"You don't need to follow me around like that you know, Anakin." he paused, suddenly spinning around and causing his trailing partner to nearly run into him. "I'm sure you have much more interesting things to do."
Obi-Wan was well aware the dart incident that occurred a few days ago still made his former Padawan worry but Anakin following him around the Temple was simply pointless. The medical staff would give the green light to send him away again before the end of the week and he intended to use his free time to work.
However, working with Anakin accompanying him everywhere proved to be a difficult process since his partner decided he should do nothing but rest.
"Since when is anything more interesting than you?" huffed Anakin, who didn't even bother to make this sound like a joke.
Obi-Wan rolled his eyes, knowing the younger man he probably meant it.
"Not even racing?" asked the copper-haired man as he resumed walking, Anakin on his heels.
A negative hum answered his tease and Obi-Wan purposely ignored how his heartbeat quickened at the thought Anakin did find him more interesting than anything else. He also decided to tune out the younger man's presence to make a mental list of the things he had to do but Anakin was having none of it.
Grasping his former master's wrist in a gentle, yet firm grip, Anakin forced him to stop and turn around once more.
"You need to rest, darling."
As much as Obi-Wan wanted to reprimand the younger man for using a pet name in the middle of the corridor, where Force knows who could hear, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
The soft tone of the man facing him made it too difficult to get irritated.
"Anakin, I told you I'm fine."
Maybe reassurances would do the trick, thought the copper-haired Jedi. And he really hoped it would because the loving blue eyes staring at him had a knack for crushing his resolve.
"Okay fine, you're fine. But come back to our quarters anyway, we only have a few days can't we at least enjoy them?" pleaded the taller man as he reached for Obi-Wan's other hand before bringing them up to brush his lips against the pale skin of his partner's knuckles.
Seeing a crack in Obi-Wan 's resolve, he slithered in.
"C'mon, darling, I need to have you all by myself at least for a little while. Can't I have that?" Closing the gap separating them, he leaned in the redhead's personal space and had to suppress a smirk seeing him gulp nervously.
"Of course you can but-"
Grinning in victory, Anakin hushed any further argumentation with a chaste kiss and not leaving his lover a chance to once again admonish his utter lack of discretion, linked their hands together and hastily lead a somewhat grumpy Obi-Wan back to their quarters.
Ignoring the odd looks as they made their way back, Obi-Wan wondered for the umpteenth time this month what miracle allowed them to carry on their relationship when it was clear almost everyone in the Temple knew about them.