They were having dinner quietly. The tenssion between them grew every second, and Padmé decided that it was enough of it. She reached the Force and slowly moved Anakin's plate away from him. He was looking at the lake, so he didn't notice. He had no intention of looking at Padmé, so he decided to stick his fork on the food without looking, only that he sticked the fork in the table. He turned his head and in his hand he saw a bend fork.

Anakin looked at Padmé, who was trying to hold back her laughter. Anakin smiled, and to his smile followed roars of laughter. Padmé joined in and added her own giggles to the fun.

"I knew that I would surprise you with that...", she managed to say.

"Believe me, you did", he pointed. They kept laughing until they stopped to catch their breaths. Anakin looked at the fork and sighed. "But look at the fork, it's ruined", he complained.

"Men... do you guys are alway so complicated?", she asked while she brought the fork to herself with the Force. She concentrated and fixed the fork. It seemed as if she was using her eyes to straighten up the fork, but she was using the Force. When the fork was fixed, she send it back to Anakin. He couldn't believe what he'd just seen.

"Wow, that was amazing!", he said impressed. Padmé smiled and shook her head.

"Obi-Wan would kill me if he knows about this...", she said starting to laugh again.

*

It was dark, the sky was so black that you couldn't be able to see anything. The only thing that brightened Anakin's sitting are in his room, was the fireplace. Padmé and Anakin were sitting on the couch next to each other. The fire reflected on Anakin's leather jacket, giving his face a golden tone and a glow to his eyes. Padmé was wearing a sleeveless tan dress with a V neck. The flames in the fireplace made the shadows on her fave dance in waves. Her eyes were reflecting the yellow light and her hair was falling freely over her shoulders. She spoke up.

"Anakin, when I met you all those years ago, I realized that you were the love of my life. I'm a Jedi, and love is forbidden to me, but I can't hold back this feelings I have towards you. I wish I could, but I can't", she said breathing hard. Anakin swallowed hard.

"Padmé, I'm really flattered with your words, they really mean a lot to me", he said. Padmé smiled, but Anakin continued. "But we can't be together, you are a Jedi and I'm a senator, 'we' can never happen", he said shaking his head. Padmé sighed and gave him a hard look.

"But you want it to happen, I know. It's written in your eyes, I can tell every time you look at me". When she said this, Anakin looked down, avoiding her intense stare. "See? And you even try to hide it. I know that you like me, Anakin. Why do you keep denying it?". Anakin sighed and looked at her. She was right.

"When you walked inside my apartment in Courasant, I couldn't take my eyes away from you, you were so different than the way I remembered. When we got to talk, I realized how grown up you are now. You have grown to be an amazing woman". He paused to look at her and lifted his hand to caress her face. "You are so incredible..."

They stared at each other for a while. This time, Anakin was the one to kiss her first. Padmé cupped his face and returned the kiss with equal passion. They kept kissing each other until Padmé broke the kiss. Anakin looked into her eyes, asking with his look why she had done that, and Padmé answered.

"Tell me what do you want from me, Anakin. I reffuse to be your consolation prize. If you are not taking me seriously stop playing with me, because it hurts. And I don't want to be hurt by you anymore, I would hate to think of you as the only person that hurts me the most. Please Anakin...", she pleaded. Anakin kept silent, so she kissed him. "Please, Anakin. Don't hurt me", she whispered against his lips.

That was a wake up call for Anakin, because he inmediately broke the kiss. He stood up and walked towards the fireplace, not looking at Padmé. He just showed her his back, giving her the answer she needed so badly.

"Then I won't do it. I don't want to hurt you", he said in a low tone.

"Fine", she whispered.

I think you should leave", he said. Padmé nodded and left the room.