Hi I'm finally back with the next chapter for you. I have had to work all
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do some writing. This chapter had to be re-written a couple of times to,
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He looked up at the sky for what felt like the millionth time.
It had got darker much sooner than he'd hoped and they still hadn't started to head back to the Chateau.
The growing darkness was all because of the enormous storm clouds above them.
He should have insisted that they turn around when he first noticed them forming but he'd let her win again.
This time she was ahead of him and in fact was a little too far ahead for his liking.
He called out to her.
"Padme, I really do think its time we started to head back, its getting dark quickly and this storm could begin any minute. Everyone will be worrying about us."
She'd stopped about 15 metres away from him.
He saw her look up at the sky and the back at him.
"Don't worry so much Obi-Wan, it's a passing storm, it's not going to open itself here."
And it seemed that that was all the encouragement the clouds needed, as rain rushed down to meet them on the ground.
He could see Padme's bright blush from where he stood.
"I think you're wrong."
He laughed at the utter look of embarrassment on her face.
He decided to close the distance between them seeing as she didn't look like she was going to move.
The first streak of lightning cut across the sky as he reached her and she immediately clung to him.
He had to admit he was surprised he wouldn't have thought Padme the type to be scared of storms.
Her body shook as the first clang of thunder sounded.
He held her tightly against his chest and stroked her hair.
"Shhh, shhhh, its ok Padme, there's nothing to be afraid of."
He tried to comfort her but as the intensity of the storm grew so did Padme's shaking.
She lifted her head up from beneath his chest and looked at him with watery eyes.
"I'm sorry, I just really hate thunder storms, its stupid I know but I can't help it."
He could tell that she was frustrated at her behaviour, he could feel it radiating off her aura.
"Hey its ok, lots of people are afraid of them, its nothing to be ashamed of."
"I know but I still feel stupid. What are we going to do? We can't go back now and there isn't anyone who can come get us."
She was right, they couldn't go back to the Chateau, they'd be too exposed to the weather.
The only option they had was to try and either find or build some sort of shelter.
He took a long hard look at their surroundings.
Right now they were in a deep part of the forest and therefore they would be kept dry for a while by the trees.
He couldn't see any caves or such in the immediate area and so it was obvious that he would have to build them a temporary roof to keep them dry overnight.
He felt Padme shudder again as the thunder roared for a second time.
He had to calm her down and build their shelter as soon as possible; the tree wouldn't keep the dry forever.
He hadn't realised but his hands were softly stroking down her bare back.
Her skin had to be the softest thing he'd ever felt.
His actions had seemed to soothe her a little and her hold on him began to weaken.
He persuaded his hands to leave the skin of her back and moved them up her body to gently hold her head.
Looking down at her, he saw for the first time just how fragile she could be.
Her eyes were pleading with him to make the thunder go away, to do something to make her feel safe again.
"Padme, I'm going to have to build us a basic shelter, there's no where for us to go so we'll have to stay here."
She nodded her agreement.
"Now I'm going to need you to sit under this tree on your own while I do so, you'll be alright, I'll only be right here. It won't take me long. Is that ok with you?"
He let his thumbs gently graze her cheeks as he waited for her to speak.
"Yes its fine, I'll be ok."
"Good. Now you take a seat down here."
They walked to a tree and Padme got settled on the lumpy roots that broke the soil.
Obi-Wan gathered the picnic basket and blanket and put them next to her.
"Here take this, it'll keep you warm."
He took his robe out of the basket and wrapped it round her shoulders.
"But you'll need it."
He held up his hands as a gesture of refusal.
"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine."
"Thank you."
He inclined his head to her and turned to start his work.
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She hugged her legs tightly to her chest as lightning flashed across the dark and menacing sky again.
Why did she have to insist that they keep walking?
If they'd left when Obi-Wan first suggested it then they'd be there by now, drinking a mug of heavenly hot chocolate, instead she sat partially shielded from the rain by a tree while Obi-Wan worked himself to exhaustion, building them a modest shelter.
She stared through the pouring rain to check his progress.
He'd only been working for 30 minutes and he already had the framework completed and was now in the process of weaving leaves and twigs together to cover the structure.
He was drenched from head to toe ad had to be freezing but still he continued with his task.
She felt guilty as she pulled the warmth of his robe tighter against her shivering body.
He needed it more than she did at the moment but every time she offered it to him he politely but firmly refused and forbid her from removing it.
She was the one who'd got them into this mess and she should be the one to get them out of it.
She didn't feel worthy of the warmth and comfort that his robe provided, she hadn't earned them.
Nor did she think that she'd earned the loyalty and care that he'd shown her.
Thunder rocked the sky again and her body began to shiver ore violently from her childhood fear of it.
She focused her attention back onto Obi-Wan in an attempt to take her mind off the chaos that the weather had created.
She was amazed at just how calm he was out in the open with the wind and rain beating against him while she was a bit of a wreck just sitting under a tree.
His concentration was paramount as he carefully fed through another leaf.
She noticed for the first time that some of the leaves were being woven together without the help of Obi-Wan's hands.
For only the second time she was seeing the force in motion.
Many people questioned whether the force actually existed but she didn't think anyone could if they were witness to it, just like she was right now.
At this rate he would be finished in a matter of minutes and then they'd both be able to relax and hopefully get some sleep.
But first they'd need something to eat.
She pulled the basket in front of her and started to rummage inside to take stock of what they had left.
There were a few sandwiches, cakes, as well as some other snack type foods that they could eat.
There was also some water that they could drink cold or they could try and boil it in some way, so that they could have tea or coffee.
At least they were well prepared; she didn't know what they would have had to do if they hadn't had their picnic.
They also had the blanket to either lay on or keep them war through the night.
Then her mind wandered a little off topic as it imagined something else they could do to keep war.
Her cheeks flushed as the image played out in her mind.
Where had that come from?
Padme now was not the time to be thinking lustful thoughts.
This time it wasn't the thunder or lightning that made her almost jump out of her skin; it was the unexpected reappearance of Obi-Wan by her side.
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He hadn't meant to scare her but that was what had happened.
"Its ok Padme, its only me. Just wanted to tell you that I'm finished."
All she did was stare at him and he began to think that the words hadn't registered in her mind.
"Is everything ok?"
Here cheeks were a little flushed and he thought that she might be coming down with something, so he checked her forehead to make sure she wasn't running a temperature.
The touch seemed to have brought her out of whatever daydream she was caught in ad she quickly pulled her head away.
"Yes I'm fine, you made me jump that's all. So you're finished?"
He nodded and looked round to inspect his handy work.
It wasn't much but the combination of leaves and twigs would keep the dry, which was all they needed.
He looked back at Padme.
"Your castle awaits."
She laughed in a girlie tone that touched his heart.
He stood up and carried the basket over to the shelter that was only just wide enough for them to lay in but it would be a tight fit, and it was only tall enough for him to sit upright with a couple of inches space above that.
He'd be in extremely close contact with her but he was confident that he would be able to get through the night without a major incident.
He felt Padme come up behind him with the blanket and still wearing his robe.
"After you."
He stepped aside and allowed her to crawl inside first and get settled, then once she was ready he entered and sat beside her.
Before he could do anything else she quickly took hold of his arm.
"Thank you Obi-Wan."
Her eyes were piercing and he couldn't break her gaze, which she was using to display the height of her gratitude.
He placed his hand atop of hers and squeezed it gently.
"Your welcome."
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She held his gaze a little while longer and she could feel the beginnings of some unseen force pulling her towards him but before she could act on it Obi-Wan quickly looked away.
"I guess I shouldn't thank you too soon, I mean we don't know if it's going to stand up all night yet."
She laughed nervously at the slight look of confusion on his face but it wasn't long until he joined her.
"Are you trying to imply that I have dodgy workmanship?"
"We'll soon see."
She laughed again.
"I'll have you know that I came top of y survival class and am quite well experienced when it comes to building shelters."
He was teasingly waving his finger in front of her face and she was half tempted to latch on to it with her tongue and draw it into her mouth.
She swallowed hard as her mouth started to water at the thought.
"Let's hope you haven't lost your touch."
The words had left her mouth before registering in her mind and she definitely hadn't planned for her voice to sound that seductive.
She saw his eyes cloud over and become as deep and dark as the ocean.
He was just about to speak but she beat him to it.
"So while you were busy making this, I took a look in the basket and we still have plenty of food left. You must be hungry after all that work."
He was staring idly when he answered.
"Famished."
She turned round to retrieve their basket and began taking things out for him to eat.
"Well come on, eat up, otherwise I'll eat it all myself."
He laughed quietly and they both tucked into their dinner.
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They'd eaten most of the food but had managed to save a few bits for breakfast.
It was late and the storm was still going strong, he just hoped that it would let up by the morning, there was no way that they'd make it through another night.
He watched Padme stifle a yawn.
"I guess its time we did try to get some sleep, otherwise its going to be a long night."
"I suppose you're right. What shall we do? We can both lay on your robe and use the blanket for cover or vice versa. What do you think?"
He pushed his hand through his hair a few times as he thought about the options.
"We'll lay on the blanket, my robes thicker and it'll preserve more warmth."
"Ok then, well if you wouldn't mind moving the I shall get it all sorted out."
She forced him to sit at the edge of the opening as she carefully laid out the blanket on the bed of the forest.
She then took off his robe and her exposed skin to the cold night air, which caused it to turn to goose pimples.
"Ready?"
She was looking straight at him.
"Yes."
He crawled back to where he'd been sitting before and started to lie down.
"What do you think you're doing?"
Her question confused him.
"I'm going to lay down ad then I'm hopefully going to fall asleep."
"Obi-Wan you can't go to sleep in those wet clothes, you'll catch your death."
Now he was even more confused, what other choice did he have?
"What would you like me to do?"
"You'll have to take them off."
"I beg your pardon!"
She couldn't be serious.
"Obi-Wan you know as well as I do that you can't sleep in them. At least take your tunics off."
She was right, he couldn't sleep in them but he couldn't take them off in her presence either, it wouldn't be right.
But it seemed that Padme didn't care about that as she reached for the rim of his tunics.
He quickly stilled her hands with his own.
"Padme I..."
She interrupted hi as she began to pull the material up.
"Don't worry Obi-Wan, I've seen it all be..."
Her voice drifted off as she finished pulling the wet cloth up and over his head.
He closed his eyes and willed the force to get hi through this with them both unscathed but it appeared that the force had something else in mind.
All thought ceased to exist and he found it hard to breathe as he felt the feather light touches of her fingertips against the flesh of his chest.
He slowly opened his eyes and saw the shocked look on her face.
She let her hand travel down the length of his abdomen and it didn't see like she was going to stop there.
He had enough presence of mind to stop her hand from moving any lower, if it had then there was no telling what the consequences might be.
She looked into his eyes and he knew that she could see the struggle going on inside him because he could see the same thing going on inside her.
The force was pushing him to her and he couldn't fight it any longer.
He took a deep breath and slowly leaned in the couple of inches that separated them and let his lips catch hers.
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Her body came alive the second his lips touched hers.
Every nerve ending sparking with electricity and her blood pumping wildly through her veins.
His kiss had started out gentle and somewhat timid but she soon felt his tongue lick her bottom lip and the sensation forced her to open her mouth.
He excepted the invitation as he slipped his hand into her hair and round to the back of her neck to deepen their kiss.
She didn't let her hands lay idle either, as she gripped his neck and ran them down his chest.
Then just as she was beginning to deal with the assault on her senses, Obi- Wan suddenly pulled away.
She found her body gasping for the air it had been deprived of while she frantically searched his for what, she didn't know.
He still held her head as he continued to say nothing.
"Obi-Wan?"
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that."
"What? I..."
"I'm sorry Padme, please forgive me. You have to understand, Jedi we're not supposed to.. It's forbidden for us to..."
It was then that it dawned on her what he was about to say and she didn't think she would be able to handle it if he said the words.
"Its ok Obi-Wan, I'm sorry too. I don't know what came over me. There's nothing to forgive, I understand."
A Jedi shall not know love.
Tbc...
There it is, I hope I did their first kiss justice, it was so hard to write and I'm so tired now that I'm finished with this chapter. I hope to have the next one up soon, possibly by Monday, I'm not sure though. I have a busy weekend but hopefully I'll have loads of free time next week. Ok well as always let me know what you think with a review. Take care love Sassy.
He looked up at the sky for what felt like the millionth time.
It had got darker much sooner than he'd hoped and they still hadn't started to head back to the Chateau.
The growing darkness was all because of the enormous storm clouds above them.
He should have insisted that they turn around when he first noticed them forming but he'd let her win again.
This time she was ahead of him and in fact was a little too far ahead for his liking.
He called out to her.
"Padme, I really do think its time we started to head back, its getting dark quickly and this storm could begin any minute. Everyone will be worrying about us."
She'd stopped about 15 metres away from him.
He saw her look up at the sky and the back at him.
"Don't worry so much Obi-Wan, it's a passing storm, it's not going to open itself here."
And it seemed that that was all the encouragement the clouds needed, as rain rushed down to meet them on the ground.
He could see Padme's bright blush from where he stood.
"I think you're wrong."
He laughed at the utter look of embarrassment on her face.
He decided to close the distance between them seeing as she didn't look like she was going to move.
The first streak of lightning cut across the sky as he reached her and she immediately clung to him.
He had to admit he was surprised he wouldn't have thought Padme the type to be scared of storms.
Her body shook as the first clang of thunder sounded.
He held her tightly against his chest and stroked her hair.
"Shhh, shhhh, its ok Padme, there's nothing to be afraid of."
He tried to comfort her but as the intensity of the storm grew so did Padme's shaking.
She lifted her head up from beneath his chest and looked at him with watery eyes.
"I'm sorry, I just really hate thunder storms, its stupid I know but I can't help it."
He could tell that she was frustrated at her behaviour, he could feel it radiating off her aura.
"Hey its ok, lots of people are afraid of them, its nothing to be ashamed of."
"I know but I still feel stupid. What are we going to do? We can't go back now and there isn't anyone who can come get us."
She was right, they couldn't go back to the Chateau, they'd be too exposed to the weather.
The only option they had was to try and either find or build some sort of shelter.
He took a long hard look at their surroundings.
Right now they were in a deep part of the forest and therefore they would be kept dry for a while by the trees.
He couldn't see any caves or such in the immediate area and so it was obvious that he would have to build them a temporary roof to keep them dry overnight.
He felt Padme shudder again as the thunder roared for a second time.
He had to calm her down and build their shelter as soon as possible; the tree wouldn't keep the dry forever.
He hadn't realised but his hands were softly stroking down her bare back.
Her skin had to be the softest thing he'd ever felt.
His actions had seemed to soothe her a little and her hold on him began to weaken.
He persuaded his hands to leave the skin of her back and moved them up her body to gently hold her head.
Looking down at her, he saw for the first time just how fragile she could be.
Her eyes were pleading with him to make the thunder go away, to do something to make her feel safe again.
"Padme, I'm going to have to build us a basic shelter, there's no where for us to go so we'll have to stay here."
She nodded her agreement.
"Now I'm going to need you to sit under this tree on your own while I do so, you'll be alright, I'll only be right here. It won't take me long. Is that ok with you?"
He let his thumbs gently graze her cheeks as he waited for her to speak.
"Yes its fine, I'll be ok."
"Good. Now you take a seat down here."
They walked to a tree and Padme got settled on the lumpy roots that broke the soil.
Obi-Wan gathered the picnic basket and blanket and put them next to her.
"Here take this, it'll keep you warm."
He took his robe out of the basket and wrapped it round her shoulders.
"But you'll need it."
He held up his hands as a gesture of refusal.
"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine."
"Thank you."
He inclined his head to her and turned to start his work.
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She hugged her legs tightly to her chest as lightning flashed across the dark and menacing sky again.
Why did she have to insist that they keep walking?
If they'd left when Obi-Wan first suggested it then they'd be there by now, drinking a mug of heavenly hot chocolate, instead she sat partially shielded from the rain by a tree while Obi-Wan worked himself to exhaustion, building them a modest shelter.
She stared through the pouring rain to check his progress.
He'd only been working for 30 minutes and he already had the framework completed and was now in the process of weaving leaves and twigs together to cover the structure.
He was drenched from head to toe ad had to be freezing but still he continued with his task.
She felt guilty as she pulled the warmth of his robe tighter against her shivering body.
He needed it more than she did at the moment but every time she offered it to him he politely but firmly refused and forbid her from removing it.
She was the one who'd got them into this mess and she should be the one to get them out of it.
She didn't feel worthy of the warmth and comfort that his robe provided, she hadn't earned them.
Nor did she think that she'd earned the loyalty and care that he'd shown her.
Thunder rocked the sky again and her body began to shiver ore violently from her childhood fear of it.
She focused her attention back onto Obi-Wan in an attempt to take her mind off the chaos that the weather had created.
She was amazed at just how calm he was out in the open with the wind and rain beating against him while she was a bit of a wreck just sitting under a tree.
His concentration was paramount as he carefully fed through another leaf.
She noticed for the first time that some of the leaves were being woven together without the help of Obi-Wan's hands.
For only the second time she was seeing the force in motion.
Many people questioned whether the force actually existed but she didn't think anyone could if they were witness to it, just like she was right now.
At this rate he would be finished in a matter of minutes and then they'd both be able to relax and hopefully get some sleep.
But first they'd need something to eat.
She pulled the basket in front of her and started to rummage inside to take stock of what they had left.
There were a few sandwiches, cakes, as well as some other snack type foods that they could eat.
There was also some water that they could drink cold or they could try and boil it in some way, so that they could have tea or coffee.
At least they were well prepared; she didn't know what they would have had to do if they hadn't had their picnic.
They also had the blanket to either lay on or keep them war through the night.
Then her mind wandered a little off topic as it imagined something else they could do to keep war.
Her cheeks flushed as the image played out in her mind.
Where had that come from?
Padme now was not the time to be thinking lustful thoughts.
This time it wasn't the thunder or lightning that made her almost jump out of her skin; it was the unexpected reappearance of Obi-Wan by her side.
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He hadn't meant to scare her but that was what had happened.
"Its ok Padme, its only me. Just wanted to tell you that I'm finished."
All she did was stare at him and he began to think that the words hadn't registered in her mind.
"Is everything ok?"
Here cheeks were a little flushed and he thought that she might be coming down with something, so he checked her forehead to make sure she wasn't running a temperature.
The touch seemed to have brought her out of whatever daydream she was caught in ad she quickly pulled her head away.
"Yes I'm fine, you made me jump that's all. So you're finished?"
He nodded and looked round to inspect his handy work.
It wasn't much but the combination of leaves and twigs would keep the dry, which was all they needed.
He looked back at Padme.
"Your castle awaits."
She laughed in a girlie tone that touched his heart.
He stood up and carried the basket over to the shelter that was only just wide enough for them to lay in but it would be a tight fit, and it was only tall enough for him to sit upright with a couple of inches space above that.
He'd be in extremely close contact with her but he was confident that he would be able to get through the night without a major incident.
He felt Padme come up behind him with the blanket and still wearing his robe.
"After you."
He stepped aside and allowed her to crawl inside first and get settled, then once she was ready he entered and sat beside her.
Before he could do anything else she quickly took hold of his arm.
"Thank you Obi-Wan."
Her eyes were piercing and he couldn't break her gaze, which she was using to display the height of her gratitude.
He placed his hand atop of hers and squeezed it gently.
"Your welcome."
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She held his gaze a little while longer and she could feel the beginnings of some unseen force pulling her towards him but before she could act on it Obi-Wan quickly looked away.
"I guess I shouldn't thank you too soon, I mean we don't know if it's going to stand up all night yet."
She laughed nervously at the slight look of confusion on his face but it wasn't long until he joined her.
"Are you trying to imply that I have dodgy workmanship?"
"We'll soon see."
She laughed again.
"I'll have you know that I came top of y survival class and am quite well experienced when it comes to building shelters."
He was teasingly waving his finger in front of her face and she was half tempted to latch on to it with her tongue and draw it into her mouth.
She swallowed hard as her mouth started to water at the thought.
"Let's hope you haven't lost your touch."
The words had left her mouth before registering in her mind and she definitely hadn't planned for her voice to sound that seductive.
She saw his eyes cloud over and become as deep and dark as the ocean.
He was just about to speak but she beat him to it.
"So while you were busy making this, I took a look in the basket and we still have plenty of food left. You must be hungry after all that work."
He was staring idly when he answered.
"Famished."
She turned round to retrieve their basket and began taking things out for him to eat.
"Well come on, eat up, otherwise I'll eat it all myself."
He laughed quietly and they both tucked into their dinner.
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They'd eaten most of the food but had managed to save a few bits for breakfast.
It was late and the storm was still going strong, he just hoped that it would let up by the morning, there was no way that they'd make it through another night.
He watched Padme stifle a yawn.
"I guess its time we did try to get some sleep, otherwise its going to be a long night."
"I suppose you're right. What shall we do? We can both lay on your robe and use the blanket for cover or vice versa. What do you think?"
He pushed his hand through his hair a few times as he thought about the options.
"We'll lay on the blanket, my robes thicker and it'll preserve more warmth."
"Ok then, well if you wouldn't mind moving the I shall get it all sorted out."
She forced him to sit at the edge of the opening as she carefully laid out the blanket on the bed of the forest.
She then took off his robe and her exposed skin to the cold night air, which caused it to turn to goose pimples.
"Ready?"
She was looking straight at him.
"Yes."
He crawled back to where he'd been sitting before and started to lie down.
"What do you think you're doing?"
Her question confused him.
"I'm going to lay down ad then I'm hopefully going to fall asleep."
"Obi-Wan you can't go to sleep in those wet clothes, you'll catch your death."
Now he was even more confused, what other choice did he have?
"What would you like me to do?"
"You'll have to take them off."
"I beg your pardon!"
She couldn't be serious.
"Obi-Wan you know as well as I do that you can't sleep in them. At least take your tunics off."
She was right, he couldn't sleep in them but he couldn't take them off in her presence either, it wouldn't be right.
But it seemed that Padme didn't care about that as she reached for the rim of his tunics.
He quickly stilled her hands with his own.
"Padme I..."
She interrupted hi as she began to pull the material up.
"Don't worry Obi-Wan, I've seen it all be..."
Her voice drifted off as she finished pulling the wet cloth up and over his head.
He closed his eyes and willed the force to get hi through this with them both unscathed but it appeared that the force had something else in mind.
All thought ceased to exist and he found it hard to breathe as he felt the feather light touches of her fingertips against the flesh of his chest.
He slowly opened his eyes and saw the shocked look on her face.
She let her hand travel down the length of his abdomen and it didn't see like she was going to stop there.
He had enough presence of mind to stop her hand from moving any lower, if it had then there was no telling what the consequences might be.
She looked into his eyes and he knew that she could see the struggle going on inside him because he could see the same thing going on inside her.
The force was pushing him to her and he couldn't fight it any longer.
He took a deep breath and slowly leaned in the couple of inches that separated them and let his lips catch hers.
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Her body came alive the second his lips touched hers.
Every nerve ending sparking with electricity and her blood pumping wildly through her veins.
His kiss had started out gentle and somewhat timid but she soon felt his tongue lick her bottom lip and the sensation forced her to open her mouth.
He excepted the invitation as he slipped his hand into her hair and round to the back of her neck to deepen their kiss.
She didn't let her hands lay idle either, as she gripped his neck and ran them down his chest.
Then just as she was beginning to deal with the assault on her senses, Obi- Wan suddenly pulled away.
She found her body gasping for the air it had been deprived of while she frantically searched his for what, she didn't know.
He still held her head as he continued to say nothing.
"Obi-Wan?"
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that."
"What? I..."
"I'm sorry Padme, please forgive me. You have to understand, Jedi we're not supposed to.. It's forbidden for us to..."
It was then that it dawned on her what he was about to say and she didn't think she would be able to handle it if he said the words.
"Its ok Obi-Wan, I'm sorry too. I don't know what came over me. There's nothing to forgive, I understand."
A Jedi shall not know love.
Tbc...
There it is, I hope I did their first kiss justice, it was so hard to write and I'm so tired now that I'm finished with this chapter. I hope to have the next one up soon, possibly by Monday, I'm not sure though. I have a busy weekend but hopefully I'll have loads of free time next week. Ok well as always let me know what you think with a review. Take care love Sassy.