she stopped me and put my hand back to my side.

"Anakin, what are you doing? I love you, you know that. But be careful, you're crossing the boyfriend/teacher line. We don't know if we're being watched or not. You're my teacher right now." She reminded me.

"I know. I know. But that doesn't change how much I love you and that I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Come with me." I said grabbing her hand and boarding the ship then closing the hatch. We were the only ones on the ship and now I made it so no one would be able to see us either. I took both her hands in mind and held them to my chest. "Ahsoka, I love you more than I could ever imagine, more than I ever thought was possible to love someone. I want to spend every moment of my life with you. You are the most incredible woman I have ever met, I watched you grow over the last few years into this amazing warrior and I know you will be the best possible mother to our child.

"Anakin." She whispered with a smile and tear pooling in her eyes as she stroked my face.

"Let me finish." I begged her. "All I want is for you to be happy. And I know I can make you happy. I want to build a life together, a future. Things won't always be easy because we are Jedi but as long as I have you I know I will be happy, and I truly do believe we can be happy together. I will spend every second of the rest of my life making you happy and loved and I will be a good father to our children. Ahsoka, will you do me the honor of marrying me?" I asked her as I got down on one knee.