CHAPTER SIXTEEN
A few hours later, Obi-Wan was just finishing his daily lessons with Master Jinn. He had been extremely distracted with the thoughts of Anja and her symptoms. He was dying to know if she was all right. Qui-Gon had sensed the inner turmoil of Obi-Wan's thoughts and had kept Obi-Wan an hour longer because of his lack of concentration on his lesson.
Obi-Wan quickly showered and dressed and ran up to Ianol and Anja's room. He stood at their door, hopping from one foot to another. Ianol answered again with a smug smile on her face. Obi-Wan relaxed when he saw her face but was also perplexed by it. She wasn't sad or worried about anything. Obi-Wan took this as good news.
Ianol led Obi-Wan back to Anja's room and opened the door. As soon as he was in she closed it behind him, leaving the two apprentices alone. He turned and saw Anja sitting on the edge of her bed, resting her hand on her abdomen and looking towards the floor.
"Love?" He said quietly. Anja glanced up at Obi-Wan. Her face showed little emotion. It seemed to him that she was trying to hide her look of joy. But he also saw that her cheeks were streaked with tears. She had been crying. "Oh Anja.what happened?" he rushed over to her side and placed his arm around her.
She looked over at him and gave him a smile. "Nothing bad happened Obi-Wan. Nothing bad at all." He smiled and hugged her. He was glad that it was nothing horrible.
"So.what did they say?" he asked looking into her eyes, trying to find what she was hiding from him. But nothing could have led him to this conclusion that she was about to say.
"I'm pregnant, Obi-Wan." She gave him a small smile and winced slightly, hoping he did not dislike the news. Obi-Wan beamed. He quickly swept her into his arms and kissed her.
"I'm going to be a father." he looked into her eyes with the joy he felt.
"You.you.aren't upset?" she asked, very surprised.
"Why in the universe should I be? I love you.and now we can show everyone how much I really do!" Anja and Obi-Wan both laughed and hugged each other again. "Wh.when did this come about?" he asked curiously.
"You know that anniversary plan you had.when we on the beach after watching the sunset.and we made love." she looked down at her stomach. "I didn't know that this was the anniversary surprise that you had in mind." She laughed. He grinned back with her laughter that he loved so much. But his look turned shy as he glanced down at Anja delicately touching her abdomen.
"Um.may.may I?" Obi-Wan reached out with his hand, motioning that he wanted to touch her stomach and sense their baby within. Anja smiled.
"Yes, of course Obi-Wan." She reached out and graced his hand with hers and brought it to her abdomen. She watched Obi-Wan's face in her contentment as he caressed their son's mind.
"Well I love him. This child is a nice surprise for both of us." He paused. "So I'm guessing that Master Ianol found out when you did?"
"Yes. She said that she would let Master Qui-Gon know about it. So you don't have to worry about breaking the news to him"
"Well, I owe her one." Anja and Obi-Wan laughed and hugged each other in their newfound joy once again.
A few hours later, Obi-Wan was just finishing his daily lessons with Master Jinn. He had been extremely distracted with the thoughts of Anja and her symptoms. He was dying to know if she was all right. Qui-Gon had sensed the inner turmoil of Obi-Wan's thoughts and had kept Obi-Wan an hour longer because of his lack of concentration on his lesson.
Obi-Wan quickly showered and dressed and ran up to Ianol and Anja's room. He stood at their door, hopping from one foot to another. Ianol answered again with a smug smile on her face. Obi-Wan relaxed when he saw her face but was also perplexed by it. She wasn't sad or worried about anything. Obi-Wan took this as good news.
Ianol led Obi-Wan back to Anja's room and opened the door. As soon as he was in she closed it behind him, leaving the two apprentices alone. He turned and saw Anja sitting on the edge of her bed, resting her hand on her abdomen and looking towards the floor.
"Love?" He said quietly. Anja glanced up at Obi-Wan. Her face showed little emotion. It seemed to him that she was trying to hide her look of joy. But he also saw that her cheeks were streaked with tears. She had been crying. "Oh Anja.what happened?" he rushed over to her side and placed his arm around her.
She looked over at him and gave him a smile. "Nothing bad happened Obi-Wan. Nothing bad at all." He smiled and hugged her. He was glad that it was nothing horrible.
"So.what did they say?" he asked looking into her eyes, trying to find what she was hiding from him. But nothing could have led him to this conclusion that she was about to say.
"I'm pregnant, Obi-Wan." She gave him a small smile and winced slightly, hoping he did not dislike the news. Obi-Wan beamed. He quickly swept her into his arms and kissed her.
"I'm going to be a father." he looked into her eyes with the joy he felt.
"You.you.aren't upset?" she asked, very surprised.
"Why in the universe should I be? I love you.and now we can show everyone how much I really do!" Anja and Obi-Wan both laughed and hugged each other again. "Wh.when did this come about?" he asked curiously.
"You know that anniversary plan you had.when we on the beach after watching the sunset.and we made love." she looked down at her stomach. "I didn't know that this was the anniversary surprise that you had in mind." She laughed. He grinned back with her laughter that he loved so much. But his look turned shy as he glanced down at Anja delicately touching her abdomen.
"Um.may.may I?" Obi-Wan reached out with his hand, motioning that he wanted to touch her stomach and sense their baby within. Anja smiled.
"Yes, of course Obi-Wan." She reached out and graced his hand with hers and brought it to her abdomen. She watched Obi-Wan's face in her contentment as he caressed their son's mind.
"Well I love him. This child is a nice surprise for both of us." He paused. "So I'm guessing that Master Ianol found out when you did?"
"Yes. She said that she would let Master Qui-Gon know about it. So you don't have to worry about breaking the news to him"
"Well, I owe her one." Anja and Obi-Wan laughed and hugged each other in their newfound joy once again.
