Ben's knee ached something fierce. His vision was blurry with tears and his head felt light. He knew he stumbled more than was safe on the walk home. He just couldn't focus on rocks or cracks in the darkness or through his tears.

He was cold and his heart was heavy. His stomach rolled at what he had seen.

"Ben?"

Ben flinched at the soft voice calling his name. Through blurry vision, he realized he made it home and was standing in front of the door. Satine was there, looking at him with a furrowed brow that marred her soft features.

"Satine." He mumbled, his voice thick with sadness.

"What happened?" She asked, guiding him into the home slowly. His knee buckled and he crashed to the floor. He didn't make a noise as his knee collided with the hard wood of the entryway. "Ben?"

Ben shook his head and looked her straight on.

"What happened?" She asks again, not moving from her crouched spot. Her hand was warm on his back and he shivered at the touch.

"I saw Cody…"He trails off, thinking about the aborted date. "He was kissing someone." He whispers, his mind still trying to wrap itself around the situation.

It didn't feel real.

"He what?" Satine's voice was a deadly calm and Ben turned his head to look at her again. Her eyes were the only thing that betrayed the calm nature of her voice. She's upset.

"I'm sorry." He mumbles, leaning into her softly. His eyes droop as the emotional toll starts to weigh on him.

"Why are you apologizing?" She asks, her mouth pressing to his hair and her hand rubbing up and down his back.

"You're upset." He states, thinking it was obvious as to why he needed to apologize. "I made you upset. I didn't mean to." His voice is monotone and he nearly flinches at the sound of it washing over his ears.

Satine sighs and pulls the man closer to her. Her back rests against the wall next to the door and she's pulled Ben into a position that has his legs splayed out straight in front of him and his back to her chest. His body moves in time with her breathing and it seems to calm him a bit.

His head sinks towards his chest before coming back up quickly.

"It's not your fault." She whispers to him. "What you saw-"

"Was it ever real?" He asks her and the vulnerable tone of his voice brings tears to her eyes. "Did he ever love me?"

"Of course he did." She reassures him. She wraps her arms around him tighter and rocks him back and forth. "We'll figure this out. I promise."

Ben hums but doesn't reply.

Feet thump on the stairs and two tiny children stand not far from the two adults on the ground.

"Dad?" Anakin asks, his heart racing at the sight of his father looking as sad as he did.

"Cold?" Ahsoka asks, looking at her father wrapped tightly in Satine's embrace.

Ben lifts his head and gives his children a small smile when he meets their gaze.

"Yes." He lies to Ahsoka and feels a pang of regret as he does so. "I'm just cold, sweetie."

Anakin knows his dad is lying, but he won't question him. He doesn't want to know what made him so sad.

But then-

A light flicks on in Anakin's mind. His dad was supposed to be on a date with Cody. They shouldn't be done with it already. Anakin looks at the tear tracks on his father's face as he inches closer to him with Ahsoka in tow. Something happened with Cody. Something not good.

"What did he do?" Anakin asks.

Ben startles at the question, but he gives his son a tight smile.

"We'll talk about it tomorrow." He promises the 9-year-old. Anakin looks at Satine who's got a smaller smile on her face but something about her eyes tips something off to Anakin.

They're not the kind eyes he normally sees on her.

"Okay," Anakin replies once he's done scrutinizing his babysitter. "That's okay."

Ben's body slumps a little at the answer. Knowing his child understands the situation is difficult, but at least Anakin isn't trying to make him talk about it.

"It's been a long night," Satine states. "Why don't we all get some sleep?"

They do.

It takes time to get Ben off the floor and up the stairs. He's barely able to throw on some pajamas before he's falling into his bed. Ahsoka and Anakin crawl in next to him, making sure to be careful of his leg. Satine comes next. She's not leaving this man alone. Not right now.

So she stays.

And the morning will bring something different.

But they don't worry about that.

They just sleep.