*The Kiss *
Jacen pulled away from Tahiri's lips gently. "What was that for?" her voice cracked with both sadness and surprise at the same time.
Running his fingers through her soft smooth golden blond hair, Jacen did his best not to cry. He loved her so much, but it broke his heart that he loved her. She had been his younger brother's girlfriend. "Before you came into Master Skywalker's office, before the comlink connection with Anakin was cut off, he made me promise to give you a kiss for him."
Still temptingly close to Jacen's mouth, Tahiri felt his hand slide down to her face, stroking it gently as he caressed her. "Jacen you know I loved your brother more than anything."
"I know." Jacen felt his heart break as he heard the words. He knew it was the truth. *She could never love me. *
"But I do!" Tahiri answered as if hearing his thoughts she answered with a haste that surprised both of them. "I'll always love Anakin, but deep inside both of us knew that… well, I loved you." The revelation that she was actually saying this to Jacen much less to herself shocked her but she knew it was true. "I love you, Jacen." With that she enclosed her lips on his and he too gave her a kiss in return, both knowing what they were getting into.
Jacen pulled away from Tahiri's lips gently. "What was that for?" her voice cracked with both sadness and surprise at the same time.
Running his fingers through her soft smooth golden blond hair, Jacen did his best not to cry. He loved her so much, but it broke his heart that he loved her. She had been his younger brother's girlfriend. "Before you came into Master Skywalker's office, before the comlink connection with Anakin was cut off, he made me promise to give you a kiss for him."
Still temptingly close to Jacen's mouth, Tahiri felt his hand slide down to her face, stroking it gently as he caressed her. "Jacen you know I loved your brother more than anything."
"I know." Jacen felt his heart break as he heard the words. He knew it was the truth. *She could never love me. *
"But I do!" Tahiri answered as if hearing his thoughts she answered with a haste that surprised both of them. "I'll always love Anakin, but deep inside both of us knew that… well, I loved you." The revelation that she was actually saying this to Jacen much less to herself shocked her but she knew it was true. "I love you, Jacen." With that she enclosed her lips on his and he too gave her a kiss in return, both knowing what they were getting into.