After the picnic with Ahsoka, she offered they go back to her room. Cardek said he needed to get something from his room first. Ahsoka headed to her quarters while Cardek headed to his. When he got there, he was met with a surprise visitor: Bane.

"Hey there, Cardek. It's been a while." He narrowed his eyes.

"You got one minute to get out of here right now."

"Look, kid. I didn't come here to cause trouble. I just came to talk to you."

"I don't want to talk to you. I don't want to be near you! I could be trying to kill you right now, but it's Ahsoka's birthday today, so you're getting off lucky. So get out before I make you."

"I came here because of Ahsoka. Believe it or not, there are some things that you don't know about her. I just wanted to give you a heads up about it."

"Why should I believe anything you say? You are conniving, cunning, selfish ass who raped Ahsoka in front of me! So one more time: Get...Out!"

"Look! Tell me this: do you love and care about Ahsoka?" He got angry.

"Of course I do! Unlike you! And why would you tell me anything that would" He made air quotations. "'help' me? You hate me and I hate you. Give me one good reason why I should believe any word that comes out of your mouth."

"Because I don't want anything to happen to her or her babies! I'm trying to help her now. I'm trying to save the lives of the babies she loves so much and her own! Aside from what I did, I still care about her! If you don't want to save any of them, fine! I'll leave, but this is your last chance or at least hear me out!"

"Oh, so NOW you care about the babies? You never wanted to be a father, and you abandoned them! Why would you care now after all you've done?"

"I never said I cared about the babies! I said I care about Ahsoka and I know how much she cares about them. I don't want her to lose them because of her owns acts that threaten her life too!" He sneered.

"Didn't you say to Ahsoka 'You mean nothing to me now'? I'm pretty sure you meant every single word of it!" Bane got frustrated and tired of beating around the bush. He finally came out and said it.

"Ahsoka smokes!" Cardek was taken back.

"What?"

"She smokes, Cardek." He was silent for a moment, then scoffed.

"Yeah, right. I think I would have noticed if she was smoking. Especially from tasting her mouth."

"I never said she did it regularly. She smokes when she's really stressed. I've seen her smoke a few times. It's been a while since she has, but I don't want her to go back to it." He raised an eyebrow and crossed his eyebrows, a scowl on his face.

"Is this the truth? Because I have ways of finding out if it is."

"You can find it out for yourself. Ask her yourself or go through her stuff. Either way, you'll know it's true. This is one thing I wouldn't lie about." He sighed.

"Fine, whatever. Anything else you got to say before I throw you out?"

"Yeah. This isn't her first pregnancy." Silence befell for a few moments, then he suddenly grabbed Bane by the collar and pulled him to his face, a fire in his eyes.

"You're...lying!"

"No, I'm not." He pulled away from Cardek. "Ahsoka was pregnant for about two months after our first time."

He punched Bane in the jaw. "Fucking bastard!" Bane rubbed his jaw.

"You still think I'm lying? Did you ever talked to Ahsoka about our relationship?"

"I know enough! You two got together after you charmed her, and kept it secret for several months! Then, you decided to be a dick, and just abandon the babies! That's all I need to know!"

"So, she didn't tell you. Figures. You wouldn't be able to handle something like that. Guess you couldn't handle anything else, so I'll go."

"You are such a arrogant, confusing character. One day you're raping Ahsoka in front of me for revenge, and then another day you're "helping" me by telling me the "truth" about your relationship with Ahsoka. Just what do you want?"

"I want you to be sane for Ahsoka's sake. I'm not always a cold hearted monster like you think." He started to climb out the window.

"Well you sure act like one all the time."

"Just when I have to be. If you don't believe me about what I told you, ask her yourself." He jumped out the window into his speeder and flew away. He watched him and then punched the wall.

"Fuck him!" He sighed. "Just screw it."

He walked out of the room and back to Ahsoka's. She saw him walk in the room.

"Hey, Cardek. You okay? You seem frustrated." He sat in a chair, rubbing his temples.

"I just had a chat with Bane." Her eyes went wide.

"Bane? What did he want?"

"He just wanted to talk. The only thing that kept me from killing him then and there were the lessons from Yoda and the fact that it was your birthay."

"What did he want to talk to you about?"

"He wanted to talk about the 'truths' of your relationship with him."

"Like what?"

"I don't believe him at all. But for one, he said that you smoked. Not regularly, but when you're stressed. I'll admit, it seems possible, but I really doubt it." He chuckled. "Right?"

"Uh... right." He looked up at her, a bit surprised, and spoke hesitantly.

"Ahsoka...he was lying, wasn't he?" She took a step back.

"Cardek. I..." She sighed, not knowing what to say to him. The realization set in, and he was shocked.

"You...you can't be serious! You...you smoke?"

"Cardek, it's not what you think."

"Damn it!" He slammed his fist into the wall. "You smoke! Bane was actually telling the truth!" His eyes widened at a thought. "Ahsoka...please tell me...you haven't smoked...during your pregnancy?"

"Of course not. I wouldn't harm the twins like that." He breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank the Force." He growled frustratingly. "Damn it, Ahsoka. Why didn't you tell you smoked? That's something a boyfriend should at least know!"

"I didn't want you to worry. I've been clean since a month before I knew I was pregnant."

"Well, there's some good news. But do you know what that stuff does to you? It kills your lungs, it gives you cancer! You're a Jedi! What could have prompted to take up such a habit?"

"I started hanging around the wrong people when I went out and didn't go to see Bane. I was offered a smoke, said no, but the man kept pestering me, so I tried some. It relaxed me and I got addicted to it."

"Damn peer pressure! Listen Ahsoka, no matter how much it relaxes you at the moment, it slowly kills you from the inside! I can't let you do that. How do you feel after all these months of not smoking?"

"I feel a bit better, but I miss the edge it gave me. I wanted to go back so many time, but I have two more reasons not to." She rubbed her belly. He placed his hand over hers.

"I'm glad you were able to resist. Trust me, I may not know smoking, but I've seen what it does to people, and it's not pretty. Trust me, you're doing the right thing."

"I know I am. Are you still mad?"

"A bit, yeah. But I'm relieved you aren't doing it during the pregnancy." He stared at her belly and then groaned in frustration. "Can't believe Bane was telling the truth about smoking. Is the other thing he said true as well?"

"What else did he say?" He was silent for a few moments, then looked her dead in the eye.

"He said...this wasn't your first pregnancy. Please tell me...that isn't true?"

"That's a lie. I've never been pregnant before. If I was, I wouldn't be freaking out like this." He growled angrily.

"Fuck that bastard! I can't believe I almost believed him for a moment! He said you were pregnant after the first time for two months!"

"Cardek, if I was pregnant for those two months, don't you think someone would've found out?"

"Yeah, I know! I really didn't believe him when he said it! I even punched him in the jaw for saying it!"

"Cardek, you need to work on being less violent. If you don't, you'll lead the twins into thinking violence is okay." He sighed.

"I know. I know. You know, the only reason I feared that it was the truth because you smoking was a truth, and if that was true, then...I feared that another pregancy was the truth as well. I'm sorry for even thinking that."

"It's okay. I don't blame you. I've made more mistakes than you know about."

"One look in your eyes, and I can tell you're telling the truth. I don't need anything else." He stood up and faced a wall, placing his head against it. "I just don't get Bane. First, he tells me a truth about your relationship, but then he tells me a lie. Just what does he want?"

She walked over to him and put a hand on his shoulder. "I don't know. Bane confuses me too. He might be trying to break us apart."

"That is a possibility I can believe. But the way he spoke to me during the conversation...it actually seemed like he still cared about you, despite all he done." He groaned in frustration.

"Maybe he's trying to prove something."

"Prove what?"

"I don't know. I don't have all the answers, Cardek." He sighed.

"Bane...I just Bane out of our lives. That's all I want." He turned towards Ahsoka. "Then I won't have to worry about the dark side, and I can be with you and the babies in peace and happiness."

"I... I don't know what to do. Bane won't stop until he gets what he wants." He embraced her softly.

"Whatever he wants, I'll make sure he never gets it. I want us to be happy, not Bane coming in every month to screw with our lives."

"He's mostly screwing with your head. What doesn he want from you?"

"I don't know. But I plan on getting that answer the next time I see him."

"Force knows when that'll be."

"But he'll show up. He always does."

"I really hope you're wrong. I hope he never comes back.".

"You know that won't happen. As long as he's out there, he'll always come back, screwing with us, our heads, and our lives."

"Cardek, don't let him mess with your head. He expects you to go crazy. Don't give him the satisfaction."

"I'll try, but he's damn good at it, I'll tell you. He always seems to know the right buttons to push."

"I know. I know." He kissed her cheek with a sad look on his face.

"I'm just so confused..."

"You and me both." She felt the babies kick. "And I guess they are too." He chuckled.

"I guess even they know their father is a big jerk."

"Yeah." She started to cry. "I still can't believe they're his."

"Don't cry, Ahsoka. Please don't. I hate it when you do. They're not his, at least not by love and bonds. I'm their father, and I always will be."

"Cardek, I am so scared in so many ways. I don't know what to do with myself." He kissed her softly.

"Well, then let me help you with that. Let me figure out what you need to do. Share the fear with me, the burden. Just don't be sad anymore. It's your birthday. This is no time to be sad."

"Right now, I can't be anything else." He was silent for a moment.

"There is one way to take that sadness away..." She looked up at him.

"How?" He leaned into her ear and whispered.

"By replacing it with pleasure." She weakly chuckled.

"You've been thinking about this since the picnic, haven't you?" He smiled.

"Maybe. But if you don't want to, then I understand. You did ask for us not to have sex for your birthday."

"Technically, I said I wanted to enjoy a nice evening with my boyfriend without having sex and I did. Besides, I do need something to cheer me up." He smirked seductively.

"Then I'll be sure to cheer you up." She smiled back.

"You always do." He kissed her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back. He wrapped his arms around her waist as he deepened the kiss. She ran her fingers through his hair. He pulled away for a moment.

"You just love running your fingers through my hair don't you?"

"Maybe." She giggled. "I love your hair. It adds to your charm."

He smirked. "Why thank you. I love those fingers in my hair. It's like magic the way you work them." She smirked.

"I just love playing in it. It's soft and lush. It's like nothing I've ever felt before."

"Well I'm glad my hair is such a lovely plaything for you."

"Almost like how I'm a lovely plaything for you?" His smirk grew seductive.

"Maybe..." He brushed his lips against hers.

"You know what I find amazing?"

"What?"

"That you're able to please me... even though I'm as big as a Hutt."

"It doesn't matter how big you are or how you look. I will always please you. You are my love, and pleasing you will be sole duty when it needs to be."

"And right now... it does." She kisses him. He slipped his tongue into her mouth and explored is fast and eagarly. She moaned and smirked against the kiss. He ran his hand along her sides, and kissed her more passionately. She slipped her hand under his shirt and rubbed his chest. He groaned into kiss and began to stroke her tongue with his. She maoned and slowly started to lift his shirt. He broke away so she could take off the shirt. She lifted his shirt up and over his head, then threw it to the floor. He attacked her neck and licked and sucked on it. She moaned. "Oh, Cardek."

He began to suck on her neck, slipping a hand into her shirt and grabbing her breast. She moaned against his touch as she continued to run her hand up and down his chest. He groaned as he began to massage her breast. She moaned and whined in pleasure. Immensely turned on by her sounds of pleasure, he pinched her nipple as he nipped at her neck. She moaned and whined even louder.

"Cardek." He used his free hand to grab the hem of her shirt and began to lift it. She raised her arms as he lifted it more. He pulled it over her head and threw it away. He took a breast and began to suck on it. She moaned as she led him to the bed and carefully laid him on to of her. He smirked at this action and began to suck harder on her breast, and massaged the other one. She arched her back in pleasure. He took a nipple into his mouth and swirled his tongue around it. She bit her lip to hold back her moans. He sucked harder on her nipple as his hands ran across her stomach and sides. She released a loud moan of pleasure. He grabbed her pants and pulled them down her legs. She lifted her hips so he could remove them. He pulled them off and threw them away. "I love you, Cardek."

"I love you too, Ahsoka." He kissed her softly as he began to take off his pants. She bit her lip as she watched him remove them. He threw the pants away and rubbed her womanhood. "Are you ready Ahsoka?"

She nodded. "Yes."

He kissed her again and then slowly entered with a loud groan. She moaned loudly as he got deeper inside her. He fully entered her. "Damn, no matter how many times I enter you, you feel so good every time."

"Oh Force. You feel amazing." He slowly began to thrust in and out of her, beginning to moan. She began to moan as well. He thrusted faster. Her moans became louder. He groaned loudly as he began to suck on her neck, speeding up his thrusting. Her moans turned into screams. "Cardek!"

He panted endlessly, groaning as he massaaged her breast, thrusting even harder. "Oh! Cardek! I love you!"

"I love you too, Ahsoka! Ah!" He hit her sweet spot.

"Oh! Yes! Right there! OH!" He screamed as he continued to hit her sweet spot over and over. "CARDEK! I'M GONNA COME!"

"ME TOO! AHSOKA! AH!"

"CARDEK! PLEASE! TOUCH ME!" He grabbed her breasts, rubbing fast and pinched her nipples thrusting hard and fast into her sweet spot. Overwhemled with pleasure, she came hard. "CARDEK!"

Her coming made him come just as hard. "AHSOKA!"

She was panting heavily. He stayed over her, panting heavily as well. "So...how do you feel now?" She looked up at him with a smile.

"A lot better." He smiled back.

"That's good." She kissed his cheek.

"Thank you, Cardek. I love you."

"I love you too, Ahsoka."

"So, what now?" He fell down to her side.

"Now, we sleep. We both need it."

"I couldn't agree more with you." He kissed her cheek.

"Goodnight, Ahsoka." She rested her head on his chest.

"Goodnight, Cardek."