Obi-Wan stared at Padme for a moment, his eyes wide. Padme had to keep herself from laughing at his bewildered look. She knew that no one had ever surprised him that much before, and this was a once-in-a-lifetime expression on his face. She smiled at him and patted his cheek.
"You look so cute. Wish I had a holo-camera."
He blinked a few times, then put a hand to his lips. "Padme..."
She laughed again. "Don't tell me you've never been kissed before! A man like you? No way."
"I have," he said defensively. "Just not like that."
"How?"
"So suddenly."
Padme said nothing, just stared at the Jedi with a small smile on her face. Then she got serious as pulled up a chair next to him and put a hand on his shoulder. He flinched slightly under her touch, but soon forced himself to relax. She patted his shoulder. "I can see it, Kenobi."
"See what?"
"What you try to hide. I see how you feel about me. You just hide it. Bury it so deep within you. Like you're afraid. What are you afraid of? It's alright to love."
Obi-Wan turned away from her for a moment and stared at the wall. Then he slowly turned back and stared at the table. He closed his eyes, and when he spoke, his voice sounded weary. "I'm afraid to love, I guess. Everything, everyone, that I've loved have had something bad happen to them. Like Cerasi. I loved her, and she was killed. Bant, I loved as a sister. She was murdered. I loved Siri, but she was also murdered." The Jedi took a deep breath, and when he spoke again, he sounded as if his voice was about to break. "Qui-Gon...Qui-Gon was like a father to me. I loved him as my father, but he was killed. And Anakin, I loved as a son."
Padme scooted closer to him, her heart breaking for the Jedi who had lost everything. "And you lost him, as well. You loved your Order, and it is also gone." Obi-Wan nodded, then wiped the back of his hand across his face. His hand came away wet; he was crying.
Padme wrapped an arm around Obi-Wan's shoulders. Then he surprised her by turning and burying his face in her shoulder, crying uncontrollably. She hugged him tightly.
"It'll be all right, Obi-Wan. They weren't your fault. You've just had an unlucky life. It'll be all right. We'll be ok."
She continued this for a long time. Finally she no longer heard of felt him cry. She looked down at him, and was surprised to see that he had fallen asleep. She smiled softly, wondering how it was that an emotional episode could wear someone out so quickly.