Chapter 3
Why was he not able to remember how he made it home and to bed yesterday…or his morning?
All he could remember was a boring evening, with lots of useless chats, shaking hands and smiling around. Playing the good and beloved Chancellor. And trying not to fall asleep or even worse, to yawn in front of any senator.
He had found himself surrounded by a few senators with their wives or lovers and had to stand again those annoying questions about his private life he had never answered and will not answer in the future. He had just smiled politely and remembered the group of people that he was not willing to open his private life to publicity, even if he would have one.
He earned a good laugh for that.
The last thing he was able to remember clearly was his little argument with Senator "Troublemaker" Mothma. Since this young Lady had come to Coruscant a year ago he had found himself often in opposition to her. She was very idealistic and she was willing to fight for her ideals! This might cost her a lot one day, probably even her life, if she would not become a little more careful and calmer.
He could not remember the subject they had an argument on but he was quite sure it was not that important anyway. So why bother?
Being half-asleep he felt something nagging in his mind….
I can't remember a thing from then on…wait..., we got something to drink…some cocktail. Can't remember what it was. Tasted awful and extremely spicy. It has made me tired…and forgetting.
Well, how much have I actually drunk then?
Too much as it seems to me now.
No headache? Strange…. Probably because I haven't opened my eyes yet.
I have a complete blackout on everything happened afterwards!
He sighed aloud, nestling deeper again in his covers and his pillow. It was Sunday and actually no cause to hurry. He always woke up early in the morning, mostly even before his alarm was set, so he thought since he had not heard this alarm yet it was surely early in the morning.
At least I made it out of my clothes,…but seemingly I didn't manage to put on my night combination. Not good.
His bed felt so strangely comfy today, unbelievable warm. Normally he shivered in the morning when waking up all alone in his bed. Today was different somehow.
Probably an after-effect of alcohol. I need to ask Sate how much I actually drank and…what happened after I started drinking!
A sweet scent of perfume met his nose. First he did not notice, but when he did he wondered where the scent was coming from at all. He was sure it was not his perfume…
It smelled…lighter, bloomy, and... feminine?
His chrono raised the alarm and in a sudden it got clear to him that something was wrong with the situation he was in right now.
Chancellor Cos Palpatine woke up with a start from his bed.
Next to him, very close, laid the awakening and also naked form of a female…