C&C: Extra Chapter

Ok…yes I know C&C was finished off ages ago, but this little extra scene should have actually gone in and been the second last chapter, or tacked on to the second last chapter. In either case, it comes straight after:

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Darth reached out and coiled her tie around his finger, pulling her closer and closer, "I know," he said with a smile as he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her. "So where were we?"

She smiled coyly as she shifted them away, "I'm sure we'll figure it out."

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And no, this isn't just fluff, the dialogue is important (somewhat)…

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"Wait," Stef said as she pulled back from Darth's embrace.

He looked at her, "we don't have to do this…"

"No," she said as she put a finger to his lips, "I want to, I just want to tell you something first." She took a breath, "I just wanted to tell you that the reason this hasn't happened before was because I was afraid."

"Of me?" he asked quietly. "You know I'd never hurt you."

She shook her head, "no, not of you, of me."

"I don't understand."

"I was afraid that I couldn't do this. I know I look human, and have the right lumpy bits, but I was afraid I wasn't human enough. It's not like system programs are supposed to go out and do stuff like this, I know exiles can, but exiles work in a completely different way to system programs. I was afraid of what would happen between us because of what couldn't happen between us."

"And now?"

"I'm rather certain that it's possible, but it's something else as well."

"What?"

"I love you more than anything, and I never want to be apart from you again. I am never again going to base a decision on what might be instead of what is."

"I don't think I have decent response to that."

"You don't need one," she said as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

He kissed her deeply, and looked down at her. Gently, he pulled her tie away and she shrugged her jacket off, and he started on her buttons. He undid each one and then pulled her shirt from out of her waistband and it let fall to the floor.

"Bedroom," she whispered as she pulled his shirt off.

"Where is it?" he asked as he pressed his chest to hers and slid his hands up her back, making her shiver.

"Follow me," she said as she put her hands on his waist, walking backward and pulling him along to her bedroom. As soon as they were in, Darth lifted one of his hands away from her and slammed the door shut.

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The sun had faded and died, and the stars were wheeling across the sky.

Stef was reclined up against Darth's chest, and was holding his hands around her middle.

"Darth?" she whispered.

"Yeah?"

"Do we ever have to leave here?"

"No."

"Good," she said with a grin as she turned to face him.

He lifted a hand to her chin and pulled her gently toward him for a deep kiss, "we can't eve leave here," he said as he ran a finger up and down her spine, "because I am never letting you go."

"Good," she said with a seductive grin as they kissed again.