Hey everyone I'm back again with another instalment.
I loved all your reviews.
Brown eyes I'm glad that you're gonna start writing again, you're right it is about time, there's a shortage of obi/padme stories.
Realbluelightsaber and Gabi I thought you might like the 'you're screwed Kenobi' line, I like to put that kind of thing in every now and then.
Enchanter, I'm so happy that you're back and still liking what I'm doing. Stay with us.
Blaze Faula I hope you didn't die from lack of your oxygen while I took my time writing this. Keep breathing.
Aiska I'm happy that you're loving it.
Thanks everyone for continuing to read this, I know I say it all the time but I really do mean it. Ok well enough of me.
She stood at the opening of the main window as she waited for Obi-Wan to arrive for dinner.
The night air was cool and refreshing against her golden skin.
The day had gone by so quickly and she had nothing to show for it.
If she had been at the palace then her day would have been filled with meetings and stacks of paper work.
She spared a thought for Sabe and hoped that the workload wasn't too much.
It wasn't fair that Sabe should have to be doing her job while she stayed out here and enjoyed the days as if on holiday.
She was distracted as she heard the door opening and prepared herself for Obi-Wan's entrance.
She turned expecting to see his familiar Jedi clothes but was surprised to find him in slightly baggy black leggings and a dark blue shirt with the sleeves rolled up to mid-arm.
Looking at him now, with those sea blue eyes, she realised just how empty the day had been without him.
Without his infectious smile, without his clever wit and without his touch.
She'd missed the occasional light brush of his hand on her arm as they spoke and just the nearness of him.
It had only been six hours since she'd last seen him but she had felt his absence significantly.
Her heart began to race as he walked slowly over to her.
"I don't think it's entirely wise that you stand in front of that open window. You'd be and easy target for the worst of shots."
She rolled her eyes at him.
Trust his first words to be serious and about business.
"Oh Obi-Wan, why must you always think about duty?"
His eyes were serious as he took her hand into his own.
She took a moment to study his hands; they were rough from years of hard work and much larger than her own.
"I do not think of it as duty Padme, I think of it as protecting the life of someone very dear to me."
She bowed her head in shame at her words.
"I'm sorry Obi-Wan and thank you for caring."
"Well there's that reason and the fact that it wouldn't look good for me if my first mission as a knight ended a failure. So you'd be doing me a huge favour if you stepped away from the window."
Her jaw dropped open and he started laughing.
He'd tricked her in a cruel way and she wasn't about to let him get away with it.
She was just about to hit him and begin her verbal abuse when he quickly covered her mouth with his hand and held her arms down with the help of the force.
"I'm sorry but I couldn't resist. In all honesty though, it really isn't a good idea that you stand here, anyone could be watching. Now I'll let you go if you promise not to hate me."
She wanted to laugh at his choice of words.
There was no way she could hate him, she loved him.
Her eyes widened at the realisation.
She hadn't wanted to think about the meaning of her feelings for him but she couldn't deny the truth to herself anymore.
She loved him and that was that.
"Well? Do you agree?"
She looked back at him and slowly nodded her head.
"Great, now we can eat dinner."
"Yeah. Great."
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They'd just finished dessert and he still hadn't told her of his new plan.
He was nervous about the whole thing but he was running out of time and he couldn't afford to be nervous any longer.
"Err. Padme, I have something to tell you."
She neatly laid her serviette on the table and looked up at him with her wide brown eyes.
"Sure go ahead."
"It concerns your protection and a need to change the arrangements that we have at the moment."
"Is there a problem? Do you think we should leave?"
He shook his head before speaking.
"No I don't think we should leave, after all where would we go? But we do need to make a few changes to your security. I feel that its too dangerous for you to be left alone in the night, especially since we know that these men can get in and out."
He paused to make sure that his words were sinking in.
"Continue."
He took a deep breath and pulled the force around him.
"The only way that I can guarantee your safety is if I stay with you, in your room, through the night."
There he'd said it, now that wasn't so bad.
She stared into his eyes but it felt like she way daydreaming rather than looking at him.
Her cheeks began to turn pink and he felt her temperature rise through the force.
She was shielding her mind and therefore he couldn't get a fix on what she was thinking.
She still hadn't said anything and he was beginning to worry.
"I'm sorry, I know it would be an intrusion on what little privacy you have but it's the only effective solution we have."
The sound of his voice had broken her dream.
"No, no, I understand. If you think that it's the only option we have then I trust you, it'll be fine."
Their hot drinks arrived and she busied herself with getting hers to her liking.
He watched her hand shake as she stirred her drink with a spoon and covered her hand with his own to stop her.
"What's wrong?"
Her eyes were watery as she gazed at him from across the table and he could literally smell the fear coming off her.
"I don't know why I've let it get to me but do you really think that it's so serious that you have to stay with me?"
Her eyes were begging him to say no and that he was just being over protective but unfortunately he couldn't say that.
"I'm afraid it is that serious Padme. These people now know the layout of this place and they've probably been watching for some sort of routine. My presence doesn't seem to have bothered them but if I'm with you at all times then I know that they won't be able to lay a finger on you."
He slowly rubbed his thumb in small circles over the back of her hand.
"I won't let them touch you Padme, you have my word. I'll die before I let them hurt you."
She gave him a shaky smile and a tear fell from her eye at his words.
He quickly reached over and wiped the tear from her cheek.
She raised her hand and used it to hold his in place.
"I don't deserve you."
He was surprised at the statement and found himself speechless.
"Now drink up."
And with that she released his hand and picked up her cup.
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She'd been in her bathroom for half an hour now, getting ready for bed.
He'd think she'd fallen down the toilet if she didn't come out soon.
It was stupid but she had to admit that she was a little scared at going back in there.
In all the short 18 years that she had bee alive, never had a man seen her in her night-gown or shared her room.
She suddenly felt extremely self-conscious.
Part of her wished that her choice of sleepwear wasn't so revealing and hoped that she could slip back into the room unnoticed.
But the other part of her thanked the garment for subtly showing off her assets and wanted to see him burning with desire the moment he laid eyes on her.
She sighed.
Going to bed had never been this stressful before, she would have gladly gone through last night all over again instead of this.
She checked herself over in the mirror one last time.
Her hair was perfect and she thought that she didn't look too bad without her make-up, she had been tempted to keep it on but that would be ridiculous.
She made her way over to the door and let her hand hover over the knob before gripping it firmly.
She took a deep breath.
Well here goes nothing.
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........................................
He heard the door open from his position in front of the window.
She'd finally decided to join him then.
He knew that women liked to take their time when getting ready to go out but he never thought that the same thing applied when getting ready for bed.
"Obi-Wan Kenobi, I can not believe that after what you said to me, not even four hours ago, about standing in front of open windows, that you have the audacity to do so yourself."
He chuckled ad didn't look at her while he answered.
"The reason that I can do it and you can't is that I would sense, hear, see and smell any danger coming towards me a mile off."
He laughed again ad turned round to see her reaction.
Upon seeing her, his laughter got stuck in his throat and he almost choked on it.
The sight of her in her baby pink silk night-gown was overwhelming his senses.
At first he thought that she was naked but then the light had caught the material and both relief and disappointment had come over him.
Thankfully she hadn't been looking at him and was unaware of his reaction.
"Well I still don't think its fair."
He saw her head start to look up and he quickly looked away.
"No it's not but that's the way it is. If you were a Jedi the I wouldn't have any problems standing where I am but you're not."
"If I were a Jedi the we wouldn't be here."
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She didn't like the serious tone, in which the conversation had taken and decided to end it by making his way to her bed.
She noticed that Obi-Wan started to make his way in the same area.
She lifted the covers and got in the empty bed.
"Where will you be staying?"
He indicated the chair that was sitting just a couple of metres away from the side of the bed.
"This will do me just fine."
"You won't be able to sleep on that thing."
"Padme, I wouldn't be very good protection if I fell asleep on the job."
"So when do you intend to sleep?"
"I can go without sleep for a few days, my meditations will keep me rested. Now don't worry about me and go to sleep."
She nodded and settled down on her side, facing him, while he turned off the light and sat in the chair.
"Goodnight then."
"Goodnight Padme."
She closed her eyes and attempted to sleep.
Normally she would be out like a light as soon as her head hit the pillow but tonight it wasn't working.
She could feel his eyes watching her I the dark.
She was never going to be able to sleep this way.
She reached for the lamp on her bedside table and turned it on dimly.
"What's a matter?"
She decided to be straightforward and blunt.
"I can't sleep with you watching me, it's unsettling."
He shifted in the chair.
"Don't be silly, of course you can, you'll get used to it and when you're too tired to care you'll be asleep in no time."
She sat up in her bed.
"I'm not being silly, why don't you try it and see how if feels?"
"Ok then but you know I'm right."
"Just be quiet and close your eyes."
He did as she said.
She got out of the bed and stood beside it.
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He couldn't believe that they were doing this but if it was the only way to prove her wrong the so be it.
"Now, can you feel it? Feel my eyes moving over every inch of your body, silently taking in every detail."
The air was becoming charged between them and her voice had taken on a seductive tone.
"I could be anywhere but it feels like I'm everywhere at once, you feel smothered."
She really had to stop talking because with each word he was becoming more turned on.
He could sense her walking the few paces that would lead her to him, through the force.
The hairs on his arms began to stand on end from the excitement of her approach and he was finding it hard to breathe evenly.
"Can you feel me Obi-Wan?"
"Yes."
"Open your eyes."
He did as she said and they revealed her to be standing directly in front of him.
He tilted his head upwards so that he could look into her eyes.
They had become a darker brown and he could quite clearly see the desire in them but there was also something else that he couldn't read.
He lifted his hand to cup her cheek and she welcomed the touch by leaning into his hand.
Her next words were barely audible but he would have heard them in the loudest of rooms.
"Kiss me."
He didn't have to be told twice.
He slowly pulled her face down to his and looked into her eyes deeply, then he gently kissed her.
Her lips were soft and sweet as he allowed himself to take his time.
He needed her to be closer, needed to feel her against him, so he hooked his other arm round her waist and brought her down to straddle him in the chair.
She moaned in his mouth as their bodies met and this time it was her tongue he could feel begging for entrance into his mouth.
He gladly gave her permission and reaped the benefits.
His hands held her hips against his and could feel the heat radiating from her centre.
Her hands ran through his hair and every now and then one of her nails would scrape his scalp and would make him moan deep in his throat.
They finally broke apart in need for air but he soon started to kiss a trail from her jaw, down her throat and rested on her collarbone.
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.......................................
She was experiencing a sensory overload and she never wanted it to end.
She held his head in place at her collarbone, she never wanted the feeling of his lips on her skin to stop.
He touched a particularly sensitive spot and it made her cry out and grind her hips into his.
Her night-gown had hitched up to reveal the full length of her legs and was bunched up round her waist.
And with the lack of material she could easily feel just how aroused he was.
She could feel the liquid pooling to her centre.
She needed to kiss him again, so she pulled his head away from her neck and sought out his lips.
As their tongues fought for dominance, she rocked her hips against his, only to build the knot in her stomach more rather than release it.
They pulled away from each other.
The moment took her and before she knew what she was doing the words had already left her mouth.
"I love you."
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Her words had brought him back to reality and all motion stopped.
He stared into her beautiful eyes and stroked her hair without saying a word.
He knew that she was worried that she'd done something wrong but he needed to take his time.
"I love you too."
A wide smile crept onto her face and she leaned down to kiss him again.
As he kissed her he knew that he wouldn't let it go any further than this.
He respected and loved her too much to let it be any other way.
Tbc...
Sorry it's a little late coming again, I was busy this weekend and it took ages to write. I hope I didn't rush the end and I really hope that you all enjoyed it. Let me know how I did and I'll try and get another chapter out in a couple of days. Take Care, Love you all, Sassy.
I loved all your reviews.
Brown eyes I'm glad that you're gonna start writing again, you're right it is about time, there's a shortage of obi/padme stories.
Realbluelightsaber and Gabi I thought you might like the 'you're screwed Kenobi' line, I like to put that kind of thing in every now and then.
Enchanter, I'm so happy that you're back and still liking what I'm doing. Stay with us.
Blaze Faula I hope you didn't die from lack of your oxygen while I took my time writing this. Keep breathing.
Aiska I'm happy that you're loving it.
Thanks everyone for continuing to read this, I know I say it all the time but I really do mean it. Ok well enough of me.
She stood at the opening of the main window as she waited for Obi-Wan to arrive for dinner.
The night air was cool and refreshing against her golden skin.
The day had gone by so quickly and she had nothing to show for it.
If she had been at the palace then her day would have been filled with meetings and stacks of paper work.
She spared a thought for Sabe and hoped that the workload wasn't too much.
It wasn't fair that Sabe should have to be doing her job while she stayed out here and enjoyed the days as if on holiday.
She was distracted as she heard the door opening and prepared herself for Obi-Wan's entrance.
She turned expecting to see his familiar Jedi clothes but was surprised to find him in slightly baggy black leggings and a dark blue shirt with the sleeves rolled up to mid-arm.
Looking at him now, with those sea blue eyes, she realised just how empty the day had been without him.
Without his infectious smile, without his clever wit and without his touch.
She'd missed the occasional light brush of his hand on her arm as they spoke and just the nearness of him.
It had only been six hours since she'd last seen him but she had felt his absence significantly.
Her heart began to race as he walked slowly over to her.
"I don't think it's entirely wise that you stand in front of that open window. You'd be and easy target for the worst of shots."
She rolled her eyes at him.
Trust his first words to be serious and about business.
"Oh Obi-Wan, why must you always think about duty?"
His eyes were serious as he took her hand into his own.
She took a moment to study his hands; they were rough from years of hard work and much larger than her own.
"I do not think of it as duty Padme, I think of it as protecting the life of someone very dear to me."
She bowed her head in shame at her words.
"I'm sorry Obi-Wan and thank you for caring."
"Well there's that reason and the fact that it wouldn't look good for me if my first mission as a knight ended a failure. So you'd be doing me a huge favour if you stepped away from the window."
Her jaw dropped open and he started laughing.
He'd tricked her in a cruel way and she wasn't about to let him get away with it.
She was just about to hit him and begin her verbal abuse when he quickly covered her mouth with his hand and held her arms down with the help of the force.
"I'm sorry but I couldn't resist. In all honesty though, it really isn't a good idea that you stand here, anyone could be watching. Now I'll let you go if you promise not to hate me."
She wanted to laugh at his choice of words.
There was no way she could hate him, she loved him.
Her eyes widened at the realisation.
She hadn't wanted to think about the meaning of her feelings for him but she couldn't deny the truth to herself anymore.
She loved him and that was that.
"Well? Do you agree?"
She looked back at him and slowly nodded her head.
"Great, now we can eat dinner."
"Yeah. Great."
.......................................
.......................................
They'd just finished dessert and he still hadn't told her of his new plan.
He was nervous about the whole thing but he was running out of time and he couldn't afford to be nervous any longer.
"Err. Padme, I have something to tell you."
She neatly laid her serviette on the table and looked up at him with her wide brown eyes.
"Sure go ahead."
"It concerns your protection and a need to change the arrangements that we have at the moment."
"Is there a problem? Do you think we should leave?"
He shook his head before speaking.
"No I don't think we should leave, after all where would we go? But we do need to make a few changes to your security. I feel that its too dangerous for you to be left alone in the night, especially since we know that these men can get in and out."
He paused to make sure that his words were sinking in.
"Continue."
He took a deep breath and pulled the force around him.
"The only way that I can guarantee your safety is if I stay with you, in your room, through the night."
There he'd said it, now that wasn't so bad.
She stared into his eyes but it felt like she way daydreaming rather than looking at him.
Her cheeks began to turn pink and he felt her temperature rise through the force.
She was shielding her mind and therefore he couldn't get a fix on what she was thinking.
She still hadn't said anything and he was beginning to worry.
"I'm sorry, I know it would be an intrusion on what little privacy you have but it's the only effective solution we have."
The sound of his voice had broken her dream.
"No, no, I understand. If you think that it's the only option we have then I trust you, it'll be fine."
Their hot drinks arrived and she busied herself with getting hers to her liking.
He watched her hand shake as she stirred her drink with a spoon and covered her hand with his own to stop her.
"What's wrong?"
Her eyes were watery as she gazed at him from across the table and he could literally smell the fear coming off her.
"I don't know why I've let it get to me but do you really think that it's so serious that you have to stay with me?"
Her eyes were begging him to say no and that he was just being over protective but unfortunately he couldn't say that.
"I'm afraid it is that serious Padme. These people now know the layout of this place and they've probably been watching for some sort of routine. My presence doesn't seem to have bothered them but if I'm with you at all times then I know that they won't be able to lay a finger on you."
He slowly rubbed his thumb in small circles over the back of her hand.
"I won't let them touch you Padme, you have my word. I'll die before I let them hurt you."
She gave him a shaky smile and a tear fell from her eye at his words.
He quickly reached over and wiped the tear from her cheek.
She raised her hand and used it to hold his in place.
"I don't deserve you."
He was surprised at the statement and found himself speechless.
"Now drink up."
And with that she released his hand and picked up her cup.
........................................
........................................
She'd been in her bathroom for half an hour now, getting ready for bed.
He'd think she'd fallen down the toilet if she didn't come out soon.
It was stupid but she had to admit that she was a little scared at going back in there.
In all the short 18 years that she had bee alive, never had a man seen her in her night-gown or shared her room.
She suddenly felt extremely self-conscious.
Part of her wished that her choice of sleepwear wasn't so revealing and hoped that she could slip back into the room unnoticed.
But the other part of her thanked the garment for subtly showing off her assets and wanted to see him burning with desire the moment he laid eyes on her.
She sighed.
Going to bed had never been this stressful before, she would have gladly gone through last night all over again instead of this.
She checked herself over in the mirror one last time.
Her hair was perfect and she thought that she didn't look too bad without her make-up, she had been tempted to keep it on but that would be ridiculous.
She made her way over to the door and let her hand hover over the knob before gripping it firmly.
She took a deep breath.
Well here goes nothing.
........................................
........................................
He heard the door open from his position in front of the window.
She'd finally decided to join him then.
He knew that women liked to take their time when getting ready to go out but he never thought that the same thing applied when getting ready for bed.
"Obi-Wan Kenobi, I can not believe that after what you said to me, not even four hours ago, about standing in front of open windows, that you have the audacity to do so yourself."
He chuckled ad didn't look at her while he answered.
"The reason that I can do it and you can't is that I would sense, hear, see and smell any danger coming towards me a mile off."
He laughed again ad turned round to see her reaction.
Upon seeing her, his laughter got stuck in his throat and he almost choked on it.
The sight of her in her baby pink silk night-gown was overwhelming his senses.
At first he thought that she was naked but then the light had caught the material and both relief and disappointment had come over him.
Thankfully she hadn't been looking at him and was unaware of his reaction.
"Well I still don't think its fair."
He saw her head start to look up and he quickly looked away.
"No it's not but that's the way it is. If you were a Jedi the I wouldn't have any problems standing where I am but you're not."
"If I were a Jedi the we wouldn't be here."
........................................
........................................
She didn't like the serious tone, in which the conversation had taken and decided to end it by making his way to her bed.
She noticed that Obi-Wan started to make his way in the same area.
She lifted the covers and got in the empty bed.
"Where will you be staying?"
He indicated the chair that was sitting just a couple of metres away from the side of the bed.
"This will do me just fine."
"You won't be able to sleep on that thing."
"Padme, I wouldn't be very good protection if I fell asleep on the job."
"So when do you intend to sleep?"
"I can go without sleep for a few days, my meditations will keep me rested. Now don't worry about me and go to sleep."
She nodded and settled down on her side, facing him, while he turned off the light and sat in the chair.
"Goodnight then."
"Goodnight Padme."
She closed her eyes and attempted to sleep.
Normally she would be out like a light as soon as her head hit the pillow but tonight it wasn't working.
She could feel his eyes watching her I the dark.
She was never going to be able to sleep this way.
She reached for the lamp on her bedside table and turned it on dimly.
"What's a matter?"
She decided to be straightforward and blunt.
"I can't sleep with you watching me, it's unsettling."
He shifted in the chair.
"Don't be silly, of course you can, you'll get used to it and when you're too tired to care you'll be asleep in no time."
She sat up in her bed.
"I'm not being silly, why don't you try it and see how if feels?"
"Ok then but you know I'm right."
"Just be quiet and close your eyes."
He did as she said.
She got out of the bed and stood beside it.
........................................
........................................
He couldn't believe that they were doing this but if it was the only way to prove her wrong the so be it.
"Now, can you feel it? Feel my eyes moving over every inch of your body, silently taking in every detail."
The air was becoming charged between them and her voice had taken on a seductive tone.
"I could be anywhere but it feels like I'm everywhere at once, you feel smothered."
She really had to stop talking because with each word he was becoming more turned on.
He could sense her walking the few paces that would lead her to him, through the force.
The hairs on his arms began to stand on end from the excitement of her approach and he was finding it hard to breathe evenly.
"Can you feel me Obi-Wan?"
"Yes."
"Open your eyes."
He did as she said and they revealed her to be standing directly in front of him.
He tilted his head upwards so that he could look into her eyes.
They had become a darker brown and he could quite clearly see the desire in them but there was also something else that he couldn't read.
He lifted his hand to cup her cheek and she welcomed the touch by leaning into his hand.
Her next words were barely audible but he would have heard them in the loudest of rooms.
"Kiss me."
He didn't have to be told twice.
He slowly pulled her face down to his and looked into her eyes deeply, then he gently kissed her.
Her lips were soft and sweet as he allowed himself to take his time.
He needed her to be closer, needed to feel her against him, so he hooked his other arm round her waist and brought her down to straddle him in the chair.
She moaned in his mouth as their bodies met and this time it was her tongue he could feel begging for entrance into his mouth.
He gladly gave her permission and reaped the benefits.
His hands held her hips against his and could feel the heat radiating from her centre.
Her hands ran through his hair and every now and then one of her nails would scrape his scalp and would make him moan deep in his throat.
They finally broke apart in need for air but he soon started to kiss a trail from her jaw, down her throat and rested on her collarbone.
.......................................
.......................................
She was experiencing a sensory overload and she never wanted it to end.
She held his head in place at her collarbone, she never wanted the feeling of his lips on her skin to stop.
He touched a particularly sensitive spot and it made her cry out and grind her hips into his.
Her night-gown had hitched up to reveal the full length of her legs and was bunched up round her waist.
And with the lack of material she could easily feel just how aroused he was.
She could feel the liquid pooling to her centre.
She needed to kiss him again, so she pulled his head away from her neck and sought out his lips.
As their tongues fought for dominance, she rocked her hips against his, only to build the knot in her stomach more rather than release it.
They pulled away from each other.
The moment took her and before she knew what she was doing the words had already left her mouth.
"I love you."
......................................
......................................
Her words had brought him back to reality and all motion stopped.
He stared into her beautiful eyes and stroked her hair without saying a word.
He knew that she was worried that she'd done something wrong but he needed to take his time.
"I love you too."
A wide smile crept onto her face and she leaned down to kiss him again.
As he kissed her he knew that he wouldn't let it go any further than this.
He respected and loved her too much to let it be any other way.
Tbc...
Sorry it's a little late coming again, I was busy this weekend and it took ages to write. I hope I didn't rush the end and I really hope that you all enjoyed it. Let me know how I did and I'll try and get another chapter out in a couple of days. Take Care, Love you all, Sassy.