Playful Romance

The breeze carried the faint roar of speeder engines being revved up. Anakin and Jordana were preparing for one of their favorite pastimes: a joyride. They hadn't had a decent one since before the war. And Corellia's countryside provided the perfect locale for this activity. The dirt roads crept over gently rolling hills and twisting and weaving their way through the thick forests before heading straight back into the nearest city.
"You ready babe?" she shouted over their engines.
"Ready when you are."
She slammed her foot on the gas and left Anakin in a light cloud of dust behind her.
"Oh no you don't!"
He took off after her, nearly catching up to her when she made a wide turn around a corner. She accelerated over a hill, causing her speeder fly through the air temporarily before landing.
"Quit trying to show off, Jordie. You're not very good at it." His voice said through her ear piece.
She watched as he flew over the hill, and when he landed he tilted his car to one side and began to drive around and around in tight circles. She drove off, leaving him to follow her again. They raced all over the countryside, doing reckless stunts and tagging each other. She rode down a hill to the beach, her speeder kicking up sand upon landing.
"Damn it Jordie, you know I hate sand."
"Well then you'll just have to find another way to catch me."
She raced down the beach, dodging the people in her way, until she reached the boardwalk ramp. She pressed a button on the control panel and the vehicle lurched forward before leaping higher into the air. It completely missed the ramp and skidded onto the deck.
"You know, you should really leave flying to the professionals." Anakin taunted.
She looked around and saw no sign of him. But she could feel him, and he was nearby.
"Anakin you jerk."
She could have sworn she felt something wrong with her speeder, specifically a rattling noise in her engine, but the garage was on the other end of town, and traffic was terrible at this hour.
"Alright, I'm heading back."

Normally, her speeder had an open cockpit, but with the release of one lever, the hatch closed. Having a boyfriend who was a talented mechanic who could not only tinker with your speeder but also teach you how to tinker with your speeder definitely had it advantages. She pressed a few more buttons, and her entire speeder vanished. She managed to get the speeder to levitate off the ground and near the rest of the traffic. Now she would discover if the changes she made to her speeder would fulfill their purpose. The the cloaking mechanism was timed so she accelerated and began darting through the lanes. If there had ever been a time since arriving on this planet that she needed her Jedi reflexes, it was now. She made it back to the garage just before the timing on the mirrors was up. As she let her overheated engine cool, she leaned her head back against the headrest and exhaled a chuckle as the adrenaline still pumped through her body.
"Shit, that was cool!"

By the time Anakin found her, she had already popped the hood of her speeder and was working on the engine.
"I was wondering when you were going to show up." she said, not looking up from her work.
"Where were you? All I hear is 'I'm heading back' and I have no idea where 'back' is. So I drive around for hours looking for you and you've completely vanished."
"I heard something rattling in my engine, so I had to come back. Fortunately, just a few minor things had gotten lose." she straightened up and closed the hood, "So I take it you don't like the modifications I made."
"Modifications?"
She climbed into the vehicle and pressed the same combination of buttons she had earlier. His jaw hit the floor when he saw her disappear with the speeder.
"When the hell did you add a cloaking device to you ride?"
"I finished it a few days ago." she replied, climbing out.
"See now aren't you glad you stayed here instead of working at the casino?"
"Yeah, I guess blowing my paycheck on new ways to juice up my ride is better than paying to have blood stains cleaned up."
He grabbed her and brought his lips crashing down upon hers in a intense kiss. When their lips parted, a panting Jordana was staring up at him with a dazed look in her eyes. He smirked and placed a gentle kiss on her lips and cheek.
"Like that?" he asked.
"Oh yeah."
"Good."

Late that night, Anakin found Jordana curled up on the couch, watching the holonet news. He approached her from behind and wrapped his arms around her shoulders.
"Whatchya watching?"
"The senate voted to continue the war, even though almost all the Separatist leaders have been caught and most of their bases and factories have been shut down. They're still looking for Dooku." she said quietly.
She didn't need to tell him what was going through her mind, her eyes exposed her fear. He turned off the monitor and knelt in front of her.
"Don't worry about it. Tahira is a strong woman, she can take care of herself."
"I know. It's just-"
He cut her off with a soft kiss.
"I said don't worry about it."

She kissed him this time, allowing her hands to make their way around to his back. As she lay back, she pulled him down with her, never breaking their kiss. He deepened the kiss, his tongue tracing her lips before diving into her mouth. To him, she tasted just as sweet as the first time he kissed her. She broke the kiss, giggling as he lightly tickled her sides. Suddenly, the rain began tapping at the windows and they looked up momentarily.
"I don't remember anything about there being rain today." she said.
"Neither do I." he said, getting up, "Come on, let's get some sleep."
Before she could stand up, Anakin bent over and scooped her into his arms, the carried her back to his room. Once in bed, she nestled into his chest.
"I love you, Anakin." she whispered, her eyes starting to close.
"I love you too, Jordie." he replied, kissing her forehead before drifting into sleep himself.