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"Sabe! What are you doing here?" Obi-wan declared. By the look on his face, he was clearly bewildered and shocked. He stood there in silence simply staring at her with his mouth wide open. Not knowing what to do, Sabe just stared back; she was quite taken aback by his appearance. The last time she had seen him his hair had been far shorter, and he now had a beard. It didn't look bad, not at all. It was just a huge difference from when she had last seen him.
All she could do was smile. She slowly walked towards him and didn't take her eyes off of him. She didn't want to miss one second, she didn't want to miss him blink, or breathe, or especially his smile.
As Sabe inched closer, his features softened and there was a little twinkle in his eye.
Before she knew what was happening, the two were embraced so tightly; as if they hadn't seen each other forever.which was true. They were so close that she could feel his heart beating, and it was as fast as hers. It felt so good to be wrapped in his strong arms once again. She didn't want to let go.
His hold loosened and slowly he backed away form her. "Why are you here?" Obi-wan asked again. His eyes were focused on her, but then there was a quiet rustling beside them; his eyes darted to the direction of the noise. To where Arsinoe had been sitting quietly, until now.
She stared at his face and tried to register his reaction. His eyes widened and he turned back to Sabe. He didn't have to ask her, she knew what he was going to say. Sabe sighed, "How about we sit down? There is much to be said." She didn't wait for an answer; she just sat down with Arsinoe. Her mind was racing and she wasn't sure how to tell him.
Obi-wan sat down beside them; his eyes focused on Arsinoe. He was obviously confused. Sabe smiled, while reaching for his hand. His skin was course and calloused, signs of hard work. She examined his face once more, trying to find the right words. The words that would ruin his career any way she put them.
"The last time we saw each other was.seven years ago." She quieted for a second thinking of her next sentence. "Much has happened since then, in my life and in yours. We haven't seen each other since that night. but I never could stop thinking about you." She looked deep into his eyes, while fighting a battle with the words in her head. "I loved.I still love you today. I just need you to know that. I need you to know that I never stopped loving you, after all these years." His face softened into a smile and he squeezed her hand while he began to speak:
"I." but before he could continue she cut him off.
"I'm sorry, but there is something else." She looked away quickly, but quick enough to miss his brow furrow, and his eyes fill with uncertainty. "I came here today, to tell you that I love you. But there is also another reason." She paused to put Arsinoe in her lap, which drew a strange stare from Obi-wan. "I'd like you to meet Arsinoe; my daughter."
The little girl stared at Obi-wan curiously. She didn't speak, for she remembered Anakin's warnings but she wondered if Anakin might be wrong. She turned to her mother questioningly, but she was preoccupied with the task at hand.
"Your daughter?" Obi-wan had broke the silence, "I had no idea you were. m- married." He spoke the last word disappointedly; he was not expecting so much to happen at this little get together. "But how could."
"Oh, Obi-wan! I'm not married!" She spoke quickly; she wanted to erase that from his mind. "How could I possibly marry anyone but you? It would kill my very soul if I did!" She hugged him quickly, trying not to squish Arsinoe between them. It was difficult.
"Mommy!" She could not hold back her tongue any longer. "Stop squishing me!" Obi-wan let go at this; Arsinoe's outburst had startled him.
"Oh sorry." Obi-wan spoke for Sabe. "Hi, I'm Obi-wan." He was expecting a hello, but instead he got a stunned look from Arsinoe. He watched confused as she turned quickly to her mother and asked her something.
"Mommy, isn't that." Sabe's hand quickly shot up to her daughter's mouth. She didn't want her to say anything.
"Shh." Sabe's cheeks had become flushed and she looked quite nervous. She realized she was still holding Arsinoe's mouth and she quickly let go. "I'm sorry. Can you just wait a few minutes sweetie?" Arsinoe glared at her mother and got off of her lap. She stormed to the chair directly across from them and sat down. "Arsinoe."
"Leave me alone!" Arsinoe huffed. She closed her eyes and did her best to ignore Sabe's sigh.
"Well then, I guess I will." Sabe whispered, then she remembered what she was about to say to Obi-wan. "I'm so sorry about that Obi-wan. Don't worry about it though, she's just tired from all of the excitement."
"That's fine. How long have you been here?" He asked quietly.
"We-ell, we landed on Coruscant this morning. We've been here since then." He nodded his head slowly. He looked as if he was having a hard time deciding something. "I should have come a long time ago."
"Who is Arsinoe's father?" Obi-wan interrupted her. He had just asked her the question that would be the hardest to answer. She couldn't avoid it, and she didn't want to anymore.
He waited patiently for her answer. "Obi-wan. This is very difficult to say. But. I mean," he didn't take his eyes off of her, and she knew she couldn't make him wait. "Obi-wan, Arsinoe. is. Arsinoe is your daughter."
His face went completely blank and his mouth dropped. They sat in silence for what seemed like forever. "Are you positive?" He looked at Sabe and then to Arsinoe.
"Of course! Obi-wan, you are my one and only love." She smiled at him, as if to confirm it. He seemed to be captivated by the little girl who was ignoring them, and possibly sleeping.
"She's really mine? Does she know who I am?" He questioned. "She is so beautiful, just like you." He turned to Sabe and kissed her. One of those kisses that sneak up on you, but turn into something amazing. "I love you Sabe. I always have."
She was grinning so huge she felt stupid. Then she remembered Obi-wan's questions. "Yes she does. That's why I stopped her from talking; I wanted to be the one to tell you. I didn't want you to find out any other way." She wrapped her arms around him again and then whispered in his ear. "I love you too."
They sat there in silence, just hugging. They were so happy, but Obi-wan broke the silence: "Why did you wait so long to tell me? She must be. six years old. And you're just telling me all of this now?" It wasn't meant to hurt. But it did.
"I'm sorry. I was just too afraid to tell you. I was scared that you would be angry, or that you wouldn't accept her. So I waited. And then days turned to weeks, weeks to months and finally months to years. But I woke up this morning and I couldn't wait any longer." She paused, as Obi- wan wiped a tear from her cheek. "I didn't want you to miss her growing up anymore. I could not let that happen."
Obi-wan smiled. "How could I not want that beautiful girl? I want to know her. I want her to know me." he hugged her once more, and he didn't want to let go. Suddenly Arsinoe spoke.
"Mommy. I'm not mad anymore." She got off of her chair and made her way to the hugging pair. "Who are you?" she asked Obi-wan.
He looked at her and smiled. "Baby, this is your." Sabe was cut off by Obi- wan.
"Arsinoe." He pulled her closer and touched her hair. "I'm your dad." He didn't have to wait long for a response.
"Really?" Arsinoe looked him up and down and then jumped into his arms. "I knew it was you!"
Sabe watched happily as the two hugged. There had never been a happier moment in her life. She had told Obi-wan she loved him and that Arsinoe was his child, and he was not mad. She started to cry, because now they were becoming a family and she had waited so long for it.
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"Sabe! What are you doing here?" Obi-wan declared. By the look on his face, he was clearly bewildered and shocked. He stood there in silence simply staring at her with his mouth wide open. Not knowing what to do, Sabe just stared back; she was quite taken aback by his appearance. The last time she had seen him his hair had been far shorter, and he now had a beard. It didn't look bad, not at all. It was just a huge difference from when she had last seen him.
All she could do was smile. She slowly walked towards him and didn't take her eyes off of him. She didn't want to miss one second, she didn't want to miss him blink, or breathe, or especially his smile.
As Sabe inched closer, his features softened and there was a little twinkle in his eye.
Before she knew what was happening, the two were embraced so tightly; as if they hadn't seen each other forever.which was true. They were so close that she could feel his heart beating, and it was as fast as hers. It felt so good to be wrapped in his strong arms once again. She didn't want to let go.
His hold loosened and slowly he backed away form her. "Why are you here?" Obi-wan asked again. His eyes were focused on her, but then there was a quiet rustling beside them; his eyes darted to the direction of the noise. To where Arsinoe had been sitting quietly, until now.
She stared at his face and tried to register his reaction. His eyes widened and he turned back to Sabe. He didn't have to ask her, she knew what he was going to say. Sabe sighed, "How about we sit down? There is much to be said." She didn't wait for an answer; she just sat down with Arsinoe. Her mind was racing and she wasn't sure how to tell him.
Obi-wan sat down beside them; his eyes focused on Arsinoe. He was obviously confused. Sabe smiled, while reaching for his hand. His skin was course and calloused, signs of hard work. She examined his face once more, trying to find the right words. The words that would ruin his career any way she put them.
"The last time we saw each other was.seven years ago." She quieted for a second thinking of her next sentence. "Much has happened since then, in my life and in yours. We haven't seen each other since that night. but I never could stop thinking about you." She looked deep into his eyes, while fighting a battle with the words in her head. "I loved.I still love you today. I just need you to know that. I need you to know that I never stopped loving you, after all these years." His face softened into a smile and he squeezed her hand while he began to speak:
"I." but before he could continue she cut him off.
"I'm sorry, but there is something else." She looked away quickly, but quick enough to miss his brow furrow, and his eyes fill with uncertainty. "I came here today, to tell you that I love you. But there is also another reason." She paused to put Arsinoe in her lap, which drew a strange stare from Obi-wan. "I'd like you to meet Arsinoe; my daughter."
The little girl stared at Obi-wan curiously. She didn't speak, for she remembered Anakin's warnings but she wondered if Anakin might be wrong. She turned to her mother questioningly, but she was preoccupied with the task at hand.
"Your daughter?" Obi-wan had broke the silence, "I had no idea you were. m- married." He spoke the last word disappointedly; he was not expecting so much to happen at this little get together. "But how could."
"Oh, Obi-wan! I'm not married!" She spoke quickly; she wanted to erase that from his mind. "How could I possibly marry anyone but you? It would kill my very soul if I did!" She hugged him quickly, trying not to squish Arsinoe between them. It was difficult.
"Mommy!" She could not hold back her tongue any longer. "Stop squishing me!" Obi-wan let go at this; Arsinoe's outburst had startled him.
"Oh sorry." Obi-wan spoke for Sabe. "Hi, I'm Obi-wan." He was expecting a hello, but instead he got a stunned look from Arsinoe. He watched confused as she turned quickly to her mother and asked her something.
"Mommy, isn't that." Sabe's hand quickly shot up to her daughter's mouth. She didn't want her to say anything.
"Shh." Sabe's cheeks had become flushed and she looked quite nervous. She realized she was still holding Arsinoe's mouth and she quickly let go. "I'm sorry. Can you just wait a few minutes sweetie?" Arsinoe glared at her mother and got off of her lap. She stormed to the chair directly across from them and sat down. "Arsinoe."
"Leave me alone!" Arsinoe huffed. She closed her eyes and did her best to ignore Sabe's sigh.
"Well then, I guess I will." Sabe whispered, then she remembered what she was about to say to Obi-wan. "I'm so sorry about that Obi-wan. Don't worry about it though, she's just tired from all of the excitement."
"That's fine. How long have you been here?" He asked quietly.
"We-ell, we landed on Coruscant this morning. We've been here since then." He nodded his head slowly. He looked as if he was having a hard time deciding something. "I should have come a long time ago."
"Who is Arsinoe's father?" Obi-wan interrupted her. He had just asked her the question that would be the hardest to answer. She couldn't avoid it, and she didn't want to anymore.
He waited patiently for her answer. "Obi-wan. This is very difficult to say. But. I mean," he didn't take his eyes off of her, and she knew she couldn't make him wait. "Obi-wan, Arsinoe. is. Arsinoe is your daughter."
His face went completely blank and his mouth dropped. They sat in silence for what seemed like forever. "Are you positive?" He looked at Sabe and then to Arsinoe.
"Of course! Obi-wan, you are my one and only love." She smiled at him, as if to confirm it. He seemed to be captivated by the little girl who was ignoring them, and possibly sleeping.
"She's really mine? Does she know who I am?" He questioned. "She is so beautiful, just like you." He turned to Sabe and kissed her. One of those kisses that sneak up on you, but turn into something amazing. "I love you Sabe. I always have."
She was grinning so huge she felt stupid. Then she remembered Obi-wan's questions. "Yes she does. That's why I stopped her from talking; I wanted to be the one to tell you. I didn't want you to find out any other way." She wrapped her arms around him again and then whispered in his ear. "I love you too."
They sat there in silence, just hugging. They were so happy, but Obi-wan broke the silence: "Why did you wait so long to tell me? She must be. six years old. And you're just telling me all of this now?" It wasn't meant to hurt. But it did.
"I'm sorry. I was just too afraid to tell you. I was scared that you would be angry, or that you wouldn't accept her. So I waited. And then days turned to weeks, weeks to months and finally months to years. But I woke up this morning and I couldn't wait any longer." She paused, as Obi- wan wiped a tear from her cheek. "I didn't want you to miss her growing up anymore. I could not let that happen."
Obi-wan smiled. "How could I not want that beautiful girl? I want to know her. I want her to know me." he hugged her once more, and he didn't want to let go. Suddenly Arsinoe spoke.
"Mommy. I'm not mad anymore." She got off of her chair and made her way to the hugging pair. "Who are you?" she asked Obi-wan.
He looked at her and smiled. "Baby, this is your." Sabe was cut off by Obi- wan.
"Arsinoe." He pulled her closer and touched her hair. "I'm your dad." He didn't have to wait long for a response.
"Really?" Arsinoe looked him up and down and then jumped into his arms. "I knew it was you!"
Sabe watched happily as the two hugged. There had never been a happier moment in her life. She had told Obi-wan she loved him and that Arsinoe was his child, and he was not mad. She started to cry, because now they were becoming a family and she had waited so long for it.
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